- The always-great character Hesh Rabkin was only in one scene of one episode- he should really get his own episode some time, like Butters did on "South Park."

- And the relationship between Bobby Bacala and Janice came across both as unnecessary and very, very creepy - why put the show's most sympathetic character together with its most unsympathetic?

But regardless, I still recognize that "Sopranos" is still the best drama (if not the best show, period) on television. I would even venture to say that Season 4 was better than Season 3, which lacked memorable episodes (other than the one with the Russian) and seemed at times to revolve around the never-very-interesting character of Jackie, Jr. And don't forget - Jackie (in the final episode) was the one and only regular cast member whacked in Season 3, although numerous others (Livia Soprano, Bobby Bacala, Sr., and Gigi Cestone) died of natural causes, or of other non-whack-related illness. So it's not like there was some mythical golden age in which major characters got whacked perpetually.

What Season 3 did have was a disturbingly large amount of violence against women, including the beating to death of a stripper and the brutal rape of Dr. Melfi. Is this what all those fans are so nostalgic for? Then again, maybe that's what got them hooked on the show in the first place...