the soap-ranos

this premiere ep felt more like a montage of a pensive Tony and his demons rather than the gangster/mob drama it's supposed to be. it's gone soft if you ask me and needs to pick up some speed to end on a big note...
Remember how Tony dropped his gun in a field while fleeing from the Feds when Johnny Sack got taken in? Well, the writers do and it all comes back to haunt Tony after a teenager finds the gun. Tony's family wakes up to the sheriff pounding on the front door, and Tony is taken into custody. The case goes to court and Tony makes bail but later the DA drops the charges, and Tony thinks he's gotten off. Until the Feds announce that they have taken over the case. Tony and Carmela go to Bobby and Janice's lake house to celebrate Tony's birthday. Tony talks to Bobby about being next in line for boss. The long-simmering rage between Tony and Janice explodes during a drunken Monopoly game when Tony can't stop taking potshots at his sister and Bobby defends his wife's honor. Tony and Bobby fight-Tony goes down hard and spends the rest of his vacation bitching that the fight wasn't really fair. Tony and Bobby go to visit some Canadians who can get them a deal on fasomax-Tony agrees to whack someone for the Canadians. He forces gentle Bobby do it, and it's apparently Bobby's first whacking, so he's understandably disturbed. In other news, Meadow is living at home and planning to be a pediatrician, and Finn is nowhere in sight. AJ is working at a pizzeria and practically shacking up with Blanca and her son. Johnny Sack is still in prison. Christopher makes a brief appearance, so he's still alive, at least. Phil is fully recovered from his heart attack and seems intent on keeping the peace with Tony, for now.