I agree that the episode was good but should not have been the last before a seven mounth lay off.

This season started out strong with three classics and it re-kindled a fire that I thought I lost for the show. But here we are 9 weeks later and I don't know what happened. I feel like an aligator that has been getting its belly rubbed for the last 9 weeks. The season did not suck but I don't feel satisfied. I'am not one that is only interested in hits, but I felt it was necessary to end on a intense solid note before the January hiatus.

I thought they were leading up to that too. The BBQ in Brooklyn, the make shift sit down, Phils tempature rising, talking about taking someone close to Tony out. It had me going and then they spoil it with Phils heart attack and Tony making nice.

I did like when Melfi told Tony he can't expect to eat every bowl of rigatoni.

And then we end with A Soprano Christmas.

The only thing that would have been more of a let down would be if they had Johnny Cakes singing "Oh Holy Night"
In the backgroud.

Thank God Deadwood starts next week