归于平常

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"归于平常"
第1季, 第12集
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播出日期 2010年12月5日
编剧 特伦斯·温特
导演 蒂姆·范·帕腾
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"A Return to Normalcy" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Boardwalk Empire, and the season finale. It is the twelfth episode of the series overall. It was written by series creator and executive producer Terence Winter and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. It originally aired on December 5, 2010.

Plot

Summary

Agent Van Alden has requested a transfer out of Atlantic City, although his supervisor asks him to reconsider. The Commodore's maid admits she tried to poison him because of his mistreatment. Nucky lets her leave Atlantic City quietly over the protests of the Commodore. Nucky is increasingly stressed about the election, which the Democrats stand a good chance of winning. Chalky White offers to deliver the black vote for $10,000, a new car, and an invitation to the (whites only) Election Night victory party.

Margaret and the children are staying with Nan Britton, who insists that Warren Harding will send for her when he becomes President. Margaret does not have the heart to tell her otherwise, but is preoccupied with taking care of the children and deciding whether to leave Atlantic City.

Rothstein is about to leave for Chicago to escape an indictment for fixing the 1919 World Series when Lucky Luciano and Lansky suggest setting up a meeting with Nucky to end the war. At a meeting brokered by Johnny Torrio, Nucky agrees to end the war and use his political connections to quash the indictment for $1 million in cash and the location of the D'Alessio brothers. As Nucky calls a press conference blaming the D'Alessio's for the robbery of Rothstein's shipment, Jimmy, Richard Harrow, and Al Capone murder the gang.

Margaret discovers Nucky had a son who died shortly after childbirth. After talking with him, she becomes convinced he is kind at heart. Jimmy describes his life in the trenches to Angela, and the two agree to go back to the happier times before the war. However, when she receives a postcard from Paris, she cuts her long hair that Jimmy was so fond of, disappointing him. Van Alden, who vowed to leave Atlantic City unless he received a sign from God, learns from Lucy that she is pregnant.

On election night, Bader is elected. His first decision as Mayor is to reinstate Eli as sheriff, as per Nucky's wishes and to Halloran's visible disappointment. Spoiling the celebration, a drunken Jimmy confronts Nucky, accusing him of pimping out his mother to the Commodore. At the Election night party, Margaret and Nucky reunite before Harding wins the Presidential election, while at his mansion, the Commodore reveals to Jimmy his plan to dethrone Nucky with the help of Eli.

The end montage shows the characters contemplating their decisions and futures. Margaret and Nucky leave the celebration and stand out on the boardwalk, gazing out towards the ocean as the sun rises.

Recap

主条目: A Return to Normalcy recap

A detailed recap of the episode scene by scene.

Appearances

First Appearances

  1. Langston, The Commodore's butler.

Deaths

  1. Ignacious D'Alessio - Shot by Richard Harrow under orders of Nucky Thompson.
  2. Pius D'Alessio - Shot by Richard Harrow under orders of Nucky Thompson.
  3. Sixtus D'Alessio - Shot by Al Capone under orders of Nucky Thompson.
  4. Leo D'Alessio - Throat cut by Jimmy Darmody under orders of Nucky Thompson.
  5. An unidentified bootlegger - Shot by Lucky Luciano to steal his cargo.

Production

Cast

模板:Col-2

Starring

  1. Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
  2. Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
  3. Kelly MacDonald as Margaret Schroeder
  4. Michael Shannon as Agent Nelson Van Alden
  5. Shea Whigham as Sheriff Elias "Eli" Thompson
  6. Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
  7. Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
  8. Stephen Graham as Al Capone
  9. Vincent Piazza as Lucky Luciano
  10. Paz de la Huerta as Lucille "Lucy" Danziger
  11. Michael Kenneth Williams as Chalky White
  12. Anthony Laciura as Edward "Eddie" Kessler
  13. Paul Sparks as Mickey Doyle (credit only)
  14. and Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner

模板:Col-2

Guest Starring

  1. Gretchen Mol as Gillian Darmody
  2. Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio
  3. Jack Huston as Richard Harrow
  4. Max Casella as Leo D'Alessio
  5. Chris Mulkey as Frank Hague
  6. Edoardo Ballerini as Ignacious D'Alessio
  7. Peter McRobbie as Supervisor Elliot
  8. Anatol Yusef as Meyer Lansky

Co-Starring

模板:Col-3 1. Remy Bennett as Floozy
2. James Caufield
3. Rony Clanton as Langston
4. Peter Claymore as Grey-Haired Man
5. Robert Clohessy as Ward Boss Jim Neary
6. Danielle Davenport as Chalky's Date
7. Stephen DeRosa as Eddie Cantor
8. Lucy and Josie Gallina as Emily Schroeder
9. Craig Geraghty as Voter 1
10. Vince Giordano as Bandleader
11. Enid Graham as Rose Van Alden
12. Kevin Henderson as Dr Carl Surran
13. William Hill as Ward Boss George O'Neill模板:Col-3 14. Mat Hostetler as Agent Keener
15. Virginia Kull as Nan Britton
16. Gary Littman as Radio Announcer
17. Johnnie Mae as Louanne Pratt
18. Kenn Mann as Postal worker
19. Nicholas Martino as Pius D'Alessio
20. Laura Millis McClatchy
21. Galway McCullough as Voter 2
22. Edward McGinty as Ward Boss Al Boyd
23. Declan and Rory McTigue as Teddy Schroeder
24. Tracy Lynn Middendorf as Babette
25. Adam Mucci as Deputy Halloran
26. Brady and Connor Noon as Tommy Darmody
27. Kevin O'Rourke as Edward Bader模板:Col-3 28. Megan Reinking as Annabelle
29. Allen Lewis Rickman as George Baxter
30. Tracy Sallows as Katheryn Bader
31. Eric Schneider as Sixtus D'Alessio
32. Samuel Taylor as Paddy Ryan
33. Fiana Tiobin as Mrs. Neary 34. Victor Verhaeghe as Ward Boss Damien Fleming
35. Susan Wands as Mrs. O'Neill
36. Mark Manley as Dancer 01
37. Noah Racey as Dancer 02
38. Doug Sheppard as Dancer 03
39. Felicity Stiverson as Dancer 04
40. Amanda Suchy as Dancer 05
41. William Ward as Dancer 06
42. Adam Zotovich as Dancer 07

Music

  1. George Wilson - "El Capitan" plays as Chalky tells Nucky he's been approached by the Democrats.
  2. Art Hickman's orchestra - "Along the Way Damascus" plays as Jimmy tells Angela he's sorry and that he wants to go back to the way they were.
  3. Ehud Asherie - "A Ragtime Nightmare" plays as Torrio arranges a meeting with Nucky and Rothstein.
  4. Gypsy Queen - "At A Georgia Camp Meeting" plays as Torrio arranges a meeting with Nucky and Rothstein, Margaret arrives and asks Nucky about his son.
  5. Gypsy Queen - "My Wild Irish Rose" plays as Margaret arrives and asks Nucky about his son.
  6. Belgian Band Organ - "My Old Kentucky Home" plays as Margaret arrives and asks Nucky about his son.
  7. Gypsy Queen - "Over the River and Through the Woods" plays as Margaret arrives and asks Nucky about his son.
  8. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - "D'Alessio Drums" plays as Nucky and Rothstein makes peace, Nucky holds a press conference, the D'Alessio Brothers are assassinated.
  9. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - "Stars and Stripes Forever" plays as election day is held and Nucky greets the voters on the Boardwalk.
  10. Alice Green & Harry McDonough - "They Didn't Believe Me" plays as Jimmy comes home, Sees Angela's shorn hair, she tells him his father called.
  11. Henry Davies - "Back Again" plays as Jimmy broods while the Republican supporters party, Eddie announces Rothstein won't be indicted, Eli tells Nucky there are consequences to his actions.
  12. Original Dixieland Jazz Band - "At the Jazz Band Ball" plays as Jimmy confronts Nucky about his mother.
  13. Neapolitan Trio - "Idyll" plays as Margaret and Nan eat the barmbrack cake, Margaret gets the rag.
  14. Victor Herbert and His Orchestra - "Naughty Marietta Selection" plays as the Commodore tells JImmy he's going to help him take back control of Atlantic City.
  15. Victor Herbert and His Orchestra - "Jubel Overture" plays as The Commodore tells Jimmy he's going to help him take back control of Atlantic City, Eli enters.
  16. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - "Ostrich Walk" plays as the election night party ensues, Margaret comes to see Nucky.
  17. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - "Tada" plays as the news of Harding's victory is heard over the radio.
  18. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks featuring Stephen DeRosa - "Life's a Funny Proposition After All" sung by Eddie Cantor as Nucky and Margaret look out over the water, the King and Queen of Atlantic City.
  19. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - "Rose Room" played during the end credits.

Reception

The season finale rose two tenths of a point a 1.3 adults 18–49 rating, and added about 300,000 viewers vs. last week. "A Return to Normalcy" had a viewership of 3.294 million.[1]

IGN gave the episode a score of 8.5. The website said, "As Harding's victory speech calls for a return to normalcy, despite Margaret back in his life, Nucky is poised to return to anything but. 'Everyone of us must decide how much sin we can live with.' The amount Nucky has chosen for himself threatens to bite him in the ass, despite the episode's 'happy' ending. For Boardwalk to raise the bar it's already placed quite high, this consequence thing will have to get more play in a second season. For the only thing that can be better than Nucky getting away 'fast, [and] totally devoid of any emotion' is watching him squirm when there are no clean getaways."[2]

Memorable Quotes

References

  1. ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/07/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-boardwalk-empire-finales-rise-sarah-palins-alaska-dexter-the-hasslehoffs-more/74601
  2. ↑ Boardwalk Empire: "A Return to Normalcy" Review - TV Review at IGN


External links

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