Boardwalk Empire: Full Series Retrospective

[@j-xl6258]

Boardwalk Empire was such an underrated show, and I swear they could have a sequel with Luciano, Capone, and Lansky.

[@fort809]

I kinda feel like it SHOULD have just been Luciano, Capone, AR, etc. A TV show based around Luciano’s rise to power, the formation of the Commission, all the gang politics involved.

[@j-xl6258]

@@fort809 Yea kinda like the movie Mobsters, but as a series.

[@Petu1987]

The memory of season 5 still hurts. Such a disappointment... I mean, the ending itself I liked, but that 10 year jump after such a cliffhanger in season 4, and those painful flashbacks of young Nucky were terrible choices

[@Petu1987]

I still recommend it to anyone for being such a masterpiece in seasons 1 to 5

[@yeenaaldlooshii2032]

Scorsese’s last American gangster epic Luciano and lanskys empire and fall Bugsy in Vegas and hit and Capone in and out of Alcatraz

[@spencerb9998]

Two characters I wish they never killed off, Jimmy and Richard. Jimmy's death I can understand, his character(and Richard) resembles the innocence of youth lost in wars. Richard's was just heartbreaking, because they set up a redemption arc for him. A man scarred, leaving him to believe he's nothing but what the army trained him to be. Finding little pieces of happiness and resemblances of what his life was, and what he wants to be. Those two characters represent what we forget about the 1920's. It was never the giant party we are lead to believe.

[@toneslice989]

Jimmy Darmity one of my favorite characters of all time! Toast "To the lost"! Never had to die like that. The ending tie in to Jimmy's story fell flat too.

[@LegendarySparantus]

Jimmy and Richard were the best characters of the show as well. After Jimmy died, fortunately there was Richard left, he made the show awesome, like Al Capone and in some ways Lucky Luciano, but it's because I'm keen on his voice lol. After the best characters died, the 5th season seems boring as shit, but I just watched the first episode, but I'm not that interested in watching the next episodes like I was for the 2nd and 3rd seasons.

[@vanessa0111]

i stopped watching after jimmy died..

[@tonym994]

Jimmy Darmody is dead long. live Jimmy Darmody

[@drobinson-uo7ic]

What's sad too is that Tommy Darmody falls into the same doomed life of his dad and "mee-maw" by killing Nucky and getting apprehended. After all of Richard's efforts to save him and care for him, he wound up doomed anyway.

[@dondavenport7077]

Remus approves of your epilogue.

[@heartlessangel2910]

Wait, I thought Remus was you??

[@adamjenkinsdonovan5153]

I’ve just finished watching for the first time, and I’m feeling that post series depression. But the worst thing is, hardly anyone’s watched this show. There’s hardly any videos about it, no one talks about it. So so underrated. Great vid

[@SlipMaker]

In preparation for this video I was listening to BE on the way to work, at the gym, as I cooked dinner. When I finished the last episode I didn't know what to do with myself on the drive to work the next morning so I just immediately started it over again.

[@ThirteenAmp]

Watch Peaky Blinders

[@jonsewell6925]

@@ThirteenAmp Amazing series. Downton Abbey on Meth.

[@matthewlangdale]

It was very popular while it was on though. May e its not talked about now like the other great shows because they decided to end it too early. They wanted 2-3 more seasons but just had a huge time jump and finished it off kind of weak. The Rothstein storyline e ended badly

[@tonym994]

I just told someone tonite, the Sopranos was a comedy, compared to this show. they capture the period .remember when Nucky visited his father's house and found a toaster unused? "I paid 9 bucks for this thing!" correct me if I have the price wrong, but his relationship w/ his Dad was piss poor.

[@masterzombie161]

Michael Shannon definitely should’ve gotten an award for his performance. His character was so well written.

[@mrcliff3709]

It's what really got my attention on him

[@jillcnc]

Michael Shannon has always been too scenery-chewing for me.

[@LarryLonson]

They don't give guys that look like him and awards anymore. Get real

[@bebopcola4643]

his "fuck-up-a-room" scene is defintely in the top 5 of those kind of scenes. Up there with Citizen Kane

[@DarkMAGABurt]

@@LarryLonson No one else looks like him.

[@beanbrewer]

Was anyone else amazed that Doyle made it all the way to the end? I didn't expect him to make it 1/2 way thru season 1

[@董其昌-c4w]

"Why the fuck Doyle is still alive" LOL

[@alexsm3882]

Pepperidge farm was

[@jeeither]

How do you feel about him finally getting it? I just rewatched recently and I kind of forgot that he actually died eventually. I thought it would be funny if he survived, because he really could've started new anywhere. But I guess his death was another example of Nucky losing EVERYTHING.

[@madjs1]

@@jeeither Hey, Mickey... can I ask you somethiing? How the fuck are you still alive?!

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@jeeither It would have been profoundly ironic if Nucky the meticulous stickler for safety and planning dies meanwhile Mickey the comic relief village idiot weasel manages to inexplicably survive without a hitch.

[@googleaccount9256]

Really wish they hadn't botched Chalky's story line. He was honorable and faithful to his word. Cared for his family and gave them a good life. I'll never understand why he ran off?

[@VentDeux]

He was responsible for his own daughters death . He ran away cuz of shame.

[@АлександрГлухих-э9ч]

The whole storyline of the main characters is the “blood in, blood out” thing. Imho that was the only way they could possibly end this. All of them (Darmody, White and Nucky, even Harrow) were some kind of an honorable people, but their choice was to become a criminal, and they deserved that.

[@bofad6074]

chalky's coming yo

[@ffxiarcadius]

@E. Alanis Come at the King . .

[@brennanc4321]

They tended to do that for characters who were fictional, or weren't strongly based off of someone like Nucky. They tended to only want to focus on the stories of Al Capone, and Luciano forming the commission towards the end.

[@LeviBulger]

Boardwalk is one of the most rewatchable series of all time - even if only to drink in all of the world building that went on. The beauty of this show is in the smaller details.

[@blackjohnny9570]

Michael Shannon might be my favorite actor of all time after his performance in this show. Nelson van Alden is a psycho that you love, and I love when he goes to Chicago with Capone, him tryna hold back the monster inside him was magical 👏

[@SlipMaker]

I haven’t seen Knives Out yet but I have to imagine he’ll be my favorite part of that, like he is with most everything he’s in. That sorority letter reading he did like a decade ago still cracks me up to this day.

[@ducknorris233]

The actor that played Chalky had a very small part on the Sopranos when Jackie Jr gets whacked in the projects.

[@tonym994]

that actor just died. keep forgetting his name. a shame. it is said he was shooting junk. he was an intimidating MFer as Chalky. rest his soul.

[@tonym994]

@Speaker of Thoughts, Free Speech Advocate thank you. I was shocked, myself. he was a young man.

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

Michael K Williams. IIRC it was a fentanyl OD.

[@Flup2]

Michael K Williams also has a great role as Omar Little in The Wire

[@jpmnky]

Season Four had the most devastating finale I’ve ever seen. And I watch A LOT of television.

[@honkeykong4049]

*During Gyp's tirade at the meeting at the beginning of season 3, Rothstein's actor actually broke character with that smile because he found the insults so funny. Js.*

[@johnwayne-3701]

Is that true?

[@honkeykong4049]

@@johnwayne-3701 100%

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@honkeykong4049 Yeah, and I’m playing shortstop for the Mets.

[@amado4249]

@@chrisdawson1776 I wouldn't admit that in public.

[@HaythamThorn]

​@@amado4249It's a Sopranos reference, puddin' head.

[@ducknorris233]

I didn’t like that Dr Narcisse was so unbeatable at every turn and then gets tamed so easily by the Feds.

[@one7decimal2eight]

His character sucked. Did not like the way the series went after he was introduced. Chalky was such a badass only to get beat by him and that other douchebag that his friends tuned up in jail.

[@ducknorris233]

@@one7decimal2eight agreed, it’s a standard plot line to have the good guys against a enemy that beats them at every turn until the end. That way the victory at the end is supposed to be that much greater. Maybe I’m just old have seen it too much.

[@ducknorris233]

It’s a formula that works but started to be too easy to spot over time. The Walking Dead TV show is based purely on that formula.

[@Jimmyconway77]

The Fed’s have a 97% conviction rate

[@TCO1216]

I think the Jimmy and the prostitute aspect was brilliant, actually. He lost his soul in war and then found this hollow love that became a quest. Makes sense to me

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

She was also a stand in for his mother who he couldn’t save from being victimized as a child.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

According to the Bible, only two people entered heaven without dying: Enoch & Elias (via chariots of fire)

[@ScoundrelSFB]

I connected with Richard on such a level that is not comparable, nor able to be put into simple words.

[@dubvuchyea502]

Jimmy's send off took my breath away. Unbelievably good

[@stevenstuart152]

"My first time I threw up after." "I died in the trench" "Just breathe, Nuck..."

[@LegendarySparantus]

@@stevenstuart152 Awesome lines, Jimmy's death was one of my favorite scenes of the show.

[@tonymatrisin4328]

Jimmy Darmondy was a great character played by Michael Pitt so good

[@honkeykong4049]

"These are the fever dreams of a restless imagination!" *He says, while standing over your bed, in the middle of the night, wearing gloves, holding a pistol. That's some serious balls right there.*

[@darkchocolate1083]

Buscemi’s performance as Nucky was pretty underrated imo.

[@michaelnally2841]

Fun fact Buscemi won a golden globe for this show back in 2011 and beat Bryan Cranston in breaking bad, Michael C Hall in Dexter, John Hamm in mad men, and Hugh Lori in House. Well deserved and boy did he have serious competition.

[@PapaLu08]

​@@michaelnally2841damn man that is some serious competition. I can't believe he beat Brian Cranston. I'm about to watch this show now.

[@skylarmccloud4080]

It literally took Decades for Steve not just too get a leading man roll, but Recognition from the academy for it. Long over due and well deserved he's quite the actor,

[@800Ms-k6n]

Kelly Macdonald as Margaret was pretty underrated too

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

Richard's death still pisses me off to this day. It was so out of character for him to go back to work as a hitman, when he had literally everything he'd ever wanted. He wasn't a self destructive character like Jimmy or Nucky - he was a gangster when he felt like he had nothing of value in his life, but he was never motivated by greed. I feel like prestige dramas hate giving anyone a happy ending, even if it makes the most sense, because they think it'll diminish the show's gravitas or something. Grrrr, anyway, great video.

[@classicslayer456]

Boardwalk had this issue with basically killing off every fictional character to justify them not being in our world. Very unnecessary.

[@Ennaitak]

Well...he only did it so that Nucky could give him information on Jimmy's body. Otherwise Gillian would have gotten tried to take Tommy away. It was his final act in an attempt to have a normal life.

[@o.Struggler]

I love that booth scene. I've seen so many movies and TV shows where characters go through that exact same scenario but they always slide over, even if those characters hate each other or the system they belong to. Yet here's Eli staying true to his character and showing how that situation would go down while making it absolutely hilarious.

[@markusk1015]

Shea Whigham or however you spell his name, did an excellent job playing Eli in my opinion

[@ahshalilly638]

Literally started bawling my eyes out when Richard died. I wanted him to find love and happiness soooooo bad.

[@tapset]

Literally? Your eyes fell out of your head?

[@LarryLonson]

I'm love ! Someone find me!

[@HaythamThorn]

​@@LarryLonson I want to call you names, but KZbin won't let me 😂

[@LarryLonson]

@@HaythamThorn Listen sister , when T man wins in November they’ll be no more fooling around. You can call me whatever you want then, but only if we can play naked twister while doing it.

[@HaythamThorn]

@@LarryLonson I'm not sure what politics have to do with any of this, I couldn't care less who you're voting for. Do you think you really "got me" with that comment?

[@Britton_Thompson]

I absolutely *LOVED* the Gyp Rosetti character. You didn't want to miss a single second he was onscreen because he was so goddamn entertaining all the time! Also, Richard Harrow didn't abandon young Tommy Darmody out of guilt for killing Rosetti's entire crew. He did it for Tommy's own safety because he believed someone (most likely Joe Masseria) would track him down and avenge all the mobsters he killed in the whorehouse that night. He can't have Tommy around when Rosetti/Masseria's hitmen come looking for him to make up for their dead friends. At the very least, Richard recognized his entire embodiment as a living being on this planet was one that was too drawn towards conflict, fury, crime, and vengeance. As long as he was in Tommy's life, he'd be a liability to his wellbeing for that reason alone. Even if Richard were to ever try going straight, he was convinced that the chaos and the suffering would still find him anyway. Again, in Richard's mind at least.

[@joelwillis2043]

His character was too much. The show was good but it had a lot of moments of just bad writing. I am sure you will disagree because the surface sheen of the production values hides it.

[@bluelotusnefertoum2144]

@@joelwillis2043 The last season wasn't up to par, as most of series was. Especially in the last six episodes. However, despite all of this still one of the best series ever made on cable TV.

[@Britton_Thompson]

@@joelwillis2043 No, I don't necessarily disagree with that assessment- although I do take offense to your accusation that I'm incapable of being sufficiently critical of a series based on a shiny verneer and the enhanced production values from HBO pouring significant resources into select works they've prioritized as their prestige projects. Agreed. There were indeed instances of bad writing throughout the lifespan of this show, but I don't consider that particular character's arc one of them. Jack Huston's portrayal of Richard Harrow was stellar, and took a backseat only to Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden/George Meuller. I genuinely place Huston's performance alongside Stephen Graham's (Al Capone), Shea Whigham's (Eli Thompson), and Michael K. Williams's (Chalky White). I was never particularly impressed by Steve Buschemi's work as Nucky Thompson. It wasn't bad or anything. It was only ever just serviceable. I just felt that he didn't rise to the occasion and meet the challenge as the leading man in his series the way James Gandolfini did on The Sopranos. Buschemi's performance was never subpar by any means- it just never seemed to rise above being solid.

[@nathanduncan672]

@@bluelotusnefertoum2144 The show started to lose me in season 4, & something about season 5 doesn't rub me the right way. Kinda disregards Richard's sacrifice & arc by the end, & skipping through too much time & plot. Its upsetting, this show was on the path to be on par with Sopranos with first 3 seasons

[@tapset]

Canavale is awesome in Mr Robot season 3 also

[@phatnana2379]

Kind of an unpopular opinion but... I loved Season1-2 of Boardwalk Empire but Season3 was actually my personal favorite, to be honest! Gyp Rosetti just made the season so good! Not only was he hilarious, but he brought this chaotic, maniac energy to the show! From the moment we see him kill a civilian in his first scene, then talk MAJOR shit to Nuckie, Rothstein, etc, you know he's a badass! Lol, but then, we see him auto-erotically asphyxiating himself...?? Imo, he gave the 3rd season a better place than the first two Ps: I say "you're always creeping around like a dentist with the ether" all the damn time lol

[@michaelnally2841]

Me too.

[@phatnana2379]

@@michaelnally2841 lol to clarify: "Me too" meaning the third season is your favorite or... You say "always walking around like a dentist with the ether" alot like I do?? Haha

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

"Fuck off. Go sit in the corner short pants" is my favorite Gyp insult.

[@paisan8766]

Season 3 was one of the best seasons of TV. Period

[@majimasmajimemes1156]

Boardwalk Empire will forever be my favorite series. Not a single bad episode.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

Disagree, season 5 was garbage.

[@HaythamThorn]

​@@baxatakbaxatak2014Disagree, it wasn't garbage.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@@HaythamThorn Tommy becoming as batshit as his grandmother, an insane and deplorable reptile who they refused to kill off. Which also meant Richard died for nothing. Wasting Jeffrey Wright. Wasting Kelly Macdonald after she came back from maternity leave. A meandering and largely useless backstory that we’ve already heard orally. Killing Rothstein offscreen between seasons. That, my friend, is ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL garbage.

[@HaythamThorn]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 Your opinion.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@@HaythamThorn Hey, it’s cool. You’re allowed to be wrong.

[@stickyrick1939]

Now I've never Board'd a Walk Empire in my life, but you may have convinced me to watch the whole show. Incredible video, the work you put in really shows

[@chipsthedog1]

It's well worth watching

[@johnv6806]

Atlantic city, New Jersey is definitely worth a visit too

[@NoneofYourBusiness667]

Every played Monopoly and invested $400?

[@lewislabuff8862]

Richard Harrow what a great character

[@tonym994]

Nucky: "how many people have you killed?" Richard: "68"

[@tonym994]

chilling scene where they 'visit' that asshole in the wheelchair who whacked Jimmy w/ his cane. he'd been bragging about killing arrow armed Indians w/ Henry rifles. Jimmy calls it "slaughter''. they make a little statement when Jim visits the old man again. Richard scalps his ass. one of the many who underestimated the fresh faced Irish kid, Jimmy. that scene is just a killing orgy.

[@johnnyboy2537]

​@@tonym994 63. Boardwalk Empire always felt off to me and I never really liked a lot of the characters. But I could watch any scene with Richard. My God did they nail depression.

[@tonym994]

@@johnnyboy2537 was your ID handle inspired by 'MEAN STREETS'?

[@johnnyboy2537]

@@tonym994 Nah I just picked it at random since my name is John. Just added the old code I used to use for lunch so I could remember my username easier. No point in anyone stealing that now.

[@satansmask]

Thank you for the George Remus info at the end.

[@BTNMNKI]

God, I absolutely loved that show. Then the last season happened and I wished they'd just left things hanging and wrapped up with season four.

[@kenkat3688]

the last season was meh but I'm just glad it never did a Game of Thrones I guess

[@sean.3909]

Season 4 and 5 were disappointing, but still fantastic

[@jerrysoh619]

Season 1 and 2 are the best, the show steadily declined after Jimmy Darmody was killed and replaced by the typical Italian Tony Soprano like neanderthal in Gyp Rosetti. Season 4 showed some promise, but by then it was clear they already knew HBO was pulling the plug, which culminated in the aweful and cheap final season, which was an injustice to a show that had its flaws post season 2, but was still good and deserved a better send off. We missed out on AR's assasination, Margaret's plight, Chalky's doom, Gillian's predicament, Nucky's time in Cuba, and the Stock Market crash of 29 -- which surely would have affected everyone involved. It was a sad end to a show that promised so much in the begining. Boardwalk Empire deserved at least an 8 season run to make everything work, and its demise is what happens when a network gives up on it.

[@Britton_Thompson]

@@jerrysoh619 No, the 7 year jump in time for Season 5 was always planned. Terence Winter made sure HBO knew the story would end in 1931 when Lucky Luciano established the Commission. That was always the finish line.

[@jerrysoh619]

@@Britton_ThompsonYeah, the 7 year time jump was clearly a rush to wrap it up, especially hearing and reading Winter's interviews shortly before the season 4 premiere, he spoke about further advancing each character arc, not wrapping them up, he was clearly operating under the premise that he had more time, considering the 1931 finishline which was well known.

[@James-ke4gq]

I just finished the show and had that post show depression This is exactly the kind of video I was hoping to find Really well done 👏

[@Nomad6763]

I'd argue Mickey Doyle's death was important in setting the tone for season 5, the new status quo had no place for Nucky or his giggling goon. Season 5 is probably my favourite ending for any tv show. It goes back to show us Nucky's origin, we see the world passing him by and then finishes it with the cold karma of his original sin.

[@ericnvee]

Rest in peace Michael K Williams 😭

[@chipsthedog1]

If Remus really did talk in the third person all the time I could believe he was insane too just not sure about the temporary bit though

[@RikerLovesWorf]

BAR NEY GOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooouuuuugggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. One of the best editing and cinematography choices in the show.

[@SlipMaker]

I’m an important person. I have important friends. I have important garters holding up my VERY important SOCKS.

[@RikerLovesWorf]

@@SlipMaker I'm going to sound like a psychopath but every time I watch that scene when the camera moves up and pans down I like to imagine the timing of Tonino being *just* out of frame and how long it would take him to stroll up and backstab Rosetti. Seriously, such great editing and cinematography to barely hide him walking forward to stab. Great video by the way - honestly this series made me realize that costumes and really ornate sets and location choices almost can basically make or break a show for me. That's how petty I am.

[@cinderwild]

"This is the kind of show where you can find the most mundane of clips pop up on your KZbin feed and even out of context they're still engaging." I've never felt so seen and specifically spoken for in a KZbin essay before this line.

[@elliot2331]

One of my favourite shows ever. It definitely was the best at evoking the era it was set in. The casting was incredible across the board and Richard Harrow remains one of my favourite television characters of all time.

[@broaddusmarines]

The supporting cast for this show is totally amazing. Everyone from Al Capone to Arnold Rothstein to Owen Sleater to Meyer Lansky to Eli to Charlie Luciano to Richard Harrow (who I call John Wick’s great grandfather) is perfectly cast. Surprisingly and ironically, to me the only two characters I think were miscast were Steve Buscemi and Michael K. Williams (RIP) who are two of my favorite actors of all time. That being said, Boardwalk Empire is still one of my favorite television shows and is extremely rewatchable.

[@Gonko100]

It's the greatest underrated show of all time. I watched it back when I was still drinking, and the stories of the characters were all so tragic, so intense, so unbearable at times. It's absolute genius from start to finish and it's unbelievable to me how few people know about it.

[@alexsm3882]

What does you drinking have to do with it? Honestly just curious mate, I might be missing something lmao...

[@alexsm3882]

@J the show is about bootlegging

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

I was also drinking heavily when I first watched it, so I'll always associate it (along with Sopranos, Ray Donovan, and Better Call Saul) with my horrific binge drinking 😐

[@mattk959]

This was an incredible recap, thanks for making it. Something that really stood out to me as poetic is the parallels between Jimmy's death and Nucky's. Both were destined as a result of their "original sin"- Jimmy betraying Nucky by robbing the liquor truck, and Nucky abandoning his moral path by bringing Jillian to the Commodore. Both deaths happened immediately after the audience learns of their original traumas. And both leave the viewer unsure of how to feel- they are simultaneously satisfying and disappointing, and can feel necessary or unnecessary. Just finished my first ever watch of this show and immediately had to watch a recap- left my head spinning for sure!

[@EOP02]

This is the best re cap I've watched Thers a local shop in town here that has the complete box set. I'm going to go get it soon as this wraps up. Thank you! Forgot how much I enjoyed this series, agree w you all the janky plot diversions my wife and I rolled our eyes at and how incredible the overall experience of the series was.

[@HaythamThorn]

The pronunciation of Nucky as "Nookie" drives me absolutely crazy. I couldn't ignore it after the hundreth time of it being said.

[@AT_ID]

Yours is the only channel I have to listen to at 0.75 speed. Fast talker to my old ears but I love your channel and have watched more than a few of your videos 2 or 3 times. Keep up the great work.

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Top 5 Show of All Time! Its sooooo goood. Terrence Winter writing the show, the man who wrote a lot of the Sopranos, and Martin Scorsese directing ... Masterpiece

[@epiphany7189]

Boardwalk Empire was a great show. Masterfully acted , written,, and produced

[@daniellelively4058]

I always wanted better for Richard. Just one more job and he could finally have a normal life with his girlfriend... so close

[@honkeykong4049]

*Seasons 4 and 5 should have had at least 2 more seasons in between them.*

[@jerrysoh619]

Season 1 and 2 are the best, the show steadily declined after Jimmy Darmody was killed and replaced by the typical Italian Tony Soprano like neanderthal in Gyp Rosetti. Season 4 showed some promise, but by then it was clear they already knew HBO was pulling the plug, which culminated in the aweful and cheap final season, which was an injustice to a show that had its flaws post season 2, but was still good and deserved a better send off. We missed out on AR's assasination, Margaret's plight, Chalky's doom, Gillian's predicament, Nucky's time in Cuba, and the Stock Market crash of 29 -- which surely would have affected everyone involved. It was a sad end to a show that promised so much in the begining. Boardwalk Empire deserved at least an 8 season run to make everything work, and its demise is what happens when a network gives up on it.

[@mrjackelbox4418]

@@jerrysoh619 no

[@johnv6806]

@@jerrysoh619 historically HBO only does 5 seasons(at most) for every show.

[@jerrysoh619]

@@johnv6806 Except if the show demonstrates steady and consistent growth season after season, like Entourage or GOT -- this was the problem. BWE had stable ratings, but no growth, the fact that it was an expensive show to produce, is probably why it didnt get 6 seasons like The Sopranos or Sex and the City. Why didnt it grow? I think killing off Jimmy Darmody after season 2 played a part, it wasnt the same show after that.

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

When the German butler (it's been awhile since I watched) got shot, I was hoping they'd reveal that Nucky, like Mr Burns, doesn't know how to drive.

[@DanaVMBVSDDM]

Thank you so much for calling out that "play with her arse" monologue scene in Game of Thrones. People keep saying season 1 is perfect, but I never took Littlefinger seriously after that

[@DJ_DIGITAL]

51:19 "Steven Graham dos a Steven Damn fine job bringing heart back to the character" I lost it laughing out loud at this line lmfao, thanks for that. Great video overall though, I am definitely about to watch the series now.

[@michaelquinn8584]

An amazing (and hilarious) detail in season 3 shows just how good the writers were at recreating the era and their sense of humor. Just before Billie Kent dies in the explosion, when Nucky is annoyed by Baxter, Baxter name drops David Sarnoff and says how the RKO radio could really take off and make a lot of money. Nucky just treats Baxter like he's a fool. I looked up David Sarnoff out of curiosity, if Nucky had taken Baxter more seriously, he would have been getting in on the ground floor of an amazing investment and would have made a lot of money. It's even funnier because earlier that season Nucky laments while he's in jail that there "has to be an easier way of making money" than bootlegging, but completely blows off an opportunity a few episodes later because he's annoyed by Baxter.

[@patrickpilkington6241]

“Catholic Church bad… Synagogue good. We get it.” I hurt my thumb subscribing and hitting the bell. I’m all in with this channel.

[@medicami]

i have no idea what's going on but im diggin it

[@Vincisomething]

10 years later, I still can't get enough of this show.

[@JBWIOOP]

Agreed.

[@freeman7079]

I’m a devout Christian. Van Alden is a “devout christian.” I thought his character was terrible in season one, but he quickly became my favorite character….I was weirdly rooting for him to do whatever the heck he was trying to do….still don’t know what that was though.

[@Thaistickthai]

I loved sooo many aspects of this show, and right away I could tell you know what you're talking about but the hook that got me to subscribe came at 12:06 with that Pokimane simp joke... can't wait to get the part with Jimmy's mom...

[@tcookie]

I strongly believe that Season 4 went off the rails when the producers learned that Season 5 would be the last (likely because the show was expensive and GoT was sucking up HBO resources). They really should have tied up the loose ends in Season 5 instead of doing the time jump.

[@fusionspace175]

Fantastic analysis. If there's one thing you left out it how great a villainess and femme fatale ms. Darmity was. She was the power behind Jimmy and in later days the Colonel's throne and I saw it as her making the best of what her life gave her. I get why you wouldn't want to think about her after the oedipal reveal but that's where her story becomes tragic for me. Her ending and all the asylum stuff made the final scene of nucky selling her that much more impactful. I do think a sane person or a borderline person locked in a place like that would be more likely to go fully insane, and all it would take is time. Her ending redeems her to me and I forgive her in the end even though she kinda ruined Jimmy's life and definitely that guy she killed to fake his body. It all serves to underline the lack of agency and power women had in the period and how their fates were often entirely bound to men. She was always just what the world made her.

[@hectorlumbagoCringe]

Thank you for making this

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Season 4 is my personal favorite and I love the character of Eli who I feel is underappreciated. Love his fall and redemption arc and that at his core he's a family man despite his upbringing and flaws.

[@roland20002000]

I had to watch this for a recap on season 4, straight after watching season 4, because I thought I'd lost track of the story line. Clearly I hadn't, it is just like killing time. I'm glad for this review because watching it again would have been painful and I really didn't want to start season 5 believing that I'd not really understood season 4. So thanks for the recap.

[@hep_fulla_pep]

This video and channel are 'criminally' underrated

[@Blade40688]

This is like a Mandalore esq review for TV, its great! subbed

[@SlipMaker]

Wow, thank you! He’s probably my favorite KZbinr (excluding a couple BBQ cooking channels) so I’m incredibly flattered

[@TheXerosyn]

Just got done rewatching the series. Such an amazing show. Richard was by far my favorite character, shame that Jack Huston got passed over for any awards. His story end was kind of a let down tbh. Michael Shannon was great too. All the acting was on par, never got board at all

[@chelspat5920]

The reveal of Gillians lover who nursed her through heroin dts only to stone cold arrest her was some fantastic tv!

[@TopShelfFandomVids]

Enjoyed this and Boardwalk is in my top 3 series list . Look forward 2 more of ur work

[@kelgoneimy]

You killed this, there isn't a lot of in-depth analysis on B.W.E GREAT job

[@Iquey]

Thank you for making this video because you're saving me from hours of watching something idk will be good or interesting to myself or not, and forking over cash for an HBO subscription.

[@FofoStats]

So many great cuts mate, excellent video. Did not agree with some takes but your appreciation for the show is there, ty so much!.

[@bobsmith1444]

This is such a fantastic review of one of the best shows with some of the best clips you'll find on KZbin! The commentary, flow, the outside references (Jane the Virgin) to tie it back in have made this one of my favorite content pieces to listen to will grinding away on my computer man. How you are only 2K subs is beyond me, but I will be coming back for more!

[@aarongoldstein8472]

Great vid, Mickey Doyle ending was ok, be he got shot over nothing after all the time he should have. And that it was in the voical chords

[@wolfstealth782]

Reminding the other rascals about vicious hierarchy, maybe.

[@angryanakin]

I like how right before Luciano drew his gun and shot him he told him to shut up for once

[@aarongoldstein8472]

@@angryanakin the only guy with the FUCKING BALLS to say that is the GOD of the criminal underworld.

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@angryanakin So that’s it? No leeway, no compromise, just stupid jokes.

[@SlipMaker]

“Those young fellas - no appreciation for the art of conversation!”

[@pretorious700]

Very nice encapsulation. I really like it when a series set in a different time is faithful to the zeitgeist of that time. Much too easy to adopt a current mindset and get preachy.

[@Wolf-bz6kq]

They should have did a spinoff of lucky Luciano forming la Costa nostra

[@Eddy_Kusanagi]

Fantastic video, and a wonderful tribute to an extremely criminally underrated show that humanity should know of. I take my hat off to you sir

[@Brycesjones1]

One of the best videos I’ve seen in awhile great work. Also one of the most underrated shows ever made so many s tier characters

[@makani9004]

Great video, I'm rewatching it with my coworkers and they're enthralled. I was really disappointed with Season 4 and 5, the acting and setting were still amazing, but Season 4 felt like a setup season, and 5 was a rushed conclusion that made nonsense if you start pulling at the strings. Season 1-3 are amazing though, and I generally think of Nucky throwing his carnation on the Boardwalk at the end of Season 3 as the finale. I am also still sore that they changed the actor for Eli's son, he looked like someone with a lot of potential for being slowly integrated into the gangster business, and the actor they replaced him with just did nothing for me.

[@darkchocolate1083]

I agree. Whenever I rewatch, I usually stop at 3. It’s a much more satisfying conclusion.

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

When Eddie (the German butler) got shot, I was hoping they'd reveal that Nucky, like Mr Burns, doesn't know how to drive.

[@MJamesRave]

Just found your channel and honestly I never have the time or attention span for these types of shows but I really like learning about the story and characters and your format and editing make the videos really watchable

[@josh043p6]

10:14 one of the most badass lines in TV history.

[@jrightly]

I wavered a while after seeing this pop up on my home page but I am very glad to have finally taken the plunge. I really enjoyed your recap which was full of wit and insight into a great (and now seemingly forgotten) show. I gladly subscribed and look forward to more.

[@bentnosewp]

Remus actually created the defense of temporary insanity

[@TheDRODOR]

I loved season 5 on rewatch, even the flashbacks, it felt a lot like Once upon a time in America It's a shame they had to rush a lot of plot points

[@theinvisiblegentleman1142]

Ah yes, Chicago was a lawless hellscape "back then." Glad that has completely changed now and things are all good there.

[@xBen_III]

What the hell ever happened to Narcisse being an FBI informant?! Complete plot hole smh.

[@MattS-cr8yp]

I finished the series 10 minutes ago and I am not sure what to think. I watched season 1 over the course of a month, then watched the rest over the course of a week. I was surprised how they were able to change my opinions on characters like Nelson who I didn’t like at first but by season 5 he was my favorite character left alive. I wish Richard Harrow made it out alive and up until he got shot in season 4 I thought he would be the only one to survive the series. I was shocked how they killed so many good characters so quickly but by the end I felt like I didn’t have enough characters left to care about.

[@Gentamoru]

I saw this show maybe some 2 years ago at this point, I gotta say I loved it, Jimmy and Richard are definitely some of my favorite characters, great job with this video!

[@tonym994]

gotta love when Jimmy's Mum(Gretchen Mol) gets her sentence, and out of pure frustration, asks the rhetorical question (paraphrasing), "why do men always get away w/ everything?" hilarious exit of one of the show's craziest characters.

[@juanv.1738]

Great write up, would love to see you do the same for Deadwood, Rome, or Fargo. All mt Rushmore shows that don’t get talked about enough but are at the same time held in high standard.

[@EWUFBIiswatching]

Randomly decided to jump back into the show after years. Was pleasantly surprised by how much I had forgotten and think I love it more after the 2nd watching. Great video and thank you.

[@nickbotic]

The Eli vs. Knox fight is one of the most brutal fight scenes I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen…well, most of them, lol. Very few have made my heart actually beat faster and give me that numb feeling. The one that dies is the most is Frank finally getting his paws on Rawlings in the penultimate episode of Punisher season one. But man, Eli and Knox is bruuutal.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

Just finished my 5th watch of this magnificent show. Incredible characters, mostly compelling story lines. Nelson Van Alden's hilarious arc is so different from what you think it will be in Season 1. I''m tempted to jump in for a 6th watch

[@kebabkebob7808]

This is really good, you remind me a lot of MandaloreGaming

[@VentDeux]

Remus will get revenge against Remus' wife . Remus swears it .

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

This show is amazing definitely deserved to not be forgotten . Steve Buscemi was very good in this and this was his first dramatic role as a lead , they also introduce Michael Shannon , they also inspired many shows.

[@westky5390]

no-one got hurt it was a gas leak is the greatest line in the whole show

[@heroinboblivesagain5478]

Eli refusing to slide over is such a mood.

[@hansgruber7035]

This show never got the credit it deserved.

[@atomicpunch1990]

Dude I love your videos but I feel conflicted. On one hand most KZbinrs make some kind of ending speech in order to end their videos ( a conclusion of sorts), but on the other hand the way this video ends making me feel confused and a little bit empty inside feels thematically appropriate to the show and is unique to your channel (which makes it very original in my eyes). Anyway, great video! Subscribed!!!

[@jasonbladzinski5336]

Micheal Shannon is a ridiculously skilled actor. Absolutely love everything he does.

[@Brizzy-wt7fx]

Great video! I love this series, I’ve viewed it many times and agree with a lot of the points you brought up. I really enjoyed your analysis!