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

Recaps

By vallegirl | Thursday, November 15, 2012 | 9:24 am | 8 Comments
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Remus gets arrested in his house. In his garishly opulent foyer, with its slick floors which leads to the most hilarious chase between Remus in his floppy red silk robe and slippers and several federal investigators mincing around trying not to fall. But no one ever taught Remus that you never get away by running in circles so he eventually falls and is converged upon by several agents including Esther’s squeeze, Clifford, who’s still on a cane but didn’t lose any of his imposing nature since he’s also still a blockhead.

Remus is angry and arguing because Remus doesn’t get arrested, not in Remus’ home, because Remus has paid. Remus has receipts. Esther sashays in wearing another sensible suit but looking rather fetching in her straw hat and asks what receipts. The ones Remus got from Jess Smith. Esther says Randolph is interested in seeing them.

Down at the Ritz and Eli and June have brought the brood over to celebrate Emily’s birthday. The children are bored senseless because they’re waiting for Nucky but this:

was worth it. Nucky comes in and doesn’t remember the party. Margaret tries to be patient and tells him he’s the one who ordered it but Nucky thinks she’s accusing him of…something. She tries to defend herself and he tells “Mabel” not to cause a scene in front of the children. Ooh. Nucky lightens up when he sees Emily, even if he calls her “hummingbird,” then asks if she got to ride her birthday pony. Yikes.

Emily gets excited for a moment then Margaret says he meant the pony on the cake. Wah…wah. But Margaret powers on and lights the candles, telling Emily there’s an extra one for good luck, and leadss the family in singing Happy Birthday. They start off slowly, then pick up until Nucky gets manic and starts singing over everyone. Then he shows just a bit too much affection to Emily, slobbering a kiss on her cheek that the girl doesn’t even pretend not to wipe off immediately.

First polio, now old-man cooties.

Margaret tries to get Nucky to lie down, but he wants cake because it isn’t a party without cake and he’s going to cut the cake. CAKE! Eddie tries to step in and Nucky calls him “Bismarck” as he’s shooing the valet aside. Nucky asks Emily what she wants, if she wants the gypsy…um, pony? Before Emily can say anything Nucky’s slicing off the top layer of the cake, initially to the delight of the children until the raspberry filling starts oozing all over the place and the children are grossed out while one of Eli’s boys, I’m going with Patrick, says it’s “bleeding.” Hehe.

Emily’s upset and Margaret’s trying to get Nucky to leave, but he tells the little girl it’s okay, the pony isn’t real and no one got hurt because it was a gas leak. Uh… The ringing starts again and we see Billie’s face in the embers before Nucky passes out.

This is not a comforting face.

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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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