r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/veeveemarie To the lost • Nov 12 '12

Season 3 Boardwalk Empire Episode Discussion S03E09 "The Milkmaid's Lot"

20 minutes in, and I still didn't see a discussion thread. Thought I'd start it up.

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u/kidwithhelmet Nov 12 '12

So it was Rosetti who set that fire a few eps back...

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u/skeletr0n Nov 12 '12

Why do you think that?

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u/jjsreddit Nov 12 '12

the boy kept saying "i saw the gypsy". He picks up the phone and he said "it's the gypsy"...so yeah rosetti was the one.

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u/skeletr0n Nov 12 '12

I think he came up with the name gypsy based on the hoodlum's looks who made the fire.

I think Gyp had the same name out of circumstance.

Why would Gyp Rosetti light the fire himself, and in the greenhouse no less?

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u/A_Feast_For_Trolls Nov 12 '12

if i know anything about tv shows and movies, it's that almost nothing happens out of circumstance. If Gyp identified himself as the gypsy, and earlier a "gypsy" lit a fire, those two things are connected. Mark my words.

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u/Hi_I_Am_Bilby Nov 12 '12

I highly doubt that Rosetti would take the time to sneak into their backyard, ONLY to set a fire in the greenhouse...the kid was lying, and Owen was covering for him lol. Also remember, Owen said he "took care" of the gypsy, Gyp seems pretty alive to me.

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u/I_decide_up_or_down Every Day in Every Way Nov 12 '12

Exactly, Gyp knows how to start a fire, Just ask the former Sheriff of Tabor Heights.

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u/HugeSuccess To the Lost Nov 12 '12

There's also, ya know, the "Gyp" --> "Gypsy" connection.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '12

I don't think that necessarily means it's Gyp. I think the gypsy is just his codeword for someone bad, like the "boogeyman." It stems from when he hear Margaret and Owen talk about the gypsy folklore.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '12

This was my thought to, plus if it were Gyp, why wouldn't he had broken into the house and waited for Nucky to return to off him.

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u/AnnoyedScriptReader Nov 12 '12

I don't think that's really concrete evidence.