Artie's in love with Chris' girl? Since when? Was there even a hint of this in a past episode? This plot development seems to come out of nowhere.
Uncle Junior has cancer.
Burt Young makes a powerful guest appearance in this episode, playing a deathly sick character who takes a hit assignment just to feel alive again.
Charles Dutton also guest stars as a cop who stops Tony and gives him a speeding ticket. Enraged, Tony, using his contacts, gets the cop reassigned to the basement where he's not eligible for overtime any longer. Tony then sees the cop working at a Home Depot-like store to make ends meet. Tony feels sorry for his actions.
If you ever want to see an example of a director bringing material to life, check out when Jack Bender does in the opening scene. We see a shot of Tony not saying a word. We then see he's in his therapist's office. This is fine. We see the two of them sitting there, uncomfortable. Bender then shifts the camera revealing that Tony's sitting next to his wife. That's the reason for the uncomfortable feeling. By choosing when to reveal and conceal, Bender is able to create a big laugh out of a simple scene. Excellent.
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