Here are the top ten scenes that defined Boardwalk Empire.
The series, created by Terence Winter, has gone on to receive wide acclaim and has won over ardent fans across the world.īoardwalk Empire is produced by Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg, among others Scorsese also directed the pilot, and given his explorations and the films he’s made in the crime/gangster genre over the years, the show has some iconic scenes that make for a riveting watching experience. It also depicts several other prominent gangsters like Al Capone, Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Joe Masseria, Salvatore Maranzano, among others who rose to power and notoriety during those years.
Nucky doesn’t currently have any enemies, though one can only assume Gillian and Richard won’t be too pleased with his dispatching of Jimmy.While everyone may remember the glitz and glamour of that era, the enormous amounts of money these gangsters made and the crimes they had to resort to in order to defend their territory are also a significant part of American history.īoardwalk Empire follows Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the linchpin of Atlantic City during the Prohibition era. And most of the tension on the show? Instantly gone. Though, without Jimmy, the unsettling incestual relationship between he and his mother can no longer weird us out, nor can his brother-like relationship with Richard warm our hearts. Hopefully, the characters most closely related to him, which are the most interesting - his mom, Gillian, and his bodyguard, Richard Harrow - will remain a focal point of the show. It remains to be seen who will replace Jimmy, and how it’ll affect just about every single character and storyline on the show. Media is rarely able to pull this off, and yet, Boardwalk Empire just did. Somehow, after last night’s finale, I am more interested in Boardwalk Empire than ever, even though one of my three favorite characters - and a fantastic actor - is no longer in the show’s future. It pays off, of course, but it’s difficult to stay within the same universe but invest in totally new characters. Not because we’re angry that the show got rid of our favorite characters, but because investing oneself in characters is a lot of hard work. When the main character dies, or a handful of extremely integral characters die, many people - including myself - find it difficult to continue watching a show. So, while BBC’s Being Human didn’t quite survive it, though I can’t currently think of any, I’m sure other shows have survived it. Other shows have killed off their main character, most recently painful, the BBC’s Being Human killing off Mitchell, though even with that, the show is pretty much over (the other main character, George, left as well), even though it was planned to go on for at least another season. Shot through the cheek, then through the head. He’s gone, and he isn’t coming back. If you aren’t on board with Jimmy’s status as the main character, he’s certainly a very, very close second main, so yes, Boardwalk Empire just killed of its very, very close second main character. If you’re on board with that, then yes, Boardwalk Empire just killed off its main character.
Most of the pivotal events of the show were either caused or ended by Jimmy as well. Just about every single character revolved around Jimmy in some way, including Nucky, whereas some characters that revolved around Jimmy were barely ever even in the same shot as Buscemi. I can’t really go through the show’s entire history and add up Pitt’s screen time and compare it to Buscemi’s, but Jimmy Darmody was certainly the focal point of the show. Yes, Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson is the only person to make an appearance in the show’s way-too-long and boring title sequence, but Jimmy Darmody was Boardwalk Empire’s true main character. Ready for those spoilers? You sure? Jimmy Darmody, played by the usually awesome Michael Pitt, is dead.
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