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One episode before the end and we're reminded of just how far Boardwalk Empire has come. Here's Michael's review...

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5.7 Friendless Child

Perhaps the clearest sign of how far we’ve come with Boardwalk Empire is that I actually felt bad for Mickey Doyle when he finally ran his mouth just a little bit too far. Of course, it might just be that he’d managed to excise that irritating little half-giggle from his personal repertoire but it’s possibly more the case that I’ve spent five seasons in his company and I’d come to like the fellow, even if only through a grudging respect for his ability to stay alive for so long in the face of so many opportunities to die.

That even Mickey bought the farm shows just how dangerous this present season is and specifically, how lethal the ambition of Luciano,...

A review of tonight's "Boardwalk Empire" coming up just as soon as I catch you in a good mood... "So I did one thing for him, and then another..." -Lindsay Though we have one episode of the series to go, "Friendless Child" essentially brings the story of Nucky Thompson's empire to a close. He gives it all away — save maybe whatever he's doing with Margaret and the Mayflower Grain stock — to Luciano and Lansky, whose takeover of crime in New York and New Jersey is complete, even as they have bigger plans to make organized crime be truly organized on a national scale(*). The war's over, Nucky conceded utterly — choosing to save Willie over continuing a fight he'd likely lose anyway — and that's the show, right? A boardwalk empire falls, and you roll credits. (*) Probably the biggest casualty of the decision to end the show now — and skip over...