1/14/2024 0 Comments Boardwalk empire season 2![]() So as young James Darmondy, his wife and his father have been killed off from Boardwalk Empire, we still have plenty of questions and characters to work with for Season 3. That was a highlight reel moment if there ever was one. Watching Buscemi’s eyes, gun pointed, while Michael Pitt’s Jimmy talked about how killing someone gets easier the second time around was awe-inspiring. And last night, he took matters into his own hands, he became the master of his own fate and relied on himself to tie things off in a bloody bow. We watched as his empire fell apart, yet we knew there was no way Nucky wouldn’t pull something out, there wouldn’t be some sort of lucky break or grand scheme that would benefit Nucky. The unsinkable and unflappable (at least in public) Thompson, played to perfection by Steve Buscemi, was one of this television season’s most compelling characters. In the wake of Jimmy’s whirlwind season of sorrow, violence and death, we remain with the man with the smoking gun in his hand - Nucky Thompson. How much will her Catholic guilt influence Margaret Thompson next season? This season was steeped in classic tragedy, and to look back on it with everything we now know only amplifies the tragedy even further. Watching Jimmy as he mercurially rises to power and the struggles he has with it was nothing short of genius. ![]() The rise and fall of the prodigal son, the man who was to be king. In fact, if we Tarantino this whole season and start from the end and re-examine the entire season, we realize this season was painted with a brush of Shakespearean tragedy. And even if this risk doesn’t pay off and Boardwalk Empire suffers from the loss of this character, one can never forget how beautifully written Season 2 was. It took a massive risk, ending the life of one its main characters, barely two seasons into its run. What Boardwalk Empire did here was create an unforgettable moment in television. Then Nucky uttered the phrase that will forever define Boardwalk Empire:Īnd with that he shot Jimmy - the child he raised into a man - not once, but twice, ending his life. No way they’re killing Jimmy - if anything, Nucky would turn on Eli (Shea Whigham), his treacherous brother, before Jimmy. Steve Buscemi literally and figuratively killed it as Nucky Thompson Yet, we know his world was crumbling around him - losing his wife and father in the same week, dealing with his awkward and torrid relationship with his mother and trying to be a good father to his son while trying to handle the complicated ins and outs of AC. He’s risen from lowly driver to an emerging bootlegging kingpin, a man who was starting to run the city. He’s the crown prince of Atlantic City, the prodigal son, returned scarred beyond repair from World War I. He’s been this oddly charismatic, sleepy-eyed, slow-talking killer who’s captivated us with his every move. Seriously, he’s such a huge part of the show. Nucky would have the gun on Jimmy, turn and kill Manny Horvitz, then say something smooth and threatening and walk away. There was no way Nucky would allow Jimmy to die - this all had to be a set-up. In my mind, I thought there was no way they’d kill Jimmy. With the rain pouring down in front of the famed Atlantic City War Memorial, Jimmy Darmondy, one of Boardwalk Empire’s most important characters, stood with guns drawn on him. ![]() Then if that wasn’t enough, we watched the prodigal son knife his father, The Commodore (Dabney Coleman). Last week, we were left in a state of shock and awe after we discovered why Jimmy Darmondy actually entered the military due to a little incest with his mom (and how awesome was Gretchen Mol as Jimmy’s mom this year?). Michael Pitt, as the now late James Darmondy Bill bodkin is still trying to pick jaw up off the ground …īoardwalk Empire has done a great job of keeping audiences on their toes as well as leaving their jaws on the ground with three weeks worth of out-of-nowhere endings.įirst, the murder of Angela Darmondy (Aleksa Palladino) and her lesbian lover at the hands of the hulking Manny Horvitz (William Forsythe, who’s probably one of my favorite characters on the show) was something no one saw coming.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |