I thought it was great, but BE has always had a tendency to take a while for it get going.
And I'm I the only one that thinks that Nucky Thompson is the weakest character on the show out of all the regulars? Buscemi is a great actor, but this role was not made for him to play, and I think that Terence Winter missed the boat by casting him.
co-sign
Nuckys the wackest swagless character on the show. Flipping the commodore's lobster in season 2 was the gulliest thing he did.
1. Simped some broad with kids and she took away his land deal = lawse
2. Raising some brats that not his own = lawse
3. Said broad fukks the help in his bed = lawse
4. Begged Jimmy to come back and be his muscle in season 1 = lawse
5. Got shot at twice, no one respects his gangster = lawse
Nucky gotta have the biggest recipient of dumb luck (or terrible writing):
1. Jimmy being shook of him for no reason (which makes no sense) and cleaning up all his messes (season 1 and season 2 wtf)
2. Commodore getting a stroke
3. Dumb Irish guy coming outta literally nowhere to be his new indestructible muscle (another wack character)
4. Manny killing Jimmy's wife, making Jimmy lose his nerve and give up. Nucky only got to kill Jimmy because he basically gave up on life.
BE is not a top tier show when the main character is the weakest.