Don’t nod through Boardwalk Empire’s new episode.
Cigarettes on the stairs, there goes the neighborhood.
In the middle of a quiet residential Atlantic City block, Miss Monroe is running a shooting gallery.
No, I know what youre thinking.
Games, rides and ocean.
If only theyd keep the place tidy.
Dope aint the only thing Purnsleys peddling on that side of town.
While hes tearing down the lesser Libyans he is a muted mouthpiece for a plan to uplift the race.
Dr. Narcisse has that kind of power and that kind of ambition.
But people like Dr. Narcisse are on the outside.
They dont know Atlantic City.
Not like Chalky White (Michael Kenneth Williams) does.
He grew up here.
Is it any wonder kids wanted to be gangsters instead of G-men.
Agent Knox (Brian Geraghty) has a stick up his ass so big, Margaret would be jealous.
Guys got serious issues.
Why should he break his balls when he could just pull in some easy money looking the other way.
But no, hes got those monogrammed handkerchiefs and Eli Thompson cant even eat in peace.
Just like Chalky passed his blade through Purnsleys cheek.
Eli is the guy who opens the crates of oranges.
If you know your Godfather lore, you know thats a fuckingSPOILER.
Dont you think it should be Mickey Doyle who opens the crates?
Just like Nucky (Steve Buscemi) used to be.
Before he went in that other direction, selling booze and shooting people and shit.
Hell, in all of South Jersey probably.
He was that good.
And he sees good things in Elis kid, Willie (Ben Rosenfeld).
What can I say?
I like the kid.
He reminds me of B-b-b-billy inOne Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
He was played by Brad Dourif, who I think is one of the great characters actors of film.
Bookmark this page and watch it before next weeks episode ofBoardwalk Empire.
It will come in handy.
Im not kidding here.
Go to Netflix or whatever and watchRagtimebefore the end of the season.
At least before your spearmint loses its flavor on the bedpost overnight.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
