I've heard some conversations from friends and coworkers that they thought the first installment of the last nine episodes was boring with the notable exception of their fight. I couldn't disagree more! I thought it was very thought provoking. The fact that the feds picked up the gun charge leads me to believe that my prediction will come true and the series will end with Tony in prison. He even foreshadows it a bit when he tells Bobby while fishing that it usually ends in prison or a coffin for guys like them. Christopher still may get whacked as Tony also voices his displeasure with his heir apparent to Bobby. Some other things I either picked up on or I'm reading too much into: Janice's parenting style. She talked the entire episode about parenting and how their parents caused them to be who/what they are - yet she really does no parenting herself. She has her nanny do almost everything while she barks out orders. Something else I picked up on was Tony urging Carmela to tell Janice the story of the child almost drowning in a pool. Since they have a house on the water and Janice is a worrier by nature, I think Tony did it knowing that the thought will eat Janice alive. later in the episode she flips out that the girl is in knee-deep water with Carmela. They were also setting us up to worry about what Tony was going to do to Bobby after the fight. They left together, drove down a side road, Tony making the comment about turning the air conditioner on since Bobby was sweating, Carmela & Janice both nervously looking at their watches....even though Carmela defended Tony when Janice was hinting at his temper and vindictive nature. As it turned out, Tony turned to more of a psychological solution to the problem. Years ago he would have beaten or killed Bobby for sucker punching him. Now, he asked Bobby to murder someone to get a better deal on stolen drugs after Bobby just discussed with him the day before that he's kind of glad he never had to kill anyone in the line of duty. Bobby's dad didn't want him to carry on the family tradition of being an exterminator, and Bobby was also fearful of all the new DNA testing that can be done. How appropriate then that as he shot and killed the target, the guy ripped off a piece of Bobby's shirt, most definitely containing DNA evidence. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There was some talk on the pier from Carmela about how they almost bought a summer house and they mention the mansion that Bobby & Janice live in (that Tony got from Ginny & Johnny Sack) a few times as well. Maybe Tony is a little jealous of Janice and he's now going to assign Bobby some more serious tasks and whatever happens happens. If Bobby gets nailed or killed, I can already hear Tony yelling at Janice "You asked for this, you wanted him moved up!". I think when this show goes off the air, they should hold a funeral for good television.
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