billyp
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Re: Episode 6.18: Kennedy and Heidi - Grades and General Review I'm suprised noone has mentioned the symbolism of Tony going to Vegas paralleling Jesus being tempted in the desert.
We see him giving into temptation.
The devil on the slot machine.
Spoken to by a higher power on the mountain.
The very last image before it cuts to black is Tony standing with his arms up as though hanging from a cross with the prostitute at his feet. (Mary Magdalin)
This seemed very intentional to me. Does anyone agree?
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I need to watch the episode again, but was anyone else thinking that Tony's winning streak and subsequent "I get it" were a Peyote induced dream? When we got a close up of the light fixture, I thought it that meant he was going to start tripping. His trip into the casino was in a suit, but he looked disheveled and his shirt wasn't tucked in. Something else about him staggering into a hazy casino seemed dreamlike to me. This whole sequence seemed to have a fuzzy filter making it look less than real.
Is there any significance to the numbers Tony bet on? Notice that when he won at roulette it was not the same number. I know he won on 20 and 24, but I'm not certain of the other winner. In "Chasing it" he bet on 23 (Meadow's age?) won once and then lost it all. AJ is 20 years old. Has he been married to Carmella for 24 years, hence the number 24 winner? Since he lost on 23 last week does that mean AJ and Carmella will live and Meadow will die?
Watching Chris at the meeting in NY it was obvious he was tripping (great acting by MI). As soon as he said he wouldn't pass a drug test, he was going to die one way or another.
This is another instance where Tony is very lucky. Instead of having to worry about Chris flipping or killing Tony, Tony has an easy way out.
Great episode
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The game of roulette, according to Tony, operated at the same concept as the solar system. We see him playing that table earlier, and continuing his losing streak from "Chasing It.". He then takes peyote with Chris' former goomah, and then heads back to that table. Guided by a Native American dealer, he then proceeds to bet on 24, among other numbers, and is able to win. He is able to predict the outcome of a seemingly random universe after taking that trip. Afterwards, he says "He is dead.". I don't think he is referring to Christopher here. I think he is talking about Kevin Finnerty. His bad luck has run out, his so-so luck with women, his "weakness" with Finnerty had disappeared once he killed another cousin of his. At the end, when Tony sees the sun flare as did the light from hell during his brief visit to Costa Mesa, he says (and I paid attention again to notice) "I get it.". This is vastly more important than "I did it.", as it would have obviously appealed to Christopher's murder. However, the fact that he says "I get it." brings some metaphysics into play. He gets what? He gets that Kevin Finnerty is gone now, and he is going to hell? When he stared up at that ceiling light in the bathroom, one can obviously remember the hospital light glaring into his eyes while he was in a comatose state.
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It started off with the surreal plane ride. It ended with a gleeful outburst upon an amazing spot of America. (no music as the credits begain)
Then of course there was the "trip" within the trip. Kevin Finnerty all over again, except without the sense of responsibility.
I'm interested in gaining everyone's thoughts as to what this trip all means.
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I think it was another spiritual revelation. Maybe good, maybe evil.
Watch closely at the very last scene before it cuts to black. It looks like his body position resembles Christ hanging from the cross, with the prostitute (Mary Magdaline) at his feet.