A Review of Ep 6: The North Star: Whats so impressive about this episode, and the best hours of the show, is how they let scenes and moments linger, whether its Chalky (also trying to fight his own inner nature) watching Daughter Maitland sing, or the dying Sagorsky telling Richard his terrible war story from the Philippines, or Lansky and Luciano having their falling-out because of Luckys paranoia about doing a deal with Joe Masserias cousin. The show lets scenes breathe, and if a story or character isnt fully-baked, it can feel like things are being dragged out past the point of interest. But when you have the right people and conflict, like that gorgeous Chalky/Daughter scene, time becomes irrelevant. I could have watched him watch her sing for much, much longer than the show let us. Read more at hitfix/whats-alan-watching/review-boardwalk-empire-the-north-star-just-another-girl-on-the-irt#siTJrqYzsqSCWkf5.99
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:58:20 +0000
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