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The Test Dream (The Sopranos episode)
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"The Test Dream" is the sixty-third episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos
. It is the eleventh episode of the show's fifth season. It was written by series creator/executive producer David Chase
, and supervising producer Matthew Weiner
, and was directed by longtime series director Allen Coulter
. It originally aired in the United States
on May 16, 2004. This episode is unique in that it features a twenty minute dream sequence, alluded to in the title.
's girlfriend Valentina catches the sleeve of her kimono
on fire while making Egg Beaters
for Tony in her apartment. After Tony spends time with her in a hospital burn unit (with a delirious Valentina thinking he is a surgeon), he drops in on Tony B.
, at his mothers house. Although Tony senses something is wrong with his cousin, he does not know that Tony B. had just learned about the murder of his old prison friend and cell mate, Angelo Garepe.
Angelo had picked up a toy car at Costco
for his grandson and was returning home with it when Phil and Billy Leotardo flag him down, they lie to him saying that Johnny Sack wanted to see him immediately, when he turns around and walks back to his car, they grab him and throw him into the trunk of Phil's car, and shoot him in the head. After Tony checks himself into the Plaza Hotel
in New York City
, and nearly running into his therapist Dr. Melfi, he hears about the murder from Silvio
and tries to call Tony B. His cousin does not answer his cellphone and Tony is worried about how he might handle the news of Angelo's death.
That evening Tony calls Charmaine Bucco, earlier admitting to Tony B. his attraction to her. However, he has second thoughts as soon as she answers and she hangs up after asking the anonymous caller to stop calling, suggesting that Tony has called her more than once. After seeing an advert for an escort agency on television he calls for an Asian girl instead, Tony goes to sleep and has a dream, lasting roughly one third of the episode, involving people who have made an impact on his life. This dream is the most vivid and detailed dream yet in the series, full of ideas, symbolism and imagery, with characters both living and dead. In the beginning of the dream, he awakens next to the deceased Carmine Lupertazzi
who tells Tony how lonely he is on "the other side" and how he misses his wife. Tony then receives a phone call and is told by the voice that he needs to kill somebody. Next, Tony is sitting in Dr. Melfi
's office, but instead of Dr. Melfi, he is counseled by his deceased ex-comàre
Gloria Trillo who talks about their toxic relationship and how she died too young to have children of her own. She then points to a television set in the corner and says, "Are you ready for what you have to do?" Tony then finds himself riding in the backseat of his father's 1959 Cadillac Eldorado
, being driven by his long deceased father Johnny Boy Soprano; also in the car are several deceased characters who have either died by his hand or on his orders, including Big Pussy Bonpensiero, Ralph Cifaretto, and Mikey Palmice
. When Tony looks at Mikey and tells him he knows he's dreaming, Mikey replies simply, "I got no opinion. One way or another." Mikey briefly turns into Artie Bucco who simply looks at Tony and asks, "What?". When Tony asks where they are going, Pussy - who has now turned into Ralph - turns around and says, "We're driving you to the job", as they pull up to Tony's mansion.
The next segment of his dream involves him waking up at home and getting ready to go to dinner to meet Finn's parents at Nuovo Vesuvio, and Tony distractedly watching clips from several films on the kitchen television. When they finally arrive, Finn's father is actually Detective Vin Makazian, who committed suicide in the first season, but is posing as Finn's father in the dream. Annette Bening
, who plays herself, is Finn's mother in the dream. Finn occasionally turns into A.J. during the course of the dinner. Next, Tony's teeth fall out spontaneously. After some symbolic interaction between everyone, Tony and Finn's father go to the restroom. When Tony enters the bathroom stall, he reaches behind the vintage style toilet tank looking for a gun which is not there, an allusion to the The Godfather
. Vin then asks Tony, "Are you gonna be able to come through on the thing?" Tony replies, "I've done my homework", reaches into his pocket, and takes out a paperback copy of The Valachi Papers
. Then, Tony hears shots firing outside and sees Tony B. shooting Phil Leotardo in his car. A bystander shouts, "Why didn't you stop him?" He says he doesn't have a weapon, It suddenly turns into night and Tony begins running from an angry mob, including Annette Bening (who was blatantly identified by Gloria Trillo, now apparently a reporter) and Carmela; some of the mob carrying torches and pitchforks, a la Frankenstein
.
Tony begins running down a long, dark alley, and a man resembling Lee Harvey Oswald
shoots at him from a third floor window, At the end of the alley an ominous SUV is idling, playing rap music. Suddenly Artie Bucco pops out of a near by door, and he and Tony escape together, again in his fathers old car. Tony looks in the backseat and sees the deceased Richie Aprile
and Gigi Cestone, two former Aprile Crew capos who had met their demise shortly after taking control of the "cursed" crew. Tony is then suddenly having wild sex with Artie's wife Charmaine Bucco, who is sucking Tony's thumb and is kinkily dressed in black silk stockings, garters and lingerie while Artie oddly coaches him along; it is another ironic symbol in the dream because she and Tony slept together in real life back in high school while Tony was still dating Carmela. Artie then tells Tony that "she loves to have her muzzle rubbed", after which the dream jumps suddenly to Tony then appearing in his living room mounted on top of Pie-O-My, the ill-fated racehorse that was put to sleep after being severely burnt in the barn fire, and Tony is rubbing her neck. He tells Carmela he wants to move back in. Carmela replies by repeating her response when A.J. asked to move back home: "First, there are some non-negotiable conditions." In this case, the horse can no longer stay in the house since Tony never cleans up after it, in this case the horse represents his girlfriends and mistresses and how, if he and Carmela reconcile, they can no longer affect her or the family's lives.
Several of the characters in his dream eventually make it clear that Tony's job is to kill his cousin to prevent Tony B. from starting a war between Tony's family and Johnny Sack
's crew. Tony's last encounter in his dream is at his former high school from the football coach, Coach Molinaro. The coach criticizes Tony, pointing out how Tony had "all the prerequisites to lead men on the field of sport" and how he didn't have to be a criminal and live with all the stress the comes from that. When Tony tries to kill Molinaro, his gun malfunctions and the coach continues to taunt him about not being prepared until Tony awakens with a start.
Tony receives a visit from Christopher
shortly after he wakes up, who informs him that Tony B. indeed went after the Leotardo brothers. He killed Billy and wounded Phil. Later, Tony calls Carmela and talks to her while waiting for the sun to rise. They joke with each other and Tony tells her he had "one of his Coach Molinaro dreams". Carmela guesses that the coach gave him his usual advice, hinting that he has had these dreams before, and most likely always will.
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. It is the eleventh episode of the show's fifth season. It was written by series creator/executive producer David Chase
David Chase
David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
, and supervising producer Matthew Weiner
Matthew Weiner
Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director and producer of television drama. He is the creator, executive producer, head writer, and show runner of the AMC television series Mad Men. He is also noted for his work on the HBO series The Sopranos, on which he served as a writer and producer...
, and was directed by longtime series director Allen Coulter
Allen Coulter
Allen Coulter is an American television and film director, credited with a number of successful television programs. He has directed two feature films, Hollywoodland, a film regarding the questionable death of George Reeves starring Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, and Ben Affleck, and 2010's Remember...
. It originally aired in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 16, 2004. This episode is unique in that it features a twenty minute dream sequence, alluded to in the title.
Guest starring roles
- Leslie BegaLeslie BegaLeslie R. Bega is an American theatre, film and television actress; known for performances in Head of the Class, David Lynch's Lost Highway, and a recurring cast member in CSI: NY and The Sopranos. Also featured as a dancer in the breakdancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo...
as Valentina La Paz - Annette BeningAnnette BeningAnnette Carol Bening is an American actress. Bening is a four-time Oscar nominee for her roles in The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right, winning Golden Globe Awards for the latter two films...
as Herself / Mrs. DeTrolio - Chris Caldovino as Billy Leotardo
- John FioreJohn Fiore (actor)John Fiore is an American actor from Somerville, Massachusetts.Fiore is probably best known for his recurring role as Detective Tony Profaci on the long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order...
as Gigi Cestone - Robert FunaroRobert FunaroRobert Funaro is an American film and television actor. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series The Sopranos...
as Eugene Pontecorvo - John Heard as Vin Makazian / Mr. DeTrolio
- Will JanowitzWill JanowitzWill Janowitz is an American film, television and stage actor as well as writer. He is first generation American with his mother having been born in the Czech Republic and his father Berlin, Germany.- Biography :...
as Finn DeTrolio - Tony LipTony LipTony Lip is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi in the HBO series The Sopranos. He portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone in Donnie Brasco.Lip is from Paramus, New Jersey...
as Carmine LupertazziCarmine LupertazziCarmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Biography:... - Kathrine NarducciKathrine NarducciKathrine Narducci is an American actress, mostly known for her role as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos...
as Charmaine Bucco - Joe PantolianoJoe PantolianoJoseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido "the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and Jennifer Tilly's...
as Ralph Cifaretto
- Vincent PastoreVincent PastoreVincent Pastore is an Italian-American actor, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.-Early life:...
as Big Pussy Bonpensiero - David ProvalDavid ProvalDavid Aaron Proval is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets opposite Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel and as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos .-Biography:Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Jewish heritage,...
as Richie AprileRichie AprileRichard 'Richie' Aprile, Sr., played by David Proval, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Richie was a capo and the older brother of former DiMeo crime family acting boss Jackie Aprile, Sr... - Richard PortnowRichard PortnowRichard Portnow is an American actor known for such films and television shows as Barton Fink, Se7en, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Spirit, Law Abiding Citizen, Private Parts, Fallen Arches, Double Down, Spring Break '83, The Sopranos, Hannah Montana and Boston Legal.-Life and career:A...
as Harold Melvoin - Joe SantosJoe SantosJoe Santos is an American film and television actor.-Biography:Santos was born Joseph Minieri in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Rose and Joseph Minieri. He began his film acting career in the mid-1960s, appearing in films directed by his cousin, Joseph W...
as Angelo Garepe - Al SapienzaAl SapienzaAl Sapienza is a prolific American actor, who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is most well known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series The Sopranos. He played the role of Dr...
as Mikey PalmiceMikey PalmiceMichael "Mikey Grab Bag" Palmice , played by Al Sapienza, was a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.-Plot details:Palmice starts out as a soldier in Corrado "Junior" Soprano's crew as his driver and bodyguard. After Jackie Aprile dies, Junior becomes boss, and Palmice is promoted... - Annabella SciorraAnnabella SciorraAnnabella Sciorra is an American film, television, and stage actress. Sciorra received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for the 1989 film True Love, and came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever...
as Gloria Trillo - Joseph SiravoJoseph SiravoJoseph Siravo is an Italian american actor and graduate of both Stanford and NYU. Among his most notable roles is that of "Johnny Boy" Soprano, father of Tony Soprano, on The Sopranos. He is credited as the voice of Carmine in the Disney film The Wild...
as Johnny Boy Soprano - Frank VincentFrank VincentFrank Vincent is an American actor, musician, author and entrepreneur. He is a favorite performer of director Martin Scorsese, having played important roles in three of Scorsese's most acclaimed films: Raging Bull , Goodfellas and Casino . He often plays a gangster and works both in features and...
as Phil Leotardo - Charley ScaliesCharley ScaliesCharlie Scalies is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa, one of the stevedores and union members on the second season of HBO's The Wire. He has also appeared in TV shows Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, and The Sopranos.- External links :...
as Coach Molinaro
Plot synopsis
After having just slept together, TonyTony Soprano
Anthony John "Tony" Soprano, Sr. is an Italian-American fictional character and the protagonist on the HBO television drama series The Sopranos, on which he is portrayed by James Gandolfini. The character was conceived by The Sopranos creator and show runner David Chase, who was also largely...
's girlfriend Valentina catches the sleeve of her kimono
Kimono
The is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" , has come to denote these full-length robes...
on fire while making Egg Beaters
Egg Beaters
Egg Beaters is a product marketed in the United States as a healthy substitute for chicken eggs. Egg Beaters is primarily egg whites with added flavorings, vitamins and thickeners Xantham gum and guar gum. It contains no egg yolks.-Past and present:...
for Tony in her apartment. After Tony spends time with her in a hospital burn unit (with a delirious Valentina thinking he is a surgeon), he drops in on Tony B.
Tony Blundetto
Anthony "Tony" Blundetto, played by Steve Buscemi, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is Tony Soprano's cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show's fifth season. Tony Blundetto first appears as a calm, composed, and reformed criminal ready to pursue...
, at his mothers house. Although Tony senses something is wrong with his cousin, he does not know that Tony B. had just learned about the murder of his old prison friend and cell mate, Angelo Garepe.
Angelo had picked up a toy car at Costco
Costco
Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...
for his grandson and was returning home with it when Phil and Billy Leotardo flag him down, they lie to him saying that Johnny Sack wanted to see him immediately, when he turns around and walks back to his car, they grab him and throw him into the trunk of Phil's car, and shoot him in the head. After Tony checks himself into the Plaza Hotel
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 20-story luxury hotel with a height of and length of that occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. Fifth Avenue extends along the east side of Grand Army Plaza...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and nearly running into his therapist Dr. Melfi, he hears about the murder from Silvio
Silvio Dante
Silvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
and tries to call Tony B. His cousin does not answer his cellphone and Tony is worried about how he might handle the news of Angelo's death.
That evening Tony calls Charmaine Bucco, earlier admitting to Tony B. his attraction to her. However, he has second thoughts as soon as she answers and she hangs up after asking the anonymous caller to stop calling, suggesting that Tony has called her more than once. After seeing an advert for an escort agency on television he calls for an Asian girl instead, Tony goes to sleep and has a dream, lasting roughly one third of the episode, involving people who have made an impact on his life. This dream is the most vivid and detailed dream yet in the series, full of ideas, symbolism and imagery, with characters both living and dead. In the beginning of the dream, he awakens next to the deceased Carmine Lupertazzi
Carmine Lupertazzi
Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Biography:...
who tells Tony how lonely he is on "the other side" and how he misses his wife. Tony then receives a phone call and is told by the voice that he needs to kill somebody. Next, Tony is sitting in Dr. Melfi
Jennifer Melfi
Jennifer Melfi, M.D., is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the psychiatrist of Mafia boss Tony Soprano. She is portrayed by Lorraine Bracco.-Character description:...
's office, but instead of Dr. Melfi, he is counseled by his deceased ex-comàre
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. Also the relationship is usually,...
Gloria Trillo who talks about their toxic relationship and how she died too young to have children of her own. She then points to a television set in the corner and says, "Are you ready for what you have to do?" Tony then finds himself riding in the backseat of his father's 1959 Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac Eldorado
The 1953 Eldorado was a special-bodied, low-production convertible . It was the production version of the 1952 El Dorado "Golden Anniversary" concept car, and borrowed bumper bullets from the 1951 GM Le Sabre show car...
, being driven by his long deceased father Johnny Boy Soprano; also in the car are several deceased characters who have either died by his hand or on his orders, including Big Pussy Bonpensiero, Ralph Cifaretto, and Mikey Palmice
Mikey Palmice
Michael "Mikey Grab Bag" Palmice , played by Al Sapienza, was a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.-Plot details:Palmice starts out as a soldier in Corrado "Junior" Soprano's crew as his driver and bodyguard. After Jackie Aprile dies, Junior becomes boss, and Palmice is promoted...
. When Tony looks at Mikey and tells him he knows he's dreaming, Mikey replies simply, "I got no opinion. One way or another." Mikey briefly turns into Artie Bucco who simply looks at Tony and asks, "What?". When Tony asks where they are going, Pussy - who has now turned into Ralph - turns around and says, "We're driving you to the job", as they pull up to Tony's mansion.
The next segment of his dream involves him waking up at home and getting ready to go to dinner to meet Finn's parents at Nuovo Vesuvio, and Tony distractedly watching clips from several films on the kitchen television. When they finally arrive, Finn's father is actually Detective Vin Makazian, who committed suicide in the first season, but is posing as Finn's father in the dream. Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening is an American actress. Bening is a four-time Oscar nominee for her roles in The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right, winning Golden Globe Awards for the latter two films...
, who plays herself, is Finn's mother in the dream. Finn occasionally turns into A.J. during the course of the dinner. Next, Tony's teeth fall out spontaneously. After some symbolic interaction between everyone, Tony and Finn's father go to the restroom. When Tony enters the bathroom stall, he reaches behind the vintage style toilet tank looking for a gun which is not there, an allusion to the The Godfather
The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
. Vin then asks Tony, "Are you gonna be able to come through on the thing?" Tony replies, "I've done my homework", reaches into his pocket, and takes out a paperback copy of The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers (book)
The Valachi Papers is a biography written by Peter Maas, telling the true story of former mafia member Joe Valachi, a low-ranking member of the New York based Genovese crime family, was the first ever government witness coming from the American Mafia itself. His account of his criminal past...
. Then, Tony hears shots firing outside and sees Tony B. shooting Phil Leotardo in his car. A bystander shouts, "Why didn't you stop him?" He says he doesn't have a weapon, It suddenly turns into night and Tony begins running from an angry mob, including Annette Bening (who was blatantly identified by Gloria Trillo, now apparently a reporter) and Carmela; some of the mob carrying torches and pitchforks, a la Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
.
Tony begins running down a long, dark alley, and a man resembling Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
shoots at him from a third floor window, At the end of the alley an ominous SUV is idling, playing rap music. Suddenly Artie Bucco pops out of a near by door, and he and Tony escape together, again in his fathers old car. Tony looks in the backseat and sees the deceased Richie Aprile
Richie Aprile
Richard 'Richie' Aprile, Sr., played by David Proval, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Richie was a capo and the older brother of former DiMeo crime family acting boss Jackie Aprile, Sr...
and Gigi Cestone, two former Aprile Crew capos who had met their demise shortly after taking control of the "cursed" crew. Tony is then suddenly having wild sex with Artie's wife Charmaine Bucco, who is sucking Tony's thumb and is kinkily dressed in black silk stockings, garters and lingerie while Artie oddly coaches him along; it is another ironic symbol in the dream because she and Tony slept together in real life back in high school while Tony was still dating Carmela. Artie then tells Tony that "she loves to have her muzzle rubbed", after which the dream jumps suddenly to Tony then appearing in his living room mounted on top of Pie-O-My, the ill-fated racehorse that was put to sleep after being severely burnt in the barn fire, and Tony is rubbing her neck. He tells Carmela he wants to move back in. Carmela replies by repeating her response when A.J. asked to move back home: "First, there are some non-negotiable conditions." In this case, the horse can no longer stay in the house since Tony never cleans up after it, in this case the horse represents his girlfriends and mistresses and how, if he and Carmela reconcile, they can no longer affect her or the family's lives.
Several of the characters in his dream eventually make it clear that Tony's job is to kill his cousin to prevent Tony B. from starting a war between Tony's family and Johnny Sack
Johnny Sack
John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, played by Vince Curatola, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was the longtime underboss and later the boss of the powerful Brooklyn-based New York City Lupertazzi crime family...
's crew. Tony's last encounter in his dream is at his former high school from the football coach, Coach Molinaro. The coach criticizes Tony, pointing out how Tony had "all the prerequisites to lead men on the field of sport" and how he didn't have to be a criminal and live with all the stress the comes from that. When Tony tries to kill Molinaro, his gun malfunctions and the coach continues to taunt him about not being prepared until Tony awakens with a start.
Tony receives a visit from Christopher
Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher "Chris" Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was Tony Soprano's protégé and a Capo in the Soprano crime family.-Biography:...
shortly after he wakes up, who informs him that Tony B. indeed went after the Leotardo brothers. He killed Billy and wounded Phil. Later, Tony calls Carmela and talks to her while waiting for the sun to rise. They joke with each other and Tony tells her he had "one of his Coach Molinaro dreams". Carmela guesses that the coach gave him his usual advice, hinting that he has had these dreams before, and most likely always will.
Deceased
- Angelo Garepe: murdered by Phil and Billy Leotardo
- Billy Leotardo: murdered by Tony Blundetto to avenge the death of Angelo Garepe. Billy's death is not shown until the next episode, "Long Term Parking", in a flashback by Phil.
Title reference
- David ChaseDavid ChaseDavid Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
explained that the title refers to the dreams where an individual turns up late for a test in school and is wearing no clothing, meaning that the person is unprepared for a test or another task they have to face.
Production
- The voice on the other end of the phone in the dream sequence is that of David ChaseDavid ChaseDavid Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
. - The book that Tony finds in the men's bathroom during his dream is The Valachi PapersThe Valachi Papers (book)The Valachi Papers is a biography written by Peter Maas, telling the true story of former mafia member Joe Valachi, a low-ranking member of the New York based Genovese crime family, was the first ever government witness coming from the American Mafia itself. His account of his criminal past...
, written by Peter MaasPeter MaasPeter Maas was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City and attended Duke University. Maas had Dutch and Irish heritage....
; it is the famous book based on the testimony of Joe ValachiJoe ValachiJoseph "Joe Cargo" Valachi , Italian American, also known as "Charles Chanbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. He is also the person who made Cosa Nostra a household name.-Career:Joseph Valachi was born in East Harlem, New York...
, the first member of the Mafia to turn state's evidenceTurn state's evidenceTo turn state's evidence is when an accused or convicted criminal testifies as a witness for the state against his associates or accomplices. Turning state's evidence is occasionally a result of a change of heart or feelings of guilt, but more often is done in response to a generous offer from the...
and who confirmed the existence of the American MafiaAmerican MafiaThe American Mafia , is an Italian-American criminal society. Much like the Sicilian Mafia, the American Mafia has no formal name and is a secret criminal society. Its members usually refer to it as Cosa Nostra or by its English translation "our thing"...
. It is seen again when Tony states he's done his homework.
Music
- The song played over the end credits is "Three Times a LadyThree Times a Lady* The song was also covered in the country genre by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock on his 1986 album Crash Craddock and in 2007 by Cobra Starship as an iTunes bonus track for their album ¡Viva La Cobra!...
" by the CommodoresCommodoresThe Commodores are an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour...
. The same song was sung earlier, a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
, by Vin, during the dinner portion of Tony's dream. - The song that Angelo is listening to on his car radio is "Peanuts" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
- The song heard when Tony first walks into the hotel is "Clair De LuneClair de Lune"Clair de Lune" is French for "moonlight". It may refer to:Music:* Clair de lune ", third movement of Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy, a piano depiction of a Paul Verlaine poem* Clair de lune , from Op...
" (which means "moonlight" in French) by French composer Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
. - The music playing when Tony is in Artie's car is "Kulun Mankwalesh" by Mahmoud AhmedMahmoud AhmedMahmoud Ahmed is an Ethiopian singer of Gurage ancestry.-Biography:Born in Addis Ababa, Mahmoud shined shoes in that city before becoming a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he first sang professionally in the early 1960s...
.