All I can say is wow. Wow, wow, wow. This has to be my favorite episode of season 3, and maybe even the whole series thus far. It is exciting from start to finish. I did not think they could have topped the last episode which ended with that incredible "4am delivery" scene, but "Two Imposters" packs a punch. A Margaret-less Nucky barely fights off Gyp's army in his own Ritz hotel suite and then fortunately finds shelter, albeit temporary, at Chalky White headquarters. His survival is made complicated by his trusted assistant Eddie's gunshot wound, but thank god for sharp, intelligent only-a-medical-student "Master" Samuel. A few standoffs later, Nucky is driven to a different location, which is surprisingly still in Atlantic City. He explains it is his town and he's not going anywhere. Finally, Al Capone and friends arrive so 'Nuck and Al can get some chow and discuss "who's going to die". All of this great writing is paralleled with another compelling side story: the newly in love Richard Harrow plots to rescue Tommy from Gillian and her gangster filled whorehouse. Bobby Cannavale (Gyp) has given tremendous intensity and light to this season and made the Gyp-Nucky rivalry so worth watching. The writers have set us up for one hell of a finale with this ep-I cannot wait!
Review of Two Impostors
