The Sopranos 5x01 Reaction

Stop hating on Tony! lol

Cowboy Bebop gets delayed every week by a day I guess

no bebop :'(

I love that you had the same reaction of physical cringe with the Tony and Melfi's scenes as I did lmao

"Two Tonys" title reference is a good one — in the mafia context, "The two Tonys" refers to a famous killing in the 1950s in which two mob guys both named Tony were gunned down together in Hollywood. Then in the episode, there are multiple uses: -The news report introduces us to Tony B. -Tony tells Melfi about the other side to him that she doesn't know. -As picked up on by Lola, the black bear is like another Tony showing up at the house.

also, will never forget when steve buscemi once said he never realised he was ugly until he became an actor lol i love the guy, he's hilarious but for some reason i though christopher walken was the one that appeared in the sopranos i mixed the up 🙃 i was waiting to see if they recognised him from severance 😂 my bad

you know you're a person of interest fan when you see the actor of simmons playing a random role of a security guy and you're still thinking 'fuck simmons' 😂 this was a funny episode but ngl, seeing tony try to flirt with melfi gives me second hand embarrassment

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“Healthy as a f’n rhino this guy”-Johnny Sack

There is a very good chance Furio went back to being a captain in Italy, and they just told Tony on the phone “we’ll keep an eye out” while laughing at the ignorant American they vaguely remember from years ago.

“Don’t they have medicine they’re supposed to take, these assholes?” He must have forgotten to take his brick-to-the-head pills that day.

Oh man, love the sopranos from beginning to end but, possibly unpopular opinion alert, season 5 is my favorite. So excited to watch with all of you.

I love Melfi's visceral reaction when Tony crosses a boundary to kiss her: "Don't do that." Her trauma from her assault left a bruise that fades but never fully goes away, and the show does a great job at portraying that. Can't help but to wonder if clipping Carmine last season would've been the right action. Now Johnny is poised to have more power, whether Carmine survives or not, and Tony is in an awkward position. Matthew Weiner, who came on as a writer this season and would go on to become the creator of Mad Men, makes an appearance as the author being interviewed at the beginning of this episode. He and Terrence Winters wrote some of my favourite episodes of Sopranos and I can't wait until we get into those.

Regarding Lola's question about the bear: "If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, hit the ground. If it's white, say goodnight."

Believe it or not, New Jersey does have a rather large black bear population despite being (As Carmela noted) the most densely populated state in the USA. Attacks on humans are very rare, but it is one of those things that people are irrationally worried about. When you do come face-to-face with a bear, the proper action is to slowly and calmly back away. That's it. Don't run, and don't try to frighten the bear off (Unless it is already acting aggressive). Humans aren't natural prey for bears, so unless the bear thinks YOU are threatening IT, it won't harm you. Feech La Manna, the old mafioso who was released from prison this episode and told the story at Junior's house, has been mentioned several times before. He was the one who ran the card game that Tony robbed when he was younger with Jackie Aprile and Silvio. We know he was Made in Italy before emigrating to the USA, which got him a lot of respect back before he went to jail. The man who you thought was Carmine at the dinner was Ray Curto, a capo in the Soprano family. He's appeared in the show all along, but very infrequently. He was revealed to be an FBI informant a while back, and I always point to him as the perfect rebuttal to people who talk about the "old school" mobsters who maintained The Code. Ray not only informs to the FBI, he does it enthusiastically and without the guilt or pain that we saw with Pussy or Adriana. He informs so well that nobody else ever suspects him. I love the portrayal of Dr. Melfi's attraction towards Tony. As you both noted, nobody can control their dreams, or how they feel. You can only control what you do in response to those feelings. And when it finally came the point of a direct confrontation, where Tony put her on the spot and demanded an answer, she stood her ground and said he is an immoral man who she could never be in a relationship with. It doesn't matter what deep fantasies she has, she refuses to let herself act on them. She has still acted improperly from the perspective of a practicing psychiatrist in their earlier sessions and relationshop, but here she saw the line and refused to cross it.

The dynamic between both of you during the awkward Tony/Melfi scenes always kills me. Reminded me of the early seasons

The murder of the waiter is one of the most disturbing ones of the series in my opinion. It reminds you of how backwards and psycopathic they all are.

👀"it was Melfie's dream" -Milena

It’s a shame Raymond Curto, long-time New Jersey captain and FBI informant, had a stroke. At least Carmine Lupertazzi, boss of the Lupertazzi Crime Family, thoroughly enjoyed his dinner!

AJ yelling for "mommy" was the funniest thing ever! 😂

Ayo real quick, can someone pass me the link to the discord? I made a new account but I can’t remember the name of the discord server.

Ngl season 5 is lowkey my least favourite and I know that's an unpopular opinion. It has very high highs but overall some of the writing seemed clunky to me. Again, it might be just my personal view of it so I'll see how the girls like it

Fun Fact: The guy you see on the TV at the beginning of the episode giving his take as a mafia expert and book author is is played by Matthew Weiner. He's a writer on The Sopranos and will eventually create the show Mad Med. You know, the show you'll watch next obviously

Lol opening shots of the backyard covered in leaves and the newspaper not brought in.....AJ YOU HAVENT BEEN DOING YOUR CHORES!!!