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Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) and Jeremiah Panhorst (@jpanhorst) recap episode 5 of the final season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, “King of Norway”.
Show Notes:
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* Did Mark Pickering nail his performance as younger Nucky?
* Does the Commodore like Nucky?
* Mabel’s father clearly does not like Nucky. Are we surprised?
* Is Sheriff Lindsay the only one trying to keep Nucky from going bad?
* What happens to Sheriff Lindsay? Does Nucky push him out somehow?
Gillian
* Is Gillian going to break out?
Atlantic City
* Should Chalky have taken Nucky’s advice and hide out in Atlantic City?
* Who is Joe Harper?
New York
* Does this seem like a good idea for Nucky to meet with Maranzano?
* What do we think of Nucky’s move to use Margaret — for the purpose of shorting Mayflower Grain Corporation stock?
* Will Nucky really kill Luciano and Lansky?
* Ronis tells Nucky about Sally and informs him there will be no action. Can Nucky leave that alone?
* What will Chalky do now after finding Daughter Maitland — and her 7-year-old daughter?
Chicago
* After hearing Nucky’s answer to his warning, Capone orders Mike D’Angelo and his men to move everything to Cicero immediately. Is this going to work?
* Al Capone had debilitating
constipation.
* After Eli realizes that his wife June is pregnant again, he wants the family to move to Chicago. Is that a bad idea?
* During the tense dinner at Van Alden’s kit house, Eli remembers he has been sleeping with Van’s wife Sigrid. What triggered his memory?
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Haakon VII of Norway who became the first king of the country in 1907, was the photo on the Van Alden’s kitchen wall.
* What will Eli and Van do, now that their backs are against the wall?
* Will Eli and Van take down Capone?
The closing song is ‘Shout Sister Shout’ by the Boswell Sisters.
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