Both Imperoli and Galdofoni are in top form this episode. The cathartic affirmation Chris feels avenging his father and the unspoken love for his mother and inability to be honest about what he wants to do for her. And Tony’s villain monologue of a plan come together, of brazenly using his family, the self satisfaction and the need to be heard, and his own gently amused confusion at why he’s telling Melfi. Mesmerizing stuff.
This was the first episode without the twin towers in the title sequence being the first Sopranos episode that aired after 9/11.
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Money money money. The title says it all, this is an episode about repaying debts, whether it's Junior's debts to his lawyers, the capos' debts to their boss, Tony's debt to his family, or even Chris's different kind of debt to his mother and father.
It's also about the downturn. Carmella says this all has to come to an end, and there's the pall from that sentiment hanging over the episode. Things aren't looking so good for once, and there's a sense that the grasshoppers and ladybugs should start storing food for winter.
I'll admit I didn't love the episode. There was a lot of set up for things that I expect will come later. But it was an interesting salvo for the fourth season.