HBO and I are not friends right now. We had a bit of a falling out a few months back when they killed Ned and Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones. I wasn't too terribly upset over Ned, just shocked that they would kill what appeared to be THE main character. Poor Drogo, that was a different story. I was so upset. Then I realized it was not actually HBO that killed them, it was George R.R. Martin who authored the Game of Thrones books. I apologized to HBO and we were friends again.
But now....I don't know if I can recover from what they did on Boardwalk Empire.
I kind of wish I had a picture of how I looked when Nucky killed Jimmy. In the moments leading up to the shooting I was thinking that at the last minute Nucky would shoot Manny instead and it would turn out to be a double-double cross. But noooooo. Poor Jimmy. Yes, he cheated on his wife, he killed lots of people, he slept with his mother but somehow he was the most likable character on the show. And any redeeming qualities that Nucky had were tossed out the window when he shot Jimmy, twice, in the head. Rothstein said to Nucky, "Flip a coin. When it's in the air you'll know which side you're hoping for." I love that; but I do not love that Nucky was hoping for the side that ended with Jimmy dead in the rain. The only person left alive at the end of season 2 that I like is Richard Harrow. I'm interested to see what they do with his character since the only two people who really cared about him are now dead.
So HBO, thanks a lot. Jerks.
