I thought it was fairly significant that Tony attempted to wrap up his therapy with Dr. Melfi.

Not that I believe for a second that Dr. Melfi and Tony are through.

Why would Melfi say "calling all cars" (the title for the episode)? What significance does that have?

And why would she call him right away, as if it's such an urgent thing to say?

I'm guessing Melfi was assuming she was the only thing keeping Tony from completely spiraling out of control which is why she had the urgency in her voice telling him to try one more session. Now that he's out of therapy (for now) he's going to lose it and maybe go on a rampage, hence, calling all (police) cars. The rampage I assume will probably be the death of Johnny Sac, maybe Paulie, and I think a good chance for Carmine too.

They used the "dream sequences" just so Ralphie could finish out the season.

Gloria looked good as a ghost for the 2 seconds she was in the dream.

Yes she did - I always like when we see Tony's dreams. They are always so bizarre, yet so meaningful.

I thought the episode was fine. It's now fairly clear that when the Sopranos was signed for a fifth year, they took the main projected plot of the expected fourth and final year and stretched it over two years.

I like dream sequences, when they're done well-- e.g., sufficiently dreamy. The car dream was really interesting; the house dream was beyond me.

I think Melfi called her doc so quickly because she feels relieved, abandoned, and sorry. I thought she might be indicating that she needed help.

Janice may be the most despicable character in the history of television, Real World included!

This was an excellent episode. The ending was cool and a little creepy. I kind of think of it as , to use a cliche, the calm before the storm.

I am not following you on the whole "this season will end with another anti-climax." Which of the past seasons have ended with something anti-climatic?
I thought this episode was a little slow myself but I still think it did a great job with Melfi and Tony. Who seriously thought that he would leave treatment with Melfi? It was kind of a shocker to me at least. I think things is gonna get interesting real soon in the next 2 episodes.

Couple predictions

1) Paulie goes to New York to join Johnny's family after Johnnny kills Carmine after he finds out Carmine wanted him killed earlier in the year. Johnny sends someone to Florida to kill Carmine Jr. Johnny makes Paulie his "underboss." Paulie takes lil Paulie with him. The new New york family is the Sacramoni family.

2) Tony orders Benny to kill Furio after he tells Carmela his feelings for her.

3) Tony will resume his thereapy by the season finale.

4) Tony has to kill Chris after he finds Chris still into drugs after rehab. That would end the Adriana-FBI storyline since thet wouldn't need her if Chris was dead.

I'm probably wrong but we'll see.

This week's episode was the second worse of al time next to 'Christopher.'

Tony's not going to have to worry about killing Paulie or Christopher. I have a feeling Valery is going to bring Paulie's car back.

The season ending will be anti-climatic?

Every season ends with a whimper, not with a bang... and usually as a family get-together

Season 1: Soprano family escapes the rainstorm by eating at Vesuvio

Season 2: I forget

Season 3: Entire Soprano family listen to Uncle Junior sing


Point being: there's never a "who shot JR" cliffhanger. Anticlimatic? Nope, just the usual Sopranos

This season ends when the ducks come back.

I was thinking about Tony's dream, the one where, He, Ralph, Gloria and Carmella are in the car driving. Two of the people in the car are dead, one at the hands of Tony and one for which Tony is not responsible but blames himself for anyway. Carmella has nothing in common with Gloria or Ralph, so what is the signifigance? Is it Tony being concerned of endangering those he cares for? I'm stupid.

Carmella is in control of the car, something that Tony isn't too happy about because Tony has control issues. That's the significance of the dream, that he's losing control.

Things that need to go:

1) Janice- this stupid selfish, greedy, and annoying moron needs to be written out, specifically impaled by the russian woman's prosthetic leg

2) Dream sequences- hate them

3) Melfi- I never really like the melfi visits

4) Janice

5) Carmela really needs to stop whining


things the show could use more of:

1) Chris

2) Meadow

3) Furio taking out the trash

4) Adriana

5) Meadow + Adriana...

Really boring episode.

It clocked in at 45 minutes without pre-views before.

The show really suffers without Christopher & Adrianna.

This season there's been hardly any Meadow and Melfi has barely been on and only in the psych office.

They need to have more with just Tony and Carmela if they're
gonna screw all the other good characters.