[s6e21] Made In America ◆

Meadow prepares for her wedding and a career in law, representing the "legitimization" of the family's second generation.

As noted by leadership experts at LinkedIn, Tony's tragedy was making himself the sun around which everything orbited; when that sun sets, the darkness is absolute. [S6E21] Made in America

The episode opens with Tony in hiding, but the war with Phil Leotardo’s crew quickly reaches a gruesome conclusion at a gas station. With the immediate threat neutralized, the Soprano family attempts to drift back into "normalcy." But in Tony’s world, normalcy is a thin veneer over deep-seated rot. Meadow prepares for her wedding and a career

The final scene at Holsten's is a masterstroke of editing. Director David Chase uses "Don’t Stop Believin’" to pace a sequence where every bell ring at the door feels like a potential gunshot. With the immediate threat neutralized, the Soprano family