Mikah Cerucco
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Wow. This is why I sometimes stick with shows I think I should like even when I'm not particularly enjoying them. I'm really glad I stayed with the show. Last week was really good, and this week was even better for me in some way.
There was payoff in the relationship between Nucky and the widow. The payoff comes in the form of watching this woman scorned show she's a force to be reckoned with in her own right. There was a tragic end to the story of Jimmy and Pearl. Capone continues to be the hothead. Agent Nelson Van Ald lets us know he's under no illusions about the scope of what he's up against. He skillfully uses the widows desires to accomplish his own personal goals to get the corrupt politicians behind the illegal alcohol trade.
We look back on the time of prohibition and I can only wonder how it parallels marijuana in our own time. Criminal empires dedicated to providing a product that's outlawed, but basically acceptable to the populace. Lots of (untaxed) money. Power. And some dedicated folks out there intent on using the law to address the overall empires.
I've reached a point in the show where, while I know it isn't a documentary, I'm learning some things. I read an article about Boardwalk Empire sometime over the last week that clarified that the story is about prohibition period, and the big illegal grade in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago. I'd let the name put me off accepting the New York (somewhat... NY and NJ are always somewhat tied together) and Chicago (much more so), stories. Chicago certainly is no part of the boardwalk. But viewed simply as a story about a Prohibition era empire (or at least a loose collection of hooligans), it gels for me.
I'm also really enjoying seeing how the Irish are such a part of this story. We've seen sicilian mafioso stories that cover the same time period, but everyone knows that what we see here in Boardwalk Empire is also the truth -- "legitimate" enterprises (government, police forces, etc.) were flush with Irish people. I definitely know that to be true in both New Yorka and Chicago. And the unique history of the Irish people and their part in things deserves to be shown along with the rest.
For whatever reason, it's coming together for me. BTW, although I have a love of music, I don't always catch the scores of TV shows. Sometimes, though, one really jumps out at me. Was it just me, or did the music in this episode really... well, rock? It seemed to put me in exactly the mood I needed to be in to appreciate the story I was watching.
Just excellent all the way around. I can't wait for next week.
There was payoff in the relationship between Nucky and the widow. The payoff comes in the form of watching this woman scorned show she's a force to be reckoned with in her own right. There was a tragic end to the story of Jimmy and Pearl. Capone continues to be the hothead. Agent Nelson Van Ald lets us know he's under no illusions about the scope of what he's up against. He skillfully uses the widows desires to accomplish his own personal goals to get the corrupt politicians behind the illegal alcohol trade.
We look back on the time of prohibition and I can only wonder how it parallels marijuana in our own time. Criminal empires dedicated to providing a product that's outlawed, but basically acceptable to the populace. Lots of (untaxed) money. Power. And some dedicated folks out there intent on using the law to address the overall empires.
I've reached a point in the show where, while I know it isn't a documentary, I'm learning some things. I read an article about Boardwalk Empire sometime over the last week that clarified that the story is about prohibition period, and the big illegal grade in New York, New Jersey, and Chicago. I'd let the name put me off accepting the New York (somewhat... NY and NJ are always somewhat tied together) and Chicago (much more so), stories. Chicago certainly is no part of the boardwalk. But viewed simply as a story about a Prohibition era empire (or at least a loose collection of hooligans), it gels for me.
I'm also really enjoying seeing how the Irish are such a part of this story. We've seen sicilian mafioso stories that cover the same time period, but everyone knows that what we see here in Boardwalk Empire is also the truth -- "legitimate" enterprises (government, police forces, etc.) were flush with Irish people. I definitely know that to be true in both New Yorka and Chicago. And the unique history of the Irish people and their part in things deserves to be shown along with the rest.
For whatever reason, it's coming together for me. BTW, although I have a love of music, I don't always catch the scores of TV shows. Sometimes, though, one really jumps out at me. Was it just me, or did the music in this episode really... well, rock? It seemed to put me in exactly the mood I needed to be in to appreciate the story I was watching.
Just excellent all the way around. I can't wait for next week.