![]() The series opens at the dawn of Prohibition, and political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) looms large over the seaside resort, but he gets a lot of help from his brother, Eli (Shea Whigham), the county sheriff his faithful chauffeur and butler, Eddie (Anthony Laciura) and "Chalky" White (Michael Kenneth Williams), a black entrepreneur who keeps the African-American population on Nucky's side in exchange for being on the payroll. Looking forward to what season 3 brings, even if one of the more exciting characters has been removed.Martin Scorsese is an executive producer (and directs the 72-minute premiere) of this HBO drama from Emmy-winning "Sopranos" scribe Terence Winter, who moves a bit down the New Jersey coast to Atlantic City. These shocking moments have at least turned that switch, and maybe theres somewhere for this show to go, to excel. ![]() And from my review of season 1, remember, it was the lack of shocking deaths that compelled me to feel meh about the show. So, at least these shocking moments entice me to watch further. And the star of the first two seasons is no more. And yet, the seemingly usurper star of the show, a show that is to last another three seasons, mentored from childhood by Nucky Thompson, gets a bullet to the dome delivered by none other than Nucky himself. He was definitely positioned that way through the first two seasons. I was beginning to feel that Jimmy was going to secretly become the star of the show, taking over Steve Buscemis Nucky Thompson as the king of the Boardwalk. What a sad moment when we see the Butcher exclaim that your husband did this to you before shooting her dead. First, the shocking death of Jimmys wife Angela. Sure, there was the intermittent killing, but season 2 was packed with just too much drama. Everything was about court appearances, getting out of jail, strong-arming each other nudge-by-nudge, political strife, and so on. ![]() ![]() The bad: there was a LOT less action and intrigue this season. It took until about the final three episodes to shock me and maintain my interest further. I must admit, most of season 2 was quite a downgrade from an already just mediocre series (by season 1s account). ![]()
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