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"A Dangerous Maid"
Season 2, Episode 3

Air date	9 October 2011
Written by	Itamar Moses
Directed by	Susanna White
Episode Guide
previous "Ourselves Alone"	next "What Does the Bee Do?"

"A Dangerous Maid" is the third episode of the second season of Boardwalk Empire, and the 15th episode overall. It was written by executive story editor and first time writer Itamar Moses and directed by Susanna White, also marking her debut on the series. It originally aired on 9 October 2011.

PlotEdit

Official synopsisEdit

With the Commodore using his Coast Guard connections to put the squeeze on Atlantic City's liquor shipments, Nucky reaches out to Washington's new Attorney General, Harry Daugherty, to return a political favor. In an effort to prove his worth, Owen intervenes on a delivery intended for struggling casino operator Lolly Steinman. Two sets of dinner guests clash at Babette's; Margaret sheds her pretense with Katy and the household staff; Lucy chafes at her enforced loneliness. (HBO Publicity)

RecapEdit

Main article: A Dangerous Maid recap

A detailed recap of the episode scene by scene.

Appearances Edit

First Appearances Edit

Joe Masseria, crime boss controlling New York City's South Side.
Edward Edwards, Governor of New Jersey.

Deaths Edit

None.

ProductionEdit

CastEdit

StarringEdit

Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
Kelly MacDonald as Margaret Schroeder
Michael Shannon as Agent Nelson Van Alden
Shea Whigham as Sheriff Elias "Eli" Thompson
Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
Stephen Graham as Al Capone
Vincent Piazza as Lucky Luciano
Paz de la Huerta as Lucille "Lucy" Danziger
Michael K. Williams as Albert "Chalky" White (credit only)
Paul Sparks as Mickey Doyle
Jack Huston as Richard Harrow
Anthony Laciura as Edward "Eddie" Kessler
with Gretchen Mol as Gillian Darmody
and Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner

Guest starringEdit

Charlie Cox as Owen Sleater
Christopher McDonald as Attorney General Harry Daugherty
Tom Aldredge as Ethan Thompson
Wayne Duvall as Governor Edwards
Danny Burstein as Lolly Steinman
Anatol Yusef as Meyer Lansky
Kevin O'Rourke as Mayor Edward Bader
Victor Verhaeghe as Ward Boss Damien Fleming
Ivo Nandi as Joe "The Boss" Masseria

Co-starringEdit

MusicEdit

ReceptionEdit

The episode drew 2.856 million viewers. It was up a tenth with adults 18-49 in its third week, rising to 1.2 million in the 18-49 rating.^[1]

IGN gave the episode a score of 7.5 out of 10, saying that it had "... a very slow burn of a narrative that spends more time filling in backstory of certain female characters than it did pushing the Nucky vs. Commodore conflict forward." ^[2]

Memorable QuotesEdit

ReferencesEdit

↑ Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2011). Sunday Cable Ratings: Nothing Keeps Up With Kardashians; Plus 'Housewives NJ' Finale, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter' & More. TV by the Numbers.
↑ Pirrello, Phil (October 10, 2011). Boardwalk Empire: "A Dangerous Maid" Review. IGN.}}

External linksEdit

Season Two


#01 21	#07 Peg of Old
#02 Ourselves Alone	#08 Two Boats and a Lifeguard
#03 A Dangerous Maid	#09 Battle of the Century
#04 What Does the Bee Do?	#10 Georgia Peaches
#05 Gimcrack & Bunkum	#11 Under God's Power She Flourishes
#06 The Age of Reason	#12 To the Lost

[0] Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2011). Sunday Cable Ratings: Nothing Keeps Up With Kardashians; Plus 'Housewives NJ' Finale, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter' & More. TV by the Numbers.

[1] Pirrello, Phil (October 10, 2011). Boardwalk Empire: "A Dangerous Maid" Review. IGN.}}

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