Yes, being taken to task for his Roman Polanskian-type behavior

That opium den scene with Jimmy was very melancholy and reminiscent of Julie Christie in the final scene of MacCabe and Mrs. Miller.

Like.

Nucky is first and foremost a business man, and views politics as nothing more than a means to an end, and his attitude towards Irish Independence are nothing more than lip service, as seen in season one during the St. Patricks Day party that gets raided by the Feds.  Owen doesn't strike me as a rat, he seems to be a…

Whoever fingered Slater as an 'Irish Furio' in the comments a few weeks ago, kudos to you!

In that particular scene, Carmella was being persistent and assertive towards that lawyer (Jeannie Cusamano's sister?) rather than intimidating.  The lawyer came off looking worse, as she gloated about writing a recommendation letter for some disadvantaged youth but acted like it was beneath her to write one for…

From his first appearance in season five, Tony B. was a ticking 'time bomb' with all his resentment towards Tony S and his wealth, that his daughter is effectively lost to him (all the more painful when he encounters Meadow), and a boss and now business partner who treats him little better than a lowly employee, and…

This is plausible, this was a recurring theme in the Sopranos, how everyday professional people (e.g. The Cusamanos, Dr. Melfi, and their circles of friends) are at once appalled by and ashamed of their mobster acquaintances yet at the same time are fascinated and aroused by them.

Agreed, may be its the Matt Weiner influence, as you see a similar character arc with Betty Draper in Mad Men.  In season one, Betty is a miserable and lonely housewife who is sympathetically portrayed, but by season four she is a sociopathic monster.

Me too.

Speaking of Father Phil, do you think that casting the actor who plays him in the Sopranos as Edie Falco's extra-marital love interest in the series Nurse Jackie is a 'casting gag' or just mere coincidence?

Yes, these gormless detractors have thankfully moved on, to where I do not give a shit.

Lucy exists in the show now as Van Alden's 'dirty secret' and 'child delivery device'.

Leave for the cops or Phil Leotardo to sort out.

Do Scientologists like Fishsticks?  Do they like putting Fishsticks in their mouth?

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Pretty despicable that she's stiffing the hired help to do it!

Agreed, and it also supports the suggestion that Gillian was in cahoots with the black maid who was poisoning the Commodore last season.

Mean Streets.

Your post reminded me of the episode of the Simpsons where the squeaky-voiced teen jumps off a cliff because Futurama was cancelled. Cheers.