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The Black Donnellys Season 1 Episode 13

Easy Is The Way

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Tommy, from advice from Detective Frankie Stein, decides to leave town with his family fearing for their safety however Jimmy won't leave until he kills Dokey.

Jenny finally deals with Samson while Nicky handles Alo for the last time.

Before leaving, Tommy calls Jenny to come with his family, but no one at the diner picks up the phone. After much convincing, Jimmy decides to leave with his family. As the Donnellys, Joanie and Joey are about to leave, Dokey blocks them off and what ensures to be a bloody encounter.moreless

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Mulgrew makes a great Irish Mom to a bunch of young Irish Boys learning to be men

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By margueritefer, Dec 24, 2012

Exciting, how did these boys get such bad enemies?
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The fate of Dokey, Cottero, Riley, and the Donnellys.

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By Leppie, May 19, 2007

Well, I was glad I beared through the 11 episodes of the Black Donnellys. The finale brought it all to the end. I regret not being able to see the future of Nicky Cottero though; I always thought him and his partner's storyline was pretty funny.

Jenny Riley's mistake in the beginning of the season lingers to a conclusion. Luckily, she quickly exacts revenge. We'll never know, however, if she would've tried to contact Tommy again.

Unfortunately for Tommy Donnelly, everything seems to collapse. His decision to beat the crap out of Dokey and not kill him just comes to show his greatest weakness. Tommy is never able to make the right decision in time for him to realize the consequences. He cannot handle the guilt of his actions and often tries to compensate with helping others. This explains all the times he helps Jenny and is one of the main themes of the show.

Nevertheless, the noose tightens and Tommy has no more options (aside from faulty grenades and a rocket launcher, that was priceless). Stealing a big "road-trip" van, the Donnellys were to high-tail it out of the area. The flashbacks were a hilarious yet subtle piece of foreshadowing. It seemed pretty selfish of Tommy to force Sean into saying goodbye to his girl when Tommy offered Jenny and Junkie-Girl (I can't remember her name) a ride. The Donnellys' road trip comes to a halt as the fateful showdown begins. Tommy, once again willing to sacrifice himself for his loved ones, tells Jimmy to step up and take care of the family. Dokey has Tommy admit to shooting Huey and Sal--you can imagine how enraged Dokey would have been considering they had Huey's wake at the Firecracker. Finally, rather than letting Tommy sacrifice himself, Dokey tells Tommy to watch as he shoots Helen (Momma Donnelly); this is how Dokey would make Tommy feel like he failed his family. Firefight ensues.

The Donnellys likely did not make it out of the block, but their fate is uncertain. We'll never know for sure what Joey Ice Cream did or who the "bodies" were mentioned by the police in the Pilot. Nevertheless, I'm glad to have some closure for a show that never got a chance and got cancelled along with every single other new show that I watched this season: Day Break, The Nine, Standoff (will probably get cancelled after it's half-year haitus), Jericho, and Drive (I guessed this would last 5 episodes but only 4).moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Billy Lush	Kevin Donnelly
Jonathan Tucker	Tommy Donnelly
Keith Nobbs	Joey "Ice Cream"
Kirk Acevedo	Nicky Cottero
Michael Stahl-David	Sean Donnelly
Olivia Wilde	Jenny Reilly

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Michael Rispoli	Alo	Guest Star
Ned Eisenberg	Detective Frankie Stein	Guest Star
Wass M. Stevens	Dickie	Guest Star
Peter Greene (III)	Dokey Farrell	Recurring Role
James Badge Dale	Samson	Recurring Role
Patrick Brennan	Earl	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (1)
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- The position of Nadine's hair changes position between shots when she is talking to Sean.
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QUOTES (8)
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- (Tommy drives his new van to rescue Jimmy and Joey from Dokey)
  Jimmy: Tommy, where the hell did you get this piece of crap?
  Tommy: You're welcome, Jimmy.
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- Jimmy: Stop with the jumping.
  Joey: I always get jumpy when people try to kill me. I gotta tell you, Jimmy, I don't know about this plan.
  Jimmy: You haven't even heard it yet.
  Joey: Yeah, but anything with grenades and me is a poor plan.
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- Ray: This way, ladies.
  Nicky: Hey, be nice Ray. I'm a comer.
  Ray: You're a scumbag.
  Nicky: That's not what my friends tell me.
  Ray: You mean that friend right there? The one that stood by while I played the bongos on your head with a shovel?
  Vinnie: (to Nicky) They did have a gun to my head.
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- (About Nadine)
  Sean: I love her Tommy. I wanna marry this girl.
  Tommy: You love her? You wanna protect her?
  Sean: Yeah, of course.
  Tommy: Say goodbye. Don't tell her anything, just say goodbye.
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- Detective: You lied to your lawyers. To the Grand Jury. To your priest.
  Joey: I swear to God.
  Detective: I think you lied to Him too.
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- Tommy: You're coming?
  Joey: (ecstatic pause) Yeah.
  Tommy: You're going to call your grandma?
  Joey: I already did.
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- Jimmy: (to Tommy) Well you picked a hell of a time to find your conscience.
  Kevin: I don't have a conscience, it doesn't bother me.
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- (Last lines for series)
  Joey: That was the Donnelly's. They can never make it more than a block out of the neighborhood.
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NOTES (1)
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- International Airdates:
  - Denmark: February 5, 2008 on Kanal 5
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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- Title
  
  "Easy Is The Way"
  
  The title comes from the quote "The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way." by Virgil.
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