well i do agree with that chris thing, i was over looking the drug thing. I figure this "second chance" thing will come into effect, maybe chris will get all hopped up on coke and do somethin dumb and tony doesnt kill him? I wasn't saying artie isnt an important character, just that the given story line between him and bennie didnt do anything to advance the story, its like in season 5 when paulie's mom had trouble with her nursing home friends, that whole thing was a waste, except when he robbed that one old lady, that scene was awesome. The new york thing, i dont think it was that big of a deal, you knew it was gonna happen since the wedding episode, they could of killed him that week instead of dragging it out for three episodes. The feech line did a lot because if nothing else, it showed how the mafia had changed, old school guy comes back and doesn't fit in anymore, so they don't know what to do with him. Also, a conflict to that degree not ending in a killing, it was very different.