'BOARDWALK EMPIRE' RECAP: 'BOYTSHIK' GIVES ADVICE TO MANNY HORVITZ

BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE SIX"THE AGE OF REASON"THIS WEEK: Written by Bathsheba Doran and directed by Jeremy Podeswa, "The Age of Reason," explores the notion of forgiveness as well as confession. Some key moments:• After getting ships seized by the Coast Guard a few weeks back, Nucky orchestrates a risky liquor delivery in Philadelphia via bootleggers Waxey Gordon and Arnold Rothstein.• Attorney General Harry Daugherty faces a political...

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LITTLE DEMON GIRL (#fridayflash)

Press play for some mood music Not sure how else to put this but I think Sadie loved being possessed.You might think that's a harsh thing to write but it's true. I remember hearing about her around town when she was around a year old. People called it a freak accident but the story always stuck with me.One night, as a babysitter dry humped her boyfriends downstairs, Sadie crawled out of her crib and suffocated her big sister while she was sleeping.My...

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAP: RICHARD HARROW LOST IN THE WOODS

BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE FIVE"GIMCRACK & BUNKUM"THIS WEEK: Written by Howard Korder and directed by series vet Tim Van Patten, 'Gimcrack and Bunkum' elevated the 'Empire' game. While we've been building on character nuances from the get-go, elements are starting to fall into place and the action is amping up -- in a big way. The result? Chatter for the water cooler.Some key moments:• With his opposition imploding, Nucky's election-fraud...

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VALKA (#fridayflash)

Press play for some mood musicWe all have shitty neighbors from time to time. They may play music too loud, leave their barking dogs outside or merely leave trashcans on the curb for far too long. It's all part of being a member of any given community. And we usually deal.And sure, I have my own bad habits. Frequently, I'd leave my car parked on the street overnight, my newspapers would flood the unkempt lawn and my porch was sort of an eyesore.That...

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'BOARDWALK EMPIRE' RECAP: NUCKY GETS HIS MOJO BACK

BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE FOUR"WHAT DOES THE BEE DO?"It's getting hot in the kitchen... Written by Steve Kornacki and directed by Ed Bianchi, "What Does the Bee Do?" has Nucky's tide turning. Or so we're led to believe... Some key moments:• Nucky's attorney has a legal brainstorm that just may have his election-rigging case squashed;• Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy Darmody and Mickey Doyle head to Philadelphia in search of buyers...

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THE VANISHING CLOWN (#fridayflash)

Press play for some mood music We went to see the clowns right around the time I started having the dreams -- the horrid ones where the teeth crumbled out of my mouth.As I remember them, they'd be no stronger than a Corn Flake and would inexplicably loosen and flick right off of my gums until the innards of my mouth were a bloody, brittle mess.Because my dad never made it home from the war, mom tried to overcompensate with every guy that winked in...

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'BOARDWALK EMPIRE' RECAP: NUCKY AND JIMMY CLASH AT BABETTE'S

BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE THREE"A DANGEROUS MAID"The third episode of this season, the conflict continues to come fast and furious with a slick script by Itamar Moses and taut direction provided by Susanna White. “A Dangerous Maid” moved the series along nicely. Some key events:• The Commodore uses his Coast Guard connections to put the squeeze on Atlantic City's liquor shipments.• Nucky reaches out to Washington's new Attorney General,...

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ATHENA (#fridayflash)

Press play for some mood musicThe first thing I noticed on her when I stepped into Tully's Towne Pub were the hips. She was dancing in front of the juke to Van Halen and it was the fucking sexiest thing I ever saw.She clutched a long neck in one hand and took a drag of an unfiltered cigarette with the other. The smoke enveloped her like some kind of Gothic specter."Holy Christ... Those hips are gonna bear my kids," I told Pam behind the bar. She...

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'BOARDWALK EMPIRE' RECAP: MEET OWEN SLEATER

BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE TWO"OURSELVES ALONE"• Concerned about losing his grip on Atlantic City, Nucky deliberates a countermove as he attempts to discover who in his inner circle betrayed him.• As agents scour Nuck's suite at The Ritz for incriminating evidence, Margaret strikes a pose from the past in an attempt to help her man out of trouble.• In New York, Arnold Rothstein turns Jimmy's offer down but Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano...

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