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Nucky don't agree with you tho
Boardwalk Empire Season 3 Thread - "Margate Sands" SEASON FINALE
Nucky don't agree with you tho
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I feel the exact same. Some of my friends have been complaining that it was a bad idea to kill him off but I don't miss his character at all. He was really just a vehicle for Nucky's character imo. His death signified Nucky's turn to a gangster life. What more do people want from Jimmy's character?
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I miss Jimmy, he was great.
But I love Gyp at the moment.
But I love Gyp at the moment.
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The only complaint was they could have saved Jimmy's rise against Nucky for later seasons. It would have meant changing his entire story and the way they approached the character, but that's the only possible "complaint" for me because Michael Pitt was great as Jimmy and disappointed to see him leave. But I don't have a problem with the way it was handled and I'm glad they didn't wait because multiple seasons aren't always guaranteed.
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I couldnt agree more.
I mean, i guess i could see him rising up and taking everything over, but thats not how it went down in real life. And HBO is obviously trying to stay somewhat historically correct.
Im really interested in seeing the rise of Bugsy and Al though.
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I think some of you guys missed the genius in the Chalky/Pearnsly/Cantor scene. They set it up perfectly. When Nucky is trying to convince Cantor to help Billy out and Nucky says "you know what the show needs?" Cantor interrupts him and says "some dub prantzing around like a schvartze" and does the whole c o o n hands. He basically made a racially insensitive joke. Schvartze is yiddish for n_. So Nuck turns around and send Chalky and Pearnsly not only to intimidate him but also to give them the opportunity to turn the tables on Cantor if you will. They say in the room they don't get to see Cantor because the places he plays basically don't allow colored people. So a private show with Cantor is unheard of. A more likely scenario would be for them as blacks to be shucking and jiving on a stage for HIS amusement. That's why they didn't just make him do what Nucky wants but instead took it a step further and made him do a song and dance that they clearly had no interest in. It was a powerful moment for them. As exemplified by them insisting on being called Mr. White and Mr. Pearnsly. The whole scene was an empowering role reversal, expertly executed.
This had to be a top 3 episode overall for me. So many noteworthy things happened. We got to see how much of a psycho Gyp really is in that first scene. Then in the argument between Nuck and Rothstein, Rothstein finally takes off his poker face and lets Nuck know exactly what he's thinking. Nuck jabs back and lets him know that he's not for play either. I think they both needed that moment of honesty so there wouldn't be any misunderstandings in the future. It allowed them to focus on Gyp. And if you go back and look, when Rothstein is at the table with Gyp and Gyp tells the paperboy where to bring the paper Rothstein drops his pokerface again for just a second as he sees the window of opportunity materialize (basically linking the Nucky argument scene to the shootout scene). Rothstein doesn't like to get his hands dirty but he will if he has to. There was likely an agreement btwn Nuck and Rothstein b4 he left Nuck's place. Owen telling Nucky the results at the end pretty much confirms that. And the shootout scene was on some Scorsese x TarantinoThe way it happened and the way they filmed it was top notch. Gyp walking down the hallway buck naked, cover in blood, with a belt tied around his neck and his dong hanging was one of the rawest scenes I've ever seen on HBO. Pause and no pun intended. Gyp is about to take it to another level. Can't wait.
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TipsyMcStagga
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Sorry if this was already asked but is Gyp based on a real person like most of these guys?
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No, Gyp is a fictional character.
He is equivalent to JD. He is used to help push the story for this season.
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Nope he is a fictional character
I was surprised by this when I check the Boardwalk Empire wiki.
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Oh ok, thanks a lot guys
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Damn Rav u gave some good insight there. I can't wait till next week to see if my guy Gyp gonna put that work in
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The scene at the end was an homage to Taxi Driver.
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Nike Jordan
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The irony.
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Holy damn, Harrow looks like a douche in real life. Son better stick to playing character roles.
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good pick up. Def one of the best episodes of the series last week. Can't wait until next week.
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it's Scorsese, that's his famous overhead shot he had in 'Taxi Driver' and he's obviously behind Boardwalk
just to clarify
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I thought anyone who saw Taxi Driver caught that. I mean it's always at the forefront of my mind when I watch this show and ep blows me away not just from the writing or acting but how it's directed where I have to go duh it's Scorsese (I know he isn't directing every ep). Just him having his hands in this creatively is a big reason I gave the show a chance.
I don't think so. As much as he kept harassing her and at times embarrassing her in front of other ppl. Her being a freak like that would shock me more than Gyp being in to that stuff.
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Best episode of the season for sure
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I didn't realize that was Richard. 
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Didn't eem realize the guy who plays Benny Siegel was the desperate manufacturing guy in How To Make It In America and was Randall in The Walking Dead
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The girl Gyp had choke him while he masturbated was the same girl from the diner.
