Boardwalk Empire - Jimmy Darmody Climbs His Final Trench

Darmody climbs his final trench after death.

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

One of the best scens in the entire series. The atmosphere, hell on earth, with the perfect matching song in the background.

[@cole4134]

Mojo Risin tf you talking about

[@sparkydeltorro]

what I love about this scene is it feels a bit out of place to have this scene in Boardwalk, but the point is it's the horrific, life changing experience Jimmy had that no one in Atlantic City could understand (except Richard) - but we finally get this piece of the puzzle at the end, knowing that none of the other characters ever will.

[@matthewoconnell1365]

Yeasir

[@Mitch-wc9zx]

Not the series. Of all time in any show

[@SilitDeluxe]

To the lost.

[@shiz777]

+Jimmy Darmody To the lost.

[@VinceFromCollateral]

to the lost

[@DevilDoc1988]

How very sad and real. 100 years later. Wars change, warriors do not.

[@MW3laforce]

To the lost ....

[@ytnmavy3161]

To the lost

[@ericksantos4555]

This show was never the same after Jimmy's death. He was killed off way too early.

[@Zzerberus]

Character got written out because Michael Pitt " ...is a giant, unprofessional jackass who treats everyone around him like crap." ^^

[@ericksantos4555]

Darius von Lichtenstein Whatever the reason, the show wasn't the same after it. Season 3 was boring, Season 4 was a little better but crap compared to 1 & 2. I was so happy to finally see the rise of Luciano in Season 5, but it was the worst season yet. Half the season were flashbacks.

[@Zzerberus]

Erick Santos Well, I am already used to quality drops in a show after the first two seasons. That happens a lot. Boardwalk Empire was still watchable and had some awesome scenes here and there besides of loosing quality. Unlike "The Walking Dead" for example, watching that after season two is torture. I didn't even know they end season 5 after episode 8 so yeah .... that was terrible. Rushed the shit out of everything and filled half of it with flashbacks, didn't like that either but well. What can you do.

[@InfiniteDroidArmies]

Dude with all respect, Season 3 was the best season of the show. Nothing beats Gyp Rosetti. Quality definitely fell off after that though.

[@damazywlodarczyk]

no, this was a part of the storyline from the get go

[@gavarial]

The Jimmy Darmody character arc explained the situation for so many men that made it back. They were still alive but didn't feel it and ended up self destructing thereafter. I believe that my great grandfather took his own life as a result. His children, my grandfather included, all fought in WW2 and would never say any more than that he died as a result of the great war.

[@bjustrealman7861]

Served in the marines ,in Afghanistan twice that’s litterly all my wife knows I keep telling myself I’ll tell here more now I have a 14 month old son and still can’t tell anyone I know more than that.

[@jamallabarge2665]

@@bjustrealman7861 She wouldn't understand the stark choices, the intensity of friendships, having to put it out there. She should be grateful to sleep in innocence.

[@ryannarcisse]

@@bjustrealman7861 you should talk to someone. There’s guy that are going through the same thing

[@sas6384]

@@bjustrealman7861 We men face the hard choices. Don't feel worse for it. Feel blessed for the responsibility for our families.

[@rhysobrien2439]

All of my grandparents lived through WW2, either in England or Australia Both grandfathers fought in the European theatre. My paternal Grandfather never said much, he came home and became an alcoholic. Years after he's cleaned up he told me that was the norm for soldiers. "You either died in combat or came home and became an alcoholic. War does terrible things to all involved. My maternal grandmother would tell me stories of being a young woman and.living through the German air raids in Britain. Said that she and her family would cower in the shelters as the sirens went off, praying that a bomb didn't land on them and take them all out. Can you imagine living through something like that? Horrific. It also occurred to me the other day that my generation (I'm 38 years old now) was the last generation of people who were able to speak to WW2 veterans and survivors and hear the stories first hand. They've all pretty much gone now and we only have the stories left. It was a solemn thought. My grandparents were some of the best people I ever had the privilege of knowing. They lived and fought through that, and never complained or asked for anything. Compare that to today's entitled brats that have to manufacture things to be outraged and offended by. It is fucking pathetic and not what our forebears fought for.

[@JokersRWildStudios]

Best scene of the entire show. No doubt about it.

[@ELDL1989]

Comes top to the second best, Richard's death.

[@Railhog2102]

It is the only flashback to World War 1.

[@flushingstudios]

@@Railhog2102 that says a lot about the show you know

[@RedForeman]

@@flushingstudioswould’ve love to see Richard in the field sniping fools in a flashback and how he lost his face

[@mgway4661]

@@RedForemanit was mentioned he was injured by a grenade. Sometimes using our imagination is the best cinematic tool

[@VinceFromCollateral]

Jimmy was a soldier. He fought, he lost. There is no doubt of Jimmy's ultimate fate; the last we see of James Darmody at the war memorial is his cadaverous smirk finally made true in a harrowing closeup of fatal bullet wounds. But this body was only a withered shell We are transported back to where Jimmy really died; the trenches of France. Lonely shells explode, startling all but one. Commanded by whistle, the soldiers charge into the White. It's time to come home. To the Lost.

[@Tecun85]

The tragedy and fear is this scene is palpable

[@11bisthewaytobe13]

No one will fathom, the fear, and the pure terror these men faced. "Going over the top?" No one will ever

[@Jscots]

This was one piece out of Boardwalk Empire that I would have really been interested in seeing. We see the after effects of the war through Jimmy's physical, mental, and emotional issues that he sustained while in combat in France. It would have been worth at least one episode for the writers to expand a little in Jimmy's experiences overseas in France during WW1 to give us a better understanding on Jimmy's outlook of life and how it would linger even more so when he returns to the U.S. and enters the world of boot-legging and the criminal aspect and need for violence. I would have enjoyed a few extended clips of Jimmy's combat experiences, but such was not the case.

[@jimstanga6390]

Jscots - I agree.....I'd like the same for Mr. Harrow....to see him as a sharpshooter in action with 2 eyes and a full face....see the episode where it happened....

[@1sttvbn]

Jscots I think this scene pretty much says it all. You can feel the fear.

[@stefansalo6571]

i think they went with the idea that if you havent been there you would never understand

[@lincolnhumphrey2500]

This is the outlook. After you face death life becomes simple.

[@Bill-od6rb]

Absolutely! Shoulda expanded more on both characters wartime experiences.

[@Rodness28]

That's a beautiful scene.

[@TheBurgooKing]

i find myself coming back to this daily, it's so, so un describeable

[@64savageshoota52]

Calc lol 😂

[@emac3232]

"Some people believe that - especially in that soldier's position - that being alive is much, much worse." - Jimmy Darmody

[@thecactuus]

''It's almost impossible to describe the horror; it's a living, waking nightmare'' Jimmy Darmody

[@smallbuj7605]

Beautiful and haunting scene.

[@aldixon1977]

+Small buj: Why is it a “Beautiful and haunting scene” ? Please explain your statement...

[@liamroberts7512]

Why does he have explain anything? Idiot.

[@kylemaclellan7959]

@@aldixon1977 guessing the symbolism of the trench and Jimmy’s inner conflict. It is a beautiful metaphor for how jimmy viewed post war life. He keeps “going over the top” hoping it’s his last time and that someone finally kills him. He seeks for his war to finally be over and it finally is.

[@torontoBluejays87]

Man I miss this show. In it's early days I couldn't get enough of it. Was so excited for new episodes to come out. Season 2 was amazing purely for the bromance between Jimmy and Richard. Those two stole EVERY scene they were in. Season 3 was also quite fun, but season 2 was easily the best. This scene was one of my favourite scenes from the entire show. This was where you really saw Jimmy die. He had no soul of his former self after living through this hell on earth type situation.

[@ZAPAT1STA49]

markwest1987 I found Season2 the best followed by3. 4 was horrible and 5 was great again (but short)

[@the-blue-barron2791]

@@ZAPAT1STA49 season 3 was the best Gyp Rosetti a true hero

[@roede101]

100 years ago today, World War One ended. To the Lost

[@markobomba]

this final scene is mostly poetry than just film making. i must say i felt shocked and amazed at the same time. jimmys line "i died on the trench many years ago" will always be a top moment of the series. i trully believe that the whole thing is a masterpiece.

[@cooliostarstache5474]

In death, Jimmy returned to the trenches, the trenches he never really left after the War. In death, Richard returned to his wife, his family. Richard came home, like what Jimmy told him to

[@Thermalburn]

While I was saddened to see Jimmy go, the imagery they provided was amazing. Jimmy dying while staring up at the unfinished ww1 memorial is almost haunting. It really depicts the fact that even though these guys came home, in many ways they did not. They truly died in those trenches. When jimmy says "to the lost" its almost a reference to the lost generation that returned home after ww1. Amazing end to a character, really...even though I was sad to see him go

[@jordcarter2359]

Jimmy whined about the war throughout his time in the show but this scene actually made the audience realise he wasn't exaggerating and was actually dealing with alot of trauma from start to finish. Oddly it makes you feel even more pity for him despite at this point the terrible things he'd done.

[@franciscojosemari4707]

Playing Verdi's Requiem. A Requiem is a Mass for the Dead. He has been a walking dead since the war....

[@j.clementec.m.1558]

​@franciscojosemari4707 which specific part of verdis requiem?

[@franciscojosemari4707]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3bchnpsds2Wmqs@@j.clementec.m.1558

[@franciscojosemari4707]

Quattro Pezzi Sacri Ave Maria

[@leftfordead02]

It´s pity HBO didn´t make a one-episode spin off where would be Jimmy in trench war. He was great character and I think we deserve to see it.

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

It's been a century that the great war ended, if you read the history is not enough to imagine the suffering

[@arkboy100]

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of disappointed shells that dropped behind. GAS! Gas! Quick, boys!-- An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And floundering like a man in fire or lime.-- Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light As under a green sea, I saw him drowning. In all my dreams, before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning. If in some smothering dreams you too could pace Behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin; If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-- My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

[@alexkrycek21]

I would say Season 2 of Boardwalk was pitch perfect.

[@NathanielLongchallon]

alexkrycek21 i think it was the best season

[@RutMaciek]

you could see that Jimmy was already dead. he didn't move. he wasn't afraid. he was quiet inside. he was empty. After the war he was just a vessel, with no emotions inside.

[@Pitsspit]

A Scene that deserves a series unto itself..

[@emac3232]

Even as a 28 year old man, I'm not ashamed to say this scene almost brought me to tears. If he was ever going to die, i couldn't have imagined his thoughts being anything else.

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Why would you be ashamed to cry in the first place?

[@ebinecksdee9872]

Christ, I will never be able to imagine the hell that our boys, and everyone's boys for that matter, had to endure. War to end all wars my ass. May they rest rest in eternal peace

[@JD-ro4qi]

to the british and french, you fought for far longer than us americans did in this god awful war but im glad we showed up to help in the end…

[@dragsmagshags]

IMO best scene of the series. I love how his last thought was of him climbing out of the trenches. Just like he told Nucky, he died there a long time ago.

[@samwheel5162]

I love how they added this in. It shows that this is Jimmy's real death and that nucky shooting him was just putting him out of his misery

[@BadBoy1986PL]

That's why Jimmy didn't die that night killed by Nucky...Nycky just shot an already dead man. I mean Jimmy's body was all alive and stuff. But his mind was dead, destroyed somewhere in the trenches. After the war he was just the wreck, he even admits it. "I died long ago".

[@toddstubetime]

One of the best scenes in the history of television. What a way to end a character whose depth became clearly defined in the last 45 seconds. Complete genius.

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

Nucky and Jimmy’s main difference was in that while Nucky was always moving foward, Jimmy was always stuck in the past. Constant progression vs constant reflection. Jimmy’s haunted by his past, his existence as the conception of a child rape, the fact that his own mother groomed him, and finally his spirit died during the war and the horrors he experienced. His innocence dead, his optimism dead, his qualms about morality and being a good person dead. He couldn’t change that and he didn’t even try. Nucky didn’t have a perfect life but he also didn’t have that trauma. He had ambition, a sincere want for power that wasn’t just proposed to him by people he wanted to make proud. He wanted the whole universe in his hand, while Jimmy just wanted comfort that he knew he’d never reach. It’s reflected in Jimmy’s repeated phrase “to the lost” mourning those they’ve lost and those like him who are lost in life. And that period is given a cap in the final scene of S2 where Nucky makes a toast “to the future”.

[@cjturk5355]

“To The Lost” 🥃

[@MentalHeathLive]

Quattro pezzi sacri: Ave Maria

[@michaelsantoro170]

Jimmy: To the lost Tommy: In the bleak midwinter Would've loved to see a crossover between the two shows.

[@abramslion1]

" I died in the trenches, .. years back" " you should know that"..

[@DrChristianShepard]

The creators of the show explained that it is jimmy going into the unknown.

[@stephenlane897]

Goosebumps every time.

[@imperatorglaber1752]

I'll never understand the sheer stupid of the tactics used. Sending me in mass infantry charges, against fortified positions with artillery and machine nests. Pure hell

[@el_piter33]

Imperator Glaber old school tactics and the gruesome love for trench warfare

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Yep, when you combine centuries old tactics with new, modern weapons never seen before and are capable of wiping out entire platoons within seconds, the result is nightmarish.

[@Steve44489]

I was an extra in this scene. We shot it in the back of a studio in brooklyn...lots of fun.

[@aldixon1977]

+Steven Arangio: That’s funny, I was an extra in this scene & I don’t remember seeing you ? 🧐

[@futurebestseller84]

I loved this show from a historical standpoint

[@joejoerunya8908]

I wish Jimmy and Richard got episodes with themselves in WW1. I know they didn’t serve in the same unit, but still it would’ve been cool to see a little bit about their experience

[@leondelvechioramirez8529]

My great grandfather went through this, my grandfather told me the stories about him.

[@kbholla]

+Leon Delvechio Ramirez yeah my great grandfathers on both sides did too. wish I met them.

[@hugovader6727]

my great grandfather too ...... the portuguese expedicionary force ...... he latter died in portugal from complicacions on the lungs ....... german mustard gas ....... funny or terrifing thing is that is daughter ...my grandmother told me once that his father told them a story of a situation that hapend with him in the war ...... he and some other soldiers were in a destroyed house and they were getting pounded by german artillery .... he said to himself that his moment had come and he grabed a litle picture of a saint from his land and said a prayer ........ some moments later he run to a trench ....the other soldiers stayed in the house ......... the house got a direct hit of artillery .... everybody died ....... he was only lucky to make the decision of runing from the house seconds earlier .... when this scene played i remember always my grandmothers face telling the story .....such a serious face .... will never forget ......

[@timothyo718]

Latinos were allowed to fight in WW1 or was he a member of the maternal side?

[@anihilist460]

Kingdom of Italy, Alpini, my great great uncle. He never came back home.

[@camillieri305]

I can't believe a scene like this can transfer so much emotion to the viewer! It's like you're almost there and can feel the emptiness inf the soldiers as they are about to face their most likely death

[@Jonathanjwf]

I Guess as a Human he became custom to death surrounding him in the trenches, thus why he didn't show any remorse or emotion when he killed his enemies. Cold and Calculated

[@samwelltayrlor]

A generation of youth destroyed and almost forgotten

[@augenraugen291]

The Spring offensive where Darmody apparently fought was not just "one major battle". Germany lost more men in it than it had lost during the previous battles combined. 1918 was the bloodiest year of Germany. Sectors Americans were in, were no less severe than sectors other allies were.

[@YY4UGUYSS416]

Could not imagine that feeling…

[@Practical-Theoretical]

"It's time to come home Richard"

[@thetributemaster1469]

My great Grandfather thought in the Trenches in WW1. I was told he was blown up but survived. His leg was forever damaged though...kinda like Jimmy's leg :0

[@hugovader6727]

my great grandfather too ...... the portuguese expedicionary force ...... he latter died in portugal from complicacions on the lungs ....... german mustard gas ....... funny or terrifing thing is that is daughter ...my grandmother told me once that his father told them a story of a situation that hapend with him in the war ...... he and some other soldiers were in a destroyed house and they were getting pounded by german artillery .... he said to himself that his moment had come and he grabed a litle picture of a saint from his land and said a prayer ........ some moments later he run to a trench ....the other soldiers stayed in the house ......... the house got a direct hit of artillery .... everybody died ....... he was only lucky to make the decision of runing from the house seconds earlier .... when this scene played i remember always my grandmothers face telling the story .....such a serious face .... will never forget ......

[@thetributemaster1469]

Thanks for sharing :)

[@guillermosanchez9989]

respect for your grandfather.

[@kingoflimbs1]

Fun Fact: Believe it or not, this network (i.e., the one behind such critically acclaimed hits as Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos) is the very same one that is now showing Euphoria, Gossip Girl, and Insecure.

[@Oakland510]

And now ‘ the idol ‘. What the HECK happened to HBO?

[@harrisongjersvik9641]

Yeesh, that whistle... uffda

[@fuckchocouch]

Maybe we all herd it

[@Jamesmartens55]

This episode made me despise Nucky Thompson...I hope he remembers how he cringed in fear like a coward during his attempted assassination, Throwing up his hand in attempt to spare his life, while Jimmy took it in the most Honorable way possible...Hands to the side, firm posture, accepting his fate. Jimmy Darmody was Boardwalk Empire...I hope Richard Harrow takes back what has been taken from him...his best friend (Jimmy) and his secret crush (Angela)

[@Hope-c5m]

War is a testament of human failure 😢

[@L30x]

Best war scene so far without seeing a single bullet

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

A lot of Jimmy died in the war. He was a shell of his formal self after the war. It's the soldiers that come back with the despair are the ones who had the most humanity.

[@weareabove4233]

No more Brother wars.

[@biskit460]

HBO should do a mini series about WW1

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Just reminds me how it's too bad HBO never did anything with World War One.

[@DireAxis]

@Latinoberto The credits are: Hungarian State Opera Chorus: Conducter - Pier Giorgio Morandi: Music - Quattro Pezzi Sacri (Four Sacred Pieces) and the sequence is the first of the four, Ave Maria. Example of the song: /watch?v=XTNkf_YE4g0

[@sbakernyc5761]

Time to rewatch this series... my favorite scene from the show. So powerful

[@jarin12ga]

WW1 had far worse conditions than WW2 by far!! Bodies were stacked 5-6FT high from artillery at times. I read some crazy books. Jimmy was far too big to die in season 2! Many will agree!! He had a right to be a little messed up from the war. It's not like Nucky was a perfect angle himself!

[@jarin12ga]

+pigeonpsycho fuck off, who said it wasnt!

[@circamuffin]

+JAYMAG Brownstone Both you 'Mo's need to shut it. War is fun as shit, you get to shoot guns and steal opium from the poppy farmers. Its seriously amazing. Get your panties untwisted, join the military, and start acting like men.

[@kbholla]

+JAYMAG Brownstone yeah ww1 was more brutal, just being sent to be slaughtered. hundreds of thousands on some days. ww2 was more personal, much more hate and desire to kill.

[@Narsil1794]

+JAYMAG Brownstone It's a shame he died so early in the story. Unfortunately, he was written out of the show because Michael Pitt is extremely difficult to work with on set and the creative team had enough of him. Damn shame. Jimmy was fantastic.

[@mgway4661]

JAYMAG Brownstone Show made a huge mistake killing him off that early in the show. I quit watching after that

[@Mrosen7542]

He's in no man's land now.

[@thebingaman]

I have seen a lot of World War I movies. And none of them come even close to matching this scene. Just fantastic.

[@hugostiglitz1816]

This and Richard's death was the 2 most touching. Nucky's is the 3rd.

[@lightschunk]

Climax of the show in my opinion.

[@ronartez1289]

Never forget how honorable these men are

[@IT-Crack1991]

Jimmy Darmody was the hardest way of all the characters ...

[@rudeboy6627]

To the lost…

[@ei_ei5111]

Damn this scene makes me so sad. Very nice work.

[@jamescorriveau7267]

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

[@Zakaria95M]

Absolutely right - this has a very poetic undertone.

[@augenraugen291]

This should have been the final scene. It would have been one of the best endings in history had it been the final scene.

[@dcpmootown]

long live jimmy darmody !

[@MauserKar98k]

One hundredth anniversary of American involvement in WWI today. Just remembering..

[@aldixon1977]

Over there, over there, send the word...

[@squalgod8410]

Amazing scene, hell on earth.

[@billymaupin3360]

I try to be a crazy fuck who acts like I don’t care , to survive. But this I have no idea , I probably would’ve shit my pants .

[@AnarchistOverman]

I think this scene is supposed to show where Jimmy really 'died'. The man who Nucky shot was completely different. He was more or less a ghost of who he was.

[@JollyJont]

Brilliant and respectful ending scene for one of the best characters all genres!

[@wowgodhamel]

richard harrow disliked this

[@Jamesmartens55]

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

[@aaafingerboarding]

such a tradic life he was so damaged in the end i wanted to die he new when mucky called to meet him he went there with out a gun and said no to richard when he offered to come with him, and aslo i think deep down he hated his mother but was so confused and damaged

[@kaeld4537]

That darmody killed it

[@TheGhost204]

No doubt this is when he got wounded by shrapnel. I wonder (and hope) if they'll do any more Jimmy flashbacks next season. Probably the first episode will largely be about him.

[@Tobeyonehello]

@Talentz92 Thanks man, I appreciate it. Me and my roommate had a long drunken conversation about it, and that was my final thought on the scene. lol. I think were both right though. Jimmy didnt want to go on. He was ready for it to end, especially after all the damage he had done (Angela). So now he was free. His running into battle without looking back suggests his willingness to die, even hope of death. His life was very tormented. I loved the Jimmy character, very sad hes gone.

[@thestranger4812]

The most pointless war in human history. So many good men lost.

[@jaker.503]

He never left the trenches, most men and women can’t escape from what they’ve seen and done

[@johng586]

All that male privilege

[@JCC545454]

yes, such a tastefully shot scene..

[@danielbarrett5464]

Haunting because this is probably what it looked like.

[@ViceCityVacation]

There needs to be an updated version of the American Civil War. Now that I'd watch. And also obiviously the Vietnam War, not just showing fighting itself but actually showcasing how warped that period was. Also depicting the evilness of behind-the-scenes string pulling by corrupt Military Commanders, Generals, White House Military Advisors, everything. And showcasing the horror and abbhorentness of the Mei Lei Massacre, would make a compelling case and harrowing tv.

[@liamregan4975]

Just wrapped up the second season. HBO doing what they do best; war. This was the perfect, yet saddest and most depressing ending I could have possibly thought of, and to think that jimmy didn’t get a soldiers death... long live the Boychuk

[@mrcentreville]

I think Boardwalk Empire should win the emmy for best drama series this year. This scene was simply amazing and oddly beautiful. This season of Mad Men is good so far, but I think Boardwalk had a better season this year.

[@bjustrealman7861]

Someone make this ww1 movie they where spot on with this and the music haunting I’m right there with him stopped watching the show after this

[@clintgolub1751]

Bjustreal Man watch they shall not grow old. It’s restored footage of “The Great War/WWI” Also 1917 is very similar

[@Threesom666]

Beautiful scene. So inspiring.

[@romanlegions]

@DireAxis Totally agree, if you squeeze every little character point and try to convey it on screen, it'll just lessen the impact of it and let the fans down. Of course if done tastefully like how Jimmy slept with his own mother flashback, its powerful.

[@Xycester]

I think Nucky wished Jimmy were still alive to bail him out of his current situation.