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(M2) "Do you have a boner?" - Franco

Wow... if Tommy isn't drinking anymore, maybe he should start. Fantasizing about his estranged wife is one thing. Thinking about your deceased cousin's widow isn't much better. Getting it on in your dreams with both of them? Well... OK. But having a sex dream with The Probie (even if Mike isn't "The Probie" anymore... he still is) is just plain freaky.

Of course, the second it started happening, you knew it was going to be a dream. Ignoring the fact that this minisode is titled "Fantasy," there's no way Sheila and Janet are ever going to hop in the sack with Tommy at the same time.

The one thing that bugged was the structure of the story. The whole one dream within another dream plot isn't anything fresh. It's been used before. The gags felt a little stale. Waking up next to Garrity, and then waking up next to Mike. Everyone watching. I laughed, but it was still, I don't know... off.

It was hilarious when everyone realized that Tommy was um... aroused, and Franco asked him point blank, "Tom... are you hard?!?" When he tried to act like it was just a key in his pocket ("That is a big ass key Tommy"), I really lost it. Other than those few lines though, not so much. Even Mike saying he had a dream that he and Tommy got married was more awkward than funny, especially considering Mike's sexually experimental history.

Once the minisode started, I was really hoping for a foursome or fivesome(?) and we'd see a whole parade of Tommy's past flings jump into bed with him. Imagine if these four also showed up:

• Nell Turbody (Paige Turco): Damien's old teacher. Although... if I recall, I think she had chlamydia. So maybe not...
• Angie Gavin (Marissa Tomei): No explanation needed.
• Nona (Jennifer Esposito): You'd think he always be dreaming about her since she saved Tommy from the beach house fire. Although, she did sort of kill his mojo.
• Valerie (Gina Gershon): She is still his girlfriend, right? Obviously she should have been there.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Tommy has any more fantasies.