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Originally Posted by MDPokerAA
Your example is misguided.
As I mentioned earlier, and as other posters in this thread have mentioned, Masseria killed Owen and sent him the box, NOT Gyp. Yes, Gyp is working with Masseria's guys, but it's very possible - in fact likely - that Masseria sent the box without letting Gyp know he sent it to Nucky.
Gyp was not in New York at the time of the hit, and he didn't know about the hit ahead of time. Luciano told Masseria about it, so Luciano was ready. He sent Nucky the box immediately after the failed hit. So assuming that Gyp had sent the box before attacking Nucky is incorrect thinking.
So, that's a poor example. I'd be interested to hear what else you take issue with. As Ron Burgundy said in Anchorman, "That's not a good start, but keep going..."
aside from that being a bit of a stretch, why didn't masseria send both guys back in the box then? im not saying the show is bad, its just more style than substance.
gillian knows the exact amount of heroin to debilitate a man of gyp's size? and then her plan was? and good thing that same amount of heroin also simply knocks her unconscious for a while
we last see richard packing his guns. then we get a montage of gangster violence. what has richard been doing this whole time, just watching the house? for how long- a week? two? whats his plan, just hope that all of the men leave en masse? oh good thing he was there waiting when a truce was called and 32 of the 40 people left.
whats the point of killing masserias men as they drive back to NY? they have peace and presumably dont need another war. whoops.
richard going call of duty while gyp, in his house and with his men, with cover, says run. from one man. okay.
and why do nucky and eli show up at the brothel alone? nucky and elis plan was to take on gyps muscle? by themselves? yes, good thing they allocated their army of men to killing masserias so they could take gyp on themselves. just think, if g.i. richard didnt show up first or our main character would be dead!
gyp is being protected by two men with guns on the beach. oh but gyp is doing an impression of nucky and whoops it was so convincing we forgot that it was gyp we were guarding and let some random just shiv our boss. and rather than shiv gyp and then be told by nucky to **** off maybe we tell gyp that nucky is waiting around the corner in his car and we take those guys with guns and kill him and eli derp derp derp.
and im not even going to tackle the stuff with AR and the distillery. im sure theres some sense to be made of it but mellons actions certainly dont make much sense from what we know about the character.