chaseisgod wrote:I always thought Georgie, not the Russian, not Furio, was the guy most likely to show up out of nowhere and whack Tony....for not reason other than to make up for those beatings Tony used to give him.

That's a good point. I've had the same idea pass through my mind a couple of times re Feech. He was only sent up on a parole violation, and that was 3 years ago. He could already be out. He's certainly ballsy enough to take out Tony and he's got plenty of motive. But he may still have a touch too much of the "old school" in him, thinking it too taboo to whack a boss.

All of this talking about supporting and "background" characters has got me thinking! Where in the world did Tony's old body guard go? The one that he beat up last season.

gamecock wrote:All of this talking about supporting and "background" characters has got me thinking! Where in the world did Tony's old body guard go? The one that he beat up last season.

The actor got arrested last May for criminal mischief. It's a misdemeanor but it could have prevented him from filming obligations. His point in the show was finished after Tony proved he was the alpha dog. My guess is the creators just chose to write him out and gave his driving duties to one of the other underlings.

If Chase wants the series to go out with a big bang and be talked about for years, all he has to do is have a final shootout between Tony and Melfi where they each blow the others' brains out.

It would set the therapy business back about ten years and ensure the show would live on forever.

Pork Store wrote:The actor got arrested last May for criminal mischief. It's a misdemeanor but it could have prevented him from filming obligations. His point in the show was finished after Tony proved he was the alpha dog. My guess is the creators just chose to write him out and gave his driving duties to one of the other underlings.

So he must be hanging out with Allie-Boy Barese then (since that actor has also disappeared thanks to his troubles with the law.)

Anyone else make the connection between the backyard grilling scene in this episode and S2.Ep1 with Pussy? Tony and Bobby are talking and Chris looks over through a haziness of smoke, kind of like Tony seeing Pus at the end of the season opener of 2.

one of the most depressing ones I've seen in awhile.....

Just taking a guess whose Meadow's boyfriend could be. Someone she met a college, was it Mefi or someone else that had a son at the same school? Maybe it is Melfi's son ? I can imagine how such a thought would be portrayed .

I don't remember names and specifics too well. Remember during one of the seasons, where Chris was involved in the boiler room biz, the wanna be young mobsters, that were killed, similar ages as the boys who were at the bing running the gambling rackets. What's the difference between the sets of young men? Perhaps one set, most recent. had fathers that were highly connected vs the other set who didn't have family in high places. Still the first set met their demise, they kind of reminded me of where AJ was coming form intelligence-wise but AJ has friends in high places.

was it Mefi or someone else that had a son at the same school? Maybe it is Melfi's son ?

I think it was Melfi's shrink (played by Peter Bogdanovich), who had a daughter who was helping at the Law Center. Remember that Meadow met her when she went to enquire about the Law Center? She seemed to be a Lesbian (not that there is anything wrong with that). She looked quite heavy set.