Both Christopher and Artie define their self-worth through external status. Christopher is baffled that those who can already afford anything get it for free, while Artie resents the effortless success of his mobster friends.
Christopher and Little Carmine travel to Los Angeles to recruit Sir Ben Kingsley for their film project, Cleaver . Christopher becomes obsessed with the "luxury lounge" gift suites, where celebrities receive massive amounts of free high-end merchandise ("swag"). After being rejected by Kingsley, a desperate and relapse-prone Christopher mugs legendary actress Lauren Bacall for her gift bag. I_soprano_6x07
The episode follows two parallel storylines exploring characters who feel excluded from worlds they believe they deserve to inhabit. Both Christopher and Artie define their self-worth through