Yes, that is right, I am referring to the previous episode and this one too. This show is remarkably written and although not many people liked the previous episode ( myself included ) I decided upon reading one of the reviews not to rate it until moving a bit further. I can now say that the symbolism of this season is outstanding! Let me try to break it down from my own perspective.
1)in e16, we saw Tony's gambling problem, if we look back to the past seasons ( can't exactly remember which ) we hear Tony saying " I don't know what my dad thought of me " and before that, there was a flashback scene where his father (who did not give him a lot of guidance) explicitly advised him against gambling. Looking at Tony going against his father's advice, got him into the gambling problem with all the immature egos of realization that came with it.
2) In this episode, we see AJ's problem and the way his father directed him, which if well-written should be the first sign of AJ's turning point in the mafia world. His way of looking up to his father will return as it was lost in this season.
As for everything else in this episode, we see Tony's understanding that the depression (along with addiction) is fully inherited and there's nothing that would change that which will result in him ending up the sessions with Dr. Melfi and accepting it as it is. I should however point out that Dr. Melfi has been amazingly accurate with her medical knowledge and should have understood that and addressed him.
Since the Cleaver, Tony's awareness of how Chris blames him and resents him may have seemed unjustified but is proven in this episode when he was talking about Ad with his sponsor.
Lastly, I want to address Chris's perception of his friends that they are not real friends, this has actually been pointed out previously when one of the crew members borrowed money from Vito knowing that he will be dead soon and when all of the crew heard the news one of them said " I wish I borrowed money from him". That shows what they are to one another.
1)in e16, we saw Tony's gambling problem, if we look back to the past seasons ( can't exactly remember which ) we hear Tony saying " I don't know what my dad thought of me " and before that, there was a flashback scene where his father (who did not give him a lot of guidance) explicitly advised him against gambling. Looking at Tony going against his father's advice, got him into the gambling problem with all the immature egos of realization that came with it.
2) In this episode, we see AJ's problem and the way his father directed him, which if well-written should be the first sign of AJ's turning point in the mafia world. His way of looking up to his father will return as it was lost in this season.
As for everything else in this episode, we see Tony's understanding that the depression (along with addiction) is fully inherited and there's nothing that would change that which will result in him ending up the sessions with Dr. Melfi and accepting it as it is. I should however point out that Dr. Melfi has been amazingly accurate with her medical knowledge and should have understood that and addressed him.
Since the Cleaver, Tony's awareness of how Chris blames him and resents him may have seemed unjustified but is proven in this episode when he was talking about Ad with his sponsor.
Lastly, I want to address Chris's perception of his friends that they are not real friends, this has actually been pointed out previously when one of the crew members borrowed money from Vito knowing that he will be dead soon and when all of the crew heard the news one of them said " I wish I borrowed money from him". That shows what they are to one another.