"*Tony's already begun his compartmentalizing and repressing of Adriana's
death by scoffing and calling her a cunt to Christopher's face. That
same face is utterly heartbroken when Tony speaks in such a way. That
hug too - truly a touching moment even if the two men are killers."

The above Tony-Melfi session you raised is fodder for those that have a moral problem with Melfi for treating Tony. Melfi, with her assessment of Tony's relationship with Tony B., appears to inadvertently get Tony B. killed.  I often wonder if Chase wanted us to pick up on this

The photo used above is actually from "Sopranos Home Movies" from 6b.  The episode opens with a flashback of the end of the "All Due Respect" and the photo above is a new scene that is the  POV of the kid from his window seeing Tony throw his gun in the snow (which he later picks up which leads to Tony getting…

That is a great recap of all the antagonists.  If I had to pick a fave though it would be David Proval as Richie Aprile.  The actor/character just seemed so authentic and terrifying.  He really was the engine of the second season and was sort of at a disadvantage with those others mentioned because he only appeared in…

The best Paul plot ever was when he was dating a really beautiful girl and the gang just couldn't figure out why.  It turned out she was a "Chubby Chaser".  So many great exchanges:

Veggie Boy, I like it!

I love that scene too.  I also love when Coach goes to see Diane to get her to come back to Cheers after Sam starts drinking again.  I especially love this scene:

I think Woody probably opened up more story lines simply because he was younger.  I especially liked in the last few seasons how Sam was teased that Woody was now the best looking guy in the bar.  The "Woody-Kelly-Gaines-family" plots also brought a lot to the show.

No, this is it:

David Chase on his commentary for "Kaisha" says that Carmela certainly has no inkling that Tony had Adriana killed and he was surprised that some viewers thought that.

"This is Detective Mike Hunt of the Beaver City Police Department is your son Peter-Paul?"

For the all of the Cheers lovers here I am making a request that the crew reviews three episodes per week instead of two.  Come on! these episodes are only about 24 minutes each and fly by.

She plays a major part in either a Season 9 or 10 episode where she takes a job upstairs as a hat girl working for John Allen Hill. Norm isn't exactly happy with her being so close to him at Cheers and thinks about going to another bar.  Hill then fires her for incompetence and Norm comes to her defense.  Her legs are…

Sam enlists Harry for his ultimate victory over Gary's Old Town Tavern.  But that is about 10 years and 260 so episodes away.

Woody: A little early for a beer Norm?
Norm: So put a corn flake in it.

I agree with the post below (AV won't let me reply to it). Despite the cynical bastard that Chase is, he does have a strong moral compass.  Most of the characters do show traces of humanity.  In the end though all of the gangsters meet a bad end.  Nobody makes it out without ending up either dead or in jail and Junior…

I love that moment too and it is really sums up what makes this show so enjoyable on re-watch.  There are subtle moments sprinkled throughout Season 2 where Tony has a look on his face where he suspects something isn't kosher with Pussy. That's what made "Funhouse" so fascinating.  Tony KNEW Pussy was a rat well…

There is are a small number of posters here (Dark Passenger Airbag is one but he has disappeared lately) that believe the coma dreams are key to how the whole series concludes and the last scene in Holsten's.

Alone in a bar.  I guess dreams can come true.

Agree with above.  Season 5, 6a and 6b separate the show from the rest of its contemporaries and puts it on a different level altogether.