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POLL : What did you think of Boardwalk Empire - Acres of Diamonds?

Sep 23, 2013

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4 comments:

  1. DarthLocke4September 23, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Well if last season felt like a dream to me, this season feels like purgatory.

    I def enjoyed the past couple of episodes, more then the premiere.

    Food for thought.

    Dr. Valentine Narcisse is a fictional character, but surely his last name plays to narcissism and who's narrative opposite to Rosette, plays to civilized aspects to Nucky and spiritual undertones of the series. Valentin then plays to the romantic. Interestingly when I looked up to see if there was a famous Narcisse I came across a famous Haitian man from 1922 who was known as a "zombie", as he was able to put himself in commas and/or catatonic states (with drugs) to point where he could be buried himself alive and be unearthed to be "alive".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvius_Narcisse



    The drug factor with the continuous theme of heroin might also be winking to this, as Gillian is basically using it to numb herself and Narcisse is in the market for buying and selling it...


    I have no idea where Richard story is going now, but the showdown with Carl, his partner, the "Loone", and Emma was quite an interesting showdown. The book Emma gave him in the last episode is titled, "The Chessman of Mars" and is about the pitfalls of "excessive intellectualism" (again highlighting arrogance and narcissism).


    Patricia Arquette also makes her appearance with whimsical name "Sally Wheat". Patricia Arquette is well known for her 7 year run on "The Medium" where she "talked to the dead". The scene with her an Nucky alone (well, expect for the guy whom Nucky asks is breathing/alive) is reminiscent again of someone trying to clear his conscience. Emma also leaves Richard with a picturesque-american dream like image of the family they once had, but tells him "You must take yourself into account" (meaning responsibly, judgement, and existence--->his future)


    Additionally allusions to Jimmy resurface with Nucky turning his back on Bill McCoy (a nod to 'real McCoy?) and possibly with Henry and Willie Thomson and their collage rivalry.


    The final message of the episode is "moth to a flame"...death.

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  2. DarthLocke4September 23, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Hmmm sorry to double post, but Disqus seems have lost my post, even though the article reading my comment (says one comment)...Maybe it will turn up later???

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  3. Meddy AwardeySeptember 24, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    I feel like I'm watching a whole different Boardwalk Empire, this
    season. And don't get me wrong, I'm actually starting to enjoy it. We've
    moved from raw Rosettish violence to smarter moves, from a gangster to a
    softer Nucky Thompson.

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  4. AhnjaylaSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    Rosanna Arquette was so perfect in this era and role and would be perfect for Nucky!

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