Boardwalk Empire
The Good Listener
TV Flash files “The Good Listener” as hour 50 of 56 in the TV Flash guide — Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) on HBO, season 5, episode 2, aired 2014-09-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 50 of 56 in the Boardwalk Empire guide, hour 2 of 8 in season 5. It aired 2014-09-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Golden Days for Boys and Girls” (S05E01). Next is “What Jesus Said” (S05E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Back from Cuba after a dangerous encounter, Nucky pays a visit to the now retired Johnny Torrio, who agrees to broker a meeting with the new "Boss of Bosses," Salvatore Maranzano. In Chicago, Eli and Van Alden are tasked by Mike D'Angelo, Al Capone's new right hand man, to recoup money lost during a federal raid by Eliot Ness. Fresh out of law school, Willie Thompson has a job interview. Rebuffed by a group of would be financiers, Nucky dines with Tonino Sandrelli before sending a message to Lansky and Luciano. In 1884, a young Nucky deals with the death of his sister, Susan, while his father has a standoff with the Commodore.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Good Listener sit in the Boardwalk Empire guide?
S05E02 is listed hour 50 of 56 — hour 2 of 8 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.
When did Boardwalk Empire S05E02 air?
The Good Listener aired 2014-09-14 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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- Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
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