Kismet and I'll Kiss You Back

As we got started this week I wanted to ask if anyone feels that the opening music for the show is a bit out of place. It rings too much like that of Entourage. Like I half expect to see Jimmy, Richard and two of their homies closing the doors to a Model T as they get out.

Speaking of Jimmy, there is some pretty obvious imagery going on with him and all the stuffed animals in the Commodore's parlor. We saw his standing by the bear just like his father did earlier this season and he was also positioned with the lion in the background several times whereas in earlier episodes he was in front of the cheetah/leopard cat. They all seem to reiterate the fact that Himmy has moved up in the word and id the new king of the jungle.Finally Jimmy had to answer for his mom's twisted affection when she planted several kisses on his lips before leaving him and Uncle Junior to talk.
I like the emergence of him as Jimmy's new advisor. We know he's not afraid to take action, but it was also good for him to have someone from the old school to ask for advice. The exchange they had was great, especially when Jimmy let it be known he is not shy on confidence when it comes to his chances.

The eventual standoff with him and the boys from NY was special wasn't it. Meyer is so sharp. Kismet gentlemen. Highlights were Jimmy tellin the mad butcher "you can't kill everyone Manny, it's not good business" and prior to that Richard scoffing at the "muscle" detail consisting of Meyer and Lucky.
We learned Margaret wants to have her Irish potatoes mashed by Sleater. How about the corn flakes she apparently spilled. They were everywhere. George Remus was back referring to himself in the third person. Two things to note there.
First did his new home look familiar to anyone. I thought it possibly was the same set used for Queen Sophie Anne's home in True Blood. Remus did mention he was going for a swim in his indoor swimming pool. Then the Cincy comment from Nucky was amazing...right Mute?

I knew when this "Chip" guy corrected Nucky for calling him Charles or Charlie, that he was they type of cat who would be friends with Marmalard. Despite this joker's lack of experience (and green shoes) he still was able to get Nucky the federal trial he wanted. Couldn't help but think of My Cousin Vinny during that court room scene. Also the look Eddie gave him when he put his arm around him was priceless, like I don't know what kind of pie those fingers have been in but get that shit off of me. When this guy fails Nucky and goes missing they are going to call the cops and give a description of what he was last scene wearing and they are going to ask if he was retarded like they asked Grandpa if Long Duk Dong was.

Sounds like he might be off the hook though if Shooter McGavin wants to keep his Veteran's League scam going. Homework for the week is for everyone to go look up Colonel Charlie Forbes. He was the one they mentioned in the line "there are crooks and then there is Charlie Forbes." The list of bad dudes during this period seemingly has no end.
What is at an end is Van Creepy's lights our love making with his frigid wife. What with Lucy squeezing out their love child all by her lonesome. "WHERE'D YOU GO TO FOR THOSE LEMONS DADDY? FLORIDA?!?!?!?!"
Also while on the subject of Van Alden, did anyone else expect Agent Clarkson to start screaming "Kaiser Soze! Kaiser Soze!" from his hospital bed? That dude was TORCHED!
Chalky is back in business but for how long? How long before Owen sets off a bomb in Margaret's pants? I don't care if little Teddy burns the whole school down, that priest better not get any ideas. Leave the ruler in your pants Padre! That is all I got. I feel like I left some things out but I weant to hear what you all have to say so I'm gonna leave it there. Come and get it.

Happy Halloween

Will watch this week's episode tonight and have recap out tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.

Here's To Flying Horses

What can I say about this week's boardwalk? A lot I guess so here it goes.
Richard Harrow might not be to smooth with the ladies, but his performance this season so far has everyone talking sweep comes award season.
We almost lost him though if not for Rin Tin Tin intervening and leading him back to Pete and Glemore. At first I half expected to hear banjo music playing as I conjured images of Deliverance. Thankfully the two hunters were of the non ass raping kind and offered our broken soldier a warm fire and some squirrel.

I very much liked the subtle way Glenmore reminded Richard "these woods is for living, understand me there?"

With one failed suicide attempt under his belt, it was back to work. Before he could get motivated for another job though he needed to see if he really had something worth living for and Jimmy's friendship for now was just enough for him to go a scalpin. (And I want my scalps!)


Sorry I can't help but think of Inglorious Basterds every time I saw that scene with Jimmy and Richard teaching the Chip-n-Beef captain a lesson.
Speaking of breakfast meats, according to Eli, the Commodore loves his bacon. Ol George wasn't buying it and when he threatened to "tell the world" he had to be dealt with. Luckily for Eli he had already sent young Brian on an errand.
How many swings with that wrench did it take Eli to finish that fat bastard off by the way? After a closer look i found a flaw in his swing. Any hitting coach worth his metal will tell you, you gotta keep that back elbow up.

Jimmy is in a real bind money wise. The look on his face when the door bell rang as he was sharing a nice kiss with Angela was great. He wheeled around as if to say "who bee knockin on my door when I'm about to knock some boots." Reality quickly kicked in and he was pretty relieved when it turned out to be Richard.

Angela was happy to see him too but was a little put off I think with his answer to why he wasn't at the dedication.
Richard wants that family life but in a way I think he sort of has it with Jimmy and Angela. Despite earlier indications that he might be in love with her, her interaction with him has been very mother like of late. Jimmy also has been a sort of father figure, stopping him to ask what was wrong with him, and later putting his hand on his shoulder to show he meant the line about fighting to the last bullet. Jimmy really does care for Richard, ever since they first met on that bench outside the doctor's office.
Does Margaret really love Nucky? I can't say I'm that sure. He was about to get merked by his baby bro if not for her, and all the guy can say is, next time make sure the gun is loaded? Oh it will be Nucky, just pray it's not pointed at your head. I could totally see Margaret going all Karen Hill on him.

How about the return of Shooter McGavin? Was great to see them put the Attorney General in a golf setting.
Can't say the same for Nucky's hat.

That's it for this week. I did like seeing Katie get it on with Sleater. We were right on the over under for how many episodes it would take to see her Danny Boy's. One last item I'll probably go to Hell for pointing out was the one armed guy clapping. I was like come on bro, slap the side of your leg, something. Looked like my one year old son trying to wave goodbye to me.

Master of the House

Some Things You Just Have To Swallow

Episode 16:


Jimmy is a leopard who wants to change his spots, but he needs to crawl before he walks. We saw a couple instances this week of how he still has a lot to learn. He told Mickey Doyle he would be dangerous if he had a brain, but he's the one who throws a lit cigarette butt on the ground in a warehouse of alcohol. Doyle quickly stamped it out. Doyle is a goof, but he also knows where he can let his little quips fly. Jimmy initially endeared himself to the butcher Manny Horvitz, but cracked one joke too many when he mentioned he only had creamsicles in his ice box after Manny had issued him a warning by telling him about the body parts of people who crossed him in his freezer.

He also does not yet have the intuition to know what is going on in people's minds like Nucky does. He admitted to Angela that Richard is a complete enigma to him.

Ah Richard, will you have enough room on your mantle for all the awards you are going to take home this season. His portrait monologue showed us his biggest obstacle to finding love isn’t the hole in his face, but rather the one in his soul. Unlike Forrest Gump, he was unable to get in touch with the emotions necessary to echo the love his own "Jenny" Emma showed him. While this frigidness has made him a skilled killer it leaves him as empty inside as the empty barrels of his shot gun.


Rose Van Alden can't get Nelson to reciprocate her love and he used the same crumpling of paper trick "Peggy" used on bobby Bowden.

Chalky has nothing but love for his family but the man can only take so much disrespect from that Carlton Banks son of his. While Chalky did resemble the drunk dad from Eddie Murphy's RAW while demanding his Hoppin' John and intimidating his daughter's "educated buck," I think he was really venting his anger over the earlier scene where Travis scoffed at his sister for asking their father to help with her homework.

The poor guy courting the daughter had that same helpless look Elvin used to make when Cliff Huxtable would tear into him. Not sure who Nucky was whittling down that stick for, prob his son, but I hope there's enough left when he's done to go after that loud mouth from the neighborhood meeting too.Given he state of temper, Nucky might want to rethink calling Chalky "boy" going forward.

I was shocked we didn't see Sleater take down Katie, but I'm confident by next week she'll have sampled his "blasting jell."
As if being left looking like Anthony Hopkins in Legends of the Fall after his stroke wan't bad enough, Gillian seized the moment to celebrate "Slapsgiving" a few weeks early.
Some other moments I enjoyed were:



In this last shot, Nucky referred to Margaret's kids as "munchkins" a definite reference to the often mentioned Emerald City. Perhaps this was a sign that Nucky feels like he is getting closer to having his empire back.

Faces of War

Wounded tommies facetiously called it "The Tin Noses Shop." Located within the 3rd London General Hospital, its proper name was the "Masks for Facial Disfigurement Department"; either way, it represented one of the many acts of desperate improvisation borne of the Great War, which had overwhelmed all conventional strategies for dealing with trauma to body, mind and soul. On every front—political, economic, technological, social, spiritual—World War I was changing Europe forever, while claiming the lives of 8 million of her fighting men and wounding 21 million more.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/mask.html#ixzz1b9NrqaUN

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