I'm a bit surprised with some of the posts. While it definitely strays from history and is a dramatic retelling, it is rooted in history. Double dealings were the norm and happy endings weren't. Heck, we just saw one of the more happy 'endings' to a mob boss of that era with Johnny the Fox. All it took was being left for dead after an assassination attempt. Want to be bosses like Jimmy never just walked away after failing. I do suppose the Eli thing has gotten old though.
As for the show possibly ending, I'm a bit surprised. There's just so much story left to tell. The biggest event in the criminal underworld takes place in Atlantic City in a couple years with the formation of The National Crime Syndicate. No doubt they will end the show with the Atlantic City Conference now but there should have been no problem filling a whole season with it's creation.
From there you have the formation of The Commission, the end to the Mustache Petes and the rise of Luciano. As awesome as Capone's story is, if the show ends in 1929 Capone's arc is coming to an end (we should get to see the Moran vs Capone and St. Valentine's Day Massacre). It's Luciano, Lansky and Siegel that I want to see a spinoff of. The Castellammarese war, the formation of the Five Families, the war efforts, all the way to Vegas. No shortage of story for those guys.
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