Boardwalk Empire Recap: Don’t Get Too Attached

Recaps

By vallegirl | Thursday, November 8, 2012 | 12:00 pm | 7 Comments
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Nucky really couldn’t give less of a shit about Mellon’s ish, he wants to offer up George Remus to get to Daugherty. Mellon doesn’t think Daugherty would indict himself but Nucky points out that Mellon would have something on Daugherty in that event. Mellon seems almost disappointed that this is all Nucky has but no. He also knows about Mellon’s distillery and is offering to run it for Mellon, since he has the experience. All Mellon would have to do is receive the money, which can always be hidden, and Nucky’s got experience in that, too. Mellon doesn’t say anything so Nucky asks if it’s a “yes” or at least a “perhaps.” Mellon tells Nucky he brought some color to his day, then beckons one of the valets to escort out Nucky because he’s an interloper, but no need to cause a scene.

Oh god, the leprechauns. Owen and Margaret get caught in a storm and are running back to the car. Jibber jabber jibber jabber boink boink boink. That’s really what this whole scene amounts to, isn’t it? But there is some foreshadowing about living for now, not worrying about the future, and that words like good and bad have no meaning anymore. Oh and Owen says he’ll teach Margaret how to drive, so there’s that.

And now, something from the Department of Trite Segues.

Down at the Faraday Iron Company, the sales staff is practicing sales techniques and Scotty the boss bullies Nelson into showing his pitch because despite being as big as a tree and looking like a goblin, he’s pretty easy to push around. Scotty pits Nelson against his arch-nemesis, the porcine little cretin, Phil. Phil’s acting like a dick and pressing every one of Nelson’s buttons just to get some cheap laughs at his expense.

No one’s notices that Nelson snaps when Phil asks if he’s selling “steam powered dildos” because they’re too busy laughing and laughing as Nelson gets twitchier and more wild-eyed. Finally, Phil just goes straight into bullying, telling Nelson that if he fucks as badly as he sells irons his wife really will need that dildo, and Nelson iron’s the little pigman’s face, making sure to steam it for that extra degree of burn. The co-workers, as is their wont, just kind of cower until someone manages to pull Nelson off of Phil, but unleashes his inner Hulk instead.

As the co-workers flee in horror Nelson starts swinging the iron around like it’s a bat and Scotty actually has the courage/foolhardiness to tell Nelson to “be reasonable.” This makes Nelson go full-on Hulk, throwing folders, typewriters even the desks around the room, and everyone who can locks themselves in an office out of his reach while pigman howls and cries on the floor. Once he’s good and trashed the room, Nelson takes one last moment to spook the shit out of the Faraday Iron Company by lumbering over to the office and stare in like he’s Frankenstein’s creature. Not surprisingly, this brings a brief smile to Nelson’s face, because he’s a freak.

That look can’t be good.

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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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