Boardwalk Empire Recap: You Talkin’ to Gyp?

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By vallegirl | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 9:26 am | 8 Comments
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Nucky doesn’t know dick about Masseria and Rothstein isn’t sharing; he just wants Nucky to accept that what makes his business easier makes Arnold’s business more difficult. Nucky rightly points out that Rosetti’s a rabid, violent psycho which is bad for everyone’s business. For some reason, this tweaks Rothstein’s already lit fuse and he asks to speak with Nucky privately.

Arnold goes off on Nucky that he was only tolerating Nucky in the first place because, well, he managed to grease some palms and made that whole Black Sox scandal go away, but it comes out that Nucky was a convenience. He’s become less so since he can’t deliver the goods he promised. And what’s more, Arnold’s not really interested in starting a war in NY to help Nucky since he has no love lost for Jersey, anyway.

The turnpike isn’t even built and I’m already writing “which exit?” jokes.

Nucky stands by his point that Rosetti is dangerous to everyone. That he killed Nucky’s entire convoy, but Arnold blames that on Nucky being more preoccupied with banging Billie and putting Mickey the Roach in charge. Both men have points so Nucky turns it around and questions Arnold’s manhood. Yes, the mature way. Arnold says his girlfriend lives in Canada he practices discretion but Nucky’s over his shit, too, and calls him a little weasel with a good poker face. Heh. Not quite Rosetti in its operatic vulgarity but good first try.

As Charlie and Owen awkwardly smoke and size each other up, Arnold comes out and calls his little henchdog to heel before they leave. Owen joins Nucky and is back to his obsequious ways as Nucky asks after Billie then before they go by the house.

Nelson breaks my heart as he looks at a brochure for pre-fabricated houses. He’s daydreaming about the house he wants to buy but his pink-faced co-worker tells him that their boss wants to see Nelson. Nelson figures Pinky’s trying to prank him again, but no, this is real. Then he “ominously” tells Nelson that he thinks the Feds finally caught up with him. The Hitchcockian pan out suggests doom.

Somewhere that’s green.

Scotty the boss is staring at Nelson who’s trying not to twitch too obviously. He tells Nelson that the IRS contacted him then starts grilling Nelson on where he worked before. Nelson’s vibrating with anxiety but sketchy writing moment #1 lets us know it’s only because he didn’t properly fill out his tax returns. This scene isn’t completely a bust, though, since that Prohie from the speak a couple of weeks ago stopped by looking for Nelson, too. Dun…DUN!

Harp music lets us know we’re back at the most boring brothel in the US. Uncle Jun’s lumbering down the hallway and I really miss his big glasses that made him look like an angry turtle on The Sopranos. He looks into the great room and sees way too many women not entertaining any clients. Gillian comes up behind him then retreats to a smaller sitting room. She politely asks him what’s wrong and he says “encroaching decrepitude,” but he does take comfort in the fact that he’ll likely be dead by the time the country’s overrun by “corruption, ignorance and perfidy.” Well smell Uncle Jun and his SAT words.

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8 Comments

  1. 1
    aschowe
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    What…..no mention of the full frontal? Great recap!

  2. 2
    Classy Drunk Classy Drunk
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    @aschowe…ikr. I yelled right at the tv. FULL FRONTAL! YAY!

  3. 3
    bumblebee
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    This was an awesome episode. I couldn’t believe how fast it went.

    In HBO’s long history of disturbing sex scenes, Gyp was right up there with Janice and Ralphie in The Sopranos. Naked, with the belt still around his neck, covered in blood, and the super creepy grin on his face was so chilling. He’s been an awesome addition to the cast. Plus we saw his wiener.

    Speaking of wieners, does Nucky’s behavior this season with Billie remind anyone else of Don Draper and Megan in Mad Men last season? Burt Cooper said Don was on “love leave” and that’s what I keep thinking of with Nucky. He’s so love sick over Billie. When Don broke it off with Dr. Faye, she said, “I hope she knows you only like the beginning of things” and it reminded me of Margaret’s line about Nucky needing to be the rescuer. Terrence Winter and Matthew Wiener used to work together on The Sopranos, so I guess some similarities shouldn’t be surprising.

    Van Alden’s wife hitting the Prophie in the head was crazy! I never would have guessed that one in a millions years. We all knew he was going to start working with O’Bannion, but I didn’t think it would be like this. The actor who plays O’Bannion kills me. He looks like Bizarro Ritchie Cunningham. I’d like to make fun of his over the top Chicago accent, but when I start to get really mad, I sound exactly like that.

    Where was Gillian supposedly mailing the letter to? Was she just writing in her diary or something? I think she’s slowly losing her grip on reality and before this her grip was tenuous, at best.

    My prediction is that Nucky sends Richard after Gyp to take him out sniper-style.

  4. 4
    plockeness monster
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    I agree, aschowe! IMO, the full frontal was very nice.

  5. 5
    plockeness monster
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    I feel like Gilliam still doesn’t know that Jimmy’s dead. Also, the letter she was writing her son was creepy as fuck. I know they had sex, but still. Gag.

  6. 6
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 5:46 am

    Thanks for being the mature one in the bunch vallegirl :)

  7. 7
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Thanks for assuming it was maturity but to be honest, when I write my recaps I watch scenes several times so while watching it live it was “Oh HEY! Cannavale peen!” but by the time I was writing the recap it was “Yeah, whatever…Cannavale peen.”

    But looking at Gillian’s face while she’s writing the letter, she’s not so much deluded as frightened to admit the truth. Back in the season 2 finale they show her finding Jimmy’s dog tags on Tommy and she reacts then. She knew he wasn’t coming back alive. But Jimmy was her whole life and she’s become quite good at repressing all those awful, messy feelings that she’s convinced herself that if she just keeps up appearances he’ll be alive. It’s like when she forged the check for the utilities. It’s not the mailing of the letter that matters it’s writing it.

  8. 8
    hot cawfee
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    WHEW!!!!! at long last I watched the episode and read the recap and comments—all of which rock!!!! AM ready to dig in and comment– I think I need to start watching the show with a 1920′s inspired cocktail– I wish my great aunt was still alive to drink one with me–this was totes her era!!!!

    Where to start?? Gotta start with nudity–full frontal and backal!!! I had alot of reservations about Bobby Cannavale coming on board–loved him in “Third Watch” and was a little charmed in “Will and Grace”. Holy Cow– there is a total psycho in him and I am loving it. Did anyone think “Tarzan” when he was walking naked down the hall with the belt around his neck??? Tazan movies began in 1918 and I think we are going to get some references from here on in (like “Girl of the Golden West” last week—the blood dripping thru the ceiling is a scene from the movie). We are bracing for war ya’all and we have a front row seat !!!!!!

    Something else I was drawn to this week is costuming ( or lack there of-winkwink). The beautiful necklaces that all the ladies are wearing (long chains with pendants–I want one!!!)–evoking the Art Deco era and playing against Margaret’s simple strand of pearls. Marge is keeping her dignified Lady Bountiful place in society. Interesting that the dress Billie had on in Madame J’s shop was so little girl-ish, unlike the slinky black dress Nucky was holding.

    How much of a modern woman stance do we see for Margaret?? Will she bob her hair, learn to drive???? This is such a great show and can’t wait for full on war!!!!!!!!

    And Gillian—sigh…..she is losing her grip.
    Nucky will have my beloved Richard on staff to help—am sorry its taken him so long.

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