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by PFloyd69
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and thought it was a great way to kick off the final 9. I read that some thought the ep. was a little slow, but I thought some great acting and direction more than made up for any lack of "action".
-I'm usually not one for spoilers so I was certainly surprised to see them open up with the scene in Johnny Sac's backyard. For those who like to see them bring up old storylines this must have been a good way to kick off the ep.
-I really liked the scene with the NY crew. Looks like they'll be playing a big role in the final 9 which is good. I mean they had more screen time than Chris, Paulie, and Sil put together. I'm assuming Doc is the guy who ran the family in Phil's absence.
-What was Phil thinking with that glance over at Johnny's picture? Can he now identify with the heartaches (I guess literally for him) associated with being a boss? Also, I'm kind of surprised that they would still have his picture on the wall. I thought the crew would separate themselves from Sac completely after admitting to the existence of OC.
-The Lake scenes were obviously a little slow but, again, great acting by all parties involved. You could tell the fight was coming from a mile away. I liked the conversation between Bobby and Tony in the boat.
-Then it ends with one of the more gruesome hits ever on the show (at least in my opinion). Clearly Tony is using his authority to get back at Bobby for beating him up. What will result from this though is the big question. Will Tony recognize Bobby's loyalty and forget about the fight? Will being upstaged by a soldier stick with him? Who knows.
My only complaint, as mentioned, was that we didn't get to see much of the other crew members. I would expect Stage 5 to deal mostly with crew business as the pace picks up a bit.
Overall good episode. I'd say it was as entertaining as any of the 1st 12.