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The Sopranos (Bada Bing)

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IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 6, DO NOT READ ANY FARTHER.....



My take on the first episode:

A completely different vibe then the previous season.

1. Eugene Pontecarvo: Before this season, he didn't have much of a story. The decision by Tony not to let him "retire" was predictable. Him being an informant was suprising, as was also his demise. Unbelievable scene.

2. Silvio Dante: Not much for him in this episode, seems like not much has changed with him. My guess is that next episode he will be running things for awhile considering he is Tony's #2.

3. Artie Buco: Getting back together with his wife.....

4. Meadow Soprano: Looks like she is out of college, interviewing for an internship.......nice opening scene with her in her bra and panties. :biggrin:

5. Janice Soprano: Has a baby girl and apparently cannot stand to take care of Uncle Junior. It doesn't seem like she has changed much.

6. Johnny Sack: Sitting in prison, IRS is after him and its obvious he is trying to keep control of Phil and his relationship with Tony.

7. Carmela Soprano: Obviously, she has come to terms with her life and also the fact that she knows in the back of her mind what happened to Adrianna. Her and Tony seem to be getting along well.

8. Christopher Moltisanti: He is a captain now and has his AA sponsor with him a lot.

9. Phil Leotardo: He is maintaining a professional relationship with Tony, even though he still wants blood from last season. He is a snake.

10. Bobby Bacala: Still does not wear the pants in his family, but still his character makes me laugh. He has a new hobby, toy trains.

11. Paulie Walnuts: Not much happened with him in the first episode.....

12. Vito Spatafore: He has lost 75 pounds....looks completely different. I think there is something not quite right with him, he seems close to Phil.

13. AJ Soprano: Goes to community college, living at home. Not much else so far.

14. Hesh Rabkin: Typical Hesh.....

15. Junior Soprano: Has fallen deeper and deeper in his sickness.....obviously him shooting Tony came out of nowhere.....I think its time to put him in a home...it will be interesting to see what the outcome of his shooting Tony is.......

16. Tony Soprano: Still the same Tony, but seems at peace with Carmela but still cannot come to grips with his Mother and how she tried to kill him. Seems like he has control of his other family at this point. Of course we all know he will survive the shooting, just curious as to how this will change him.....
 
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Vito Spatafore: He has lost 75 pounds....looks completely different. I think there is something not quite right with him, he seems close to Phil.
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Yep and remember his conversation with Eugene - Where he kinda whispered in his ear "my stock is rising, and who knows, if something would "happen" to Tony, I may be the head of this family" :biggrin:

Oh and also have to now mention that the only known rats are dead. Ray dies (that was another surprise), and also Eugene is dead. So we dont know of any other current informants on Tony's side of the bridge.
 
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Keep my name out of your mouth....:biggrin:<!-- / message -->
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With all due respect, where do you get those wings in your hair? :biggrin:

Paulie, according to your bio, you need some help......:wink2:

Records show that he is an only child. His father, Gennaro Gualtieri, has a substantial criminal record. There are also numerous filings of local police visits to the Gualtieri home because of domestic disputes. The senior Mr. Gualtieri apparently used his fists to settle arguments, which is probably why Paulie is almost preternaturally violent.

Paulie has been in trouble since he was nine. Juvenile records show that at that age he deformed a schoolmate with a 32# Louisville Slugger. Apparently the victim made an Italian-American slur. Paulie's been in and out of jail ever since he dropped out of Barringer High School at age 17 and hooked up with Johnny Boy Soprano's crew. Even at that age, he quickly became the family enforcer.

Paulie spent two years in the military and was then "Sectioned 8." His longest stretch behind bars was a nine-year stint at Rahway on a murder conspiracy conviction. Prison reports show that he spent his time reading library books and pumping iron. Rumor has it that he killed an adversary by breaking his neck in the shower, but officials couldn't make the charge stick.

He's very proud of his Neapolitan heritage and very loyal to Tony. Without the crime family he'd be lost. It's his whole world.

He has a violent, impulsive temperament, fed by chronic paranoia. He's a superstitious man. You could see him bringing down the house by annihilating the wrong guy at the wrong time.
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Summary

Directed by: Tim Van Patten
Written by: Terrence Winter

"I don't care how close you are, in the end your friends are gonna let you down. Family. They're the only ones you can depend on."

When Phil Leotardo visits Johnny Sack in jail he assures him he's playing nice, but complains that Tony wants the same split on the Office Park deal as the Esplanade. Phil tells him to hold firm---"But don't turn it into World War III."

Eugene Pontecorvo has inherited $2 million from his aunt, and he and his wife Deanne see his inheritance as a way out. Gene goes to Tony with a gift and a request for a favor: permission to retire to Florida. Tony's not thrilled, but when he agrees to think about it, Gene gives Deanne the green light to make an offer on their Florida dream house.

Hanging out at the Pork Store, Vito boasts that the only problem with losing weight is that he may have to join Clothing Anonymous, "You shoulda called your sponsor before you bought that jacket," says Ray Curto.

Agent Harris shows up with his new partner, Goddard. "Where you been," Tony asks. "I got some new federale in my rearview the last six months." Harris, it turns out, was transferred to Terrorism and just got back from Pakistan where the only thing he caught was a parasite.

After dinner at a Chinese restaurant, Hesh and his son-in-law, Eli, are jumped. Hesh escapes, but running away, Eli is hit and dragged by a taxi. He survives, barely. Seems one of Phil's guys- Gerry Torciano - thinks Eli is freelancing in Brooklyn, when in fact he was just collecting for Hesh.

Hesh calls in Tony to straighten things out, but Phil seems in no hurry to accommodate. When Phil is slow to return a call, Tony complains to his crew that he needs to use Ginny's brother as a back channel to Johnny Sack. T blows up: "What the f$#% is it? I can't catch a f*%$#*' break?"

He catches one-though he doesn't even know it-- when Ray Curto keels over just as he's about to tell Agent Robyn Sanseverino what he's got on Tony. The Feds have lost another informant. Meanwhile Tony visits Ginny's brother, optometrist Anthony Infante, to ask him to pass along a message to his brother-in-law Johnny Sack. When Anthony next accompanies his sister Ginny on visiting day, he passes it along: "The guy from Jersey asked me to talk to you." Johnny tells Anthony to have Phil deal with it.

Junior's mind is playing tricks again-he's convinced that Pussy Malanga is stalking him, and that he stole 40 Gs from a job back in the '70s. Tony can't take it. But when he complains to Melfi and she suggests assisted living, Tony cites family loyalty. Melfi hammers at Tony about his mother and his denial about her, and he turns on her: "What was your mother like?" But Melfi's not fazed: "She was controlling and manipulative at times. She also never tried to kill me."

After much delay, Phil shows up for a meeting at the Bada Bing offering 50k for Eli's troubles. That settled, they move on to the Office Park. When Tony agrees to a 65/35 split, Christopher balks. "I'm not caving, it's a strategy," Tony explains. "Johnny's in jail. You keep him happy, he'll keep a lid on Phil."

Christopher orders Gene to take care of a bad debtor, promising to put in a good word to Tony "on that Florida thing" in exchange. But after Gene shoots Teddy Spirodakis in a fast food chicken joint, Silvio breaks the news that Florida's out. Deanne is devastated- "Tony, Tony! Why don't you kill him?....You think I don't know you've done it before?" she screams. It only gets worse when the Feds call in Gene, who we learn has been a cooperator, and tell him he's got to replace Curto as their man on the inside. Feeling as if he has no choice, Gene hangs himself.

Called off a cruise on the Stugots II to babysit Junior, T bust in on Janice and Bacala, but she's too busy with her new baby to help out. "F$#@ it! You want something done, do it yourself."

Tony makes dinner while Junior goes to look for his teeth. But the aging wiseguy finds a gun instead, and in a fit of paranoia, shoots Tony in the stomach. Junior hides in the closet while Tony struggles to make it to a phone to call 911.
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