What do people have against Margaret? Unlike Skyler or Cersi, there have been no actions by her to piss us off. Unlike, Skyler, Cersi, or Betty, she doesn't have a grating personality that makes her generally unpleasant.
Just like the story of the ongoing presence of overt racism, as displayed in the Chalky White story line, women's rights, e.g suffrage, were huge issues at the time and both the Margaret and Gillian Darmondy story lines are great examples of what a strong woman could accomplish at that time, as well as the serious limitations they still faced. Is there no room for great character stories that don't involve shoot-outs?
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Originally Posted by corporatejay
It's not that I don't like Margaret, I just find her story boring and she does nothing to add a dimension to Nucky.
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Are you serious? The way he took Margaret and her children into his home and life and continues to care for them despite a pretty big betrayal by Margaret (which has obviously distanced the two of them to some degree) shows a softer side to Nucky that you don't get anywhere other than very brief flashes with his brother. Take away Margaret's story line and Nucky's basically a one-dimensional philandering gangster. The scenes in their home, with Nucky, Margaret, and the kids, totally round him out.