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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:09:50 PM EDT
[#1]
Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him.  |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:12:06 PM EDT
[#2]
Fitting ending but it still sucked.
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:15:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fitting ending but it still sucked. It was 87 times better than the Sopranos 
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:25:57 PM EDT
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Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him.
It took me a few seconds to put that all together. 
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:26:50 PM EDT
[#5]
Crap ending.
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:30:25 PM EDT
[#6]
Gillian For the WIN!! nice setup .
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:35:56 PM EDT
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Crap ending. It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:43:26 PM EDT
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It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Crap ending. It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. Not arguing that it wasnt prophetic or that Nucky shouldnt have died. More how much was left unsaid/told and how he went. Out of all the ways I could have seen it ending, that just seemed weak to me. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:07:50 PM EDT
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I liked it!
Didn't put it together who the kid was until he confronted him immediately before the shooting. Good show. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:08:19 PM EDT
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It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Crap ending. It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. I can't remember. What were his words? |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:08:22 PM EDT
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Not arguing that it wasnt prophetic or that Nucky shouldnt have died. More how much was left unsaid/told and how he went. Out of all the ways I could have seen it ending, that just seemed weak to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Crap ending. It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. Not arguing that it wasnt prophetic or that Nucky shouldnt have died. More how much was left unsaid/told and how he went. Out of all the ways I could have seen it ending, that just seemed weak to me. I think the final episode wrapped up most of the issues in the series; however, it glossed over the fact that Dr. Narcisse was supposedly an informant for J. Edgar Hoover. Whatever happened to that relationship? I think that was a plot hole. Anyway, I think the point of the ending was Nucky didn't realize until the end that the point for no return was when he gave Gillian to the Commodore. If Tommy didn't murder Nucky, he would of been arrested by those police officers. He was screwed. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:09:44 PM EDT
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I can't remember. What were his words? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Crap ending. It wasn't a crap ending. Jimmy's words before Nucky shot him were prophetic. I can't remember. What were his words? http://fikklefame.com/boardwalk-empire-finale-quotes/ All you gotta worry about is when you run out of booze and you run out of company and the only person left to judge you is you. |
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:11:59 PM EDT
[#13]
Nucky Johnson died in 1968.
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:36:12 PM EDT
[#14]
I knew Nucky was going to get wacked but I thought it would be by Lucky's shooters. I was surprised to find out the kid was Jimmy's son Tommy. Fitting ending.
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Posted: 10/26/2014 11:56:36 PM EDT
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I figured out that the only member of the Commodore's family not show was his grandson after Nucky visited Gillian.
Now, did Gillian set Nucky up? The ending was eleventybillion times better than the ending of the Sopranos.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 12:13:09 AM EDT
[#16]
Damn....
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Posted: 10/27/2014 12:57:22 AM EDT
[#17]
Didn't see that coming
tommy darmody shooting nucky |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:48:01 AM EDT
[#18]
I though the finale was superb. Sad to see the series end, though.
I wonder if Gillian had anything to do with Tommy killing Nucky. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:15:45 AM EDT
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Nucky Johnson died in 1968. No shit. That was the one thing I held on to the entire run, that Nucky would live. They were pretty true to history with everyone else, just not Nucky (who from what I have read was never a bootlegger.) |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 8:41:10 AM EDT
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Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes.
However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 8:52:57 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:01:14 AM EDT
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The timing for Tommy showing up, and Gillian writing letters to Nucky was too good to be just coincidence. Notice how Tommy got stupid and went and got arrested right after Nucky went to the asylum and told Gillian he wasn't going to get her out of jail. He was banking on Nucky helping his mom, and when he didn't, there was no other reason not to kill him.
I'm assuming that she was also given a hysterectomy in the hospital which is the reason she was having trouble standing. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:07:02 AM EDT
[#23]
Great twist at the end!
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I wonder if Gillian had anything to do with Tommy killing Nucky. I wondered that too, but then how would Tommy have known anything about the whole situation? Gillian was VERY protective of Tommy and kept denying to others that Jimmy was dead (until, of course, she killed the lookalike), I doubt she'd have entrusted Tommy with the truth (especially cause Tommy was all of what, 7, during season 4?). I don't think Richard would have told Julia anything about Jimmy and, Julia being the wholesome person she is, I'm sure she tried to raise Tommy to be a good person (despite everything). So how would Tommy even known to exact his revenge against Nucky? |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:17:44 AM EDT
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That was weak. I halfway expect him to say, Hello. My name is Tommy Darmody. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:25:55 AM EDT
[#25]
I LOVED the series, but this last season wasn't my cup of tea. I don't care for flashbacks.
I liked the ending though. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:03:13 AM EDT
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HBO can choke on an entire bag of dicks.
Ending for Rome sucked. Ending of the first season of True Detective sucked. Now this. I called something being off about the kid when he got picked by Eli with all the hobos. I figured he was a fed plant. This was much, MUCH stupider. And the whole "it's not really Nucky Johnson" thing was stupid. It's like making a show called Boxing Empire about a guy named Mike Johnson who meets several real-life figures like Don King, rapes a girl, bites a guy's ear off, and then gets shot in the face. But it's not Mike Tyson.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:20:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: HBO can choke on an entire bag of dicks. Ending for Rome sucked. Ending of the first season of True Detective sucked. Now this. I called something being off about the kid when he got picked by Eli with all the hobos. I figured he was a fed plant. This was much, MUCH stupider. And the whole "it's not really Nucky Johnson" thing was stupid. It's like making a show called Boxing Empire about a guy named Mike Johnson who meets several real-life figures like Don King, rapes a girl, bites a guy's ear off, and then gets shot in the face. But it's not Mike Tyson. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:26:53 AM EDT
[#28]
You know, young Nucky was so good, what about a prequel? The Rise of Nucky Thompson?
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:52:17 AM EDT
[#29]
Just as a gauge... Postings about this show on ARFcom, really dropped over the last few seasons.
I felt each episode became hurried and too full of threads as the seasons went on. A great show that jumped that shark at some point. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 11:00:06 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just as a gauge... Postings about this show on ARFcom, really dropped over the last few seasons. I felt each episode became hurried and too full of threads as the seasons went on. A great show that jumped that shark at some point. It jumped the shark when Jimmy died. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:44:31 PM EDT
[#31]
I will say this... Young Gillian and Nucky were spot on in their roles.
Did anyone else notice the Star Trek music last night? |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:50:34 PM EDT
[#32]
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I though the finale was superb. Sad to see the series end, though. I wonder if Gillian had anything to do with Tommy killing Nucky. This I thought the last 2 episodes were well written and well done for what they were. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:54:34 PM EDT
[#33]
Would have been happier if he had tried to kill Nucky, but instead the two men behind him stop him and arrest Nucky for Tax Evasion.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:57:08 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The timing for Tommy showing up, and Gillian writing letters to Nucky was too good to be just coincidence. Notice how Tommy got stupid and went and got arrested right after Nucky went to the asylum and told Gillian he wasn't going to get her out of jail. He was banking on Nucky helping his mom, and when he didn't, there was no other reason not to kill him. I'm assuming that she was also given a hysterectomy in the hospital which is the reason she was having trouble standing. I disagree. I think the scene between Nucky and Eli was very telling. You don't know if you've swam too far from shore until you do, because then you never make it back. Nucky's fate was sealed when he gave Gillian to the Commodore. He had already swum too far out to shore and all his efforts to get away from the crime and brutality were ultimately futile because of that act. He was dead the whole time, he just didn't know it yet. A broken Gillian produced a broken Jimmy produced a broken Tommy. And Nucky did the breaking. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 4:07:51 PM EDT
[#35]
I wish they had more Al Capone during the seasons. His character was great.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 5:29:43 PM EDT
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He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 5:32:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? But GD would skin the Commodore alive. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 5:32:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But GD would skin the Commodore alive. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? But GD would skin the Commodore alive. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 5:33:13 PM EDT
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At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? Save that argument for a different thread. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:17:30 PM EDT
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No, that would be Richard's job. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Schidtty ending... Should have followed history and sent Nucky to jail for taxes. However, Nucky did sell his and Gillian's soul for his own prosperity so it was a fitting ending. He pimped out a 12 year old girl to get his job back. Lets not sugar coat that. At the time, were 12 year old girls getting married and having kids? But GD would skin the Commodore alive. Golf clap. 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:18:47 PM EDT
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Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him.
Okay so who was that? I could never keep all the names straight in this show. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:19:54 PM EDT
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Crap ending. What else could they have done? perfunctory ending at best though. The final episode was a letdown over all from a very well done season. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 6:32:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Okay so who was that? I could never keep all the names straight in this show. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him. Okay so who was that? I could never keep all the names straight in this show. Jimmy's kid. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 8:29:14 PM EDT
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I like it. He had that coming.
It's fictionalized history, not a reenactment. It doesn't need to be absolutely precise if it gets the general facts and the tone of the time period across to the viewer. Overall the show had some sloppy writing, though. A few characters lingered long past the point where they were needed. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:13:06 PM EDT
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What happened to Eli? Did he save his skin?
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:13:51 PM EDT
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Jimmy's kid. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him.
Okay so who was that? I could never keep all the names straight in this show. Jimmy's kid. Okay, now to really out myself as clueless-who was Jimmy? 
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:15:37 PM EDT
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What happened to Eli? Did he save his skin? More or less, Nucky gives him a bag of money and a razor and brush to shave with. Their parting was perhaps the best scene IMO. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:41:42 PM EDT
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I will say this... Young Gillian and Nucky were spot on in their roles. Did anyone else notice the Star Trek music last night? Yes, I did. With the television, correct? Also, something I didn't realize until the recap from the producer at the end, but Gillian had been writing to Nucky for a while, but by the time he came to visit she had been lobotomized. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:44:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Okay, now to really out myself as clueless-who was Jimmy? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well that was unexpected. Not that he died but who killed him. Okay so who was that? I could never keep all the names straight in this show. Jimmy's kid. Okay, now to really out myself as clueless-who was Jimmy? The answer is here and here |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 9:46:36 PM EDT
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I'm assuming that she was also given a hysterectomy in the hospital which is the reason she was having trouble standing. Is that what the doctor was doing to the women in the asylum? We originally thought he was raping the women and giving hysterectomies in order to cover up pregnancies. |
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