NOOOOOOOOOOO

A Terry Winter masterpiece (he pitched the episode to a skeptical writers room, Chase gave him the chance to write a draft, and his script won everyone over and then some, not to mention setting in motion elements that would be crucial not just to the season but the subsequent arc of the series.) In retrospect, the…

Tony wasn't paranoid in that scene (although he was throughout much of 6b); the viewer is. For good reason.

When Chalky complained of Narcisse's "High hatting bullshit" this season of Boardwalk I immediately fantasized a crossover in which he teams up with Johnny Casper to take down all dreaded HIGH HATTERS.

Ought to do one of these for characters who bit the dust.

The Sopranos is certainly easier to get into initially, but I'd say season 6 is far more esoteric and even avant garde than anything in The Wire (which works to wonderful effect in 6b, not so much in 6a.)

The Sopranos is certainly easier to get into initially, but I'd say season 6 is far more esoteric and even avant garde than anything in The Wire (which works to wonderful effect in 6b, not so much in 6a.)

So what's our move here? Petition? Are there enough of us for that to be effective? I refuse to let this show get canceled.

This episode ( and season) was just ridiculously good. It's interesting how this show, which debuted to so much hype, has become the most underrated masterpiece on television.

I'm a big fan of the show, but think the article makes some points that are frankly inarguable, and even as a big fan have long thought some of the more extravagant praise was laughable.

Paulie says "Maybe Butchie pulled a double cross," and Terry Winter has had characters pull similar chess moves several times in Boardwalk Empire with oblique presentation, the only difference being the audience was of course made privy to the aftermath. I have no doubt.

Paulie says "Maybe Butchie pulled a double cross," and Terry Winter has had characters pull similar chess moves several times in Boardwalk Empire with oblique presentation, the only difference being the audience was of course made privy to the aftermath. I have no doubt.

Turns out you were right, in several ways, but probably not the way you meant. They revisited it to turn Jesse against Walt, but never explained how it went down, and then they did it again with Lydia far no apparent reason except she's unlikeable (Walt didn't know about her siccing Tod on Skylar when he did the deed.)

Turns out you were right, in several ways, but probably not the way you meant. They revisited it to turn Jesse against Walt, but never explained how it went down, and then they did it again with Lydia far no apparent reason except she's unlikeable (Walt didn't know about her siccing Tod on Skylar when he did the deed.)

Yeah, but it ends with a dedication to John Patterson, the deceased director of all previous finales, and 6b picks up almost a year later in both real time and in the show's timeline, and most of the arcs we associate with 6a—Vito, Carmela/Adriana, Julianna, etc—end with Kaisha. I love The Sopranos to death, but…

Yeah, but it ends with a dedication to John Patterson, the deceased director of all previous finales, and 6b picks up almost a year later in both real time and in the show's timeline, and most of the arcs we associate with 6a—Vito, Carmela/Adriana, Julianna, etc—end with Kaisha. I love The Sopranos to death, but…

Best episode yet. Love this show; pity no one watches it.

Visually it certainly recalls it.

I can't believe you point to Boardwalk as an example of a strong show that bucks the trend you're describing this year Todd—the whole season was built around a series cons that bled in to real relationships and people opening themselves up to connections despite their instincts telling them they couldn't or…

After four seasons in which most arcs connect magnificently in the last few episodes, I find this pretty bizarre. Criticising the show for the thing that it does perhaps better than any other is at this point pretty much a tip off that said critic doesn't really watch the show, probably hasn't in years, and it just…