The weekly Sopranos review, for fans of the show and admirers of stream-of-consciousness bullet points.
Definitely a letdown after the last four weeks. The episode lacked focus; I wanted a lot more about Tony’s new worldview, instead of just a couple scenes where he prevents violence. And that godawful scene with Melfi-as-consigliere didn’t do it.
Enough with the Ginny Sack fat jokes! Although the joke about “eight pounds to goal” got a giggle out of me.
Christopher is getting stupid this season, with the whole guns-for-Arabs plot just weeks after discussing terrorism with the Feds. Although I loved his reference to the movie One: confused the hell out of me until I realized that for Chrissy, there are no movies that are not Godfather movies. Also, the cold medicine line was classic.
I “got” why Tony picked a fight with the driver more than I liked that he did it. Yeah, yeah, assert dominance. Felt very off.
Vito in a leather bar, scene I could have lived and died without seeing. Nice gay stereotyping there, Chase.
Wow, Junior’s still a character! And I feel sorry for him!
Overall, too little focus on the characters I like. I mean, Johnny Sack is well-played, but I’d rather he be used to reflect the main characters, and not be the primary agent of plot. And not nearly as much happened as has been the case. Which is cool, I guess – taking a breather.