The Sopranos 5x05 Reaction
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Tony promising "on his children" that nothing is going on between him and Adriana... ten minutes after he was dreaming about running away and starting a new family with her!
The ending is so beautifully awful.
The reactions where it’s shocked face/nervous laughter for half the time are my fav 😭
I love this episode for how insane it is, just so entertaining to watch. I love that they go through all that and then it all just gets 'resolved' and they have to go back to normal the next day. Tony and Chris are really starting to break down. Tony's selfishness and manipulation are barely in check at this point. Maybe it's more entertaining than realistic, but what are you gonna do?
The scene where the fbi is mocking Adriana makes my blood boil. Obviously Chris is always being a scumbag to her but the feds are literally supposed to help her and they couldn’t care less about the abuse she takes. EDIT Also Vito (the guy bragging about Adriana calling him) is literally first cousins with Adriana… so yeah
When was it stated that they are cousins?
More than all the love affair drama, the part of this episode that sticks with me the most is Tony's wording when he's trying to convince Carmela to help at the end: He keeps saying "this family" (A member of this family, part of this family, etc.). Not "my" family or "your" family or "Chris's family". THIS family. I think that's him as-much-as-saying that he's never going to go along with a divorce. This is Tony saying that in his mind they're all still one single family. The separation is temporary, their reunion is inevitable, because to him they're STILL together. Everything that's going on -- him moving out, talking about finances, and so on -- is just playacting until they reconcile.
Ngl, this episode came and went like a fucking canon ball lol. Idk but for me it was a bit weird how all these events were presented since Tony doesn’t interact much with Adriana up to this point. Like.. I get what they were trying to do but I feel it could’ve been better.
It was done the same way Carmela and Furio suddenly had a thing for each other in season 4 when they barely interacted in prior seasons. The circumstances are what made it believable. Carmela was unhappy and i guess at some point Furio became Tony’s driver so them coming across each other more for infatuation to develop made sense. Same thing with Ralphie’s kid (who was only mentioned in a single line prior) appearing in an episode suddenly and playing a big role. Even if we never saw him prior, it’s been well established in this subculture that these guys would likely have a wife and kids, Paulie and Junior being notable exceptions, which the show lampshades. Pretty much the same thing here, specific circumstances means these two are particularly vulnerable and I would say, there were some small scenes prior that laid some foundation for it. It’s not actually something in terms of writing style the show hasn’t done before. I think people are just more shocked because it involves two characters that are in polar opposite life situations and is more unexpected in a macro sense.
I'm starting to think Dr. Melfi is not a very good therapist 😂
“The thought never even entered my head” Yeah sure Tony, I’m sure that’s why you were damn near breathing on one another for five seconds “No I don’t I love you” yeah sure Adriana I’m sure that’s why you were 5 seconds and an interruption away from kissing his uncle, father figure, role model and boss. I know any defence of Christopher in this episode is wildly unpopular but I’ve always felt Christopher’s anger in this episode was absolutely justified, his actions were deplorable but how he felt was absolutely valid. The two people he probably cares about the most were a door knock and Godly intervention away from betraying him in the worst way possible. And for people who make the argument “well nothing actually happened” that’s a pathetic argument no offence, this is one of those situations where even the possibility of it happening or it almost happening is bad enough. You knowing that you’re fiancé almost had sexual relations with your uncle but was stopped by circumstance not her own will would be grounds to break it off if you were a reasonable person which obviously Christopher is not and he crashes out in devastating fashion. And the guy you’ve implicitly vowed loyalty and dedication to for most of your life, the guy you believe is worth going to hell for has such little respect for you that he envisions taking your fiancé and “fucking her brains out” In all honesty that was a reasonably unreasonable crash out from Christopher.
Ngl, I know Milena doesn’t like scary movies but her expression in the thumbnail is scaring me.. doesn’t help I’m about to watch this reaction at nights by myself lol
Man, Lola really hates everyone in this show. It's so hilarious to watch her get so physically angry every single episode 😂
The fact that Georgie was the one to (falsely) tell Christopher that Ade was sucking Tony's dick almost justifies every ass beating he got from Tony.
I forgot that this is also the episode where Tony returns to therapy. Similar to the Adriana storyline, it feels somewhat abrupt, especially when compared to Tony’s earlier return to therapy in Season 2. Adriana did share a story about giving a handjob to Penn Jillette, so it’s not entirely far-fetched to believe she might be attracted to Tony lol. Overall, her scenes with Chris in this episode emphasize the themes of victimhood and the complex dynamics between abusers and their victims within close-knit groups. When Adriana is with the FBI agent and defends Chris’s actions, saying, “If he was in a car with a woman, I’d kill him", it’s as if she’s trying to justify his behavior to the agent, despite already being aware of his history with strippers and mistresses.
Love this episode. Deus Ex Machina itself has to intercede to try to stifle Tony's horndog tendencies, and even that isn't enough to stop the fallout of his destructive impulses.
Junior on the phone saying “Apparently, he came all over the sun visor 😏” with that smug little grin kills me everytime
The telephone game in this episode is really hilarious. Really shows what they think of Tony behind his back.
Idk how to explain it but I just don't like how this storyline was introduced and presented. Don't get me wrong I totally believe the Adriana Tony thing is possible from the characterisation we got throughout the show but I just did not like this execution. I remember hating watching this episode. Like I said in episode 1 of this season, season 5 has many moments like this for me
Besides how rushed it was, it felt like the writers desperately tried to paint Adriana in a bad light despite her character not having any major flaws before this. Forget that she almost cheated, her mocking of Chrissy's attempt at sobriety alone already felt extremely out of character considering how supportive she's been of him the entire series (for better or for worse). I get that they make a point of showing every character at their worst but still, it was way too rushed to be believable.
You know, Heisenberg would have thrown that pizza on the roof. It just goes to show you that Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete
Milena's face 🤣
God i've waited so long for this episode lol
ok... i'm scared, i'm three episodes behind (counting this one) and that thumbnail is giving me the creeps
I actually had the same thing happen to a different reactor a couple days ago lol. I just got ahead of the girls by an episode.