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by zwingli
Really good episode. I especially enjoyed Junior's cuckoo's nest storyline with Carter Chong. Carter was a very compelling standalone foil to regular characters, much like Warren Feldman in "Stage 5". He was definitely a surrogate Tony to Junior for a number of reasons - his unending rage, bitterness and chip on his shoulder, as well as the small eyes and dark hair for a physical angle. This isn't the first time an Asian man has acted as a surrogate for Tony - Mr. Kim from "Sentimental Education" was another Tony-type, but from his cousin's perspective rather than his uncle's.
It was kind of sad, but also nice, to see Junior find some level of peace and put his mob life behind him, but then fucking Carter had to go and ruin it. Much like Tony would have.
Taps, lights out, 2200 hours. What's missing? Give up? Television.