Boardwalk Empire Recap: Don’t Get Too Attached

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By vallegirl | Thursday, November 8, 2012 | 12:00 pm | 7 Comments
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She doesn’t need a pamphlet or to be lectured to by some man. The miscarriage was intentional. She drank the raw milk in hopes she’d develop an infection that would terminate the pregnancy and now she wants a “Dutch cap” diaphragm because she can’t get pregnant again. Margaret tells her she needs to talk to a doctor but Mrs. Shearer says no doctor will give her one since no doctor will even listen to her. They only listen to the rich, society women and Margaret seems stunned.

Out in Cicero the still’s leaking which is causing Nelson to get that deranged look in his eye because he can’t sleep. Sigrid either can’t recognize “that look” or likely finds it a turn on so she just tells him it’s okay and to go to sleep. These two crazy kids.

Next morning, and Nucky’s enjoying a nice breakfast with next season’s mistress, Esther Randolph and her tastefully conservative suit. He tries to small talk her about going to shows while she’s in New York and she tells Nucky she wasn’t planning on it. He suggests some totally 20s sounding show and offers house seats but she banters back that they should keep the favors to a minimum. The twinkle in her eye says she’s not unflattered by the attempt to bribe her. Nucky asks her what exactly does she do for fun. Esther decides to get saucy and tells Nucky she likes to “run naked through the pages of the United States criminal code” then coquettishly sips her coffee much to Nucky’s bemused semi-delight.

I could snap you like a twig.

Before this conversation can get to the fun parts, Gaston Means comes in to spread his cheese and schmaltz on the proceedings. He’s made some arrangements for Nucky that he discusses obliquely then asks if Esther wants to be present for the discussion. She thinks that if she’s in for a penny she’s in for the pound and he applauds her boldness. Then he launches into expositing that Secretary Mellon’s going to be in Manhattan for the day and taking his lunch at the Union Club. Nucky casually offers Esther a cigarette she accepts and I refuse to become someone who “ships.“

Nucky breaks their little moment to wonder how he gets into the Union Club. He can’t but a Mr. Charles Rickson of Missouri can. And how is Steve Buscemi supposed to hide that high, nasal, Long Island twang? Regardless, he’s a cattleman, now, and his name is on the club’s register. Nucky asks what he needs to know about Mellon, since he wasn’t on Nucky’s greased-palm list for the 1920 election.

Esther exposits that Mellon’s one of the richest men in the world and as Secretary of the Treasury he’s responsible for enforcing Prohibition and collecting income tax, neither of which he’s partial to, and, oh. He DESPISES Harry Daugherty. Who doesn’t? Means adds that Mellon considers Daugherty little more than a common thief, then snickers that he doesn’t mean to “cast aspersions on their employer,” of which only Esther is his lawful employee.

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Vallegirl has never actually lived in a valley, has a lot of time on her hands and likes to yell at kids about how things were in her day.  Currently in LA, she's also spent a lot of time in the great states of  New York and Florida so she's not crazy, it's just a cultural thing.

7 Comments

  1. 1
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted November 8, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    “That demon alcohol doesn’t need an enamel handle as a selling point.” Awesome!!!!

    Loved the scene when Eddie informed the guys that “Jimmy” had died. It was perfect.

  2. 2
    megalicious
    Posted November 9, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Great recap as usual, though surprised that you didn’t initally notice that Van Patten directed it (I always look for him since u astutely commented last year that his shows are usually filled with foreshadowing and heart-wrenching Richard moments) and that you didn’t mention (or notice?) the ticking clock in the background (since u always seem to pick up on the little things in this show, hence the reason i love reading your recaps) when Gillian is telling Rosetti that Nucky will be at Babettes. I agree with you that so far the show has been all over the place, while still managing to be entertaining. Only 4 more episodes left!

  3. 3
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 9, 2012 at 8:08 am

    awesome recap Valle!!!!! I was wonderin g when the explosio would happen (we had alot of chatter in NY about it while the show was being filmed–so no one would call 911). Anytime we can begin with my beloved Richard I am happy. The tones used on his face were beautiful.

    OMG–is Babette herself ok???–She is blonde as is Billy now so maybe mistaken identity??? (That of course would be another show–not a great episode for all blondes I guess). I loved Billy’s screen test and am sorry to see her go.

    Nelson—slow clap—wow…..He is awesome. I nominate Nelson and Al for the “sublte changes in the face” acting award. Nelson went full on Frankenstein wrecking the office and then—stops to get his hat, puts it on and leaves–Killer.

    I hope we will get some more info on all things past with Gillian and Nucky–there is something there I agree so much more than Jimmy. Was it Nucky who brought her to the Commodore and started the ball rolling??

    This era is so exciting–I have to geek out a little bit right now. I think this season’s Margaret begining to embrace a little New Woman/Flapper is awesome. More advanced birth control, more makeup, learning to drive—will she bob her hair?? I hope not but why not???
    She and Sigrid are nicely paralled this season—the woman being clear, rational and focused for her man. Sigrid making the hootch echoes Margaret telling Nucky to get ahold of himself and commit his dealings to memory while she burns the ledger she sneaked from his office.

  4. 4
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted November 9, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Hot C – I was wondering the same thing about Babette!!!!!!!

  5. 5
    BlueCanary
    Posted November 10, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Am I the only one who’d love to see Gyp push Richard a shade too far? That’d be the shock of a lifetime for old Gyp, that’s for sure.

    And Nelson, my god. I’ve been waiting for that moment all damn season. It’s like those internal fantasies Mihael C. Hall has in Dexter, when he visualizes going apeshit and then snaps back reality and you realize it’s all in his head. Except Nelson actually went there. Nelson Van Alden: crazier than Dexter Morgan. I really think Sigrid is his soul mate.

  6. 6
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 11, 2012 at 6:40 am

    @ 5 Blue Canary– would love to see my beloved Richard go all sniper on Gyp—it could well happen!!!!

  7. 7
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted November 11, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    @megalicious, I usually do read the opening credits just to see what’s in store but just skipped over this week. Of course, the lovely shot of Richard to open the episode should have told me it was at least a Van Patten episode. I guess I was just really pre0ccupied this week because I never heard the ticking clock, either.

    @Blue Canary – I hadn’t seen the Dexter parallel until you pointed it out, but it is saying something that Nelson is crazier than Dexter. Although, I think it’s more that he has less control of his id. I think Dexter would slow clap for Nelson. And Sigrid has now become my favorite tertiary character. I have a fondness for poor, put upon Eddie, but Sigrid’s nuttiness and grit is admirable.

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