boardwalk empire season 2 episode 1 song

Speaking of which, we discovered only in this last episode of the season that it was the maid who was poisoning Jimmy's father after all. I'm very curious to see where that relationship goes in the future, that is if Jimmy's father doesn't die after being poisoned by his maid. In return, Nucky demanded $1 million in cash (that's over $12 million in today's money!) and the location of the remaining D'Alessio brothers, whom he subsequently blamed for the robbery of Rothstein's shipment (as seen in the first episode of the season) - while at the same time having them killed: Jimmy, Al Capone and Richard Harrow stepped in get rid of each of the brothers.Īlthough introduced quite late in the season, the awkward relationship between Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) and his father has been very fascinating to watch and one of the better character/plot points brought into the show. disagreements won't occur in the future.Īs part of the the Nucky-Rothstein deal, Nucky agreed to use his political powers (read: contacts) to stop an impending indictment of Rothstein over his 'fixing' of the 1919 World Series. But alas business won out over violence (see, the two don't always have to go hand-in-hand!), as Nucky and Rothstein reached an agreement that, 'this war ends here,' although nothing's to say that more. Empire has certainly had its fair share of violence over this past season, and maybe to some that has been a promise of more bloodshed to come in the finale. Some fans of the show may have been disappointed that a full-scale war was ultimately avoided because of a deal struck between Nucky and Rothstein, particularly those fans who came to the show with a passion for The Sopranos, HBO's most successful (not to mention one of the its most violent) shows. Arguably the biggest of these was the seemingly impending war between Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) and Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg).

Having said that, 'A Return To Normalcy' was still a very solid episode that managed to tie up a lot of stuff that's littered the first season plot. However, this finale was not the season's best episode - that honor would have to go to the penultimate episode, 'Paris Green.' It is always the hope that the culminating episode of a TV series' season will be one that gives you everything the show's got - putting everything important on the table, and perhaps providing those shocking moments that make for excitement-fueled 'did you see that?!' discussions around the water cooler the next day.

Boardwalk empire season 2 episode 1 song