![]() ![]() It’s a shocking scene and it continues with Eli breaking down, frantically apologizing to his wife under his breath.Ĭapone orders D’Angelo to kill Eli, face down in a cornfield. That’s when undercover fed Mike D’Angelo puts a bullet through Nelson’s head. He screams his name and tells Capone he will face justice. With Al Capone’s gun to his head, Van Alden, ever the caged animal, unleashes himself onto the kingpin. ![]() It’s somewhat twisted to see Van Alden pin the robbery on his wife, but it made for such a beautiful moment when he says they’re having problems at home and Eli raises his finger and says “I can vouch for that.” But the climax of the scene gives a fitting bookend to the arc of Nelson Van Alden. What follows is now one of my favorite scenes of the entire series. Alas, Al comes back early from an evening out with Paul Muni and George Raft (who are researching their roles in Howard Hawkes’ “Scarface”) and is informed of Van Alden and Eli’s suspicious behavior. They’re case is filled with newspaper clippings and, when Ralph Capone discovers it, the show’s best and most bumbling duo have almost enough luck to slip out of the situation. Of course, they don’t get the ledger and, even worse, they’re discovered. The scene in the hallway was no different as they came to the realization that their plan wasn’t very well thought out. All season long, their dialogue has been so carefully constructed to balance a bit of lighthearted comedy with the intensity of working for Capone’s organization. I adored the scene between the two of them outside of the lion’s den. Speaking of fitting ends, things got hairy in Chicago this week as Eli and Van Alden attempted to get the ledger from Capone’s headquarters. He couldn’t kill Narcisse without sacrificing his daughter. Chalky’s death was redemptive and showed that he learned from his mistakes. Louis and now knowing that Daughter and Althea won’t have to live with a debt to Narcisse, Chalky went out on a high note. Knowing his wife and family are safe in St. I’ve come to accept Chalky’s death and respect the character’s arc overall. Whether or not Narcisse will make good on his end of the deal is left up in the air, but I’m left hoping Luciano and Lansky take him out. He accepts it and gets killed at the end of the episode by Narcisse’s men. Of course, at this point, Chalky accepts that his deal is actually a death sentence. Chalky accepts his deal with the devil he knows and Daughter leaves the brothel. Chalky will help Narcisse deal with the Italians and, in exchange, Narcisse will get Daughter booked in any city she wants. Chalky abandons his mission to kill Narcisse and strikes a deal with him. The actual scenes between the two were well written and well acted I just don’t know how I feel about the end of Chalky White.ĭaughter is in town with her (and Chalky’s) daughter, Althea, to ask Narcisse for help getting her record played and, basically, her music career started. I’m still not sure how I feel about the sequence of events that occurred with Chalky and Daughter in this episode. The first thing that stuck out to me was that this episode picks up right where last week ended, with Chalky in the brothel with Daughter and her daughter. Nucky mourned Sally with a bottle and a couple of girls, Eli and Van Alden’s attempt to get the ledger was not well thought out, Chalky reconnected with Daughter and in 1897, Deputy Nucky apprehended a young thief named Gillian. ![]() ![]() In this episode, we said goodbye to two characters. This week’s episode, “Devil You Know” made damn sure to remind us of that fact. You can find all of my Boardwalk Empire posts here.īoardwalk Empire is definitely ending in a couple of weeks. $5 Tier – Movie Reviews and Commentary TracksīEWARE: SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW.$2 Tier – TV and Book Reaction Recordings.Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films 1954-1975. ![]()
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