After the accident, for a moment there, Tony reminded me of Oliver Hardy, "well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into," with Christofuh obsessing about how Tony needs to pretend HE was driving, to take the rap for the accident, because, Chrissy's using again. Always about Chrissy and what Chrissy needs ... no apology, no nuttin, just more "what Chrissy wants." And this just after Chrissy's givinge Tony ADVICE to hand over the 25%, to stop and smell the roses, to cherish every day, yada yada yada ... what a sorry excuse for a human being Chrissy really is ... and we won't even mention the "abandoment" of Tony to make that knife-in-the-back (Cleaver to the Head) movie.

I think the defection and alienation of Christofuh is -- largly -- what has turned Tony's world to dust. Before, Tony could live vicariously through Chrissy and with Chrissy as his posse, getting a taste now and then ... but then Chrissy was a suck-up wannabe heir-apparent ... who temporariliy abandoned the possition. [Dissatisfaction with the heir is an important theme -- Christofuh earned his spot, AJ hasn't a chance or a clue, yet, socially he's Tony Soprano, JUNIOR, and that has weight.)

Were there drugs in the infant car seat? That's what I thought ... but others say different. Anyhow, I think Tony killed Christopher after having one of those, "If only he'd died" moments of anger realizing variously that Chrissy was stoned, had talked out-of-turn at the meeting, was jonesing for a fix, was driving Tony around (at high speed) in a vehicle while holding... and that as long as he lived, Tony was going to be cleaning up after Chrissy (as he had had to do with Ade)... and Chrissy would always be a liability wrt turning state's witness with the feds with no stomach for hard time ... the solution was obvious.

Unfortunately for Tony, NO ONE ELSE would/could admit to understanding or condoning the act.

Anyhow, I've felt for the story arc that Tony's gambling was very much a "looking for a sign of God's love" kinda thing ... as I think it is for many people (though they bridle at the suggestion). When Tony tossed his heart and humanity out the window in the name of business, god smiled on him .... or that's how he took it. Stay tuned.

Who'd have guessed that those days of Tony, Ade, and Chrissy really were gonna be the "good old days"?

(FWIW, I suspect that Crissy really believed that Ade and Tony had hooked up at some point, as represented in Cleaver ... as he said about Tony, "He thinks it all belongs to him." Ade, the Juliana Margolis character and now the stripper/hooker in Vegas and Tony's leering appreciation of the new widow ...uglee)

I was very startled again in the car ... right before the crash, when C. again urged Tony ...

Regardless of the pro's and con's of the offer, Tony had already explained why TACTICALLY he wasn't about to HAND Leotardo a victory so early, so easily.

It was Tony's apparent lack of reaction that bothered me ... and Chrissy's obliviousness at how not-okay it was for him to be quite so outspoken in being to diametrically opposed to Tony's expressed intention.

When did Tony begin to suspect Chrissy was "under the influence" ...

By the way, I do agree that the carseat represented Chrissy failure to (and inability to ever) grow into the position of sub-boss.

After years of trying to be the "good dad" he'd never had, Tony was disgusted by Chris.

I think Chris would have survived the accident, if ....

if Tony had done NOTHING, delaying calling 911 (if it could be proven) could be actionable possibly as "depraved indifference" ... (though many areas legally protect "innocent bystanders" from any implied responsibility to do anything at all ... see also, the teen-aged drivers in the "other" car).

"Mercy killing" is occasionally accepted as some sort of defense, but it generally DEMANDS a well-documented terminal condition and some implied or documented or witnessed testimonary consent of the "victim" ...

The law is very concerned about "convenient" and/or unlikely accidents ... as a former hospital employee (in pathology) there are quite specific reporting guidelines and many instances that legally require autopsy.

Body-dumping would not be nearly as effective as it is if our coroner/county morgues were not so swamped, underfunded and understaffed.

This not "murder", please tell me you're joking.

It might have been hard to artificially manufacture such a "neutral" death for Chrissy ... which reminded me that Carmella's religiousity seems to have evaporated along with her intellectual aspirations, along with her Ladies who Watch Movies group... her spec house has sold, she's got money in the bank, Meadow is living at home as is the recently returned AJ ... but, "Is this all there is?" rings as loudly for her as for Tony.

Is Chris' death the first of that particular (i.e. Meadow's)generation? I'm not a Sopranos' afficionado. I have to wonder if AJ will be enlisted to take his place ... or if there will be competition ... though with only 3 episodes left, there may not be time for that internecine subplot.

Anyone else wonder if the asbestos dump site investigation would turn up Adrianna's suitecase? or Adrianna?

And where would that leave Silvio?

So many questions, so little time ...