https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDRcAWjyUYM
From Variety's review of episode one(copied from another board)
Any past nitpicking about slow starts is obliterated by “Boardwalk Empire’s” opening flurry, as the show attacks its final season with admirable gusto. Looking even more sweeping and cinematic than usual, the early episodes owe a distinctive debt to “The Godfather” saga, using extended flashbacks to provide insight into the character of Nucky Thompson, while jumping among multiple locales. The repeal of Prohibition always felt like a logical end point — indeed, a built-in expiration date — for this splendid HBO series, and if the remainder sustains this level of storytelling, fans should happily hoist a glass to all concerned.
This is a bunch of bs about only 8 episodes and skipping 7 years, right when Capone and Luciano are starting to become big players
From Variety's review of episode one(copied from another board)
Any past nitpicking about slow starts is obliterated by “Boardwalk Empire’s” opening flurry, as the show attacks its final season with admirable gusto. Looking even more sweeping and cinematic than usual, the early episodes owe a distinctive debt to “The Godfather” saga, using extended flashbacks to provide insight into the character of Nucky Thompson, while jumping among multiple locales. The repeal of Prohibition always felt like a logical end point — indeed, a built-in expiration date — for this splendid HBO series, and if the remainder sustains this level of storytelling, fans should happily hoist a glass to all concerned.
This is a bunch of bs about only 8 episodes and skipping 7 years, right when Capone and Luciano are starting to become big players