Spider
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Episode 2 was quite a let down after the season opener. Really don't care about Kelly McDonald - her Irish accent has been annoying from the start and the hospital plot seems crowbarred in to give her something to do other than be the person cheated on by Nucky. In fact, the fact that they have become estranged so quickly has left me feeling a little shortchanged - it seemed like the whole reason Nucky fell for her was the fact that she was 'different' to his normal partners - and whilst I suppose their estrangement was inevitable it seems to have come at least a season too soon. The period of them growing apart seems to have occurred between seasons 2 and 3. I understand that it's to do with her giving the land to the church but, given the amount of time devoted to their relationship so far, I think we needed to see a bit more about how this changed the dynamics of their day-to-day living together. Also getting worried that a lot of time is being devoted to things you kind of know aren't going to be important in about a season's time. Chalky's daughter's marriage, Van Alden's weird relationship, Nucky's latest fling. I can't understand why they haven't brought Al Capone and Rothstein (still my favourite) into it more. Van Alden and Harrow seem to be treading water a bit. Both need to get more involved with the main events (I don't know how Harrow is going to but I really hope he does). Anyway, sure it will be back on form soon. Love the show, but once you get this far in you can start to see where the important threads are forming and it's easier to see what is likely going to be less important further down the line.
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