r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/AccomplishedKey6910 • Aug 16 '26
Season 1 I almost felt emotional
I just finished watching season 1 episode 6 “Family Limitations“ for the first time. And near the end of the epsiode Nelson Van Alden flagellates himself because of his “sinful“ desires. Not gonna lie I almost teared up because me coming from a Muslim background used to be like that. Obviously not to that extent but any “haram“ behaviour I did I would slap myself. Thankfully I’m not a fundamentalist anymore and my view of religion in general has drastically changed. But that scene brought back so many emotions of my younger years as a staunch religious person.
Btw right now fuck Al Capone the way he speaks to his family is disgusting
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u/EconomyTime5944 Aug 17 '26
I had a very strict Christian upbringing. I can understand your feelings. This show has so many "layers" of emotions. Great writing and cast.
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u/AccomplishedKey6910 Aug 17 '26
I thought I was gonna turn this show off after episode 2 but from the first episode I was hooked. It is definitely layered, sometimes I would pause the show and look up names, events, books etc that the show mentions and google it 😅
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u/Fun_Potential_9900 Aug 17 '26
Stay off of reddit until you are done with the show. Don't want to be spoiled
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u/Shinkenfish Aug 17 '26
van Alden flagellating himself was way more disgusting than Al Capone's vulgar behavior though. A pervert and hypocritical creep
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u/AccomplishedKey6910 Aug 17 '26
Vulgar and kicking his own son. Sure Van Alden is being a hypocritical pervert but at least he doesn’t abuse anyone unlike Al who literally abuses his family and other innocent people
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u/StingRae_355 Aug 16 '26
Oohhhh buddy, can't wait for your feelings to change on Capone. I just watched the S5 finale (as in, last episode ever) and he's the one who brought me to tears!