Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Three (2012) of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE":
"BOARDWALK EMPIRE": TOP FIVE FAVORITE SEASON THREE (2012) EPISODES
1. (3.11) "Two Imposters" - In this nail biting episode, Atlantic City political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson goes on the run, when nemesis "Gyp" Rossetti and his crew take over the city.; forcing Nucky to seek Albert "Chalky" White's help. Following Rossetti's takeover of the city, Gillian Darmody forces henchman Richard Harrow to leave her whorehouse.
2. (3.12) "Margate Sands" - In this bloody finale, Richard Harrow takes matters into his own hands, as he attempts to get young Tommy Darmody out of Gillian's whorehouse, now occupied by Rossetti's men. Chalky White, Al Capone help Nucky engage in a bloody battle to regain control of Atlantic City on the latter's behalf.
3. (3.09) "The Milkmaid's Lot" - Wounded from the bombing of Babette's in the previous episode, a feverish Nucky struggles to maintain control of his family and operations. Meanwhile, Margaret Thompson plots to runaway with her lover and Nucky's henchman, Owen Sleater.
4. (3.01) "Resolution" - Nucky, his family, friends and business colleagues bring in the New Year of 1923; while former Treasury agent Nelson Van Alden finds himself as a Chicago door-to-door salesman in this colorful season premiere.
5. (3.07) "Sunday Best" - The Easter holiday is the scene of a family reunion between Nucky and Eli's families. "Gyp" Rossetti spends a despondent holiday with his family, while Richard takes young Tommy to dine with Julia Sagorsky and her hostile father.