Gyp killed one of his workers. He was the cousin of one of Gyp's lieutenants.

Gyp killed one of his workers. He was the cousin of one of Gyp's lieutenants.

Who killed Owen???

I'm confused by the Van Alden scene. I know his wife made the liquor and he sold it. The guy he sold it to must have ratted on him. BUT, Who and why was that guy threatening him?

Maseria and company.

Yeah I figured, just didn't get why they didn't show it, surprised me I guess

Van Alden and his sweet but deadly wife are clueless about the territorial Chicago arrangements between the Torrio-Capone group and the various other gangs, especially O'Bannion's North siders. So Van Alden, who as far as Capone knows is an O'Bannion enforcer, is selling whiskey outside of his area, which is a serious offense. So the saloon owner told his Capone affiliated supplier and Van Alden was picked up by Capone gunmen and threatened by Capone...

Mazzarea will probably get killed come the last episode

Van Alden seems to take chances and fly by the seat of his pants so to speak. I can't imagine how he'll be alive for real long.

I hope he IS around for a while. He is now a good source for some comedy. Gotta love him getting forked by Capone and seeing those bug-out eyes bugging out.

I noticed since Mobsters always eat the same food at the same time 24/7, Capone was quick to share his plate you think he was gromming him to become part of the family

Why on earth would you get your cousin a job working for an insane paranoid like Gyp and NOT warn him to never ever ever say anything to Gyp?

Don't offer advice, don't give criticism, don't correct him, just don't speak unless spoken to.

That said many of Gyp's crew are all by definition violent lawless men in their own right and it doesn't make a lot of sense that someone as chaotic and as unpredictable as Gyp could maintain loyalty for long. There are limits to loyalty.

Anyway exit Owen. I figured that was coming up. Maybe now we'll finally get less screen time with Margaret. Owen should have stayed with Katie. Much prettier than Margaret.

I didn't like the writing that Nucky is going to tell half the eastern criminal establishment that he's going after Masseria and not expect that Masseria wouldn't hear about this. There was bad blood between Gyp and Nucky not Masseria and Nucky. Nucky's not Jewish so presumably he wouldn't trip Masseria's bigotry. Why wouldn't Nucky have attempted to speak with Masseria about the situation and maybe cut his own deal?

I think Capone just wanted to show he was boss and could force Van Alden to eat with the same instrument with which he was stabbed in the cheek.

Do you think the shows being true to the Nucky Thompson story in real life? I can't quite gage how realistic it is to real life, I only know a little about the real Thompson and didn't think he was a murderer? Came across as a kind of lovable rouge from what I read.

Why on earth would you get your cousin a job working for an insane paranoid like Gyp and NOT warn him to never ever ever say anything to Gyp?

Goodness, another great episode. Finally after weeks of borefest, these two last episodes was good. Owen was a goner, but this was a better exit than I expected.

Not to mention THREE killings.

The one with Franco (the rogue wave guy) was brutal. The one with Gaston Means (in which Jess Smith ends up shooting himself) was almost comical. The one we don't actually see (Owen in the crate), even though it was expected that Owen would die this season, was shocking.

FWIW - I don't usually find the "slower" episodes boring. There has to be some buildup of the storyline.

Only two more episodes.

Granted that the character build up is necessary, but there was something lacking this past two seasons. I used to love season 1. Now, I just continue watching.

It's a soap opera. A well-written soap opera. It has gangsters in it. What more can you ask for?

I love it!

Bad job market? Depression? I bet even if he was warned he would run his mouth anyway.

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Goodness, another great episode. Finally after weeks of borefest, these two last episodes was good. Owen was a goner, but this was a better exit than I expected.