My memory of last season is pretty hazy, but I don’t think we ever see it. We see her sign stuff over to the Church at the end of last season, and this season opens a year later, where Nuckie is apparently still pissed about it. Nuckie finding out happens off camera between seasons.
Yeah, Rosetti’s henchman even tries to explain it away as an Irish mispronunciation but Rosetti was already seeing red.
Ok, that’s kind of what I thought because I rechecked the episodes real quick and couldn’t find anything about it. Glad it’s not me that missed it. lol. Wonder why they would leave something like that out?
lol, yes, I saw that coming. Especially when he called the sheriff back and he had the gas hose in his hand. This guy is tough. I still recall when the other poor guy told him he had some “3 in 1” and he was doing him a favor by providing it. Jeeesh, I hope I never run into him in real life!
I’m very much enjoying this season so far. I think what is interesting, and what makes the Rosetti character interesting, is that there is clearly two dynamics working throughout the whole enterprise, business and violence. For folks like Nucky and Rothstein the violence is more a surgical tool to be used expeditiously. Generally it is bad for business, but sometimes necessary. For somebody like Rosetti it is a blunt instrument, it is the business. The violence is as necessary to making money as the booze. The answer is probably in the middle. The whole point is who will find the right balance to survive and win and prosper.
I don’t know why people think Gyp is so unrealistic in regards to his penchant for murdering people for reasons that would only mildly annoy the rest of us.
Abe Reles allegedly murdered a “parking lot attendant for failing to fetch his car fast enough”(Wiki says ‘citation needed’, but that particular story has been floating around true crime books and articles for as long as I can remember).
Still, I’m not feelin’ it with this Gyp storyline.
I wish they’d show more of Slater. His accent is so lovely I’d like to just skip the rest and listen to him read the phone book.
I always liked Margaret before but this season I am finding her very grating. I hated the meeting with the priest where she manipulated him into a meeting with the bishop. It was just awkward and cringe-worthy IMHO.
I guess I’m just a sucker–Gyp doesn’t seem any more unrealistic than a thousand other sociopathic characters from mob movies. Remember Joe Pesci’s character in Casino stabbing some guy to death with a pen? Maybe we’ll get to see Gyp making pancakes for his son later this season. 
Margaret too–I’ve enjoyed watching her develop into an ever stronger, more confident woman over the course of the show. Her little trick with da Bishop and the head doctor was brilliant. I worry only that she’ll go a step too far.
However, there has been a sad lack of Richard so far this season. He’s always been one of the highlights of the show, but he’s come unmoored with the death of Jimmy. Hopefully the writers find a way to bring him back into the center.
I thought it was really stupid as well. I couldn’t see any point to that.
It was completely out of character with the rest of the episode.
I really hope they send her back to Ireland for the rest of the series.
Boo … Margaret!
I liked Margaret at the beginning, and kind of admire her for getting what she wants, but she is heading for a big fall from her elevated status. Nucky even tries to get a little closer with her by sharing that he is having trouble sleeping. “Try a glass of warm milk.”
So true!
After all, she is enjoying an elevated position in society. But it is based on nothing!
That is, it is only a mirage based on Nucky’s wealth. And she steals from him?
A big fall is exactly right. A great big huge fall!
They discussed this on the Inside the Episode segment and said Owen misunderstood.
https://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/episodes/03/27-bone-for-tuna/video/inside-the-episode.html
I enjoyed seeing Margaret manipulate the people around her. I originally assumed Margaret wanted Nucky to be at the ceremony because she wanted to go to a high society event and I thought it was nice that her goal was to make something positive happen.
In episode 2, when Nucky went to the medicine cabinet (when his new “girlfriend” was in the other room) and apparently took apart a razor by unscrewing the handle, anyone know what this was all about? He had a troubled look on his face, disassembled the razor, put it back together. I couldn’t make sense of it.
Presumable he was worried the gf might try to use it to kill herself. I can’t think of any other explanation.
But I have seen no evidence to support she would want to do that. There is nothing about her that suggests she would ever try to do that.
Maybe Nucky was thinking of perhaps using it to perform a “suicidal gesture” (remember that phrase from The Sopranos?) and then changed his mind.
Whatever it is, you certainly seem to be correct. It doesn’t seem to make much sense.
It appeared he unscrewed the handle of the razor, then peered at it in an odd sort of way and with trouble on his brow. I don’t buy girlfriend-suicide possibility, don’t think she lent any indication to anyone that she might be inclined to bring about her own departure.
Even if the action unimportant and meaning nothing to the plot, there must be more to it than my understanding of it. Why would he be unscrewing the handle of the razor? Was there something inside it?
He was looking to see if the blade was new/fresh or recently used. In other words - was another man also spending significant time here.
At least that is what I took it to mean, especially considering the context of Nucky being upset about the phone call(s) from another man, etc.
Thanks, MeanJoe! That explains it pretty well, I think.
Thanks for that - I was completely mystified by the Bone For Tuna bit.
I don’t get the intensity of dislike for Margaret relative to Nucky. Nucky is an asshole. He had her husband killed ( admittedly a wife-beating drunk ), cheats on her constantly almost from day one ( even when they were on sorta good terms ) and is generally a conniving, arrogant, corrupt, murdering political fixer and bootlegger. One with layers, granted :).
I like his character a lot - I find him to be an appealing asshole. But even as far as Margaret has compromised herself for the sake of security for her and her children, she’s still by far the better person.
Now that is true love!