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|ShortSummary = Nucky takes steps to undermine Esther Randolph's case, proposing marriage to Margaret and accepting Jimmy's offer to silence a key witness. Chalky's conditions for ending the workers' strike are met, Van Alden flees to the Midwest with his daughter and nanny, and Luciano and Lansky bring their heroin deal to Rothstein. In the shadow of the Atlantic City War Memorial, Nucky and Jimmy's relationship comes to an end |
|ShortSummary = Nucky takes steps to undermine Esther Randolph's case, proposing marriage to Margaret and accepting Jimmy's offer to silence a key witness. Chalky's conditions for ending the workers' strike are met, Van Alden flees to the Midwest with his daughter and nanny, and Luciano and Lansky bring their heroin deal to Rothstein. In the shadow of the Atlantic City War Memorial, Nucky and Jimmy's relationship comes to an end when their meeting is set to settle things. |
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Revision as of 17:02, 10 June 2013
| Boardwalk Empire season 2 | |
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| Season 2 | |
 Season 2 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | September 25 – December 11, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 25, 2011 and concluded on December 11, 2011. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson),[4] a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.
Cast
Main
Jack Huston and Gretchen Mol were promoted to series regulars for the second season after appearing in several episodes during the first season.
- Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
- Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
- Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden
- Shea Whigham as Elias "Eli" Thompson
- Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
- Stephen Graham as Al Capone
- Vincent Piazza as Charlie Luciano
- Paz de la Huerta as Lucy Danziger
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Albert "Chalky" White
- Anthony Laciura as Eddie Kessler
- Paul Sparks as Michael "Mickey Doyle" Kozik
- Jack Huston as Richard Harrow
- Gretchen Mol as Gillian Darmody
- Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner
Recurring
- Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio
- William Hill as Alderman George O'Neill
- Robert Clohessy as Alderman Jim Neary
- Anatol Yusef as Meyer Lansky
- Kevin O'Rourke as Edward L. Bader
- Josie and Lucy Gallina as Emily Schroeder
- Declan and Rory McTigue as Theodore "Teddy" Schroeder
- Michael Zegen as Bugsy Siegel
- Ted Rooney as John McGarrigle
- Heather Lind as Katy
- Dominic Chianese as Leander Whitlock
- Charlie Cox as Owen Slater
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Dunn Purnsley
- William Forsythe as Munya "Manny" Horvitz
- Julianne Nicholson as Esther Randolph
- David Aaron Baker as Bill Fallon
- Geoff Pierson as Walter Edge
- Brandon Zumsteg as Brian Thompson
- Matthew Broadley as Patrick Thompson
Plot
The second season begins in January 1921. Jimmy, Eli, and the Commodore move along with their plot to remove Nucky from power. Nucky has suspected a plot, especially after a Ku Klux Klan attack on Chalky White's warehouse and Jimmy's increasingly distant attitude. The Commodore's faction decides to frame Nucky for election fraud, vengeance for the Commodore's own imprisonment for similar charges.
A heavily pregnant Lucy is forced into living with Van Alden until the baby arrives. She eventually gives birth to a girl, before leaving the child with Van Alden. After discovering his secret, Van Alden's wife, Rose, asks for a divorce. In desperate need of money, and due to having a vendetta against Thompson, Van Alden agrees to supply evidence that could further prove Nucky's guilt.
Jimmy attempts to make allies with powerful criminals, such as Arnold Rothstein and Manny Horvitz. Although Rothstein does not make a business deal with Jimmy, Manny takes a liking to him until the relationship turns sour.
Margaret meets Owen Sleater, who has come from Ireland to assist Nucky. She is attracted to him, but does not act upon these feelings immediately. She eventually sleeps with him after visiting her family in New York. When her daughter, Emily, contracts polio, Margaret is plagued with guilt over her past sins, which include living with the man who ordered her husband's death.
Jimmy reluctantly orders a hit on Nucky upon the insistence of Eli. This event, along with his upcoming trial, forces Nucky to resign. Jimmy has a short-lived and unsuccessful reign as boss of Atlantic City, while Nucky uses the time to get out of his predicament. Manny Horvitz, meanwhile, murders Angela, Jimmy's wife in revenge. Rothstein sets Nucky up with his lawyer, while Van Alden flees to Cicero, Illinois after the death of his former partner is brought up, and Jimmy, high on heroin, murders the Commodore.
After having lost his wife, Jimmy tries to fix all that he ruined, and Nucky marries Margaret so she cannot testify against him. After the charges are dropped, Nucky is able to forgive Eli but not Jimmy for the plot against his life. He then murders Jimmy, insisting that he is not seeking forgiveness. When Margaret learns that Nucky most likely did kill Jimmy, she responds by giving a land grant that Nucky was going to use for roads to Atlantic City to the Catholic Church.
Episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "21" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | September 25, 2011 | 2.91[5] |
| 14 | 2 | "Ourselves Alone" | David Petrarca | Howard Korder | October 2, 2011 | 2.59[6] |
| 15 | 3 | "A Dangerous Maid" | Susanna White | Itamar Moses | October 9, 2011 | 2.86[7] |
| 16 | 4 | "What Does the Bee Do?" | Ed Bianchi | Steve Kornacki | October 16, 2011 | 2.55[8] |
| 17 | 5 | "Gimcrack & Bunkum" | Tim Van Patten | Howard Korder | October 23, 2011 | 2.69[9] |
| 18 | 6 | "The Age of Reason" | Jeremy Podeswa | Bathsheba Doran | October 30, 2011 | 2.63[10] |
| 19 | 7 | "Peg of Old" | Allen Coulter | Howard Korder & Steve Kornacki & Bathsheba Doran | November 6, 2011 | 2.74[11] |
| 20 | 8 | "Two Boats and a Lifeguard" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | November 13, 2011 | 2.54[12] |
| 21 | 9 | "Battle of the Century" | Brad Anderson | Steve Kornacki | November 20, 2011 | 2.55[13] |
| 22 | 10 | "Georgia Peaches" | Jeremy Podeswa | Dave Flebotte | November 27, 2011 | 2.73[14] |
| 23 | 11 | "Under God's Power She Flourishes" | Allen Coulter | Howard Korder | December 4, 2011 | 2.97[15] |
| 24 | 12 | "To the Lost" | Tim Van Patten | Terence Winter | December 11, 2011 | 3.01[16] |
Awards and nominations
The second season received 12 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards and won 4 altogether. The series received its second consecutive nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, while Steve Buscemi was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[17] The series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for "21", and Outstanding Special Visual Effects Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special for "Georgia Peaches" at the 64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Tim Van Patten won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "To the Lost".
References
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- ^ "Boardwalk Empire: Season 2 (Blu-ray)". EzyDVD. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ "'Boardwalk Empire' Promos". FlicksNews.net. June 13, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (September 27, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Jeff Dunham' Tops Night, As 'Boardwalk Empire' Premiere Drops; + 'Breaking Bad,' 'Sister Wives,' 'Ice Road Truckers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 4, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Cards/Phillies, New Jersey 'Housewives' Top Night + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Hung,' 'Breaking Bad' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Nothing Keeps Up With Kardashians; Plus 'Housewives NJ' Finale, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 18, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Doubles NLCS + NJ Housewives, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Talking Dead,' 'Dexter' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 25, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Slips, Still Tops; + NJ Housewives, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Robert (November 1, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Drops, Still Tops; + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 8, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead,' 'Hell On Wheels' Lead AMC + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 15, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Stays On Top + 'Housewives Atl,' 'Hell On Wheels,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 22, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Stays On Top + NASCAR Championship, 'Housewives ATL,' 'Hell On Wheels,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 29, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Goes Out on Top + Kardashians, 'Housewives' 'Soul Train Awards,' 'Hell On Wheels,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (December 6, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Kourtney & Kim Top The Night + 'Housewives Atlanta,' 'Hell On Wheels,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (December 13, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Kourtney & Kim Top 'Housewives Atlanta' + ' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Bag of Bones,' 'Homeland,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ "Boardwalk Empire - Emmys". emmys.com. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
