Watch Boardwalk Empire

The second season of Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s other Emmy Award-winning, highly acclaimed costume-clad drama about people either seeking or retaining power, debuts this Sunday night (September 25th) at 9PM Eastern/8PM Central and we can’t wait! HBO’s wildly popular series ‘Boardwalk Empire’ wrapped the first of what will hopefully be many seasons with a bang, as an action-packed episode ironically entitled “Return to Normalcy” aired before an audience of millions. Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi is the centerpiece of a show that features a slew of excellent actors.

In the highly anticipated Season One finally, Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson is still in control of Atlantic City in the early-20th century, but his grip on an empire of gambling, drugs and organized crime is getting less and less firm by the minute. Nucky’s brother Eli teamed up with the Commodore, who is once again healthy after a scare had his henchmen worried about their future. Nucky’s former employee and friend Jimmy is also filled with sinister intentions and is working his way into the graces of other crime bosses.

As if this is not enough drama and stress for Nucky to handle, hard-nosed and narrow-minded federal agent Van Alden is obsessively focused on having him arrested and brought to justice, no matter what the monetary or physical costs. Van Alden is also dealing with the upcoming birth of a child that he angrily and impulsively fathered with a casino showgirl. The bizarre triangle of affiliation between Nucky, Lucy and Van Alden is certain to lead to a bevy of conflict, perhaps even bloodshed.

Not to be overlooked are the Jewish and Italian mafias, who are in the process of materializing into gigantic International crime syndicates. Needless to say, doing unscrupulous business in Atlantic City is becoming increasingly complicated and difficult given the growing number of participants.

Despite all of this, Nucky still has a few reasons to be very happy. Chalky White is a well respected and suave African-American businessman, and he and Nucky are close partners. His influence on the African-American community has allowed Nucky to drastically extend his reach into criminal activity in the state of New Jersey.

Additionally, prohibition-praising starlet Margret Schroeder is still by Nucky’s side after a period of self-reflection, and she can be a calming and wise influence on the aging mogul. The show’s millions of fans are waiting with anxious anticipation for the beginning of Season Two, where we will all learn if the bizarre pairing of a crime boss and a women’s rights figure can possibly work out in the 1920s.