La dipartita

La dipartita (The Departure) is the fourth episode of the first season of The House of the Honorable Mr. Contos. It first aired on January 14, 2006, on Paglia TV. It's a follow-up to the previous episode, "High Moments", which aired on the same night.

The episode was conceived during the airing of the previous one, "High Moments", and director Andres Contos decided to shoot it immediately, in a way to enhanced the contrast with the first episodes featuring only Sid as character. "The Departure" was watched by 18 people and was reviewed positively, later being considered one of the show's best episodes.

Plot
"The Departure" is a sequel to the previous episode. At the end of the thorny evening, the friends of Mr. Contos are preparing to leave the House: but something can always happen...

Starring

 * Contos
 * Seby
 * Musci
 * The Beri

In this episode...

 * Not all present, initially, realize that a recording is in progress.
 * Seby reads some of the period newspapers collected by Mr. Contos, quoting General Pietro Badoglio, in reference to the armistice of September 8, 1943, between Italy and the Allied.
 * Contos would like to kill someone, but it's not clear who he's referring to.
 * The Beri jokingly threatens to stone Contos.
 * Seby assaults Contos as soon as he realizes he's registered. In the struggle, Contos shuts yet another blasphemy, after the numerous already heard in all previous episodes.
 * Towards the end of the episode, Seby would like to review the video just recorded, while Contos would prefer to film the entire phase of the demise of the young junkies.

Background information
It was after the recording of this episode that Contos rearranged for the first time all the videos made up to that point, officially starting "The House of the Honorable Mr. Contos".

Reception
"The Departure" was watched by 18 viewers, an improvement of 2 over the previous episode, "High Moments".

Reviews for the episode were positive. Cristiano Carabotto of NGI in his 2012 "flashback reviews" gave "The Departure" a 9.5/10, stating that "the main cast puts in an exceptional performance". He also praised the supporting aspects, claiming that "The Contos does a great job of playing the uneasy leader" and that the Beri storyline "does supply a little comic relief". Roberto Macaco of FuckIt described the revelation that the junkies were leaving the House as being "one of the show's signature moments", and commented that the episode "cemented the show as 'Must-See TV'" and was "a five-star effort."

Quotes
Contos: "Seby! God damn!"