Boardwalk Empire - Luciano and Capone talk about the past and the future

The Commission and the old rivalries between the Sicilians and Neapolitans rear their ugly head once again.

[@4833-o1b]

I love how they have 3 guys doing one job. In real life Capone had over 500 gunmen when he won his war for Chicago. He couldn't let them go and create any competition so he had a lot of guys doing nothing and getting paid.

[@erikjohnson5549]

Ya, It'd be a bad move to start handing a bunch of well armed and decently organized men, pink slips. However it was probably just nice to have a small army of guys on standby so if any outsider tried to mussel in on Chicago... Well they'd have 500 guys to get through.

[@postponingcamel5619]

The Carthaginians could learn a thing or two from Capone.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

@Frank Castle YEP

[@BoopSnoot]

Gunman + Eiffel Tower = Desk(🐘)

[@thegreenbaron6439]

It definitely helps make the scene. I think it's to represent how al Copone came to live in his own "echo chamber" so to speak, which would eventually lead to his downfall. That's what I got out of it at least.

[@spenserdavis788]

One of the best moments in the series: When Capone doesn't remember who Darmody is. So real. They lose friends left and right in this business, Al hasn't thought twice about him despite all the time we assume they spent together. Such great writing done simply.

[@Israel-nb7ip]

It's also cuz Capone was suffering from an undiagnosed case of syphilis which was becoming neurosyphilis and affected his memory. This season they showed him forgetting all types of things as a precursor to what eventually eroded his mind and killed him. Probably got it from one of many prostitutes he was employing and sleeping with.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

@@Israel-nb7ip . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis

[@FatGouf]

Spenser Davis yet he remembered O'Banion

[@jeffbaker4669]

Absolutely. Adding to the greatness is that Lucky does remember Jimmy. His memory lives on through his enemy, not his friend, showing how terrible this world is to be a part of. In actual history, Al was losing in his mind, yes, but you don't know that within the narrative, so to me, it's proof of the tradegy of Al, how much he has changed, has fallen, since season 1. He's says Whosit? And I instantly think of the scene in season 1 when he tells Jimmy about playing the mandolin for his son. Maaaan. Great stuff.

[@dougow]

@@FatGouf O'banion was more of a recent event than his time with Jimmy so it makes sense.

[@50ztej]

DESK! ELEPHANTS!

[@vandannski]

On the desk! Next to the elephants!

[@TheSeanoops]

Desk next to the elephants.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Desk on the elephants!

[@douglasbadger9049]

Desk! Next to the elephants

[@mikeandmars2345]

Next to the elehants Right

[@ReMeDy_TV]

"My desk, next to the elephants." "Al's desk, next to the elephants." "On the desk, the elephants." "Desk, elephants." "Elephants." "What's this for?"

[@CharlieSheensTigerBlood]

ITS FOR WALLACE BEERY!

[@jeffgachihi8225]

One of da trucks.

[@CharlieSheensTigerBlood]

@@jeffgachihi8225 Quiet Albert

[@noexceptions5831]

It means, Sit on this cocksuckah!

[@LordofDarknessX]

LMFAO

[@Becca-bm8rt]

It's sad how Al forgot about Jimmy.

[@acksha]

Becca “Whos it??”

[@GlennShook]

Ya cause without jimmy al prob woulda died against greektown what’s his name that jimmys plan took out and jimmy killed himself.

[@jamesAk1]

Allen Iverson jimmy went out like a real gangster

[@FranklinSninsky]

He didn't it was sarcasm becasuse he didn't wanna remember someone that made him look bad after he supported Jimmy against Nucky, duhhhh you can see it in the amazing actor who plays Capones facial expression, duhhh come on now ...

[@michaelross499]

I think all that heroine sniffing and whatever other drug Capone was under made him forget not just about Jimmy, but lots of other things. A lot of time has passed between Jimmy getting killed and this scene.

[@torontoBluejays87]

I have watched this scene many times and I still can't get over how funny it is to hear Capone's "parrots" repeating everything he says. 😂

[@anonanonanonanon1975]

Does it happen in other scenes as well?

[@5280PolotheKid]

@@anonanonanonanon1975 yes.. a couple times lol.... "wheres mueller?"

[@Godfather9814]

Desk. Elephants.

[@luket.7468]

A great way to illustrate how terrified they are of Capone.

[@Godfather9814]

Luke Tipton that or they wanted to kiss up to him to move up the ladder.....or both 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@TheBiakko]

The legend says they are still yelling “Mueller” at each other up to this day

[@applemuffin7253]

Who else thinks Boardwalk is one of the most best things ever to be screened Bravo Mark !!

[@alonenjersey]

My vote says "YES"

[@edercortes1960]

Remind me again why it got cancel and they jumped the shark by season 5 (I believe or season 4)

[@alonenjersey]

@@edercortes1960 maybe the heads @ HBO thought continuing such a first rate series made too much sense?

[@DDDD-hv3ub]

I believe it had to do with the budget being so high as to why it got cancelled. The last season was not great and they rushed things to try and tie it up. Its unfortunate we couldn't have seen the whole evolution from prohibition gangsterism into the full-fledged mafia with Luciano at the head table. It was brilliantly paced amd researched and could have done it if given the time and money.

[@alonenjersey]

@@DDDD-hv3ub Of all the words of tongue and pen the saddest are these: "It might have been."

[@ajbahus]

Vincent Piazza really grew into the role. From a stupid street punk in season 1, to an up and comer in seasons 2 and 3 and finally as boss by the end.

[@nisidola1576]

Just like the real life Charlie Lucky Luciano Very smart and savvy

[@matthewriley7826]

Love the contrast between Capone and Luciano they did this episode. You have Lucky trying to maintain a low profile going on to found the Commission. Meanwhile Al is screaming from the rooftops that he’s the biggest baddest king of Chicago while external forces plot his downfall.

[@blooddrunk1432]

One was addicted to Coka .

[@andoliniandolini8543]

@@blooddrunk1432 the most stupid comment ever seen... that says a lot about a man. a fucking stupid comment from a stupid person...

[@spaceranger6308]

@@andoliniandolini8543 I’m sure you’re fun at parties

[@andolini1235]

@@spaceranger6308 yes bro..

[@SantomPh]

The irony is in real life Capone welcomed the Commission and even held the first meeting in Chicago.

[@12227UserName]

Yeah. While the actor who portrays Capone is great in his own right, it's not a very accurate portrayal of the real Alphonse Capone. Everything from his appearance, his demeanor, his actions are all wild exaggerations. Al was known to brag outright about his activities, at least that's according to media of the time, which in itself may have been exaggerations because stories revolving around gangsters and the Mafia proved to be great for the journalists and the papers. Many so-called journalists would make up fake stories. He wasn't nearly as short or baby faced as depicted in this show. He was also known to have a fairly deep rough voice. He wasn't necessarily opposed to the New York families, although there are rumors that the families did look down on the Chicago syndicate due to the ongoing violence in that territory, which supposedly the New York families thought of as a indication that the Outfit was less organized, less civil and barbaric.

[@bobbywhite1645]

"I..I.. I'll find him Al!" *Starts running around the table* "Mueller!! Mueller!!"

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

Maybe he’s under the desk.

[@TheFiresloth]

When you're litterally paid to hang around, you're probably anxious to be at least a bit useful.

[@flukislucas]

The days before cellphones was very chaotic indeed lol

[@okeymmeje5118]

"I dont give a fuck if he sold ice creams to eskimos". Fucking brilliant

[@mikemaldonado9960]

Ferris muellers day off

[@andychauhan6544]

He's making the rounds...didn't ya hear.

[@vonhumboldt1985]

I love this !

[@robertbates6249]

gummy bear?

[@youngturks1025]

One of other issues of the storyboarded final season. Besides skipping Rothstein death, meeting of crime bosses in Atlantic City in 1928, Capone's war with the Irish, and Lucianos rise (escaping death as well), Luciano would never say anything about working only with Italians. He didn't care where you came from, as long as everyone made money.

[@knovvledge631]

You should watch this show till the end. His character isn't fully developed here yet

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@knovvledge631 He's not talking about a character, he's referring to actual Luciano.

[@parapoliticos52]

It isnt working only with Italians. It's working for Italians. And that's what he did. Make them all subservient to their thing.

[@youngturks1025]

@@parapoliticos52 of course the 5 Families ran the Commission and they started The Mafia. They had the final say. But the point was everyone else could also make money without the racial ignorance or war.

[@bethenawaltz4190]

i wouldve loved to have seen a side story with vincent mad dog coll and dutch schultz (to give payoff of mad dog's attempted hit on lucania) but i guess that wouldve probably been another season, but yeah, i wouldve loved to have seen how they depicted someone as legendary as vincent coll

[@rockabillylou3823]

If they ever make a Luciano/Lanskey commission spin off, they should definnetly have flash backs with luciano and johnny torio hanging with paul kelly and the 5 points gang. Kinda like the sopranos did with Uncle Jr and Johnny Boy.

[@edmundcotter1477]

Paul Kelly was finally portrayed in the TV show the Alienist. It was him and Rothstein who taught these slum gang kids to dress like businessmen.

[@theportugueselegend]

I dont think that is going to happen very soon. Mafia doesnt sell like superheros or stranger things type of thing. Plus, as a pop culture thing the costs of being accurate would be huge. Big studios arent in the type. Unless Scorsese goes for another series about them (which I would absolutely be over the fucking moon) that is not going to happen

[@terrificjohnny4244]

why?

[@IchabodvanTassel98]

@@theportugueselegend sadly

[@BlaneNostalgia]

Good description, it finally makes sense to me why Lucky said "Its not important" I didnt know the Capone outfit had Neapolitan roots. Them and Sicilians have a blood feud that goes back generations

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples

[@BradBrassman]

Yes, according to Valachi!

[@parapoliticos52]

''Dont afraid what's going on in Rome. The snake sleeps docile in Naples''

[@Superpity07]

The way homeboy keeps shouting, "Mueller" at the end is hilarious.

[@DEVILSBELONGINHADES.]

"It's all going to get tidied up"

[@CommanderLongJohn]

3:05 I love how Al doesn't even remember who Jimmy was, despite the fact they were increasingly becoming pretty close (even bought Jimmy a suit, which Al admitted was "a little goofy", and told him he'd be "riding my coattails"), between all the drugs/booze/general chaos and the syphilis eating away at his brain, it's no surprise..

[@josephmulvihill9898]

Vincent Piazza aced the role of Luciano. The quietly cunning & suave image I got when reading about Charlie Lucky for years was stunning to see cinematically.

[@cgoins1993]

I would’ve loved a sequel of Luciano, Lansky, Siegel, Costello, and Geneovese’s life and business after The Commission was started as well as the building of Las Vegas and Bugsy and Luciano’s fall. They could call it Casino Empire or something to that extent. Focus on the building of Las Vegas and Lansky’s business in Florida and Cuba as well as Luciano’s incarceration and deportation and his assistance to the US during WWII. I know HBO is currently working on a Game of Thrones prequel. So maybe some Boardwalk Empire fans can get into the executives’ ears at HBO and talk them into a sequel spin-off of Boardwalk Empire

[@joejoerunya8908]

Yea man that would’ve been epic. They could’ve ended it with Castro’s takeover in Cuba. Remember the Mafia built a lot of those hotels

[@miketiger24TB]

Hilarious all the dudes yelling "Mueller" as if he's in the room or down the hall. Haha

[@finessegod2]

I love how he added subtle little shit like Capone randomly snorting his nose 😅🤣😂

[@eenrique4053]

The vision of the writing and then the come through of the actors. Brilliant 👏

[@85Vikingen]

Best "I dont give a fuck" ever... spitzenklasse!

[@zubiproductions9440]

I like how they mention the Paul Kelly Monk Eastman beef even just for a few seconds. Kelly and Eastman were some of the real OG’s of organized crime that not many people know about.

[@terrificjohnny4244]

and?

[@thomaswallace6907]

That was before crime got organised

[@donmagicjuan831]

"I don't give a shit he sold ishe cream to eshkimosh."

[@lordburgerIV]

I love a moment of realization, one of my favorite moments that could be in a show or movie

[@394pjo]

Capone was an all American man. Self made, takes no shit and respects loyalty and hard work. He was a republican to the bone.

[@dannysunay8099]

@Aldo Htownsouth GOOD POINT! HA HA #BAWLIN'

[@thefatalveli1]

0:26 that Torrios impression =))))

[@gmont5082]

This show was put together soo well...i gotta watch it again

[@stephenkane1074]

"On my desk, next to the elephants". It's the smallest brush strokes that make it a masterpiece.

[@bobbybustos426]

Luciano was on a different level man, saw everything coming. The big picture. That boy was a beast. One of the best business criminals ever. What he put in place, the organization throughout everyone in that life is still going on today with so many crime families.

[@JoeSmith-dl9ok]

I always thought it was funny they only had enough balls to talk shit about Jimmy after he was gone. The few scenes they were all together (like when they can’t sell the whiskey) and Jimmy loses his shit they all stand there quiet. Not scared, but like they knew Jimmy could easily kill them all

[@paradoxdea]

Al just didn't see the bigger picture. Luciano did though. He was methodically positioning the Mafia into the most structured criminal organization. Capone only "saw" himself as a Chicago boss...nothing else. Sad.

[@mikhailr13]

I love how they make Capone's outfit / chain of command look so unorganised or like Chinese whispers. It would be like. "I need you to visit this friend of ours, feel him out. See if he can pull some favours with the union" "I need to visit this guy, something about unions. feel him out. "visit this guy, feel him up, pull him off. Unions!" "Desk-Elephant!!

[@brianbernstein3826]

*Al opens gift, reveals model of Empire State Building.* Every last person watching the show: "Al will definitely stab someone with that."

[@naughtyskywalker9292]

And he did.

[@doncaramelo2147]

The guy at 3:13 is Sally Bugs from the Irish man

[@adidas862]

costumes are truly amazing. You can feel the 1930s only by looking at them

[@rickyclark2021]

Every character in this show did the best performance of anybody did of portraying these guys.. Luciano, capone, nucky "johnson" jonny T, AR, masseria ect... they all were the best we've eva seen of these guys on screen.

[@simon5evans52]

Graham was horrendously miscast as Capone. He was a bear of a man and softly spoken.

[@williamvaughn2237]

Capone was a Savage he was running up the Cash

[@nikitakosteniuk4482]

The Empire State Building didn’t look like that up to 70th, the top hasn’t got antenna on it so it wasn’t that peaky.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building

[@MrV8696]

At times like now, I go through youtube to watch awesome acting like this. Ford from westworld is another. Great acting is amazing to watch

[@hughjass9706]

Apparently Al Capone was not a bully, in fact people say he despised bullies. Of course none of us will ever know for sure🤷‍♂️

[@LordTalax]

Yeah yelling for Mueller in the office should do it

[@ssjchixken5110]

Out of topic but I remember going into the Irishmen blind and was surprised by seeing Stephen Graham in the film! Good for him, he deserves it

[@CharlieSheensTigerBlood]

The impersonation of torrio was great. Considering what happened lmao

[@reekz1568]

This shit will never be as good as you know what

[@RumbleFish69]

Luciano was a visionary. He would have been a great legitimate CEO.

[@christopherdo4457]

Capone is sick. Smart guy. Not giving no one his share.

[@Bogie0315]

Stephan Graham a guy from the UK rocking the American accent and a very good Al C.

[@hirokiyoshimoto8232]

1:56 “cause that’s what your boss wants all pals his hand in my pocket” that always gets me laughing

[@jeffbaker4669]

I like the empire state statue, where a 'King' fell, as Al, another king, does this season.

[@Doubletrouble000]

It’s amazing acting and to think the actor who plays Capone is an Englishman

[@dannysunay8099]

WHAT YOUSE MEAN HE IS A UNION JACK FLAKIE!!!! THE NERVE!

[@TiminSE]

did Al not wanna let them know he knew Jimmy cause they jacked Charlie's old boss?

[@adz123888]

I think because up to that point a good ten years had passed plus Capone was doing a lot of drugs so his memory might of been fuzzy.

[@leonemorello818]

Desk, next to the elephants! *passes tower*

[@daniellinehan63]

Al owned Chicago( and the republican party)

[@scottlindsey8313]

Not sure if anyone else picked up on this but I thought the statue gift was a jab at Capone. The New York mob guys say that they either chased Capone from NY or he couldn't cut it there so he had to move to Chicago. The statue gift, in a sense, was to remind him of his place in the hierarchy

[@khabbad]

Scott Lindsey Interesting insight but I don’t see it. At the time Capone came to Chicago it was the most violent major city in America. The gang warfare there was far more spectacular than New York. Capone has his work cut out from the start and even mentioned once how he was appalled by the open violence in the City.

[@daniellinehan63]

Yep- tho they feared the Chicago mob

[@Robsay01]

I don’t see it either. Capone was just a young street thug in NY and saw greener pastures in Chi. He left on his own accord.

[@terranceaddison4599]

@@khabbad and unfortunately...it still is....

[@ORION2180]

lol, the Chicago Outfit was its own entity and operated in total sovereignty.

[@eddiel7635]

Ha, Stephen Graham playing Al Capone doing a fake English accent is a vibe

[@MegaTonytheboss]

I didn't catch that, where did the put the Empire State Building?

[@MegaTonytheboss]

93MrJohnny Right, it's sad they don't say it much in the video

[@Sam_T1021]

+93MrJohnny where the fuck is mueller?

[@MrAngusyoungistheman]

The Observer Capone used it as a dildo. I won’t judge.

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

Behind Al's old shinebox.

[@thatonewiseguy287]

DESKHHHH ELEPHFANTS!!!!!!

[@thesummerwiind]

Scarface had a wicked case of the sniffles.

[@leolldankology]

Drips

[@daniellima2973]

Cocaine habit. His septum was gone

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

@@daniellima2973 . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine

[@dannysunay8099]

He was sniffin' a rat!

[@TheCasualAbsurder]

Snyphilis

[@MobHeataEnt]

How did Capone not know Jimmy? They took over Greek town together.

[@jamesAk1]

You can tell he knew who he was

[@920mario]

I think it was the show runners giving the middle finger.

[@920mario]

Kinda sad

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

@@920mario it was

[@susieq360]

@@jamesAk1 Not really.

[@houseviceroy]

Wow I never noticed until immediately the beginning of the scene they where discussing new York's very first all out turf war over the 5 Points between the Monk Eastman Gang vs the Paul Kelley Gang and they fought the war like men with fists no guns

[@johnlewisbrooks]

The man who played AL Capone is just phenomenal! I can almost smell the cigar and booze!

[@brianwells4507]

I love Boardwalk Empire, bought the box DVD set. Its my go to during the cold Chicago February days to watch. Reason is it's so complicated with intertwining stories, you gotta pay attention or you'll miss the story

[@treyjrawlins]

I don’t like how they downplay Jimmy, Lucky banged his mom and Al worked close with him and even had a tender moment about their sons.

[@QuantumPause]

I never noticed until now that, at the very end of that game of telephone, a guy goes "elephants..on the desk"

[@michaelimondithereal]

They needed at least two seasons with these two in power Everything was too quick

[@korriespencer8025]

"He's doing his rounds", I don't give a fuck!! Lol!

[@volkanayyldz889]

There's allot of Jimmy two times in this scene 🤣

[@EndGameLooter9715]

Capone's "parrots" reminds me of working in a nursing home, where one doctor gives an order and suddenly it scatters down the hall from mouth to mouth like Telephone.

[@brandonhallam51]

Reminds me of Pat McAfees podcast

[@iansorola5285]

Luciano: “…back in 21’” Me watching this in 2021: 😵‍💫

[@SupraRy]

So this was the beginning brain child of Cosa Nostra.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

the morello brothers

[@trojans1453]

"desk ..... elephants"

[@SankofaNYC]

The game changed right here

[@wtDrake]

Men, suits, alcohol and cigars

[@KakashiBallZ]

I'd like to think that the guy to Capone's left is Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo.

[@yakou1621]

Next to the elephants. Desk. Elephants

[@TheBerylknight]

I've never seen this series - but it looks quite good.

[@jamesAk1]

Its a good watch I recommend

[@MACE_HINDU]

AL with his army of parrots

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot

[@everythingfunny4725]

What bothers me most is that Al totally forgot about Jimmy! I know I know, it's the life.

[@RoyChadwick51]

Capone died at 48 and spent a few years in prison A very sad life really ❤

[@beezy364]

Luciano had the bigger picture.

[@Vistresian1941]

DESK, ELEPHANTS, MULLER

[@CaptainSalazar69]

I wish they did more with the elephants, they were my favorite character

[@andersonjeremiah6]

6 dudes just to put souvenirs on desks next to elephants.

[@jonb3167]

You do what you want when you poppin.

[@andersonjeremiah6]

@@jonb3167 no joke! A bunch of yes men/killers all following his coat tails like Mean Girls circa 1920s. You know he was worth over $100 mil. BACK IN THE 20's. Off of bootlegging and gambling. That estimate wealth today would be greater than Escobar's with far less violence.

[@slyc00p29]

Me: Puts it on the elephant next to the desks

[@dimbrightman]

I got dis necks ting

[@ryankeogh6611]

“The cigar store Indian “ Lol 🔥💪🔥💪

[@capicornboss]

3:13 When you try to explain to your parents why you screwed up in school...🤣😂

[@WhySoSerious551]

Al had so much cash, he just had an army constantly sitting around him doing absolutely fuck all

[@atamanRu777]

"Boshton, Atlantic Shity"

[@morallybankrupt1461]

Al Capone, the only man who handle his coke like an adult.

[@OmarYoussef11]

''I don't give a s*** he sold ice cream to eskimos, it's him'' (Lucky's portrayal was a masterpiece. My favorite on the show.)

[@Zo-ce3lf]

How could Al Capone forget about Jimmy Darmody is something I never understood

[@vahn_legaia]

I thought Muller was done for after this scene

[@MKRocker2012]

+Drew Martell He pretty much was. If Luciano hadn't planted the idea in Capone's head that Van Alden might have been a fed, he might have been able to avoid getting capped.

[@tedof87]

No, he was going to get killed because he tried to steal from Capone's safe. He was trying to steal from Capone's safe because he was blackmailed by undercover agent D'Angelo (real name Malone) after he found out that Van Alden/Mueller was a former prohibition agent from Luciano.

[@michaeltonner7768]

What a great show, watched it 2 times

[@ethancampbell6076]

2:16 Here’s the facts part.

[@youknowmysteezify]

"I don't give a shit he sold ice cream to eskimos" Awesome

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream

[@doofsdoofs]

I often try and pretend that the fifth season doesn't exist

[@MiguelJimenez-uc3yz]

It's got some seriously good scenes but you can tell they were forced to "hurry up" and finish the series before they planned to HBO made them skip about 8 years and also gave them only 8 episodes instead of 12 That sucks. We were ROBBED of the Chicago North Side vs South Side war that they were very patiently setting up

[@MB-fo2sk]

The 4th season wasn't that great either to be honest.