Delurking for The Sopranos, one of the things that's struck me about the show is the way the corruption has infected everyone. Carmella is the most glaring example, but even her father, who has a morally superior attitude when in comes to Tony's business, is not adverse to using Tony's connections to cut through red tape for his construction jobs. The assemblyman from a couple or more seasons ago is another one of my favorite examples. No one has come out of this show untouched. I think Chase has done an excellent job of showing this, without beating us over our heads with anvils.
Violence also has the same effect of effecting everyone, and the motorcycle rider is just more collateral damage. I'm loving the juxtoposition this season between the gang warfare of Tony & Phill and the Iraq war.
Hi, Fern!
I think you're exactly right about the corruption on the show in some senses. I can't think of too many innocents who've emerged unscathed. However, I don't think that Chase has that high of an opinion of the non-mob people. Consider Heidi & Kennedy, the two girls who ran Chris and Tony off the road a couple of episodes back, but declined to come back because they would have gotten into trouble. Or Saplinsky (I may not have his name right), the attorney who tried to shake Tony down for extra money in "Whitecaps." Or Artie Bucco, although he seems much happier now that he's given up the idea of being a connected tough guy.
Not for eight years.
Not one of the Daves.
But they all have the occasional masturbatory ep...
so I'm guessing I didn't miss anything?
I watch Sopranos infrequently at best, so I probably don't have much invested in the ending, but I dug the diner scene. And not just because of Journey.
I'm unsure of my opinion, but that did not seem like a place the Soprano family would eat. Tony on his own, sure, but Carm? A minor nit, but it struck me as odd.
Thank goodness for TWOP.
I'm so glad I didn't waste my time.
GF and I think Chase stole that ending from Angel.
