Full Leather Jacket
| "Full Leather Jacket" | |
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| The Sopranos episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Allen Coulter |
| Written by |
Robin Green Mitchell Burgess |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 208 |
| Original air date | March 5, 2000 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
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"Full Leather Jacket" is the twenty-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and is the eighth of the show's second season. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Allen Coulter and originally aired on March 5, 2000.
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Matt Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte continue to work with Christopher Moltisanti, this time breaking safes. Matt and Sean seem to be enthusiastic about moving up in the criminal organization. They also visit Richie Aprile, introduce themselves, and listen to him make fun of Christopher and his large nose. At the Bada Bing, Matt and Sean try to introduce themselves to Tony Soprano in the bathroom but are nervous and get into too much detail about their job with Chris. Tony calls Sean a "shit-eating twat" since he did not take precautions about listening devices.
Christopher goes to Adriana's mother's home, where he apologizes for abandoning her at the restaurant weeks prior and for abusing her. Christopher then proposes marriage to Adriana and presents her with a ring. Adriana automatically says "Yes" but her mother warns Adriana that, if she gets hurt again, "this door is closed to you."
Carmela and Tony believe there are good colleges close to home for Meadow to attend, but they are worried that she might get to go to the University of California, Berkeley which Meadow has her heart set on. Carmela tells Tony that, in order to get ahead with selective college acceptance in the modern world, one has to "know someone or donate five buildings." Carmela then remembers that her neighbor, Jeannie Cusamano's twin sister, Joan O'Connell, is a prestigious alumna of Georgetown University, which is on Meadow's top list of colleges. When Jeannie fails to persuade Joan to write a letter of recommendation for Meadow, as Carmela asked her to do, Carmela sees to the matter personally by presenting Joan with a ricotta pie and a folder of Meadow's high school transcripts and teacher recommendations. Joan initially refuses to write the recommendation, but then Carmela tells her she is not asking for it, she "wants" it. Joan asks Carmela if she is threatening her, and Carmela innocently insists she is not, stating she merely brought her a pie as a friendly gesture. Carmela thanks her and proceeds to leave, without Joan actually agreeing to write the letter. Later, Jeannie Cusamano visits Carmela to bring back the plate and to inform her that Joan has looked at Meadow's transcripts and has, in the end, caved in and agreed to write her daughter the letter.
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