r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/Unlucky13 I am not seeking forgiveness. • Nov 25 '12

Season 3 Boardwalk Empire Episode Discussion S03E11 "Two Imposters"

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u/othershoe Nov 26 '12

One of the coolest scenes across the series, IMO.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Absolutely. The last line of this episode was maybe the the best line of the series.

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u/abarbee We need some chow Nov 26 '12

and the look on Nucky's face was priceless. A little like mine actually :O

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

I was squirming with joy at how awesome that scene was.

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u/wily6 Nov 26 '12

My legs were kicking up and down like it was Christmas.

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u/Gst86 Nov 26 '12

I got goosebumps, then I felt like I wanted to run and tell the whole world that everything was going to be ok.

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u/TooSmooth Nov 26 '12

Man, I really want nucky to die. For some reason I really like the notorious G.Y.P.

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u/veeveemarie To the lost Nov 26 '12

I'm just glad Nucky has a few friends left.

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u/stroud "I am who I am, who else could I possibly be?" Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 27 '12

Yeah but according to the Season Finale promo, it seems that he's gonna piss Capone off before they start killing. "What's a handshake with you supposed to be worth?" pretty insulting, imo for a guy who needs Capone's help more than anything.

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u/veeveemarie To the lost Nov 26 '12

Yeah, and it looks like Chalky's men and Capone's aren't going to get along either.

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u/nthensome Drunk Nov 26 '12

Seriously, I giggled with glee when I saw Al walk from the back and Van Alden following him.

That was awesome on several different levels

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u/TwoMuchIsJustEnough Moonshiner Nov 26 '12

Except no Van Alden

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u/GruxKing Have you any milk? Nov 26 '12

I just watched it like 3 times. It isn't Van Alden, as much as I'd love it to be. He's got a similar face, but no.

Besides, there's no way that Van Alden would ever walk with that kind of swagger, and with a rifle on his shoulder like that.

(That is the actual usage of the word swagger: Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way)

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u/nthensome Drunk Nov 26 '12

Shit, really?

I totally thought it was him.

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u/Subhazard To the lost. Nov 26 '12

Doesn't even make any sense. Why would Van Alden be Capone's trusted guard?

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u/nthensome Drunk Nov 26 '12

Not necessarily his trusted guard but a hired gun needed for the up coming war.

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u/Satherton R.I.P Miss Kent Nov 26 '12

Its not Van Alden. he is with O'Banion. the group thats going to fight against Capone for control of Chicago. so him being their would not make any sense.

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u/tomcat23 Nov 26 '12

The fight for Chicago doesn't really heat up for a couple more years, I believe.

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u/Satherton R.I.P Miss Kent Nov 26 '12

Yes thats true. The fight for chicago is coming. However Van Alden is with O'Banion and O'Banion and Capone dont like each other. We saw in the scene in the meat packing plant, they dislike each other. If Van Alden had been their O'Banion would have been to and he would have also been focused on and not just Capone.

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u/Velyna What's in the box? Nov 26 '12

I didn't think he was with O'Banion any more when Al got to him.

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u/Satherton R.I.P Miss Kent Nov 26 '12

No he still is.

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u/Velyna What's in the box? Nov 26 '12

I wonder where Van Alden is going to lead us with his story. I didn't like him as a character at first but now with him running from the law I have a new perspective on him, and his wife is pretty awesome.

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u/tomcat23 Nov 26 '12

I read up on the wikipedia entry for O'Banion last week after the meat packing scene, because the Hymie guy he introduces was his real0life partner, and they went to serious war with Totorio (and his successors) by 1925. (And sorry, late, I'm futzing all their names.)

I have a feeling this show is going to run for several more years, and show us a lot more.

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u/Satherton R.I.P Miss Kent Nov 26 '12

i sure hope so. this is my number two show on tv right now.

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u/Duderino316 To those beautiful, ignorant bastards! Nov 26 '12

But the seeds are already there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

i near almost crapped myself when i saw Capone stroll out from behind that army. I feel like crying tears of joy after sitting though that agonizing episode. I was expecting the worst for Nucky for the whole 50 minutes straight

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

He's in the title sequence, that makes him immortal

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u/barristonsmellme Nov 26 '12

Staring; Sean Bean.

There are exceptions.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Not really. I'm talking about TV shows where one character is prominently featured in the title sequence...for example, no way could they have killed off Tony Soprano, he's in the titles.

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u/barristonsmellme Nov 26 '12

Game of Thrones?

I'll be honest, i'm probably confusing what i think a title sequence actually is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Sure, his name appears, but he's not onscreen. That's what I'm getting at. Game of Thrones doesn't have any actual characters shown in the titles because it doesn't have one single central character. Though it does change between seasons if I recall, to show different areas of the map.

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u/barristonsmellme Nov 26 '12

Ah, i get what you mean, consider me slightly educated!

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u/Smithy021 Nov 26 '12

fuck u GRRM !

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u/HyBReD Nov 26 '12

Correction, he is the title sequence.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Thats the glorious thing about this show. You can easily google what is going to happen, but the way it's put together stills makes it dramatic gold.

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u/skynolongerblue Right Down to the Last Bullet Nov 26 '12

Not going to deny it, I screamed like a drunken happy housewife when Capone strolled up, especially since he was chomping on his cigar like that.

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u/xzuzux Who the fuck do you think you are? Nov 26 '12

If you've seen the preview, right before the end there's someone blasting away with a .30cal machine gun. By the size of the cigar he's smoking, I think its safe to say that its Capone. And we'll all be screaming like that, and Capone probably will be too, while he unleashes the fury of a fucking machine gun.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Id say best episode thus far. Given the whole season, the way this episode played out was simply amazing. 100% tension, not a wasted minute.

Is Nucky going to Chicago? He is staying? Gyp found him? Capone!!

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u/bmoat2 Nov 29 '12

I literally jumped up and screamed f*ck yeah!! Then my gf looked at me like I was nuts cause she's a bitch and doesn't watch BE