Members SuperBacon Posted February 7, 2023 Members Posted February 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Currently watching this episode on Sky Atlantic. Didn’t clock that A.J. and his girls mate is Paul Dano! When they break into the school pool and throw all the shit in it, one of AJs mates is a young Lady Gaga. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 For any Boardwalk Empire fans, AJs mate Hernan was played by the actor who went on to play Lucky Luciano. What are everyone’s thoughts on the worst scene/scenes in the show? For me it’s the universally hated Happy Birthday Mr President scene with Johnny Boys goomah. But Tony banging Valentina while sounding like he’s dying and looking at a picture of a dog while doing the deed is definitely up there. Vito cooking Johnny Cakes dinner and doing that cheek twist thing makes me cringe too. Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Tony getting the hump in his dream when Carmela says he can’t keep his horse in the house if they get back together always cracks me up “Why Not!?” Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted February 7, 2023 Members Posted February 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: Vito cooking Johnny Cakes dinner and doing that cheek twist thing makes me cringe too. Completely forgot about this. I don't like the scene where AJ and all his mates go clubbing and they're all expecting him to pay for everything. AJ can be a shitbag, but his mates are all little twats and I felt bad for him. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, TildeGuy~! said: Vito turning up in the bakery as an extra in Season 1 always had me wondering if it was actually Vito at the time or he just came back as a new character in Season 3 “Hey Poppin’ Fresh I’m in no fucking mood today”. 1 hour ago, Keith Houchen said: Currently watching this episode on Sky Atlantic. Didn’t clock that A.J. and his girls mate is Paul Dano! The bit when he’s giving AJ advice on sex kills me. ”Then that pussy’s yours, you own that shit”. ”I think she’s ready”. ”We shall know forsooth”. As for Vito, as silly as a lot of that stuff is, it did bring us this gem… Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted February 7, 2023 Author Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, TheBurningRed said: For any Boardwalk Empire fans, AJs mate Hernan was played by the actor who went on to play Lucky Luciano. What are everyone’s thoughts on the worst scene/scenes in the show? For me it’s the universally hated Happy Birthday Mr President scene with Johnny Boys goomah. But Tony banging Valentina while sounding like he’s dying and looking at a picture of a dog while doing the deed is definitely up there. Vito cooking Johnny Cakes dinner and doing that cheek twist thing makes me cringe too. So far a standout has been in the episode where Tony is dreaming and Vin Makazian sings for what feels like a full uninterrupted four minutes. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 I agree. I do love that long dream sequence but that bit can fuck off. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 The worst for me is the Melfi rape scene. It’s the only bit in the whole show that I skip. Quote
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 7, 2023 Awards Moderator Posted February 7, 2023 Just now, wandshogun09 said: The worst for me is the Melfi rape scene. It’s the only bit in the whole show that I skip. That's not 'bad' though is it? It's just a tough watch because of the subject. It creates a brilliant episode because of reasons mentioned earlier. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 45 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: That's not 'bad' though is it? It's just a tough watch because of the subject. It creates a brilliant episode because of reasons mentioned earlier. I thought it used rape as a cheap plot device personally. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted February 7, 2023 Members Posted February 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: I thought it used rape as a cheap plot device personally. Interesting POV. I always assumed they used it so it would really get to Tony emotionally. In the world that he lives in that is so full of murder, brutality etc there are still some things that are beyond the pale for him. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted February 7, 2023 Author Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 This just in, new least favourite scene is AJ having sex. Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 I thought it came down to Melfi’s decision to never cross that line, was she defending Tony to her own doctor at the time? I can’t remember really but yea the whole thing of the police doing absolutely nothing about it and her battling her own emotions to maybe ask Tony for a favour whilst also thinking there’s no going back if I do was the main take from that. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Interesting POV. I always assumed they used it so it would really get to Tony emotionally. In the world that he lives in that is so full of murder, brutality etc there are still some things that are beyond the pale for him. But that was all it was, wasn’t it? Not rewatched it ages but was it all forgotten about and pretty much not ever mentioned again? It didn’t forward any of the characters and because she didn’t involve Tony it didn’t create any story after the episode. As I say though, it’s been a while and I may not be remembering it properly. Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted February 7, 2023 Paid Members Posted February 7, 2023 That was definitely the point of it. Whether or not it needed to be a brutal rape scene shot like it is, it's probably up for debate. It's not as bad as Death Wish II, I'll give it that. Quote
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