HAZE Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 .....weird.....but i guess if he is gonna be pulled out of a coma...nothing like a hot wet nani to do the job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/sepinwall/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1142836402123280.xml&coll=1 Tony checks into the Hotel CaliforniaMonday, March 20, 2006WARNING: This column contains major plot spoilers for last night's "Sopranos" episode. If you're waiting until later in the week to watch, read on at extreme peril.IT'S NOT a dream. It's Purgatory.When I had my annual summit with "Sopranos" creator David Chase a few weeks ago, I complimented him on having the onions to put a major dream sequence like this so early in the season, considering how many fans complain about the dreams."I, frankly, would not call those (episode two scenes) dreams," he said, which sent me scurrying back to watch my DVD over and over again, until (with some help from my wife) I got it.Here Tony's stuck in Orange County, quite possibly the most personality-free corner of the world, with no way to leave (a k a Purgatory). On one end of town is a shining beacon (Heaven), on the other, a raging forest fire (Hell). Over and over, he stops to assess the worth of his own life, asking, "Who am I? Where am I going?"Then he steals the identity (sin) of Kevin Finnerty -- a heating salesman who lives in one of the hottest states of the union (Arizona) -- checks into another hotel, and falls down a red staircase, at which point he learns he has Alzheimer's (eternal damnation). And while Carmela's busy in the real world telling him he's not going to Hell, Tony's in Purgatory debating whether to tell his wife this is exactly the fate he has in store.It may be hair-splitting to call this something other than a dream, but Tony's misadventures in Costa Mesa were much more linear and coherent than his regular dreams have ever been. There were important details scribbled in the margins (the bartender joking, "Around here, it's dead," or the "Are sin, disease and death real?" commercial on the TV), but there was an actual story here instead of Tony bouncing from one surreal tableau to another.Still, Chase followed last week's watercooler cliffhanger with an 11-minute opening sequence set in a world that's not our own, with a Tony who wasn't quite right (it's startling to hear James Gandolfini's natural speaking voice), and only one split-second nod to the shooting (the brief flash of the doctor shining a light in Tony's eye mixed in with the chopper spotlight).For years, most of "Sopranos" fandom has been divided into two intersecting sets: those who watch for the whacking and crude humor, and those who watch for the psychiatry and art-house storytelling. By putting the shooting right next to Tony's afterlife business trip, Chase is pushing his chips to the center of the table and telling the audience they had better go all in -- murder and therapy, flatulence jokes and metaphysics -- if they intend to stay at the table for this final season.So will Tony ever get to check out of this hotel, and, if so, where will he end up? Again, I can't say, but if this season is going to be about a moral accounting for all of Tony's sins, then there's no better place to start.Back in the physical world, give Edie Falco the Emmy right now. Just give it to her. Seriously. Do not pass Go, do not collect other nominations, just ship the statuette to her apartment today. There is no way any other actress on television is going to have two better scenes this year than Carmela's hallway breakdown and her monologue to Tony, scored perfectly to Tom Petty's "American Girl."And is there an Emmy category for Best Silent Hug? Because Michael Imperioli was pretty great when he put his arm around Carmela in the hallway. I know scenes where characters sob or give long speeches are stock award-show bait, but these performances went so far past showing off that I actually had to look away a few times out of a feeling I was spying on a private moment between real people.Some other random notes:The song played at the end was Moby's "When It's Cold I'd Like To Die," with vocals by Mimi Goese.The voice of Purgatory Tony's wife wasn't played by Annabella Sciorra, or any other actress who's been on the show before; she's just a generic non-Carmela female voice.Boy, Janice's gift for making every moment of every day be all about her survives even her brother's shooting, huh? She shows up at the hospital, pretending she's there to help comfort Carmela, then immediately spazzes out so she's the center of attention. If I didn't know Janice so well from the last four seasons, I might have found her freak-out genuine, but this is Livia Soprano's daughter, people. And speaking of which...Did you catch AJ throwing Livia's "Poor you!" at Meadow during their hybrid car argument? That's at least three other characters who've now used the old bat's pet insult (Tony and Gloria were the others), and it shows just how rotten and contagious the Soprano genes are.Meanwhile, you have AJ trying to have his Michael Corleone moment with his plan to murder Junior, but the kid's still too dumb and weak to even pass for Fredo. Loved that he chose to waste all the good will from Carmela by telling her he flunked out of school. (If those other two scenes don't get Falco a drama actress Emmy, maybe she can win the comedy award for her delivery of "With your father in a coma!"The overall mood was grim, but Vito had the line of the night, if not the season, when he speculated about Eugene's suicide, "Maybe he was a homo, felt there was no one he could talk to about it. That happens, too." Oh, Vito, project much?In the days after the premiere, many people floated the theory that it was really the finale and the rest of the series would be flashbacks leading up to Tony's shooting. Obviously, that's not the way things are going, and it wouldn't have worked, since not enough of interest had happened to the characters since we saw them last. Yes, Janice and Bacala have spawned, and AJ's hair is longer, but it's not like we came back from hiatus with Silvio missing and Chris wearing an eyepatch. The premiere established that Tony's life had been profitable but uneventful since his jog through the woods.Now, is Agent Harris really that in love with Satriale's veal parm, or he is baiting a hook to turn Christopher into a cooperator? Nothing on this show is a coincidence, and a few scenes after Harris mentioned Matush, the terrorist-supporting drug dealer, we saw a couple of Middle Eastern men chatting up Chrissie at the Bing. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 ...good article thanks!....i sent it to a bunch of people lol.......i mean it def makes sense...but it's still boring as shit...WE GET IT ....does it need to take up 70% of the fucking episode...thank god for paulie and vito ripping ass or i woulda slipped into my own coma... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 "chinks did this?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 When the fuck does Entourage come back for the LOVE OF GOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 ...june.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 oh i cant wait my balls are tingling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 ...i know...i know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Is Eric still his manager or what!!!!!!!!!!!! omg I <3 Ari to the infinity power.i want his ball that he squeezes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 ....so ...vito is horrific..i can't stand him...someone needs to put a bullet in the back of his head.....paulie cracks me up lmao.....HOLY JEEZ HE LOOKS TERRIBLE!..lmao...........aj is a moron..still....fin is so ugly i wince when he comes on screen ....christopher is great when he tries to do movie shit!...a certain 'butcher' lol...right NOT the butcher...tony looks like he had a stroke....and i can't stand sil's wife...she is a fucking trouble maker and has bad hair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 why does vince pull so much butt. hes not even that attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 why does vince pull so much butt. hes not even that attractive...who is vince? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 ..who is vince?vinny chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 ..lmao........u are obsessed.....he is kinda weird lookin....i'd still do him though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 i know i think kevin connoly is stil doing nicky hilton is she still bffl with nicole r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 ...im so excited.........really ...u would think it was almost christmas....Excuse me, can you tell me how to getto the medical school? I'm supposedto be giving a lecture in twentyminutes and my driver's a bit lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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misk Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 .....thank god....i hope vito put a bullet in his fuckin head...im so sick of him ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 .....thank god....i hope vito put a bullet in his fuckin head...im so sick of him ...That friggin' hat had me crackin' up.3 weeks in a row, Paulie said "Oooh Maddon'!!!" and 3 weeks in a row, I laughed like Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 That friggin' hat had me crackin' up.3 weeks in a row, Paulie said "Oooh Maddon'!!!" and 3 weeks in a row, I laughed like Hell....paulie can just sit there and i crack the fuck up!....and i love christopher "u shoulda asked HIM not to do THIS!"....lmao.....and he is right though ...ny needs to handle their own shit ..poor frankie valli lol.....and what the fuck man...the sacramoni girls ...polar opposite!...fucking huge one and then the other one looks like that allegra beck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 I'd hit the skinny one, they should show her more..and the best thing Vito could come up with was "its a joke"woah your a fucking fag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 ...omg i know!......say hi to your wife! lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 how come everytime theres a closet fag on tv, his secret life as a gay is the craziest shit... like leather caps and chanins and all that shit... wtf. so odd.the whole series sucks... i watched one episode before this season and never cared for it... but now i guess since its the last im tuning in... idk... but tony sopranos breathing annoys the shit out of me... all i hear is that fat pricks breathing everytime hes in a scene. its nauseating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misk Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 ...yea me too ......very annoying ..but i think it is supposed to be ..his health is a huge issue.....my man's gonna drop dead soon .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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