The Blue Board

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Absolutely ridiculous to kill Jimmy.

Nucky had to kill Jimmy. Just like Michael killed Fredo, you can't forgive people who turn on you/try to have you killed because you'll end up dead. Fact. It sucks that Jimmy was killed off because he *was* a great character, but as far as the storyline goes, and the way the season had been progressing, it had to be done, IMO.

That bitch Margaret, amirite everyone?

I loved the juxtaposition between Randolph practicing her opening statements and all of her key witnesses/evidence going up in flames. What a great finale, and even though I am sad Jimmy is dead, I already can't wait for next season.

Loved it. Can't believe I got to wait another year for it to come back.

Any chance Nucky was dreaming of what to do? I mean he called AR to ask about finishing off the butcher, not Jimmy.

Thought it really was the only ending possible. Jimmy or Nucky had to die. I like that they did it. Too many shows hold on to their characters. Look at Sons of Anarchy. I've been waiting for three seasons for someone to die that has any importance. So far nothing and it's annoying. Boardwalk will kill of one of their stars to make the storyline credible.

I think he asked AR to find out if the Butcher was "his man". That way Nucky knew if he decided to let the Butcher live, then he could make him his own man.

There was no choice but to kill Jimmy. The entire episode was all about Jimmy correcting all his wrongs so he could die content.

I'm not a History major, but I think Capone and Luciano/Lansky will be future antagonists. Nucky has quashed the coup d'etat in his own territory and now will need to compete with Chicago and New York.

What makes me so mad about Jimmy dying is the fact that Nucky chose to forgive Eli who blatantly lied to him about how the decision to assassinate him went down but decided he should kill Jimmy who was sincerely rueful of the decision. Nucky is supposed to be good at reading people and he should have seen right through that.

I never liked Eli and I dislike him more now. He goes against Nucky the whole time out of jealousy and then when he gets caught for it he blames other people claiming they threatened him because he couldn't sac up and admit that he intentionally went after his own brother.

Richard is a pretty interesting character but not so long ago he almost killed himself. Makes you wonder his capability for a calculated killing spree without someone directing the action. Where can he even go? The only people remotely loyal to him were Jimmy and Angela. Even Jimmy's mom doesn't really seem to care about him one way or the other.

And Margaret? Nucky needs to cut her loose and quickly. The woman has done nothing but annoy you and mess with your business because of her own guilt despite having her hand in almost no part of Nucky's actual dirty work. She even admitted to cheating on him for crying out loud. If my wife sat around all day with servants and no responsibilites then came to me about cheating. You better believe my response wouldn't be to try harder as a dad towards her kids and then ask her to marry me. Knowing Nucky and what we just witnessed, I think he doesn't really care about her the way we are led to believe and it wouldn't surprise me to see her go this next season.

She didn't admit cheating on him, she lied about that part.

Giving his land away I think will send him over the top, and as for forgiving Eli, Nucky holds family very high for the most part.

I think Nucky was still considering whether or not to kill Jimmy at that point. While there was no choice but to do it, until he pulled the trigger, he was still 50% politician/50% gangster. It wasn't a simple decision for him, even though he knew he had to. While the episode was about Jimmy correcting all his wrongs, he was going to do that regardless. He knew he was most likely going to be killed by Nucky before Nucky even knew for sure he was going to kill him IMO. The ending was about Nucky becoming 100% gangster.

Yeah, I agree with all that. I was just adding another reason to the pot.