GagHalfrunt
Lifer
- Apr 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: JCase
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
What a crappy episode. All the built-up tension, all the drama about Tony telling Johnny Sacks to piss off, all the pending violence and it all just fizzled. Christ, is David Chase afraid of things getting messy? Carmine vs Johnny, Carmine runs away just as things are about to explode. Johnny vs Tony, Tony caves just as things were about to get good. Now Johnny is in trouble with the FBI, so rather than fighting Tony he'll just be protecting himself next season.
The Sopranos copped out, it was a bunch of empty hype and hot air leading to simple solutions. Thank God there's still The Shield to watch.
I don't think Chase is afraid of things getting messy at all, rather, he continued with the strategy that has made the series so successful - the believability of it. Of course it could have turned into an all out war with 10 murders in the episode, but that would turn the show into the typical mob drama that lacks true drama. Tony "caves" because he realized how selfish he had been (apparantly Syl's little talk did some good!) in defending his ego rather than listening to his soldiers- making an incredibly hard decision that was far more meaningful than just ordering hits on the guys in Brooklyn...
Right, right, the believability of it. Sure, I believe Tony, while wearing slick-soled loafers, outran the FBI agents through the snow. And I believe that the Feds let Adriana loose to go talk to her killer boyfriend alone while she broke the news she had flipped on him. And I believe Little Carmine just meekly tucked his tail between his legs and ran back to Miami. Gimme a break, the Sopranos is no more believable than a Harry Potter movie. It was just a wussy, non-commital ending, all hype and no substance.