I think the alter "wife's" voice IS Artie's wife. They were previously dating and she didn't like that he was in the buisness. Remember she broke up with him because, "That life wasn't for her.".

This show is definitely the best show on television especially for us Italian-Americans who understand all the little cliches and Italian sayings. It's dissapointing to see Uncle June written out or less involved. He was certainly one of the old time Italian guys with so many sayings, for example when he fell in the shower and yelled out "your sisters c_ _ _ _!" Which in Italian would be "la fessa di sorda!"

Carm had a falling out with Uncle June because he planned to have Tony clipped with Livia.

First of all, it was not Gloria Trillo (A. Sciorra) - as HBO has already denied it was her. It seemed pretty straightforward to me that it was Artie's wife Charmain (sp?) - who dated Tony when Carm was away prior to the marriage, and as mentioned before in earlier post, Charmain has always been dead-set against the mob life.

The allegory and symbolism was rampant and occasionally cool, but most of it was too damn obvious (gee whiz - Kevin "Infinity" Finnerty; wild fires; crosses; monks; "I'm Lost"; light in the distance - all kind of pat and predictable. David Chase is capable of better.

I would bet the ranch that Tony does survive and comes out of the coma in some way shape or form by the end of this "season" (i.e. prior to the extra 8 episodes in January) at the latest. Whether he emerges to find AJ has shot Junior or awakes wanting to go legit or awakes to generalized chaos in the Family thanks to in-fighting among the capos remains to be seen.

Some great foreshadowing on Vito, AJ, the muslim guys, etc as previously mentioned.

When tony fell down the stairs, that was corresponding to
when the doctors induced a coma in him.

Thanks for pointing out the 'beacon of light' vs. the 'burning
landscape.' I knew he was in costa mesa and that was what was
on the TV when the wildfires were burning but hadn't figured out
the other part.

Hey I agree "join the club" was a great episode. The thing that bugs me, and I can't believe he would do this but are both the dream and what we are lead to believe is the "real" show could actually both be dreams. That open wound looks real hokey to me. I mean you see the gun shot wound and next to it is this big hole in his gut. Other things about the "real" show bother me. Janice's over-reaction, the media coverage and the conversation in Meadows room. What if these are delusions are from food poisoning. Remember Tony was eating all that sushi in the last episode. It's a stretch, especially since they already did the delusions from food poisoning thing. Remember when they sent Big Pussy to sleep with the fishes. Tony had food poisoning that day and had several delusions. Just another theory. That's what's great about the show. You have know idea where it is going or how it is going to get there.

I am not sure if anyone else has posted this or if anyone else has noticed but was it Sydney Pollack who played the doctor with the very grim prognosis of Tony's condition?

If it was it seems to tie in with the "Ren, the secret name" or the "Director" who "directs the film of your life from conception to death".

PEOPLE TONY SOPRANO IS NOT GOIN TO DIE IF YOU DOPES LOOK AT THE SEASON TRAILER CLIPS YOU WILL SEE TONY IN LOTS OF OTHER EPISODES AND HES PERFECTLY FINE!....TONY WILL RECOVER AND SH** WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH HIM!

MY favorite part of the show (besides the line paulie said to aj) was when all the guys( silvio, chris, bobby, paulie, etc etc) where driving up the soprano's driveway and paulie yelled at the reporter " oooooohhhhhh get the fu** off the property i thought i told you yesturday the curb was your fu**in limit" ( or somethin along those line) and then he pushes the camera away....i love how paulie acted there and i love his character for those types of things and i dotn think anyone who could play that part better then tony sirico!

I HATE VITO!...to me he is still a nobody ya know like those character that arent part of the main group...like eugene, patsy, benny, bobby, etc. To me the main group is tony, sivio, paulie, and chris ( the big guys. And who the hell does vito think he is to start talkin about him bein boss or movin up, he may be a top earner but hes one of the lowest in the respect catagory. That would be the day pauile walnuts lets someone like vito take over. Which brings me to say that i think paulie is realizing how vito is throughin out hints about movin up which as we could watch paulie is not abotu to sit back and watch as we already see a little bit of hate forming toward him. And all paulie needs to find out is that the vitos a fag and he'll probably kill him on the spot

Gettin back to the scene where all the guys drive up tony's driveway, whos gmc yukon was that..looked like silvio getting out of the drivers seat?

Anyone else think that Connie is easily impressed by MSNBC hacks who know how to google Jacques Pr鶥rt? Cross posting does not a good blogger make...

Gee Vince I guess Andy just isn't bleesed with your gift for nuance and atttention to detail. Love the Badfinger dude...follow the light...follow the light!

Anyone else think that Janice was way over the top in her reaction to Tony at the hospital, bet she'll be chomping at the bit soon enough to get her Bobby a good position in the reorganization.