Bition” as the worst thing to ever happen to her. She in turn proves a worthy sparring partner by calling him a “bastard,” drunkenly telling him to “shut up” and by blaming “Pro. Nucky dangles the hope of a “solution” in front of Margaret while playfully chastising her for taking “all of the blame and none of the benefits” in her deal with Arnold Rothstein. Since Nucky probably already figured out how to appease Carolyn Rothstein and keep their names out of the newspapers before he and Margaret even left his current lodgings (they appear to be over the former Onyx Club, now called the Old Rumpus), the rest of the episode is a fun little vignette featuring an estranged couple having their first honest conversation with each other in 11 years. A Gaelic-laced flirtation on Kennedy’s part hits just the right note of jealousy, and suddenly Nucky is all ears to Margaret’s financial predicament and is treating her to a leisurely Italian lunch. Right now, Teddy and Emily don’t exactly appear to be on the fast track to the White House Emily’s prize for her Bill of Rights essay notwithstanding). And for what it’s worth, Joe Kennedy-right before officially refusing Nucky’s partnership offer (“Scotch and rum don’t really mix”) and heading out of town in his fresh-oyster-stocked private train car-immediately recognizes Margaret’s value as an asset (“Remember, sport, safety in numbers”-the man’s got a point there, Nuck. Do we want to see Margaret and Nucky start honoring their marriage vows again? Not really, but their relationship always seemed to work best when it was for their mutual benefit. spend so much time bringing Margaret and Nucky back together (and killing off Sally) if the intended result wasn’t a reconciliation? After all, Margaret, like Sally, knows that Nucky can’t function unless he’s had his morning coffee. Sally Wheet may have been the overall better match (both as a business partner and in the bedroom), but since she met her fate this episode at the hands of Cuban rebels, why else would Winter and Co. Considering she’s a former member of the women’s temperance movement it was a kick watching her spend most of the episode drunk on cheap red wine in a matching figure-hugging crimson dress. “Cuanto” continues Boardwalk‘s attempt to make up for Kelly Macdonald’s absence last season by being a Margaret showcase.
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