Jun 30, Excellent ending. It feels like they compacted a lot into the season, but it keeps you engaged until the end. Ryan S. Mar 02, The final season of Boardwalk Empire stands out because of its deft ability to explore Thompson's past in order to re-establish himself as a more sympathetic character after seasons of self-interest and callousness that established him as a full-fledged gangster. These flashbacks add depth to the arch of the entire series, and are balanced with the conclusions of each individual character's story which meander off into the passing time of history.
Ethan R. Nov 27, One of the most structured, layered, and complex series ever. Each tiny event shapes up another, all occurring simultaneously. Plenty of main characters, each beautifully written for their arc and purposes. Highly political mafia stuffs with quality dialogues, flawless acting, artistic details, and Grammy winning music. Too good, too elegant follow us at uncle. Jun 17, The epic conclusion to what has established itself as my favorite tv series of all time.
Sad to see it go, but happy to re watch it all over again. Jan 16, One thing i love about boardwalk empire is how it shows you the background on so many historical mob figures like capone, luciano, lansky, bugsy Siegel, masseria and maranzano. And other historical figures as well. The main story of nucky Johnson is rather embellished but the story of all these other side characters is pretty accurate as you can watch them rise to the throne.
Very good tv series. Especially this last season where they jump way ahead and capone is goin down for tax evasion, luciano is on his way up as the man who established the commission, and lansky and bugay are right behind him. As fpr nucky, well they embellished his story quite a bit. Still though awesome show! Adam M. Aug 07, The scope of history - from the adoption of the 18th Amendment's prohibiting the making, transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages passed in through its repeal in , and how it generated an industry run by criminals - names of gangster's that are still familiar to us, their brutality romanticized over time in film and television; Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Al Capone, Arnold Rothstein, etc.
The history of race relations, women's rights, workers rights, corrupt public servants and rigged elections are woven through the plot as broken, disillusioned soldiers return home from fighting in WW I; Presidential elections come and go as the nation slides into dissolution and the chaos of financial ruin.
Names that are familiar to us such as J. When one great actor gets written out of the series, and I feel a deep disappointment, another one appears and gives an equally compelling performance. Ambition, greed, sex, love and marriage - the range of uniquely varied personal interactions propels the plot into new directions as we witness the ebb and flow of time on a character's persona.
There is an authenticity to the sense of place - from the shacks in the "negro" part of town to the lavishly decorated mansions of the power-brokers - each set design has intricate details that help delineate an accurate, sociological study of southern NJ coastal towns. The cinematography is often exquisitely breathtaking, such as choreographed scenes of violence in the darkened light of night; the infinite expanse of water touching the Atlantic City shoreline with bursts of gunfire spawning fireworks of sharp white flashes, a resounding thunder of sound and visual effects, and then the quiet of death, red blood slowly puddling on the ground.
I encourage you to take the time to view this series - it is true to the historical figures which are intertwined into this grand tale of the Prohibition era - post WWI up to pre WWII where money and power contaminated those who were supposed to be the guardians of the populace.
Relationships between family members, husbands and wives, fathers and sons, sisters and brothers are all impacted by the vicissitudes of an age that tried to stamp down profligate behavior and ironically encouraged a much deeper amorality.
Grace P. Feb 10, Fiction meets gangster history. First time I described anything as such :. Macke D. Sep 18, Season 5 sings eulogy to every beloved characters with an emphasis on Nucky' childhood and rise to power. Sylvester K Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. Best Horror Movies Top of all time. Best Netflix Series and Shows What to binge right now. Go back. More trailers. Dexter: New Blood: Season 1.
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Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk 0. Categories Boardwalk Empire Add category. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. On the eve of Prohibition , Atlantic County Treasurer Nucky Thompson condemns alcohol at a Women's Temperance League meeting, where he is seen by Margaret Schroeder , a pregnant housewife who later comes to him for help in getting her alcoholic husband Hans a job.
But Nucky is duplicious and that same night he privately shares with his ward bosses, his brother Sheriff Eli Thompson and the Mayor of Atlantic City a plan to make huge profits selling bootlegged liquor. Jimmy, however, has higher aspirations - as well as a lack of patience - and ends up making a deal behind Nucky's back that could have dire consequences for the both of them.
Nucky is paid a visit by straight-arrow Agent Nelson Van Alden , who feels that Nucky has pinned the recent shootings on a scapegoat Hans Schroeder. Nucky utilizes his brother Elias' position as sheriff, to visit Hans' widow Margaret Schroeder in the hospital and help do some damage control. Nucky receives a visit from Margaret before heading out for a night on the town, as she has come to return the hush money Elias had given her.
She asks for his help providing for her young children, but through an honest job. After an incident involving Al Capone 's beating of a reporter in Chicago, Nucky contemplates the upcoming election with his aging mentor, Commodore Louis Kaestner Nucky Thompson negotiates a favorable deal with African American bootlegger Chalky White but is forced to renegotiate when Chalky's driver is lynched. Jimmy Darmody is identified as one of the shooters in the Hammonton hijacking in a dying admission by the sole survivor.
Nucky orders Jimmy out of town and he leaves on the Broadway Limited train after an argument with Angela. Capone and Darmody attempt to strongarm a bar owner manager to buy his liquor from Torrio; when he is uncooperative, Capone beats him. They meet with Torrio's rival, Sheridan, and compromise on business arrangements. Torrio is more impressed by Darmody's negotiation than by Capone's brutality. One of Sheridan's men retaliates, attacking and disfiguring Jimmy's current girlfriend Pearl, a prostitute in Torrio's brothel.
Margaret wakes to see ward boss James Neary's men offloading beer barrels into a garage behind her house. She meets Nucky on her way to work, but he disappoints her with his sudden aloofness. After discussing the garage at a Temperance League meeting, Margaret and a colleague manage to meet with Nucky, who promises to take action but does nothing.
Margaret sees the deliveries again that night; brushed off by Neary and ignored altogether by Thompson, she reports Neary's garage to Van Alden. The agent initially dismisses the operation as one of hundreds in the city, but she catches his interest by mentioning that Neary works for Nucky Thompson Alderman George O'Neill makes his collection rounds along the boardwalk. He visits a Chinese restaurant near to the Cafe Beaux-Arts, counts the money into a leather pouch and then crosses it off his list.
He is approached by Pius D'Alessio who insults him, spits in his face and then runs off. Nucky and Eli's father is becoming increasingly frail and losing his independence. Returning to his childhood home causes Nucky to ruminate on his violent, unhappy upbringing. Jimmy attends a veteran's hospital due to increasing pain from his battlefield injury. He meets Richard Harrow , a veteran sniper with a horrific facial injury. Jimmy recruits Richard in a plan to kill the gangster who cut Pearl 's face.
Lucky Luciano starts a collaboration with the D'Alessio brothers to harm Nucky. Nucky burns his father's house down to finish with the past. Nucky visits Chicago for the Republican National Convention, where he finds himself intrigued by the candidacy of Warren G.
Harding over more established candidates, despite the fact that he meets Warren's mistress and bastard child. He promises Harding's manager the votes of the New Jersey delegation in exchange for blocking Senator Edge's nomination for the vice-presidency, knowing that his former ally has secretly sided against him in funding new roads for Jersey City rather than Nucky's own Atlantic City.
A wounded Eli identifies the D'Alessio brothers as the men who robbed the casino and shot him. Nan explains how she and Warren met and how, in order for him to win the presidential election, he cannot support her and their child.
Continuing the plotline from the last episode , Richard Harrow is now staying at the Schroeder house, although his face injury is scaring the children. Agent Sebso is sent home to rest over the protests of Van Alden , for killing Billy Winslow supposedly in self-defense.
Jimmy has taken up residence with his family and attempts to reconnect with Angela. Rothstein chides the D'Alessio brothers and Mickey for not doing enough research on Nucky's butler, Eddie, and for shooting a civilian during the failed assassination attempt. Agent Van Alden continues to probe deeper into the killing of Billy Winslow, prompting Agent Sebso to make a call to Nucky asking for some leads to regain his boss's trust.
Looking for a still, the two encounter a black church's river baptism. When Sebso, who is Jewish, puts in for a transfer to Michigan, Van Alden brings him to the river to be baptized. However, Van Alden holds Sebso under the water too long, drowning him. Whether Van Alden planned the murder is left unclear Agent Van Alden has requested a transfer out of Atlantic City, although his supervisor asks him to reconsider. The Commodore's maid admits she tried to poison him because of his mistreatment.
Nucky lets her leave Atlantic City quietly over the protests of the Commodore. Nucky is increasingly stressed about the election, which the Democrats stand a good chance of winning. Nucky is rocked by an insurrection among his inner circle; Chalky 's life and livelihood are threatened by a vicious KKK attack; Margaret copes with her son 's disciplinary problems; Angela vies with Gillian for Jimmy 's affections at home; Van Alden shows his wife Rose around town as an anniversary present.
Written by HBO Publicity Valentines Day starts abruptly for Margaret when she wakes to news of Nucky's arrest for election fraud. While government agents are busy searching for evidence in Nucky's office, Margaret makes a bold choice to help him by disguising herself. With the Commodore using his Coast Guard connections to put the squeeze on Atlantic City 's liquor shipments, Nucky reaches out to Washington 's new Attorney General , Harry Daugherty , to return a political favor.
In an effort to prove his worth, Owen intervenes on a delivery intended for struggling casino operator Lolly Steinman. Two sets of dinner guests clash at Babette's ; Margaret sheds her pretense with Katy and the household staff; Lucy chafes at her enforced loneliness At a birthday party for Mayor Bader , Nucky 's attorney has a legal brainstorm that could turn the tide in Nuck's election-rigging case. Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy and Mickey head to Philadelphia in search of buyers, while Nucky strikes an unlikely deal to get booze into Atlantic City.
Eli frets over the Commodore 's ability to lead; Margaret doles out staff bonuses; Chalky is cornered at work and at home; Owen puts his munitions expertise to work; Van Alden 's agents target Mickey's warehouse; Richard lets down his guard in the name of art; Gillian recalls her "first time" with the Commodore After, Jimmy and Eli Thompson meet with the memorial committee, who are The Commodore 's financial backers in the coup against Nucky.
The committee have lost faith in the plan and are concerned by The Commodore's absence. Jimmy is unable to reassure them, then Jackson Parkhurst strikes Jimmy with his cane, bringing the meeting to an abrupt end. Margaret Schroeder prepares her son for first communion necessitating a confession of her own to set an example. She admits impure thoughts for Owen Sleater but says nothing of her arrangement with Nucky Thompson.
Nucky's election fraud troubles return when a senator pressures the Attorney General to pursue a conviction. At the hospital Nelson Van Alden teeters on the brink of professional and personal confessions as his suspicious subordinate slowly succumbs to third degree burns.
Lucy Danziger gives birth alone. Jimmy Darmody is surprised when Lucky Luciano is protecting the liquor shipment he goes to hijack; instead of completing the hijacking Jimmy decides to follow advice from a new source and partners with Luciano to take over Nucky's entire bootlegging operation Nelson Van Alden is unable to pay Lucy Danziger for the custody of their baby as they agreed.
He is also put out when a new prosecutor, Esther Randolph , takes over his office to work on the election rigging case against Nucky Thompson. Lucy goes to Nucky for help with the baby, she explains that Van Alden is the father and Nucky gives her money. Nucky uses the information in an attempt to blackmail Van Alden into spying on Rudolph.
Lucy leaves the baby with Van Alden and he bonds with her. Van Alden goes to Rudolph and gives her his investigative file on Nucky. Nucky Thompson has problems on multiple fronts.
Since his brush with death he is having strange dreams and getting little sleep. Margaret Schroeder is worried about her sick daughter and the safety of Nucky and her family after the shooting.
Esther Randolph continues to build the legal case against him. He confirms that Jimmy Darmody is behind the assassination attempt. Finally his father, Ethan Thompson , dies. Nucky takes advice from Johnny Torrio and Arnold Rothstein and decides to feign retirement and go to Ireland to raise funds for a counterattack. He asks Chalky White to orchestrate a strike by African American workers while he is gone Nucky wants whiskey in exchange in order to gain funds for his own war.
John McGarrigle turns down the proposal because of impending negotiations for peace with the English government. Nucky is concerned that Sleater did not make him aware of this plot and then distressed by a telegram from Margaret Schroeder. Prosecutor Esther Randolph continues to build her case against Nucky, interviewing a subordinate in the Sheriff's Office Nucky Thompson makes a strong return to Atlantic City on the bootlegging front.
He floods the city with the high quality, low cost whiskey but is deflated when he cannot get his trial moved back to town. He fires his attorney and arranges to visit New York to hire a new lawyer. Teddy acts out, feeling neglected with Emily unwell and Nucky offers to take him to New York.
In the city he is introduced to Bill Fallon by Arnold Rothstein and hires him as his defense attorney. While Nucky is away Margaret donates her savings and jewellery to the Catholic church to prove her devotion. Jimmy Darmody takes refuge from his grief over the murder of his wife Angela in a drug and alcohol induced haze in a hotel in Princeton. Flashbacks to depict his time attending the college.
His mother Gillian comes to visit him and he takes her to a social mixer where she meets Angela, then his girlfriend. Angela tells him that she is pregnant and he agrees to move in with her and offers a jokey proposal. He drinks heavily and when Gillian is manhandled by his teacher he beats the professor up. He then takes Gillian home and falls into bed with her; the mother and son commit incest. The next day Jimmy joins the army. While Jimmy is missing his bootlegging partners threaten Mickey Doyle into paying Jimmy out of his own profits.
Doyle informs Prohibition Agent Nelson Van Alden of their plans to meet and divide the profits, offering to split the whole take with Van Alden but Van Alden declines the offer. Jimmy eventually returns to Atlantic City where Gillian is coolly arranging a funeral and planning their future as a family. He flies into a rage when she tells him that his son Tommy will forget Angela in a month.
He tries to strangle Gillian but is stopped by The Commodore , his father. In , a young Nucky continues to impress the commodore. S5, Ep5. When fugitive Chalky comes to Nucky hunting for Narcisse, Nucky advises him against revenge and hides him. Van Alden and Eli are arrested, and an Nucky moves up with the Commodore.
S5, Ep6. Chalky comes to an agreement with Narcisse to free Daughter Maitland. Nucky engages in alcoholic depravity. Van Alden and Eli try to steal Capone's ledgers. S5, Ep7. In Nucky's family tries to help the young Gillian and in his forces try to resist an ambitious Luciano.
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