I agree completely! I thought tonights ep was great. I loved the helicopter flying overhead and you could see the doctor flashina pin light down. Really good stuff. This also sets up lots of storylines and people begin to position themselves for taking over for Tony and for AJ to maybe get into the "business".
Yeah the lighthouse in the background as well...he looked at it twice..."follow the light" was the theme but he seems to be doing his own thing...the costa mesa fire on TV representing hell and asking the bartender later..."so what's it like in costa mesa?" and the bartender says "it's dead in costa mesa".
The doubters need to realize the importance of tonight's show and look at the big picture...it was a very telling and moving performance which is doing nothing but setting you up for usually something huge in the next 2-3 episodes.
This is a mafia family and the mafia in general here. This big deal about Tony's health is really for the viewers...the actual characters don't care. They have all feared Tony all along and loved him for what he could get them material wise.
The kids are embarassed by him, AJ didn't give a crap until he sat in the room with him and talked and then all of a sudden grew angry,Carm wouldn't call him a good husband or man...just a good father and friend and that he wasn't going to hell...she has hated him for years,and his crew is lining up their moves and money for what they will do as soon as Tony goes to the light.
They joke at funerals and make their deals and move on.
Tony has always been afraid of being alone and being himself...hence what is happening to him in the dream sequence....he is on his own and nobody cares what his name is.