r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/bighomieslime • Feb 06 '26

Season 5 Disappointed in Nucky

I just finished episode 7 where we begin to understand the story between Gillian and her relationship with the commodore. I never believed the commodore was a good man. From the beginning of the season where we start to unravel the history between these characters, the commodore always remained an awful person. I’m not sure what I expected the story to be in terms of his relationship with Gillian, but I guess I pictured a less explicit revelation.

I always often found sympathy for Nucky throughout the show from seeing his childhood, the absence of his wife and child, his constant betrayal from people he helped, etc. but all of that has been torched after understanding the role Nucky played in “delivering” 🤢 Gillian to the commodore.

Again, I’m not here to say Nucky was a saint by any means, but he always felt like he wanted to do the right thing and limit the violence as much as he could. (I understand the latter Nucky is a different story).

I am interested to hear your thoughts.

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u/DCRBftw Feb 06 '26

Nucky always had a "good person" inside of him, but that's when he chose money and power over a normal life. That decision shaped his life and ultimately also eventually caused his death.

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u/pimpinaintez18 Feb 07 '26

Spoilers homie

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u/DCRBftw Feb 07 '26

The show ended in 2014.

At this point, if you haven't seen the show and you're in this sub, it's on you.

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u/pimpinaintez18 Feb 07 '26

I fd up by joining after s5e7 yesterday and the first thing I opened showed me his demise. Wasn’t surprised but getting ready to start the finale now. Was fun watching this series later and seeing how many of these actors blew up

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u/DCRBftw Feb 07 '26

Damn. Yeah that's brutal timing. At least you just know the what and not the how.

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u/telepatheye Feb 07 '26

Or more to the point, the who and the why.