Todd, I love the recaps but can't we get a little deeper with some of the stuff going on in these episodes? You missed the biggest thing here:

I agree with both above interpretations.  Right before Tony kills Chris, Chris tells Tony at his barbeque that the "Great Dickie Moltisanti" was nothing but a junkie and not a true father figure.  I think by extension, Tony now thinks Chris feels the same way about him.  Chris is recognizing that the romantic…

I agree with both above interpretations.  Right before Tony kills Chris, Chris tells Tony at his barbeque that the "Great Dickie Moltisanti" was nothing but a junkie and not a true father figure.  I think by extension, Tony now thinks Chris feels the same way about him.  Chris is recognizing that the romantic…

Well said. I was shocked that Todd missed this (I talk about it a bit in my post below).  I think it's Little Carmine's finest moment and you're spot on about the look on Tony's face.  Just superb acting by both men.

Well said. I was shocked that Todd missed this (I talk about it a bit in my post below).  I think it's Little Carmine's finest moment and you're spot on about the look on Tony's face.  Just superb acting by both men.

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Agreed. Was this Pollack's last performance? (I can't recall if this is  before or after "Changing Lanes").

Agreed. Was this Pollack's last performance? (I can't recall if this is  before or after "Changing Lanes").

Todd,

Todd,

Iseult has it exactly right, yet so many people here continue to miss that fact.  These people do have a chance to change but they don't have the character and courage to do it.  They opt for the easy way no matter the ultimate consequences.  That's what the Finnerty sequence was about.  The last wake-up call for Tony…

Iseult has it exactly right, yet so many people here continue to miss that fact.  These people do have a chance to change but they don't have the character and courage to do it.  They opt for the easy way no matter the ultimate consequences.  That's what the Finnerty sequence was about.  The last wake-up call for Tony…

Couple of more although they're not exactly foreshadowing but a weird connection to future and past episodes:   Tony is celebrating his 47th birthday in this episode (and if you believe Tony dies, he died at 47).  In the next episode "Stage 5" Phil celebrates his dead brother Billy's birthday and says he would have…

Couple of more although they're not exactly foreshadowing but a weird connection to future and past episodes:   Tony is celebrating his 47th birthday in this episode (and if you believe Tony dies, he died at 47).  In the next episode "Stage 5" Phil celebrates his dead brother Billy's birthday and says he would have…

Nah,  Tony and Ralphie's fight is the best ever: the sloppiness and desperation was palpable. 

Nah,  Tony and Ralphie's fight is the best ever: the sloppiness and desperation was palpable. 

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