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Recap / Boardwalk Empire S 2 E 5 Gimcrack And Bunkum

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  • Accidental Murder: Eli wasn't trying to kill O'Neill, he was simply trying to get him to stop talking.
  • Bullying a Dragon: Jimmy is still a young gun, but he's a proven war veteran gangster - notes that Parkhurst should have taken before hitting him with his cane.
  • Everyone Has Standards: After Parkhurst hits Jimmy with a cane, everyone in the room looks shocked and disgusted at Parkhurst’s actions.
  • Forgiveness: With the Commodore out of commission and Jimmy burning bridges, Eli decides to ask this from Nucky. Nucky decides to give it to him - on the condition that Eli admits he's only changing sides out of cowardice and desperation.
  • The Immodest Orgasm: Margaret wakes up to a scream in the middle of the night She asks Katy if she heard anything, and Katy says she did not. As it turns out, it was her, while having sex with Owen.
  • It Works Better with Bullets: After Margaret forces Eli to leave, Nucky shows her that the gun was empty.
  • Match Cut: From Parkhurst's screams as he's being scalped to Margaret being woken up by the screams of Katy having sex with Owen.
  • Mood-Swinger: The old-timers in the parlor commend Jimmy for his military service in very affable tones, then abruptly flip to angry and hostile at him for his setbacks with the bootlegging business.

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