The Sopranos - Family Values

Richardson's Review

Richardson's Review
By Matt Richardson
(Episode 73 - JOHNNY CAKES)

The trials and tribulations of AJ and Vito dominated the latest episode of "The Sopranos" on Sunday night. AJ is still causing his parents stress and they openly worry about his partying habits. After asking his father what the plans were for Uncle Junior though AJ takes things in his own hands and visits Junior in his incarceration in attempt to murder him. He freezes up though, drops a knife from his jacket and is taken to jail. Tony uses his connections to get him out though and in a poignant scene outside the precinct pleads for his son to grow up and to start acting like a man. Vito's secret meanwhile, is kept under wraps only for a short time before sharing a kiss with the local diner cook. Vito punches him in the face but the two reconcile a few days later and are seen making out at a picnic in the final scenes of the episode. This doesn't mean, however, that Vito has completely forgotten about his family. He calls his wife and tells her where to find $30,000 in the house. Phil Leotardo also hasn't forgotten about Vito and urges Tony to take action immediately.

Also: AJ's panic attacks have not completely stopped and he has one in the bathroom of a club he attends...Tony sells a local business he owns to the attractive real estate agent Julianna Skiff (Julianna Marguiles). His initial attempts to lure her in are rebuffed but when she gives in he doesn't go thru with it and leaves her apartment...

Shock Factor: C + Richardson's Review: B

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