Boardwalk Empire

[Renton]

yea they had made it pretty clear the agent fancied the mick when he stole her hair tie or w.e no need for some weird ass beating himself with a belt scene, i guess it showcases his "moral fortitude" or w/e but seemed lame to me.

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Self-flagellation is a theme in some sects of Christianity.

[philly and the phanatics]

yea i guess the term moral fortitude was wrong i meant it like boog had said earlier, to show his level of religiosity and obviously by all the scars he already had it was something he had been riding on for a while, so obviously he does it to repent for his sins or w/e (in this case the shroeder whore)