Boardwalk Empire
Battle of the Century
TV Flash files “Battle of the Century” as hour 21 of 56 in the TV Flash guide — Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) on HBO, season 2, episode 9, aired 2011-11-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E09: listed hour 21 of 56 in the Boardwalk Empire guide, hour 9 of 12 in season 2. It aired 2011-11-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Two Boats and a Lifeguard” (S02E08). Next is “Georgia Peaches” (S02E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Arriving in Belfast, Nucky and Owen meet with IRA leaders with a barter proposition. Meanwhile, in Atlantic City, Jimmy and his partners broker a deal with George Remus for his medicinal alcohol. Margaret frets when Emily's illness takes a turn for the worse; Dunn Purnsley orchestrates a worker's strike at the Ritz; Randolph and Lathrop grill Halloran about Nucky's past.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Battle of the Century sit in the Boardwalk Empire guide?
S02E09 is listed hour 21 of 56 — hour 9 of 12 in season 2, season 2 episode 9.
When did Boardwalk Empire S02E09 air?
Battle of the Century aired 2011-11-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need The Sopranos first?
Winter comes out of that world; this is Prohibition Atlantic City, not Jersey therapy. Gangster prestige with Scorsese sheen, standalone.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Terence Winter's Prohibition Atlantic City with Scorsese sheen: Steve Buscemi's Nucky running politics as just another racket, Chalky White, Rothstein, and production design that eats the frame. Early-HBO gangster prestige — sequins, mud, and the body count of a treasurer who thought the Boardwalk was forever.
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