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Boardwalk Empire – Season 5, Episode 7 Friendless Child

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Nucky tries to hold onto his assets in Atlantic City; Willie and Eli become involved in Nucky's war; Maranzano meets his fate; Nucky reads a letter from Gillian; in 1897, Mabel and Nucky argue.
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Boardwalk Empire — Season 5, Episode 7

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It still leaves a lot of loose ends to tie up, but "Friendless Child" offers plenty of surprises as it sets the stage for Boardwalk Empire's conclusion.

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Steve Buscemi

Enoch "Nucky" Thompson

Kelly Macdonald

Margaret Schroeder

Michael Shannon

Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham

Elias Thompson

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Al Capone

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Craig D. Lindsey New York Magazine/Vulture 01/02/2015
3/5
Even though we have one more episode left to go, the penultimate episode, "Friendless Child," makes sure our central character's reign as the boss of Atlantic City reaches its finite end. Go to Full Review Alan Eyerly Los Angeles Times 01/02/2015
To save the life of his kidnapped nephew, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) agrees to surrender all his criminal enterprises to rival bootleggers on "Friendless Child," the penultimate Episode 55 of HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall HitFix 01/02/2015
Though we have one episode of the series to go, "Friendless Child" essentially brings the story of Nucky Thompson's empire to a close. Go to Full Review Chris O'Hara TV Fanatic 01/02/2015
4.5/5
The tension of the time was evident and we saw both Charlie and Meyer acting rather jumpy. Not sure if it was intentional or not, but there were two allusions to The Godfather in this sequence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Nucky tries to hold onto his assets in Atlantic City; Willie and Eli become involved in Nucky's war; Maranzano meets his fate; Nucky reads a letter from Gillian; in 1897, Mabel and Nucky argue.
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
Oct 19, 2014