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There are very few shows today that can even compete with the brilliance of The Sopranos which, even decades later, continues to reign as one of the greatest series of all time. Created by David Chase, The Sopranos centers around New Jersey mobster, Tony Soprano, beautifully played by James Gandolfini, who, after suffering a panic attack, seeks help from a psychiatrist hoping to address the source of his attacks while also maintaining his double life as a family man and mafioso.
Even though Janice knows her mother can be manipulative and cruel, she still falls into her trap and becomes entangled in her web of misery and toxicity. On the other hand, Janice doesn't fall too far from the tree and is only putting up with her mother because she has a personal agenda of her own.
While Tony's dreams are the episode's central focus, his sister, Janice, sinks to an all-new low by anonymously encouraging Bobby Bacala's kids to try and contact their mother, Karen, with an Ouija board. Of course, the experience has a detrimental impact on the kids, which results in Bacala turning to her for help, playing right into her sick, twisted hand.
The episode also pays a bit of homage to classic gangster movies,which would typically depict law enforcement as a bunch of buffoons or incompetent officers who were always outsmarted by the mobster or criminal. While the agents think they are two steps ahead of Tony, their egos are comically deflated when their plan is postponed due to a busted water heater, which ironically, they thought had several more months.
The episode does a fantastic job of shedding a more positive light on Pussy and while he was a rat, he was still a wholesome, fun-loving man who loved his friends and family. Of course, the Christmas party is the highlight of the episode, but it also forces Tony to face the genuine grief he feels about his friend that he has been trying to deny for years.
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