One episode before the end and we're reminded of just how far Boardwalk Empire has come. Here's Michael's review...
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5.7 Friendless Child
Perhaps the clearest sign of how far we’ve come with Boardwalk Empire is that I actually felt bad for Mickey Doyle when he finally ran his mouth just a little bit too far. Of course, it might just be that he’d managed to excise that irritating little half-giggle from his personal repertoire but it’s possibly more the case that I’ve spent five seasons in his company and I’d come to like the fellow, even if only through a grudging respect for his ability to stay alive for so long in the face of so many opportunities to die.
That even Mickey bought the farm shows just how dangerous this present season is and specifically, how lethal the ambition of Luciano,...
This review contains spoilers
5.7 Friendless Child
Perhaps the clearest sign of how far we’ve come with Boardwalk Empire is that I actually felt bad for Mickey Doyle when he finally ran his mouth just a little bit too far. Of course, it might just be that he’d managed to excise that irritating little half-giggle from his personal repertoire but it’s possibly more the case that I’ve spent five seasons in his company and I’d come to like the fellow, even if only through a grudging respect for his ability to stay alive for so long in the face of so many opportunities to die.
That even Mickey bought the farm shows just how dangerous this present season is and specifically, how lethal the ambition of Luciano,...
- 10/21/2014
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
The pattern has been much the same over four seasons of “Boardwalk Empire”: a laconic but elegant opening, the mid-season unfolding at an unhurried pace, and then a staccato burst of violence and plot in the last three episodes. Season five has fit into that structure quite well, but even as the show prepares to say goodbye, it still displays great patience. And “Friendless Child,” the series’ penultimate episode, is pretty good when it’s sticking to what ‘Boardwalk’ does best. But this episode is marred by its bookends —overly stylized, contrived sequences that are completely out of character, as if they were made from an entirely different show. It’s jarring and strange, especially for a show so committed to its own vision —often called too slow by many— to suddenly tag on these uncharacteristic sequences. “My fellow citizens: we are at war,” U.S. district attorney Robert Hodge says over a stylish,...
- 10/20/2014
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
A review of tonight's "Boardwalk Empire" coming up just as soon as I catch you in a good mood... "So I did one thing for him, and then another..." -Lindsay Though we have one episode of the series to go, "Friendless Child" essentially brings the story of Nucky Thompson's empire to a close. He gives it all away — save maybe whatever he's doing with Margaret and the Mayflower Grain stock — to Luciano and Lansky, whose takeover of crime in New York and New Jersey is complete, even as they have bigger plans to make organized crime be truly organized on a national scale(*). The war's over, Nucky conceded utterly — choosing to save Willie over continuing a fight he'd likely lose anyway — and that's the show, right? A boardwalk empire falls, and you roll credits. (*) Probably the biggest casualty of the decision to end the show now — and skip over...
- 10/20/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
London, Nov 8: Actor Hugh Grant's half-Chinese love child has apparently been named Bamboo.
The child's mother, Tinglan Hong, has reportedly told her ex about the unusual name. Her ex-boyfriend Robert Hodge, 55, said he saw Tinglan after the birth, reports dailystar.co.uk.
'She told me when Hugh is in the country, he comes to see Bamboo,' said Hodge.
It was reported she would be called Jessica. But Hugh, who was absent during the birth, had left the name up to Tinglan.
Ians...
The child's mother, Tinglan Hong, has reportedly told her ex about the unusual name. Her ex-boyfriend Robert Hodge, 55, said he saw Tinglan after the birth, reports dailystar.co.uk.
'She told me when Hugh is in the country, he comes to see Bamboo,' said Hodge.
It was reported she would be called Jessica. But Hugh, who was absent during the birth, had left the name up to Tinglan.
Ians...
- 11/7/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
London, Nov 7: Hugh Grant's secret love child with a Chinese woman has been christened Happy Accident.
According to Tinglan Hong's former boyfriend, Robert Hodge, the unusual name was chosen by the baby girl's mother, was has also nicknamed her Bamboo, the Daily Express reported.
The love child was born in September after the 51-year-old actor had a brief affair with Hong, a 32-year-old London-based businesswoman, who is known as Ting Ting by her friends.
The 'Nothing Hill' star's publicist confirmed earlier this month that the actor had fathered the child after "a fleeting romance", but that the two are no longer an item..
According to Tinglan Hong's former boyfriend, Robert Hodge, the unusual name was chosen by the baby girl's mother, was has also nicknamed her Bamboo, the Daily Express reported.
The love child was born in September after the 51-year-old actor had a brief affair with Hong, a 32-year-old London-based businesswoman, who is known as Ting Ting by her friends.
The 'Nothing Hill' star's publicist confirmed earlier this month that the actor had fathered the child after "a fleeting romance", but that the two are no longer an item..
- 11/7/2011
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Hugh Grant's daughter's name means Happy Accident. Despite reports claiming the tot - who was born in September following the actor's brief fling with Chinese actress Tinglan Hong - had been called Jessica, Tinglan's ex-boyfriend has now revealed she has been given a traditional Chinese moniker, with the English translation referring to her unplanned arrival. Her mother has also given her the unusual nickname of Bamboo, which she is now known as. Businessman Robert Hodge said: 'She told me when Hugh is in the country, he comes to see Bamboo.' Robert - who dated Tinglan for 18 months and visited her after the birth...
- 11/7/2011
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
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