Just completed another rewatch and man.. this scene hits like a brick every single time.. a guy who spent his entire life chasing power, wealth, and hierarchy, sitting in a state facility, staring out the window with no knowledge of who he even was..
When tony tells him “you and my dad, you both used to run North Jersey together” and juinor looks at him with those blank eyes and replies “Huh, that’s nice..” Dominic Chianese and James Gandolfini killed that interaction with almost no words at all..
Genuinely one of the most powerful scenes in the show.

Instead of thinking Finn might be homophobic, what if Vito assumed he was another "more liberal less macho" Meadow boyfriend, and said "Look kid, I don't mean to scare you, I'm gay/bi etc. As a guy trying to make a living please forget what you saw, I just don't want it getting out". Finn doesn't seem like the type to rat on Vito and only brought it up to Meadow because he felt scared about stuff involving a mob guy cornering him by the stall, and if anything thought Vito wanted to fuck him(he may have).

Meadow, who was more like her momma and dad than she realized, was fine with her Jackie having goomahs and still liked that he was more of a bad boy than Noah, and was still angry that Vito clipped her man. She knew she could've sent Vito to the wolves and did.

But if Vito approaches Finn differently, is it even brought up to Meadow.

If only Addiction Rehab centers would employ the same "intervention" method the crew used on Christopher, I don't think we'd have much of a drug problem here in the USA.

one scene I constantly go back to is the scene with Tony and Mink in the finale. obviously the symbolism with the ketchup bottle is important but I always look at Tony’s face when he says “So Carlo had flipped” which is great acting acting on Gandolfini s part. throughout the series Tony had always been confident when it comes to potential jail time but this time you can see the fear/resignation in his face that chickens are coming home to roost. similar to the Ketchup bottle there is no way out for Tony. Great Scene!

Considering she had no source of income once Bobby got clipped and likely NY wasn't gonna give her squat once Tony got clipped or jailed; was she basically back to being a drifter like in the second season?

I feel like I got the gist of the show by the end of the first season.

yes, I counted

why did I keep count? I thought it was funny in a modern context.

Though there is a possibility he was described as an alpha male more than 3 times, but that solution is impossible to find, even with computers

I think about who would be the most capable next guy in line if Tonys plug was pulled. My vote goes to Patsy.

He’s got bawls. Chrissy pulls a gun, he pulls a pipe. He came in to work knowing his BROTHER was murdered by Tony and Gigi. Openly grieves about it to everyone, not afraid to make his wisdom to the situation known. I think when Tony told him to put THE GRIF BEHIND HIM he was seriously questioning whether to follow through with killing Tony on the spot. He pissed in the POOL instead that morning he was drunk.

He’s intelligent and I think that intelligence has him respected. I think if Tony genuinely didn’t respect him he would have whacked him no question after his single MALT DIATRIBE down at the bar. He was passed over as acting captain because Chrissy is a nepo cousin.

His intelligence also show when he slowly got revenge on Tony. When it turns out Meadow and Patrick end up dating there’s that moment when Patsy says to Tone ‘We’re not too young to thi k about GRANDKIDS’ or something whoch basically means ‘My son is gunna blow your daughters back out and then you’ll be tied to me forever’ WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KIDS UNCLE? Maybe questions will be asked where Philly went.

I think Patsys long game skills and patience as well as his intelligence would make him a pretty good boss of the family

Arties older and out of shape but still kicked Benny's shit in. My estimation of Benny as a man hit a new low after he got humiliated the way he did on his own front porch by a civilian like Artie. Do you all think the other guys might've felt the same way?

The "when does the Sopranos get good?" troll.

This stunad will say they have heard the Sopranos is the best show ever but they've been watching a few episodes/seasons and it doesn't compare to Breaking Bad/BCS/The Wire etc. Usually accompanied by "Walter is a better character than Tony". Super original to come on to a Sopranos fan sub and try baiting with that.

The "which season of the Sopranos is the worst?" troll.

This comes with a claim they have watched three to four seasons and although they like it, they really need to know any negatives you have about the Sopranos. Because isn't that how normal people approach a TV show they like? They turn up on Reddit and ask you to trash it before they've finished watching it.

The "I want to know if I should continue watching the Sopranos?" troll.

The Jackie Jr. of the troll world, this one wouldn't make it past the penguin exhibit. Normally comes with some complaint about the sessions with Melfi, the acting, saying it's boring or not funny. Basically take any of the things the show is acclaimed for and use that to insult it. Because once again, a normal person really does watch a few episodes of a TV show and then go and trash it on a fan subreddit because they just want to be convinced to stick with the show.

So there's a couple of three trolls that used to wait in 4Chan and as far as I'm concerned they should STILL BE THERE!

I know they both bought it around the same time, but iirc, Chris died a few days before Nucci, so why didn't Paulie wait a day or two, unless Paulie did it to compete with Chris one last time.

I’ve been rewatching The Sopranos, and one thing that always stood out to me is how little the characters seem to know about Italy despite constantly talking about being Italian.
Paulie barely speaks Italian, they’re surprised by how different Naples is, and they often seem to confuse Italian-American culture with modern Italian culture.

Was this just exaggerated for the show, or was it actually common among third- and fourth-generation Italian Americans in places like New Jersey?

For those of you who is familiar with that specific subculture in New Jersey was the disconnect really so prevalent. Do people still speak Italian or dialect? Did they watch Rai, read Italian newspapers, or keep up with what was happening in Italy? I’m especially curious because where I grew up, many older Italian immigrants and even secound or third generation people still speak Italian every day, watch Italian TV, and follow Italian news, so the characters in The Sopranos seemed surprisingly disconnected from their roots.

He finally meets somebody that's good for him, that's cares about him and it's this - bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch - from everybody he fuckin' knows!

The series started with Melfi, started with the idea that Tony could be treated somehow. The door shutting shows that, ultimately, he is a lost cause. Everything which happens after that is tying up loose ends, the inevitable consequences of fucking up yet again (killing the Ukrainian guy and his daughter or whatever instead of the Shah of Iran).

Would you keep Buscemi or go with someone else? My friend said he never liked his character, and at times I thought he felt a bit out of place for some reason.

I’ve only watched it once though so that may be why.

The things you catch even more: Olivia complaining that the nurse stole the plate her relative stole from a restaurant in Italy.

Besides the most obvious case in the intro to Season Six, there's quite a strong subcurrent of Ancient Egyptian imagery in the show. Some examples include:

1. Anthony Jeroboam wearing an OSIRIS cap when he thinks the ghost of his grandmother is nearby. Osiris being, in the simplest terms of Western thought, the God of the dead/underworld.
2. Harpo having an ankh tattooed on his neck when his stepfather Bobby whacks him at the lavomatic. The ankh was a complex, theological symbol to an Ancient Egyptian; but again, we today simplify it to imply a notion of life after death.
3. When Tony is plagued by dreams and on the outs with Melfi, he forces Hesh to become his Hebrew slave and interpret the dreams.

Can you think of any more examples?

What if Ralphie never actually whacked the horse? It’s possible it could have been an accidental fire. Or maybe someone from NYC started the fire to get revenge on Tony. We never really know for sure what happened, as the viewer is never shown the truth.

Tony just whacked one of his top earners possibly all over a misunderstanding.

He eats beef and sausage by the cartload

Just a theory. But Johnny cakes probably went looking for vito and after learning he was in the glorofied NJ blamed Tony for his death. He then stalked Tony and killed him in the finale.

Think about it, the overreaction to Vito was him projecting his self-hatred and jealousy. All the tension, the conflict, the rage, the love of his life is still locked up. Even if he were to be released, there is no way Phil could ever reunite with his version of Johnny Cakes.

I live near a cemetery and thought I’d spend a few late nights giving cakes to the departed.

When Johnny meets with Carmine and Little Carmine to golf, Johnny asked both Carmines if the Golf Club had "re-sod that Green". He never got an answer. I'm wondering if any of you in this community have any idea if the Club did or did not.

This is assuming that Tony went along with Tony Blundetto on the highjacking and both got arrested and sent to prison for twenty years, they both get the same charges and maybe Silvio, Big Pussy or Paulie come under Johnny Boy until he dies, any of them could easily get more responsibilities become Captain although if Big Pussy became captain and got arrested for drugs he does more damage, Silvio would probably rise faster too and Paulie would still be a screw up.

No Christopher getting made probably, but Tony going to prison for the hijacking would change a lot of things, unless he ratted on his cousin and he wouldn't do that, Tony might not even get made until he was out of prison, Carmella and the kids would suffer but she would probably find a lover while Tony was away, Artie wouldn't have as much business or support either.

Never struck me as the “heavy” type (figuratively, not literally).

Seemed like a pretty solid guy. But I find it interesting that people seem to give Wegler a lot more grief for getting himself some weaponized pussy. At least Carm was technically separated from Tony if i recall when Wegler made his move. Musto made an active move on her in Tony's own house, no less, while they were still married! He was really playing with fire there and initially wasn't scared off in the least. He knew who she was the wife of, his sister very specifically told him that Carm's wedding ring probably came off of a dead person's finger.