Thunder Road

Jun 11, 2007 11:49

Yesterday's observational humor: My only mission was to complete catching up on the season, and I did, and was finished and up to "The Blue Comet" by 1PM. But Mom and Matt were at different points in the season, so they spent the day watching on the two TV's. Matt starting upstairs while I was downstairs, then moving downstairs after I'd finished, and then Mom taking his place upstairs to finish from where she was at, "Kennedy and Heidi."

I've been reading a lot of the reactions to the The Sopranos finale, and it's weird to me that a lot of reviews are coming back negative. I thought it was a great episode--for me, the only thing I would have wanted to have happened (having given up on Bobby ascending) would have been a nice, thirty minute dream sequence. Aside from that one tiny disappointment, I couldn't have been better pleased.

I was glad to see Agent Harris get caught up in it.
I was glad to see Phil's head crushed under his SUV. ("Wave bye-bye, Grandpa. Bye-bye.")
I was glad to see that Paulie was straight with Tony. After watching "Remember When" (80), there was no doubt in my mind where Paulie's loyalties were.
And how about the scene in the ICU, visiting Sil? After the episode was over, I met up with the guys at Gilmore's, and on the drive over, I listened to "Thunder Road."

It reminded me of one of those great, mid-season episodes from season three or four, where it's the day-to-day things that are the most stressful for the characters. I couldn't have been happier.

NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams' reaction: "Alongside Meadow's entrance, it was the last cruel detail in the closing seconds, as the music of Journey started to swell. We were reminded, right at that moment, that in this case: The journey is the reward. It will have to be."

In any event, I was glad I'd decided to watch The Sopranos, rather than the first half of the basketball game. Boy, that was stupid.

episode #37, manu ginobli, willie overall

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