We’ve waited months and months on the edge of our barca loungers for the return of one of the best television dramas ever, The Sopranos, following a nearly 10-month long hiatus that left many questions unanswered. It’s the final season of the series, meaning we are down to the wire — 9 episodes that will decide the fate of Tony Soprano and his numerous subordinates: A nephew with his eye on Hollywood, a son who will likely end up dead, a demented Uncle and legions of enemies. So how did last night’s episode kick off the season? If you missed the show, here’s a quick but telling recap:
10:00: Tony is arrested.
10:05: JK.
10:10: Tony and Carm go to a lakehouse.
10:11-10:31: Lots of quality lake time.
10:32: Monopoly.
10:33: Finally! Bobby Bacala kicks the sh*t out of Tony Soprano! Drunk bear fight!
10:34-10:45: More lake.
10:46: Something about expired osteoperosis meds… seriously.
10:47-10:52: Laaaaaaaaaaaake.
10:53: Come home from lake.
10:54: Chubby McGillicutty kills some dude doing his laundry.
10:58: 10 months for that?
11:00: Sigh. Seinfeld‘s on.
Bit of a let down, no? Unless they’re just setting us up for the most exciting episode ever… bless. But we have our doubts.
