I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano - Season 1 Episode Guide

I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano (S01E13) - Tony starts cleaning house, while Artie feels torn between keeping the peace in his household, and getting even with Tony for destroying... — Tony starts cleaning house, while Artie feels torn between keeping the peace in his household, and getting even with Tony for destroying...

Plot

Tony is in an absolute tailspin following his encounter with Pussy Riot and what he calls "the whole thing." The depression has set him firmly into bed, leading to a complete collapse of personal hygiene that even Dr. Melfi finds alarming during their sessions; she notes the state of Tony's teeth are as bad as they get when he is in one of these funks. He avoids Carmela and neglects his business interests entirely until Isabella appears on screen at The Cusamano house next door to hers, which has recently been remodeled by Junior Soprano's crew into a showplace for the mob boss's mother Livia. Isabella claims she is an exchange student studying dentistry in Italy before coming here as part of her program. Tony sees through this immediately but engages with her anyway because he feels drawn to talk about his old country and hear stories that make him forget, if only momentarily, how depressed he really was. However, Isabella's arrival doesn't fully cure the funk until a real shock hits - specifically an attempted murder on public streets involving two young would-be whackers who approach Tony while buying some juice from newsstand vendors near his office building in Jersey City rather than targeting him at home where it might have gone unnoticed by family members present. When Junior finally makes good and sends out hitmen to silence the boss, they attempt an attack on a street corner with guns blazing but miss their mark significantly as one assassin is killed immediately upon firing while another gets tossed from Tony's Suburban like soda can after being thrown off vehicle windows during high-speed chase sequences typical of this show. Agent Harris tries convincing both Carmela and Tony that entering Witness Protection Program would be wise given such violent attempt against him, but instead what happens next convinces everyone involved including those who were watching closely enough to realize exactly how dangerous things really are getting between families like the Sopranos vs Junior's family dynamics within organized crime circles operating under different rules than normal American society. Meanwhile Livia and her son experience increased anxiety levels since failing attempt means Tony will be looking hard for whoever responsible behind this particular hit job carried out by hired guns sent directly from their own backyard home turf in New Jersey where most mob activity takes place regularly throughout seasons one through seven combined together into single narrative arc spanning entire television series run on HBO network before cancellation occurred later due to controversies surrounding portrayal of violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically for those roles designed solely purpose being comedic relief purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall plot structure constructed carefully around central themes explored repeatedly over many years now past decade long since initial premiere date April fourth nineteen ninety nine when first episode aired originally during Monday night prime time slot reserved exclusively dramas airing weekly basis until series ended eventually after ten full seasons completed successfully before cancellation occurred later due controversies surrounding portrayal violence against women characters played primarily female actors cast specifically purposes only within overall