The Blue Comet
- Episode aired Jun 3, 2007
- TV-MA
- 53m
The allegiance of those closest to Tony is put to the test. A case of mistaken identity has serious ramifications.The allegiance of those closest to Tony is put to the test. A case of mistaken identity has serious ramifications.The allegiance of those closest to Tony is put to the test. A case of mistaken identity has serious ramifications.
- Christopher Moltisanti
- (credit only)
- Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri
- (as Steven R. Schirripa)
- Charmaine Bucco
- (as Katherine Narducci)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe study Dr. Melfi is shown reading, "The Criminal Personality" by Drs. Samuel Yochelson and Stanton Samenow, is a real one by the actual authors. Yochelson was the principal author and died in 1976. His work became well known in the 1970s and 1980s.
- GoofsBefore Agent Harris reveals to Tony about the Phil Leotardo's plan to murder him or those close to him, we can see Tony's Escalade in the background. When then camera switches for first time to Agent Harris and then back to Tony, we can see that the white Escalade is gone, specifically, it's 'replaced' with the red Jeep Wrangler.
- Quotes
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: That Departures magazine out there. Did you give any thought at all to someone else who might wanna read before you tore out the entire page?
Tony Soprano: What?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: It's not the first time you've defaced my reading materials.
Tony Soprano: You saw that, huh? People tear shit outta your magazines all the time, they're a mess. I try to read 'em.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I don't think I can help you.
Tony Soprano: Well, change 'em. Bring in some new shit.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I mean therapeutically.
Tony Soprano: What are you talkin' about? I've only missed three appointments since we had that heart-to-heart.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: The new big thing these days is called psychodynamic therapy combined with Anafranil.
Tony Soprano: Who?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: A medication. There's a doctor in Bloomfield you could see.
Tony Soprano: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, OK? Now what the fuck is this? You're, uh, firin' me 'cause I defaced your Departures magazine.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: I'm giving you my considered medical opinion.
Tony Soprano: OK, I should've asked you for the steak recipe. And missin' sessions, unfortunately, is part of my condition.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What do you know about your condition? You miss appointments because you don't give a shit. About commitments, about what I do, about the body of work that's gone into building up this science!... Go ahead, tell me again I sound like your wife.
Tony Soprano: Well, if the shoe fits.
[Dr. Melfi stands up]
Tony Soprano: We're making progress! It's been seven years!
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Do you want some names?
Tony Soprano: [stands up] OK, listen, I'm gonna tell you somethin' and you're not gonna like it. But we can say anything in here, right?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Go ahead!
Tony Soprano: I'm chalkin' this all up to female menopausal situations.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: You're not my gynecologist.
Tony Soprano: Well, you don't need a gynecologist to know which way the wind blows.
[Dr. Melfi opens the door]
Tony Soprano: So, wait a minute. You tellin' me after all this time, after everything we've shared in here, you're cuttin' me loose just as my son got outta the hospital for tryin' to kill himself?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Since you are in crisis, I don't wanna waste your time.
Tony Soprano: You know, I gotta be fuckin' honest. As a doctor, I think what you're doin' is immoral.
[Tony walks out to the waiting room. He exaggeratedly places the page back in the magazine, looks at Dr. Melfi angrily and leaves. She closes the door]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)
With AJ hospitalized and Meadow still upset over what happened in the previous ep, Tony is in a very uncomfortable position. On top of that, Phil decides to finally go through with calling hits on the entire Soprano clan, citing Tony's behavior regarding the Vito Spatafore situation as a good reason for killing him. The New Jersey mob responds by calling a hit on Phil, but a case of mistaken identity makes it all much worse - nothing is certain any more, and the show's trademark tension has never been higher.
Okay, so this isn't the real conclusion (there's one more episode to go), but The Blue Comet does represent a closure for at least three characters: two of them I won't mention, because that would mean giving too much away, the third is less risky to discuss - Dr. Melfi. That's right, she doesn't appear in the series finale, as Tony sees her for the last time in this show, lambasting both her and his eight years of therapy with his usual acerbic remarks. And though it is kind of sad that Melfi won't be part of the real final moments of the program, her exit couldn't be better than what David Chase has come up with for her farewell to her most disturbing patient. Much of the credit goes to Lorraine Bracco too, her careful, honest performance having been one of the highlights of this superb drama. Her departure, along with that of Michael Imperioli, another essential presence since Episode 1, is just another confirmation of what viewers have expected and at the same time feared the most: the end is near.
- MaxBorg89
- Jun 5, 2008
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- Linden, New Jersey, USA("Drive Safely" storage cylinder)
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- Runtime53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1