It was more than just that though. The whole episode was surreal.

Awesome episode. Can't believe it's the season finale tonight already!

HOLY FUCK JIMMY"S DEAD!!!!!!!!!!! I hope Nucky kicks the shit out of Margaret. what a bitch.

lol I need to know more people who watch this show. I wanted to rant and rave last night but just ended up yelling at my cat.

Jimmy! :|

Poor Richard has lost his best bud.

Anyone else think Richard is going to do something completely off the wall?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:(

yes

Start banging Jimmy's mom

Knowing what I know from researching the Mob in school, Van Alden and Capone are going to be intertwined. It showed in the last episode the Van Alden moved to Cicero, Illinois, which is where the headquarters were for Al Capone in real life.

hope Harrow snaps, turns heel, and turns into a badass sniping machine

So. Intense.

I think that the show has officially peeked. I don't think it can be as good as it was this season. At the very least it'll need season three to build up to a huge season four crescendo. Killing off Jimmy while I'll say was the right move because it was logical as far as the characters and plot go, removes a key element from the show. One they may have to build back up over time.

Though Harrow could take over from Jimmy's role. It's hard to say at this point.

HOLY SHIT.

Once again I fell exactly three episodes behind. Caught up and finished the season today.

Honestly have no idea where this show goes without Jimmy.

Jimmy was a dead man walking. I can see the plots kinda of dividing off. From a historical perspective it looks like Capone and Van Alden will have their own little thing, Luciano's rise will occur soon and Nucky/ Margaret and wherever that's going leads me to believe a bunch of different stories, all intertwining at some point.

Explain logically how they could have kept him alive without it going against everything the show is about. As Gert said best, he was a dead man walking. If the writing had no balls they'd have kept him alive. But they went the route that epic drama goes, and they killed a main character. Don't let mancrushes get in the way of watching good television. I would imagine to make up for it, Richard Harrow is going to play a much bigger part, which can never be a bad thing.

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