Mycket fin scen från avsnittet jag såg igår kväll med min favorit i hela serien, den smått udde och hetlevrade smakaristokraten Artie Bucco, kock och kökschef på Tonys stammisställe Vesuvio. Efter en tids oroligheter och att som chef tvingas få på händerna en massa bestyr som inte hör till hans egentliga yrke återupptäcker han det som han älskar mest, nämligen att laga mat. För jädra fin scen med seriens kanske bräckligaste person (tänker på alla hans olika komplex och viljeslitningar, hur han både tilltalas av att den makt som hans bäste vän Tony besitter, samtidigt som han också innerst inne vill vara en laglydig och moralisk människa, slitningar som jämt får honom att spricka invärtes).
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"I think the episode also has something to do with the appreciation of the hard-working American middle-class dream. Growing up alongside Tony, Artie always had gangster fetishes and material excess shoved in his face, but thanks to his conscious and a great degree of nagging from Charmaine, he finally learned to be grateful for what he had and achieved. He ignored temptation, for the most part." - Todd Bollinger
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"Beautiful scene here. I love the symbolism and juxtaposition. Artie, an American born and raised in the United States and who always stayed out of organized crime getting back to his Italian roots through the cooking of the rabbit according to his grandfather's recipe. Artie doesn't speak Italian, but here is doing things the way his grandfather, an Italian did. However, you see two Italian mobsters on the plane who do speak Italian and who are from Italy, but talking about items they've stolen and after they've made a hit. Although they were born and raised in Italy, they are far from the aspects of the real Italian culture that Artie, an American, is living out in this scene and through his profession. In a way, Artie is more of an Italian than the two mobsters on the plane: honoring his culture and family traditions which were passed onto him while staying away from the criminal sect that is so prevalent with those he associates with." - Nicolooch
