In spite of the numerous colorful characters that have popped up on Boardwalk Empire and evolved over the years (and then died brutal deaths, usually), this Prohibition gangster story has always been about Nucky Thompson. Even when the show digressed…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×07 – “Friendless Child”
Playing the long game in TV storytelling is tricky business. The general principle is that patience pays off eventually, but that doesn’t mean that the build-up to the payoff shouldn’t be involving too. Boardwalk Empire often walks that fine line,…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×06 – “Devil You Know”
There’s no way to get around it. Yesterday’s episode of Boardwalk Empire, “Devil You Know,” pulled out all the stops in a way that the best late season Boardwalk episodes always do and then some. It’s become an expectation by…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×05 – “King of Norway”
We’re just now winding down on Boardwalk Empire’s endgame, and as we’ve come to expect from all previous seasons of this show, things are about to get hairy for everyone. This week’s installment, “King of Norway,” moves all the pieces…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×04 – “Cuanto”
Al Capone has always been one of the key figures in the evolving saga of Boardwalk Empire, but he was never always the Al Capone of legend. He started out as a small fish in a big pond, maneuvered his…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×02 – “The Good Listener”
“Cinematic” is a term that often gets thrown around in the television conversation. We praise how some shows are “so cinematic” because they remind us more of film than standard television fare. It’s true that television, even with the major…