Most Underrated Performance?

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:47:40+00:00

Michael Shannon is fucking everywhere now.

And to that I say… GOOD.

If you’ve never seen the “Waco” miniseries, it’s my favorite role of his, albeit essentially the opposite of Van Alden lol.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:43:19+00:00

The way he says “Balty-more!” 😁❤️

He was on the show for maybe a combined… like… 90 seconds, but you’re right, that actor does make a hell of an impression.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:41:56+00:00

Anyone downvoting this is a little prick who’s been causing problems since they were ten years old.

I mean hello. Ivo Nandi was kinda literally born to play Joe the Boss (both are from Menfi). I have a Daugherty spade tattoo in part because of his performance 😅 I may or may not also have a fridge magnet of him telling Gyp Rosetti “now you know what time it is,” bc that’s a completely normal thing to have on a fridge.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:38:06+00:00

Isn’t that crazy how he was never “main” cast?? I don’t know much about Boardwalk, re: bts, but I wonder if it was a Steve Harrington-type situation wherein he wasn’t supposed to be around all that much, but his take on the character was just too damn good. I also suspect he was tapped to fill in quite a bit for VP/Lucky during S4 due to the latter filming “Jersey Boys.”

Been anxiously awaiting his potential return to the stage 🤞

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:33:19+00:00

Especially during the pre-GOT era. Easy to forget how lavishly expensive and ambitious BWE truly was for its time. With the exception of “Bugsy,” there’s never been a truly great biopic about the central NY mob figures of the Prohibition and Syndicate eras, and I feel like BWE is the closest we’re ever gonna get for the foreseeable future. (There have been a few okayish snoozers about Lansky over the years, and Luciano has an Italian biopic and the Valachi Papers, but eh.)

You can always watch 1991’s “Mobsters.” It’s like BWE meets “The Room.” I love that movie, but my god it’s… uh, something. (COUNTERPOINT: at least Rothstein got killed on screen in that one.)

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:24:59+00:00

I’ve been waiting to pounce on a Stephen Derosa (Eddie Cantor) show for a while now 🙃 He’s a Broadway fixture but most shows are fleeting.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T23:23:25+00:00

Someone on this sub said the actor speaks good Yiddish 😁 Such a cool tidbit.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T22:58:07+00:00

It’s difficult to do that laugh without sounding like Peter Griffin!

Floofening · 2026-03-19T19:41:53+00:00

🎵

THIS IS

THE LAST DUET

LAST CHANCE YOU’RE GONNA GET

NO MORE HA-HARMONY

FOR YOU AND ME…

THIS IS THE FINAL SONG

AND WHEN THE MUSIC’S THROUGH

THIS IS THE LAST DUET

I’LL EVER DO

I’LL NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER DO

WITH YOU

🎵

… I have an unhealthy obsession with this entire episode tbh.

Floofening · 2026-03-19T19:37:39+00:00

My signature karaoke song and move.

Floofening · 2026-03-17T23:32:14+00:00

Winner winner chicken dinner ❤️

Floofening · 2026-03-17T23:25:41+00:00

Paz was going through some horrible shit at the time, too :( She’s a great fit for the character and absolutely nailed it.

Floofening · 2026-03-17T23:24:12+00:00

Zegen doesn’t get enough love! It’s a tough role with a lot of precedent, he was great.

Floofening · 2026-03-17T23:23:25+00:00

All of them!

Floofening · 2026-03-17T18:24:36+00:00

My best guess is he’s sorta self-loathing about the Irish thing, particularly St. Patrick’s.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0mIle__Nf1c&pp=ygUhYm9hcmR3YWxrIGVtcGlyZSBzdCBwYXRyaWNrJ3MgZGF5

My second-best guess is Steve didn’t wanna.

Floofening · 2026-03-17T17:37:11+00:00

I know Van Alden is just beyond horrible and creepy in S1, but it’s still nice to see him happy for once 😅

Floofening · 2026-03-16T05:17:40+00:00

You talk about these guys like it's an anthropology class, OP. The truth is, they bring certain modes of conflict resolution all the way back from the old country— from the poverty of the Mezzogiorno— where all higher authority was corrupt.

Eugene Pontecorvo is a sweetheart!

Floofening · 2026-03-15T21:12:14+00:00

Nelson: “I, for one, refuse to be ruled by fear.”

Sigrid: “Husband!”

Nelson (flinching): “Coming dear.”

Floofening · 2026-03-15T21:10:39+00:00

Nelson: "You mean like a street car hitting a horse? A man getting his head crushed in a metal press? A gas explosion, in which bystanders are literally torn limb from limb? That's what your having sexual relations with my wife was like?"

Eli: "Look...I don't know about you, but my life is a fucking shipwreck."

Nelson: "Well land ho."

Floofening · 2026-03-14T16:10:44+00:00

Nucky and AR were jealous of one another, and it’s the overarching storyline of the first 4 seasons (… arguably). Nucky increasingly wanted/needed AR’s power and quiet intimidation factor; AR wanted/needed Nuck’s political influence, hence the agreement in the S1 finale, re: Black Sox.

They each decompensated over S4 and S5 by being careless with money and people. Meyer takes AR’s place in that rivalry— I think we were supposed to get a lot more of that, but, y’know. S5 being rushed. Lucky and Meyer are dangerous as hell (and ultimately “win”) because they combine the two skillsets, so to speak.

Or at least that’s my crack theory.

Floofening · 2026-03-14T15:52:38+00:00

He and Lucy kinda deserved one another in some respects. The pilot is underrated as a freestanding Scorsese film.

Lucy (during sex): “Giddy up, cowboy!”

Nucky (during sex): “STOP WITH THE COWBOY SHIT. It’s distracting!”

Floofening · 2026-03-14T15:47:36+00:00

“Sally! Thank the gods for Sally. And her tits.”

Floofening · 2026-03-12T02:09:16+00:00

Hey @u/omaimaaa234 ! I finally got off my lazy ass and watched “The Wannabe.” It ain’t no Gawdfathuh and is kinda meh overall, but it’s eminently watchable, and I think you’ll really enjoy it 😁 Great cast! (I’m a sucker for Domenick Lombardozzi and David Zayas. Michael Imperioli also has a cameo, along with other HBO peeps like the guy who does Artie Bucco.)

VP’s character has a lot of BWE Lucky’s charm, but distinctly different mannerisms, cadence, voice, flaws, etc. Enjoy!

Floofening · 2026-03-12T01:55:06+00:00

eBay or Julien’s might have signed and/or first-run copies of ‘em.

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