The connection between Christopher and espresso machines02:07 The art of iconic opening shots02:56 Merz b. Schwanen vs. Members Only04:32 Espresso machine symbolism?05:09 Opening shots across cinema08:07 The art of iconic opening fits08:45 What Christopher's dream said about Adriana10:45 On going places we don't want to14:31 Tony's "spring cleaning"17:14 Christopher's writing travails20:02 Christopher wants a NIL deal21:11 Another installment of Vik's Legal Corner21:55 Understanding derogations 26:29 Joan Didion's could have helped Christopher26:54 Writer distractions28:43 Establishing shots and *possibility* of conflict29:31 (Some more) thoughts on the final Soprano sequence30:04 How Vito got made32:18 Some "sweeping" tactics33:44 The lengths one must go to to get Livia to eat lunch35:20 The art of working in tight spaces36:57 Chris and Paulie have a moment39:10 Shlomo would have had something to say about arcs, too42:49 Noah's "arc"43:42 On the matter of where the bodies are buried45:26 Richard's "two tickets to paradise"46:45 Tony understands, it just takes time49:03 The elite-ness of Agent Harris52:00 Comparing and contrasting a Melfi family dinner with a Soprano one52:48 What Columbus and Meucci have in common53:29 Melfi's payment policy laid bare54:06 Livia's semi-annual meeting of "Mothers Betraying Sons"55:10 On receiving *that* phone call that spurs us to action56:10 The different prisms of therapy on the show56:37 Therapists with a flair for storytelling58:15 Outro-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.