Season 2 Episode 3, "Toodle-Fucking-Oo"

This episode starts with Tony getting called to his mother's old house because Meadow (his daughter) threw a party there. Something I don't understand in this show is how Tony's kids ever dare cross their dad. That's just someone whom I would never want to cross. He's not gonna whack his own kids obviously, but if I messed up hardcore, I'd be scared shit-less. ANYHOOTS, Tony and Carmela are deliberating as to how to punish her and are hard pressed in coming up with a good solution. They figure that if they confine her to the house, they have to act like prison guards. If they take her car, they're her chauffeur.

Meanwhile, Richie Aprile (brother of former boss Jackie Aprile) is out of jail, and aiming to settle a few old issues. His firsts top is this pizzeria he seems to have helped get off the ground floor. He's now owed some money, which the pizzeria owner is refusing to hand over to him. They have an intense discussion which ends with Richie beating the guy over the head with a coffee pot and beating him. AKA, solving the issue Sopranos style.

Tony, Carmela, and Meadow meet in their kitchen to discuss her punishment. It's quite obvious Tony doesn't know how to punish her when Meadow volunteers to relinquish her credit card for two weeks and Tony awkwardly blurts out "three!"

Enter my second parasocial relationship! Chris is back and now he's being introduced to Richie by Tony. Richie blindsides Chris by saying if he ever hits his niece again (Chris is going out with Adriana, Richie's niece). Chris asks how Richie found out. Richie then dismisses Chris. Another dumb decision by Chris has come back to hurt him.

After Chris walks away, Richie attempts to discuss business with Tony and Tony suddenly walks away. This is because no one ever discuss business with Tony at Satriale's, the deli they were both at and the spot where the crew frequently hangs out. Richie is dumbfounded when Tony walks away. At this point, I don't remember whether or not this affects their relationship, but I'm going to guess that it does.

Lo and behold, it does! Richie and Tony meet up in a mall and contentiously discuss whether or not Richie has a right to take back former business that he was in charge of. Richie thinks it's his right to get it back, whereas Tony views it as "letting him have it." Tony's in a tough position. It's a different climate from when Richie was last involved. Things change, and that going to be tough for Richie to accept. I empathize with Tony here because the right choice is one that this psycho is not going to accept. Part of the reason I call him a psycho now is because he went back to the pizzeria owner and RAN HIM OVER WITH HIS CAR. He did this because the guy notified Tony about what Richie previously did to him.

Good luck to Tony dealing with this guy. Don't think this is going to end well.

      Tony during his contentious meeting with Richie.

Beanzie, the poor guy who Richie ran over with freakin' car. rip. He didn't actually die, I just like saying "rip" to people.