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Originally Posted by Jenson71
Torrio, who Al Capone is muscle for. [in real life, it was another gangster pal of Torrio's that does the deed].
Why does Torrio kill the guy? Because the guy was against getting into bootlegging, and just wanted to stay in the whoring business (we got that information from Capone, talking to Jimmy outside that one night).
And now that "the Chicago restaurant guy" is dead, Chicago's gang can open up the city to the business of liquor, which, you're probably aware . . . they do. A lot.
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That wasn't Torrio that pulled the trigger. Torrio met Capone on the docks. It was a Torrio henchman.
That was Colosimo that was shot and I think they gave him a bit of short shrift. They kind of make him out to be a bumbling idiot that gets blown away when in reality, he was a critical organized crime boss and was the equal of Torrio as far as gangland politics go. In fact, my recollection is that Torrio and Colosimo were partners at one point.
I think they started the episode about a year too late, they had some excellent character development that they missed out on pre-Volstead act.
I'm also not sure I loved Buscemi in this show. He seemed a little out of place; I just don't see him having a dark enough side for this character. I think it would've been better with a guy like the guy that played Rothstein as Nucky's character.
Should still be very good, but I'd have made a few changes.