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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Realizing he needs to be extra crazy to sell it so Chalky doesn’t send Dunn down later, he says Eskimo “Gas.” Bader and Fleming are confused, but not for the normal reasons, and Fleming thinks Nucky needs some bicarbonate. Heh. No, Nucky’s suggesting they say the explosion was caused by a gas leak. The ringing starts again, and we see Billie’s face in the falling embers, but Nucky gathers himself quickly enough to tell them to say it was a faulty valve.

As Fleming derps that a gas leak makes sense (more sense than an anarchist, anyway) the phone starts ringing and the six healthy men all within reach of the phone sit around looking at it as Nucky wonders if he doesn’t have someone to do that. He does, only Eddie’s not around so Teddy answers it and looks like he’s getting orders from the mothership…or Satan.

If only someone were capable of answering that phone.

Nucky’s regained his bearings and is planning how to spin the explosion for positive publicity. Bader’s going to the hospital with flowers for the victims and he’s taking a photographer. Before his plans can go beyond that, Teddy comes in to tell Nucky that a man’s on the phone for him. The gypsy. Dun dun….DUNNNNN. Bader and Fleming get the hint while Owen shoos Teddy out, telling him everything will be fine.

Gyp’s calling to read Billie’s obit to Nucky because he may be prickly, hypersensitive and henpecked, but he’s also a mean, mean man. Nucky hangs up and tries to get back to business, but he’s fixated on the party. Eli tells him they were talking about the gas leak, but Nucky doesn’t want the kids to find out. Because they always find out. Then he looks at Owen and in his crazy state speaks the truth when he tells Owen that one day you wake up and you realize what’s been going on.

Gyp calls back all butthurt because he didn’t get to finish his spiel needling Nucky about Billie and threatening Nucky that he’s back in Tabor Heights. Nucky hangs up, again, and starts wrecking the office, throwing the phone, his desk organizer even a chair through a window. Eli grabs Nucky and tries to calm him down but Nucky’s wild-eyed and asking Eli who the fuck he thinks he is…then asks Owen and Chalky who Eli is. Eli gets that Eli look while Owen keeps his trap shut and Chalky has to explain that it’s his brother Eli.

BRO-HUGS!

Chalky seems to have a calming effect when he tells Nucky to get a hold of himself and the men get back to business. Nucky wants to meet with the major gangsters in New York, and Torrio if he’s available, as soon as possible in AC. He needs them because Joe Masseria is backing Gyp Rosetti and he wants to kill them both. Owen really doesn’t think this is a good idea since Masseria has an army. Nucky tells him that’s why they’ll need help…then tells Eli and Chalky not to look at him that way. What he’s saying makes perfect sense. In Crazyland.

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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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