Van Alden - I'm Relaxed

Boardwalk Empire 4x09 - Van Alden
It's HBO.

[@chapmasi]

"No Gentlemen.... please..... this is not a good time!" - it's the innocence of that statement which makes it so fantastic

[@AnnaLVajda]

Well the day he took the iron to his face he told the boss he was not feeling well too. They have been warned before and know he is crazy so...

[@covariance5446]

Mueller was scared alright. Scared of what Van Alden would do to those asshats.

[@danielcardiff3861]

I love how his voice goes from fearful, shaken to calm at the drop off a hat.

[@mickeyconnor830]

@@danielcardiff3861 Right?? He's an incredibly convincing actor.

[@sumitmhatre8419]

@Bullet holes for maga hats calm down hillary boi

[@doubtingthomas6146]

“Gentlemen, please! This is not a good time” (Train goes past to mask gunshots) “Now is a good time”

[@charleshemphill6923]

Exactly what I thought too

[@leonardmulrooney3806]

I missed that myself. Good observation.

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

"Gentleman please, this is not a good time!" They should have listened.

[@dd.4910]

I WARNED YOU TO STOP!

[@rondobson1828]

I am relaxed

[@vincentrobinson9645]

Joey Lock 😂 I just loved that line

[@rezaa2173]

Yes

[@felipesalgado6347]

Best part of all , never start shit you can’t finish

[@eaglerabbit8922]

Why the hell would someone mess with someone else who had no qualms about putting a hot iron to their face. These guys were begging to be killed.

[@jonathangonzales4115]

are the writers real too? Or are they fictional characters??

[@ECP90]

It was stupid to keep talking and slowing hit him. They should of just beat his ass if they wanted revenge. You corner a man like that and anything could happen.

[@Onigirli]

@@ECP90 "should of" Get it right son. I'm tired of seeing that error

[@bbradley92]

They must have read the script.

[@DanielTorres-cm9bn]

@Npc# 70954321789 eat shit

[@TheIrishEnigma]

I love the smug face his old boss has just before Van Alden pulls out the gun. Fists raised, ready to get a piece of the action himself, he got a piece of the action alright lol.

[@MrYoustupididiot]

TheIrishEnigma he deserved it most

[@vincentrobinson9645]

chris Thomas Yeah, and he helped worsen the situation when they were all working at the iron company too... Especially when they had that sales competition, and his boss screwed him over. It built up

[@felipesalgado6347]

Sweet of the tables turned

[@jonothandoeser]

In the back of his head.

[@phazon25811]

More like a piece of lead 😁

[@vinesauceobscurities]

"His wife bawled her eyes out." Well, she's going to be bawling her eyes out even more now.

[@dekuthetechpriestoflondon6791]

Don't you think that is a little bit too dark?

[@danielcardiff3861]

I had to replay that so many times because I couldn't understand what he said. I thought he said about the guy who took the iron to the face 'the whites of his eyes came out' and was both confused and horrified.

[@LuziannaBoy]

@@danielcardiff3861 my God what an image

[@MacClellandMan]

Probably not.

[@codybailey8995]

the German wolf 'rank captian' Lol. Way too dark for Boardwalk Empire.

[@TigerIIRT]

Anyone else notice how there's a distinct difference in his voice when he's Muller and Van Alden. He almost sounds semi-scarred and unassuming when he's Muller, but when he's at the brink of potentially being killed or found out, bam! Van Alden comes out to handle shit, like his mind created a split personality to keep his cover.

[@mattaustin7012]

This is the most badass shit ever

[@mr.robinson1982]

Alot of people have an imaginary friend who helps them cope with reality. He probably hides him self to the world & just before its time to do gangster level shit, he drops the curtain. Have you ever seen the movie Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner?

[@kostarossides5062]

The 1920s Walter White/Heisenberg

[@StillTheArm11]

The most dangerous people know how to make themselves appear harmless and unassuming.

[@sirmagnifico04]

Great acting.

[@SethWolf900]

Took me this long to realize he was just waiting for the train to roll on overhead to hide the sound of the shots.

[@thomasjefferson8173]

Oh shit I never realized that

[@Tulane_Gargoyle]

In a city like that, he probably figured he would have to stay passive for no more than 5 min before a train came by to cover the gunshot.

[@cynthiatravers8757]

I'll always wonder if he was really waiting for the train, pretending to be scared until the time he could pull his gun, or did he just finally snap and it happened to be when the train went by. Either way, the train is a discussion we can have that separates real fans of BE (people that notice the train) vs casual fans (people that didn't notice the train because they were shocked by the scene itself.) (I hope you all realize I'm joking. I don't think there are any diehard fans of BE, like there is for MCU, LOTR, especially Star Wars and Star Trek. Yeah, nah, I'm just digging myself a deeper hole now... time to quit while I'm behind.)

[@sumedhwaryam5218]

You can’t actually hear a horn in the background in the beginning of the clip. He probably knew that he only needed to buy himself a minute or two.

[@Teufelsnachbar667]

Thats the problem with schoolyard bullies, they continue their behaviour untill they finaly bully the one person that they shouldn´t have.

[@erloriel]

Eachother

[@fuckamericanidiot]

I don't think that's the main problem with schoolyard bullies.

[@andrewpearson1903]

Gluemonkey Maybe it's more a problem for bullies, rather than with them

[@cnsmooth]

Well to be fair "George" put a hot iron in the man's face. That bill was going to have to be paid sooner or later.

[@vincentrobinson9645]

Joe Kerr But their karma had to come from the hot steam iron. Don’t forget they were bullying and humiliating him at the job. Plus the boss fixed it for Mueller to lose the iron selling competition, for he was saving to buy a house for his family.. It’s not so much a person could take. He could’ve just shot the bullies then.

[@TheChuckers123]

It’s a testament to Michael Shannon’s acting ability that he can portray the same character in two very different lights. In this one scene we see both versions of Nelson Van Alden, the wimpy, coward, polite Nelson, and the cold, vengeful, authoritative, and furious Nelson. I love how Nelson’s true character pokes out whenever he’s backed into a corner. Wish we got more of that instead of three seasons of the wimp. But his last stand was iconic.

[@noteasybeingcheesy2673]

Sounds like you're projecting (you being the coward) or if not you've got some serious limitations in your understanding of man.

[@ryangalvatron4451]

@@noteasybeingcheesy2673 youtube therapist.

[@JuanHernandez-uj6to]

@@noteasybeingcheesy2673 lol weirdo

[@zyxvwu]

@Smith Smith evidently, you're the real idiot on this thread...

[@juliangrant9718]

@@noteasybeingcheesy2673 Van Alden your brother? What on Earth triggered you?

[@kingbIIIr]

That train always passes at the right time. Muffles the shot.

[@BoopSnoot]

Three shots, with close proximity walls on three sides of him to amplify that sound... his ears will be ringing for a week or more.

[@jaroncreed]

@Zoob One they were not that loud in the 20s IDIOT

[@QSAUnited]

@@swill3677 woah, was not expecting this reply on this comment. 😂😂😂

[@Sapsche]

Dude, my living room is 30 meters away from the train tracks and a train passed while I was reading your comment

[@Cin3mattic]

@Lord Farquaad lol he meant the gun u asshat

[@TheIrishEnigma]

Also, I just noticed his old boss says the same line in both season 3 and 4. "Now George, be reasonable." The first time, Van Alden just looked at him, almost contemplating those words for a moment before smashing up the office in defiance. The second time he put a bullet in each of their heads. The bottom line is, don't tell Nelson Van Alden to be reasonable, because if you do, shit is about to go down lol.

[@TheFiresloth]

"shit will rain down upon you, even if it's my last---"

[@mikesenger2202]

@little drane The guy with the scar and the guy with glasses had visible bullet holes in their head, while the other guy was shot at Nelson's shoulder height which is level with his head.

[@johnandrewserranogarcia7223]

It was meant to be ironic, if they were reasonable to him then maybe he wouldn't have lost his temper so badly in either scenarios.

[@Iahusha777Iahuah]

You are wrong, its actually ironic. The bad guys who keep doing wrong and being unreasonable are the ones who ask for him to be reasonable

[@TurdFurggison]

When he draws his gun is by far the most badass scene in this season.

[@rondobson1828]

TurdFurggison definitely

[@IronManXXX]

But he is relaxed.....moreso now...LOL

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

Been there ... Attackers think its fun to pick on someone who they mistake for defenceless until you whip out the gun and they piss/shit them selves .

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@FrostSoul-qs6kq Well the guy was big and strong and had already shown them what he was capable of. If they wanted payback , they were ill prepared and even below amateur . They didn't even bring a knife to the gun fight.

[@DarkLeviathan8]

@@FrostSoul-qs6kq Who wouldn't piss himself at the sight of a gun pointed right at them anyway lmao, you sound like you got bullied

[@Kerorofan1990]

Kneel before Zod.

[@Scanlon24]

I like how they go from laughing to pissing their pants within the matter of a second.

[@IronManXXX]

@@stevekaczynski3793 I am relaxed and a good shot....LOL

[@liamroberts1458]

I just don't understand why they weren't afraid of him the first time. If I saw a bloke go batshit bonkers and iron a man's face, I'd do everything I could to avoid bumping into him in the workplace, much less piss him off. Saying that, though, wasn't he fired/he quit? Either way, I'd stay out of his way, but bullies aren't too bright, I suppose. Personally, I'll never understand workplace bullying - it's fucking immature and petty, excuse my French.

[@Gravelgratious]

​@@liamroberts1458 Van Alden was always polite and kind to everyone. They took that for weakness, which one should never do. Bullies are sociopaths actively interfering instead of cooperating . Van Alden is the honorable psychopath who seeks cooperation above all things. If you say no to that offer of kindness, do not expect him to forgive you. That's why you should always be general kind/respectful to everyone you work with. If you are honest up front the dishonest people will expose themselves for you.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

We're with the Vipers!!

[@rifflicks]

They're Liberal Democrats....OBVIOUS

[@HDadvocate85]

I love how The bodies are still there later on when O'Banion gets his lol

[@misterterry]

NOW GEORGE, BE REASONABLE!

[@bassmaster867]

the balls! three guys jump an armed man.. whos being unreasonable

[@swanningabout]

Well done for quoting the video we all just watched...

[@Hellscrap3r]

The best part is this echoes a line from the first time he snapped and melted the dude's face with an iron. I'm pretty sure it was a different guy that said it though.

[@billjensen401]

Quoting this great line in all caps is so appropriate.

[@cov9290]

If he a daughter who was 12 and being rapped by some old fella and his name was George, and he caught them but still carried on. He would be like ‘Now George, Be reasonable’

[@Sunburn2007]

This episode finally used Van Alden properly. And this scene, as well as the one with O'Banion afterward, were brilliant. This really shows how Jekyll and Hyde Van Alden really is.

[@AbdElWadoudIkhlef]

Agree!!

[@jkjkhardcore666]

why do you say the same crap over and over on all these videos?

[@Irishbloke92]

Probably the reason why he played the Iceman.

[@32160430]

Dr. Lebowski he was fantastic in the iceman. He fit the part in the show and in the iceman real well

[@magetaaaaaa]

LOL! Jekyll and Hyde is the perfect way to describe him!

[@markmerzweiler909]

One thing that bothered me. If Van Alden shoved an iron in a man's face before, what did they think would happen when they roughed him up?

[@TheTsar1918]

Idiots rarely take the time to process their actions.

[@GigglesClown]

They probably thought they could get the drop on him, if they hadn't panicked they still could have taken him out.

[@jonothandoeser]

It was 3 of them against one.

[@markmerzweiler909]

@@jonothandoeser Yeah, but they would have had to kill him...and I don't think they were up to that.

[@galicredstone]

@@jonothandoeser In the words of The Mandalorian "I like those odds". 3 punks against a legit tough guy. No contest.

[@MaksGeez]

Imagine that, HE ACTUALLY APOLOGIZED. He actually gave them a CHANCE to stop and come to an agreement. What a character. lol.

[@RPGeek]

Lol no, he was just waiting for the train to come by

[@maazwaseem8313]

Devils advocate.....ngl if someone burned my face with a fucking iron, I wouldn't settle for just an apology lol

[@YerryXander]

@@maazwaseem8313 you act like he burned his face out of enjoyment and not because he was being mocked by the entire company

[@maazwaseem8313]

@@YerryXander doesn't matter lol, I see the dude it's on sight. And you'd be the same way in his shoes too, don't lie

[@YerryXander]

@@maazwaseem8313 are you retarded or selfish? wdym "doesnt matter lol"? so you fuck with people and when they fuck with you back you get revenge?

[@DF1234567]

"I am relaxed"

[@SmilingSynic]

I was hoping that they could have "ironed" out their differences before it had to come to this.

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Lmfaooooo 😂

[@marywatkins9438]

He brought a different kind of heat this time.

[@g13flat]

The OP's comment had me creased with laughter.

[@fugazijesus3589]

They were all a bit too steamed to iron out their differences, they Pressed Van Alden to hard, so he Pull that Iron out and left all 3 as stiff as a board, apparently there was a few wrinkles in their plans to attack him, you'd be hard pressed to find a less ironed out plan, but I was in creases when Van Alden stream his face...

[@gerrycollins149]

Yeah Van Alden got really steamed

[@Larry]

O'Banion comes here later on in the episode and no one removed the bodies, so they're lying there rotting.

[@DiddyKongVsLuigi]

Oh wow fancy running into you here. 👍🏽 I feel like mob movies/shows tend to punish our criminals with a quick death, followed by disgracing their corpses. I mean, for most viewers, that’s justice, but not for me. Not to spoil the Sopranos, but I’m sure you’ve seen it if you’re watching this. Just in case though, you’ve been warned. When Richie is killed by Tony’s sister, that was quick and easy. Two gunshots, fast and low suffering. His reputation and body however wer disrespected in the lowest way they could have been. Now to most, that’s enough punishment for what he did to Beansy, but for me, I Richie he got off easy since he’s dead and doesn’t know his rep/body were treated like trash. Then we have Ralphie. Piece of trash guy got the beating he deserved, after the way he beat that poor girl and the way he acted. Anyways, yeah, just a minor thing I noticed in these mob stories. A nitpick if you will.

[@cognitivedissonance7539]

He offered not to kill them. A polite man Van Alden.

[@specter1893]

@@DiddyKongVsLuigi .... these are civilians, they're salesmen

[@FezTheMoose]

@@specter1893 to be fair they did push him to the limit, I mean damn he gave them every warning they needed to fuck off

[@specter1893]

@@FezTheMoose Yeah, they are salesmen and pieces of shit. The guy I'm replying to says they're mobsters in his comment

[@jamick84]

now, how long will THAT take to heal?

[@Lusin333]

Is it a steam powered dildo?

[@noelgywn5867]

Till the rapture happens.

[@BramsCommando]

@@rohamtavakkoli7562 like forever

[@TheDa6781]

it's just a flesh wound

[@KianoUyMOOP]

@@Lusin333 Diesel-fueled

[@uwlwsrpm]

LMAO, he has bigger worries than not being to able to make a sale for 2 months now. Wait scratch that, he actually doesn't need to worry about anything anymore. Seriously, after seeing him go crazy and burn someone's face off, did they really think it was a good idea to go after him again?

[@wtg2989]

The pudgy bastard says, "now george, be reasonable." I mean, the only reasonable response to being pummeled in the face by a billy club would be to use deadly force in my book.

[@cyclennon3753]

Warning them would have been enough. A triple murder was a tad over the line, in my view.

[@redwarpaint]

Cy clennon You can't be half a gangster.

[@Zorianrey]

Cy clennon Also, he did warn them, even pleaded with them that this was a mistake and not a good time....lol. Soooo they deserved it.

[@Ibnjamal645]

Cy clennon they fooled around with nelson to much they made his life hell at work and wen he took action he lost his job then they jump him down the line he gave them fair warning too leve him alone and they didn't they got what they deserved

[@AngstFisch]

Cy clennon Well what's the point of being a gangster if can't kill people who attack you

[@SteveLaneGalway]

1:14 That lick of his lip at the end to taste the blood, and an embrace of his dark side.Fantastic acting!

[@nostalgia4522]

Michael Shannon Deserves way more roles.

[@nostalgia4522]

00muttley underrated and underused as hell.

[@MrDeeboi33]

Have you seen Iceman?

[@Vandalle.]

He should play Jaws in James Bond if they ever bring the character back

[@mattyboyanderson]

@@Vandalle. They should make an origin movie with Shannon as Jaws, like Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. Except of course they'd have to use a different title.

[@Vandalle.]

@@mattyboyanderson That'd be awesome, I just can't imagine James Bond doing origin stories..Would be good to tell it through a run of different bond movies though.

[@meridian_james5]

The office manager was killing the "George be reasonable" line

[@ucanquoteme7404]

He's such an underrated actor. The range of emotions and facial expressions he goes through in just a 1-minute scene is a total masterclass in acting.

[@chipotlegourmaise4250]

He dances in a bathroom after this

[@MrSr3nity_97]

I get joker vibes with his character through the seasons.

[@psafety9355]

Perfect scene for an Anti bully commercial... This is fuckin golden!!!!!!!

[@theguybehindyou4762]

"Having problems with bullies? Come down to Midwest Gun Exchange!"

[@jerryhamer]

“ Now George be reasonable” Lmao that gets me every time

[@billhiers4171]

These creeps again? I thought they'd learned their lesson last time. I guess not. And Van Alden schools them in why you don't mess with the tall twitchy guy.

[@skyguy28s]

This scene made me realize that maybe Richard Harrow wasn't my only favorite character

[@RW77777777]

I don't think Nucky makes top 5 for most people; it's usually Harrow, Darmoody, Van Alden, Chalky and that German butler

[@saaimhaider8703]

@@RW77777777 Yeah lol. No wonder he got sidelined in season 4

[@thetributemaster1469]

3 headshots like it was nothing haha

[@gumballsrelative9197]

Looked relaxed to me...

[@StasisDreams]

Gumball’s Relative three headshots. Gotta be relaxed

[@RiftRaft123]

Everyone is a tough guy until guns are drawn.

[@triggerboy85v59]

Aleksandar Djordjevic some are only tough when they have back up

[@TehDawg]

using a gun does not make u tough it makes u a coward

[@Despond]

@@TehDawg As opposed to beating up one person as a group of 3?

[@nutsackmania]

most folks dont want to be shot hun

[@shaunlef00ck64]

@@TehDawg I dont like that notion tbh. Yes as If killing somebody was such an easy thing lol You got to have balls or be fucked up to be able to pull the trigger

[@markemark255]

One of my all time favorite and most rewarding scenes in the entire series! Michael Shannon is so amazing in that role. What a complex and deranged character is Nelson Van Alden. Fvckn LOVE him!!

[@RagnarokMic]

This is a guy who attacked you with a hot iron over a joke, yeah, let's come at him with serious intent.

[@JimmyTurner]

Ehh it waant just a joke he shit on him and took money from him the entire time he worked there

[@podmonkey2501]

That moment when they see they have the tiger by his tail, his icy cold "I am relaxed" coupled withbthat look of twisted joy, man! I love that shit!

[@freebird127]

This reminds me of a scene in the old samurai movie Yojimbo: there is no cure for being stupid!

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Well, they ain't stupid no more :P

[@redpapa859]

They enjoyed hurting & damaging him but did not like being terrified of him before he killed them 😇

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

1:13 That some cold blooded shit right there.

[@WillRennar]

0:58 - I think the word those three are looking for is... "Oops?"

[@fistoffries]

LOL!

[@drewandrewnowski6650]

***** lol yea the look on nelsons face when he pulls the gun out is so awesome

[@victorspell1]

0:58 It was at this moment, they knew...they fucked up.

[@desnicar]

"Now George be reasonable..." Didn't work the first time.

[@notaethug3983]

van alden was the man

[@32160430]

0:59 Narrator: "it was at that moment that those three men knew, they had fucked up"

[@covariance5446]

Nucky Thompson: "You sure you know what you're doing?" Micky Doyle: "I do." Narrator: "He didn't."

[@TheLittleRussian2]

"When keepin' it real goes wrong."

[@DrCoomer_1]

He gave them every chance to walk away, they got what was coming to them

[@horrortackleharry]

I think the boss got them killed; without him, Van Alden might have just thought 'fair enough, I was due a beating for what happened'. But Gulliver being there gave the violence 'authority' that could only be countered with deadly force. I think that's what the writers were trying to convey.

[@xenobroly0062]

“I am relaxed” It’s the way he switches into a cold like killer when he said that 💯

[@degaulle30]

'Gentlemen this is not a good time. I am clearly a psychopath and am often armed'

[@herryis4392]

in this scene we could see the quality of Shannon's acting, he really could change expression in a snap just like from confuse and worried to emotionless cold person.

[@rickyray2794]

Now George be reasonable!

[@JimmySmith2441]

Resonable this bitch

[@semperidem2577]

'Now George, be reasonable!' You would have thought he would have remembered how well that went down last time he said it... Some people never learn. Lol

[@JackBob.]

I love how similar the dialogue is to the scene where he puts the iron on his coworkers face. "Now George, be reasonable!" Is said verbatim in both scenes. And George was being extremely reasonable until he snaps on both occasions.

[@dubingis1221]

after this scene i understood that he will be awesome ice man

[@cnote2458]

The way he says "I am relaxed" makes the hairs on my back stand up. He delivers every line as sharp as a blade.

[@Brandon_metab]

Van Alden: “please stop this is not a good time!” Bullies continue bullying until gun is drawn Douchebag: “NOw GeoRGe be ReaSoNablee”

[@awesomo845]

Van Alden is probably my favorite character in the show. What a badass

[@killuminatimind]

This scene is one of the best of all seasons

[@bmillerdrums]

That elevated train always seems to be going by in Chicago when gun shots are fired..

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

The mayor of Chicago just needed to shut down the trains and the crime rate in the city would have dropped by 95%.

[@BullToTheShit]

He doesn't use the contraction: "I'm relaxed". He says, "I *am* relaxed."

[@magetaaaaaa]

Man... Van Alden sure gets things done.

[@talkindurinthemovie]

0:58 I want a T-shirt with that face

[@sr20DETdrift]

Van Alden turned into the Ice Man all of a sudden. God I love this scene. "I am relax" BOOM!

[@66xXDeathIsNearXx66]

what a fucking badass

[@barbiegirle10]

exactly!

[@yidy1]

What a lovely scene. Makes me all warm inside!

[@reggieburris]

Michael Shannon is one of the greatest actors ever. His face is known more than his name but he's a deep actor. Notice how goes from cowing to killer, instantly!

[@daniellinehan63]

A Chicago guy

[@Angrboda30]

My favorite character in this show. I love how he was portrayed with his two personalities. You have George Mueller: Insecure, nervous, overly polite, timid. But then you have Van Alden: Calculating, ruthless, cold, angry. And he is aware of this, he is constantly in an implosive state fighting with these two versions of himself.

[@Flipper85]

I'll bet Phil's wife is really crying now

[@alextrimm5964]

you had it coming nelson (nelson pulls out gun) nelson please nelson: hey you had it coming BANG

[@idiotsavant8419]

“Now George, be reasonable.” This was a pivotal moment in this series of Van Alden’s character, maybe the most important. At that moment, Nelson says “I am relaxed” was a paradigm shift in his life. He finally accepted his life as on the other side of the law, as a gangster, a villain, a Godless criminal. An in that moment, he was relaxed, and did what he was good at. He failed at normal life, but he found himself GREAT as a criminal.

[@jasewildheart]

Not for long.

[@JoeSmith-dl9ok]

He wasn’t really-he got busted in everything he did. He was good muscle, that’s all. The whole point of the character was to show that he was an honest man pushed into a dishonest world through circumstances he couldn’t control

[@Nathan_H1gg3rz]

3 on 1 made them brave

[@justjrandomuser]

I love to see people get when they deserve when they push someone too far.

[@SRofKings]

God I loved this show & that character

[@greggp491]

I never knew of this actor, and started to follow him after watching Boardwalk, so Cool

[@Styxswimmer]

He gave them multiple chances to walk away but they insisted on assaulting him. By the time he drew his gun, they were liabilities and witnesses (carrying a gun in those cities was illegal and had he been caught, would have had his identity blown). Once he was forced to draw his gun, they had to die.

[@burnzy116]

This was a awesome scene!

[@Unknown-bq9id]

To the co-worker who had his face burnt by an iron thanks to his bullying of Van Alden: What on earth made you think it was a good idea to go after him again, given that you literally had proof BURNT INTO YOUR FACE of what happened the last time you pushed him around? To those who accompanied him: WTF were you thinking after seeing him in action last year? A tip: When he says this it's not a good time, take his advice and RUN while you still have your life...

[@JLovrak]

There’s a lot of people out there who are only kept in check through pain and fear. Notice how polite everybody became once Nelson pulled a gun.

[@themaddogofcrenshaw7367]

I always thought it was funny they would continue to harass Nelson but as soon as he retaliates then everyone wants to tell him to calm down and be reasonable... nah fuck that.

[@ADTRHOMESICK44]

Everybody is a tough guy till someone pulls a gun.

[@LRS905]

Shannon is an amazing actor. One of the few I see who does not flinch when firing a gun.

[@JSB-dw3lp]

Classic Scene!

[@sirmagnifico04]

I like how they tell him once again to be reasonable like they did when he burned the guy. Some people don’t learn their lesson.

[@nothingtodo58]

Van Alden: Possibly the most fascinating character in Boardwalk Empire. I wish they'd explored the character more.

[@projectx5154]

I love how KZbin thought this was appropriate to recommend even though I've never seen this show just because I've watched Tuco's relax scene a dozen times

[@nateborie6329]

I swear, the way Shannon is able to flawlessly transition from an absolutely terrified Mueller to the calm, composed, and absolutely ruthless Nelson Van Alden that we all know and love is spectacular. And the fact that he waited until he was about to be beaten to death to show his true self made the whole situation even better. He’s hidden as Mueller for so long, that I bet he almost forgot who he really was. Bits and pieces of his former identity were coming back after the iron incident, but he had to bury it to keep up appearances, but when push came to shove and he had to bury his cowardice and become his true self, it was time for Van Alden to be his old ruthless self and kick some ass. Honestly, those assholes had it coming. And the fact that Nelson only had to fire three consecutive shots in order to kill those guys shows that when he is focused, calm, and collected, he is dangerous.

[@jefffromjersey52]

One of my all time Favorite Psycho characters....U just knew it was gonna go bad for these 3 idiots..loved it. scumbags humiliated him, he showed them he is no one to mess with, and now they come back for more ?.. complete freaking idiots. I like how he plays WEAK, lets them do their thing, like "go ahead let me see how stupid you are" .. and then just executes them. No more sales for you..

[@popo0129]

It makes you feel so good when he fights back though. Got so excited during this part

[@popo0129]

***** Yeah honestly I love how this character is both funny and a badass when he wants to be. He just has that trigger in which he can just snap at anytime and you would cheer for him because mostly everyone treats him like shit

[@popo0129]

***** Lol I started liking him more toward season 2 since I just then realized his funny ways in the show. Not going to spoil anything but you will laugh and like his character even more... I mean he is Zod after all

[@popo0129]

***** Yeah I might watch other movies with these actors/actresses on them. I remember the actor who played Jimmy was in some movie about a murder that actually happened if I am correct so I might watch that since it looks interesting

[@Bullroarer-oj3sp]

If a man calmly tells you “it’s not a good time” without being angry after you sucker punched him , that man is not to be disturbed. One the most important rules in life- know who you fuck with. I’ve really come to enjoy Michael Shannon. I didn’t appreciate him as an actor at first, but he is so believable and powerful in all his roles. Sometimes he seems psychotic and twisted and other times so innocent and vulnerable.

[@blastech4095]

I love this scene

[@redsav2983]

You poke a crocodile long enough itll tear you into pieces. What a masterpiece of a show. Van alden rocks

[@MASKEDMAN712]

I hated Nelson up until the end of season 2 but it was satisfying to see him defend himself against the many foes of this series.

[@AG-sk5pv]

"NoW gEoRgE bE rEaSoNaBle"

[@russellreeves2863]

That was so good I had to watch it again.

[@trenthamilton4240]

Been re-watching Boardwalk for the first time since the original airing and man, I'd so forgotten what an incredible character arc Van Alden had. Michael Shannon absolutely nails this role.

[@XxBloodSteamxX]

I like how the gun doesn't make fancy gun noises when he pulls it out. It makes it feel way more real

[@cj5312]

Fancy gun noises

[@dannyreyna2821]

Nothing like a 1911 pistol in those days. Does the job really well.

[@chapmasi]

+Danny Reyna I'd imagine it does the job really well these days too :)

[@mckenzie.latham91]

+chapmasi i prefer ruger/taurus revolvers myself

[@paulfrantizek102]

Over what they had back then? Sorry, give me a S&W Triple Lock in 44 Special any day, 20s through 50s were like the Golden Era for revolvers. ETA: Wow, looks like a simple comment on the quality of revolvers from that era sanded up someone's mangina. Very sad, but many such cases!

[@v.mvarga4979]

Mckenzie .Latham Gotta love them

[@MizterMoonshine]

it jammed on the 3rd shot in this scene he had to manually pull the slide

[@meris8486]

He was also stalling for time till the train came, love this scene

[@imonit1177]

I need to watch this show now. Thanks man.