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Originally Posted by Ark2
Enjoyable season so far and overall a very good show. What keeps it from being a great show in my opinion however, is that Nucky is not a character that people really care about. Tony Soprano, Walter White, Al Swearengen, etc., these are all characters that viewers cheer for and become anxious when they fall into harm's way. Last season was the closest that Nucky came to death and I realized that I didn't really care about him. Some of the secondary characters are excellent, the plot is well crafted, the production value is second to none, it just falls short with Steve Buscemi, who is not a leading man.
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I sort of see what you're saying, and I agree that the show wouldn't fall apart if they killed off Buscemi, but I still think he is a capable leading man in an ensemble atmosphere. He might not bring the same dynamic to his role as a Gandolfini, Cranston, or Hamm do, but considering the character and the time period he suits what they need.
Now if they plan on having this show run a few more years I for one wouldn't at all be opposed if they did kill him off and decided to go in a different direction. I find that the more true to life characters are more interesting than him, and would love if the focus moved towards Capone/Lansky/Luciano and their crime syndicates rather than his. Then maybe they can work in Elliot Ness as well (even if his portrayal may not be historically accurate).
The one guy who needs to stick is Van Alden, as his transformation over four seasons makes him the most compelling character on the show. Keeping him around makes things unpredictable, and of course Shannon is the best actor on the show. His scenes with Capone's organization have been the most interesting story of this season I'd say.
As for season four, I'd say it's been pretty good overall. There has been nothing spectacular, but not really a poor episode in the bunch either. Maybe that's because Margret's role has been downsized, but there are very few times I could say I wanted to skip a scene (like I often did with her feminist scenes last year). Gillian's storyline isn't all that great either, but at least they brought Ron Livingston in to liven her up a bit. Sort of sick of all these shows pushing drug problems on us, but it has forced her to interact with Chalky's man. Also they're bringing in more people from The Wire (Herc), which is never a bad thing.