r/thesopranos

I’m on Season 4 again and it’s just occurred to me how much booze Tony inhales. Because he doesn’t have a 9-5 he thinks nothing of a midday scotch or a random glass of wine when he visits the pork store.

It’s not exactly out-of-control Christupha behavior but a lot of establishing shots are Tony lurching downstairs looking like death warmed over. He spends most nights at the Bing and there’s always a bottle of hard liquor on his desk, not to mention the endless dinners at Vesuvio’s.

I guess it adds another layer to how awful everyone is about Christupha’s recovery. Tony belittles and dismisses Chrissy’s sobriety like he could go through a cookout without a beer in his fat fist.

This kinda tracks with my own experience. 20 years ago, you weren’t an alcoholic if you could stand upright without slurring. Tony’s from that generation of problem drinkers who make fun of less functional drinkers to make themselves feel better.

Wha, ya never pondered dat?

For four years I said, “Oooooh I’m with The Vipers!” Traumatizing shit. Ask Me Anything/AMA.

Maybe somewhere in French canadia, grew up without a mudder unfortunately

say you guys were to run into tony soprano in the street, no idea who he is, things start getting heated and he ask to take you outside and fight, are you beating him. ignore what happens to you after your gonna get put in witness protection as soon as the fights over. Tony is about 6'1 380-400 from my research and those stats are important edit: i meant he is 280-300 honest mistake

“Taking a shit” .. what does that mean? He had a heart attack while shitting? He blew his asshole out bled to death? I want the exact cause of death

Telling Carmela she slept with Tony after keeping it a secret for 20 years? That was cold blooded. Joking about FBI agents with the guys at Vesuvio while showing off the goods (looked like the second coming to these guys)? Damn. Even Sil was at a loss. Calling out spot on Artie’s business venture with Jean Phillipe and laughing at his short-sightedness with the hostess? Charmaine is a formidable opponent.

Assuming that the Tony Soprano crew watches the world cup and takes bets because it's a big deal, would they support the USA because it's their country or cheer for Italy against the USA and everyone else?

Most Italians love the old country over USA anyway.

Boyz II Men don't miss Tony's fat fucking head, the feds still arrest Junior, then who steps up to take up power? Mikey Palmice? Silvio? Does New York step in? I have a strong feeling who would do it, but what say you? Who has the bawls to take control of that pygmy thing in Jersey?

We all remember when Tony explains to Melfi how the "white" Americans needed Italian worker bees to build their cities, and some wanted a piece of the action.

First, per title, how true do we think this narrative is in general? To what extent is this why the Italian-American mafia exists? Because it kinda seems like it could be more easily explained as it just starting when a couple of moustaches from The Boot came over and one saw a vacancy and crowned himself Boss.

It's this word, "Boss", that got me thinking about this. The position is nearly sacred — think Paulie getting violent with Chrissy and saying "you're talking to the boss here!". Sometimes Paulie is methodically sucking up, but here he seems like he's pretty much doing it on instinct: Chrissie is semi-publicly violating this code of "respect the motherfuckin' fuckin' one who calls the shots", so Paulie feels an urgent need to give him a Brogane Adjustment and set things right.

But this is what confuses me. If they are resentful of authority, and of the Meddigans that put them to work building sewers, it seems odd that in response they'd make an organization with an untouchable Boss at the top who in many respects is more like a king — the one guy who isn't kicking up.

I would understand if after the Boss took all these fat envelopes, the expectation was that he'd use much of it to improve the Social Club, grease unions, or (ideally) address problems in the neighborhood in general.

But no, the dirty money flows "up" to the Boss and just stops there. Then the Boss can spend his time lecturing the guys about the importance of family, loyalty, earnin', and staying quiet in the can. Kind of convenient for him, since his guys believing in these values is the very thing that keeps him in Butter Brickle and out of Bosnia.

It's Massive G and he chose the motherfucking sword.
Think about it, the orange cat in the finale, massive G doing the "Meow" while listening to Visiting Day. It's all there

When Christofah told Adriana he was gonna set her up to produce Defiler. "With as much as you listen to the radio, you'll be good at it." By that logic, as good as I am at COD on easy mode, I'd be a great Tier 1 operator. 😂

Richie Aprile gave Janice a right to the mouth like a man, and she took it like a fucking Mob Boss. Calmy walked to her giant ass pistol, and two to his chest. Those Sopranos are built different. Just don’t give them too much agita. They might pass out.

I really think David Chase made a mistake not giving these characters enough screen time and wish they showed up more often. Anyway 4$ a pound.

Kim‘s daughter

Christopha’s Vegas goomah

Isabella

Just so damn good. Whole storyline. Illustrates how ruthless these guys are when you’re indebted to them, like sharks in bloody water. Not to mention how shitty of a person Davey is.

Buddy with the Ramlosa’s, couple of these in our shub alright?

Why didn’t they ever include Carmella’s sister into the episodes. Family was so important throughout each episode but her sister is mentioned once in the first season then never again

Chris’ acting teacher — the middle-aged broad — I could do that, no problem.

I said my piece.

To any North Jersey locals here who were in the area in the late 90s/early 2000s, how common were guys like the Soprano crew? How realistic is the portrayal of these mob guys?

Was Zellman proof that no amount of political experience prepares you for an unscheduled performance review from Tony Soprano?

Maybe this has been touched on before but I’d like to know thoughts on all the name brand anxiety medications being named on the show: Tony is on Prozac, Meadow’s roommate Caitlin being prescribed Buspar, I think one of the wives mentions Wellbutrin (which I’m on, shoutout) and there are others mentioned.

It's not clear from the episode. Junior is trying to get laid on house arrest. First he sends a gift to the cardiology nurse, then he calls roberta sanfilippo (his ex) and asks bobby bacala if she called back (even though he smashed the lemon pie in her face and called her a blabbermouth cunt). Then he starts inviting catherine to his place. Poppers and weird sex?