Boardwalk Empire Recap: Don’t Go To War Without an Army

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By vallegirl | Thursday, November 15, 2012 | 9:24 am | 8 Comments
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Tommy tosses around in bed. Richard hears him and sits on the edge of the boy’s bed. Tommy slowly awakes and Richard asks if he’s okay because, even if he wasn’t there to watch over Tommy, he’s still the best guardian that boy has. Tommy gets sad and sounds so very little when he says he wants to go home. Richard gets sad for the boy and rubs his shoulder for comfort. I wish you could go home, too, Tommy.

Nucky walks up to his office door with Margaret close behind and Owen tells him that Torrio sends his regrets. Nucky snides “How thougthtful” but Owen correctly points out that Chicago’s a bit of a ways from AC so it doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Nucky’s ready to start the meeting and tells Owen to open the door, but not to stand too close to him. Okay, I’m sure that’s important. Nucky walks over to his desk and as Owen goes to close the door, Margaret seals his fate by telling him that they’ll go, as soon as they’re able. Good luck with that, Peg. I’m sure it will work out well for you. Then she walks across the long foyer through the phalanx of extras, and Mickey, like she’s Regina Fucking George and rolling her eyes so hard I’m surprised she didn’t sprain a socket.

I’m sure he won’t come looking for us, or have you killed. He’s really very reasonable.

Back in his office, Nucky’s fairly lucid but he has a bout of blurred vision and tinnitus. He soldiers through it and lays out his case. He falters early on but recovers quickly to tell them that they work best when they have the goodwill and trust of each other, and that there are great, new opportunities with allies in Washington and markets opening out west, all the way to Chicago, conveniently leaving out how he was responsible for Remus’ arrest.

Nucky offers to share these opportunities, but Frankie Yale questions Nucky’s new stance and Waxey says he has no beef with Rosetti. Nucky rightly points out “not yet,” but Waxey thinks he’s in the clear because he doesn’t go looking for fights. Neither does Nucky, but that’s where he is. Lonergan says it’s Nucky’s bad luck, but Nucky also correctly points out that next time it will be Lonergan’s or anyone else in that room because Gyp is Bat. Shit. Crazy.

Nucky knows they’re all praying the rosary and thanking the baby Jesus that Gyp focused on him first, but they’re on the clock so he thinks that they can either fight each other from their own fiefdoms or they can work together to set the new rules that are mutually beneficial. Charlie wants to know how it would work. Nucky goes off on a tangent about how Gyp’s trying to steal everything he’s built and if they help him get rid of Gyp, he will “proudly” call them his partners.

And if you all promise to risk your lives to help me, you’ll each get a bright, shiny BFF plaque.

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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.

8 Comments

  1. 1
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 16, 2012 at 6:27 am

    Amen Valle—I was so happy this season to see Richard in the VFW Hall and interacting with people who are accepting of him. Granted it started with the hookers first but this is nice–teasing, accepting and kindness is why my beloved Richard needs. These are good folks.
    And question– the red-head in the scene–am I crazy (prolly) but is she the girl in the Wendy’s comercials??????
    back to reading

  2. 2
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 16, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Awesome recap Valle!!!!!

    I am forever loving how this show forces me to look at scenes beyond the actors on the screen. Its the room decor, costumes, something that has intrigued me from day one–the glassware. OMGL-does everyone have the same crystal?? Love it. Gillian’s necklace last week?? Its so much like a tiny one inch lavelierre (sp??) that my great-aunt wore and left to me.

    I am in agreement that chickens are coming home to roost. And we will see some unhappy chickens.
    It will be Eli and June unscathed–I love them and wish also that we would get more of them on scene. I hope the writers dont pull the “Margaret gets pregnant by Owen and hids her pregnancy and gives the baby to June to raise” story line.
    I think my beloved Richard will get the call from Nucky to bring his sniper skills to the war with Gyp and as a reward will help Richard get Tommy away from Gillian. Julia, Richard and Tommy–nice. I think Julia knows he works in Gillian’s “house” does she???

    Bobby Cannavale–another slow clap– he is amazing. Like you I am laughing and shielding my eyes each week. I hope we get more of his family soon. Henpecked and emasculated in his little tenement apartment.

  3. 3
    Classy Drunk Classy Drunk
    Posted November 16, 2012 at 7:03 am

    @hot cawfee… I definately think we are leading up to Margaret being preggers.

  4. 4
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 16, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    jeepers–my cap-code is hobby-horse!!!!

    I think its the universe telling us she is prego!!!!!!
    There are some ways they can play it–she can jump into bed with Nucky and play the old “I almost lost you !! Lets try again!!!” after the fact scenario.

  5. 5
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted November 16, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    Soooooo, Margaret’s son…no longer a serial killer?!

  6. 6
    Rebecca
    Posted November 17, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Off topic, but I missed “Boardwalk Empire” last Sunday…
    … Because I was watching Bobby Cannavale (Gyp Rossetti) LIVE ON STAGE in “Glengarry Glen Ross”…. and he was BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!

  7. 7
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted November 18, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Hot Cawfee, I didn’t notice it but per tumblr, the girl at the dance is, in fact, the new Wendy’s girl. And I just found out that my niece went to school with Sheriff Jerry!

    Classy, I sincerely hope that the whole women’s rights storyline doesn’t boil down to Margaret getting knocked up by Owen but fear that’s probably where it’s going. And if that is where it’s going it will be the worst head fake ever. She started this season with so much promise and actually having a normal friendship outside of her marriage but all roads led back to Owen. Blerg.

    Plockeness – I don’t know if Teddy’s a serial killer, but that boy ain’t right. Nothing good will come of an unchecked Teddy.

    And Rebecca…I hate you. Nothing personal but the jealousy that you got to see Cannavale live and in Glengarry Glen Ross of all things is just too bitter to process right now. Who knew that when he started bubbling up again as Louis the pissed off clown in Modern Family he’d take over TV.

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    hot cawfee
    Posted November 19, 2012 at 7:46 am

    WEll Valle– that is where we are going !!! OMG– Richard has a new hat–a fedora like a dad would wear and …omg–I cannot wait to watch the past few epeiosed again–its going off the rails!!!!!!!!

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