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* ThePeterPrinciple: Chris got his promotion on account of being very good with the violence and intimidation activities of the mob. After all, he's a [[{{PintSizedPowerhouse}} Pint-Sized Powerhouse]] who's beaten men with several inches on him, and Sean Gismote during season 2 found out the [[{{BoomHeadshot}} hard way]] that he can call on [[{{ImprobableAimingSkills}} Improbable Aiming Skills]] with a gun when he has to. But his first new responsibility as a made man, to run a gambling racket, sees him far out of his depth as that task requires thorough research and keen analytical skills. It's telling that Chris has to fall back on what he knows best (i.e. the robbery) to make up his debt to Paulie.
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* HighHopesZeroTalent: Paulie, [[{{TheAce}} The Ace]] at sports betting, gives Chris the reigns over the gambling racket as his first new responsibility as a made man. Chris struts in like he's going to make a killing, but it proves disastrous. Chris both never bothers to research the detailed information on sports teams and players that would inform good bets [[{{InformedAbility}} like Paulie does]], nor does he listen to the hired bookies who try to give him advice.
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* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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** Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas isused.used.
** The bookies trying to help Chris [[{{InformedAbility}} inform]] him that Paulie is [[{{TheAce}} The Ace]] at sports betting, as he researches the sports teams and their players, and every other possible angle, before placing successful bets. That makes Paulie a Shout-Out to Sam "Ace" Rothstein of ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fame.
** Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is
** The bookies trying to help Chris [[{{InformedAbility}} inform]] him that Paulie is [[{{TheAce}} The Ace]] at sports betting, as he researches the sports teams and their players, and every other possible angle, before placing successful bets. That makes Paulie a Shout-Out to Sam "Ace" Rothstein of ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fame.
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* SocialClimber: Chris and Adriana are elated at the news that Chris is about to get made. Adriana even expresses hopes of finding a nice house like Tony's instead of the dingy apartment they're in.
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* ConfessInConfidence: Temporarily suspended, but ultimately without consequence. Tony momentarily throws out the window his understanding about not discussing present crimes to Dr. Melfi. She's clearly very uncomfortable with Tony giving instructions for his gambling racket over the phone and in her office.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Tony's racism hasn't diminished at all since the last episode. He really unloads on Dr. Melfi about his feelings of Meadow seeing Noah, and calls Noah "Buckwheat" to boot.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Carmine Luppertazzi's first scene marks him as a [[{{TheDreaded}} feared]] and [[{{TheDon}} respected Don]] who can switch back and forth between polite conversation and barking orders that are followed instantly.
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** Carmine Luppertazzi's first scene marks him as a [[{{TheDreaded}} feared]] and [[{{TheDon}} respected Don]] who can switch back and forth between polite conversation and barking orders that are followedinstantly.instantly.
** Benny Fazzio makes his first appearance in the series alongside Chris in the pizza parlor. It becomes obvious that he's always going to be Chris' [[{{Sidekick}} loyal sidekick]].
** Carmine Luppertazzi's first scene marks him as a [[{{TheDreaded}} feared]] and [[{{TheDon}} respected Don]] who can switch back and forth between polite conversation and barking orders that are followed
** Benny Fazzio makes his first appearance in the series alongside Chris in the pizza parlor. It becomes obvious that he's always going to be Chris' [[{{Sidekick}} loyal sidekick]].
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* HairTriggerTemper: Jackie Jr. tries to start a fight in the pizza parlor over bumping into another customer. Chris uses his pull to pull the plug on it.
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* LooseLips: Dino lets it slip that he and Jackie Jr. have a campus robbery job planned. Averted in that there's no negative consequences for any participants, Dino included, after Chris wants in.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Jackie Jr. criticizes Chris for [[{{Nepotism}} riding Tony's coattails]]. There may be some truth to that, but it doesn't change the fact that Jackie Jr. himself spends most of season 3 trying to ride his father's name to a [[{{DudeWheresMyRespect}} higher place in mob]].
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* {{Nepotism}}: Jackie Jr. expresses the view that Chris would be nothing were he not Tony's uncle. He's not entirely wrong either.
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* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.used.
* TimeToMove: Completely inverted. Tony can't stand having Janice around, so he convinces Svetlana to move out of Livia's house, and thereafter obliges Janice to move into it.
* TimeToMove: Completely inverted. Tony can't stand having Janice around, so he convinces Svetlana to move out of Livia's house, and thereafter obliges Janice to move into it.
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* OpenSecret: Tony is taken aback when Carmine asks him how's handling his panic attacks. Carmine informs him that EVERYBODY knows about it.
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* OpenSecret: Tony is taken aback when Carmine asks him how's handling his panic attacks. Carmine informs him that EVERYBODY knows about it.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Carmine Luppertazzi's scene marks him as a [[{{TheDreaded}} feared]] and [[{{TheDon}} respected Don]] who can switch back and forth between polite conversation and barking orders that are followed instantly.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Chris notices a crow staring through the basement window while the made man vow is being administered, and also notices that the crow is gone the moment he has completed taking the vow. He's definitely spooked by it, wondering if even taking the vow has effectively made him a damned soul.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: The made men vows, blended with the characters' [[{{RaisedCatholic}} Catholic background]], explicitly invokes this. Tony promises Chris and Eugene that they'll burn in hell if they don't honor their vows, vows which will very frequently require them to lie, steal and commit murder.
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** In particular, note how the camera makes a point of focusing on Chris exclusively as Tony says the words, [[{{MarriedToTheJob}} "before your wife"]].
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** Tony's declaration of the vows that made men take itself presages several events throughout the series. In particular, it will present Chris with several demands for [[{{UndyingLoyalty}} Undying Loyalty]] that requires him to put the crime family [[{{MarriedToTheJob}} above all else]].
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** Tony's declaration of the vows that made men take itself presages several events throughout the series. In particular, it will present Chris with several demands for [[{{UndyingLoyalty}} Undying Loyalty]] that requires him to put the crime family above all else.
** In particular, note how the camera makes a point of focusing on Chris exclusively as Tony says the words, [[{{MarriedToTheJob}}above all else]]."before your wife"]].
** In particular, note how the camera makes a point of focusing on Chris exclusively as Tony says the words, [[{{MarriedToTheJob}}
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Tony's declaration of the vows that made men take itself presages several events throughout the series. In particular, it will present Chris with several demands for [[{{UndyingLoyalty}} Undying Loyalty]] that requires him to put the crime family [[{{MarriedToTheJob}} above all else]].
** The words "there's no getting out" will take on special meaning for Eugene a few seasons later.
** Tony's declaration of the vows that made men take itself presages several events throughout the series. In particular, it will present Chris with several demands for [[{{UndyingLoyalty}} Undying Loyalty]] that requires him to put the crime family [[{{MarriedToTheJob}} above all else]].
** The words "there's no getting out" will take on special meaning for Eugene a few seasons later.
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* RealityEnsues: Christopher learns the hard way that, unlike how it's depicted in the gangster movies he's watched, becoming a made man does not mean he gets to live life on easy street. Instead the promotion means he has more responsibilities and is under even more pressure to earn.
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* BlatantLies: Richie being in witness protection.
** Janice not knowing where Svetlana's ''laig'' is, taken UpToEleven when she concedes that if her mother's records were to magically reappear, so would the ''laig'' ... that she knows nothing about.
** Janice not knowing where Svetlana's ''laig'' is, taken UpToEleven when she concedes that if her mother's records were to magically reappear, so would the ''laig'' ... that she knows nothing about.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Janice pretends not to know what happened to Svetlana's leg, and from her mimicry of Svetlana's accent may even be pretending she doesn't know what a ''laig'' is.
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** Said PottyFailure is also one, from heists seen earlier, and explained previously as different people reacting to adrenaline in different ways.
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* ContinuityNod: Christopher, ever sensitive to not getting the respect he feels he deserves, is quick to praise Jackie Jr.'s work as wheel man for the heist, even if he did have a PottyFailure.
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* InternalReveal: Averted, because it's BlatantLies, but treated like a straight example when Tony informs Jackie Jr. that Richie was a rat who went into witness protection.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: The episode flashes back to Tony's first panic attack, and concludes withAJ's.A.J.'s.
* PottyFailure: Jackie Jr. is having trouble holding his bladder while the heist is going on, and loses it when he hears gunshots.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Averted, much to Jackie Jr.'s credit.
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* PottyFailure: Jackie Jr. is having trouble holding his bladder while the heist is going on, and loses it when he hears gunshots.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Averted, much to Jackie Jr.'s credit.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: The episode flashes back to Tony's first panic attack, and [[BookEnds concludes with AJ's]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: One of the conversations in the background at Christopher's celebration mentions that more needs to be done about terrorism. This episode originally aired on March 11, 2001, six months to the day before 9/11.
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* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references {{Goodfellas}}, in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references {{Goodfellas}}, ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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* CreepyCrows: Christopher sees one early on.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Chris finds that being "made" is not an instant ticket to respect, but rather includes heavier responsibilities.
** Jackie, Jr. feels entitled to respect because of his father.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Chris finds that being "made" is not an instant ticket to respect, but rather includes heavier responsibilities.
** Jackie, Jr. feels entitled to respect because of his father.
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After his successful play in the previous game, AJ is praised by a coach, who points out his leadership potential. This causes AJ to suffer his very first panic attack, collapsing on the field.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: The episode flashes back to Tony's first panic attack, and concludes with AJ's.
* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references {{Goodfellas}}, in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: The episode flashes back to Tony's first panic attack, and concludes with AJ's.
* ShoutOut: Adriana's nervous about Christopher heading off to get made, which Christopher attributes to "watching too many movies". This specifically references {{Goodfellas}}, in which [[spoiler: Tommy De Vito was whacked under the pretense of being made]]. In the next scene, while Christopher waits for Paulie in the parking lot, a dolly zoom similar to a scene of paranoia in Goodfellas is used.
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Christopher gets a call from Paulie, telling him to dress nicely and meet in a nearby shopping center. Chris excitedly shaves and gets ready, certain he is about to get made. Adriana, while proud of him, shows a bit of superstitious paranoia. Christopher remarks that she "watches too many movies". However, as he meets with Paulie her anxiety appears to have rubbed off on him. It's unwarranted, though, as Chris is brought to a basement gathering to conduct the ceremony of finally being made along with associate Eugene Pontecorvo, with Tony presiding over it. The two new mobsters prick their fingers, then rub a burning card between their palms while swearing oaths of loyalty to the mafia. During this ceremony, Christopher is troubled to see a black bird watching him from just outside the window.
A celebration is held subsequently at the Bada Bing. Paulie tells Chris that he is now in charge of his sportsbook, and will kick up to Paulie. Meanwhile, Tony encounters New York boss Carmine Lupertazzi along with Johnny Sack, and is disoriented when he finds that Carmine, though non-judgmental, is aware of Tony's panic disorder.
Jackie Aprile, Jr., the son of Tony's deceased friend and previous Jersey boss, is envious of Christopher's new promotion. His friend Dino tries to ingratiate himself to Chris when they encounter him at a pizza parlor, and mentions an upcoming heist at a college charity concert by Jewel, to Jackie's chagrin as the heist was his and Dino's plan. Jackie then makes a scene when he confronts another patron "disrespecting" the pizza parlor. Chris, unimpressed, leaves. Tony later confronts both Jackie and Chris - he convinces Jackie that his uncle Richie went into witness protection, and orders Chris not to let Jackie get involved with crime, out of respect to his father's wishes.
Tony attends a football game AJ is playing, and is proud when AJ recovers a fumble for his team. AJ is fairly unenthusiastic, however, and would rather play Ninendo than go for celebratory hot dogs with Tony. In therapy, Dr. Melfi broaches the subject of recommending Tony a behavioral therapist to continue the next stage of his treatment. Tony seems perplexed by this, especially in light of his mother's recent death. Later, Janice steals Svetlana Kirilenko's prosthetic leg while she is staying in Livia's home. Tony visits the house and encounters Irina, Svetlana's cousin and his former goomah, there. Tony binges on gabagool in the kitchen and suddenly has a flashback to his childhood - he walked in on his father strong-arming the butcher Satriale and chopping his fingers off. Later Tony's mother and father became flirtatious and intimate after Johnny got a free roast from Satriale, and Tony suffered an early panic attack. Tony discusses this memory with Melfi, who notes the correlation between Tony's panic attacks and meat, perceiving a possible breakthrough in therapy.
Christopher, making rash decisions with his sportsbook, falls behind on his kickup to Paulie, who gives him one second chance to make up the payment. Backed into a corner, Chris remembers the benefit concert Jackie had mentioned and carries out the heist with Jackie and Benny Fazio, as Dino is in jail. Jackie drives for them, and while he pisses his pants the heist is successful and Christopher returns to Paulie's good graces. Paulie tells Christopher to get some rest. Only a couple hours later, however, Paulie mentions to Tony that Chris had worked with Jackie against his wishes. Tony beeps Chris, who is in bed, and Chris just rolls over, ignoring his newfound responsibilities.
After his successful play in the previous game, AJ is praised by a coach, who points out his leadership potential. This causes AJ to suffer his very first panic attack, collapsing on the field.
A celebration is held subsequently at the Bada Bing. Paulie tells Chris that he is now in charge of his sportsbook, and will kick up to Paulie. Meanwhile, Tony encounters New York boss Carmine Lupertazzi along with Johnny Sack, and is disoriented when he finds that Carmine, though non-judgmental, is aware of Tony's panic disorder.
Jackie Aprile, Jr., the son of Tony's deceased friend and previous Jersey boss, is envious of Christopher's new promotion. His friend Dino tries to ingratiate himself to Chris when they encounter him at a pizza parlor, and mentions an upcoming heist at a college charity concert by Jewel, to Jackie's chagrin as the heist was his and Dino's plan. Jackie then makes a scene when he confronts another patron "disrespecting" the pizza parlor. Chris, unimpressed, leaves. Tony later confronts both Jackie and Chris - he convinces Jackie that his uncle Richie went into witness protection, and orders Chris not to let Jackie get involved with crime, out of respect to his father's wishes.
Tony attends a football game AJ is playing, and is proud when AJ recovers a fumble for his team. AJ is fairly unenthusiastic, however, and would rather play Ninendo than go for celebratory hot dogs with Tony. In therapy, Dr. Melfi broaches the subject of recommending Tony a behavioral therapist to continue the next stage of his treatment. Tony seems perplexed by this, especially in light of his mother's recent death. Later, Janice steals Svetlana Kirilenko's prosthetic leg while she is staying in Livia's home. Tony visits the house and encounters Irina, Svetlana's cousin and his former goomah, there. Tony binges on gabagool in the kitchen and suddenly has a flashback to his childhood - he walked in on his father strong-arming the butcher Satriale and chopping his fingers off. Later Tony's mother and father became flirtatious and intimate after Johnny got a free roast from Satriale, and Tony suffered an early panic attack. Tony discusses this memory with Melfi, who notes the correlation between Tony's panic attacks and meat, perceiving a possible breakthrough in therapy.
Christopher, making rash decisions with his sportsbook, falls behind on his kickup to Paulie, who gives him one second chance to make up the payment. Backed into a corner, Chris remembers the benefit concert Jackie had mentioned and carries out the heist with Jackie and Benny Fazio, as Dino is in jail. Jackie drives for them, and while he pisses his pants the heist is successful and Christopher returns to Paulie's good graces. Paulie tells Christopher to get some rest. Only a couple hours later, however, Paulie mentions to Tony that Chris had worked with Jackie against his wishes. Tony beeps Chris, who is in bed, and Chris just rolls over, ignoring his newfound responsibilities.
After his successful play in the previous game, AJ is praised by a coach, who points out his leadership potential. This causes AJ to suffer his very first panic attack, collapsing on the field.
