I think you're right SB. Maybe he's starting to believe that it's his destiny. That he's adopting a "why fight it" attitude.

It's weird, the spoiler of Tony suffocating Chris has been on http://www.thechaselounge.net for weeks, yet it's the one I found least plausible, so I didn't post it. You just never know where Chase is gonna so.

I tend to agree with SC that Tony is now at his least likeable. I wonder if that's on purpose. To make a Godfather analogy, FFC always said that after Part 1, where he was accused of making Michael a hero of sorts, he deliberately set out to destroy him. Maybe Chase has something terrible in store for Tony and he doesn't want people feeling sorry for him ? I dunno anymore.

As far as Chris, it's weird, I actually had more sympathy for him last week while he was struggling to stay sober. It was truly the best episode in many years. Maybe since the season 2 finale when Pussy got whacked. Chris' wife seemed to be a real nice old fashioned Italian girl. What was with the Jackie O look ?

3 episodes left. No matter how it ends, one thing is for sure, ther will be lots of loose ends. I agree with an earlier post that there probably won't be a movie. Tony's world is crumbling all around him. If he survives and I suspect he will, his life won't be pretty. No one will want to be Tony Soprano anymore.