Dear Peggy, Phil, and Joel,
Well, Sunday’s episode illustrates why an individual therapist generally doesn’t see a couple after three years of individual therapy with one spouse. As Carmela said to Tony in the car afterwards, Dr. Melfi seemed to take Tony’s side on everything (at least that’s how it felt to Carmela). The last two years have portrayed Carmela as intensely jealous of Tony’s relationship with his therapist, and she didn’t hesitate to let Dr. Melfi know last night that she wasn’t impressed with the results so far. Tony was too busy defending his therapist to engage in any real therapy, and Dr. Melfi never made it clear why she wanted them together in the same room in the first place. The session went to hell in a hand basket rather quickly, and Dr. Melfi’s conclusion that they were angry at each other did not require advanced degrees to discern (as Tony duly noted). The awkward silences and stomach growling were funny, but frankly, I have no idea what Carmela was doing there. Do any of you?
Glen
