This was a weird episode for trying to determine the different layers of complexity. In my opinion, there weren't layers or multiple things going on. Clearly, Tony was relieved when he "helped" Christopher die. He was going to die anyway I think, Tony just facilitated it a little quicker. He just wanted to tell somebody. He wanted someone to agree with him. He was like the cat that swallowed the canary - but he couldn't tell anyone and it was killing him. He didn't even feel bad for a second. To him, Christopher's drug problem was an easy way for him (Tony) to go down. He was afraid Christopher would get addicted and get picked up by the FBI and talk. He said in therapy - Christopher dying solved his one big fear. It does leave the door open to see if there is trouble replacing him as the next in line. Also, Paulie Walnuts wasn't happy at all that nobody from the crew came to his mom's funeral. I think that's another error by the writers or Chase, if he didn't write it, he should have still stopped it. I think in the mafia it's customary to come to funerals of the "family" member's loved ones. I don't really think they would have stayed away. Paulie took it as a big slight and vowed to never forget it. AJ continued his road to violence yet was repulsed by it and wondered to his therapist why everyone can't just get along. His violence was racially motivated this time and it wasn't last week. I predicted Christopher would probably die in a previous post. I still think AJ will as well, I just don't know how yet. I still don't think Tony will die as the possibility of a movie will be too tantalizing to kill off the main character - unless, of course, the movie talk was all a smoke screen to set up people thinking this way. One puzzling thing that bothered me was Tony trying peyote. He was so upset at Chrissy for taking drugs and then he does it? What did that mean? That he wanted to try being Christopher for a day? To see what the allure was? I'm not sure. His losing streak is over at the tables and he cries out 'I get it!' at the end of the episode. What does he get? That he was trying to be good and losing...and when he cheats on his wife, kills his cousin and takes drugs - he wins?
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