I am – Hercules!!


Previously. On “The Sopranos.”

* Tony has cooled toward Bobby and Paulie, two of his three closest associates.
* The New York mob is in an accelerating cycle of flux and turmoil.
* Tony’s boy got dumped.
* Gay Vito’s boy took a dump.
* Uncle Junior peed himself.
* Hesh’s girl didn’t wake up.
* A.J. helped with some toe removal.
* Christophuh put a cap in his movie’s screenwriter.
* Tony put the pinch on Christophuh.
* Tony gave Christophuh’s Vegas girl the sopressata.

HBO says of tonight’s installment, “The Second Coming”:

Phil (Frank Vincent) turns down Tony's offer of compromise; AJ despairs about the world and his future; Tony takes umbrage over an affront to Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler). Written by Terence Winter; directed by Tim Van Patten.

Steel yourself for a nasty wait. HBO, concerned that it would cripple the American vacation industry if it transmitted a new “Sopranos” episode over the Memorial Day weekend, offers the mob drama’s last May installment tonight.

After tonight? Two episodes left.

6.20 – JUNE 3 - “The Blue Comet” - The allegiance of those closest to Tony (James Gandolfini) is put to the test; a case of mistaken identity has serious ramifications. Written by David Chase and Matthew Weiner; directed by Alan Taylor.

6.21 – JUNE 10 – “Made in America” - The final chapter in the saga of The Soprano Family. Written and directed by David Chase.

9 p.m. Sunday. HBO.