THE SOPRANOS 56: ALL HAPPY FAMILIES...
Rated TVMA: ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, NUDITY
Running Time: 52 minutes
Genre: Drama

Carmela and Tony reunite, if only to discuss Anthony Jr.'s dwindling college prospects. Feech takes Tony's crew on a trip down memory lane; Lorraine's allegiances get her into hot water; and AJ has a night to remember in the Big Apple.

Sounds like a fairly calm and laid back eppisode. While probably uneventful, an eppisode like this was gonna happen sooner or later. If we thought the action was gonna go all season, we were a little too optomistic.

I don't know!! I don't really mind that they have shows without any major "whackings" (although I love those surprises). I think The Sopranos family life is all a part of or plays into his crime life and can be interesting.

However, let's not assume it will be uneventful, we never really know what kind of suprises Chase has in store for us do we???? That's what makes this show so good.

TIS

I thought it was a pretty good episode, except for A.J. and Meadow (she's still hot though) disrespecting their mother. I always knew that Edie Falco was a good looking woman but damn!

LT and David Lee Roth playing poker
And Frankie Valli makes a good goombah

Mild episode, though, to say the least. Next week's preview has more action. But TIS is right, it's not all about the action. So it was just fine. AJ moving in with Tony could be interesting... Carm's gonna have a breakdown soon though.

fuck dont tell me Feech is locked up again so soon . Carmella and AJ are getting annoying .. reminds me 2 much of me and my mother when we argue and who wants to be reminded of their own reality when watching their favorite show? lol , but anyways ... when Tony sees the "goons" laughing at his jokes because they are scared, but notices Feech isnt laughing, is this to show how Tony knows Feesh ISNT scared and that he is a real threat?

Next weeks episode looks good .

Feech is gone already!?!?! this sucks.. can't take out the best character so soon.

I thought it was pretty good tonight. Lorraine (Patti D'arbanville (sp) is gone already???? I guess I should have seen it coming. I sense Tony is gonna have another panic attack or health problem of some sort. I don't think Feech is gone for good though.

I agree that Carm is getting pretty tensed up; and AJ's face. ha ha...as if it isn't bad enough. Crazy glued to the carpet How awful the way he treats his mother.

I didn't realize that was David Lee Roth, it took me a minute to figure out who he was. I couldn't place him. Nice hair-do tho. :p Frankie Valli's part was short, but must say convincing.

Looks like next week something may go down with Adrian! All and all I think this was a good episode.

Oh, and you don't think Tony had anything to do with taking all of Carm's furniture do you? Did I miss something or maybe it was repossessed???

TIS

Hmmmmmm...

Mellow eppisode but not too bad. Im sure Im not the only one that thought Loraine was gonna hang around much longer. I guess I was wrong. I also thought Feech was gonna hang around longer, but unfortunately, that is not the case. Although, I dont think we have seen the last of him yet.

The eppisode primarily dealt with the relationship between AJ and Carmella and Tony. It was interesting how things played out. AJ living with Tony should be fun to watch, but who knows how long it will last. But I think that sooner or later, AJ will want to get involved with daddy's business. And if it happens, it will be intersting to see how Tony reacts.

Basically a buffer eppisode. Its basic purpose was to fill an eppisode slot, and keep us wating for more. But at the same time it was a decent eppisode. Cant wait till next week.

I liked it. But then again it opened up more items and another week has gone by.
Carms pants in the final scene were the worst I have ever seen. Her neck and face are looking old, but her rear is in fine shape.

Feech gets off easy. Great way Tony handled the problem. I thought that story line would have went further though. Once you are over the hill, it is tuff to come back in.

AJ needs his assed kicked! PUNK.

Very nice touch with the card game. I love the guests.

Last shot shows Tony holding a gun over someones head. They make it seem like Christopher, but I don't think so.

TIs, I don't think everything is gone. I think she now understand that the house is empty. She is alone. The family is gone!

Ahhh! Symbolic..right after she pictures AJ as a little boy in the driveway. Should have caught that I guess. Thanks FS!!


TIS

Lets take a pool...

How many more eppisodes before AJ's guidance counselor gets whacked? I say 4 more. what about you guys?

Yea RB I did see that "Furio" look somewhat in Carm tonight. If anyone Tony knows saw her, he's history most likely!


TIS

No, you can look into the next room and see everything is still there. He body just blocks most of it.

Big house for one person.

The tudor looked pissed. He is driving a shitbox while this kid gets a $$$ SUV. Tony bitches about money on minute and brings home a SUV the next.

Carm and the councilor is another new line we could do without!

Yeah it was a good episode, it took me by surprise to see Feetch going away so soon. But I highly doubt he's gone for good.

I think Tony handled that situation well, it wouldn't have been a good idea to have Feetch whacked since he is so well liked.

I didn't care for all the Carm/Anthony jr scenes, but that's because I find Robert Iler so damned annoying.

But I agree with another member who said that Meadow still looks hot.

Ha ha!! I know what you mean about AJ Iceman. I can't say he is a lousy actor, and I know he playing the part of a normal (somewhat) teenager, etc...but don't you just wanna smack him long side the head sometimes??? Guess I've been watching too much Sopranos. :p He is annoying for some reason.

I think the scenes with him and Carm tho are necessary to show both his rebelliousness and her on her last nerve. Then again, I think women tend to get into the "relationship" type scenes more than men.


TIS

I enjoyed the episode. I await the return of Feech. I am also enjoying Deadwood, which is turning out to be a really good show.

Outstanding episode tonight. I enjoyed Carm and Tony. AJ is a prick, if he gets whacked, party at my house (BYOB ) Feech is developing to be as good as Richie Aprile. Tony fixed him real good tonight. The card game sequences were awesome. I love this show, there is nothing more beautiful in this world.

Next week, with Tony in execution stance over someone? THATS SO GODFATHER-esque. Who do you think it is?

OK FOLKS, I think I've just stumbled upon something here tonight.
Tonight when Meadow makes a comment about because of kids like AJ she doesn't want any children,

SO? what so special about that?

continuing...
Meadow then proceeds to obviously have sex with her boyfriend. Seems to me that little Meadow will soon be eating for two. She's going to get knocked up, just watch.
You heard it here first.

Could be if she gets knocked up in her real life.

And if you were her new husband you would be taking her three or four times a day. She looks great!

notice how carmella is kinda having an attraction to AJ's school counselor, they go out for lunch and he recommends her the book and stuff. Remember in the previews before season 5 aired with the clip of tony walkin down a hallway with lockers and hes holding up a gun with a silencer on it? maybe tony finds out about their little thing goin on and goes after the school counselor guy.

I was really impressed with Tony's handling of Feech. It was a stroke of brilliance in setting Feech up, and Chris played his part in the setup perfectly. I don't think he'll (Feech) be out of the action completely now - remember, Paulie was still included in some episodes last season while he was in jail.

I join the list of those surprised by Lorraine's early demise, but its a great setup for a war brewing between Johnny Sack and Carmine's son.

The car theft scene (at the wedding) was kind of funny - the attendant was laying there with his head split open and the guests were bitching about their missing cars. It was interesting to note Tony's change of attitude once Feech kicked up the envelope (covering Tony's "cut" in the caper). This season continues to show, in more realistic terms, the Mob's greed in everyday action.

The endings this season have been superb, and last night's episode was no different. It was beautifully symbolic to see Carmella walking into an empty house, just as her life is "empty" now. I think that emptiness will drive her to seek comfort in a relationship with the school's guidance counsellor, and HE'LL soon be fish food (a SCHOOL of fish?).

The part where Tony said "we need to nip this in the butt," while he was talking about Feech, I knew then that it discounted any chance of him getting whacked last night. Just an example of what should be everyone's philosophy while watching this show:
What ever you think is gonna happen, expect the opposite.

.....nip it in the BUD (refers to a flower before it blooms). BUTT, that was perfect. Had me fooled. Feech's face during the ride back to prison had a little bit of a scheming I'm-gonna-get-that-bastard-Soprano look. I think Feech knows he was set up (new parole officer). Feech may turn informant to get out of jail and get revenge.

Car-jacking scene was priceless. What suckers those people that play in those card games. LT looked cool. David Lee looked a little out of place.

Edie Falco shows her talents. You can feel the anxiety, frustration and desparation that she portrays. I don't know if she'll jump in the sack with teacher. She's looking for love. The relationship will have to cultivate...then in the sack. Will their be enough time?

Food for thought: Just heard on Fox news this morning that Adriana (D. Mateo?) will be starring in a new sitcom spinoff of Friends, playing Joey's sister (I beleive). Doesn't this indicate then that she most likely will be killed off????? Or at least a good possibility? I hope not, cause I like Adriana.


TIS

This was a good episode. Lorraine is whacked after running through the house naked and discovering her beau already fish food. Feech got off easily. It was either the can or the canal. Feech was compared to Richie Aprile ( Nip it in the bud). AJ lied to Tony. It looked like he was also doing drugs. He wasn't too happy when Tony made him go and do his Spanish homework. Tony is no pushover. Next weeks episode looks like another nailbiter.

Interesting, given Lawrence Taylor's problems with drug addiction and compulsive behavior, and his going on all the talk shows to plug his new book in which he states that he's discovered the error of his ways and is now reformed, that they show him gambling and drinking.