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I wasn't criticizing you. We all make mistakes :0)

Chuck Zito is such a douchebag. When he goes on Howard Stern, do they have a competition to see who is less relevant nowadays?

The idea that this may go on for 3 more seasons is a sad thought.

Who says that? Please don't use the phrase "Some say", as it is usually someone's way of trying convince people that many other people share their opinion, despite any evidence at all (See any story on Fox News…example: "Some say that Obama believes that child molestation is good for America!"

It is even worse that they showed "The Shield", the vastly superior show that Kurt Sutter worked on prior to SOA, and that exists in the same universe (sort of anyway…the One-Niners are a dead give away) The Shield ALWAYS knew how to give a great season finale (I would argue that no show ever had the batting avg. in

Also, the awful writing is a tremendous waste of this incredibly talented cast.

I gave up on this show midway through this season. After watching the awful, drawn out "hunt for Abel" last season, this show was on a short leash with me, and after doing nothing but treading familiar ground this season I bailed 6 episodes in. I have continued to read these recaps through the rest of Ssn. 4, and have

You make an interesting point. I really don't think that it was the writers motive in this instance, however, it is something that happens all the time on film and TV. It seems these days to be a trade off for the [sigh] conservative part of the audience….as in "You don't go all Parents Television Council on us for

I agree that it was incredibly sad to see her character always boxed into this world where she could not do the things that she loved to do. I thought the actress ho portrayed her did a wonderful job of making you feel that longing, without being over the top with histrionics about it. I will miss her character. (I

Was Jimmy ever physically abusive? I guess you could make the argument that he was mentally/emotionally abusive. I think the first season made it pretty clear that Jimmy was a diffrent guy before he went off to WWI. Not to mention the fact that he goes off to war, and comes home to find that the mother of his son has

It sounded like "cock", but cunt makes a hell of a lot more sense.

You are right…Ty Cobb was not a bad man…. He was a HORRIBLE man! He was a man who beat up a man with no hands (well one hand completely gone and the other sans 3 fingers). The fact that man he beat up was an A-hole doesn't change the fact, that he beat this man because he said that Cobb's mother was black. (He didn't

I enjoy Chalky, but "the most elegant force I've ever seen on television"? Is this the only show you have ever watched?

I think calling the priest thing a "plotline" is a reach. It is just a minor part of a much larger arc for Margaret. It also reinforces the fact that EVERYONE in AC is in on the graft, one way or another. Not to mention that it isn't really a cliche. The Catholic Church taking as much money as it can, while selling

I have to say I am glad they didn't go down the Richard/Angela affair route. While I think a major rift between Harrow and Jimmy is inevitable, It would have been really bad writing to take the (mostly) lesbian Angela and have her be the reason for animosity between Richard and Darmody.

WOW ALL CAPS!! You can make the argument for Melfi, except for the fact that she continued to treat him mostly for her own gratification and the rush she experienced by being so close to organized crime. She only cut the relationship off when it became obvious to the vast majority of people in her life how insane it

What is more cruel, his "flippant" laughter, or being for the most part ignored? In the previous episode when he asked her if his sister was going to die, she screamed at him, and certainly made him feel like he was burden to her in that situation. As far as it "not being right", it isn't a question of right or wrong…

My wife uses the word revolting all the time when she talks about things that disgust her. That line totally reminded me of her. (A beautiful Irish woman referring to a child's disgusting habit as "revolting")  [Opened myself up for some jokes huh?]

"Jimmy never wanted the hit to happen. He was pressured by his
compatriots, plus his mother. This did not strike me as flip-flopping
characterization."

Don't forget Raul Julia's portrayal of M. Bison!!!