HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' continues to heat up as Nucky and Margaret get shot at on the boardwalk. This show, much like 'The Sopranos,' inspires fans to watch for clues and hidden meanings.

Commodore Louis Kaestner (Dabney Coleman ... Later that night, Margaret goes to see Nucky and in one of the 'Empire's most stupendous scenes, a heartfelt Nucky finally opens up.

‘Boardwalk Empire’ has always been handsome ... and there’s nothing that can take him down. Or is there? The Commodore, still festering with rage at how Nucky pushed him out years ago ...

So, before we finish up, I know HBO doesn't like spoilers, but what can fans expect from the Commodore as the final season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE winds down? Well, I think you'll begin to see him ...

“Boardwalk Empire,” HBO’s Prohibition-era gangster ... Nucky’s giving the young Gillian to the Commodore sends him into the downward spiral that destroys his life and hers and two more ...

Alcohol is the mood-enhancer of choice, but I confess to blasting through the first half-dozen episodes of "Boardwalk Empire's" second ... (Shea Whigham); and the Commodore (Dabney Coleman ...

Arguably Boardwalk Empire‘s most tragic figure ... He’s then offered the role of Sheriff by The Commodore, providing he completes the task of handing off Gillian to him.

who Commodore Kaestner (Dabney Coleman) in Boardwalk Empire is based upon. Johnson took over when the Commodore went to prison for corruption in 1912, and when he returned in 1920, the Commodore ...

Either way, Nucky’s empire as it currently stands has narrow ... His surrogate father and son — the Commodore and Jimmy Darmody, respectively — both turned on him, and both died for it.

The greatest “Boardwalk Empire” set achievements involve Atlantic ... during a conversation with his mentor, The Commodore. “It’s 7 years today … Mabel,” Nucky says.

You wanted the money. And it comes at a price. Wrap-Up: Now that Gillian has replaced the Commodore as Boardwalk Empire‘s resident villain, her potential for freaky mischief has us salivating.