May 15, 2007

David Chase, Prophet?

Jeffrey Goldberg had an interesting observation on the Slate "Sopranos" roundup:

Your delicate introduction of the Chris Albrecht saga leads me to note the uncanny way in which The Sopranos is, in some mystical way, presaging actual events. Christopher goes off the wagon and shoots J.T.; Chris Albrecht, the man who oversaw the success of The Sopranos, goes off the wagon and allegedly chokes his girlfriend; Tony and Christopher have a terrible SUV crash in an episode filmed months ago; the governor of New Jersey has a terrible SUV crash, albeit one that didn't end with the deadly Soprano Nose Pinch; an angry, bullied, and alienated Asian-American turns on Uncle Junior in an episode filmed well before the Virginia Tech massacre; Tony Soprano becomes suspicious of a group of New Jersey "Arabians"; shortly after, the FBI arrests a bunch of Albanians for plotting to attack soldiers at Fort Dix, which is in, yes, New Jersey.
Goldberg also points out that the "two Jasons" are spectacularly awful people, as "the third generation is when the rot [of the mob] truly sets in." That should be totally obvious to anyone who's ever seen "Growing Up Gotti."

Sunday's episode has probably been the most thought-provoking of the series' entire run, if what I've been reading on the three best TV blogs is any indication. To answer two questions without spoiling much: Yes, Tony was yelling "I Get It!," and not "I Did It!," at the end. And yes, it was weird that both "Sopranos" and "Entourage" ended Sunday's episode with a character screaming to the heavens while standing in the mountains (or canyon).

Posted by Stephen Silver at May 15, 2007 04:51 PM
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