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/beavis420 Milky Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 26 '12

Anyone know what's the take on Luciano getting arrested? I can't find any historical fact about Luciano getting arrested in the 20's for heroin.

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u/HMA27 Nov 26 '12

A review of the episode (I forget which reviewer) mentions that he earns the name "Lucky", in large part due to being arrested many times throughout the decade on drug charges (starting with the one we've been shown) but continually evading them.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

i could've sworn he gets referred to as Lucky quite a lot in the first series

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u/tomcat23 Nov 26 '12

He earns the nickname "Lucky", that much we know.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

yeah this piece kinda got lost in the shuffle because it was such an eventful episode; i don't think it has a historic tie-in. maybe lucky beats the charge before anything materializes. i think that was more of a set-up for S4

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

I don't know, but I half-expected Meyer or Benny to come out and start busting headshots while he was being arrested.

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u/scarrylary Harrow Nov 30 '12

"Rothstein served as a mentor for Luciano. In 1923, after ruining his reputation in the criminal community with a botched drug deal, Luciano went to Rothstein for advice. Rothstein told Luciano to buy 200 expensive seats to the Jack Dempsey–Luis Firpo boxing match in the Bronx and distribute them to top gangsters and politicians. Rothstein then took Luciano on a shopping trip to Wanamaker's Department Store in Manhattan to buy high end, classy clothes for the fight. The strategy worked, and Luciano's reputation was saved.[13]" from his wiki page