Re: SOPRANOS Season 6: New this week.. Episode 8: "Johnny Cakes"
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Holadem
You have no idea how powerful the drive to be like daddy can be for the son of an overachiever. For the first time ever, I actually empathized with the kid because I can directly relate to him.
The son desperately wants to live up to dad, even though it's clearly not in him, while the father desperately wants his son to be anything but him -- a very unusual situation for a successful father. I find that fascinating, but apparently I am the only one  . In the end, Tony's worse nightmare is slowly coming to life: a corrupt AND inept AJ. If this were some other show, I would expect this incident to serve as some kind of epiphany to AJ, but not on the Sopranos. Meadow has a solid (if hypocritical) head on her shoulders, I suspect AJ's path will be much darker.Someone said this was another panic attack for AJ, implying there was a previous one? When was this? |
He's had at least two: one when he was named defensive captain of the football team for a play he made in the game the previous week; the 2nd was when he put on a uniform at home and was going to go to a military prep school.
I agree, Holadem: the scene between Tony and AJ after he picked him up from jail was heartbreaking. Tony desperately wants AJ to NOT be a hood, or follow him in the business. AJ's "friends" and acquaintances are mostly hanging with him for the novelty of AJ being a mobster's son, and access to Tony's power and money through AJ.
Not a healthy situation from either side.
