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Boardwalk Empire · Season 3 · HBO

Boardwalk Empire Season 3

Boardwalk Empire Season 3 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 12 episodes on HBO from 16 September 2012.

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BollyMeter7.8/10Season 3 scored 89% on Rotten Tomatoes but its Metacritic of 76 suggested a slight critical cooling. Bobby Cannavale's Gyp Rosetti arrival energised the villains but some critics found the Nucky storyline less focused without Jimmy's foil.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Season 3 drew a 89-percent Rotten Tomatoes score but its Metacritic dropped to 76, reflecting a critical sense that the show was luxuriating in its production values without a Season 2-calibre dramatic engine. Bobby Cannavale's Gyp Rosetti brought a new kind of psychopathic menace that critics found electrifying - his unpredictable violence a counterpoint to Nucky's calculated corruption. The period detail remained impeccable, the jazz-age setting as convincingly realised as ever. The season's weaknesses were attributed to the absence of a counterweight to Nucky as compelling as Jimmy had been.

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Season Over Season

The post-Jimmy reset produces a slightly less focused season elevated by a memorable new antagonist.