Boardwalk Empire Recap: Don’t Be a Jabronie

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By vallegirl | Saturday, September 29, 2012 | 9:02 am | 7 Comments
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The cornpone Southern accent still refuses to say anything so Nucky turns to leave. The door unlocks and opens ever so slightly because the cornpone Southern accent can’t give up all its freak secrets at once. Nucky walks in and it’s…

Milton!…I mean, Jimmy James!…I mean, Eddie! Gaston Bullock Means!

I have been irrationally in love with Stephen Root since BEFORE I knew he was a Gator and was just Jimmy James, the riddle wrapped in an enigma and smothered in secret sauce. And he’s just perfect to play this freak.

Nucky’s just trying to pay off Daugherty however Daugherty sees fit, although Nucky seemed to miss the part where Daugherty told him there would be a middle man and not Jess Smith collecting the money.  Means is an even more infuriatingly circular speaker than Rothstein and Nucky starts to fume when Means melodramatically explains his Lynchian instructions are meant to provide plausible deniability on all counts since no one is supposed to see each other.

As Nucky continues to chafe at having to deal with so many weirdos and looking back on the simpler days when all he had to deal with were fat, lazy aldermen, Means once again meanders around asking Nucky for his money.

Jimmy had his faults but at least he communicated through easily understood grunts.

Nucky’s losing his patience and just wants to know what’s the what with Daugherty and Smith. Means believes they are just close friends, “base rumors to the contrary,” and this being 1923 it takes Nucky a moment to get that Means was suggesting they might be gay. To his credit, again, he doesn’t really give a shit about that, he just wants to know why all this hoops just to drop off a bribe.

Means continues down his crazypants path saying that’s a conversation for “a different room.” Nucky asks what that would cost him and here’s where Means’ crazypants gets a little scarier, as he asks Nucky what he would think of someone who could be bought off so quickly. Nucky says he wouldn’t trust him and Means says they’re face-to-face with paradox. Nucky can only take so much crap and finally hands off the money envelope. Means talks in circles again about how he admires someone who doesn’t run from trouble then drops the envelope on top of several other stacks of equally fat envelopes as someone else walks into the anteroom.

George Remus doesn’t question. George Remus just leaves the money.

Nucky watches Remus but Means is done with both men and politely asks Nucky to use the back door to the suite after Remus leaves. Then he freaks Nucky the fuck out by telling him to give Rothstein his regards, since Nucky will be seeing him later.

Margaret decides to stop in on Dr. Mason because her Catholic guilt hasn’t been pinged enough. He’s stuffing a pipe with tobacco and being an asshole, rebuffing her politeness with his dickishness. Sweetie, with your Will Arnett hairline minus Will Arnett’s everything else you might want to try to be a little nicer. Margaret agrees. Dr. Mason still takes umbrage because he prefers women not point out his failings so bluntly.

Still judging you.

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7 Comments

  1. 1
    ellemck1
    Posted September 30, 2012 at 8:16 am

    I loved Gyp’s line “I got a gun. You got a gun. He’s got a gun. He’s got a gun. Everybody’s got guns!”. It kinda described this show really well.

    Also, I love Owen (it’s the Irish accent. Has an affect on me.), but I’ve accepted that he’ll probably go down soon and I’ll survive and be sad.

    Eli took this episode. I can’t wait to see more.

  2. 2
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted September 30, 2012 at 10:21 am

    I loved the line, too, but it was so heavily promo’d that I felt cheap reusing it so I didn’t. But Cannavale has such an amazing voice to go with his Silly Putty face, that I get why they couldn’t get enough of the way he yelled “Errybody got GUNS.”

    And Shea Whigham was in Take Shelter with Michael Shannon. Played his best friend. All of Eli’s hawkish mannerisms were there, but the character was much more sympathetic. I really came to appreciate his acting in that movie so I gained a better appreciation of Eli between seasons. Clearly, the writers/producers think highly of Whigham and I’m glad he’s getting the chance to flesh out this character.

  3. 3
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted September 30, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    I thought Nucky found another dude’s razor in the medicine cabinet.

    I’m on the Owen train as well. I think he’s hot. I also think that him and Margaret are secretly in love.

    I still don’t understand the scene between Nucky and Means.

  4. 4
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted September 30, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    Different strokes. I think Charlie Cox is average-looking and he’s not charismatic enough for me to make anything interesting out of his role, which is pretty slight to begin with. He’s just kind of there, and I really hope they don’t make Margaret go back down that road again. That’s been her story for the first two seasons and I want them to let her find a way to make herself happy in life.

    But I hadn’t considered that the razor was left behind by someone else. Thanks. That makes the scene make some sense.

  5. 5
    Zo Impressive
    Posted October 1, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Isn’t this from last week? Anyhow, Eli is not looking healthy most def. Gyp is way over the top and Margaret has bc a real b*tch. Nucky is a sap over the new girl, but only set Gyp off more with his note about Tuna. Bad move, Nuck. Gyp is 7 Psychopaths in 1. Holding on rest for recap/update.

  6. 6
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted October 1, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Just cried real tears at the title.
    Omg, I haven’t seen anyone use the word jabronie in so many years. That was the ultimate insult on the playground….it used to make people cry and/or fight.
    Ahh I cannot stop laughing!!

  7. 7
    hot cawfee
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 9:12 am

    Am behind on watching– will catch up this week–pinky swear!!!!!

    I thought the razor was some else’s too. Then and dont know why– I remembered that Nucky’s first wife killed herself (with a razor??) when thie baby died. It flashed into my head. Maybe Nucky fears Billy is unbalanced????

    I still cannot stand Owen. But Bobby Cannavale is really developing his character.

    I love how its getting all Harlem Renaissance in AC—great scene between Chalky and Maybelle. She is trying to go Flapper but her father is having none of it. Do we think Samuel will become the Gangster Doctor????

    I had none of my beloved Richard this week so Eli is getting my love. Wow……when he stood at the door uncertain as to turn the door knob or walk in, I teared up as his hands fumbled. Then he knocked gently and the little guy answered the door “Pop?”.
    Yes Valle—you do see the love he has for his family. I lost it a little too when he took down Will’s b-day gift—and we see his son has become a man now.

    Question—-did Nucky help out June while Eli was away?? And do the kids know that he was in jail and why???

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