SPOILER(S) ALERT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T WATCHED, OBVIOUSLY, BEGINNING…NOW
Nucky Thompson has dropped his flower and become an anonymous man. Margaret Schroeder said goodbye to her husband (and Owen’s baby) and has returned to the same Brooklyn neighborhood where she was once rejected. Gillian Darmody was left withering on the floor of her whorehouse, sadly reminiscing about Nucky selling her to the Commodore as a 13-year-old girl, after having been injected with heroin by the now-fallen ape king, Gyp Rosetti. The heroin-less Lucky Luciano needs to start all over again. Arnold Rothstein appears to be headed to prison for some time. Richard Harrow is ostensibly without a home. “George Mueller” was nowhere to be seen. After such a confident, beautifully plotted, fantastic season, so much is left unknown after the events of “Margate Sands” — and that’s the best decision Boardwalk Empire could have made.
We’ll get to Richard Harrow’s Shotgun Massacre in a bit, but there are other things to discuss, like Stephen Root whispering into James Crowell’s, and a million slash stories were written, and Chalky White and Al Capone coming THIS close to a bare knuckle brawl that would have broken the Internet. But more to the point: a common criticism of Boardwalk Empire, at least before this season, was that it was a gorgeous looking show with a fantastic cast, but it wasn’t saying anything; it was shiny, but unsubstantial. It just kind of…existed, not quite as intentionally aimless as The Walking Dead, but never as stable as its forefather The Sopranos, either. At times in season one, it seemed like HBO had finally gone full Reader and created a series that existed only to win awards. But then the second half of season two happened, when arguably Boardwalk‘s best character, Jimmy, was gunned down by Nucky, and from that moment on, you weren’t sure what to expect, except bloodshed. The show finally had stakes. That sense of thrilling uncertainty existed throughout season three, and especially in its finale — with every claustrophobic camera angling, it seemed that Richard or Rothstein or Chalky was about to get popped in the head. Or knifed in the back by a man whose cousin you brutally beat with a shovel, in Gyp’s case. (A part of me wishes he had escaped from Jersey unscathed, only to reappear at an unknown time later in the series, but that wouldn’t have played into what Boardwalk‘s trying to do. More on that later.)
It took awhile (too long, for some) for the show to truly matter, but the wait was necessary. There’s a famous story about Jack Shepard, from Lost, and how originally, he was going to die in the pilot. But according to Alan Sepinwall in his new book The Revolution Was Televised, “Steve McPherson, then the head of the ABC studio, made a convincing counter-argument that it would teach viewers not to trust the show, and the writers ultimately agreed with him.” Boardwalk had to earn the right to kill Jimmy, and although it seemed like it took forever while it was happening, his death came at the perfect time. And allowed for the brilliance of season three, where death counts were well into the hundreds. (I counted 20 corpses in last night’s episode-opening montage, and there were approximately 60 all told in “Margate.”)
Still one question is left unanswered, though: what is Boardwalk Empire trying to say? There are many guesses, and just as many right answers, but here’s my theory: before the finale aired last night, I predicated that Nucky was going to defeat Gyp, obviously, but also pack up and leave Atlantic City for the meatier pastures of Chicago, where he’d be in closer contact with Capone’s crew. I realized this was a dumb prophecy right around the time of Joe Masseria’s conversation with Gyp, who’s trying to convince “The Boss” that despite their team’s body count rising, there’s a greater purpose to what he’s trying to accomplish. To which Masseria responds, “This is their home. That’s why they fight.” Boardwalk Empire, and season three really highlighted this, is a show about pride, about where you come from mattering. That’s why Nucky didn’t skip town, that’s why Eli keeps trying to patch his relationship up with his brother, that’s why Margaret wanted to return to Ireland with Owen (well, that and her monster of a husband), that’s why Richard’s always feels like he’s floating around the edge of the plot, that’s why Chalky came to Nucky’s defense in his battle against the invading Rosetti troops, and so on. Gyp didn’t care about Atlantic City or Tabor Heights as living, breathing organisms; he saw them as disrespectful pricks and vaginas waiting to be conquered, and that’s why he lost (notice his final speech, about heading to another “hick town”). Money matters, too, no matter what Nucky says, but not as much as getting to where you need to be, where you feel is home. Otherwise, you’re stranded in a crumbling house in *shudder* Brooklyn.
Or maybe it’s just about some F*CK YEAH METAL scenes, like Richard Harrow going all Taxi Driver.
Probably that one.
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I would hate to be the guy Harrow caught against the wall. Could you imagine that dead eye staring into your soul being the last thing you see before it is lights out?
Head-shots with a bolt action rifle fired from the hip while moving with only one eye? Ok, fine, I’m impressed.
He put that bullet right through the other guy’s left eye socket as well.
I know he doesn’t get the choice lines or anything, but I’m a huge fan of Eli after this season. He has really come into his own after ditching that hideous sheriff’s uniform and stopped being so drunk and jealous of his brother. Remember the St. Patrick’s Day episode when he could barely give a speech? Shows what a little time upstate can do for you.
If I had to guess who is going to kick unbelievable ass in Season 4, obviously I’d pick Richard first, but Eli would be a close second.
He’s really stepped up. It’s good to see him repair some of the damage between he and Nucky as well.
What have I got to do to get the badge?
Heartbreak. I know Justified is coming up, but it’s no HBO show. Sigh, I’ll wait till March then.
That badge, full gangster not a full man, acording to gillian
I was hoping for Richard to ride off in the sunset with his chick and Jimmy’s kid. That guy deserves to just chill.
Based on the ending of the last episode — “Then you and me discuss …” — I was expecting Capone to come more to the forefront and that this last episode would show him assert himself more. It was fun and all to see him mix it up with Chalky, but still not seeing the AL CAPONE of legend.
Al isn’t yet the Al Capone of legend. I’m guessing his new clout with Nucky will help him get the booze to go full Capone soon enough.
They probably want to save some of the Al Capone legend for later seasons.
I would be quite happy with an Al Capone spinoff.
I think it is coming soon. Torrio seems to be walking around like an old man who is looking for his lost car keys to a car he hasn’t driven in fifteen years.
Capone took over for Torrio in 1925. Depending on how much time elapses between this season and the next, we could see Capone taking over next season.
Did anyone else think that the episode could have benefited from being an extra 30 minutes to an hour longer? For a show paced as methodically as it is, this week came off as an hour long “previously on BWE” lead in. Too many montages and swift easy coincidences leading to resolutions. With that said, still love the show and look forward to next season. To parrot another commenter, more Chalky and more Richard!
As I watched this episode, I realized Harrow is the only character I’m really invested in at this point.
This article sux. Half of the time they refer to the actors by their real name, the other half by their characters name. Gtfo.
The Boardwalk Empire season finale, everything the Walking Dead mid-season finale wasn’t. Now give me my Harrow badge, damnit.
Yeah, even though I’ve commented about 20 times, I can’t seem to get the damn badge.
I believe that I got the badge when I “liked” the article.
season vs. mid-season. Not comparing apples to apples.
Badge? I don’t need no stinkin’ badge?
But seriously? Where is it, bitches?
Yeah, liked it and still didn’t get it goddammit. UPROXX WHAT TWISTED GAME ARE YOU PLAYING?????
One thing I took issue with – if Richard doesn’t kill everybody in the house, were Nucky and Eli really going to be able to do it themselves? They have an army, why not take a few guys from Chalky’s crew with them?
Also, I’d have thought Nucky and Eli would have stayed closer to the guy who went to kill Gyp. For all they know he could have gathered Gyp and the other three guys and ambushed Nucky and Eli in the car.
Yeah, but, what would have happened afterwards. They’re afraid of Gyp, and I imagine they’re not a hundred percent on board with his plan to go west. I saw that moment as a way for Tonino to be ok with Nucky (and maybe go back with the other two in New York and implore Masseria) and just get rid of unpredictable, instable Gyp, who bashed his cousin’s head in with a fucking shovel.
You’re kinda right about Nucky and Eli though. I figured they probably assumed that after Masseria’s men took off, they only would have had to face a few guys, maybe just Gyp and Tonino. But you’re right it’s not like they couldn’t ask Chalky or Capone to spare a few henchmen.
Don’t forget Masseria pulled out his troops before Nuck and Eli got there. Not sure how much army he was going to have left. And Nuck took out about 5 by himself at the hotel, so….
They might not have known that Gyp had guys of his own.
I never noticed the Boardwalk Empire badges. Shit.
I think they’re new.
I got behind and stopped watching the show around midway through the 2nd season because of lack of time and needing to catch up on other shows. A few days ago I went on a binge and watched all the way up to the finale. Glad I did, because this show just keeps getting better and better.
Still haven’t seen and i’m not reading any comments!
Uh… good to know.
Haha yeah, what did you mean, DW?
Regarding the Richard Harrow goon squad culling; was anyone else reminded of the Sorter volte-face from Revolver? [www.youtube.com] Thankfully, for Richard, the endings differ.
Van Alden and Richard Harrow need a spinoff.
The Straight Man and The Face Man.
They could sell irons at gunpoint!
Richard needs to step in as Nucky’s #1 Gun. Hopefully it could end for him a little better than the previous 2.
I thought i remember Gyp saying he had Masseria’s guys and 9 of his own. And then Masseria’s guys left. But then Harrow somehow still manages to kill at least 10-12 guys, not counting offscreen kills. Maybe a bunch of them were just guys who wandered in going “Isn’t this the whorehouse?”
“Masseria says pull out.”
“What about the guys?”
“Eh, we’ll call them from New York. I’m sure Masseria’s not pulling us out so Nucky can massacre everyone left in the building.”
What ever happened to Eddie? Did I miss something?
He’s ok. They set him up in some place owned by Chalky.
I got the impression Chalky found his family, and sent him back to them.
The Harrow massacre scene was freakin epic, I kept expecting some unknown goon to pop out and shoot him. Much better finale than WD, I guess it’s part of Harrows character “man walks alone” but I really wanted him to be able to settle down once he rescued the kid. *sniffles*
He may, yet. The rescue just happened, and we don’t exactly know what he’s going to do now.
He’s got to work for Nucky. After their face-to-face earlier in the season, and then his hostility for Nucky’s enemies…I thought for sure we were going to see them team up.
he should have killed gillian too
@ Argentino You have no idea how bad I wanted him to walk in the bedroom and blow her stupid face off her head. I guess turning into a crazy herion addict will be a fitting punishment though.
@ driz That would be awesome but we all know the shelf life for Nucky’s enforcers is pretty low.
The Harrow bloodbath was close to a homage to the last scene of “Scarface”.
“Close your eyes, Tommy”.
More like Taxi Driver.
I should have seen it coming, but I was sad that Richard had to walk away from Julia. DAMMIT! THE MAN DESERVES TO BE HAPPY!
Yes he does! Best character by far.
I’d trade a Gyp, a Gillian a Margarette and an Owen for Richard harrow surviving and coming back in season 4. Is it certain that he’ll be back though?
He’ll be back. If he dies it will be on screen. Too classic a character.
Richard ain’t going anywhere anytime soon.
I hope Chalky is a major character next season, it would be awesome if he kind of replaced Owen as Nucky’s muscle (his proper right hand man will be Eli again clearly), and that he propers running his “negro” club. (it’s alright because it’s a quote from a show set in the 20s ok?)
Hey it’s only “Black on stage white in the audience”
Very very very happy to see Richard Harrow survive another season.
You and me both.
Me three! No rioting!
I’m hoping for more Van Alden next season, and I’m guessing the reason we didn’t have much this season was scheduling issues. Other than that, I have no complaints, this show is amazing.
As was replied to me below, the reason Van Alden didn’t appear in this episode was because there was no time to put him in there.
Michael Shannon has been filming his lead role in “The Iceman”, a mobster./serial killer flick co-starring Ray Liotta. Not sure when it will be out-
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I’m going anemic from the lack of Van Alden. His scenes were really the high points of this season for me up until the last two episdoes.
He’s also General Zod. Most likely there wasn’t enough Shannon to go around. Thought for sure he would have began working for Capone, and roll in with the cavalry. Maybe some gangster ish next year!
What a great season and a great finale! But there’s still so much unanswered as Josh mentionned!
The first two season’s endings didn’t exactly left me wanting for more (even if S2′s was brilliant, but it was very much a closure)… now I’m in a Breaking Bad-like craving! Argh! And when is this show coming back??
GET ME THE RICHARD BADGE!!
What have I got to do to get the damn Richard badge?????
Killing spree
ha ha
Get shot in the face.
I loved how Richard killed all of Rosetti’s men at the club, because I was like, this is great, now Nucky’s guys are gonna show up to kill them and be all WTF when they find everyone already dead. And then it happened and I was like yay! Long live Richard Harrow!
Long live Richard Harrow indeed.
Granted, Nucky – well Capone and Chalky – did a hell of a job absolutely decimating Masseria’s men.
Except I wanted Richard to go all gun crazy against the full 50 some guys. also would have been cool if Nucky shows up in the aftermath and offers Harrow a job being a hitman again.
I would have settled for, like, four. Or two and Gyp. But I made it a round dozen in there, and every time I thought he’d run out of people to kill some more turned up and he just kept shooting.
When Nucky showed up it wasnt clear that Harrow already left. I was thinking maybe Nucky was going too shoot him. So glad they didnt go that direction.
Starting next season will we start having weekly recaps?
Yeah, uproxx, come on.
I’ll do them.
“The emotional climax of the episode was undoubtedly when Richard killed everyone in the whorehouse using a bunch of different guns like a badass. *Squee* *gore boner*”
This show has the most satisfying finales. There are just too many characters for them to show you where everyone is at by the end but god damn did they ever deliver last night.
I don’t think I’ve ever rooted harder for things to work out for a character than I have for Richard Harrow.
Yeah, that used to happen for me with the Walter White of season 1, but obviously, not anymore, so yeah, Richard Harrow FTW.
I still root for Walter White. And I also root for Nucky. Sure they’ve crossed over and have made pretty bads things and hurt the people around them. But they’re too damn interesting, cunning (especially Walt) and charismatic not to root for them still.
Oh, I still root for Walt too, it’s just that I don’t root for em’ nearly as much as I did before, and I now root for Richard a lot more.
Richard has gone through some shit over the first couple of seasons, so it’s nice to know that he has managed to not put a bullet in his own brain yet.
It took almost 50 minutes for sharpshooter harrow to appear on the finale. 50 MINUTES!
I’ve never rooted so hard for a character to simultaneously gun down gangsters and flee to safety. Richard Harrow is up there with Omar Little for me as all-time best characters on television.
Ha, we basically posted the same thing at the same time.
A testament to what a badass RH is.
Best characters would also include Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Gus Fring, Tony Soprano, Christopher Moltisanti, Don Draper etc.
In terms of sheer suspense while watching, I’m going TWD over Boardwalk last night. Gyp’s death was pretty much necessary, so it wasn’t really a surprise.
For me, after last night, the best dramas on television goes something like this:
1) Breaking Bad
2A) Game of Thrones
2B) Boardwalk Empire
3) Mad Men
4) Justified
5) Homeland
That sounds about right, I’d put Mad Men above Got and BE though, depending on the 6th season (to be aired on March I think).
My criticism of Mad Men stems from the near-universal praise it receives. I think it’s really, really good but I don’t think it’s the best drama on television.
Neither do I, Breaking Bad is far better. I just think it’s the second best.
Homeland is really starting to go off the rails a bit. Did any of you catch last night’s episode?
I did, and hopefully Homeland gets back on track.
Mad Men’s last season was a little bit under their usual level. But they ending had me hopeful they would pick it up this upcomming season, and there were still great moments. But based on last aired seasons. I totally agree with Shough610 (except that I don’t watch Justified, and would maybe put Walking Dead here now… and to think that I though the worst of it last season!)
No Southland love?
Nope, still put Justified above Boardwalk.
Bump Justified up to number 2 and we’ve got a deal.
Anyone else have trouble looking at Capone and saying Tommy from Snatch is such a badass now.
I knew I had seen him somewhere before, but I couldn’t remember where.
At first I did but he has been so good as Capone that I don’t really think about him as Tommy anymore.
He was also BabyFace Nelson in Public Enemies… so he has experience.
For me, he’s the neo-nazi from This is England. He was disturbing in that movie, because he seemed so jovial and then – bam – hate crime.
Whenever I see him, I think: “What a scummy man.”
Same here K. Splash… This season has helped me think of him as Capone more than Tommy
I did at first have trouble looking past him as Tommy, but I was able to once I saw how great he has played the character.
Wasnt he also in The Damn United?
Does anyone else look at Buscemi and go, “Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?”
I thought for sure Van Alden would have been part of Capones crew at Nucky’s. Which could have made for a fun interaction with him and Nucky. I just picture Capone saying, “What? You know this guy?”. Though he’s probably be better utilized as an intimidator, than a solider.
Van Alden not being in the finale was the only serious omission. But I think (and as Alan Sepinwall pointed out in his review) that it sets up Van Alden as a more important character for next season. Capone’s influence is going to grow and Van Alden can be a valuable lieutenant for him.
Yeah, it was a mistake not to have Van Alden in there.
I was disappointed by that too…
I doubt he would ever go back to A.C.
I don’t think his character needs to head to Atlantic City. There is about to be a war in Chicago, so he will have plenty to do there.
Such a brilliant season. It holds to Simon’s belief that season’s are like books and you can’t grade the individual episodes without having seen the whole thing
The only downside was that Van Alden was nowhere to be seen, seemingly leaving his story unresolved.
I kept hoping he would show up, but I don’t know of a good way they could have worked him into the episode.
It would have worked in a two-hour finale (remember those?) but it would have felt crammed in here, it was about how Nucky resorted to intrigue instead of violence to save himself. How their difficult situation finally drew the brothers closer, and how the Chalky-Capone combo delivered in brutality and awesomeness, before Chalky becomes a club owner, and Capone a full blown “kaïd”. It was about the journey of Richard Harrow and him TravisBickling his way to save Tommy.
I really hope Gillian is gone for good. I was hoping Richard would take her out, but he doesn’t seem like the type to kill women.
Don’t forget she is a threat to Richard and Tommy.
She’s not, Winter confirmed it in an interview with Alan Sepinwall.
SHough610, how so? I read the interview but found nothing adressing the topic directly.
Oh, I thought you were replying to me saying she’s a threat, not you replying to the guy hoping she was gone. Yeah, I know she ain’t gone.
Ugh, I’m pretty bummed about that. Also, I’m not a guy.
Multiple interviews with Winter have stated she survives. From TV Guide:
“Gillian (Gretchen Mol) had a darker fate than the rest of the ensemble this season.
Winter: Yeah. This season was really her coming to grips with Jimmy’s death once and for all and trying to make a way for herself in the world. But she’s not really cut out to be a mom as we’ve seen. She sort of ended in a place probably befitting somebody as evil as she is. It’ll be interesting to see how her journey continues.”
UGH she so needed to have her face blown off.
Welll, look on the bright side. Maybe she’ll be a heroin addict now.
Possible things to look forward to with future seasons of ‘Boardwalk Empire’:
-Murder Inc. with Albert ‘The Mad Hatter’ Anastasia coming down the pike.
-Dutch Freakin’ Schultz.
-St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
-Bugsy Siegel on the West Coast.
-Booze, broads, guns, floozies, smack, bullets and more booze.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR NEXT SEASONS
- The downfall of Rothstein
- More pain for Richard until he finally (and hopefully) gets his redemption and happy ending
- The rise of Capone
- How Nucky lives his life now, as a full gangster (which is the most likely outcome) or keeping a bit of his politician past (which is basically impossible, so disregard this one)
I like Rothstein so much, I don’t want him to get fucked over by that prick Lucky Luciano, even if I know it’s coming.
@ De Niro: Given that it is only 1923 in the show, I’d venture to say that AR will be around for a while longer
They skipped a couple of years. No reason they couldn’t skip a couple more.
I really liked that instead of giving Gyp a hero’s death (in a face to face with Richard for example) they gave him a dog’s death, knifed in the back on a beach, while pissing…
Seeing you put it this way really gets me on board with how they killed him!
I still think getting strangled to death by Tonino would have been more fitting although Gyp might enjoy it too much.
It was the only way to go… He kept avoiding being killed and it was pissing me off.
@OneMoreRound
Getting strangled to death by Tonino would have been fun indeed, maybe the writers thought it might have been to on the nose, but when Gyp started gagging, I thought for a second that he was getting strangled with a piano wire.
As much as I didn’t want to see him go, because he was a great big bad for the season, it needed to happen and was a bit cathartic. The way he went out was perfect too. No respect in the murder, just it being done, the final “perceived insult” for Gyp to endure.
I understand why he turned Gyp around so he could see his face, but I kept thinking, “Dude! His dick is still hanging out and dribbling urine, ew!”
He should have stabbed him in the back, then beat him about the head with a shovel.
I was hoping to see Nelson come back to AC and kill some ppl
Things I want to have happen next season:
1) Have van Alden play a more substantial role in the series. A lot of seemingly pointless plot threads and characters that annoyed me and other viewers all came together and made sense by the end of the season except for van Alden. I’m not sure if they basically just spent this season setting up his character for the next season but it was a little frustrating.
2) More Chalky White. Which probably will now that he’s finally got that club on the boardwalk.
3) Nucky has to finally kill Doyle, doesn’t he? I know it ended up working in Nucky’s favor, but that was some backstabbing shit he pulled calling Rothstein. Unless, Nucky’s the one who told Doyle to call Rothstein. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, that actually is what might have happened. So, scratch that.
4) Last, and most important: Richard Harrow shooting more old timey gangsters in the face.
Agree about number 1, they left his story unresolved for no reason; they could’ve easily given it some closure.
I think we need to see Van Alden slipping deeper and deeper into the pool of dectied curption and lawlessness. His character has alomost done the complete 180.
2) I think that now that Nucky is only dealing with people that he knows and trusts will mean a larger role for Chalky.
3) Per Alan Sepinwall and Terrence Winter:
I’m pretty certain Doyle is going to outlive every other character on the show. Giggling all the way.
@SHough610 Yeah, I got all that. I was referring just to the phone call Doyle made to Rothstein. At first, I thought it was just Doyle being a sniveling traitor, and that Nucky only figured out a way to screw over Rothstein after, but now I’m thinking that it was all a set-up from the beginning.
I can see Doyle being sent to Chicago, catching van Alden on a bad day and having half his face removed with an iron.
Between BE and Walking Dead it good night of TV.
Yeah.
Richard with the no scope shot at the end, the best.
No Van Alden for what, three straight episodes? Boo.
“Close your eyes Tommy…” *BANG*
I hope that’s the last we see of Margaret. Also the distillery, was that always the plan? didn’t catch that earlier.
2nded about Margaret.
I think initially Nucky wanted to make money at the distillery, but then the shit with Gyp escalated and he needed a way out.
I didn’t either.
And if the feds sweep the area, they’ll get Doyle of course — but how do you link him back to Rothstein? He probably doesn’t have any of his men there so soon, so it’s what, just the word of Doyle that he works for Rothstein?
“anonymous” tip from nucky gets rothstein.
Nucky was willing to offer “99-percent ownership” to Rothstein since he had the backhanded deal with Mellon to get him indicted and out of the way. He can move forward with business in the distillery as planned once AR gets pinched. Thus the “Big bait catches a big rat” line.
Nucky went from questioning everything and contemplating giving it all up to making backroom deals a plenty to keep him in charge of Atlantic City, albeit in a way that only involves “people that we already trust.”
I just sort of worked this out while I was writing my comment above, but I think the “big bait” line was could also have been referring to Doyle’s call to Rothstein. Nucky might have told Doyle to give AR a call, knowing that he wouldn’t be able to resist trying to get his hands on the distillery.
@yellowmenace I agree with you there. I think it was in reference to both. He put Doyle up to the call off camera so that we’d think Doyle was selling Nucky out. In the meantime it was all set up with Mellon etc.
I kind of think the reason Nucky sent Doyle was because he knew he would tell. I don’t think they had a off screen convo.
No, I think Eli gave Nucky the idea when he said “you have to offer something they want”. He dangled the distillery to Rothstein and he bit. I think he originally was going to run the distillery himself.
Yeah. I think you’re right about that.
Remember that when it was revealed in the concussion episode that Rothstein told the other mobsters not to back Nucky, he told Arnold that he wouldn’t forget that act.
And yeah, Margaret leaving wouldn’t make me sad at all. Her storyline with the women’s clinic dragged on way too long and felt shoehorned in to giver her something to do.
Fantastic finale. Harrow FTW. Amazing scene w him.