This episode is one of my favorites because it has it's funny moments.
The themes in this episode seem to be about communication and trust.
Who Gloria reminds Tony of is finally starting to sink in a bit. Gloria starts a fight with Tony by twisting his words when he wants to be honest with her. So, it's important to know that there are some people and/or some situations where it doesn't really matter how you express yourself, it's going to cause a fight.
In life don't forget the answers are not always straight ahead. Sometimes you have to look up. (Literally in this situation. When Paulie & Christopher are looking for the Russian in the woods he's obviously hiding in the trees.)
Paulie & Christopher get lost in the woods. They demonstrate a lack of trust throughout the entire experience. At the end though Christopher backs up Paulie's version of the story of what happened with the Russian. When people are confronted with adverse conditions, for example the cold, their base instincts are heightened. They are their worst selves. For example, blaming others through deflection, not sharing what little food they might have with each other, etc.
Other trust issues are Meadow not trusting Jackie Jr. and Gloria not trusting that Tony had a legitimate reason for being late to dinner and leaving early.
Communication was also key in this episode. Cell phones that went in and out and my favorite funny quotes are Paulie not understanding Tony and repeating to Christopher about the Russian, "He was an Interior Decorator!" and Christopher responding, "His house looks like shit!". Okay, for that you had to be there. But, it's funny. Trust me.
Lastly, Dr. Melfi is again leading Tony down the road of helping him see things more clearly. At the end of the episode she asks him again who does Gloria remind him of? Come on Tony, you are so close!
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