Bada bing- “this thing of ours” is finally back. After a lengthy hiatus HBO’s critically acclaimed original series, The Sopranos, has returned.
This Sunday at 9 p.m. a hush will fall over the quad, the town houses will be silenced, the apartments quiet, and a calm will blanket the beach as Fairfield University students gear up to watch the premiere episode of The Sopranos’ fourth season.
The public is anxiously awaiting some conclusion to the cliffhangers HBO’s writers, David Chase and Lawrence Konner, left us with in the spring of 2001.
Murders, plot twists, romantic affairs, illegal activities, and family strife have lead up to what promises to be an explosive season.
Jackie Junior’s death at the hands of his stepfather Ralph, upon the request of Tony, left many viewers wondering what effect this event will have on Tony’s already tenuous relationship with his rebellious daughter, Meadow.
Tony didn’t have much luck with his son A.J. either, who was caught cheating on a geometry test and expelled from school. After much arguing, Carmela finally conceited that Tony might be right in suggesting they send A.J. off to Hudson Military Institute for some much needed displine.
Tony decided that he would never be able to put his child through the stress that accompanies such a harsh disciplinary action.
With his immediate family attended to, Tony must now pull the reigns in on his “business associates.” Paulie and Ralph are at odds with one another, and Junior’s cancer is in remission, but his trial on RICO charges is just a few weeks away.
The county sheriffs aren’t the only one’s gunning to break up the Sopranos’ Crew. Adriana has unknowingly befriended an undercover FBI agent “Danielle” which could lead to some potentially harmful coffee talks.
Dissension among the ranks is increasingly more prevalent as well. Paulie had a chance meeting with Johnny Sack in which he expressed his concerns with the way Tony and Ralph operate and assured him that Carmine, the head of the New York family, shared his frustration.
Will Meadow ever get over the loss of Jackie Junior and forgive Tony? Will A.J. get back on track? Will Junior survive the trial and cancer? Will the F.B.I. fool Adriana into helping them bring Christopher down?
We will all have to wait and see but one thing is for sure: there’s no question what everyone will be doing this Sunday night. So boil up the pasta and break out the vino; the “family” is home.
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