# Sopranos 5/7 - getting better **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835 "2006-05-08T02:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/41 "2006-05-08T20:35:05Z")
Good call indeed. I can’t even imagine it being any other way. ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/42 "2006-05-08T20:48:11Z")
My vote for best line goes to Tony in Melfi’s office “You know my feelings, every day is a gift…It just doesn’t have to be a pair of socks.” ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/43 "2006-05-08T23:10:11Z")
I wish they would show more of Melfi this season. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/44 "2006-05-08T23:18:02Z")
Melfi? This character should have been written off a long time ago. There is NO point to the therapy sessions anymore - they’re a boring waste of time. The only thing that was ever interesting about the therapy sessions was the attraction between Tony and Dr. Melfi - and that’s been gone for a long time. Lorraine Bracco is a terrible actress, possibly the worst on the show. And that includes Robert Iler, who people trash constantly but does a fine job playing an unlikeable character. Bracco’s dialog is consistently cringe-inducing. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/45 "2006-05-08T23:42:44Z")
I actually enjoyed the Melfi character when they showed her with her son and more of her personal life. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/46 "2006-05-08T23:44:20Z")
Anybody else notice the pole dancer “go down” on Chrissy at The Bing just after he announced his nuptuals? ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/47 "2006-05-09T02:13:57Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > Tony playing with Nica I thought was really an important scene. It seemed to show that tony wasn’t completely done with the “every day is a gift.” mindset. It seemed really out of step with Tony but then again we’ve never seen Tony around kids that young before. The whole thing is more of a metephor for Tony’s malaise. He in that moment is living vicariously through her in that scene. She got on the ride and was hurt but, seemingly, still craves the thrill even though it is dangerous. Everyone offered her gifts and candy, but she is only happy when Tony steps in to gives her the ride, Almost tossing her in the air. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/48 "2006-05-09T11:46:20Z")
Damn, I swear I didn’t walk out of the room, but somehow, I missed the “Brownie” line. Can someone give me the setup for that? And I’m with you, **Ellis Dee** - the whole spiral into a binge is getting old. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/49 "2006-05-09T12:05:38Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > Damn, I swear I didn’t walk out of the room, but somehow, I missed the “Brownie” line. Can someone give me the setup for that? > > And I’m with you, **Ellis Dee** - the whole spiral into a binge is getting old. Tony says it to Paulie regarding his handling of the festival. A lack of funding led to the teacup ride crashing. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/50 "2006-05-09T12:47:15Z")
I swear I saw the scene when he told Tony, but if no one else does then I must be crazy. I was terrified that Tony was going to drop the kid or something, seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/51 "2006-05-10T04:26:15Z")
That scene with Tony and Chris in Tony’s basement was a very good scene. I can see why David Chase was reluctant to cut it out of Long Term Parking. Good thing he thought of a way to bring it back. ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/52 "2006-05-10T15:30:19Z")
> [@Quasimodal](#): > > Tony says it to Paulie regarding his handling of the festival. A lack of funding led to the teacup ride crashing. And the line was said while at Christophers bachelor party. Tony and Paulie were both taking a leak. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/53 "2006-05-10T18:43:36Z")
Does anyone what that song was that was playing during Chris’ lonely dog segment? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/54 "2006-05-10T19:05:30Z")
Damn it, I remember looking up that song because I didn’t know it either. Now I can’t remember the title- I recall something about dolphins in the words, though, so I’ll keep poking around. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/55 "2006-05-10T19:11:21Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > Does anyone what that song was that was playing during Chris’ lonely dog segment? It’s “The Dolphins” by Fred Neil. I didn’t recognize who was covering it - it’s covered pretty regularly. (For example, Linda Ronstadt had a hit with it). ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835/56 "2006-05-10T19:17:01Z")
And as always, I lose out by trying to find the lyrics. [Here they are.](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Dolphins-lyrics-Linda-Ronstadt/5A68B1F6CABCDD5048256C6F0029EFD6) [Turns out HBO actually tells you what songs were played in each episode, scene by scene. Very cool.](http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/music/episode74.shtml) They say that they used Neil’s version of the song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-5-7-getting-better/355835.md?page=2)