'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: The Emerald City

S1E10: In its first season, Boardwalk Empire quickly defined itself as a show with great atmosphere, excellent set design, and interesting character development. But at the same time, on a week-to-week basis (and here we are, with only two episodes in season one remaining), nothing ever really happens. Don't get me wrong -- that's not necessarily a bad thing. In the show, we've seen Margaret grow from a timid, abused Irish immigrant to her current position of political power and, in a sense, the "Queen" of Atlantic City. Also, Jimmy is no longer the punk kid that heisted hooch in the first episode. Instead, he's grown into a full-fledged gangster.But, like I said, other than seeing our characters grow up a bit, nothing has happened.

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