I was actually really afraid to watch it because the promos all talked about how violent it would be. I really don't want to watch Tony beat up Carmela for example, that would make me really upset. So I was in a way happy that it was "more of the same" and not an escalation.
The Tony/Melfi situation bothers me a lot since she is trying to help him and he is turning into an evil stalker there.
I think I heard that this is NOT the last season - they're going to do at least one more - so maybe it won't be as "last scene everyone dies" as I had worried it would be ...