The Sopranos

....having AJ get whacked and Meadow being so upset by it (or something happening to her husband because of "what he saw"), that she abandons her law/medicine aspirations and becomes a killer, LOL.

Yaaa... Thats hot.

grim

....by "outing" someone else, even if they're not gay.

He kills three people, then (on the floor with his hands on his "jewels") shouts "Get the money!"

Vito is toast, either because of his ambition or his secret. Chris has been doomed from day one because he's such a hothead.

The woman who played Sil's wife is Steven Van Zandt's real life wife by the way. His house looks like a bad Vegas hotel room, LOL.

I will have to pay closer attention next time. I don't look past the big hair in most cases.

grim

pay very close attention every Sunday @ 9pm.

but it was a setup for coming plot twists. It's always nice to see story developement but I lived through a whole season of that, what seems like a long time ago... hold on a minute... I just checked my watch and it was a very long time ago

Anyway it was good... where are they going with Finn? If Vito stays, will he find out Finn was a RAT

Vito had a nice time in NH... I'll be up there for Laconia bike week if the signs are good and the bike is running. Where was that diner? Funny to see Tony get all soft and "Smell the Roses" about Vito. Will it be enough to save Vito?

I wonder where their going with Tony's WIFE? Will we see her getting into the action before all is said and done? Will she ask Tony to "TAKE CARE" of more than the building inspector?

Will Finn and Meadow split up? Will Chris and Paulie move on Tony? Will Tony get action in Vito's Bed and Breakfast? All these questions and more will be answered...

grim

...will try to start a new life in NH, maybe working in that antique shop, but he'll be tracked down and that will be the end of him. Tony will put the hit on him just to save face with the members of his crew.

Maybe Finn will step in in some way to try to save Vito; it's also very possible that he and Meadow will split up though he knew what he was getting into pretty much from the outset.

Carmela is a spoiled user. Notice how she got all affectionate when Tony promised to "take care" of the building inspector but turned cold as ice when he hadn't done it yet? She did the same thing with that guidance counselor from AJ's school. When he bent a few rules to get AJ a passing grade, she was all over him.

Some of the dialogue last night was hilarious (and very accurate). "Vito's a come from behind kinda guy" LOL.

"start a new life in NH, maybe working in that antique shop, but he'll be tracked down and that will be the end of him."

I think we are going to see a few episodes without Vito. But they will hunt him down for sure.

What I found funny in the last episode (last Sunday) was when Tony beats the crap out of the body builder just to show the others that he still has power and is the boss. And the excuse was soooo poor. Slamming the refrigerator door, if I ain't wrong... LOL!

The only thing that kept it from being a complete waste of an hour for me was Tony's line to Melfi, "That lesbian thing with Jennifer Beals, it's not bad. Is she a **** in real life?"

And will Vito kill Rusty already? Geez - Mark

and wouldn't have lasted this long if it wasn't for his childhood connections with Tony. He runs his mouth before he thinks and one day that could catch up with him.

There are some interesting potential story lines here. Could Chris end up in LA at the end of the series or will he go down with the rest of the gang. Personally, I don't think he is smart enough to escape in the end... too heavy handed.

grim

I thought the "celebrity guests" were a bit gimmicky and something a show of this caliber doesn't need (though seeing Lauren Bacall cuss was fun).

I think Artie's over-friendliness was compensation for his fear of saying the wrong thing to his mob "guests" and he's snapping under the strain.

(didn't have my hearing aid on) who exactly were the two guys that were wiped out by the two Italian hit men in that driveway? I assume one was the gay guy they were against and Tony gave the OK.

Also who mugged Lauren Bacall? Was it one of the Italian guys that was showing off (her?) watch on the plane back to Italy.

Tony offered Artie his shrink...he may need her after the credit card scam and fights he went through. Some mention was made about updating his restaurant for better business....hmmm...burn down again?

Yea, that Albanian girl is HOT. She may not be back since getting fired over the credit card scam.

....were Rusty (played by Frankie Valli) and his driver/bodyguard. Johnny Sack had asked Tony to hit him and Tony hired the two Italians so it wouldn't look like he was doing Sack a favor.

It was Chris and his buddy who mugged Lauren Bacall. They were laughing about it on the plane home. I guess it's just the old saying, "If you can't get Ben Kingsley to do your movie, punch Lauren Bacall in the face."

LOL

For some reason I thought it was Phil Leotardo, who by the way is growing on me as an actor. He's doing an excellent job IMO!

They discussed it at Sack's daughter's wedding.

a long looong time ago a friend of mine was hitchhiking, I think in the rain. A big car stopped and picked him up. It was Frankie Valli.

...and that he drew on his nightclub experiences for the role. They didn't seem to have much to give him to do though, which may explain the hit on him.

though I'm sure Valli kinows a lot and maybe shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing. Might be bad for his health, ya know? Maybe somebody whispered something in his ear.

Having lived in Essex County, NJ and having only the glancingest peripheral contact with "wise guys" I can tell you, they can be scary dudes.

that Paulie acutally has done time for being involved in some kind of strip club activity. So that might explain why he does his role so well. Question is if it's really acting or just being himself. LOL!

...in a place owned by a Sicilian family. The building was techincally owned by Ralphie Gigante, brother of (the recently departed) Vincent ''Chin'' Gigante, boss of the Genovese family. Of course the property, along with much of the other property on that street, was really owned by the Mob so out of business necessity, the owners of my bar were a bit ''connected'' though they weren't gangsters themselves.

I met Ralphie once and saw ''wise guys'' around the neighborhood a lot and yes, it's scary. I also saw John Gotti on Mulberry street a couple of times. One of those was REALLY scary. We had just had dinner and were walking past the Ravenite club (where he had a headquarters) and he came out with someone, and a bunch of his guys were sitting around doing security. They eyeballed us as we walked by and I whispered to my (now) wife, ''Don't make eye contact, just keep walking.''

I don't think Frankie Valli is in any danger. Those guys do have a sense of humor about themselves, believe it or not, and as an Italian singer, Valli will generally get a bit of latitude.

I guess I can talk about this now since the Chin admitted it before he died, but his nephew was a bouncer at our bar and he confided in me years ago that the Chin was faking his "crazy" bit. I kept my mouth shut of course!

They broadcast and handout sheets at shift change a APB to look for someone.

You do live in the USA, huh Terry?