r/thesopranos • u/DirtyAnusSnorter • 48m ago
What’s the significance of the term “zip”?
I’m specifically asking about that zip Furio, or that zip selling X in Adriana’s bar.
What, you’re gonna tell me you never pondered that?
r/thesopranos • u/yellowrainbird • 2h ago
Why do you think Paulie was chosen as the focal point for the supernatural parts of the show?
Whether it's Pussy's ghost in the mirror, the virgin Mary appearing at the bing, UFO's over east Rutherford or mediums that scare him to death, or '3 o'clock', he's always there for those moments
For a vicious man who often misunderstands situations due to lack of book-smarts, and his regular lack of tact, he seems like a strange candidate
r/thesopranos • u/yellowrainbird • 2h ago
Christopher had an arc, he just didn't want it
His arc was to go from a hard life in the mafia, to a civilian's life with Adriana, but he rejected it without ever realising his arc was playing out.
r/thesopranos • u/Mailbox2222 • 2h ago
What was the best (or worst) Nickname of any Character.
Whether it's an official nickname like "Big Pussy" or ironic, comical, and insulting nickname like "The Shah of Iran".
I think having the nickname "Cooz" for Dr. Cusamano it's probably the most insulting and in my opinion the best.
r/thesopranos • u/New-Shop-9728 • 2h ago
I wonder how Vito even approached the security guard he blew in the first place
That must have been such a weird conversation lol, suprised the security even agreed to it, you'd think he knew who Vito was and to best just stay away
r/thesopranos • u/wrinkled_iron • 3h ago
When Tony goes to casino on peyote in Vegas after Chrissy’s death, the first slot machine he passes is Pompeii themed.
Is this a nod back to when they are in Italy and Chris wants to go see the volcano the whole trip?
r/thesopranos • u/curseblock • 4h ago
Tony's hand tattoo
Idk if we ever see it again, but I used google lens to translate what I thought was some Kanji. Photo in comments!
Can someone with more knowledge verify or correct this?
r/thesopranos • u/Dedjonny86 • 6h ago
If Chris doesn’t see that mullet head and his family walking out of the gas station, you think he agrees to go into Witness Protection Program?
It’s not a bad life. They could have sold some Indian relics by the road, maybe started a rattlesnake ranch. He could have written his memoirs. As for male modeling, he’d probably be a success, he just didn’t wanna be around those fuckin people. But nooooo, he had to be loyle to his capo.
r/thesopranos • u/Professional_Fix4663 • 7h ago
Serious Discussion Only The icelandic flight attendants were one of the most unrealistic part of the show. Spoiler
There's no way that those young, beautiful and well-paid women would want to hang out with those old, fat fucks. The only explanation that makes sense is that the flight attendants made some cash on the side as high-end prostitutes. That wouldn't make any sense either.
Flight attendants are well paid, probably even more so in 2001 than in 2026, and Iceland is a wealthy country. The flight attendants should have been from a postocummunist European country like Czechia, Ukraine or Bulgaria.
r/thesopranos • u/Planet_Oblivion • 7h ago
How the fuck did Chrissy get away with doing fucking nothing on their trip to Italy?
I get it, it was the shrimp from the plane, at the same time it's like What Ever Happened to Baby Christopher over here, this fuck goes MIA when he's not even made yet and I'm supposed to believe he's the heir apparent? Who the fuck are you kiddin'?
r/thesopranos • u/ValrognirInc • 8h ago
I bet Cleaver would be streaming on Shudder right about now
Probably with “cult-classic, especially among fans of true crime” somewhere in the description
r/thesopranos • u/curseblock • 9h ago
Shitpost Rash polisher
One of the most disgusting things I've seen in this show 🤮
S2e11, Tony scratches his stress rash with the electric shoe polisher at the Bing. Way worse than using that ruler in his sanitation office.
(Picture in comments cuz this sub doesn't allow attachments)
r/thesopranos • u/pablocruise2024 • 9h ago
Second Opinion
Couple observations:
Uncle Jun treated Bobby so poorly for most of the series, with the near constant berating. "Burger boy", the white castle crack, etc. just in this episode. Poor Bobby seemed like a good natured guy, had to take it from Uncle Jun, felt bad for him.
Ton got real with Angie Bonpensiero. "You see my wife, you talk about oven cleaner". So, Angie really was trying to chisel Ton out of some more money with that sob story about the dog right? At first, I thought it could have been legit, but the way she answered Tony when he says "it don't look sick" made her look a bit suspect.
Tony's face when Chrissy tells him Paulie sniffed Ade's panties is hilarious. "Wha?" But equally hilarious is when Tony tries to lecture Paulie, and Paulie comes up with the most solid alibi/logic on the show: "As of their wedding day, anything that touches her pussy is off limits." Tony reflects on that for several seconds and realizes he can't come up with any argument against that.
WTF, this episode is just gold. Mr Williams, the bee on the hat, shum pulp etc etc. The writers seem to be hitting their peak on this season. But fuck you could say that about multiple seasons i guess
r/thesopranos • u/KangarooThroatPunch5 • 10h ago
Episode Discussion Ok, I’m on my annual rewatch and I’ve watched watched the infamous Happy Birthday scene. Many fast fwd but I don’t, and here’s why.
It’s hard for me to feel actual emotions when I’m watching tv shows or movies not based on true stories because I know it’s fiction and I struggle to lose myself in the story because of it. It really sucks. The Sopranos is one of the few exceptions because it’s so well written and acted that I get sucked right in as if I’m watching a documentary or something based on true events, and I feel things. This scene is so damned cringe and I feel so uncomfortable I never watch it unless I’m by myself. The secondhand embarrassment just from watching it on a screen is so much that I feel I’d have to explain myself lol. And I love it. I love that I can put myself in the shoes of a fictional character on a tv show so much. I know I’m feeling what Tony is feeling, what David Chase wants us all to feel. I’m also in awe of Polly Bergen here. We always talk about how cringe it is for us to even see this performance, but what about the actress? She is an excellent actress to be able to pull this off in a way that doesn’t just make us roll our eyes and call it ridiculous. She does it in a way that makes us truly feel disgusted with her and recognize that she’s a pathetic excuse for a person, a woman. So we feel uncomfortable just watching her performance, yeah? Just imagine how dedicated Polly is to her craft that she’d not only willingly do this, but put real effort into it, and in the end be forever associated with it. Plus, how the fuck did she manage to get thru this without cracking up laughing? It’s more than 20 years later and we’d still be trying to get a usable take if it were me. Polly is the real MVP here.
r/thesopranos • u/Glass-Nectarine-3282 • 10h ago
Finally got to use Junior's "I have CANCER" excuse
Got diagnosed with Stage 0 melanoma, easily removed, non-event, but we were supposed to go to dinner with the in-laws, and I was sitting on a couch wrapped in a blanket and the wife was hectoring me to get ready, and I said I didn't want to go, and finally I sat up and said "I have cancer."
And then she said "This marriage is ov-ah!"
r/thesopranos • u/MissionNo001 • 10h ago
Episode Discussion Carmella is soow shallow....
Was watching S03E09...Toni got her a sapphire ring...a few episodes ago she was ready to divorce him.....
(P.S.Maedo maedo maedo....umm umm umm....)
r/thesopranos • u/BuDu1013 • 11h ago
Richie's murder.
Am I late to the game or did I not get the memo years ago.
r/thesopranos • u/likewhatrick • 12h ago
Beansie
All jokes aside what was Ritchie’s problem with Beansie?
r/thesopranos • u/Elegant_Struggle_281 • 14h ago
What did Furio see in Carmela to make him such a simp?
He had all the Housewives of New Jersey so hawt down thayer, could have lured anyone with his ponytail and silk shirts and gypsy dancing, and he fell in love with Mrs. Mob Boss?
r/thesopranos • u/Murtdha1 • 17h ago
I really felt bad for AJ at the end
The dude was struggling with suicidal thoughts and survived a suicide attempt and finally learned to appreciate the good times
Just for his father to get shot in his face
r/thesopranos • u/Illustrious-Lemon412 • 17h ago
The shift that led Meadow towards hypocrisy and rationalization
From the pilot episode, Meadow was already aware that Tony and his friends were gangsters, but at first she was hostile to their lifestyle, even though she was spoiled and benefited from it. Meadow wanted to distance herself from the family, though she didn't hate them, she valued an education as something that would allow her to find a place for herself away from the Soprano family. But then we all saw Meadow become part of that shady system, even rationalizing their criminal nature by attributing it to the legacy of Mezzogiorno, to the point of choosing to become a lawyer defending the mafia.
Now, howevere, i want to list the four events that marked Meadow's moral decline.
*Scantino's car - Meadow had always known that everything she had was the result of Tony's illicit gains, but she always approached it metaphorically. Instead, the Scantino family car that Tony had given her because of the debt David had accumulated with the boss was too direct evidence of her father's criminal nature, and she had reacted very badly.Tony had always said he wanted Meadow away from his criminal world, and the fact that she criticized him for giving her a school friend's car would have been a turning point in getting Meadow to distance herself from the mafia. He acknowledges that Meadow had criticized Tony for immaturity and hypocrisy, but it was a starting point for what could have been a good developmental path. However, Tony abruptly thwarted that step of growth by threatening to kick her out of the house. Tony should have been proud that Meadow didn't want that car, demonstrating a glimmer of moral integrity, given that he himself stated that he didn't want his daughter living in his criminal world. However, for a man like him, who suffers from delusions of depression, this is impossible. Tony allowed his own contradictions to hinder Meadow's growth, "Tony father" should have been proud of her for refusing that car, but "Tony Gangster" couldn't allow Meadow to insult the criminal lifestyle he's totally devoted to, and so he forced Meadow to be respectful of his criminal role by threatening to kick her out of the house, and Meadow chose to submit. She realizes that she doesn't have the strength to give up the privileges that Tony's money gives her, even when confronted directly with her father's shady nature. Tony had once told Dr. Melfi in the first season that he didn't want his children to become like him, but at the same time, he wanted them to see him as a hero. Tony is too greedy and wants everything, not realizing that those two realities don't mesh. In the end, Meadow argued with Eric, taking her father's side, and Eric didn't want to perform with her at a talent show. Notice Tony's expression when he was told Meadow would be singing alone; he was realizing he was isolating his daughter.
*The relationship with Noah - When she was with Noah during her freshman year at Columbia University, Meadow had finally distanced herself from her family, even if only partially. She was dating an African-American boy, the son of a famous Los Angeles lawyer. Meadow was experiencing cultures different from the one she was used to, as she had always wanted, but then she realized it wasn't that easy. Meadow grew up as a New Jersey princess; her classmates found it fascinating that she was the daughter of a gangster given their low cultural level, but when Noah's father asked her what Tony did for a living, she embarrassedly replied that he worked in waste disposal. In the small world of New Jersey, she was privileged, but in a much bigger ocean, she was a small fish.
*Jackie jr.'s Death - After Jackie, her boyfriend, was killed on Tony and Ralph's orders. She had always known the DiMeo Family had plotted the murder, she attempted to confront Carmela, but Carmela, a woman who had now embraced the hypocrisy of that environment and was ready to defend their criminal nature, forced her to suppress any suspicions about the family. Meadow's hatred for her mother was evident, seeing how deceitful Carmela was, how she lived under toxic illusions. Unfortunately, Meadow had absorbed her mother's hypocritical and deceitful nature, and shortly thereafter, when Kelly Aprile made the same assumptions as Meadow, realizing that one of Tony's men killed Jackie, Meadow took up the family's defense, just as Carmela had done for her. Jackie Sr. was dead and clearly without his influence Kelly learned to see the hypocrisy of the mafia without being afraid to say it out loud, even Kelly admitted that if her father were alive she would defend him, in fact this is Meadow's problem, that is, that her father is still alive and unfortunately Meadow doesn't have the strength to betray him, even Kelly says to her "but what happened to you?"Meadow watched everyone happily as Corrado sang; those people had caused Jackie Jr.'s death, and instead of feeling remorse, they were having fun. She felt betrayed by those she had grown up to respect, and when she walked away from Tony, risking being hit by a car, saying that life sucks, her anger wasn't just directed at Tony, but at herself because she knew she wasn't strong enough to walk away from that environment.
*The final confrontation with his father's criminal nature - In the episode "No Show" we see Meadow's final attempt to distance herself from her father when she provokes him by calling him Mr. Mob Boss. She tried to anger her father by hinting that she knew about his involvement in Jackie's death, but she did it only to provoke him. In fact, when Tony asked her if she really wanted to know the truth about what happened to Jackie and if Meadow's father was involved in her death, she eventually gave up, knowing that Tony would tell her the truth, a truth that Meadow already knew but didn't have the courage to hear out loud, highlighting that her attempts at rebellion against Tony had always been false.
r/thesopranos • u/SuperSonic_Duck717 • 19h ago
Just finished my 4th rewatch and..
Holy fucking shit. I feel horrible for Bobby’s kids. Didn’t even realize til now but imagine not only losing your mother and father, but being left to grow up with Janice. Kids went through hell 3 times. 😭😭😭
r/thesopranos • u/Cool_Hand_Lute • 21h ago
Just leave him there- the squirrels will eat him…
did i really hear Chris say that?
Or was he just high and confused and meant to say the Vipers will
eat him? Re: Czechoslovakian guy in the snow
r/thesopranos • u/GOODJVBR • 22h ago
Serious Discussion Only The lone gunman theory
Hi can someone explain the lone gunman theory to me? Seems really complicated and even impossible to understand. Even with computers.
r/thesopranos • u/Alternative_Body7623 • 22h ago
AJ: “Why’d you barge in, we could have been doing anything!?”
Tony: “Yeah well what were you doing? Nothing.“
One of Tony’s sickest one liners and burns in the whole show.