"Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request" Review and Observations
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Todd Epp in Reviews

Tony Soprano's "kinder, gentler" mob kingpin change lasts about three days.  

After seeing the reaction of fellow made men ridicule a crying Johnny Sack after the feds ruined his daughter's wedding, Tony's understanding turns to fear.  He fears his new found compassion--that there's "enough garbage for everyone" to understanding the emotions Sack felt at his daughter's wedding--must give way to others again fearing him.

His gambit is to engage his very young, very buff, and very strong new body guard/driver in an unprovoked brawl that Tony wins.  If Tony can lick the brawny kid, who will mess with him?

But Tony's loss of compassion and resort to fear takes a toll on his injury riddled body--and soul.

Meanwhile, Vito looks like he might be eating something but it ain't that guy's salami from the construction site from last season.  Like Tony, Vito too leads a double life that is taking a psychic toll on him.  As we are learning, there is only one way out of this "family."

Meanwhile, Uncle Mummyhead ends up in the booby hatch.  In a rare lucid moment, he understands that he's in a fix.  He cannot fathom that he shot Tony.  In this family, one's problems always get buried--some more deeply than others.

 

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