I was thinking guns to the IRA and maybe somehow, some Irish whiskey in trade?

I'm quite sure "slut" is the right word, but point taken. But still, I have trouble hating the woman too much, remembering back to when her drunken husband beat her nearly to death, killing their unborn child and leaving her crying and bleeding on the floor. Cut her some slack, folks.

I'm not saying it was unrealistic, necessarily. I'm just complaining that it was so obvious, and even inevitable, weeks ago. Far too predictable for me.

Those scenes reminded me of the DeNiro flashback scenes from Godfather Part II.

My take on that was that they were doing a somewhat obvious reference to Judas's betrayal of Jesus. If you're not a religious type, it's the "betrayed with a kiss" bit where Judas goes up to Jesus and embraces him as a way of saying, "Hey, Romans, come on and arrest THIS guy." Here, Jimmy comes up to Nucky whispers in…

Agreed! I love the character in those moments. I enjoy how Both he and Nucky do not suffer fools very well.

Owen and Margaret… I didn't like it, for various reasons:

Interesting to hear that about their attitude toward Long. Because, after she leaves the show, the character of Diane becomes a character only referred to negatively, like she's now the devil. As if she left Sam on bad terms, which really isn't how it happened.

I didn't find their storyline all that funny, but how can you not love Pam's "middle finger" drawing?

If you love it or hate it, this episode really is a huge turning point for the whole series. Though it had been building up over the seasons, this was the final message that Larry David brought to its logical (if shitty) conclusion in the finale. The message? These are terribly self-centered people whose lives are…

Let me add that I have trouble watching that Mr. Hooper scene NOW. I was a little older when that was first aired, so maybe two or three years past watching the show regularly. I did think it was sad, but it affects me even more now. The nostalgia for watching those characters while growing up, and as an adult knowing…

It ended too soon.

That line sounded so much like something someone would say on The Wire. Yes, including Omar.

Doesn't look like anyone mentioned how Margaret showed up at Nucky's office in exactly the same way she first did in the first episode (maybe second?). She was dressed similar, acted nervous, and even was "with child". Brilliant bit of deviousness on her part. It seems that she is becoming more like Nucky instead of…

But don't forget that George's real reason for wanting this couple friendship is that he and Jerry can talk, Susan and her friend can talk, and George doesn't have to talk to his fiancee / wife.

Ah, a show that tells us a hot girl being geeky makes her unlikable to men. Oh, if only I had a dollar for every time I heard a friend say, "Yeah, she's hot and cute and I'd date her, but I'm afraid her personality is slightly goofy."

As someone from right outside of Worcester, I thought of that, too. I believe the series was more or less inspired by that event. The details aren't exactly the same. It wasn't an arson, etc, but they did get lost/trapped inside.

First, I know for a fact that I would hate this series. Largely because it will resemble my early 20s in no way whatsoever, looking back through rose-colored glasses or not. And I've always thought the reason people of the right age like Friends and How I Met Your Mother is because they like to think that's how they…