Eli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tom... Read allEli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tommy, at Gillian's expense.Eli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tommy, at Gillian's expense.
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- Eddie Kessler
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- Roy Phillips
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Period Series, Miniseries or a Movie (Single-Camera).
- GoofsJust before Torrio is shot, the camera cuts to a view of the assassin in the alley walking quickly towards Torrio, with focus on the revolver in his hand. However, upon the first shot at Torrio, the gun has changed to a semi-automatic pistol.
- Quotes
Director J. Edgar Hoover: During the course of investigating the seditious activities of Marcus Garvey, James M. Tolliver, special agent with the Bureau of Investigation, was murdered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by an unidentified colored male. Dr. Valentin Narcisse assisted the Bureau in apprehending the suspect. He further agreed in a private conversation with Director Hoover to provide ongoing secret intelligence regarding Mr. Garvey with particular concern to his radical agenda and his ties to foreign powers.
Valentin Narcisse: Why would he do that?
Director J. Edgar Hoover: To demonstrate his commitment to the values of his adopted land.
Valentin Narcisse: Brother Garvey is a hero devoted to the liberation of a great people.
Director J. Edgar Hoover: But you are not. You are just a peddler and a pimp sitting in a jail cell.
Valentin Narcisse: I am a businessman and a follower of Christ.
Director J. Edgar Hoover: You agree to cooperate, you can go on pretending to be anything you want. You don't, and I will make sure you never see daylight in America again.
Valentin Narcisse: [muttering to himself] Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Director J. Edgar Hoover: I cannot hear you.
Valentin Narcisse: I said yes.
Director J. Edgar Hoover: Yes, what?
Valentin Narcisse: Yes...
[with disgust]
Valentin Narcisse: ... sir.
- ConnectionsReferences Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961)
Jack Huston, who plays veteran Richard Harrow, is another standout this season. He is the heart of the show really. Among all the multitudes of criminals and morally dubious people, he is the most likeable. I buy his struggle to become a good man which to be hair other characters and their actors do a good job in presenting. But only one of them can be as badass as they are broken.
The rest of the cast is always great of course. Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gretchen Mol, Brian Geraghty (as the other main antagonist in FBI Agent Tolliver), Stephen Graham, Morgan Spector (in a brief but memorable role as Frank Capone). As a TV critic once said, the show is truly great when it features the ensemble cast equally. No offense to Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson but there are more entertaining characters.
By the end, things take a turn bleaker than previous seasons. Season 2 is the closest but I never really cared for Jimmy Darmody's shenanigans. And this time around, I think a good third of the main characters have been humiliated or faced with a great, life changing tragedy. The closing scenes were so devastating that if this were cancelled after I think they ended on a high note quality wise.
- fernandojosecalvario
- Jul 14, 2022
Details
- Runtime57 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16 : 9