Season 4/Episode 6 "The North Star"

Guapo here!  I'm back with a whole new episode recap of Boardwalk Empire.  Is it just me or is the season really picking up.  After the exciting events of last week's episode, Boardwalk kept the momentum going and delivered another good episode.  It's like when Steph Curry goes for 30 and 13 in Game 2 of the playoff series against Denver and then follows that up with 29 and 11 in Game 3.  (If you couldn't already tell, I'm super excited about NBA season starting again.)  There are so many questions heading into the latter part of the season and I'm here to shed a little light on the subject.  So without further delay, let's get this recap started.

Recap
We follow the death of dear Eddie Kessler with Nucky having coffee in New York.  In walks my least favorite character, Margaret Schroeder.  (She's back!)  Shit's awkward between Nuck and Margaret as I would have predicted.  Nucky gives her the news that Eddie is dead and that he has a gift for Teddy.  Margaret is now working in an office downtown and is living with her brother.  It seems like she's trying to live the straight life now, let's see how long this lasts.  (Not long probably.)  After some more awkward interaction the conversation is over and Margaret heads back to work.  Meanwhile Nucky heads back to Tampa to finish the deal with Bill McCoy and August Tucker.  Problem is, Bill killed August a few episodes back and never got around to telling Nucky.  Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky have also come down for this deal expecting to meet with August Tucker.  Bill, however, assures the men that he found a new partner who wants in on this land deal.  They all meet this man in an alligator duel arena type-thing.  Vincenzo Petrucelli is very enigmatic but Nucky agrees to make a deal with this guy.  The problem for Charlie Luciano is that not only does this guy know him, he knows his boss, Joe Masseria.  Petrucelli is Joe's cousin and he knows that Charlie is doing this deal without Joe.  Charlie urges Meyer to back out of the deal with him, also contemplating offing Petrucelli but Meyer has his mind made up.  He is adamant about this deal and decides to continue with the deal and to cut Charlie out, creating a conflict between the two.  (It always sucks when best friends fight.)  Meanwhile at the bar, Nucky is moping about Eddie's death in front of Sally.  Out of nowhere she socks the shit out of him.  Sally doesn't like whiners and she punches him again.  She then proceeds to egg him on until Nucky gives her some of that right hand to the eye.  This weird moment of them strangling each other segues into the two of them making out and then making Tampa love in the kitchen.  In the morning Nucky meets with Bill and Meyer and they agree to the deal.  Nucky reveals that Sally will be managing his business down in Tampa while he is up North.

Back in Atlantic City, Eli and Micky Doyle are raiding Eddie Kessler's old room, looking for the key to his deposit box where he's kept Nucky's money and files.  The two find the key and his note, which is in German.  Neither of them know German so it's almost no use.  Eli goes to the bank to retrieve the possessions of the safety box but they will not let Eli in without permission from Eddie via will or letter.  Warren Knox goes to meet Eli and Doyle because ever since Eddie departed he has no informant.  At first Eli and Mickey dismiss him, thinking that he only wants his cut.  But then Eli decides to use his power as a prohibition agent to retrieve the contents of the safety box.  Hoping to earn Eli's trust, Warren goes to the bank and puts on his bad cop routine and gets what Eli needs.  (I like his bad cop routine.)  Warren returns to Eli with the contents and Eli notices that the money is all there, which confuses him because he thought Eddie might've killed himself because he felt guilty for stealing Nucky's money.  Eli tells Warren he's going to make more of those safety deposit raids and then asks him to read Eddie's letter.  Warren tells him it says that Eddie's son had a baby, which is a lie.  (Duh.)  In one of the most confusing emotional breakdowns of the season, Eli opens up to Warren that he is worried about his son, Willy.  Warren comforts him and hands him a handkerchief.  Unfortunately for him his handkerchief contains his real initials "JTM" which Eli notices.

Over at the Onyx Club, Chalky White is still angrily admiring the singer Daughter Maitland from afar.  She is singing her happy songs at the club rehearsals while teasing Chalky.  This woman is really having an affect on our dude, especially at home.  Daughter decides to go rogue at a show and sing some sad song which causes Chalky to call her to the office.  Let's talk Richard Harrow.  Paul  is visiting the doctor's office where he is told that he is dying.  There he sees Richard Harrow who just got his hand re-bandaged.  The two talk over drinks and talk over the events of that night at the Artemis Club and Tommy.  Harrow is remorseful over the things he has done is his lifetime.  Paul opens up to him, telling him there are things that he has done that he is ashamed of and encourages Harrow to reunite with Julia and Tommy.  Richard goes to visit Tommy who is going on and on about astronomy.  (Kids.)  Julia is a bit hesitant to let Richard back into their lives, but when Tommy asks if Richard is coming home with them, Julia replies, "He's coming."  The last scene is Daughter Maitland meeting Chalky in his office.  He wants her to sing the songs he wants for the club and has complaints about her boss, Dr. Narcisse.  After a heated encounter the two passionately kiss.  (We all saw this coming.)  

Power Rankings
1. Richard Harrow (Last Week: NA)
He's finally reunited with Tommy and Julia.  He's really trying to turn his life around and this new family might be the key to him fulfilling his journey to a clean life.

2.  Meyer Lansky (Last Week: NA)
He's all in on this deal.  No Lucky.  No AR.  He's really making a move as an independent businessman and if this deal with Nucky pans out for him it will make lots of money.

3.  Nucky Thompson (Last Week: #2)
Following the death of Eddie Kessler, Nucky as continued forward with the business venture in Florida and seems to have found a trustworthy and savvy partner in Sally.

4.  Warren Knox (Last Week: #5)
I'm reluctant to put him on this list because Eli is now suspicious.  But on the other hand he was able to earn Eli's trust and gain some information out of him.

5.  Dr. Valentine Narcisse (Last Week: NA)
Even though he wasn't in this episode his plan finally worked out.  He got Chalky attracted to Daughter Maitland.  Chalky and Daughter got together.  Still not sure where this is going, but it worked.

Historical Fun Facts
As we probably know, Warren Knox's boss, J. Edgar Hoover, was head of the F.B.I. until his death in 1972.  Before that he was head of the Alien Enemy Bureau, a division of the Justice Department.  Hoover's job was to arrest disloyal foreigners without trail during World War 1.  In 1919 he became head of the Investigation Bureau's General Intelligence Division.  Their purpose was to disrupt the work of radicals on the homeland.  Hoover rose to power quickly becoming deputy to head of the whole Bureau in 1921 and then being appointed to acting director when the previous director was allegedly involved in the Teapot Dome scandal in 1924.  (That's where we are now.)  Not going to say anything else, although I doubt I'll spoil anything since the show isn't really about J. Edgar.

Final Thoughts
I've dreaded this day but it wasn't as bad as I anticipated.  We've seen Margaret and I know it won't be for the last time.  She's like that ex-girlfriend who keeps coming over to your dorm even though you found a new girl and when your ex realizes that you are perfectly fine without her she starts talking with your roommate, but it ain't workin', bitch!  (Sorry to get personal.)  I like this new Sally broad.  She's a go-getter.  And I think she's going to play a really big role on how this season ends.  I''m glad we finally got to see Lucky but just like that we lose him again.  But this is going to be the first time we really see Meyer without any help from Lucky or Arnold Rothstein.  (This should be interesting.)  We also got to see some Mickey.  The good thing about Mickey is I don't think he'll ever die.  (I hope I didn't jinx anything.)  Warren got some information from Eli, but can Eli tell from the handkerchief that Warren isn't who he says he is?  I'm trying to figure out what Dr. Narcisse's plan is for Chalky, but whatever it is, it's working out.  Finally, I'm glad to see Richard reunited with Tommy and Julia.  He's never been able to have a family like that and Richard's someone who I've rooted for on a personal level for a long time.  Plus Tommy is easily the cutest kid on the show.  And every time I see the little rascal I remember Jimmy Darmody, which was a favorite character of mine until he was killed off.

Boom!  Lot's of shit going on and next week should be more of the same.  Leave any comments you might have in the section below.  Be sure to check out my main blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain if you are into getting your mind blown away by knowledge.  The link is on the right.  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3, Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME and Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  I'll see you guys next week so stay Guapo out there!

Season 4/Episode 5 "Erlkonig"

Come one, come all and witness greatness in its process.  And I'm not talking about my blog, I'm talking about the show!  (I'm might also be talking about my blog.)  With so much uncertainty in life, there's only a few things you can be sure of.  One of them is that when there's a Boardwalk Empire episode on you are going to be amazed.  Of course you guys know me as El Guapo but at this point I'm just a humble messenger of the good show delivering insightful recaps on this blog we call Infinite Wisdom on Boardwalk Empire.  If you didn't watch last night's episode I suggest you close this tab right now and go watch it immediately.  I'm serious, gifted as I might be, my words could not do that episode justice.  It was amazing and it's just what we needed.  Enough with intros, let's just jump into this recap.

Episode 5 starts off with Nucky getting a phone call from Willie out in Philly.  Remember that kid Henry that Willie accidentally killed?  Well, Willie is now arrested because of this little prank and Nucky has to come to his rescue.  (Shit, I wish my uncle could do that.)  He sits with him and they both agree on a story to tell, saying that Henry was a friend of Will's, Will did not bring alcohol to the party and that Henry drank a lot.  Nucky tries to work his magic with the DA but has a few speed bumps because his underling says that Henry was poisoned and someone has to be charged.  Nucky goes back to his nephew to learn the truth about what actually happened and that Clayton, Willie's nerdy roommate, helped him out.  However, because of Nuck's connection with Waxy Gordon and Waxy Gordon's connection with the DA, Willie is able to lie his way out of this mess and throw Clayton under the table.  In Willie's dorm Nucky gives the kid a little pep talk.  The gist of this talk is that Willie's anger is a gift that he shares with his uncle.  He has to use it but not show it.  Nothing is more important than blood.  Eventually Willie is going to forget about this Henry kid he killed.  You know, the usual uncle pep talk.  (I love this cool Uncle Nucky.)  Later on the coppers apprehend nerdy Clayton.  Willie on the other hand is Scot free AND he had that cute jawn come over to his dorm to be comforted.  (I killed you AND took your hoe, Henry!)

Gillian Darmody isn't doing so well.  She's still on that heroin.  She tries calling Roy at his hotel but she doesn't have any luck.  All Gillian really cares about today though is her grandson Tommy.  (And heroin.)  She has a meeting with the judge in her case to gain custody of Tommy.  Things aren't going so well and she decides to offer sexual favors in exchange for help in this custody case.  It doesn't work though and the judge asks her to leave, ruining her chances of ever getting her grandson back.  But Gillian does not stop there.  She has to see Tommy.  But not before getting her fix on.  She heads to the black part of down looking like a crackhead from West Oakland (we got a lot of those) and sees the illustrious Dunn Purnsley.  She doesn't have a lot of money but Dunn cuts her some slack.  Now that she has her heroin, Gillian is ready to see Tommy at school.  The incestuous mother turned heroin addict grandmother goes to see Tommy who isn't exactly thrilled to see her.  Julia and two teachers approach her and Tommy wisely goes with Julia as the teachers drag Gill away.  Later Roy sees her and he's found out about her little problem.  Weirdly he's actually okay with seeing an addict.  (To each his own, I guess.)  

Over in the Midwest we go back to Nelson Van Alden.  He's in his home enjoying family life on election day in Cicero.  Wife is complaining about the noise, baby not wanting to eat.  (Happy sigh.)  Now Frank Capone is at his house to pick him up.  Frank and Nelson/George go over to see Al who is once again bumping cocaine in his office.  It's election day and it's important to the Capones that the people of Cicero vote Republican.  Al sends Van Alden to the factory with a bunch of their men to go "persuade" the workers to vote the way Al and Frank want them to vote.  But not before making Van Alden take a bump of cocaine with him.  (Now Nelson's having fun!)  Frank gives Nelson a little advance and tells him to keep his handgun ready just in case.  Now having to lead this group of thugs with clubs who just want to kick some ass, Nelson asks that they don't use violence with these men and that they just ask them who the workers are planning on voting for.  Nelson's men reluctantly do what he says but it doesn't work when the factory workers ignore the men.  All hell breaks loose when a worker punches Nelson and things turn violent very quickly as the workers try to get back behind the gates.  A few hours later Frank and Al come to see how things are going and the workers are still behind the gates but they have the numerical advantage.  Not to worry, they say, because they have reinforcements on the way.  But it isn't long until the workers decide it's time to strike back and they start to beat some ass.  Frank's getting his ass beat, Al has been knocked to the ground and is now crawling and Nelson isn't doing much better.  But then Nelson remembers he has a gun and pulls that shit out.  He spots Al crawling on the floor and sees the opportunity to take him out.  (This is the point where your balls should be tingling like a motherfucker.)  Frank sees Nelson and reaches for his gun and then bang!  There's a bullet hole in Frank's chest and a special squad of Chicago police shoot Frank at least a couple dozen times Robocop style.  Al is obviously in pain and at the morgue vows to Nelson Van Alden that people will pay for this.

Let's see how Eddie Kessler is doing.  Warren Knox has Eddie in this room by himself.  Eddy is being a good loyal soldier to Nucky by keeping his mouth shut.  But Warren is determined to get information out of Eddie.  He figures a solid punch to the gut might get Eddie to talk but all it does is make Eddie vomit.  (A lot.)  Maybe telling Eddie that nobody is looking for him might work.  Nope.  A whole day of work doesn't seem to be gaining any progress until Knox comes back with a file.  Turns out after Eddie shamefully left Germany and his kids behind his two sons changed their last name.  Knox wants to send Eddie back into the custody of the police in  Germany where he will have to face humiliation in front of his boys.  This finally breaks Eddie down, who prides himself on loyalty, and he tells Warren that he delivered money to Ralph Capone on the orders of Nucky.  Knox lets him go and Eddie waddles his way back home to Nucky where he is asked where he was.  Eddie lies and says he was out drinking with a friends (which isn't entirely false) and that it won't happen again.  But before Eddie retires to his room Nucky shows him that his socks don't match.  (That would ruin my day too.)  Eddie goes back to his room, writes a letter, fixes Nucky's sock drawer, puts on his nice suit and poetically jumps out the window.  And thus we see the last of our funny, loyal, German friend.  (I almost shed a tear.)

Power Ranking

1. Willie Thompson (Last Week: NA)

I'd never think I'd include him on this list, but check it out.  He killed a kid and got away with it by blaming it on the nerd.  He then got the girl who was seeing the guy he killed.  And he got Nucky's blessing.  There's no way he's not number one on this list.

2. Nucky Thompson (Last Week: #2)

He's still in a good position of power.  He got his nephew out of a murder charge.  Things might start to go south now that Eddie gave away info and then went and killed himself.

3. Nelson Van Alden (Last Week: #5)

He almost killed Al and the only person who saw him attempt to kill Al is dead.  Al still has no clue and trusts Nelson.  He's in a good spot right now.  

4. Dunn Purnsley (Last Week: NA)

Heroin business is booming.  He's obviously got a reputation with the black part of town and performers. Let's see how long this success lasts for him.

5. Warren Knox (Last Week: #3)

On the one hand he has a way to connect Nucky with Ralph Capone and the handling of money.  On the other hand his only informant has committed suicide. (This is a toughie.)

Historical Fun Facts
Today we are going to talk about Frank Capone.  Yes, Frank Capone was the real life brother of Al Capone and moved from Brooklyn to join his brother in Chicago to work with Johnny Torrio.  All of that is accurate in the show.  However, in the show Al is more of a hot head while Frank is usually more calm and open to negotiation when in reality the brothers' roles were reversed.  While Al was violent in real life, his brother Frank was much worse.  (Creative license and such.)  The events that happened in Cicero in this episode were pretty accurate, with the exception of the fictional character, Nelson Van Alden, attempting to kill Al Capone.  The previous year in Chicago the people elected a new mayor who was adamant about riding the city of Torrio and his gang.  So the Capones set up shop in Cicero and put the city manager and several committeemen on their payroll.  The Democratic Party set to challenge the Republicans who were under Capone's control.  On election day, April 1, 1924, the Capones attempted to persuade voters by sending their thugs to assault voters at the booths if they voted wrong.  The city of Chicago sent 70 plainclothes officers to Cicero to maintain the peace.  At the polling station at the plant the Capones believed the plainclothes officers were rival gang members.  The police opened fire on Frank Capone and killed him.  It is debated on whether or not he ever pulled out his gun. (Police obviously say he did.)

Final Thoughts
First things first, I saw the promo for next episode and it looks like we're finally going to see Margaret.  (The streak is over.)  Damn, I was really enjoying not having to see her.  I guess she'll add her self-righteous dynamic to the show again.  I'm finally excited about Willie's story line.  I don't think we'll see much of Willie just yet, but I think next season we are going to see Willie emerge as a big time player on the boardwalk.  I did not see Frank Capone's death coming and I love history.  It's not a big event in history so you can't blame me.  (I honestly didn't know Al had a brother.)  It was exciting to see, though.  I'm anxious to see how this Chicago story ends.  This is easily my favorite story line in Boardwalk Empire.  Speaking of unexpected deaths, what the fuck, Eddie?  Not Eddie!  I loved him!  He felt so ashamed about selling Nucky out when he prides himself on loyalty that he decided to end it all.  (Some really deep shit.)  That death came out of left field.  And the thing about it is that his death is probably the most emotional since Jimmy Darmody's death in season 2.  I can tell you right now, I had a hard time sleeping.

Halfway done with the season and I am having a blast.  I hope you guys are having as much fun as I'm having.  Please leave any comments you might have in the section below.  Be sure to follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3 and Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME and also Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  Check out my main blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain.  The link is on your right if you want to expand your mind on some other knowledge.  You can also check the right to look at some recaps for previous episodes.  I think that's it then.  Have a wonderful week on the Boardwalk and stay Guapo out there!

Season 4/Episode 4 "All In"

Hey folks!  El Guapo here with another edition of Infinite Wisdom on Boardwalk Empire and I'm here to provide another much needed recap to one of the best shows on the air.  With Breaking Bad now ended I have more time to focus on my favorite TV show.  It's not just my favorite show because of the compelling characters, its historical connection and awesome plot lines.  I have a connection with this show because I "discovered" and recognized it's potential at the ground floor.  Unlike shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men or Game of Thrones, shows that were recommended to me by friends mid series, I started watching Boardwalk the day of the premiere.  Furthermore I was able to then enlighten other people about this amazing new show I had just discovered.  I told a few of my best friends about it who have now also fallen in love with this show.  I got my mother into Boardwalk and she was immediately drawn to Jimmy Darmody.  (Hey Ma!)  I'm even starting to get my girl into this show.  (Sorry ladies!  Meat's off the rack.)  I've been able to make a little community with this series.  Boardwalk Empire may not have the recognition that shows like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos and The Wire have but that's just because I haven't educated everyone just yet.

Before we get started with the recap and everything let me make a few announcements regarding the structure of the blog.  Last week I tried something new with the "Power Rankings" and it didn't really work.  I took a suggestion seeing if I could use the "Power Rankings" to talk about historical figures and see how they rise and fall throughout the series.  It was a good idea, the problem was that not enough historical figures were on air in the last episode to make a whole "Power Ranking" segment.  I suspect that could happen again so I've decided to switch back to the old format.  However I did like the idea of including historical figures and historical events.  Considering how the historical aspect of the show is one of my favorite things about the series I figured I could spend some time speaking on the subject.  I've decided to add a new segment to the blog called "Historical Fun Facts" that will be fit in between the "Rankings" and the "Final Thoughts."  In this new segment I will rattle off some facts rooted in history that may be interesting to a Boardwalk fan.  It does require a little extra work on my end but you guys are worth it.  (Ungrateful bastards!)  If you guys have gems of knowledge to add please feel free to share them in the comment section.  So without further delay, let's do this!

Recap

The episode starts off with one of Capone's men collecting money for him.  This guy is pretty fat and is struggling to get to the top of the stairs.  (Silly fatty!)  Out of breathe when he reaches the top of the stairs he falls back down the steps.  Still in Chicago, Nelson Van Alden/George Mueller is still linked up with Dean O' Banion in the flower shop.  Dean is your typical prankster gangster type making Nelson load up flower pots so Dean can pull a prank on one of his men using a shotgun.  Dean asks Nelson to deliver flowers to the Capones who are currently with one of their injured men, the fatty mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph.  Nelson is reluctant because the last time he was with Capone he got whacked in the head, but Dean isn't going to take "no" for an answer.  Van Alden does what he's told and goes to visit Al and Frank Capone at the hospital to deliver the flowers.  Since their guy can't go on the money run anymore Al and Frank decide to go on the money run themselves, and they want to bring poor little Nelson along.  Nelson tries to get out of going with the Capones claiming that he can't keep Dean waiting, but Frank and Al can be persuasive.  (Everybody picks on Nelson.)  Al tends to intimidate while Frank resorts to using charm.  Van Nelson and the Capones go on a series of money collections before finding one of Dean's new speakeasies.  Dean likes to disguise his speakeasies as bread trucks but Al and Frank know better.  They decide to jack the "bread truck" drag Nelson into it.  Nelson rides in the newly stolen "bread truck" with Al Capone where Al snorts a little coke and tells Nelson he has to live a little, and Nelson claims that he indeed has a sense of humor.  (I saw a little twinkle in his eye.)  Al and Nelson talk about how with Dean, Nelson gets payed well but he doesn't feel respected.  In response Al offers Nelson a better opportunity in Cicero with him and his brother.   But then they hear a noise in the cargo.  Frank brings out the Tommy gun to give to Al and Nelson opens the door to reveal one of Dean's men.  Dean's man recognizes Nelson as George Mueller and the Capones allow the poor fella a 10 second running head start.  Frank gives Van Alden his handgun to gun him down, and although hesitant at first, fires at the slow man until his gun jams.  Al then finishes the guy with his Tommy and a smile.

Up in Harlem Dunn Purnsley goes to visit Dr. Narcisse in his office to give him his cut of the heroin money.  Dr. Narcisse is quite revolted at the fact that Dunn would come to a place of such prestige to present him with dirty drug money.  Narcisse politely asks Dunn to leave his office.  (It wasn't that polite.)  However, Dunn isn't finished in Harlem just like that.  He waits for the Trinidadian outside and asks for a word with him.  The two walk as Dr. Narcisse lectures Dunn Purnsley about the importance of preserving the race and tells him that Chalky White's time is over.  The scene ends with Dunn beating up this guy on the stoop.  On Willy Thompson's side of the fence things aren't looking too good for him.  He is still upset about his peers embarrassing him at that party, especially that guy Henry.  (That asshole.)  He gets a little pep talk from his dad telling him to stick to his studies and to stay out of trouble.  Well, sorry Daddy, Willy wants revenge.  Willy decides to put some shit in Henry's drink at the party to make him have extreme bowel movements.  At first this plan was solid because it makes Henry shit himself which is super embarrassing.  But then shit goes south (no pun intended) when in the morning Willy finds out that he killed Henry.  (Bummer.)  Meanwhile Warren Knox is in a meeting with J. Edgar and the rest of the bureau with a presentation on the bootlegging business in AC which all ties back in with Nucky.  Knox's plan is to find Nuck's weakest link and use him to bring Nucky down.  Cut to the very lovable and newly promoted Eddie Kessler.  Nucky has sent him on a job to deliver money to Bottles Capone, the other Capone brother.  (He has one job to do.  One!)  Eddie befriends Bottles and brags about his new promotion and his contribution in the Nucky/Gyp Rosetti wars.  The two spend the night drinking and having fun before sending off Bottles back to Chicago in the morning.

Finally, Nucky is ready to go forth his plan to buy land in Florida.  Rum will be shipped up north to Atlantic City and other northern cities and whisky will be shipped south to Tampa.  Now all Nucky needs is a business partner.  Predictably he calls upon his old friend Arnold Rothstein who has done business with Nucky before.  Arnold brings along his trusted business partner/pupil Meyer Lansky.  Arnold Rothstein is hesitant to enter a deal with Nucky because Nucky attempted to screw him over in a previous deal in season 3.  (You guys remember.)  Arnold tells Nucky that he will think about it over a game of poker and that he would like Nucky to join him, claiming that you never really know a man until you play poker with him.  Nucky does join him and the two play cards in attempt to really get to know each other.  One man playing with the gentlemen proceeds to disrespect Rothstein.  Meyer is offended but Rothstein doesn't allow him to make a big deal out of it.  During this long game of poker Nucky wins a lot of money from Rothstein.  In an attempt to save face Rothstein continues to gamble in hopes of getting his money back.  Finally Meyer makes Rothstein realize that he is only embarrassing himself and Rothstein calls it a night.  Afterward, Meyer meets with Nucky and Nucky lets him know that he is cutting Rothstein out of the deal.  Through the poker game Nucky learned that Rothstein has a need to win that is potentially a bad quality in a business partner.  Meyer takes this opportunity to take the deal without Rothstein's involvement.  Later Meyer Lansky meets the guy who was disrespecting AR outside in the alley and shows him some of that Yiddish fury.  The final scene of the episode is Eddie Kessler dropping off Bottles Capone at the train station.  After Eddie sees him off he is apprehended by Warren Knox and another agent.

Power Rankings

1. Meyer Lansky

Finally stepping out of his mentor’s shadow in a big way, Lansky is showing signs of his future business success by entering this business deal with Nucky.  The kids are all grown up.

2. Nucky Thompson

He didn't get the partner he was seeking but that might have been a good thing.  His new deal with Lansky could benefit him in a way that a deal with Rothstein couldn't.

3. Warren Knox

It looks like Agent Knox has a solid plan put together to take down Nucky Thompson.  And now he has Eddie Kessler in his custody.  Problem is, I don’t think Eddie will talk.  But who knows.

4. Dr. Valentin Narcisse

He has Dunn Purnsley wrapped around his finger and Dunn is ready to jump ship.  We still don't know what he has planned but it should be good.

5. Nelson Van Alden/George Mueller

He is caught right in the middle of this rivalry between Al Capone and Dean O' Banion.  This is actually a good thing because all Nelson has to do is pick the side with the better opportunity.

Historical Fun Facts

In the scene where Warren Knox is explaining the different cities and their respective kingpin bootleggers, Warren mentions a few familiar names such as Arnold Rothstein, Waxy Gordon and of course Nucky Thompson.  Another name that was mentioned is probably unfamiliar and that is King Solomon.  Charles "King" Solomon was a Jewish American bootlegger based out of Boston.  He was also heavily involved in illegal gambling, cocaine and other narcotics.  He was one of the "Big Seven" who helped influence the National Crime Syndicate in 1932, a group that consisted of Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano and Nucky Johnson, the historical figure Nucky Thompson is based on.  Solomon was murdered in 1933 by a rival gang in he men's room.

Final Thoughts

First of all I just want to continue to express my glee over the absence of Margaret thus far.  I'm still not sure how Willy plays into the rest of the story line but I think we will find out next episode.  Hopefully we get another Mickey Doyle sighting.  I'm not that excited about Dunn Purnsely's involvement in this season because at this point I think he's just a small piece of what Dr. Narcisse has planned.  As far as Eddie Kessler goes, I don't think he will work with Warren but I think Warren is going to catch Nucky Thompson with someone else later on in the season, maybe it involves Margaret.  (No!)  I'm glad we are going to get some Meyer Lansky this season, I'm just sad there hasn't been much Lucky Luciano.  I thought it was great to see this different side of Lansky, a violent side.  We are so used to seeing this composed Meyer Lansky who is constantly holding Luciano back from a fight and is similar to Arnold Rothstein.  Now we see this Meyer Lansky who is separating himself from Rothstein.  My favorite story line this season however, is the Capone and O' Banion rivalry in Chicago.  I think this season is going to focus on the war these two powerhouses had and it's amazing to have Nelson Van Alden caught right in the middle of it.

We are finished with episode four and I'll be back next next week for (you guessed it) episode five.  Please leave any comments, suggestions, questions or compliments in the comment section below.  If you are interested in reading my other work check that out in my main blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain.  You can find that link on your right.  If you've missed any recaps you can also check them out.  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3 on Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME and Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  Have a wonderful week and stay Guapo out there!

Season 4/Episode 3 "Acres of Diamonds"

Guaps here!  Hello everybody and welcome to Infinite Wisdom on Boardwalk Empire.  Before we get started I want to address a comment from a reader on my first post of the season.  I'm just paraphrasing but the gist of the comment is that it would benefit the blog if the power rankings consisted of the historical figures in the show and coincide with history as they progress through the show.  I took that comment into consideration and I've decided to test it out on this edition.  If it doesn't work out then we'll switch back to the old format, unless somebody else has a suggestion.  (Thanks Chin.)  See guys, I do listen to you.  I'm malleable.  At the end of the day this blog about Boardwalk Empire is our blog.  It's made by the fans for the fans.  I just so happen to be the face of the blog.  (I also do all the leg-work.)  But when we all get involved this blog becomes a beautiful thing.  It becomes an art, a community.  (I just shed a tear.)

Recap
Nucky is finally in Tampa, Florida and he's here on business.  (When is he not?)  His friend Bill wants Nucky to meet with a guy named August Tucker to make a deal to buy land there so they can import liquor.  Before Nucky meets with Tucker however, Nucky befriends a land salesman who tells him that Tampa is developing houses, making Tampa a terrible place to discretely import booze.  Nucky tells Tucker that he isn't interested and it is later revealed that Bill owes Tucker money.  Later that night a discontent August Tucker  shows up at Bill's apartment to attack him.  Meanwhile Nucky goes to visit "Sally's", the bar where he met with August Tucker.  There he talks with the proprietor, Sally, and unveils that he hasn't seen Margaret's kids in months.  It's almost Teddy's birthday and Nucky is considering getting him a gift but figures the best thing to do would to just let Teddy forget about him.  Sally points out that Nucky is just talking the easy way out and choosing the option that requires the least effort from himself.  Before Nucky leaves to return to Atlantic City he gets a package from Sally: a dead baby alligator.  (I know the difference between alligators and crocodiles.)

Over in Harlem we have our new villain, Dr. Narcisse teaching fellow black males, or "Lybians" as he calls them about education.  This is right before a meeting with Arnold Rothstein about purchasing heroin from him.  The deal is made and and the men shake hands, but hopefully I'm not the only one who noticed Narcisse wipe his hands after shaking hands with Rothstein.  (Rude.)  Dr. Narcisse has a plan and he travels down to AC to meet with Chalky White at the club he now owns 10% of with a new act, Daughter.  Chalky instantly feels drawn to her as she performs at his nightclub.  During this time Chalky is still being a dick to Dunn Pursely.  Dr. Narcisse approaches Dunn with the option to leave Chalky White and go with him to deal heroin.  Meanwhile Gillian is still rolling with Roy, the businessman from out of town.  He awkwardly asks her to pretend to be his wife on a double date with a man he's doing business with and his wife.  She agrees and they go to Chalky's club.  After the club Gillian and Roy go to grab ice cream together.  Things are looking good for Gillian but then things go sour.  Remember that kid from season 3 who looked like Jimmy that Gillian picked up at the boardwalk, fucked and then drowned?  Well one of his friends recognizes Gillian and confronts her.  Her past is catching up with her as she is trying to move forward.  Gillian decides to head to the ladies room and do some more heroin.  (Classic Gillian!)

Nucky's nephew, Willy, is a just an average college student.  He just wants to fuck the baddest bitch at Temple.  (Funny how Nucky got Jimmy into Princeton but didn't do the same for his nephew.)  Problem is the girls want to part with guys who have booze.  But wait!  His uncle distributes booze, and Willy knows where to get it.  So he goes to the warehouse with his buddy to get some drinks.  Thank God, almighty because we have a Mickey Doyle scene.  I love Mickey Doyle!  Willy tries to take some hooch from the warehouse and Mickey straight slaps the shit out of him and threatens to tell his dad, Eli.  But then he has a change of heart and lets Willy go and gives him the liquor.  With liquor in hand Willy throws the party I never got to and all the people there love him, including that one broad he was trying to stick.  They go to the library and get it one but then Willy gets embarrassed when a crowd of kids from the party come to rain on his parade.

Out to the middle of nowhere, Richard Harrow is still hanging out at his sister's farm.  Her man is at her house talking about who knows what. Like Emma he also lost somebody.  His family, being concerned for Emma wants her to move into town with them.  Emma is a pregnant widow living by herself, who wouldn't be concerned.  When her new man leaves Richard Harrow pulls out a fat wad of cash for her to pay her back taxes.  But wait, she already paid them off she tells him.  Something's up because he got a phone call from the county.  (We all know it was just Carl Billings.)  Harrow also buries his pistol.  He no longer wants to murder and wants to leave his past behind.  But while he's working on the farm he gets a visit from his past in the form of Carl Billing and his associate.  Carl is upset that Harrow didn't kill the man he was hired to kill.  In self defense Harrow stabs Carl's associate but Carl has a gun, so it's not looking good for the masked hero.  All of a sudden a shot is fired and Carl's head bursts like a watermelon.  The pregnant Harrow has once again pulled the trigger and another man goes down.  (The Harrow's kill tally keeps adding up.)  Richard is leaving town again and has a heartfelt goodbye with his sister ending this chapter in his ballad.  The episode concludes with Nucky calling his friend Bill to tell him that he changed his mind and wants to do business with August.  A camera zoom out reveals that Bill killed August with a machete making August an unappealing business partner.

Power Rankings
1. Arnold Rothstein
Arnold's heroin business has found a new market in Dr. Narcisse.  He currently has no feuds going on in New York and it doesn't look like he'll be declining anytime soon.

2. Nucky Thompson
It's probably a bad move going for Tampa property, and that's even without Bill killing their business partner.  I doubt it will work out but if it somehow does it'll make Nucky some money.

3.  Dean O' Banion
Didn't get to see Dean O' Banion but at this point in history he's about to get into war with Al Capone.  If you know anything about anything you know how it turns out.

4.  Al Capone
Al Capone is still rising up at this time and hasn't taken over all of Chicago.  This season will probably show some of that rise to power but for now he's just doing okay.

5.  Lucky Luciano
We haven't seen Lucky since the first episode.  He's left Arnold Rothstein to work with Joe Masseria and we've yet to see the last of him.

Final Thoughts
Looks like we'll have to deal with Margaret Schroeder soon.  The mention of Teddy's birthday revealed that we aren't done with her just yet.  I'm not feeling Nucky's decision to buy land in Tampa.  I don't think it's going to work out for him.  Is it just me or is Dr. Narcisse a black version of Arnold Rothstein without the sense of superiority?  He's very calculating and intelligent which is a complete 180 from last season's villain, Gyp Rosetti.  (We miss you Gyp!)  Dude who played Gyp, Bobby Cannavale, won an Emmy so that was really well deserved.  Back to Narcisse, I feel like his presence in this season will add a lot of racial themes to this show.  It'll be interesting to see where his story arc takes us.  A story arc I'm not so sure about is Willy's.  I think he's a cool kid.  It was fun to see these college kids have a blast.  It was even better to see Mickey.  I'm just not sure how his story will tie in with the rest of the show.  He isn't Richard Harrow so a plot line that's disconnected from the rest of this world would feel unfair.  Gillian's story is just taking off and I have high hopes for Roy Phillips for some reason.  Next episode we are headed back to Chicago so I'm really looking forward to that.  One more thing before I call it a night, but I really want to head back to Esther Randolph and Harry Daugherty.  I really think we had unfinished business there.  We'll see if they head back there.

Ok, that's my time.  I'm looking at the clock and it's currently Tuesday so I'm sorry about my lateness.  I'll do better next week.  How do you guys like the new format on the Power Rankings?  I'll revisit them next week and see if I want to keep using it or switch back.  Maybe somebody else will have an idea.  Feel free to leave a comment in the section below.  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3 and Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME.  I'm also on Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  Check out my main blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain and any of my previous Boardwalk Empire recaps.  Have a great week and stay Guapo out there!

Season 4/Episode 2 "Resignation"

Hello everybody!  Guapo is back right on schedule for the latest recap of Boardwalk Empire.  It takes a lot out of me to stick to a schedule but for this show and my readers I gotta make sacrifices.  So let's get started on episode 2.  Last night's episode was called "Resignation".  We're just getting started with the latest season and I'm sure there is so much to come.  Enjoy.

Recap
Guess who's back.  Back again.  Nelson's back.  Tell a friend.  Oh boy have I missed Nelson Van Alden/ George Mueller.  Our favorite prohibition agent turned door to door salesman turned bootlegger made his grand return to TV in the second episode of Boardwalk.  Van Alden is working for O' Banion delivering flowers and collecting money from his bootlegging business.  It looks like Van Alden is embracing his inner thug because he straight up clocks this motherfucker who doesn't have Dean O' Banion's cash.  Nelson goes home to his second/better wife to find that she has bought a couch.  Nelson isn't too pleased with living a good life but wifey tells him she wants to make the home.  He's gonna have to live comfortably whether he likes it or not.  (He doesn't.)  Dean also has him keeping tabs on Al Capone to make sure he leaves Chicago.  This includes going with the Capone's to Cicero to start a riot at a political rally.  Let's skip over to Richard Harrow who is getting adjusted to being back home.  He tells his pregnant sister, Emma,
that he has to go into Milwaukee for the day to go to the Veterans Bureau.  Before he leaves his sister gives him a book and it the book there's a paper that says his sister owes a lot of money in back taxes.  Harrow goes to pay a gentleman a visit saying he's getting paid to kill him by Carl Billings and uncharacteristically has a change of heart and let's him live.  (Did not see that coming.)  Later Harrow is asked my his sister to make the hardest kill of the season yet: his dog.  The dog is dying and she wants to put it out of its misery.  She knows about Richard's pistol and asks him to do the honors.  Turns out he can kill a man, but he can't kill man's best friend.  (He's not a monster.)  He's sister does it instead.  Finally he gets a call from Carl Billings who is posing as the county assessor's office, as Richard left the paper with his sister's taxes at his would-be victim's office, and it's revealed that the man Harrow was supposed to kill was shot in the head.

Over in AC Eddie is still struggling to be Nucky's server because of the whole "getting-shot-in-season-3" thing.  Nucky is trying to take it easy on Eddie which Eddie isn't taking to kindly.  Nucky is leaving for Florida soon but before he does that he pays the honorable Mayor Bader a visit asking for a cut of his new construction company in Nucky Thompson fashion.  But it isn't Nucky's menacing demeanor that has Bader fold, it's Eddie's brilliant speech about how Nucky is the sky, sea and children's dreams.  (I used to dream of Nucky.)  Later on Nucky meets with the seemingly naive prohibition agent Warren Knox to talk about how the whole dirty bootlegger-dirty cop relationship is gonna go.  Suspecting something might be off about fresh-out-the-womb Warren, he calls up his old buddy Gaston Means and doesn't discover anything.  But as it turns out, Warren is actually undercover working with the acting head of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover.  (Really did not see that coming.)  Meanwhile Eddie wants to resign because he isn't getting enough respect giving the second best butler resignation speech since Alfred's in The Dark Knight Rises.  (Alfred cried in his.)  What Eddie really wants is a promotion and to be more included in the business and he gets what he wants. 

Meanwhile at Club Onyx, Chalky White is showing his future son-in-law's family the location of the wedding when Dunn shows up with news that Dickie's wife still has not been found.  Chalky isn't happy but other than that his club is going great.  That is until he meets Dr. Narcisse, Dickie's boss, who wants compensation for his employee's death.  On top of that Dickie's wife is claiming Dunn raped her.  Chalky basically tells Dr. Narcisse to go fuck himself and Narcisse responds by not allowing Chalky's acts to perform at his club.  Chalky then calls onto Nucky to help him out with this issue.  Nucky meets with both men to broker a deal between them and Narcisse get's 10% of Chalky's club.  On the way back to New York Dickie's widow tells Narcisse that she wants to have Dunn Purnsely killed for what he did to her husband.  Dr. Narcisse proceeds to have the white devil strangled by one of his men and left at the road.  (Yes!)  The final scene of the episode is her body being discovered at Mayor Bader's construction site. 

Power Rankings

1. Nucky Thompson (Last Week: 1)

Congrats Nucky, shit is going great for you.  Again.  Nucky is getting his cash straight.  It looks like his relationship with Dr. Narcisse might bear fruit.  Only young Warren can stand in his way.

2. Warren Knox (Last Week: 5)

Speak of the devil, Warren is on undercover shit.  That came out of left field.  He has the potential to really shake things up the season.  Nobody is safe from baby faced Warren.  

3. Dr. Valentin Narcisse (Last Week: NA)

I hate it when people with doctorates make you call them "Doctor" when they ain't operating on you.  He's got an awesome accent though and he's so sophisticated.  Plus, now he has 10% of the Onyx Club.

4. Eddie Kessler (Last Week: NA)

Eddie had the balls to threaten Nucky with a resignation.  In return he got that promotion he always wanted and things are looking up for him.  He's got more responsibility now so let's see what he does.

5. Dean O' Banion (Last Week: NA)

Dean looks like he has the upper hand in this O' Banion/Capone beef.  He has Van Alden on his side playing double agent for him.  Dean's success is going to depend on the creepiest looking guy in the show.

Final Thoughts

Not a lot of deaths in this episode but a lot of progression in the story.  I'm really anxious to see how this O' Banion/Capone beef turns out.  (Or at least I would if I never picked up a history book.)  But more than anything I want to see what Nelson Van Alden does in the middle of this beef.  Eddie is easily the funniest character in the show as usual but now he's taking on a bigger role.  We'll have to keep our eyes on that.  And is it just me or do we all want to see some more Mickey Doyle.  (Let's start the chant: Mickey! Mickey! Mickey!)  That's two episodes and still no sign of Margaret.  It's too early to celebrate because I know she's around somewhere.  Is Richard really turning over a new leaf?  It's hard to imagine him not killing.  Who saw Knox working with J. Edgar coming?  This is going to be exciting!  But not as exciting as Dr. Narcisse and his Trinidadian accent.

That's my time!  I had a great time recapping this episode for you guys.  I'll be back again next week for the third installment.  Please leave your comments if you have any in the section below.  Check out my main blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain.  The link is on the right as always.  If you missed last weeks recap you can peep that here.  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3, Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME and Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  Stay tuned for next week and stay Guapo out there!

Season 4/Episode 1 "New York Sour"

Happy Monday!  I'm El Guapo and I'm here with the first Infinite Wisdom for the season 4 premiere of Boardwalk Empire.  At long last a good quality blog on the amazing show on HBO.  If there is only one reason reason to get HBO, it's for this program.  (But there are more than just one reason.)  Last night's episode was called "New York Sour" and it was a more than solid reintroduction to Atlantic City.  My balls were tingling in anticipation for this premiere and I'm sure your genitals were also feeling a little something.  So let's get started!

Recap

The episode starts off with these two gangsters heading to Columbus and stopping at a local diner only to be called at their car by none other than Richard fuckin' Harrow.  If you recall the end of last season, Richard is fresh off his murder spree (Still one of the greatest things I've ever seen on TV) and is now following that up with, you guessed it, another murder spree.  He kills another guy in the middle of the episode and shoots him in the face with a gun that had a silencer.  (Am I the only one who didn't know silencers were around back then?)  Meanwhile in Chi-Town Al Capone is still working with Torrio but now he brought his brothers out from Brooklyn.  Plus, Al Capone is mad that a journalist got his name wrong and basically wrote that Al was Torrio's bitch.  (Shit, I'd be mad too.)  So he pays this writer a friendly little visit.

Moving back to Atlantic City, Gillian is trying to reclaim Tommy from Julia who came into possession of Tommy after Richard's rampage.  She's now trying to sell her home/selling her body.  She's a prostitute now.  She has sex with other guys for money.  She's also a heroine addict.  (I don't know why it makes me so happy to write this!)  Eli's son wants to get into the family business, but it doesn't look like daddy wants that.  Agent Sawicki, who we all know is dirty, has a new partner named named Warren Knox.  This new guy is unfamiliar with the way this business rolls, except uh-oh, turns out he was just frontin' the whole time.  Motherfucker kills Sawicki and a bootlegger whose name escapes me.  (He's really not an important character.)  Chalky White is opening his new Onyx and is trying to buy some talent from an talent agent named Dickey, but Dunn Pursley  is gonna fuck shit up for him.  Dickey's wife seduces him only to reveal that Dickey is going to watch Dunn while holding a gun to his head.  Dickey just gets off like that.  (To each his own, I guess.)  Dunn doesn't really like that so he smashes Dickey's head with a bottle and then proceeds to stab him in the neck with the broken bottle.  Chalky isn't too happy about that.

Let's get to Nucky.  He's now a bachelor living in a hotel distant from the boardwalk.  He's pulling the females and is possibly is looking to get involved with Florida.  He has a meeting with Joe Masseria and Arnold Rothstein to have a peace offering after Nucky had killed Masseria's men and tried to get Rothstein arrested.  A cash agreement is settled and it looks as if we have peace in Atlantic City.  Family life looks good.  It seems like broken relations with his brother have finally mended.  On another note, Lucky Luciano has finally left Rothstein to work with Masseria.  At the end of the episode Harrow finally reunites with his sister who was mentioned sometime in season 2.  (I might be wrong about that.)  

Power Rankings

1. Nucky Thompson

Looks like Nucky is sitting pretty right now.  He has peace with New York.  He's made it past his war with Gyp Rosetti.  (I miss Gyp.)  He's in good with Chalky and business looks like it's going well. 

2.  Richard Harrow

Just by the number of kills in the first episode, Richard earned this spot.  I think he holds the record for most kills on the show, but I'm not really counting.

3.  Chalky White

He's in a good position of power.  His nightclub seems pretty successful.  The only thing that can bring him down is possibly Dunn Pursley's fuck up.

4.  Al Capone 

Al Capone is trying to make moves to get his name out there.  He now has the help of his two brothers and is looking like he'll make a bigger splash this season.

5.  Warren Knox

One of the new characters is already getting familiar with the game.  Two kills in the first episode?  Somebody's trying to get on Harrow's level.

Final Thoughts 

Solid start to the new season.  I'm anxious to see what Richard is going to do this season.  (Probably kill more people.)  I think we'll get too see even more of Al Capone and the addition of his brothers can only make this show even better.  Who else missed Agent Van Alden/Mueller?  He wasn't in this episode but he'll probably be in the next one.  You know who else wasn't in the premiere?  Margaret!  And boy was I happy about that.  Unfortunately she will probably back soon.  I am looking forward to seeing how Luciano's relationship with Rothstein and Meyer Lansky develops throughout the season.  And finally, what does Nucky have in store this season?  How long can he stay on top?  There's a new character coming in from Harlem called Dr. Narcisse I'm really excited to see and you guys should be too.

So that's it for this edition of Infinite Wisdom.  I hope you enjoyed my post and of course the episode.  I will be back next Monday after the release of the second episode of the season.  Feel free to leave any comments you might have.  Make sure to check out my main blog.  The link is on the right column.  It's called Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain.  It's critically acclaimed so you should check that shit out.  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3 and on Instagram at CAPATINCRUNCHTIME.  I'm on Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  Have a great week and stay Guapo out there!

   

Welcome To The Boardwalk

Hello, Hello, Hello!!!  To those who don't know I am El Guapo, writer of the soon to be world famous blog Infinite Wisdom From El Guapo's Brain.  You should check that out if you like being put on some new knowledge of the world and shit.  I write about a variety of relevant topics that you will want to know about.  If you're just here for this specific blog and aren't in the mood to be put on some new game, you can just check out my first post on my main blog if you want to know a little about me.  To those familiar with my work, welcome to my new blog!  Don't you worry, I will still be working on my main blog.  I just thought it was time for me branch out a little bit.  Expect the same level of quality and genius in my new venture.  (You guys know I don't drop B+ material.)

Now let's talk about this new blog of mine.  If you're here chances are you are a fan of Boardwalk Empire like me.  I've been following this show since season 1 and I honestly think this is the best thing on TV.  Sometime last year in the middle of season 3 I pondered why there were no good Boardwalk blogs.  So I took it as my responsibility as one of the more knowledgeable writers to come up with a new blog.  But uh-oh, we were in the middle of the season and I couldn't just conjure up a new blog mid-season. (Nope.)  So I bid my time and finally season 4 has come and so has my time to shine.  (Again.)  Before we kick off this new blog off, let me give you a run-down on what to expect.  Because this blog requires me to actually keep a schedule I've decided to go balls to the wall and add some structure to this blog.

The Recap
How can I have a good blog on one of TV's greatest shows without a proper recap on what greatness we all just witnessed.  It will probably contain some spoilers so if you want to avoid that watch the episode before you read my blog.  If you haven't watched the episode yet but you want to read the spoiler that's fine with me, I guess.  (That's weird but to each his own.)

Power Rankings
This show is all about who is running things.  We got people fighting for positions of power doing anything and everything possible to be on top.  Why not keep track of who is who on this ladder of power?  I'm not going to include everyone on this ranking, just the people who are making big moves.  (So you probably won't see Tommy on this list.)

Final Thoughts
I'll end every post with some thoughts for you to consider.  Things like where this show might be heading, what are some possibilities, and whatever else comes to mind.  Just a nice summary to check on you guys before we have to wait a week for the next episode.  That doesn't sound to bad, does it?

Okay, so now that we have that settled we can begin this wonderful ride through season 4 of Boardwalk Empire.  My first post will be tomorrow, the Monday after the premiere.  That's how all posts will be so I can give you all a chance to watch the episode in case you were out at your nice's birthday party or something like that.  (That's nice of me!)  Follow me on Twitter @ELGUAPO3 and Instagram at CAPTAINCRUNCHTIME.  I'm also at Tumblr at sirelguapo.tumblr.com.  I hope you guys are as excited as I am!  Stay tuned for the upcoming posts.  And stay Guapo out there!