Marco Polo (The Sopranos)

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"Marco Polo"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 8
Directed byJohn Patterson
Written byMichael Imperioli
Cinematography byAlik Sakharov
Production code508
Original air dateApril 25, 2004 (2004-04-25)
Running time53 minutes
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"Marco Polo" is the 60th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the eighth of the show's fifth season. Written by Michael Imperioli and directed by John Patterson, it originally aired on April 25, 2004.

Starring

* = credit only

Guest starring

  • Little Carmine
  • Hugh De Angelis
  • Allison Bartlett as Gwen McIntyre
  • Chris Caldovino as
    Billy Leotardo
  • Angie Bonpensiero
  • Joe Maruzzo as
    "Joey Peeps"
  • Angelo Garepe
  • Father Phil Intintola
  • Mary De Angelis
  • Phil Leotardo
  • Rusty Millio
  • Rosalie Aprile
  • Finn DeTrolio
  • Bruce Kirby as Dr. Russ Fegoli
  • Brian Cammarata
  • Joanne Moltisanti
  • Dennis Aloia as
    Justin Blundetto
  • Kevin Aloia as
    Jason Blundetto
  • Quintina Blundetto
  • Devin Pillsbury
  • Jerry Basile
  • Barbara Caruso as Lena Fegoli
  • Samrat Chakrabarti as Dr. Onkar Singh
  • Allison Dunbar as Nicole Lupertazzi
  • Louis Mustillo as Sal Vitro
  • Frankie Cortese
  • Erin Stutland as Heather
  • Philip Larocca as
    Edward "Duke" Bonpensiero
  • Sammy Semenza as Carmine III
  • Vic Martino as Muzzy Nardo

Synopsis

After the

Angie
. When the work is finished, Phil demands further repairs for non-existent defects.

Tensions continue to rise in

prostitute
by his side. Tony B's foot is injured when Joey's car rolls over it, and he hobbles back to his own car.

Mary, she tells Tony that, because of the separation, it would be better if he didn't attend. Tony is taken aback, but consents. Mary does not want him present because she thinks his vulgar behavior will embarrass her in front of an old friend, Russ Fegoli, who will be attending with his wife. Mary has enormous respect for Fegoli, who had a modest career in the Foreign Service. Junior
tells Hugh about the party, intentionally ruining the surprise. When Hugh insists that the "man of the house" attend, Carmela reluctantly invites Tony at short notice.

At the party, Mary is duly embarrassed by Tony's behavior. He presents Hugh with a Beretta Giubileo shotgun, but Fegoli observes that the best ones are not exported. At the end of the evening, Tony roughly puts the now-devalued shotgun in the trunk of the car. As the Fegolis are leaving, Mary apologizes to them for Tony's conduct. Carmela is furious at her mother's snobbery, commending Tony for his gift to Hugh and his courtesy to the guests.

As

A.J.
grab Carmela and throw her into the pool. Eventually, Tony and Carmela find themselves alone. They kiss in the pool and spend the night together. He leaves in the morning before she wakes.

Deceased

  • Joseph "Joey Peeps" Peparelli
    : shot by Tony Blundetto on Little Carmine's orders
  • Heather: prostitute with Joey Peeps; shot by Tony Blundetto

Title reference

  • After Hugh's birthday party, a game of Marco Polo breaks out in the Sopranos' pool.

References to previous episodes

  • Sal Vitro is seen landscaping at the Sacrimoni residence per the deal that was set up in the episode "Where's Johnny?"
  • Tony says to Fegoli, "A doctor in the house? That's good, because somebody usually goes down at these affairs." In "The Sopranos", Tony had a panic attack while barbecuing.
  • Tony is wearing shorts, even though the late Carmine told him, in "For All Debts Public and Private", "A don doesn't wear shorts."

Other cultural references

Music

References

  1. ^ J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps (1843). The Nursery Rhymes of England: Obtained Principally from Oral Tradition (2 ed.). London. p. 122.

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