Boardwalk Empire

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Season 5
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2010
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 133
  3. Negative: 6 out of 133
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  1. jim_taltontish
    Dec 12, 2014
    5
    Loved the first episode of season five. Second and third episodes were still consistent with the previous seasons. Somewhere in the fourth episode, it almost felt like a different team took over writing and directing. Even the music was uneven. By the end of the eighth episode, I felt very sad that an otherwise excellent series was given such a shabby, rushed send-off. I can't believeLoved the first episode of season five. Second and third episodes were still consistent with the previous seasons. Somewhere in the fourth episode, it almost felt like a different team took over writing and directing. Even the music was uneven. By the end of the eighth episode, I felt very sad that an otherwise excellent series was given such a shabby, rushed send-off. I can't believe there hasn't been a greater outpouring of fan disappointment. It was a great series overall, but damn, i wish it could've ended strongly.… Expand
  2. pdesaab07
    Mar 31, 2015
    4
    B.E. is one of the best made show I've seen. The picture, the acting, the historical facts, the dialogue etc. Season 5 had a really good start and promised to end the series in the best way. Unfortunately this season should have run the usual 12 episodes.... This season is rushed, some characters die stupidely and the ones that should have developed are not given enough time to do it. TheB.E. is one of the best made show I've seen. The picture, the acting, the historical facts, the dialogue etc. Season 5 had a really good start and promised to end the series in the best way. Unfortunately this season should have run the usual 12 episodes.... This season is rushed, some characters die stupidely and the ones that should have developed are not given enough time to do it. The additional 4 episodes would have given the writers time to develop aspects like the mob war, the downfall of Capone etc etc. It's really a shame.… Expand

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Lori Rackl
    Sep 17, 2014
    88
    The intrigue escalates in the next episode where things are heating up in Chicago, home to a couple of this season’s compelling new players, Al Capone enforcer Mike D’Angelo (Louis Cancelmi) and crime fighter Eliot Ness (Jim True-Frost).
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 5, 2014
    70
    There are still pleasures to be found in Boardwalk Empire, but it's definitely time to wrap--and enjoy a good stiff drink as a reward.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Von Doviak
    Sep 5, 2014
    83
    As a technically proficient piece of visual storytelling, Boardwalk continues to excel.
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