Cold Stones
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten |
| Written by |
Diane Frolov Andrew Schneider David Chase |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 611 |
| Original air date | May 21, 2006 |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
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"Cold Stones" is the seventy-sixth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the eleventh of the show's sixth season. It was written by Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider and David Chase, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on May 21, 2006.
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Carmela discovers that A.J. was fired from his job at Blockbuster for taking promotional items to sell them and has kept this a secret for three weeks. During the heated family argument that ensues, he complains that the job did not pay enough to sustain the lifestyle to which he had become accustomed, including regular nights out in expensive New York nightclubs. Tony tells A.J. that he should be grateful to his mother because, had Tony had his way, Tony would have "knocked out all his baby teeth with one shot." A.J. responds with an obscene gesture after his parents have left the room.
Tony sees A.J. barely dressed, giggling and instant messaging on his computer and stares in disgust. In therapy, Tony discloses that he has been feeling hatred towards his son, feeling that A.J. is wasting his life. Tony says his father would find this hilarious and tells her that if Carmela had not protected A.J., he would be a better person. Dr. Melfi uses this to approach Tony's personality since she sees his life as a product of his father's own brutality, taking his anger out on others and having a desperate need to dominate and control. Tony says he could not even hit A.J. because of his small size, which he says comes from Carmela's side of the family. Melfi then points out that what Tony accuses Carmela of (protecting A.J.) is exactly what he used to mention in their sessions that he wanted from his own mother Livia, but never received.
At the Soprano house, Hernan, Rhiannon, and A.J. play video games. Tony then asks A.J. to join him in the garage, where he announces that he has provided him with a construction job. Tony threatens A.J. to take away his car and other possessions and to kick him out of the house. A.J. protests about his inability to have a job if he is looking to reenroll in school, to which Tony says many of the men who work at the construction job are high school and college students, and as such the firm can accommodate A.J's situation. A.J. rolls his eyes at this, instigating Tony to casually smash A.J.'s windshield with a football helmet and threaten to destroy the car entirely. Tony then warns his son, "Don't put me to the test." The next morning, A.J. gets up early to leave for work at the construction site.
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