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* ItsAllMyFault: Tony blames himself for A.J. feeling DrivenToSuicide.
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* AwkwardSilenceEntrance: The other mobsters go silent once Tony enters Satriale's, after A.J.'s BungledSuicide.

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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.

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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.
on. A.J. is admitted to a pychiatric ward afterwards.



* 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.

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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
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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.suicidal.
** Carmela and Meadow are sobbing when A.J. is admitted to the psychiatric ward.
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* MiddleEasternTerrorists: Tony identifies Ahmed and Muhammad in the photographs that Agents Goddard and Harris show him.
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* DrivenToSuicide: A.J., after he soaks in a lot of information about what a CrapsackWorld he lives in.
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* InelegantBlubbering: A.J., after Tony pulls him out of the pool.
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** Bobby seems to have taken on a harder demeanor, suggesting that he's embrace his rise in TheMafia and the baggage that comes with it.

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** Bobby seems to have taken on a harder demeanor, suggesting that he's embrace embraced his rise in TheMafia and the baggage that comes with it.

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* CharacterDevelopment: A.J. actually starts to take an interest in reading and secular knowledge.

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** Bobby seems to have taken on a harder demeanor, suggesting that he's embrace his rise in TheMafia and the baggage that comes with it.
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A.J. actually starts to take an interest in reading and secular knowledge.

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A.J. is developing an increasing intellectual awareness of the world around him, but it goes hand in hand with growing cynicism and despair at the same time. He admits to feeling hopeless and traumatized to his psychiatrist.

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A.J. is developing an increasing intellectual awareness of the world around him, but it goes hand in hand with growing cynicism and despair at the same time. He admits to feeling hopeless and traumatized to his psychiatrist.
psychiatrist. He also confides his hopes and fears to Meadow.

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.


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* 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.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** 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.


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* PetTheDog: Tony, when he saves A.J.'s life and then comforts him.
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* BungledSuicide: A.J. attempts to commit suicide by tying a cinder block to his ankle, tying a plastic bag over his head, and then dumping the block into the swimming pool. But the rope to the cinder block is too long to keep A.J.'s head underwater, and A.J. ends up tearing off the plastic bag and thrashing and crying for help. That buys enough time for Tony to arrive home, hear is cries for help, and then save his life.

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* TheUnFavorite: A.J. feels Tony and Carmela favor Meadow over him.

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A.J. feels Tony and Carmela favor Meadow over him.
** Meadow retorts that being Italian-American inherently means that [[CultureJustifiesEverything sons will always be favored over daughters]].
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* TheUnFavorite: A.J. feels Tony and Carmela favor Meadow over him.
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* DespairEventHorizon: The more A.J. learns [[CrapsackWorld just how awful the world is]], the more filled with despair and hopelessness he comes.

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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.

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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.
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.

* BearerOfBadNews: The foreman breaks it to Butchie and Coco that Silvio has pulled their no-show jobs. He gets a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown for his troubles.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
** Coco and Butchie give one to the foreman on a joint construction project they share with the Jersey family.
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* FeudEpisode: Tensions rise between the Jersey and New York families, but especially between Tony and Phil.
** Phil totally hardballs Tony on the asbestos issue.
** Tony retaliates by having Silvio pull the no-show jobs for Butchie and Coco on a joint construction project. The pair respond by giving the foreman a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
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A.J. is developing an increasing intellectual awareness of the world around him, but it goes hand in hand with growing cynicism and despair at the same time. He admits to feeling hopeless and traumatized to his psychiatrist.

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.


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* EvilIsPetty: It is implied that Phil stonewalling Tony is motivated as least by spite over past slights.
* LargeHam: Phil, and at Tony's expense during their sitdown.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Tony to the FBI agents, "Thanks for stopping by. Next time we'll have party hats."
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* CharacterDevelopment: A.J. actually starts to take an interest in reading and secular knowledge.
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** Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She say s "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.

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** Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She say s says "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.
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* SoapboxSadie: A.J. becomes an unusual variation, with a heavy emphasis on being TheCynic. His realization that he lives in a CrapsackWorld has him railing against almost any and every human activity that occurs, yet he has few if any solutions to offer.

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* YouAreFat: Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She says "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.

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* YouAreFat: YouAreFat:
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Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She says say s "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.stomach.
** Carlo cracks a joke about Bobby having a whole platter of mushrooms to himself.
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* CrapsackWorld: A.J. is sinking further and further into viewing the world as such.
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* MeaningfulEcho: A.J. is convinced his medication isn't working. "Why can't I catch a fuckin' break!" Very similar to what Tony said [[Recap/TheSopranosS6E1MembersOnly at the start of season 6]]. LikeFatherLikeSon.
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* BystanderSyndrome: A.J. admits to his psychiatrist that he felt powerless to stop the two Jasons from beating the Somalian cyclist [[Recap/TheSopranosS6E18KennedyAndHeidi last episode]].
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ToxicWasteCanDoAnything: The way Bobby reacts to even the prospect of touching asbestos, you'd think it was the same thing as touching radioactive waste. Asbestos apparently has {{Phlebotinum}} properties in-universe.
YouAreFat: Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She says "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.

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* ToxicWasteCanDoAnything: The way Bobby reacts to even the prospect of touching asbestos, you'd think it was the same thing as touching radioactive waste. Asbestos apparently has {{Phlebotinum}} properties in-universe.
* YouAreFat: Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She says "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.
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ToxicWasteCanDoAnything: The way Bobby reacts to even the prospect of touching asbestos, you'd think it was the same thing as touching radioactive waste. Asbestos apparently has {{Phlebotinum}} properties in-universe.
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YouAreFat: Tony explains that he couldn't fit "Tony" into the engraving on the back of the watch he bought for Carmela. She says "I can believe that" and then pats him on the stomach.
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