TV Boardwalk Empire

[Mook]

I liked it. Much better than the Soprano's finale.

No.

Pretty weak

This entire season was a slap in the face to fans. In my harsh opinion at least. I'm happy my prediction came true b/c I was totally fine with that death, but the rest of the season was just one shitty sendoff after another. This finale was really the only episode where the flashbacks really added to the episode (tho I did find them far more interesting than the actual present time episodes).

Sad its over, even sadder with how the season went.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I'm more upset past seasons were so slow and then we jump 7 years and everything happened this season.

 

[IDAFC21]

Thats about how i expected it would end, so I cant really say im disappointed. I mean the stuff w/ luciano and capone had to end the way it did, so no surprises there, and nuckys demise was pretty much written 2 or 3 episodes ago. The flashbacks were great this season. I kinda wish they'd done more of that over the course of the show.

and [MENTION=5]Mook[/MENTION] i knew you were lying. walking dead.

 

[Mook]

Im so sorry man

 

[IDAFC21]

No worries. I knew thats what was gonna happen. Thats what I wanted to happen

 

[skeezer]

i didn't even know this was the finale. disappointed.

 

[Sprayin]

If it follows real life than that's not happening.

Real life Nucky died age 85 But I guess since that was Enoch Johnson, they can take artistic liberties.

I thought the ending was appropriate. This season seemed like a forced ending to a show that wasnt ready to end.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Real life Nucky died age 85 But I guess since that was Enoch Johnson, they can take artistic liberties.

I thought the ending was appropriate. This season seemed like a forced ending to a show that wasnt ready to end.

So the real life characters followed real life



Agreed on ending.

 

[jason05gt]

Kind of a weak sendoff for Nucky. The last season jumped from 1924 to 1931 and in that time Tommy grew up to the teenage character seen in the last couple of episodes. If you recall in season 3 after Jimmy is killed Richard was Tommy’s caretaker, eventually killing everyone in Gillian’s brothel and rescuing Tommy. He was maybe 5 or 6 at that time. In season 4, Richard and Julia adopted Tommy.

So where does the hatred for Nucky happen? It doesn’t seem to fit with the plot of the previous seasons as Gillian didn’t have custody of Tommy. Then the 7 years pass by where Gillian is locked in a mental institution. Lots of gaps that don’t really make sense to me.

 

[Mook]

So where does the hatred for Nucky happen? It doesn’t seem to fit with the plot of the previous seasons as Gillian didn’t have custody of Tommy. Then the 7 years pass by where Gillian is locked in a mental institution. Lots of gaps that don’t really make sense to me.

We're left to put the story together ourselves but to me, at least, its pretty obvious 1 or 2 things happened (or both for that matter).

1. Richard told Tommy everything that happened with Jimmy, Gillian, etc. Or at the least, he left some type of note in the event of his death.

2. Gillian was writing letters to Tommy the entire time she was in the lesbian nuthouse. She wasnt just writing Nucky all the time. She told Tommy everything that happened probably going all the way back to when Nucky gave her up the Pedodore.

Or both happened. I'm gonna go with door #2 tho.

 

[jason05gt]

We're left to put the story together ourselves but to me, at least, its pretty obvious 1 or 2 things happened (or both for that matter).

1. Richard told Tommy everything that happened with Jimmy, Gillian, etc. Or at the least, he left some type of note in the event of his death.

2. Gillian was writing letters to Tommy the entire time she was in the lesbian nuthouse. She wasnt just writing Nucky all the time. She told Tommy everything that happened probably going all the way back to when Nucky gave her up the Pedodore.

Or both happened. I'm gonna go with door #2 tho.

Yeah, I was going down a similar path too. I think that Richard wouldn’t tell as he was always very protective of Tommy. I also don’t think that Julia (Richard’s girlfriend) would let Gillian’s letters make it to Tommy. My assumption is that she raised Tommy or he ended up in an orphanage, either way Gillian would have a really hard time getting to Tommy.

Frankly, I think this ending was done because of how abruptly the season came to an end. If they had another season or two, I think that it would have ended much differently.

 

[Mook]

Im gonna go with Gillian telling him somehow. There really is no other explanation and literally not other reason to have her the focus of the finale and some of the flashbacks.

 

[Turtle]

What was wrong to Gillian's abdomen? Where she couldn't get up... Whole time I was thinking she was gonna cut and kill nucky.

 

[Mook]

They took the "evil" out of her. Remember that other broad that was always ranting and raving and then they brought her back and her stomach was all cut up?

 

[Turtle]

They took the "evil" out of her. Remember that other broad that was always ranting and raving and then they brought her back and her stomach was all cut up?

what was "evil" back then...

Now I remember, the girl that flashed her tit and cut up stomach.

 

[Mook]

I dont really remember what they actually take out. Its something that apparently makes you very boring.

 

[willsmysticcobra]

im sad

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I dont really remember what they actually take out. Its something that apparently makes you very boring.

She got a hysterectomy. They thought women who were "hysterical" were cured by cutting out their baby bits, hence the name of the procedure.

 

[SHOmuff]

I'm not saying I liked the season. It was definitely rushed and the way they handled the 7 year jump was garbage. The show could of used at least 1 more full season, probably 2. All I was trying to say in my previous post was that I liked the way Nucky went out. It was fitting. Although I am still sticking to my opinion on the Soprano's finale.

 

[Mook]

Marky Mark wants to get a movie made.

Mark Wahlberg Wants Scorsese to Make a Boardwalk Empire Movie - /Film

 

[SHOmuff]

What the hell is it gonna be about? Everyone is dead. Not interested.

 

[Sprayin]

Yeah, I don't know how you make a movie out of what's left.

 

[Mook]

Welp....I only ever watched this show once, and that was when it aired. So, I'm gonna go through it damn near 6 years later.

Based on my comments above, maybe I'll like the final season better once I get there.

 

[IDAFC21]

I've always wanted to go back thru this show again. I just havent yet.

 

[Mook]

Finished season 4 last night. Did we universally dislike s4? B/c I dont remember it sucking as hard as it did.