Titled "Remember When"

With the heat turned up in Jersey, Tony and Paulie head south to cool off. Meanwhile, Junior rekindles some of his old fire in a poker game.

I guess there will be some flashback scenes in this one.

I still can't wait to findout who the FBI is digging up. I don't remember anyone be buried where they appear to be looking.

Minnie Mitrone ?? The old lady Paulie suffocated for some pocket money.

Honor, huh ?

Really? Maybe that's why Paulie is so high profile in this episode.

I have a Sopranos CD that my wife bought for me. I listen to it quite a bit. I just love some of the songs especially the Italian ones. But, as I was listening to several songs, I thought I heard something very, very faint in the background, like someone was talking, almost inaudible. So, I did what adjustments I could with my CD player's controls and eventually I was able to hear what was being said: "Ade lives."

Nice one Olivant. If tonight's episode is "Remember When", then perhaps we'll se Aid in a flashback, but...... alive???? Don't get your hopes up.


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Vintage Sopranos! I can't imagine loving someone like a son, and being afraid that he'll kill you. I can't imagine loving someone like a father, and thinking about killing him. And was it just me, or did anyone else feel slightly seasick while Tony and Paulie were on the boat???

The scenes with Junior were great. I would say that if you looked up "sociopath" in the dictionary, there would be an enormous picture of Corrado Soprano! The young man who was his companion made me feel so bad for him, but with the events down in VA this past week, seeing an enraged young Asian man also made me a little queasy.

Is it me, or was the orderly damn stupid to wear his rather nice watch while at work? I mean seriously, what an fool...

Yeah, and with the developments of Paulie, looks like he'll go down real hard, and not without a serious fight.

Surprisingly very little in the show surprised me tonight.

The editing of the little snippet of film during the scenes of what already happened (at the beginning of the show) "gave away" that Doc Santoro was gonna be whacked.

Paulie telegraphed his "fears" about going on the fishing boat with Tony before they got onboard. (I immediately thought of Big Pussy).

Paulie is incapable of passing up something for nothing. His loading up with danishes for the car trip (at the buffet) was hilarious.

Larry Boy Barese flipping wasn't a total shock (after he got carted away from last week's movie party I started thinking he'd turn rat). What DID surprise me, though, was that he lied about who killed the guy they dug up.

What was with the ending when every other "inmate" was shown with a dog except Uncle Junior, who was shown with a cat?

Interesting that the the dead body of Willie Overall(?) was back in 82 when Tony made his bones.

I agree that Tony/Paulie on the boat was wonderful. You could just imagine what each character was thinking and feeling without any harsh words or argument toward each other, they played it well. A couple times I thought Tony was gonna do it. When Paulie was stood but facing the water; and was it a hammer that was hanging on a hook between the two that the camera focused on? And Paulie on edge wondering but not saying anything. I really thought when Tony suggested fishing, that it was "Fredo" time for Paulie.

A couple humorous tidbits from this episode:

Are ALL of Paulie's shoes alike? Did you see him packing them?

And, the poor stressed out soul at the mental instution that cried at everything.

All and all, a very good episode IMHO.

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That up and down motion had me queasy, too.

The timeline tonight revealed that Paulie is about 20 years older than Tony (making Paulie about 67). I never realized there was that much of an age difference between them.

All the posts are good. The episode left me a little flat. I guess it's because (despite my "Ade is alive" scenario) I think Chase may very well end the series with a walkaway. No dramatics. There aren't that many episodes left, are there? I like that Beansie seemed to be in comfortable surroundings and Tony treated him well. But Paulie does get on my nerves. It was played well. Next week looks like more action though.

I LOVED Paulie's shoes!! That and the buffet definitely had me laughing.

The mental hospital scenes had a Cuckoo's Nest feel to them, without Nurse Ratched. Very well done.

Other biggest laugh of the night - Junior's letter to Cheney!! Hee!!

SC, I did hear one more cat meow before they showed Junior, and I thought that was rather unusual. I've heard of Therapy Dogs. They have to be dogs of a certain personality (friendly, placid) so that they are of comfort to the patients. Having a cat, I would think that they are too aloof and too unpredictable for use as therapy. I was rather surprised to see Junior and the Siamese, and wondered if it was supposed to be evocative of the opening scene of The Godfather, except that Junior's near his end.

Yea, Junior's letter to Cheney was a crack-up. Junior figured he could relate. LMAO

And, although I'd never considering whacking anyone, I can sure see how Paulie gets on Tony's nerves. That guy won't shut-up. And you know, he's a great character, but I never did trust him. I think if it came down to it, he'd easily rat Tony out.

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No, you really have to love Uncle Jr.'s letter to Dick Cheney!

The cat reminded me more of Blofeld from 007 or Dr. Evil than The Godfather lol

No, you really have to love Uncle Jr.'s letter to Dick Cheney!

I am sure I will be in the minority here, but I thought this show stunk! 6 episodes left and it's going nowhere. What are they setting up for? Maybe a ending that will disappoint all.

2 hits in the first 3 shows of the last season made by guys never seen before on characters that aren't main characters. After watching the previews for this week last week I was all excited and dud. Very little Sil, Bobby, and Chris thus far, very little Phil and NY. Nothing about Vito yet and the way that went down.

People will say it was funny, but is this now a comedy?

Did you see the season premiere?


Did you watch last week?



Have you been watching at all?



What more is there to say about that?

Yeah, thats what I thought right after it ended but after thinking about it for a while now, I'm changing my mind. I feel like it was wrapping some stories here, or beginning to. Particularly Paulie and Junior. Both are fairly big characters to the show and deserve thought out and well-explained endings. Junior won't make it much longer. I thought a couple times durring the episode he was going to kill himself. I wouldn't be surprised if that happens or he goes out just because of complications with old age. It seemed like he was turning around a little bit towards the end there...however it possibly is just the meds.

Paulie...who knows. Again, I don't see him making it to the end considering all of his recent complications and his easily triggered emotional reactions.

The boat scene was played out perfectly, and Doc's killing was quite brutal (I dug the eye thing lol, though maybe a little over the top. Reminded me of Saving Private Ryan).

Overall, a pretty good episode. Didn't love it, but it wasn't bad.

Lol and Junior's one liners, what a nut job.

I don't think we can judge these episodes until the end of the season. If they set up where the ending of the show is going, then I think they'll be viewed positively. If nothing happens in relation to what has happened already, I'll be very disappointed.

I think by now we can assume that many of what we thought might be storylines they'd wrap-up, won't happen.

Don Foozbond does have a point, as far as concentrating on the more "major" characters. Tonight's episode showed us that Paulie may very possibly be gone; from last week, we know that something is brewing with Christopher and Tony's relationship; And with Johnny Sac gone, we can see tension within the families.

Like JL said too, we will be better able to make a fair evaluation after the series ends,leading up to what we hopefully will all agree to be a satisfying ending.



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I thought the episode was very funny. The letter to Cheney was hilarious. I was wondering why Tony would consider killing Paulie pretty much out of nowhere. I understand the Johnny Sack thing and the talking thing but seriously... The shoes and the buffet were more funny moments.

Next week's episode doesn't look very good from the previews, but that means nothing.

Yeah I have watched.. Is it normal to beat the crap out of the family boss and have it just forgotten?

Chris has been seena total of 22 mins, Sil a total of 4 so far this year. Bobby not since episode one.

That's how the show has been for years, I'd rather have a good story than to see each character at least once a show.

I agree.... IMO its more important to further the storyline than it is to showcase each character weekly.

I liked the episode. It was vintage Sopranos with Junior telling his jokes. Anybody notice that Tony is growing tomatos? Reminded me of Vito in GF1. I also thought that Paulie was finished if he went with Tony on the boat, a few times Tony looked away and saw a knife and an axe. I also thought that Junior died at the end of the show from the beating the other inmate gave him. It also looks like Tony is developing a gambling habit.

After 2 very good episodes to kick off the new season, last night's was pretty much what I expected, a "filler" episode.

I thought it was very funny, if nothing else, and I always love watching Florida get lampooned (Don't panic Floridians, I'm a condo owner in Delray Beach).

Anyway, Doc going was pretty much expected. It proves that Phil is back on his game, much the same way that it took Tony awhile to be decisive after he was hospitalized.

Tony and Paulie ? I enjoyed it and whatever happens, happens. That's just how it is. These guys are forever contemplating killing one another. So to me, it was nothing really new.

Tony with a possible gambling problem ? Chase must be running out of material because I don't know what to think of this. Is he making a Gotti like comparison ? John was known to go a little haywhire at the track and with the local bookmakers.

Finally, Larry Boy. Read my posts - I KNEW it. Hey, I'm never right about anything so let me have my moment.
I mean how many dinners was this guy going to attend while under house arrest ? So far, he hasn't done anything to hurt Tony, but that can change in an instant. In many ways, the Feds are like wiseguys, once they get their claws in you, that's it.

Only 6 more episodes. Time will tell.

It wasn't just you pizzaboy, I called it too! It was a good episode overall, one of the funniest in years! What I liked the most about it was the fact that Junior had significant screen time, he truley is a great character. I knew Doc was gonna get killed after Gerry was whacked, though I didn't expect Doc to get the ole "Moe Green Special".

didnt i say phil would come back wiht a vengence? that stare he gave doc when he reached for his plate, priceless.

I think that Tony was testing Paulie to see if he'd crack...had Paulie admitted to telling the joke to Johhny, Tony would have killed him.

JUNIOR- The boss of a mental institution is so hilarious!

Anyone else think that could possibly be the last we see of Junior? I feel like that was a fitting end to his character. No need to have him die. That last image of him rotting away deperessed in a mental institution was enough.

Could be. But one of hte great things about this series is the speculation and misdirection that Chase uses. Also, there are so many characters with their own storyline that we can never be sure which one will dominate.

Somehow I don't think that we've seen the last of Junior. We'll at least I hope not.

Hopefully that is not the last time we see Junior he is my favorite character. This was my favorite episode of the new season with all the screen time Junior and Paulie were getting. I was real nervous about what Tony might do. This new stroyline with the gambling reminds me when johnny boy told tony in season 3 episode 3 to never gamble so maybe it is all going to tie together.

Junior holding a pussy cat in his lap was very intentional.

I think this is the last we see of him -- although I think A.J. takes another shot at taking him out.

A couple "Godfather" homages: the shot to the eye which kills Doc (Moe Greene) and the Family Boss going to a sunny vacation location to visit a trusted, wheelchair-bound old family friend (Don Tomassino) and asking his counsel and advice.

The Miami setting, and the perky wife coming out to serve sandwiches to the Old Boss and the Young Boss while they talked business, was a little reminiscent of the Hyman Roth scenes.

There have been more homages to The Godfather franchise this year than in any other.

I agree Enzo. I rewatched it this afternoon and got the same feeling. What though, I still can't figure out.

For those right by a tv, Uncle Junior is gonna be on Keith Olbermann right after this commercial. Sorry for the short notice, but I just tuned in myself.

MSNBC

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I want Tony and Uncle Junior to have another scene together that would be great they always have great moments.

Why do I have the feeling that since a few seasons ago, Paulie has been leaking info to something(New York/FBI)?

I thought so too (and posted this earlier). My first thought about this was that it was a crude reference to the fact that Junior ate pussy in a show from a few seasons ago ( ).

Think about it.... this episode was a lot about reminiscing of old times and Junior was now thinking about his "dating" women and now he's living in a nursing home subject to peeing in his pants. Its a fitting end to his character (as someone else pointed out here).

Another great episode. Finally an episode where Paulie dominates. I can't believe he's afraid of being approached by the feds. Isn't it in Tony Sirico's contract that his character doesn't become a rat? Great performance from Junior too. That character is still going strong, and Chianese plays him perfectly.

Exactly. As I've said in the past, he's just a petty thief at heart. Two episodes that always come to mind with Paulie :

The one where they were looking for AJ'a teacher's car, when Paulie loses his mind in the coffee shop screaming " We invented this stuff" and then robbing the coffee pot from the store. The other is when he takes his mom and her friend out to eat, and then makes his mom's friend pay her own way and when she goes to take the rolls home, he gives her this mean look and says : Those are ma's rolls!"

He f**king kills me!

Don't forget the episode in which he beats up the gardener and steals his lawnmower.

Im glad Paulie survived this week, he adds so much comedy to the show. I thought the funniest thing he did (as sick as it is) was suffocating his Ma's (Aunt rather) friend after he was caught sneeking around her room for cash .

Anyone think Larry Boy will soon be taking a dirt nap? I know he lied to the FBI, but still...he is talking to them.

Or the Pinebarrens. Or how about the one from the first season with the Hasidic Jews? "Ha see dem, but I don't believe em."



What a great character.

And of course we can't forget when he and Chris killed the waiter (and Paulie was only worried about the money he left with the waiter).

He robbed the restaurant and the waiter, and at the same time robbed Christopher too because Christopher was the one who paid the bill!

Then there's the shoelace rant he went on.


And in Italy, talking to a whore, and saying how they could be related.


Paulie is the funniest character in the show without a doubt!

Paulie, out to dinner in Italy, for me, is quite possibly the funniest scene in the show's history. I love when he's asking for "macaroni and gravy" and the waitstaff is talking about him in Italian right in front of his face. "And I thought the French had no class" or something to that effect. Hysterical.

Paulie is a hoot. I liked the episode where he beat up the guy because the guy's mother and her friends were excluding Paulie's mom. Uncle Junior is outstanding as always and I was glad he was given screentime for this episode was vintage as I stated before, the laughs kept coming. The end scene with him and the cat gave one something to think about. I am still wondering if Junior is putting on an act and has us all fooled. Junior also looked pitifull sitting in the chair with no teeth and a broken arm. Who was the Asian guy in the asylum? He looked familiar.

He played Danny Glover's partner in "Saw".

I thought the hit on Doc was reminiscent of the hit on Paul Castellano. Also, I think that we've seen the end of Junior. And, what do you think was the deal about one of the assassins dropping the gun after the hit?

Still ANOTHER "Godfather" reference.

So many references to the trilogy this season.

I just rewatched the season premiere and Janice's obsession with keeping the baby away from the water reminded me of Fredo.

Connie: "Sometimes I think of poor Fredo, drowned."

Maybe Chase is foreshadowing someone drowning.

When I saw Junior in the chair at the end I immediately thought of the end of GF 3

In GF I, Vito is playing with a cat when Bonasera is asking him for a favor, kill the thugs who beat up his daughter.

I thought that might be Chase's reference. That Vito had the cat in his lap at the height of his power, bestowing favors to his old friends. Junior, on the other hand, held the cat at the END of his reign. I think it might have been a rather intentional juxtaposition.

It also reminded me of MAD from Inspector Gadget!

OK how much longer would you give Paulie? I don't think he'll make it to the last episode but who knows.

Okay, this a possible major spoiler about Paulie so don't look if you don't want to.



Whether it's true or not, you're guess is as good as mine. But the site has been dead on for 3 episodes in a row.

We'll see.

that 3 o'clock thing from chris dream will have some play with paulie and maybe tony since it was meant to be said to both of them

I can believe it. I think one finale that we've discussed is the gang war to end all gang wars. It's just so challenging to figure out how Tony will end up. But the more I think about it, Tony is heads above anybody else in his family and thatmay make him someone the NY families want to keep.

Best moment this season:

Junior goes to kick the Professor, and his slipper comes flying off.

He reminded me of Blofeld in the final shot.

Brilliant, brilliant scene, and I think the rocking of the boat on choppy water was completely intended as a means of cranking up the tension. It worked, too. Paulie really is treading on water when Tony starts grilling him. Luckily for Paulie, he doesn't crack.

When I think back to it, it's one of the best individual scenes of the season; look at Tony's inner frustration when Paulie doesn't crack. It's a frustrated gesture (when he considers the knife on the deck but goes instead for the beer) that to me shows how badly Tony takes being "wrong", and how competitive he is within himself - he was treating that conversation as if it were some sort of test for him too, not only Paulie. When he throws the beer at Paulie it was like a child who's been caught in the wrong at school, and knows that the only reaction he can do without losing face is to throw a crayon or something at the wall.

It's always present, of course this needing to restrain passion and keep logic level: look at his tantrum in the Bing in the next episode when he loses a bet and starts throwing chairs at the pool table.

"Rigatoni a la Paulie"

"But since you're eatin' it, maybe it should be Rigatoni a la Tony!"

Is it odd that Tony and the rest of the crew have a somewhat cordial, if not friendly, relationship with Johnny Sac? In reality would rival family members have that close a friendship?

Why not? They make money together

Johnny Sack and Tony seem to be friends, and they have many buisness dealing with each other. I don't the Lupertazzi's became a "rival" till Phil became Boss.

Tony Soprano's suburban for sale on Ebay.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/03/sopranos-suburban-for-sale/

James Gondolfini in the water in Hawaii with his girlfriend. I wonder if he's looking for Big Pussy.

Wouldn't he have to look underwater??

Not if she does a handstand.

Since we're posting random stuff here, I won this phone off of EBay. I remember seeing it on The Sopranos, I just cannot remember what episode it was on. Does anyone have a clue?

It was a scene when the camera focused in on the caller ID saying "T Soprano."

Probably Sil's, I think.

Thanks Capo. I'll look into that. I know its not Melfi's, Tony's lawyer's, or Zellman's. I think it may be Chrissy's. I dunno. But, it gives me a GREAT reason to re-watch the series!

I think it rang late at night, Silvio checked it, and I always wondered why he had Tony in his phone as something that formal. I think.

Silvio may not have stored Tony's number on the phone, and if thats the case and he had caller ID the readout would probably say "Tony Soprano".

It is surprising that a guy like Tony would have his name on caller id, because they do give you the option. Well, some carriers do, anyway.

Why?? He may have had a "legitimate" line in his house.

Carlo Gambino used to be listed in the Brooklyn directory in the 60's and 70's.

Holy Shit thats amazing i thought someone like Carlo Gambino would have a unlisted number or some sort of private line,i bet no one ever made a prank call!

I'm sure Don Carlo had an unlisted number as well.

I suspect you're right about the prank calls.

"Uh, Don Carlo, do you have Prince Albert in a can?"

"No, but I have Johnny Roselli in an oil drum"

Bud-um-bum

I'm a funny guy, Chopper.

That maybe true pizza boy

You make me laugh. (and I'm not gonna get my shinebox ).

Dod you see the family guy episode where they were doing that scene from Goodfellas absolutley Hillarious