Right change is hard, even Chris establishes that with how he finally gives up a lot of the stuff that feeds his addiction only for his relationship to Tony to draw him back in. Oh and that reminds the scene that made me angry was seeing all of them talk about how they shouldn't have enabled him, but do so with no…

Yeah I think Chase and tony subscribe to the theory of people are who they are. They may learn something about why, but that doesn't change them. I do think that is intentional, and I do think that is why the show ends with so little definition of an ending, because that would suggest an arc to Tony that…

Yeah Junior and Carm could never be more than obstacle, whereas Livia was an antagonist. there is a big difference and the threat she posed to Tony was so much more than physical, because we saw that she ruined him emotionally already.

it is … odd

Yeah I would agree that it had a great ability to balance larger arcs and plots and stand alone episodes was something the show did very well. I think this is because its larger focus was always character related, it didn't focus on the mechanics of the plot, moving a to b, it focused on where it wanted to take the…

hard to say. It is certainly great, but for me I wouldn't put it in that short list discussion of best ever. The episodes that i heard great things about before i watched lived up their reputation for sure.

God I didn't notice that resonance with Chrissy being sent to rehab and Tony saying he would've strangled anyone else. That is heartbreaking. But yeah Tony of course could put offense behind him if the person was useful, which is perhaps why he could never forgive Livia.

I just thought part of her reaction had to do with their obvious affair, though part was also probably due to his identification with Tony.

please i doubt he tips at all

heh yeah of course AJ sits next to Carm and Meadow next to Tony. I think with AJ it is partly he needs people to give him direction and partly he needs people to see value in himself. He does not do well on his own and untethered. But yeah neither can find a future outside of their family, even Meadow the achiever…

The thing about Bobby's death that I think makes it even sadder is how everyone realizes it is stupid. Even New York is like "really that guy is one of the top three?" It just feels pointless. Unfortunately it is one of the few things I had been spoiled on so i don't think it hit me as hard as it should have. (i…

Kennedy and Heidi:

I finished the Sopranos this weekend. I'll discuss it below with Scrawler

oh god I say goodbye! it is true!

oh god I can feel it happening already

have we considered that we are the bizarro world versions of each other? quick what do you say when you first see someone?

we live in a post-truth world. Who am I to say that it is false that Pence sleeps in the nude because he believes it gives him super powers?

Good lord this is serious now because we couldn't agree less about this in every conceivable way. Regular pepsi is better than regular coke, but diet coke is better than diet pepsi. (i don't drink zero or max, and almost never have the diet stuff)

Well we found our breaking point. Friendship over

i drink pepsi