When I first saw this episode of "The Sopranos" I really thought that this was what the entire series was going to be about: dealing with everyday life in the suburbs but you're a mafia boss. To me, that was a unique experience and for a season and a half, they kind of stuck to that before it became a full-on gangster show. It was always interesting to see a "mob boss" at a parent/teacher conference and dealing with speeding tickets, etc. This episode, however, showed what happened when a sick, perverted soccer coach took advantage of the one girl who had connected friends. It literally begs the question, "If you had the power to mitigate justice, would you?" Tony literally makes the argument for vigilante justice (and is really convincing when he does it) in the face of dealing with Meadow's soccer coach who had an inappropriate relationship with her teammate.
The secondary plot of the story revolves around something a bit more obtuse: the rumor mill churns that Uncle Junior enjoys (and is quite good at) orally gratifying his girlfriend, Bobbi. Junior warns her not to talk about their sex life because apparently, in the Italian culture, a man doing that to a woman might be a sign that you are gay (ASIDE: I am 100% Italian. I've never heard that, ever. Not once. END ASIDE). Well, Junior's worst nightmare comes true as Bobbi had been bragging for sometime and word gets back to Tony who uses this fact to chide Junior on the golf course - an event that sets into motion a series of happenings for the rest of the season that leads to bloodshed.
It's funny to look back on this episode after finishing the season and realize that the ball started rolling HERE... when Junior pleasured his girlfriend.
The secondary plot of the story revolves around something a bit more obtuse: the rumor mill churns that Uncle Junior enjoys (and is quite good at) orally gratifying his girlfriend, Bobbi. Junior warns her not to talk about their sex life because apparently, in the Italian culture, a man doing that to a woman might be a sign that you are gay (ASIDE: I am 100% Italian. I've never heard that, ever. Not once. END ASIDE). Well, Junior's worst nightmare comes true as Bobbi had been bragging for sometime and word gets back to Tony who uses this fact to chide Junior on the golf course - an event that sets into motion a series of happenings for the rest of the season that leads to bloodshed.
It's funny to look back on this episode after finishing the season and realize that the ball started rolling HERE... when Junior pleasured his girlfriend.