S6E19 · The Second Coming

Complete story — includes the ending

After reading the poem " The Second Coming ", A.J. ties a cinder block to his ankle and jumps into his pool. The rope is too long to keep the block from drowning him but too short for him to escape. Tony finds and saves him, initially furious but trying to comfort A.J. after seeing how distressed he is. A guilty Carmela and Tony blame each other. In a therapy session with his parents, A.J. recounts upsetting memories of them going back to his childhood and mentions Livia's depressing words having an effect on him. Tony rejects Melfi's idea that A.J.'s attempt could have been a cry for help, and mentions that, in Las Vegas, he realized that there is "something else" beyond the human experience, but does not want to look into it further. Elliot Kupferberg tells Melfi that a recent study shows sociopaths use therapy as a way to sharpen their skills. Phil rejects Tony's compromise about the asbestos. A Lupertazzi capo harasses Meadow, who has recently committed to law school and started to date Patsy 's son. When Tony finds out, he curb stomps the man. Little Carmine again tries to broker peace, but Phil refuses to see Tony.