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That's just it, Fly, Tony's response to Melfi is completely understandable. He's been trying on and off to pull her for four years and, however we choose to interpret his feelings, I just can't argue with the logic of it all. I'm not sure where this "precedent" yr bemoaning is coming from. The "Two Tonys" thing is just more Tony bullshit. It's not meant to impress us all w/ an "Aaaah, maybe there are two Tonys!" feeling. Or, at least, if it is, it's only to serve the dramatic purpose of plonking us in Melfi's shoes for a minute, in order for us to get an idea of just how charming and persuasive Tone can be. But only for a minute (Melfi's not that stupid). Tony looks very, very dumb indeed in this episode, whatever lusty feelings Melfi might or might not have for him. The show goes to great pains, I think, to emphasise just how wrong Tony's uncomplicated dream of marryging his shrink really is.
So, anyway, the bear's this year's totem animal, is it?
I loved the end. Tony, back at "home" - the protector, the father. Only not. The perfunctory, formal "would you like a coffee" made a lump in my throat.
And the way he helped himself to orange juice, and Carmella chose to keep quiet.... Aaaah, Carmella! Inspite of all the Melfi-horn, that woman is in Tony's bones. Shit, this whole ep had a sickening, worn out post-break up vibe. Powerful. |
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