Can thomas shelby and Alfie Solomons take them and and any of the other villains/big fish down pre-LCN/commission era.

As for the images, iykyk.

Reading up on him I get the impression that a lot of his notoriety came from him acting like a celebrity and flaunting his wealth when there were far more vicious mobsters out there that attracted less attention.

Not defending criminal activity or killing other mobsters but it’s not the same as something like Whitey Bulger murdering innocent women who knew too much imo.

My question is pretty self explanatory, I'm looking for the scene (episode number) where Gillian approaches Tommy outside of Richard and Julia's house, in particular I really like the part where Richard slowly walks towards Gillian, threatening her with his body language, with her saying something along the lines of "You wouldn't, not in front of him". I would like to make a youtube clip out of the scene as I feel like it's a small but important part of Richards conclusion, I absolutely adore his physicality and I've never, ever felt so intimidated by a character in media.

This show is definitely up there and I’m glad I finally watched it but the season finale for 4 was so depressing. I’m sure Harrow is a fan favorite (I have avoided anything on this subreddit, discussion in general, and went in blind) but are you kidding me with his arch? He was an incredibly deep and fleshed out character and seeing his ending come about the way it did kills me. Should I jump right into season 5 or sit on this one a bit?

None of my friends watch this show, and as someone with pretty severe ADD (and apparently a symptom of that is rewatching the same show over and over again)…. I completly forget HOW much happens in Season 1. Season 1 maybe one of the best seasons of TV ever. The intro of every main character… including Richard Harrow with his first kill. (Liam in the diner via sharpshooter). Nucky and his dads house, Mickey and his new last name “Doyle”. Chalkie White “we ain’t building no book cases”. Luciano sleeping with Jimmys mom… before you know exactly how fucked up that relationship is….
Yes, some seasons are not the best, but Boardwalk Empire is truley one of the classics…..(right next to Mad Men).

I just love the historical context of the show, specifically when Chalky is attacked by the KKK at his warehouse. They shot up the warehouse and killed a few of his men. He kills 1 of them, but Nucky and Eli is acting like he did something wrong!

“You can’t just shoot a white man”, Nucky said.

But that’s how it was back in those days. Chalky was wrong for defending himself. Nothing else mattered.

This show had an amazing way of illustrating history

I remember a scene where Al Capone, Johnny Torrio, Jimmy (I think that’s his name), and a few other guys are talking about how they should handle a guy. They talk about putting him in jail and one of them says “just fucking kill the guy” or something like that. Been a hot minute since I have seen the show. What is the clip I’m remembering and how can I find it? Like what do I put in the search bar?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I need an answer

Apparently this women had zero info. She was in 3 separate scenes and AI says she is not credited? How does that happen with speaking parts, not to mention she was dry witted and just fit in. I’m asking about the red dress wearing woman that was with old nucky at the bar… her friend was Irene and then they wound up slapping the shit out of Nucky!!! I’m just looking for the red dressed wearing woman…. Who is she, I think she would have talent if at least her name was found by any means. When AI and all avenues say she isn’t credited… that is a shame. 🤷‍♀️ Hoping someone knows who she is, I’d love to see her in other shows? Tia

I'm currently rewatching for the first time since it aired. To be honest, I'm not massively impressed. The setting is great and very well realised, the performances are mostly great and there are individual scenes that I think are incredibly effective. Unfortunately, I don't care about (m?)any of the characters at all and each seasons seems to just set things up, lurch through various tropes from the 1920s, by-the-number gangster movies, and better HBO shows until the final few episodes where things swiftly come to a head and then are resolved with gunfire.

I think there's so much squandered potential it's a real shame. My main example is in season 3 involving Margaret and Owen's affair. Wouldn't it have been much more dramatically interesting for Margaret to betray Owen rather than have him just be killed off-screen by a NY mobster? Do everything as it is but then have Margaret, who has been struggling with the morality of her position, make the choice to commit to the bit, take her worldly comforts over the promise of escape with Owen and rat him out to Nucky. Then, after that mess seems over, she learns she's pregnant with Owen's child and that drama can unfold basically as is. Instead we get woman cries over morally better (?) dead boyfriend in a box. One of many misses.

Mine is Arnold Rothstein talking about the scammer who claimed to be able to swallow pool balls.

It is everything that encompasses him as a character

A gambler, loves games of wits, and is just a bit cruel/sadistic and hates to be fucked over but loves to do the fucking over.

I knew that dude was playing Gollian i just didn't know what his angle was. Not saying she doesnt sldeserve what she's getting....but damnnn. Also...Eli....Nucky going to put together for sure that Knox is talking to his brother. Each season just keeps getting better. I think i like Nelson's character transition the best tho. Bible thumping lawman to murdering lunatic

saw this vid and knew what I had to do...

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With how hot crime shows tend to be, you would think there'd be a lineup of 1920s shows ready to binge, but in reality there's next to nothing. The era was practically the golden age of gangsters, especially in America, and we have like two serious shows about it and that's all.

Which brings me to my next point, Boardwalk Empire is like the only 20s show that FEELS like the 20s. I sat on Peaky Blinders for a while and finally gave it a shot. I thought it was fun but the characters started to feel like time travelers from the future with how socially dominant the women were, among other stuff. The soundtrack was anachronistic too, it was weird hearing booming rock music in a show about 1920s England. These little things do kind of add up over time and take away from the experience.

To me, Boardwalk Empire was a glimpse into the era and no one has the heart to make more like it. It's literally one of a kind.

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After just finishing this episode, I'm going to assume this is the one folks talk about. My day is ruined

I thought this would be a cool idea. Basically, continue the show with Luciano's storyline after S5, but also flashback to certain events the show missed from the time jump between S4 and S5, like the Atlantic City Conference, Valentine's Day Massacre, Rothstein's fate. This was off the top of my head, but I think it could definitely be something that could work. Was curious about anybody else's opinions on this.

In the season 4 finale, Richard Harrow uses a silenced sniper rifle and mistakenly shoots Chalky White's daughter in the restaurant.

I'm fascinated with Harrow's methodical and disciplined weapon selection depending on the job, and when I first saw Harrow with a silenced Colt 1903 pistol earlier in the season, I thought no way, that technology was commercially unavailable at the time. Until I learned the OSS (Early CIA) used these suppressors and manufacturers would even sell them to the public.

But as far his rifle goes, no such case exists, and although this series is pretty damn accurate when it comes to the weapons at the time, where could have acquired a rifle suppressor for this Enfield?

I’m just curious about the political standing at that point in time, just finished Season 2 Episode 9 and was shocked that he isnt a real historical figure, pls avoid spoilers for the rest of the show if possible.