tonysoprano

Were "two great tastes that taste great together" combined and we didn't even realize it? I happened to come across an article from The Star-Ledger (in a New Jersey paper of course), which goes in to detail about a theory that Tony Soprano wasn't dead, he was in Purgatory. The author has personal contact with David Chase (The Sopranos creator and driving force) and after he referred to the two episodes as a "dream sequence," Chase quickly scuttled that word. After hearing the author's thoughts about it being Purgatory, it made perfect sense to me. Wikipedia defines Purgatory as "a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace are not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions". Not only was Tony's brief life as Kevin Finnerty temporal punishment by sheer lack of ... well anything, but Sopranos family members have referenced Purgatory in the past, Paulie in particular; he stated that he had come to grips with the fact that he was going to have to spend X amount of time there before he finally got to the pearly gates.

HBO realizes that it's been a really, really long time since we've seen any new episodes of The Sopranos, so it has enlisted the assistance of Google Maps to help you remember. On The Sopranos website, the Google Map shows different locations in New Jersey where key plot points happened last season. Move your mouse over a red dot and a box will appear with a video clip, summary, and a link to an entire episode guide. A lot of the video clips are just conversations between Tony and other major characters like Tony B. (Steve Buschemi), Christopher (Michael Imperioli), and Sack (Vince Curatola) and really aren't all that exciting. They're used as a reminder of who got whacked and where the tensions lie between crime bosses. And, of course, it includes the scene where Adriana gets whacked.

Speaking of getting whacked, here's a way to kill time. It's The Sopranos' version of Whack-a-Mole.