FEVER DREAMS RETURN | The Sopranos S4 Ep. 11 "Calling All Cars" | UNCUT REACTION

The caterpillar to butterfly was definitely intended to represent a transformation in Ralph's nature. Throughout Whoever Did This, Ralph was noticeably guilty over how he'd lived his life up until that point. Tony sensed this and tried to bring him back down to his level by telling him that he was seeing Valentina during an emotional moment, hoping that he would take the bait. Whether Ralph was or wasn't responsible for the fire, Tony needed to believe that he was. If the worst person in Tony's life can change, he'd feel an obligation to change also, but it's pretty clear from that last therapy session that he's resigned himself to his fate. "I'm a fat crook from New Jersey." But Tony's subconscious was effectively warning him that if he doesn't make that necessary change, he is headed toward some sort of spiritual damnation. The prevailing thought is that the house represents hell (or at least Tony's version of it), which is where he was following Ralph to when they stepped out of the car. The leg coming out of the car (possibly Svetlana) is used to convey temptation, and he has done nothing but give in to sexual temptation all season long. The figure coming down the stairs is Livia. She was the most recent member of his family to die, and was there to greet him. Of course, Tony's own personal hell would involve his mother. Tony saying that he was here for the masonry job is another way of saying that this is the hell that he has built for himself. Tony also lionizes the idea of the hardworking Italian immigrant, but is the furthest thing from that. So, perhaps in his hell, he must become a member of the working class that plays by the rules, which he'd obviously despise, in spite of his lectures about the subject to AJ. The red light upon him waking up further symbolises hell, naturally. This is not a spoiler, but you will see this house again, although you may not immediately recognise it, so it's important to plant that seed now. Everyone in this episode is haunted by the dead, and unable to move past it. Some people believe that what Janice does to Bobby here is actually noble. It's just that she goes about it in the most Janice way possible. Also, did you notice the wine glass move when they were eating Karen's ziti? The dinner itself almost looked like a seance.

Ryan O'Neill