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Boardwalk Empire – Season 5, Episode 1 Golden Days for Boys and Girls

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91% Tomatometer 11 Reviews
Nucky reminisces about catching the Commodore's eye; Nucky joins Sally Wheet in Cuba; Margaret finds herself in the hot seat; Chalky tries to extricate himself from a difficult situation; Lucky Luciano sets a bold plan in motion.
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Boardwalk Empire — Season 5, Episode 1

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The flashbacks in "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" provide poignant, intriguing glimpses into Nucky Thompson's formative years.

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Steve Buscemi

Enoch "Nucky" Thompson

Kelly Macdonald

Margaret Schroeder

Michael Shannon

Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham

Elias Thompson

Stephen Graham

Al Capone

Vincent Piazza

Lucky Luciano
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Alan Sepinwall HitFix 01/02/2015
[Terence] Winter told me he wanted to bring the story of both Nucky and the series full circle, and Golden Days for Boys and Girls begins that process in more ways than one. Go to Full Review Sean T. Collins Rolling Stone 01/02/2015
No other show on television says so much about its world through sight and sound alone. Go to Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News 01/02/2015
When Nucky Thompson is getting nostalgic for his Dickensian childhood, you know that things can't be all copacetic in 1931. Not so good for Nucky, very good for us. Go to Full Review Chris O'Hara TV Fanatic 01/02/2015
5/5
We got a glimpse into Nucky's childhood in Atlantic City. It was a fitting series of flashbacks, which gave all new perspective to what drives Nucky. The scenes at his home served to remind us how far he has come. Go to Full Review Matt Fowler IGN Movies 01/02/2015
8.1/10
Nucky's flashbacks really contained all of the emotion here in "Golden Days for Girls and Boys." Everything else was interesting (and wonderfully violent), but represented power moves that provided a lot of plot but little heart. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Nucky reminisces about catching the Commodore's eye; Nucky joins Sally Wheet in Cuba; Margaret finds herself in the hot seat; Chalky tries to extricate himself from a difficult situation; Lucky Luciano sets a bold plan in motion.
Executive Producer
Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Timothy Van Patten, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 7, 2014
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