"Cold Stones"

A frenzy of borrowing money hits the crew; Carmela waxes philosophical on a trip with Rosalie; Meadow relocates.

second to last till next january, correct?

Yup

Next week: Vito's ghost rapes Finn!

Pretty good ep., definitely worlds beyond the last two weeks. While the parts of Carm and Rose in Paris seemed slow, they were very good in terms of photography and visual presentation, if that matters for anything.
R.I.P. Vito. Nice little nod to the Celebrity Fit club thing at the end! I guess war is about to start, though that's what we all thought last season at this time and it didn't happen.
I wonder who the person they were refferring to in the "It's done," phrase was? Are the last eight eps. already in the can and shot, or have they yet to be done?

In the beginning of the season I read an article where David Chase said that he hadn't written the finale yet. So I'm assuming that they aren't shot yet.

Good episode. Theres been way too much fluff this season. They could have ended the Vito thing a while ago. The Carmela stuff this week wasn't very good, until she saw Adriana's ghost again. AJ's stuff wasn't that good either. I'm hoping all this stuff comes full circle and actually has a meaning.

I think they're thinking of taking out Phil. Also I expect a huge cliffhanger(s) at the end of this season.

New York vs New Jersey.........LET'S GET IT ON!!!!

My tivo cut off right where they showed the photo of slim Vito holding the big pants. Anything happen after that?

Fade to black......

I also enjoyed this episode. Could've done without all the Paris stuff, and Carmela acting like an idiot in front of Ro. That was just painful. But overall I thought the pacing of this episode was much better. Plus that dancer was ridiculously cute.

Anyone else find the "Last episode of the YEAR" thing annoying?

Interesting turn of events. Tony made the decision to whack Vito, but was a little slow. He's in a bad position now.

You knew the money dropoff from the NY guy was going to go sour. I hope they washed the knife before they cut the bracciole. "Sil hit him first!"

Aww, Adrianna found Cosette in heaven. Drea de Matteo must've been happy, a free trip to Paris for one line.

One thing I learned when I was 20 and something Tony should definitely know by now, when a stripper goes down on you and has to spit out your load, do not let her kiss you, even on the cheek.

That's actually what I was thinking when she kissed him!
I was wondering if her mouth was still foul and sticky.

i was getting freaking pissed with the freaking paris crap....


nice to see vito with a pool cube up his arse...

Anyone else think it was hilarious that Phil came out of a closet to whack Vito?

Ha - didn't even pick up on that.

Good episode this week. I enjoyed the brief exchange Tony and Melfi had.

Great freakin' episode.

At first, I thought Sil and Carlo were setting up the fat dude. Then I realized Sil and Carlo just got pissed at him and stuck a knife in him.

Great line by Carlo when Tony came in:

"Sil hit in first!"

Edie was on Conan last week and said they have yet to shoot the last 8 eps.

That makes me feel better about it. I thought they were in the can and they were making us wait.

Another great episode from a season that, despite bringing about such negative reaction from fans, I've had few problems with. I'm glad Vito finally got it... I was ready for him to get killed since last season. I mean, you don't show him giving head unless you are letting the audience know in advance it is a plot point they will at some point revisit. Vito's death is more deserved now just because he is an idiot, moreso than him being a gay mobster. He was tucked away where no one could ever find him, and here he resurfaces expecting everything to be okay? Yeah, get him out of here... Alot of strong acting this time around, particularly from Van Zandt as Sylvio. I think my favorite thing about the episode was Melfi's legs though.

I was cheering when Tony was reading AJ the riot act. Finally.

Haha, I didn't even pick that up, with Frank coming out of the closet. Thank you to the board for that one, I'll keep coming back now.

Great episode, all around. And sorry for those who were bored, but the Paris scenes were fine with me. I was there recently and it brought back a ton of good memories.

I voted for the so-so episode, just for all of the Paris crap. Wasn't a fan of it.

Iger certainly has lost a lot of weight over the years. I know that he has grown up now, but he looked almost waifish in that shot with his shirt off. I was half expecting to see him in a gay chatroom. That would have been an interesting situation for Tony.

I am sad with how the whole Vito thing played out. We all knew it was coming, but since he was such a big part of the episodes for the last couple of episodes, I'll miss seeing him. I'm sure this will help to set off the whole NY/NJ war, especially with the killing by Sil and Carlo.

The guy's there busting their balls when they know full well it was Phil & his crew that did it. A lot of the anger was over them stepping across the line and killing a Capo of theirs.

Adrianna was mostly shot from behind (pun intended) in that scene. I think she was digitally inserted for the turned-around speaking line and it was an extra for the actual Paris filming portion.

i think i was the only one laughing when phil came out of the closet to attack vito...

good episode but i didnt like the stupid paris shit

I thought it was interesting that while Carmella was gone, instead of sleeping around, Tony decided to do some parenting instead. (Everyone knows getting a BJ doesn't count as cheating.)