Tony's stress levels are making his anger hard to control, whilst Christopher wrestles with his own emotions.
'Big Girls Don't Cry' is a strong character driven episode with a number of memorable moments.
The plot focuses on Tony, Christopher and Dr Melfi, who are all struggling with various emotional problems and each one is addressed by a number of well written scenes where they interact with other characters.
Tony scenes are a mixture of entertaining outbursts and dark moments that remind you of his vicious nature. They are all memorable and compelling to watch, but easily my favourite involves Janice and Richie. James Gandolfini is great as ever.
Dr Melfi is having issues with the abandonment of her patient and the writers develop the character well in relation to this. You do have to be interested in her emotional hang ups to truly appreciate this aspect of the story, regardless of how well written it is. Peter Bogdanovich is quite amusing in a deadpan way that contrasts Lorraine Bracco's strong emotions.
Christopher's scenes are all excellent and it continues themes explored in 'The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti' in a more revealing way. His life is portrayed as not going well and when searching for something more it cleverly hints at his frustrations towards certain people. Michael Imperioli is excellent as always, as is Drea de Matteo.
The production values, as ever are outstanding. The two contrasting scenes set in the Bahama Skies tanning salon are exceptionally well made if you can cope with the violence of the second.
'Big Girls Don't Cry' is a strong character driven episode with a number of memorable moments.
The plot focuses on Tony, Christopher and Dr Melfi, who are all struggling with various emotional problems and each one is addressed by a number of well written scenes where they interact with other characters.
Tony scenes are a mixture of entertaining outbursts and dark moments that remind you of his vicious nature. They are all memorable and compelling to watch, but easily my favourite involves Janice and Richie. James Gandolfini is great as ever.
Dr Melfi is having issues with the abandonment of her patient and the writers develop the character well in relation to this. You do have to be interested in her emotional hang ups to truly appreciate this aspect of the story, regardless of how well written it is. Peter Bogdanovich is quite amusing in a deadpan way that contrasts Lorraine Bracco's strong emotions.
Christopher's scenes are all excellent and it continues themes explored in 'The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti' in a more revealing way. His life is portrayed as not going well and when searching for something more it cleverly hints at his frustrations towards certain people. Michael Imperioli is excellent as always, as is Drea de Matteo.
The production values, as ever are outstanding. The two contrasting scenes set in the Bahama Skies tanning salon are exceptionally well made if you can cope with the violence of the second.