Standout episode for me, they had gone a whole episode with nothing on the kids and they'd also been teasing that they might talk about Tony's past so this was a great answer to both.

Tony talking about his dad really shifts what we know about him and felt like a big turning point in Dr Melfi helping him, and I liked the way they tied in the feeling Tony has of having no other option than to be in the mafia like his family was. It also hugely complimented the ADD plotline which initially reeked of crappy B plot but proved me wrong when Tony feels guilty for having a son that he doesn't know how to teach to not have to follow in his footsteps. It seems like a fairly easy conversation to have once Dr Melfi helps him understand, but with how little parent to child communication there was in his family, it's really understandable for Tony to find it difficult to tell his son that. 

8/10

Specials

Season 1