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" Episode Three of Boardwalk Empire deals with some epic themes: family, loneliness, betrayal, and desperation. We begin by seeing Van Alden at home, managing to make the buttering of toast a menacing gesture. Then Paz appears, a grotesque and pregnant caricature of her former floozy self, and we start to see the true madness behind Van Alden&amp;#039;s bizarre hostage scheme. It turns out he&amp;#039;s keeping Paz \u2013 and paying her \u2013 to remain out of sight until the child is born. Possibly to keep the child? Or avoid scandal? Regardless, the stillness of captivity is driving her mad. It&amp;#039;s difficult to concentrate on this sordid drama, though, because he looks so handsome. In shades of beige, cream. and blue topped with that glorious slate Stetson \u2013 Van Alden manages to make evil look good.  Nucky is suffering, too. He&amp;#039;s working hard to preserve his appearance of careless luxury in the face of his troubles (note that glorious feather-embroidered robe in his first scene). And he has troubles, indeed. Lolly is barking at his door (in a unfathomably successful royal purple ensemble), threatening to switch his casino to another supplier. The liquor is running dry in Atlantic City, and the Commodore is intent on making sure it stays that way. Then, a dashing Al Capone arrives with bad news from Chicago. Awful as the news is, we need to take a moment to pay respect to Nucky&amp;#039;s olive green three-piece. It&amp;#039;s so sharp, it may have stolen first place in my heart from Jimmy&amp;#039;s ensemble in blue from last season. Gents, this is how to wear green. Al drops by Jimmy&amp;#039;s house and they compare schemes. It&amp;#039;s a nice moment \u2014 gangsters all, but a bit grown up now. They are businessmen: sharp, but somehow rudderless. Capone has just lost his dad and the men contemplate the father&amp;#039;s simple life as a barber with some envy. Jimmy is trying to maintain his loyalty to his father, in spite of his obvious-if-confused love for Nucky. And finally there is the young Irish upstart Owen Slater, who seems to be positioning himself as Nucky&amp;#039;s new prot\u00E9g\u00E9 \u2014 which will doubtless fan the flames of familial drama in Atlantic city. Watch this episode closely, and not just for the excellent character exploration. We&amp;#039;re seeing some of the finest style the show has ever boasted tonight, and it&amp;#039;s certainly left us salivating for more. EARLIER: Dressing Like the Man with the Men of Boardwalk Empire &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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