Episode 1.02: 46 Long - Grades & General Review
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All good points. I didn't mind the things that bothered you, as I found that they helped build character in front of the audience, so we really got a feeling for who they were as individuals. The rape of the culture bit really told quite alot about Paulie, from my perspective. And it doesn't devolve into a whole other storyline or anything, it just is an annoyance Paulie has.Detective Hunt wrote:Personally, I am going for a 6 on this one. It gets major points for the Melfi scenes, the Georgia beatings (that poor bastard), and the scenes between Tony and his mother. However, the whole "gotta find the Saturn for the school teacher" stuff just didn't do it for me, especially when it starts to devolve into the whole "rape of the Italian culture" bit of Paulie's. True, it does provide some humorous moments, but it seems out of place, especially in only the second show.
What this episode does do well, however, is make sure we understand the world set up by the pilot. It brings in Jackie Aprile and helps establish just exactly the power Tony has in relation to Junior and even mentions "Old Man DiMeo."
Not the best episode ever, but certainly not the worst.
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