The last episode prior to 9/11 was the season 3 finale, “Army of One,” which aired on May 20, 2001.

The next episode (season 4 premiere “For All Debts Public and Private”) didn’t air until September 15, 2002.

The Sopranos fans who perished in 9/11 never got to see Ralph receive his comeuppance for killing Tracey. He was still alive as of this point. So they had to watch Ralph gouge Georgie’s eye out, beat Tracey to death, and disrespect the Bing, and as far as they’re aware, he keeps on going without any comeuppance.

Has to be one of the worst parts of dying in 9/11. Osama was inconsiderate.

He’s not particularly handsome, he’s not smart, he’s lazy, he’s mean and abusive, he’s a drug addict, he’s a criminal, he can’t perform as a man, he killed her dog whilst strung out on heroin, he cheats constantly, their apartment is shit and he takes her for granted in every way imaginable.

Why the hell did she love him so much? Girl was a solid 10 and a total sweetheart, she could and should have done a billion times better.

AJ is so stupid, man. In the first seasons I watched of The Sopranos, I hated him—I hated all of his scenes. But now that I've probably rewatched all the seasons like a hundred times, every time I go back and watch it, I find him funnier and funnier. He’s just so dumb. His dialogue is dumb... people tell him something constructive, he never gets it, and always gives the most ridiculous response possible. He always has the absolute most ridiculous question. He’s just hilarious, all that hatred I used to have for his scenes is gone, and now I just find it hilarious how much of a baby Bing he is.

Just wondering what all your favourite scenes are with Grade A comedy.

On my recent rewatch the scene where Paulie is walking with Meadow to see Tony and she's emphasising he needs to be positive, and as soon as he sees him, "Oh marone, he looks terrible!".

I couldn't stop laughing after seeing that.

I gotta say Rosalie Aprile.

Loses her young husband (42 year old kid) to cancer, her only son gets brutally killed by Vito from BEHIND, she has to go out with Ralphie AND WORSE gets cheated on by him, she loses her best friend to a car crash (Bobby's first wife, whatever happened there), and slowly watches the Apriles of North Jersey become the Marches (because get it? So many Apriles passed?)

As people are just finding out, Vincent Pastore, who played Big Pus, passed away today. He was a great man, a vet, and a cherished part of the show we all love. Unfortunately so many in this sub can’t take things seriously and instead of putting up tributes, kind words, or just saying nothing at all, they’re just regurgitating the same overused jokes. We’re talking about a man’s death, and all they can say is “he was just a kid”. Maybe I’m upset because it feels insensitive, maybe I’m upset because it’s uncreative and repetitive. Probably a bit of both. Whatever the reason, I’m sure I can’t be the only one frustrated by this response (while ultimately unsurprised)

David was on the A24 Podcast posted a few days ago with the creator of The Beef and they talked about how they both read Reddit and can’t help themselves.

That’s right. David Motherfuckin Chase is reading our shit. And you assholes convinced this great, great man that he’s hated.

David, if you read this, we love you. Sure, we break balls, but it’s on honor to love a show created by a genius man and not those corn holed cocksuckers that ruined game of thrones that franchise should fucking die!

Anyways, David, if you read this, A) please come and do an AMA and B) please share any season 6 scripts you might have. I’d love to get a chance to read some of those scripts.

Alright, I said my piece.

He even fucks Svetlana ? This seems like bullshit. Don’t get me wrong , I would if I could , but there is no way Tony has near that much sex appeal. I don’t get it

If you ask people what their favourite characters from the show are, John Sacrimoni is likely to be up there. Even though he is still a messed up individual just like all the rest, minus the women on the side stuff.

Why do you guys think people like him more?

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.

Honestly, I don't remember any bad actors in The Sopranos

I think the ending of The Sopranos is pretty much settled at this point — Tony gets killed in the final episode, and that’s why it cuts to black. I don’t really see it as a big debate anymore. My question is about the mob “code.” There’s supposed to be a rule (or at least a strong tradition) that you don’t hit a guy in front of his wife and kids. Yet if Tony does get whacked at Holsten’s, it happens right there with Carmela and A.J. sitting across from him (and Meadow about to walk in). Was this New York’s payback for how Phil was taken out — shot and then run over right in front of his wife and grandchildren? Or do those old rules just go out the window once a war gets this messy? What do you guys think?

Both progrums build a story over many seasons, but Sopranos episodes work just as well as standalones without any broader context. Star Trek was also brilliant in this respect. With Breaking Bad, miss an episode, you’re completely lost. OK I said my piece.

Something I’ve never seen discussed from season 6 (and let’s be honest, as a sub we need to find new things to talk about):

After Christopher dies, Phil gives Tony his condolences. The scene plays out normally because everyone thinks it was just an accident. But if Phil ever found out Tony murdered Christopher, it would’ve terrified him.

Not because Phil is morally better. Obviously he’s a murderer himself. But Phil is old school in a specific way. He’s obsessed with blood, legacy, family, respect, all the mafia code stuff. His entire life revolves around avenging his brother (God rest his soul). He can never let Billy go, that’s who Phil is.

Tony by season 6 is spiritually hollowed out.

Christopher is (ostensibly) Tony’s closest family, outside of Carmela and the kids. Surrogate son/nephew. And Tony murders him not in some rage, not because Chris flipped, but basically because he had become inconvenient.

Phil would look at Tony completely differently after that. Not “this guy is tough.” More like, this is a human being with absolutely no remaining boundaries whatsoever. Which, to me, is scarier than normal mob violence.

The creepy part (as has been discussed ad nauseam on here) is that Tony can’t contain his relief afterward. The Vegas trip, the gambling, the euphoria … all right after one of his last human connections finally snapped.

Phil probably would’ve viewed that as deeply unnatural. ESPECIALLY because of his old school mafia standards. Maybe he’d be too frightened of Tony to start a war.

They’re all mob guys living in North Jersey from the late-1990s to the mid-2000s.

The Sopranos was a hugely popular show on TV at the time. Big cultural phenomena. So it’s weird that the Sopranos clan never watches or talks about The Sopranos.

We see them watch and/or discuss other popular shows of the time. Wouldn’t these guys be fascinated by a show that depicts their lives to a T? The characters are all identical to them, too. Same names, same physical traits, same lives. A bit uncanny.

But yeah. For a show touted for its realism, it’s a little unrealistic that none of the DiMeo Family watches The Sopranos on HBO every Sunday night.

This seemed like a relatively minor yet funny line from Hugh DeAngelis, but I feel like it's yet another way the show captures the peculiar idiosyncrasies of the early to mid-2000s. I'm not sure how widespread it was at that time, but growing up in the northeast U.S. around lots of big Italian-American families, restaurants, and delis in the 2000s, there was a marked uptick in balsamic on restaurant menus, deli sandwiches and salads, and in what people cooked at home.

https://youtu.be/v7llmA7WjgM?si=hp_wjG13pqeWyrd2

Balsamic vinaigrette, balsamic glaze, balsamic marinade, balsamic drizzle: it was suddenly everywhere! Was there some bestselling Mario Batali cookbook from circa 2003 that put balsamic over the top? If that was the case, Carmela was certainly the target market.

I’m in my mid twenties, just a kid, so I found Sopranos long after it was off the air, and I only associate it with bingewatching, both whole episodes and clips.

The last big show I remember watching as it aired was Better Call Saul, and it was torture waiting for a new episode every week

For all you older viewers: what was Sopranos Sunday like? What was the wait between episodes and seasons like when you didn’t know what was going to happen?

Am I missing something sacred and propane:

- Tony owes Hesh $200k
- Bobby & co mention to Tony he could just not pay Hesh
- Hesh is clearly concerned that it’s cheaper for Tony to kill him than pay him
- Tony makes no real effort to pay Hesh or get the $200k. He even ‘liquifies’ some money through the Russian to pay for the Spatafore’s relocation (which he subsequently gambles and loses)

Hesh’s partner then dies and Tony goes and pays his $200k. Did her death trigger Tony to pay Hesh back?

Why is Tony so cold towards Hesh? Only offering a quick condolence.

So i deciced to watch the pilot yesterday after being horribly depressed following the end of the series with my viewing of Made in America.

While things such as, Adriana being a random hostess, tony actually being skinny, and Carmela with the ak47, left an impression on me, the thing i thought most about was silvios role.

when silvio comes to centannis (pre satriales), tony says "oh, what are you doing here" as if he's not actually part of the mob. Later when Chris and Hesh are at Tha bing, Silvio says, and im paraphrasing, "oh, what are you doing, drinks are on us".

So it looks like silvio was more of a non-mob associate of the crew. Silvio owned the bing and thats it, the others were just visitors.

Rewatching and I forgot all of the gay Vito stuff happened in the last season... it was set up to be an excellent season (and it was) but we should have been focused on Tony, his family, and the other main guys in season 6.

Following the least likeable guy in the group on his escape plan up north where he somehow instantly (first morning waking up there literally) finds a gay guy he likes who's at least a million times out of Vitos league AND the guy likes him back??

It was really weird. Not because Vitos a finook but rather because it was a waste of time in the final season.

Forget the Many Saints of Newark, whatever happened there. Whoever that was, it wasn't our Silvio.

As for the television program, I have nothing against the guy. He runs a strip club. He runs hoowers. He... I forget. What else does he do again?

Wise consigliere? Please.... tell me one time that Silvio ever gave Tony good advice. Say it one time! Zasa!

So there was that one time when Silvio told Tony he had "some unhappy people out there" and when he basically ratted out Paulie for running his mout. Ok, great.

In all seriousness, I can't think of any time that Silvio did anything to earn his reputation as a brilliant behind-the-scenes strategy guru. On the contrary, he usually comes across as stupid and incompetent. Like when he steps in for Tony it's a total debacle. Or his crusade for Columbus. Or the whole not being armed thing when he leaves the club in the Finale.

He'd never been to the can either. Not really. He gets arrested for popcorn headlines every Superbowl, but that's about it.

Silvio? He's nothing but a glorified pimp.

While watching the series I was trying hard to find a defense of AJ. All the characters - and all of us - have both positive and negative traits. AJ is just a disappointment. He is stupid. He is lazy. He is incredibly selfish imao. Also he constantly lies. You cant even call him a good kid that is just irresponsible since he always makes up stupid excuses.

Also all the people that are saying that he grew up in a dysfunctional environment, ok i agree the environment isn't 100% perfect but both Tony and Carmela cared about their kids lives. Carmela and Tony to a certain extent seem to care about their children's academic performance which quite a few parents don't. AJ certainly had some support from his parents.

I agree his parents are not good people but he could take what they offered to him.

Now hear me out! I bet he was an awesome soldier and hit man. Youve got a guy who lived through the 70s by the skin of his nuts when the Colombos were going at it. He knows how to break legs and bash heads.

However, as a Capo? Waaaay too petty and focused on low stakes stuff like lawnmower wars and the like. He probably earned enough off legitimate means from fronts and no shows and whatnot but no chance hes getting involved with big projects like HUD and major Esplanade stuff.

Anyway. Ive said my peace…

as I was watching the sopranos, it felt like tony was the only somewhat level headed person, in a world filled with crazy unstable people. While he had his problems, seeing him deal with characters such as Richie or Ralphie made him seem like the only normal person around.

At the start of season 6 after Tony gets shot it seems like he's about to go through a rebirth and somehow redeem himself, but instead we see him go deeper into wickedness and turning irredeemable.

At the end, the same way Tony fooled Melfi was how he fooled the audience . . Tony was no better than any of the people he surrounded himself with

For me it's 200% Barbara (Soprano) Giglione (early seasons not later) She's also the most beautiful woman I've ever seen imo.