As I was watching this episode I was afraid that my notes would come up empty. Surprisingly that is not unusual for me. It's not until I start pulling it together that I realize there are patterns and underlying themes in each episode. What I don't know is if this is intentional or the writers thought processes just fall in place of these themes naturally without much thought.
If you don't want people to see what you are up to be sure to go somewhere out of sight. The obvious example is the FBI meeting Adrianna in a different town. The other example is Tony hiding money right under Carmella's nose. It's not revealed yet but she finds his secret money stash. He's not as clever as he thinks he is hiding his money.
Intimation by silence and staring someone down are demonstrated multiple times in this episode. People are afraid of silence and will attempt to fill up the void by talking. They are equally uneasy by being stared at. Making direct eye contact while demonstrating a subtle threat can be extremely intimidating. I'm thinking of Bobby talking to a Union Rep at a bar, Tony with his hand out to Ralphie for a bigger payout, the FBI sitting in the front seat not saying anything with Adrianna in the back squirming, Uncle Jr. staring down the court room artist as he was not happy with how he was being drawn and Janice standing in Bobby's kitchen waiting for her competition to make an exit.
Janice, as always, is adept at identifying her mark and going in to close the deal. Janice has laid her sights on Bobby whose wife just passed away. Janice is one of those characters that if she was really honest with herself and was a man she probably would have been vying for Tony's place. But, she is ultimately too careless to have been successful. Now she has decided to be the wind beneath Bobby's wings. Not the first time she has tried this. But, she's really good at it. She feeds Uncle Jr. some positive lie about Bobby that her father supposedly said then talks to Bobby about getting back to work. That one really likes to pull the screws.
Some people deal with stress and disappointment by doing drugs. (This is an easy and so obvious pearl of wisdom brought to us by our two lovebirds Michael and Adrianna.)
Tony has the compassion and love for animals. I don't quite get it. Maybe he feels the only true innocence lies in animals. Maybe it's his judgement that all humans are guilty and unworthy of our fullest respect. But, animals are just animals. There is no stigmatism of sin.
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