As soon as I saw the title to this episode I immediately recalled what happens to Dr. Melfi. It's one of my favorite installments because of the ending. Dr. Melfi is raped as she was leaving work. It is a very difficult piece to watch. Her attacker gets off without charges due to a technicality. Dr. Melfi has a dream (as I've stated before dreams can really have underlying meanings) and when recounting it in therapy she comes to the realization that all she has to do is tell Tony about the rape and he would take care of her rapist. She had satisfaction in knowing that she had the power to have him "squashed like a bug". In the end of the episode Tony is in a session with Dr. Melfi. She begins to cry and he comforts her. I know he suspected something was wrong in their earlier session. It's in his eyes, his suspicion. Dr. Melfi asked him to go back to his chair while she collected herself. Tony asked her if there was something she wanted to say. It looked to him as if she was going to say something. She responded with a very firm NO. Dr. Melfi knew that she would be crossing an invisible line and chose the high ground. The ultimate wisdom here is that sometimes knowing what you can do, even if you don't act on it, can give you a piece of mind.
You need to be forthcoming about your intentions otherwise people might misinterpret.
When people get mad they tend to lash out at those closest to them. They also loose their restraint when it comes to their language.
Being the boss, the leader, can be a very parental role.
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