Not my favorite episode of the show. Tony's reveal of why he wasn't at the job with Tony B. was an interesting one, as was the way that Tony S.'s panic attack, Tony B's hit on Joey Peeps, and the contretemps at the cpmstricton site were all written off as "a couple of black guys". The plot thickens when it comes to Tony S.'s past, and these guys are more than happy to pass off their violence and vulenrabilities on a marginalized group.
But the stuff with Meadow and Finn was just...ugh. I mean, it's absolutely accurate and realistic as to how arguments between college kids go. I know, I had them. But that doesn't make them less insufferable. Finn's story had the hint of interest with his clashes with mobsters at the construction site. Paulie changing his tune so quickly was funny, and Vito's secret was intriguing as well (Matthew Weiner has a knack for depicting closeted gay men in cultures where it would be considered unacceptable.) But man, his and Meadow's clashes were just so dull. It really made it hard to get into things.
Tony and Carmella's business with the divorce progressing were good though. Poor Carmela, feeling trapped yet again. But overall, the Meadow stuff just dragged it all down.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2015-08-01T00:28:15Z
Not my favorite episode of the show. Tony's reveal of why he wasn't at the job with Tony B. was an interesting one, as was the way that Tony S.'s panic attack, Tony B's hit on Joey Peeps, and the contretemps at the cpmstricton site were all written off as "a couple of black guys". The plot thickens when it comes to Tony S.'s past, and these guys are more than happy to pass off their violence and vulenrabilities on a marginalized group.
But the stuff with Meadow and Finn was just...ugh. I mean, it's absolutely accurate and realistic as to how arguments between college kids go. I know, I had them. But that doesn't make them less insufferable. Finn's story had the hint of interest with his clashes with mobsters at the construction site. Paulie changing his tune so quickly was funny, and Vito's secret was intriguing as well (Matthew Weiner has a knack for depicting closeted gay men in cultures where it would be considered unacceptable.) But man, his and Meadow's clashes were just so dull. It really made it hard to get into things.
Tony and Carmella's business with the divorce progressing were good though. Poor Carmela, feeling trapped yet again. But overall, the Meadow stuff just dragged it all down.