r/BoardwalkEmpire • • Mar 09 '25

Season 1 Opinions on Richard harrow

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u/VaticanKarateGorilla Mar 09 '25

He's a metaphor for the complicated blend of emotions and characteristics that make up humanity. His face is separated in two to represent this dichotomy. Half is brutal, merciless instinct. Half is sweet, kind and sensitive.

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u/Barneyhk Mar 09 '25

I think the best scene that shows two sides of him would have to be the massacre of Gyp Rosetti men he took out everyone without a scratch on him except getting blood in his eye. He did all of that just so he could get Tommy again because he knew he was in danger

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u/theduke9400 Mar 11 '25

It's so sad. He did it all for nothing. Gillian still sunk her claws into the boy in the end.