SilvioMancini wrote:I dont picture AJ being like Sonny's son in GFIII. I think his storyline could follow him into a similar line as Chris. Maybe a drug addict or dealer or something of the sort. Tony always rescuing him ala' Chris. And AJ continuing to be an embarassment to the family. I think him and Chrissys' story are paralelled alot in the show and this theme could follow AJ into adulthood. Meadow becomes the family lawyer aka consignlere for the new Jersey family. She would be the legal arm within the family. Carmella wouldnt become a gangster I dont think. Although she has had her gangster moments, I see her being Tonys' wife still with her Real Estate thing being her form of organized crime. And all of Tonys' associates would buy properties from her. They never realy disclose how much money Tony has so they could make up any number at this point. He alludes to having stashes of money in accounts and in cash around much like Uncle Jr.'s buried cash. It could be alot of money. Also we could see new NY family members we havent met before. On and On and On........
i think your spot on about how it would probably go with Meadow and Carm in an 8th season- but i never really thought so much about the AJ-Chris connection until you just mentioned it. If AJ ends up like Chris- and Chase felt a need to continue having someone in that type of role- i would be fairly disappointed, but not surprised, now that you point out the possibility. i mean- that whole overdone belabored storyline of Chris's drug use relapses got really boring. Not as overdone and boring as the ridiculously re-hashed Vito issue, but close. I liked how AJ was becoming something else, and was extremely bored with the previous chronic whining and refusal to grow up.
And as for speculation, i cannot imagine Tony pinching the nose on his own blood son, but since i felt that there was some element of justification when Tony did it to Chris, i could see how, in our fictional 8th season, if AJ became the family embarassment and loser like what Chris became, i could see Tony taking drastic steps to do what was necessary to protect "the good of the order" and preserve the Family by eliminating the bad seed. Perhaps in Godfather-style (sending Fredo out to Las Vegas), Tony would take different measures to get rid of the problem child if he couldn't shape up. i would love to see an 8th season explore the Sopranos branching out to some different locations like Florida or California. Or ha ha - Cuba!?