There's another funny Kingsley moment when he's on the phone with his manager and choosing what shirt to wear. He holds two out to his assistant, and before she can pick one, he keeps dangling a particular one until she nods her assent.

There's another funny Kingsley moment when he's on the phone with his manager and choosing what shirt to wear. He holds two out to his assistant, and before she can pick one, he keeps dangling a particular one until she nods her assent.

The sacred AND the propane.

The sacred AND the propane.

"Oh, you know better than New Jersey Zagat. 'Artie Bucco: warm and convivial host'?"

"Oh, you know better than New Jersey Zagat. 'Artie Bucco: warm and convivial host'?"

Yeah, Matt Weiner in the commentary for this episode noted how the actor came down with something during the shooting and it affected his voice. Quite a happy accident.

Yeah, Matt Weiner in the commentary for this episode noted how the actor came down with something during the shooting and it affected his voice. Quite a happy accident.

Charmaine's "annoying" like Finn's a "loser." When you put them up against the other characters, they seem like downers, but in real life, we would all do well to be more like them than anyone else on the show.

Charmaine's "annoying" like Finn's a "loser." When you put them up against the other characters, they seem like downers, but in real life, we would all do well to be more like them than anyone else on the show.

Then feels guilty that the crappy wood will cave in during a rainstorm but does nothing about it. Then boasts to Tony that she sold it with her money, even though he made the down payment and did the bureaucratic lifting. Then got pissed off at Tony when he claimed credit.

Then feels guilty that the crappy wood will cave in during a rainstorm but does nothing about it. Then boasts to Tony that she sold it with her money, even though he made the down payment and did the bureaucratic lifting. Then got pissed off at Tony when he claimed credit.

Oh, that's right after Silvio feels out Marie Spatafore, right?

Oh, that's right after Silvio feels out Marie Spatafore, right?

Great stuff.  You almost make it seem like they planned it all out!

Great stuff.  You almost make it seem like they planned it all out!

The Russian must have put it back on.

We can get more into it once Vito winds up there, but the big problem I had with that subplot was that the New Hampshire town he escaped to was too much of a contrast. The way people spoke ("I'm glad you decided to write your book in our little town"), the way everyone acted altruistically, it just seemed too…

Yeah, I love when he throws her "poverty of the Mezzogiorno" bullshit back at her in the next episode. Is the Grand Inquisition the last time we actually see Finn on screen?

"I especially like it when Silvio yells out that, "Don't do it!" as though it's really going to stop what's coming."