I always thought the Janice line, "The dead have nothing to say to us," was very wrong. Tony feels that way too, which is why he leaves therapy in this haunted episode. Neither of them believe that introspection is worthwhile, or that they can learn anything from their past mistakes and actions. Remember that Janice…

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I think that the hit and run plot point fits in really well, thematically, with the idea of making the right and wrong decisions, a big theme of the episode. We have Jess tell Dana she's proud of her for doing the right thing by telling Xander, clearly thinking about her affair with Mike. And then we have Dana making…

I think that the hit and run plot point fits in really well, thematically, with the idea of making the right and wrong decisions, a big theme of the episode. We have Jess tell Dana she's proud of her for doing the right thing by telling Xander, clearly thinking about her affair with Mike. And then we have Dana making…

Weren't Dwight's most vulnerable moments in season 4?

Weren't Dwight's most vulnerable moments in season 4?

I think Dee and Dennis, usually when they're scheming together, behave and speak very similarly. Her channeling Dennis in the gay taxonomy scene didn't stand out as uncharacteristic of Dee.

I think Dee and Dennis, usually when they're scheming together, behave and speak very similarly. Her channeling Dennis in the gay taxonomy scene didn't stand out as uncharacteristic of Dee.

Totally agree. Whenever I think about Tony and Johnny Boy, I think about an episode from the first season where, I believe, Tony first tells Carmela that he's in therapy and she asks something along the lines of "Did you tell him about your father?" - Carmela knows what's up

Totally agree. Whenever I think about Tony and Johnny Boy, I think about an episode from the first season where, I believe, Tony first tells Carmela that he's in therapy and she asks something along the lines of "Did you tell him about your father?" - Carmela knows what's up

Excellently put! I totally agree. I believe it's the masterofsopranos blog that discusses the different seasons each tackling a different central relationship (Tony and his mother, Tony and his siblings, Tony and his children, Tony and his wife, Tony and his underlings, and, finally, Tony and himself).

Excellently put! I totally agree. I believe it's the masterofsopranos blog that discusses the different seasons each tackling a different central relationship (Tony and his mother, Tony and his siblings, Tony and his children, Tony and his wife, Tony and his underlings, and, finally, Tony and himself).

It's embarrassing keep commenting on my own comments but I want to add: I think the water in this episode represents peace.

It's embarrassing keep commenting on my own comments but I want to add: I think the water in this episode represents peace.

Tony knows his parents did a shitty job on him, and that he's similarly fucking up his kids (which we see in detail this season). He likes to romanticize and forget. It's a defense mechanism

Tony knows his parents did a shitty job on him, and that he's similarly fucking up his kids (which we see in detail this season). He likes to romanticize and forget. It's a defense mechanism

I never saw Tony's anger as stemming from an insult to his mother. I thought it was pretty obvious that he got rankled because the story is a reminder of the criminality that has always been a part of Tony's world. He likes to pretend he's a nice guy, a smiling clown, but stories about his childhood like that make…

I never saw Tony's anger as stemming from an insult to his mother. I thought it was pretty obvious that he got rankled because the story is a reminder of the criminality that has always been a part of Tony's world. He likes to pretend he's a nice guy, a smiling clown, but stories about his childhood like that make…