History Recap / TheSopranosS2E11HouseArrest

* GoldenAge: Junior reminisces about the days when Johnny Boy was still his partner in crime. Tony is more skeptical:

* ShoutOut:
** A federal Marshall comes to the hospital room to attach a surveillance bracelet to Uncle Junior's ankle. The nurse notes that the Marshall's last name is [=McLuhan=], leading to a joke that he could be called after a Canadian philosopher named Marshall [=McLuhan=].
** Tony mentions watching ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' while in therapy. In a moment of what might be FridgeBrilliance, Tony references growing bored with the movie because the killer's identity didn't matter to him. [[spoiler: If he'd watched it through to the end, he'd see that the movie didn't really care about the killer's identity either. Also, one of the serial killer's victims was a fat mobster.]]

* HesBack: Tony and his crew are all jubilant smiles and jokes the moment he sets foot in Satriale's near the end of the episode.

Dr. Melfi embarrasses herself at a restaurant with her son Jason when she causes a scene due to another patron smoking a cigarette. While discussing the incident with Dr. Kupferberg, he begins to probe into her doctor-patient dynamic with Tony. At Tony's next session, he describes his general feelings of boredom and ennui. Melfi compares him to a shark, suggesting that certain personalities need to remain in constant motion or else being forced to contemplate their immoral actions causes them to "crash". Tony, finally fed up with Barone Sanitation, returns to Satriale's pork store, settling back into his usual lifestyle.

Dr. Melfi embarrasses herself at a restaurant with her son when she causes a scene due to another patron smoking a cigarette. While discussing the incident with Dr. Kupferberg, he begins to probe into her doctor-patient dynamic with Tony. At Tony's next session, he describes his general feelings of boredom and ennui. Melfi compares him to a shark, suggesting that certain personalities need to remain in constant motion or else being forced to contemplate their immoral actions causes them to "crash". Tony, finally fed up with Barone Sanitation, returns to Satriale's pork store, settling back into his usual lifestyle.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Dr. Melfi's son feels when she makes a scene over a nearby patron not putting out her cigarette.

* DeathGlare: Richie gives Tony one after getting chewed out over the drug dealing. Given that Tony is the recognized boss, and he could very likely beat the utter crap out of Richie, it also amounts to [[{{StaringDownCthulhu}} Staring Down Cthulhu]]. Tony for his part isn't phased, and continues with berating Richie.

* LikeFatherLikeSon: Catherine's husband was a cop, and their son has grown up to be one as well. Though unlike his father, the younger Romano does not seem very friendly to Junior.

* SelectiveObliviousness: A pretty common theme in the episode, especially as it relates to characters' health problems.

* WhamLine: Tony and Richie initially exchange pleasantries at the party. Tony then pulls Richie aside and asks him, "Got any blow?" It throws Richie into a funk, and sets him up for Tony tearing a strip off him for dealing drugs along the truck routes.

'''Melfi:''' ''It's the pursuit that's guaranteed.''

'''Season 2, Episode 11'''
!House Arrest

Junior, diagnosed with sleep apnea, visits Dr. Shreck's office and is given a goofy looking CPAP machine to attach to his nose when he sleeps. While at the office, he encounters an old acquaintance, Catherine Romano, the widow of a corrupt cop Junior knew. Junior evades her questions, embarrassed to admit that he is under house arrest. He also acts somewhat dismissive of Catherine when she drops by his house with a tray of manicotti, opting instead to flirt with the much younger nurse attending to him.

Tony grows extremely bored at Barone Sanitation. He becomes interested in Dick Barone's secretary after learning she is a born-again Christian, and later has sex with her in the office. He also sets up an office betting pool and passes time doodling, but begins to develop a rash on his arm, believed to be a manifestation of psychological issues. Further emphasizing his boredom, he gets a call from Silvio, Paulie and Pussy, who have just received a shipment of World War II-era weapons and seem to be having fun. While at a company banquet, Tony encounters Richie and Janice, and harshly confronts Richie about his off-the-reservation behavior. Tony then has a panic attack after overhearing multiple banal conversations of white-collar "midigan" partygoers. He collapses and Richie rushes to his aid.

Junior's hand gets stuck in the garbage disposal unit in his sink, leaving him stranded in the kitchen for hours on end. Richie and Janice come over and help pry him loose. Junior finally opens up to spending more time with Catherine, and shows her his ankle bracelet, revealing the reason he can't leave his house. She stays over that night watching TV with Junior, and puts on his CPAP mask for him when he falls asleep.

* YouDoNOTWantToKNow: Deconstructed. Dr. Melfi admits to Dr. Kupferberg that she shouldn't delve deeper to obtain knowledge of Tony's Mafia lifestyle, and yet she can't help herself out of fascination.

** Tony mentions watching ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' while in therapy. In a moment of what might be FridgeBrilliance, Tony references growing bored with the movie because the killer's identity didn't matter to him. [[spoiler: If he'd watched it through to the end, he'd see that the movie didn't really care about the killer's identity either.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: While Tony succumbs to a panic attack listening to various white collar workers discuss their daily lives, "More Than a Feeling" by Music/{{Boston}} is playing.

** Tony mentions watching ''Film/{{Seven}}'' while in therapy. In a moment of what might be FridgeBrilliance, Tony references growing bored with the movie because the killer's identity didn't matter to him. [[spoiler: If he'd watched it through to the end, he'd see that the movie didn't really care about the killer's identity either.]]

* BigBeautifulWoman: The episode emphasizes this about Janice when she tries on her wedding dress, and is impressed by her own cleavage.

-->'''Junior:''' You know, back in the 50s, we worked together. Even rival families settled their differences amicably.

** Richie doesn't mind complying with Tony's [[{{ThatsAnOrder}} order]] to stop selling drugs along the garbage routes for the time being. The reason being he sees it as an opportunity to drive a wedge between Tony and Uncle Junior when presenting a light envelope to Junior. He goes off the reservation again after getting Junior angry.

* PragmaticVillainy: Tony's motivation for [[{{ThatsAnOrder}} ordering]] Richie to stop dealing drugs near his garbage routes. He doesn't care that Richie and Uncle Junior are dealing drugs. He just doesn't want it near his garbage truck routes, which the cops have only recently started to leave alone (and which he uses to move other goods).

** A federal Marshall comes to the hospital room to attach a surveillance bracelet to Uncle Junior's ankle. The nurse notes that the Marshall's last name is McLuhan, leading to a joke that he could be called after a Canadian philosopher named Marshall McLuhan.
** Tony mentions watching ''Film/{{Seven}}'' while in therapy.
** In a moment of what might be FridgeBrilliance, Tony references growing bored with the movie because the killer's identity didn't matter to him. [[spoiler: If he'd watched it through to the end, he'd see that the movie didn't really care about the killer's identity either.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: While Tony succumbs to a panic attack listening to various white collar workers discuss their daily lives, "More Than a Feeling" by Boston is playing.

* TheLoad: Tony pretty much calls Richie this, beginning to see him as a liability. Having to ride Richie is the way Tony puts it.
* YouAreFat: The doctor tells Tony that losing weight wouldn't hurt when it comes to dealing with his panic attacks.
* YouDoNOTWantToKNow: Deconstructed. Dr. Melfi admits to Dr. Kupferberg that she shouldn't delve deeper to obtain knowledge of Tony's Mafia lifestyle, and yet she can't help herself out of fascination.

* WhamLine: Tony and Richie initially exchange pleasantries at the party. Tony then pulls Richie aside and asks him, "Got any blow?". It throws Richie into a funk, and sets him up for Tony tearing a strip off him for dealing drugs along the truck routes.

Dr. Melfi embarrasses herself at a restaurant with her son when she causes a scene due to another patron smoking a cigarette. While discussing the incident with Dr. Kauffenberg, he begins to probe into her doctor-patient dynamic with Tony. At Tony's next session, he describes his general feelings of boredom and ennui. Melfi compares him to a shark, suggesting that certain personalities need to remain in constant motion or else being forced to contemplate their immoral actions causes them to "crash". Tony, finally fed up with Barone Sanitation, returns to Satriale's pork store, settling back into his usual lifestyle.

* INeedAFreakingDrink: Dr. Melfi admits to Dr. Kauffenberg that she drinks on the days that she has therapy sessions with Tony.

** Dr. Melfi refuses to admit she's [[{{DescentIntoAddiction}} sunken into alcoholism]], even after multiple lampshadings by Dr. Kauffenberg, and is only willing to confront it after she embarrasses herself in a restaurant.

* YouDoNOTWantToKNow: Deconstructed. Dr. Melfi admits to Dr. Kauffenberg that she shouldn't delve deeper to obtain knowledge of Tony's Mafia lifestyle, and yet she can't help herself out of fascination.

* GilliganCut: Uncle Junior's excuse to Bobby about not wanting to see Catherine is he can't stand the sight of injured feet, or feet at all really. The next scene is hundreds of feet dancing at a party to the sound of "Disco Inferno".

* YouAreFat: The doctor tells Tony that losing weight wouldn't hurt when it comes to deal with his panic attacks.

** Uncle Junior has long since lost interest in Catherine Romano. But Bobby eating up the manicotti prompts him to strike things up with her again, in order to get her bring more food to him.

* WhamLine: Tony and Richie initially exchange pleasantries at the party. Tony then pulls Richie aside and asks him, "Got any blow?". It throws Richie into a funk, and sets up him for Tony tearing a strip off him for dealing drugs along the truck routes.