History Recap / TheSopranosS6E19TheSecondComing

* DoubleSpeak mixed with plenty of HalfTruth and {{Understatement}}: You could insert translation subtitles for when Tony reassures Meadow as follows:

** An inversion with A.J., whose suicide attempt fails because he made the rooe he tied to the cinder block that was supposed to drown too long, basically making him Too Dumb to Die.

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the New York family is more powerful than the Jersey family, Coco couldn't possibly be anything other than colossally stupid for thinking he could sexually harass Meadow without triggering Tony's PapaWolf instincts. He was lucky Tony let him lie on the floor barely alive after getting his teeth smashed out on the step.

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the New York family is more powerful than the Jersey family, Coco couldn't possibly be anything other than colossally stupid for thinking he could sexually harass Meadow without stirring Tony's PapaWolf instincts UpToEleven. He was lucky Tony let him lie on the floor barely alive after getting his teeth smashed out on the step.

** Meadow retorts that being Italian-American inherently means that [[CultureJustifiesEverything sons will always be favored over daughters]].

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the New York family is more powerful than the Jersey family, Coco couldn't possibly be anything other than colossally stupid for thinking he could sexually harass Meadow without stirring Tony's PapaWolf instincts up to eleven. He was lucky Tony let him lie on the floor barely alive after getting his teeth smashed out on the step.

* TheReveal: Meadow's "mystery date" is revealed to be Patsy's son, Patrick Parisi.

** Tony, as he has previously, blames Carmela for coddling A.J. for the BungledSuicide. But on a deeper level, he does blame himself.

** And Tony at other times blames Carmela for coddling A.J. and A.J. himself for the BungledSuicide.
** And A.J. blames his parents for his issues during his joint therapy session.

* ItRunsInTheFamily: Tony ascribes A.J.'s issues with depression and anxiety on the Soprano family curse.

* ChekhovsClassroom: Dr. Kuppferberg tells Dr. Melfi about a study that indicates psychiatric talk therapy actually enables sociopaths to become better at their destructive behavior, rather than helping them break out of it.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: You have to hand it to Patrick, it took balls on his part to be willing to stand up and have a go with a much larger and stronger Coco in Meadow's defense.

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the New York family was more powerful than the Jersey family, Coco couldn't possibly be anything other than colossally stupid for thinking he could sexually harass Meadow without stirring Tony's PapaWolf instincts up to eleven. He was lucky Tony let him lie on the floor barely alive after getting his teeth smashed out on the step.

Little Carmine arrives at Satriale's, and convinces Tony to make business concessions to Phil to try and head off a war between New Jersey and New York. They show up at Phil's house, only for Phil to rebuff them and effectively declare war on New Jersey.

Meadow is on a date in a Little Italy cafe with Patrick Parisi, Patsy's son. Coco notices her and harasses her with several lewd remarks that upset her greatly. Tony becomes beside himself with rage when Meadow reluctantly tells him about the incident. Tony soon walks into Coco's restaurant, and pistol whips him repeatedly. Butchie tries to get Tony to stop but backs off when Tony threatens him. Tony places Coco's teeth over the edge of a wooden step, and then curb stomps Coco's teeth out before leaving.

-->It's alright. It's ok. ''(I got this taken care of)''
-->He's an idiot. ''(For ever thinking of perving on my daughter)''
-->But he's harmless. ''(At least compared to me he is)''
-->I'll talk to somebody. ''(I'll get in a few 'Motherfucker!'s and 'My fuckin' daughter's while I'm pounding his face in.)''

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the New York family was more powerful than the Jersey family, Coco couldn't possibly be anything other than colossally stupid for thinking he could sexually harass Meadow without stirring Tony's PapaWolf instincts UpToEleven. He was lucky Tony let him lie on the floor barely alive after getting his teeth smashed out on the step.

Tony tries to renegotiate the asbestos issue with Phil. But Phil, well aware that he has the upper hand, takes the hard line and refuses to budge. Tony retaliates by having Silvio pull the no-show jobs for Butchie and Coco for a joint construction project. The pair beat the foreman who breaks the news to them.

** The restaurant staff don't lift a finger on behalf of their boss, Coco, even as he's being [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutalized]] by Tony. To be fair, the staff knew that Mafia business was going on before their eyes, and that it would have been dangerous to involve themselves.

* CurbStompBattle: A very literal example. Tony [[PistolWhipping Pistol Whips]] Coco into a bloody mess on the floor. Tony then forces a barely conscious Coco to bite the edge of a wooden step, and then stomps his bloody teeth out.

* DirtyCoward: Butchie [[Recap/TheSopranosS6E12Kaisha previously]] acted like TheNapoleon towards Tony when he had several other New York mobsters watching his back and Tony was by himself. When Tony shows that he's deadly serious and PistolWhipping Coco, and Butchie is the only other one there? Butchie backs down like a whipped dog.

** Tony shows absolutely no hesitation in diving into the swimming pool and saving A.J. once he realizes that A.J. is in real danger of drowning. He then swings back and forth between being angry at A.J., but also trying to comfort and console his son.

** Phil afterwards threatens to shut down a mall project that is shared with the Jersey mob.

* GoryDiscretionShot: Coco's head is hidden behind Butchie's table when Tony [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomps his teeth out]]. The most we see are a few of Coco's teeth hitting the floor of the restaurant. And we never see what condition he's in afterwards, although we are informed that he barely survived the assault.

** Played with in Tony's instance. Tony's CurbStompBattle on Coco is what precipitates the MobWar between New Jersey and New York in earnest. But perhaps Tony was concerned Phil would just laugh him off if he went through the proper avenue of a sitdown. It was on the heels of Phil hardballing him on the abestos issue after all, where all he got was Phil cracking jokes at his expense before dismissing him.

** Paulie goes CloudCuckoolander while trying to comfort Tony. And apparently every trace of toxin in Earth's biosphere can drive kids to suicide.

* WhiteShirtOfDeath: A very downplayed and unusual example. Tony is having a joint therapy session with Carmela and A.J. He notices one of Coco's bloody teeth lodged in the ankle cuff of his pants. He discreetly brings his leg into a sitting crossed over position and gets rid of the tooth while Carmela and A.J. aren't looking at him directly.

-->-- WilliamButlerYeats, [[LiteraryAllusionTitle The Second Coming]]

'''Season 6, Episode 19'''
!The Second Coming

He comes down to the kitchen to eat, and Carmela kisses him goodbye before leaving. He attempts to commit suicide by tying a cinder block to his ankle, tying a plastic bag over his head, and then casting the block into the pool. But the rope to the block is too long to hold his head under water. He ends up tearing the plastic bag off, and thrashing and screaming for help. Tony arrives home and hears A.J. He dives into the pool and saves A.J.'s life once he realizes what's going on.

A.J. is admitted to a pychiatric ward afterwards while Carmela and Meadow are sobbing. Tony goes back to Satriale's afterwards. The other mobsters are initially silent. But they eventually try to make Tony feel better by relating how their own children have their own issues and struggles. Tony and Carmela afterwards get into a massive argument where they blame each other for A.J.'s attempted suicide. Tony afterwards admits to mixed feelings about the whole affair to Dr. Melfi.

Meadow is on a date in a Little Italy cafe with Patrick Parisi, Patsy's son. Coco notices her, and harasses her with several lewd remarks that upset her greatly. Tony becomes beside himself with rage when Meadow reluctantly tells him about the incident. Tony soon walks into Coco's restaurant, and pistol whips him repeatedly. Butchie tries to get Tony to stop, but backs off when Tony threatens him. Tony places Coco's teeth over the edge of a wooden step, and then curb stomps Coco's teeth out before leaving.

* AdultFear:
** Tony vents anger at A.J. at the pool, but that only reflects his very real fear of very nearly losing A.J., and the realization that A.J. is now definitely suicidal.
** Carmela and Meadow are sobbing when A.J. is admitted to the psychiatric ward.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Tony again relates to Dr. Melfi that softer more modern approaches to raising children are not conducive to instilling discipline and maturity. It's a given that he sees Carmela as having been too coddling towards A.J.

Meadow is on a date in a Little Italy cafe with Patrick Parisi, Paty's son. Coco notices her, and harasses her with several lewd remarks that upset her greatly. Tony becomes beside himself with rage when Meadow reluctantly tells him about the incident. Tony soon walks into Coco's restaurant, and pistol whips him repeatedly. Butchie tries to get Tony to stop, but backs off when Tony threatens him. Tony places Coco's teeth over the edge of a wooden step, and then curb stomps Coco's teeth out before leaving.

* SelfServingMemory: Carmela vehemently denies calling A.J. an animal at his confirming party even after he repeats her insult word for word.