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When you get down to it, I think it was a good start. It's hard to play catch up when there was such a delay to continuity.
I like in the beginning how everything seems idyllic before the decay and corruption seep in...(mmm Meadow's dancing)
When we get to Carmela and Adrianna (dream sequence - nightmare)...and themewise- it seems everything is about dread.
From Junior's complete breakdown (I was not surprised by the ending, it was coming a mile away), Eugene's breakdown in family life (both mob and genetic), and so forth, you get a sense of just how far Tony has become mired and disconnected.
I did love when he cursed his string of bad luck and the next scene is the snitch dying with the crucial info to send Tony to jail.
With the ending, I think that things will accelerate now...there will be a power struggle. Hell, even Vito talked about being boss (Big gay Vito!). Phil and his gang will see the vaccuum as a means to wreak havoc. And Johnny Sack won't have much control with his own issues inside the clink.
It's a nice setup, and you need a setup before the gun can be fired.
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