Boardwalk Empire

[Grouchy]

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Show Spoiler

Prior to showing us Jimmy slept with his mom, Jimmy didn't seem to be playing into her unhealthy obsession with him. But it turns out he slept with her, and they're both weirdos, so I can't relate to him as a character anymore.

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Why?

So that's where my frustration comes from. The relationships on that show are just too fuckin' weird for me to handle.

That's a subjective reaction and I can understand it if not share it.

I think a lot of the crazy shit that you complain about comes from a historical perspective the show takes which focuses on the asexual and religious education the characters have because of the time period they grew up with. The writers are attempting to show how the characters don't understand their own sexual feelings. And, in that context, I think that bastard children, being married to a lesbian (or at least a woman who experiments with lesbianism) or having an Oedipal relationship are not completely incredible events.