The Sopranos Return

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:17am

Who else will be watching tonight?

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:22am

Is the sky blue?

of course!

[wexy]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:31am

If I don't freeze at the Yankee game, I will be watching tonight.

[Luscious]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:40am

Can't wait! I read an excellent review of tonight's show. Just don't expect a lot of action. It isn't going to come charging out of the gate. Some might expect that with only 9 episodes to go they would start things off with a fast-paced bang. But that's not The Sopranos' style. It'll be slow and steady, with what will hopefully be a very satisfying pay-off in nine weeks.

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 3:21pm

Five hours and forty minutes left!

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 3:43pm

I won't, that show is way too violent for my taste.

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 4:21pm

muscle23ftl, I think the violence is definitely a mandatory part of the show given the characters, but I think The Sopranos has always been more of a human drama about relationships that just happens to be set in the world of the mafia. It's why we can care about--even love--these characters who are violent criminals.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 4:27pm

Yes, the violence is definitely what the show's about.

Through the years, there have been some segements that were too violent - killing the stripper was one of them.

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:35pm

Twenty-five minutes!

[shira467]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:38pm

I just finished the second season courtesy of "netflix" so I have a while 'til I get to the last season.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:53pm

I watched the last two episodes from Season Six today just to get re-aquainted, and the fifteen minute "sit down" preview. (can I just say AJ's girlfriend has a definate J-lo thing going on...)

Have my fondue ready, and my wine...I am set!!!

I actually turned off a biography of Pope John Paul to re-watch the last two episodes...on Easter Sunday...was that wrong?
lol

[shira467]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:58pm

actually turned off a biography of Pope John Paul to re-watch the last two episodes...on Easter Sunday...was that wrong?
lol

That actually just makes me proud.

[fflagg]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:59pm

Yet another episode of fine acting and poor writing.

THIS is the best they could do for the final season?

If only Maude Findlay were to make a guest appearance.

"Put down that gun, Tony, or I'll rip your f**king heart out."

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:20pm

Complete "Eh."

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:21pm

Loved it-aside from the violence, it could have been any weekend in the country with anyone I know, it was so realistic.

The hotel stuck in Tony's cheek-hysterical.


Oh-also-there was so much tension in the air the entire time, I thought that at any moment something was about to blow up. Brilliant.

Updated On: 4/8/07 at 10:21 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:39pm

The hotel on Tony's cheek was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

SPOILERS











You knew he wasn't gonna whack Bobby....but boy, Bobby shouldn't have dropped that gun.

[Luscious]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 12:12am

Yankeefann007... Bobby dropping the gun was exactly right. Haven't you ever seen The Godfather?

Excellent episode! I don't know what you're taking about, fflag. The writing was superb. This was a true character study. It established exactly what it intended to establish and set things up for a powerful final season. It's pretty clear to me in what direction things are headed. And no... Tony is NOT going to knock off Bobby; in fact, just the opposite. I believe he gained respect for Bobby and began to see him as a possible successor. That's why he "broke his cherry" by giving him the job he did. Tony knows his days are numbered. He feels things slipping away from him and knows he’s on a downhill slide. I could go on for hours about the family dynamic, but I'm tired and have to get to bed. But the Monopoly scene alone speaks volumes about who these people are, how they relate to one another, and how they live their lives. Brilliant!

Updated On: 4/9/07 at 12:12 AM

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 9:01am

I agree 100%, Luscious.

One thing confused me, though. How can Bobby have gotten to this point and NOT have had to kill someone? Is that why he was never made a captain? I remember that Henry Hill in Goodfellas never actually killed anyone, but that he could never be "made" either because he wasn't 100% Italian.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:10am

The writing was incredible, as usual.

I liked how they showed Bobby's interest in guns. That explained why he was such a good marksman in Italy.

And as usual, they showed the juxtaposition of being a murderer and the love of children-you could see the conflict and regret in his face in the last scene.

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 11:58am

Jane, I agree. Ths final scene was heartbreaking. Doing what he just had to do juxtaposed with his innocent daughter. Bobby moving up in the business has required him to lose his innocence, also. Remember he was just the only guy who was so in love with his wife that he never had a girlfriend on the side? He was the buffoon everyone made fun of, and his "job" was basically babysitting Uncle Jun. I thought Schirippa was great last night.

Janice is Tony's older sister, right? He just turned 47 so she must be at least 49 or even 50. How old is Domenica now? Three? She seems a little old to have a toddler.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 12:01pm

Oh, I thought she was his younger sister, but I probably didn't pay attention to that detail. Either way, she is kind of old to have such a young child. They usually pay more attention to details like that. hmmm

[fflagg]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 12:47pm

Sorry, folks, I disagree.

Yawn.

This episode would have played better a few seasons ago, not now. Felt like filler. Monopoly was funny but. . . ehhh.

I hope Entourage was better.

[RadiGal2]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 12:57pm

I thought it was excellent, indeed I feared it would begin with some astounding murder and go on a downhill skid for the next two months...
As it is the tension of the entire hour it established has set up what's bound to be an interesting storyline.

[fflagg]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 1:54pm

wah wah wah.

By now someone liked Anthony Jr. should have been wacked by now. And Aida Turturro is so annoying.

I thought the single funniest moment was Carm giving Tony his birthday "present".

[blueroses]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 2:04pm

Yup--and that we pretty much inferred that he got BJs on his birthday only. I laughed louder when he hung up on Christopher.

AJ is a jerk, but I'd much rather see Princess Bing die. I hate Meadow.