That's what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure Tony scrapped the military school plan last season when it was discovered that AJ has panic attacks too.

For those who missed it


Bacala: You know Quasimodo predicted all this.

Tony: Who did what?

Bacala: All these problems...the middle east...the end of the world.

Tony: Nostradamus. Quasimodo's the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Bacala: Oh right...Notradomis

Tony: Nostrodomis...and Notre Dame...it's two different things completely.

Bacala: It's interesting though they'd be so similar isn't it? Ya know, I always thought o.k. Hunchback of Notre Dame...you also got your quarterback and your halfback of Notre Dame.

Tony: One's a ****ing cathedral

Bacala: Obviously, I know, I'm just saying. It's interesting the coincidence. What, you're gonna tell me you've never pondered that...the back thing with Notre Dame?

Tony: No.

I had forgetten about AJ not hacking it in military school. They weren't too specific in the school AJ goes to now, (but it sounded like many strings were pulled to get him into the school he now attends).

In the recap of Season 3 they showed a clip of Carmela talking about a "psychological" school for troubled kids.

thats the question, does Tony want Chris to do all the dirty work because he can only trust him or was that really the guy that killed his father?

AJ is definitely not in military school. For one thing, he wouldn’t be home and for another, Tony wouldn’t have to pull string one to get him into the academy. They just got him into a different school and he’s still screwing around. I see his character as a contrast to Meadow’s in that he is (maybe in the back of his mind) glad that he can fall back on his family’s powerful status and consequently doesn’t feel that he needs to put forth anything.

Beside the Quasimodo joke (which had me and my roommate both rolling) I really liked the subtle one from Chris.

“He was carryin’ a crib for me?”

“Well, it was TV trays, but it coulda been a crib.”

-then later

“He was carryin’ a TV tray for me to watch TV on!”

This show has some of the best humor in the midst of everything. It so deserves its good ratings.

adding:

"D'ya think this stuff grows on trees?"

"Ice?!? Tone?"

Also...MORE FURIO! (He cracks me up.)

My Thoughts on the whole Paulie thing:

When Paulie was talking to Johnny Sacks on the phone, he said that when he was pulled over they found a gun from an unsolved murder from 8 years ago under the seat. Says he wont be able to get out until after the trial or if someone else confesses to the murder. Johnny Saks had a grin on his face the whole time.

I think that that Paulie got set up by Johnny and the "New York Family" but that they will get him out to win his loyalty. I think that they are setting things up for a war between the two families.

I liked Carmine's (NY boss) comment before leaving the hotel.

"A Don doesn't wear shorts"

Should be an interesting season.

I got the impression that something is going on with Furio and Tony's wife, or at least that Carm. likes Furio. In one of the first scenes, they're in the kitchen and they hear the front door shut. Expecting it to be Furio, Carm. gets up and fixes her hair in the reflection of the mirror. Then she looks disappointed when it's only Chris. She then asks two or three questions about where Furio is.

Also, Paulie is in Youngstown, Ohio, which is pretty far away from Tony and his connections.

Also, I'm pretty sure Ralph and Ro (Jackie Aprile's widow) are only dating, not married. I think he lives with her.

"Conserve!"

You are correct.

It is also correct that AJ is NOT in a military school. After his panic attack when trying on his uniform, Tony told Melfi that they had to scrap those plans.


I believe that when all is said and done, and we look back on the 5 years, we'll realize this was NOT a story about Tony Soprano. it'll be the story of the rise of a low level lackey to made man to BOSS.

This is Christoper's story.

Damn, and all this time, I thought it was going to be Melfi's story. Crapola! Time to cancel HBO!

Danielle is a major babe.

BTW, how come it took 4 seasons to let us know what the inside of Tony's poolside building looks like?

The new photo by Annie Liebovitz

I was thinking the same thing when I saw that scene last night.

thanks for the wallpaper.

i am surpirsed that there was'nt more voilence in this episode. but overall great episode

When Tony told Georgie to "Conserve" that was pretty damn violent! LOL!

Thanks for the great idea and thanks for the wallpaper. I saw that ad in Time I wanted to cut it out and scan it in. This is much better

Not a prob.... it was on my Eyetide screensaver so I had to tell Eyetide to make it my wallpaper, then I dug up the wallpaper's bmp file and converted to jpg

Nice to see all the family back, like the guy in the cnn article said everytime someone walked into the scene, it was kind of like cheers where you wanted to shout out "norm".

Just like seeing all your old friends back together again.

This was the usual foundation laying episode, and I expect things to jump up a gear for next week's episode.


Janice still annoys the bejesus out of me, those grating characters I hate... I see christopher getting deeper into the drugs although I would have thought after seeing the light that he would know better.

anyway so glad that it's back on tv..