'Sopranos' final season to begin April 8

Fighting Hellfish

they already did the stolen airline tickets deal. Livia in season 2

CantKeepmedown

I think what will come into play, is the map that the two hitmen left behind after whacking Rusty. Didn't the in-between man specifically tell them to get rid of the map after using it? Or did I just make that up?

libragirl

last night's episode was wacky...i never thought i'd see Ben Kingsley and Lauren Bacall on the Sopranos..lol

eddies grrl

rhinomagic wrote:

Can't believe Artie served up the rabbit he shot in his backyard.

Awesome!

He smuggled those arugula seeds from Italy in his shaving kit...

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see, i thought the artie story line was good. it wasn't just about his relationship with tony, but about the real struggles of being in the restaurant business- WHILE staying out of the gangster business, BTW. you can see that tony was wishing that artie would join the fold, IMO. i also liked the last scene in the kitchen with the old cookbook and the rabbit. i said to myself, he's gonna get a spark going here, some sort of new creativity in the kitchen, and it will turn the place around. i actually got a little misty watching that part!

mookie blaylock 10

eddie's grrl wrote:

see, i thought the artie story line was good. it wasn't just about his relationship with tony, but about the real struggles of being in the restaurant business- WHILE staying out of the gangster business, BTW. you can see that tony was wishing that artie would join the fold, IMO. i also liked the last scene in the kitchen with the old cookbook and the rabbit. i said to myself, he's gonna get a spark going here, some sort of new creativity in the kitchen, and it will turn the place around. i actually got a little misty watching that part!

thought it was a beautiful ending...with the music playing over it.

given2fly78

Benny = the guy from Doogie Howser!!! That's IT! I knew I knew him from somewhere, it was driving me NUTS!!! Good call...

Last nights episode was interesting, didn't like the rabbit part. Artie is annoying. Was disappointed seeing Chris back into the drugs/drink + pulling the Adrianne card w/ Tony.

Next week looks juicy!

eddies grrl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

thought it was a beautiful ending...with the music playing over it.

looks like we may be the only sentimental fools here, mook.

alpitt

I also really liked the ending. Artie's always been on of my favorite characters, and I always feel bad for him because Tony takes advantage of their friendship. It was good to see Artie hold his own against Benny though, after getting his ass kicked a few seasons ago. I loved the ending in the kitchen. The Chris storyline reminded me a lot of the Jon Favreau storyline in season 2 (I think), but kind of bothered me because this show's Chris's immaturity and that he's not ready to run the family, which I really want. What does everyone think AJ's gonna do next week?

PissBottleMan

Is it me or is Tony losing control of his guys...He's not acting on the Vito thing....he's letting Chris go off and do his thing....Plus, he let Benny take a beating.

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FishOil

PissBottleMan wrote:

Is it me or is Tony losing control of his guys...He's not acting on the Vito thing....he's letting Chris go off and do his thing....Plus, he let Benny take a beating.

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I agree. I think the whole coma thing is still in the back of his mind and, without realizing it, he is distancing himself from the whole mob thing. Right now Tony is going through a sort of spiritual crisis and is torn between "smelling the roses" and the reality that he is still the boss of the mob family.

To me, Artie always was the guy who stayed away from the mob stuff and in a way Tony has respect for it, and now there is a subconscious push and pull going on with Tony's position in life.

PissBottleMan

FishOil wrote:

To me, Artie always was the guy who stayed away from the mob stuff and in a way Tony has respect for it, and now there is a subconscious push and pull going on with Tony's position in life.

Friend or not, Artie got away with murder. Bennie was in the wrong, but he is with Tony...Tony didn't step up for him.

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eddies grrl

PissBottleMan wrote:

Is it me or is Tony losing control of his guys...He's not acting on the Vito thing....he's letting Chris go off and do his thing....Plus, he let Benny take a beating.

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and i think the "old tony" would've never put up with that shit from paulie about killing vito for the honor of the family. i mean, paulie actually YELLED at tony. i was hoping tony would knock him on his ass.

privatejoker22

I think you guys are getting a little carried away, Tony didn't used to kill EVERYBODY. He talked to Artie and put him in his place, when Benny put his hand in the soup, that made it even.

Plus, what does Tony care if Artie beats up Benny? Remember, Benny's just a little shit, he's not a made man, he doesn't even report directly to Tony. Artie didn't kill him, he just beat him up. It was a fight between men, no need to kill someone over it. Specially now that his hand got boiled.

As for Paulie, Paulie has always been able to talk to Tony roughly. I think Tony cuts him some slack, because he is a moron and he can't control himself. Plus, he's a good earner and a nice asset to have on your side when it comes time to kill someone.

FishOil

privatejoker22 wrote:

I think you guys are getting a little carried away, Tony didn't used to kill EVERYBODY. He talked to Artie and put him in his place, when Benny put his hand in the soup, that made it even.

Plus, what does Tony care if Artie beats up Benny? Remember, Benny's just a little shit, he's not a made man, he doesn't even report directly to Tony. Artie didn't kill him, he just beat him up. It was a fight between men, no need to kill someone over it. Specially now that his hand got boiled.

As for Paulie, Paulie has always been able to talk to Tony roughly. I think Tony cuts him some slack, because he is a moron and he can't control himself. Plus, he's a good earner and a nice asset to have on your side when it comes time to kill someone.

Benny is a made guy. Although it wasn't shown, he "earned his stripes" as payment for getting beaten up by Phil Leotardo when he was on a rampage looking for Tony Blundetto in the last season. Benny is part of Christopher's crew. If Benny wasn't made, he wouldn't have been allowed to have a sit down with Tony and tell him that he was going to whack Artie.

I think Paulie gets away with talking to Tony the way he does sometimes because Paulie goes back farther than Tony does. Paulie used to work with Tony's dad, and he even precedes Silvio. Once Tony's dad died, Uncle Junior became boss and then Tony was named acting boss when Junior went into semi-retirement. Paulie was stepped over and has held a grudge ever since.

rhinomagic

What's going to happen with Christopher and Little Carmine's movie? It doesn't seem like a worthwhile project, but they keep leaving it out there like it could happen.

Maybe it was just an excuse to get Sir Ben Kingsley and Lauren Bacall on the show...

I didn't see previews for the next show. Anybody care to share what you've seen?

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EddiesGurl

is the encore on tonight?

PissBottleMan

privatejoker22 wrote:

I think you guys are getting a little carried away, Tony didn't used to kill EVERYBODY. He talked to Artie and put him in his place, when Benny put his hand in the soup, that made it even.

Plus, what does Tony care if Artie beats up Benny? Remember, Benny's just a little shit, he's not a made man, he doesn't even report directly to Tony. Artie didn't kill him, he just beat him up. It was a fight between men, no need to kill someone over it. Specially now that his hand got boiled.

I disagree...Artie went over his head and messed with someone within the family. If anyone else would have done that, Tony would have whopped some ass.

Tony is getting soft.

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bostonlou

privatejoker22 wrote:

I think you guys are getting a little carried away, Tony didn't used to kill EVERYBODY. He talked to Artie and put him in his place, when Benny put his hand in the soup, that made it even.

Plus, what does Tony care if Artie beats up Benny? Remember, Benny's just a little shit, he's not a made man, he doesn't even report directly to Tony. Artie didn't kill him, he just beat him up. It was a fight between men, no need to kill someone over it. Specially now that his hand got boiled.

As for Paulie, Paulie has always been able to talk to Tony roughly. I think Tony cuts him some slack, because he is a moron and he can't control himself. Plus, he's a good earner and a nice asset to have on your side when it comes time to kill someone.

the soup was only because of Artie's "Martina" drink comment

that shit was uncalled for.... you don't mess with someone's goumada (is that the spelling?)

EddiesGurl

EddiesGurl wrote:

is the encore on tonight?

Guess no one really knows huh?

i mean..it usually is & it usually says it on the previews for Sunday nights show, but last Saturday when i saw Sundays preview, it didn't say anything about the encore being on on Wednesday......someone puuuhlease!

PissBottleMan

EddiesGurl wrote:

Guess no one really knows huh?

http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_TODAY=TODAY

Looks like tonight at 9 Eastern/8 Central

Running Time: 57 minutes
Artie's business is jeopardized by a rival restaurant and staff scandal; Christopher and Little Carmine pursue a new venture out of town.

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