well i sure didnt see any of this coming.....
Neither did I. And that's the entertaining thing about well-woven plots. They spin you.
I was disappointed to see Margaret sitting in that lady prosecutor's office. But when the prosecutor said "I will compel you to testity" it foretold the coming marriage to Nucky, because a wife can't be compelled to testify against her husband. But that doesn't mean a wife can't choose to testify against her husband -- and I believe that twist will be woven into next season.
When Nucky finds out Margaret has signed over those valuable acres of property to the church, if he doesn't lose it and go violent on her then he surely will when he finds out about her fling with Owen. That betrayal will be the dènouement. And that's my prediction.
As for vanAlden, I can't imagine what will come of that strange development. I'm hoping Nucky finds him, has him captured and tortures him. But that's just a reflection of my profound loathing for the degenerate nature written rather brilliantly into the vanAlden character. What really happens should be interesting.
Another random piece bouncing around in my head is Jimmy's loyal but suicidal accomplice. He knows Nucky took Jimmy out and he's not going to just let it go. Between him, Jimmy's mother and Nucky's treacherous, degenerate brother, Nucky is by no means in the clear.
Finally, I feel badly about how Jimmy's end came about. He was doing his best to make amends with Nucky and redeem himself. But the cruelty Nucky displayed was not only ugly, it portends how he will react to Margaret when he finds out about her and Owen.
So far
Boardwalk Empire ranks with
Deadwood and
Rome. I think it deserves a bunch of Emmys.
