Boardwalk Empire Episode 1

New thing today, watched Boardwalk Empire episode 1. It's been on our Netflix queue and been interested in seeing it for quite some time. The trip to the Mob Museum in Vegas really got us into the mood, and so we finally decided to start it. Overall I'm a little confused but intrigued.

There are a lot of characters introduced and I haven't connected people's names and faces quite yet. I don't know enough mob history to get their significance of the characters. The only characters that are introduced that sound familiar are Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. I love how Capone is currently a minor character and that the story is told from the perspective of Buscemi'a character - Nucky. Maybe it will be good that I do not know who's who right now, and it will all be surprising and new to me when things unfold.

The storytelling and mood of the 20s is interesting and annoying at times. Even though I love the time period, it feels very stylized and not so real. Some of the scenes have a very Scorsese feel. I don't really understand or know what's going on.

I know the first episode should introduce everything, but it doesn't really have much pow. Game of Thrones had a very powerful first scene and episode that had you captivated and hooked. This feels like a slow tease. It's like the base of an elaborate painting, I hope. It looks messy and unorganized now, but with future layers and development could turn into something beautiful.

A first. We'll see how the rest of it turns out.