The superb TV series “The Sopranos” is back, for its sixth and final season. There will be no season #7, so these new episodes are intrinsically dramatic.

As the series’ followers remember, season #5 ended with Johnny Sack going to jail and Tony Soprano running for the (snowy) hills, only to find out that he had been lucky enough NOT to be indicted.

One year later, Tony is higher than ever on the income pyramid. In this episode, he buys Carmela a Porsche Cayeene, he is fatter, and his voice is clearly more nasal, as if he is having trouble breathing.

Throughout “members only”, the viewer is pushed to think that Tony should eat less, spend less, and take care of his heavy weight. Because of plot leaks, I was expecting T to suffer a heart attack, be his problems will come from an entirely unsuspected source, other than eating or spending…

Your attention for the Eugene Pontecorvo character.

This episode was directed by Timothy Van Patten, a very experienced TV director.

While the new season 6 doesn’t arrive on DVD, you can buy the prior complete seasons:

(for Europe) amazon.co.uk: season 1 ; season 2 ; season 3 ; season 4 ; season 5

(for the Americas) amazon.com: season 1 ; season 2 ; season 3 ; season 4 ; season 5

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Johnny Sack is in jail – Phil is running Sack’s business. (image from HBO’s official website)

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Carmela, on the right, seems more materialistic. Archie is going back to his wife. (image from HBO’s official website)