Walk Like a Man
- Episode aired May 6, 2007
- TV-MA
- 58m
Christopher's father-in-law is the unwitting catalyst of a new feud between Christopher and Paulie. AJ struggles with depression.Christopher's father-in-law is the unwitting catalyst of a new feud between Christopher and Paulie. AJ struggles with depression.Christopher's father-in-law is the unwitting catalyst of a new feud between Christopher and Paulie. AJ struggles with depression.
- Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri
- (as Steven R. Schirripa)
- Carlo Gervasi
- (as Arthur Nascarella)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Chris observes everyone laughing in slow-motion and looks for Tony's reaction in particular is similar to the scene from "All Happy Families" where Tony observes the slowly laughing Mafiosi and gives most attention to Feech La Manna's reaction. Both Tony and Christopher seem to look for how these important people genuinely value them in the difficult-to-fake situation of immediate laughter.
- Quotes
Tony Soprano: It's in his blood, this miserable fuckin' existence. My rotten, fuckin' putrid genes have infected my kid's soul. That's my gift to my son.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I know all this is difficult but I'm very glad we're having this discussion.
Tony Soprano: Really, really? 'Cause I gotta be honest, I think it fuckin' sucks.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What does?
Tony Soprano: This. Therapy. I HATE this fuckin' shit! Seriously, we're both adults here, right? So after all is said and done, after all the complainin' and the cryin' and all the fuckin' bullshit... is this all there is?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)
- SoundtracksLady T
Performed by Crazy P
Tony's son, you might remember, was dumped by Blanca in Chasin It, and now he spends his whole time at home doing nothing. Hating to see his kid act "like a whining b*tch", Tony tries to encourage him to do something new with his life, and even attempts to do the same with Dr. Melfi, claiming he doesn't need therapy anymore. Furthermore, old bitterness reemerges between Christopher and Paulie, as the latter's nephew robs the former's father-in-law and violent reactions ensue. An attempt to establish peace between the two leads to Chris getting really drunk for the first time in years, an event that could have bad consequences for his old AA friend JT Dolan (Tim Daly).
Two very different father-son dynamics are analyzed in the episode: on the one hand, we have Tony and AJ, who really love each other but will forever be divided by the many secrets the old man has to hide; on the other, there's Paulie, who's been a kind of a mentor for Chris, though in the rough way, and now hates to see his pupil fail to live up to expectations. Imperioli doesn't, however: in fact, he practically steals the whole show with less than five scenes, his excellent performance culminating in an affecting duet with the Emmy-nominated Daly that foreshadows the darkest of outcomes for the remaining four episodes. Brilliant and scary.
- MaxBorg89
- May 27, 2008
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- Linden, New Jersey, USA("Drive Safely" storage cylinder)
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- Runtime58 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1