"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": ECHOING JOHN WEBSTER

One of the flashbacks in the most recent episode of "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" featured a scene with the future Atlantic City crime lord, Jimmy Darmody, discussing the English dramatist John Webster's 1612 play, "The White Devil" with his class at Princeton University. After watching the entire episode, it occurred to me that another one of Webster's plays could have served as a reference.

I have never posted an article about an episode of "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" during these last two seasons. I have posted a gallery featuring images and a list of favorite episodes...

Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Two (2011) of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE":


"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON TWO (2011) EPISODES


1. (2.11) "Under God's Power She Flourishes" - Following his wife Angela's death, Jimmy Darmody recalls his school days at Princeton and a fateful visit from his mother, Gillian. Nucky stumbles across a discovery that ends Agent Van Alden's career as a Federal lawman. And a confrontation between Jimmy and Gillian over Angela ends with the death of the Commodore.



2. (2.12) "To the Lost" - In this season finale, the Federal charges...

Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Three (2012) of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE":



"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON THREE (2012) EPISODES

1. (3.11) "Two Imposters" - In this nail biting episode, Atlantic City political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson goes on the run, when nemesis "Gyp" Rossetti and his crew take over the city.; forcing Nucky to seek Albert "Chalky" White's help. Following Rossetti's takeover of the city, Gillian Darmody forces henchman Richard Harrow to leave her whorehouse.


2. (3.09) "The Milkmaid's Lot" - Wounded from the bombing of Babette's in...

Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Four (2013) of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE":


"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON FOUR (2013) EPISODES

1. (4.12) "Farewell Daddy Blues" - In this explosive season finale, Eli Thompson's reluctant attempt to betray Nucky to the FBI conclude unexpectedly; and the final confrontation between Chalky White and usurper Dr. Valentin Narcisse result in a double tragedy.


2. (4.10) "White Horse Pike" - Nucky's new lady love, Sally Wheat, discovers that heroin being slipped into their bootleg shipments by Charlie Luciano and MeyerLansky at...

Due to Season Five of "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" being limited to only eight episodes, I decided to rank those episodes from favorite to least favorite. Created by Terence Winter, the series starred Steve Buscemi:


"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" SEASON FIVE (2014) Episode Ranking

1. (5.03) "What Jesus Said" - Escaped convict Albert "Chalky" White and his unstable companion Milton hold a mother and daughter hostage, while seeking refuge from the law in this tense episode. Margaret Thompson is forced to deal with Arnold Rothstein's widow over funds from a past deal.



2. (5.01) "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" - This...

Last year, a new series based upon Nelson Johnson's book about the famous New Jersey coastal city during the Prohibition Era, "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City", premiered on HBO. Created by Terence Winter and produced by him, Mark Walhberg, and Martin Scorcese; "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" starred Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Pitt and Michael Shannon. Below is a list of my top five (5) favorite episodes from the series' first season:


"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON ONE EPISODES


1. (1.09) "Belle Femme" - This episode about Enoch "Nucky" Johnson's...

CONTROVERSIAL FINALE: "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" (2.12) "To the Lost"

The Season Two finale of "BOARDWALK EMPIRE", (2.12) "To the Lost" has been viewed as an end of an era for a good number of the series' viewers and television critics. It marked an event that left some fans satisfied and others in a state of anger and resentment. But one cannot deny that this event – along with a few others – allowed the series to enter a new phase for its third season.

One of the changes that materialized in "To the Lost" turned out to be the marriage between Atlantic City's re-installed political boss, Enoch...