History Recap / TheSopranosS5E7InCamelot

** Tony may be a Boss and Phil may not. But Phil is still high-ranking enough in a more powerful crime family that Tony's [[KickTheSonOfABitch humiliation of him]] qualifies.

* ChaseScene: Tony pursues Phil while both are in their cars. Phil crashes into the back of a delivery truck and gets his neck injured, providing Tony with a perfect opportunity to KickTheSonOfABitch.

** Tony is [[KickTheSonOfABitch merciless]] in forcing Phil to pay the outstanding 40 grand.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Tony chases down [[ArchEnemy Phil]] while they're both in their cars. Phil crashes into the back of the truck and injures his neck. Tony pretends to be a concerned citizen long enough to close in for some private one-to-one, applies pressure to Phil's neck, and [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threatens him]] into making good the 40 grand.

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Tony running down and then [[KickTheSonOfABitch humiliating]] [[ArchEnemy Phil]] is accompanied by "Rock the Casbah" by Music/TheClash. The Apropos for that song comes from the multiple layers of {{Foreshadowing}} it provides.

* DrivenByEnvy J.T. is a handsome, successful screenwriter soon about to get a very high-paying job. His fellow addicts all listen intentely as he tells his story at a rehab meeting. He is everything Christ wants to be, and Chris clearly wants to break him. Introducing J.T. to a poker game with experienced gamblers could only lead to him losing money.

** JFK's United States Navy uniform hat was also worn by Irina in the series [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E1Pilot pilot]]. At this point the similarities to the equally colorful but shallow Irinia become too clear for comfort.

** A picture of a younger Hesh reveals he [[RaceFetish has a thing]] for [[ShiksaGoddess Black women]]. He explicitly admits it to Tony too.

Chris meets up with his old friend from rehab, J.T. Dolan, who is also a screenwriter. Chris introduces J.T. to a high-stakes poker game after losing a sports bet and consequently, J.T. runs up thousands of dollars in debt to Chris and starts missing payments, leading to a severe beating and Chris redirecting J.T. back to rehab.

Fran in turn sets her sights on Tony by reenacting Creator/MarilynMonroe's "Happy Birthday Mr. President". But Tony, already bored with her by that point, pulls the plug on ever seeing her again.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Fran ultimately becomes one for Tony. She's [[MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced past her prime]], and she had a role in his issues with both Johnny Boy and [[AbusiveParents Livia]]. The [[{{Squick}} cringeworthy]] reenactment of [[VisualTitleDrop "Happy Birthday Mr. President"]] didn't help either.

** JFK's United States Navy uniform hat was also worn by Irina in the series [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E1Pilot pilot]].
** Likewise Fran calls a waiter "my knight in shining armor," a nod to how another goombah, Irina, twice wished for a "knight in satin armor."

* QuickNip: Fran offers Tony one (while he's driving) before taking one herself. A mix of Remy Martin and VSOP. Even Tony finds it strong.

* OedipusComplex: Dr. Melfi is convinced that Tony still has it, with [[LikesOlderWomen Fran]] as its focus.

* TakeThat: When J.T. attempts to pawn his UsefulNotes/EmmyAward in order to pay Chris what he owes him, the dealer only offers him $15. "Maybe if it was an Oscar, you know, an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward... but TV?"

* ImprovisedWeapon: Chris smashes the framed movie poster of ''Film/DrStrangelove'' over J.T. Dolan's head.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Tony picks up that Phil [[WickedPretentious looks down on the Jersey mobsters]], including himself as the recognized [[TheDon boss]]. So he's perfectly willing to dish it out to Phil in his own turn.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Tony essentially creates his own destined ArchEnemy in this episode, although anybody who's watched the series to its end will have the [[HarsherInHindsight benefit of hindsight]]. First, the [[UnexpectedInheritance race track]] negotiation clearly goes in Tony's favor so as to lock Phil into a LeonineContract. Then Tony collects the amount owing by Phil by chasing Phil down while both are in their cars, and then applying pressure to Phil's injured neck along with [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats]]. But Phil is just not the kind of person who can let go of any slight against himself, no matter how minor or long ago. The events in this episode poison almost all interactions between the two men thereafter, and the numerous additional conflicts that arise between them only serve to pile up Phil's resentments towards Tony. A mortal EvilVsEvil conflict becomes [[{{Foreshadowing}} unavoidable]].

* TheGump: Fran claims she slept with JFK at one point.

* TheOneThatGotAway: Uncle Junior indicated that he hesitated in proposing to Fran, and became the reason he remained a ConfirmedBachelor for the rest of his life.

* KickTheDog: Literally, for both Fran and Johnny. Johnny gave Fran his dog Tippi, towards whom Tony had a great deal of affection. Fran then had the dog put to sleep when her son went to college.

** Ever wondered why Tony was a FriendToAllLivingThings to the point that he was [[BlueAndOrangeMorality willing to kill human beings]] who hurt animals? We get an answer here. He was really attached to a dog named Tippy. He notices Tippy in a picture with Fran's son, Bruce. And it turns out that Johnny Boy gave Tippy away to [[TheMistress Fran]] as a SexForServices exchange [[ItsAllAboutMe without any thought]] for Tony's feelings.

* HateAtFirstSight: The first interaction between Tony and Phil. They clash about some money owed to Tony's father goomah, Tpny has to remind Phil that he's a boss, and Phil later expresses his lack of respect for the Jersey mob.

* AddictionDisplacement: J.T. Dolan might have kicked his smack habit, but it is soon made clear he has not really addressed any of the things in his psyche that edges him towards addiction. This is what leaves him vulnerable to become TheGamblingAddict, and which ultimately sends his life into another downwards spiral.

* CabinFever: Uncle Junior starts to feel really restless after spending enough time in house arrest. He therefore has Melvoin constantly make applications for Junior to attend funerals. And that includes funerals where Junior's personal connections to the deceased [[LoopholeAbuse were tenuous at best]].

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Tony essentially creates his own destined ArchEnemy in this episode, although anybody who's watched the series to its end will have the [[HarsherInHindsight benefit of hindsight]]. First, the [[UnexpectedInheritance race track]] negotation clearly goes in Tony's favor so as to lock Phil into a LeonineContract. Then Tony collects the amount owing by Phil by chasing Phil down while both are in their cars, and then applying pressure to Phil's injured neck along with [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threats]]. But Phil is just not the kind of person who can let go of any slight against himself, no matter how minor or long ago. The events in this episode poison almost all interactions between the two men thereafter, and the numerous additional conflicts that arise between them only serve to pileup Phil's resentments towards Tony. A mortal EvilVsEvil conflict becomes [[{{Foreshadowing}} unavoidable]].

** The first hint we get that Tony on some level still cares about his now deceased mother is when he feels uncomfortable about Fran [[SpeakIllOfTheDead speaking negatively]] of Livia.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Tony becomes so repulsed when recounting his father's behavior that he momentarily empathises with Livia.

* EvilIsPetty: The seeds for the prolonged conflict between Tony and Phil are planted in this episode, where they both really get off on the wrong foot with each other. That the race track negotiation went against Phil and that Tony humiliated Phil after chasing him down were likely enough to thereafter poison for good any future interactions between the two men. Every other conflict that occurs only serves to pile up matters so that a mortal EvilVsEvil conflict becomes inevitable.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Chris is laying it on pretty thick when he's being encouraging to J.T. about going back on rehab, and going easier on the [[TrappedByGamblingDebts debt payments]].

** Fran mentions in an offhand way that one of the guys involved with the [[UnexpectedInheritance race track]] was a guy named Phil, [[SilverFox "with the hair from New York"]]. Tony's first run in with the BigBad of the series itself is about to go down.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Uncle Junior relates that the reason he never proposed to Fran was because he didn't want to expose her to the dangers and drawbacks of the gangster lifestyle.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Tony chases down [[ArchEnemy Phil]] while they're both in their cars. Phil crashes into the back of the truck, and injures his neck. Tony pretends to be a concerned citizen long enough to close in for some private one to one, applies pressure to Phil's neck, and [[ShameIfSomethingHappened threatens him]] into making good the 40 grand.

'''Season 5, Episode 07'''
!In Camelot

At his Aunt Concetta's ceremony, Tony meets his father's old goomar, Fran Felstein. Over a matter of days, Tony learns about her and her relationships with his father, Uncle Junior, and even a romance with President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Fran later tells Tony she was cheated out of a racetrack by Phil Leotardo and Hesh Rabkin that was promised to her by Johnny Boy. After some sit-downs and a car-chase in which Tony attacks Phil, Tony manages to collect $125,000 for Fran.

Chris meets up with his old friend from rehab, J.T. Dolan, who is also a screenwriter. Chris introduces J.T. to a high stakes poker game after losing a sports bet and consequently, J.T. runs up thousands of dollars in debt to Chris and starts missing payments, leading to a severe beating and Chris redirecting J.T. back to rehab.

Tony also comes to terms with the issues he had with both his parents. He realizes Livia's behavior was fueled partly by a hurtful betrayal on Johnny Boy's part. She had a painful miscarriage where she bled significantly. Johnny Boy meanwhile was having an affair with Fran. Worse still, he refuses to accept responsibility by telling her he was at a Yankees game, and forcing Tony to corroborate for him. But he remains resentful towards both. He still feels guilty for his part in supporting Johnny Boy's lies. He also has residual anger from both of them giving away his beloved pet dog, Tippy, to Fran.