... coupled with "you can take the mobster out of the mob, but not vice versa". This episode is the tale of two totally unrelated characters on the Sopranos.
First, there is Tony Blundetto, recently paroled after 15 years in jail. He is burning the midnight oil studying for his state masseuse license and works for a laundry delivery service during the day. He passes his test, his boss at the delivery service sees something in him and offers to stake him in his own business, and it looks like he and his new girlfriend are getting along. And then one night someone in a speeding car throws a bag of drugs and money into the bushes as Tony and his girlfriend are walking along. They dump the drugs but keep the money for the new business. But then, Blundetto decides to hang out with the guys and do some gambling. Pretty soon he is back in the life - gambling all night, losing his money, fighting with the girlfriend, and his business plans go kaput.
In a completely unrelated story, Carmela starts up a romance with a counselor at AJ's school. She has somebody who listens to her, finds her attractive- This is what she has said she wants. . But she just can't help manipulating the guy into putting pressure on AJ's English teacher to give him a better grade than he deserves. And this causes the guy to end the relationship because he feels horrible about twisting the arm of that teacher. She was with Tony for so long that using all of the tools available to her has become second nature even if it drives people away.
In the end, Blundetto decides to get back into the mob life. Carmela decides that romance with a civilian on the straight and narrow is maybe not it is all cracked up to be. Both of these situations play right into Tony's hands.
First, there is Tony Blundetto, recently paroled after 15 years in jail. He is burning the midnight oil studying for his state masseuse license and works for a laundry delivery service during the day. He passes his test, his boss at the delivery service sees something in him and offers to stake him in his own business, and it looks like he and his new girlfriend are getting along. And then one night someone in a speeding car throws a bag of drugs and money into the bushes as Tony and his girlfriend are walking along. They dump the drugs but keep the money for the new business. But then, Blundetto decides to hang out with the guys and do some gambling. Pretty soon he is back in the life - gambling all night, losing his money, fighting with the girlfriend, and his business plans go kaput.
In a completely unrelated story, Carmela starts up a romance with a counselor at AJ's school. She has somebody who listens to her, finds her attractive- This is what she has said she wants. . But she just can't help manipulating the guy into putting pressure on AJ's English teacher to give him a better grade than he deserves. And this causes the guy to end the relationship because he feels horrible about twisting the arm of that teacher. She was with Tony for so long that using all of the tools available to her has become second nature even if it drives people away.
In the end, Blundetto decides to get back into the mob life. Carmela decides that romance with a civilian on the straight and narrow is maybe not it is all cracked up to be. Both of these situations play right into Tony's hands.