HBO deserves all the praise it gets. In my book , they put out the best product on tv.
Paulie Walnuts is my favorite character. He's a sociopath but he's hilarious.
"The massage chair from Sharper's Image."
Sueellen Grey, he went into the drug bust looking for blood. He got kicked in the nuts which he deserved, and you feel sorry for him? It was meant to be funny that he was clipping coupons with a $million sitting in the same room. He did not even want to share it with Carmela. And how about when he found out about his aunt and what he did to Jason Barone? Total psychopath. How can you consider feeling sorry for him.
Leather Gay Bar on The Sopranos.
Do I see a shark?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
I wasn't ready for that AT ALL, but then with Vito it wasn't a total surprise.
Roxy I thought tonight's episode was exciting. I loved the wedding. Tony's scene with the muscular guy was a little hard to believe. Is vomiting blood normal?
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/15/05
Thank goodness I was not the only one that noticed the blood - definately a bad sign. I laughed at the bar scene though, completely because it's so not a real leather bar, At least - not one I have ever been in. Must be a Jersey thing - they are a bit more intense here in San Francisco. And NO dance floor! wtf?
So - do we think Vito is on the run? Looking for Sal to kill him? Thinking of suicide?
I thought Vito was going to kill himself in the motel room. After watching every season of Queer as Folk, it's hard to believe that Vito would score at all in a gay bar.
I think the bar was very unrealistic, and his hat was too precious for this great show. That seemed badly staged to me. Great episode otherwise, I love Johnny Sac.
I am not at all convinced of the blood. Except for the fact that he is supposedly on a strict diet, it seemed to me to be italian food, perhaps (hate to be so graphic) and it was a gross, but great touch. Knowing he had to show strength, he took on the toughtest guy in the room.
I hope Vito's disappearence is more interesting than someone finding him dead in that hotel room...the coming attractions made it seem that he is missing. If he shot himself, wouldnt someone have found the body pretty quickly?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
In a real leather bar, Vito would be major eye candy (Queer As Folk is a whole other kind of scene -- and no more realistic than that "leather bar" last night).
Here's an interesting article on the actor who plays Vito:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TV_SOPRANOS_GAY_MOBSTER?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=NATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
I see the actor who plays Vito catching a bite at Paneantico in Bay Ridge frequently. He had a soup place there also but it wasn't successful and closed.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
Doodle, I thought that too. If he had offed himself in the motel room, the maid would have found him in the morning and (I assume he had his wallet and ID with him since he'd have needed it to drive and check in at the motel) word would have gotten to Tony, Silvio and the others by afternoon. I think he's still alive and in hiding (maybe still in the motel), so this story line has a lot of potential in the next few episodes.
That article said that the real life gay Gambino family member remained as part of the family and was accepted on some level after he came out. It'll be interesting to see how Vito tells his wife and how the others handle the situation -- could make for some great scenes. I don't ever need to see him in a leather hat and harness again, though.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/15/05
It could have been worse...butt-less chaps....I am just saying.
Not even fifteen minutes in and there's been quite a bit of a$$ talk.
Is someone thinking of relocating?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Vito an antique store owner in NH with a younger friend?
I'm so there!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
Will Vito retire to New Hampshire and when Tony finally gets the inspectors to build Carmela's house have Vito furnish it with antiques?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
By the end of the season Vito will have opened a branch of his NH store in Caldwell, NJ. And the captains' wives will all be shopping there, but Paulie will still be pissed off.
That's my guess.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
They threw in the intro of Meadow's new love interest, the young lawyer at the law firm.
But back to Vito...whatever happened to his car? Did they repair it? Will it find its way back to NJ to be sold for scrap parts, and that is what will ID his coordinates?
Great episode tonight. I loved how the cute antique dealer recognized Vito's good taste in "pots."
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