Michael "Omar" Kenneth "Little" Williams, Steve Buscemi, and ehhhhh Michael Pitt in Martin Scorsese's BOARDWALK EMPIRE

yeah I love the busc obviously but I never ever liked him for this

the closing arc of s2 was the most engaging this show ever got imo, the whole thing was just...painfully not as good as it should have been / as good as the production values and pedigree and tremendous supporting cast all suggested it should be

yeah we just couldnt see any point in moving on after that arc ended, way too much had gotten ridiculous at that stage, despite the talent and quality involved

adding Simon to blocklist

the thing about the Jimmy character is that he was a crucial plot hinge and the few moments where Pitt’s acting was necessary either worked or didn’t, but very few of his ephemeral moments made me want more

but it was such a plot hinge that season three floundered, as did the very end of season two, knowing he’d be written out

they obviously thought season two might be the end and it’d be fair — season three does nothing real with the fact Margaret gives the land for the highway to the church other than a bump in hospital cred

I’m into four now, and have no recollection of Katherine Waterston’s character arc but hope it does well

(i’d been drinking the prohibition hooch on first viewing)

It has grown for me. It wasn't as tight as a lot of other shows but I think it's ultimately one of my favorites.

I don't remember katherine waterston on it at all

I didn't realize she was in this because I wasn't aware of her at the time.

she’s Harrow’s (straight up merc half-face guy) sister in season four apparently!

ah yes another great character who got nothing of interest to do for multiple seasons iirc

the whole cuba thing i understand storywise/historically but every scene was like whyyyyyyy

I feel like the broad story strokes were sketched out by the producers but they weren’t necessarily where the writers wanted to go, or something they were inspired to write

that feeling is v palpable

williams was so damn good on this show. the attention today has understandably focused on omar, but chalky was nearly as complex, and elevated every scene

otm

he was so good at showing the inner struggle, and the real emotion of Chalky. and he definitely made Chalky’s story as gripping as Nucky’s, he owned the screen at all times

lmao at this

One of my closest friends was a PA on BOARDWALK EMPIRE for a long time and was scared of Michael K. Williams, who he only knew as Omar. The first time he had to call MKW from his trailer, MKW opened the door, stared him down, then tickled him and ran away. RIP

— ★ (@corpseinorbit) September 6, 2021

I mainly knew him as Chalky, some I watched the Wire so long ago. Chalky is one of my favorite characters in modern TV, just endless depth and so many facets. He was utterly believable in this role.

Obv he was great, forgive me for looking askance at the Twitter overload wrt his performance in Lovecraft Country which I never saw anyone mention until today, a show everyone hated. Was it better than consensus was when it was airing?

Lovecraft Country fkn ruled, I loved it start to finish then & now idc what the stupid “consensus” was. And Williams was great in it.

ok cool. it seemed like a lot of people hated it and I just didn't get around to it. will rectify that.

highly recommend!

VG on the money, it was a great show with a few episodes that were absolutely incredible. Williams was just one of the incredible cast members - Jonathan Majors, Wunmi Mosaku and Aunjanue Ellis were all amazing.

yeah i def don’t think everyone hated lovecraft country. it was ambitious and a bit inconsistent but was truly excellent at times. and yeah, mkw’s performance was stunning, same with majors and courtney b vance