For real, Chris, Tony, and Carmella were the three characters who made me at points in the series pause the tv and really take in what had just happened in the scene; incredible actors.
Damn! I fucking *love* how you don't romanticize these characters. In fact you're hysterically and brutally accurate in describing them, yet your love of the show is apparent.
@@ChrisLawton66You see, it's little more complicated, offcourse in the real life i would want to be the far as i can from Tony and others there, but i know it's just a tv-show, there are no victims of crimes, they're not the real characters so we can root for Tony , because there are no consequences in enjoying the misdeeds of Soprano family. And The Sopranos is more the study of people's characters, today's decaying society, it asks many provocatice questions like can people change for real, study of greed, addictions, shallowness, materialism ....
Always found the cleaver stuff really fascinating. It’s like he’s trying to make it for the same reason Tony’s going to therapy - but rather than it being a private place to be himself it’s a very public display of his true character.
That is very astute, the public and the private confrontation with behaviour caused by issues and guilt or lack thereof! The fundamental question is: will it be effective in making Tony as good a leader as Carmine senior? Even more so but until he is, it will be hard to verify until it manifests itself as the degenerate gambling old man Soprano warned him about !
“and he did-dent” 🤣 The fact that we all heard it but never highlighted it deserves great merit . And actually makes more sense to Chris’s character. Well done
I never noticed the tears in the acting teachers eyes after Christopher's performance. He really had something special & couldn't do anything much about it.
Chris’s looked at Tony as a dad. His best line in the whole show was “that’s my uncle Tony the man I’m going to hell for” really said a lot. God I miss the Sopranos!
I know it. I really really miss those Sunday nights in the early to mid 2000s watching the sopranos on HBO. Just thinking about that time period does something to me.
It was revenge for Billy Batts, and a lot of other things. And there was nothing that we could do about it. Batts was a made man and Cossette wasn't. And we had to sit still and take it. It was among the Italians. It was real grease ball shit. They even sat on Cossette’s face so Adriana couldn't give her an open coffin at the funeral.
What the hell are you even talking about? You’re mixing up movies and saying things that don’t even make sense. The Sopranos has nothing to do with Goodfellows. In fact, it has nothing to do with revenge at all, it’s about a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight; a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless. In a world of criminals who operate above the law-the Knight Rider. In other words, real greaseball shit.
Carmella really got into Tony's head, she told him his friends aren't real knowing he was depressed and this led him to focus on Chrissy over other guys. She also pointed out Tony was the boss in the movie, which made him take everything else too personally. And something more speculatory, Carmella's prying into Adriana probably made him think Chris himself was a liability since someone could have used that to make him crack, especially when he brought it up to Tony a couple times.
5:49 "and he dident". Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I like how you throw in lines from the script here and there. Makes it feel like I'm watching the show again.
One thing I noticed is that in Christophers first hit the blood of Emil went over a cleaver, that's also when Chris started to fear hell, I think it ties to that also.
I have a lifelong weight problem so I sympathize with Chrissy's alcoholism and how everyone treated him. Tony and the crooks stage an intervention and chew him out for all he has done wrong as an alcoholic, but then in any social event where he refuses to drink, they treat him like garbage if he refuses to drink, but then if he tries to take one drink just to be sociable they're aghast at that too. I had the same problem. People would get after me to curb my eating and I appreciated that they cared, but then I'd go to family or friend events and the same people that chewed me out for overeating would be pissed off if I didn't eat. And I'd be like oh that's ok no thanks I'm on a diet and they'd be no no, you diet tomorrow, today's a special occasion and they'd shove all kinds of burgers and cake and sugar and treats at me and Id try everything. I'd refuse and they'd be pissed. I'd take it and just take a polite bite or two and they'd be pissed. And then just to show I can't win, I'd eat it and they'd be like I can't believe you ate (all that shit I forced on you) because you - don't you know you have a weight problem you moron?! So really, if you have an addiction, it's almost like you have to uproot your life completely and move ten states away to get away from everyone you know because while they do care and they do want you to quit your addiction, they also got used to you being a certain way and will blow a fuse, not being able to comprehend it if you change.
It's incredibly annoying to be pressured to eat outside your normal diet parameters when you're dieting. People must think it's a polite gesture, it's not.
I've been lucky and i don't struggle with weight but my entire life in social events, im just wierd about food, I eat what I want when I want and I don't eat more than I need, I get people trying to shove food in my face and acting as if I were being impolite when I kindly refuse all the damn time it is possibly one of my if not the biggest pet peve I have its absolutely infuriating.
The editing on this is *chefs kiss*. Please make more. I study organizational behavior and going through the Sopranos one of the biggest highlights for me is the dynamic of Chris. What would he have done if he never saw that man at the gas station having a hard time with his family. Would he have made the same decision to go to Tony out of loyalty? Or would his self interest drive him to take Adriana and go? For me- I think he still would have told Tony. A video about this would be awesome.
To play devil’s advocate here, Chrissy did have a couple positive qualities as well. As is clear from the series, he was a pretty good earner. Not the best, but he definitely wasn’t a broke either. Also, he was no coward; he didn’t hide under a chair during gunfights, etc. He had balls and maybe had the best aim in the family.
Most of all he was loyal. He didn't go to a shrink to unload all the adjacent secrets of the life like Tony did. He didn't snitch like Bumpensiero. He didn't kill old ladies like Paulie. He didn't womanize like all of the others, minus Bobby. He didn't kill whooaahs like Ralph. He earned, respected the chain of command, and deserved a better boss. Tony would've never have been Capo let alone a Don 🤣 He would've been killed a million times over throughout the series for the crap he pulled.
I forgot that in the end ... little Cozette was avenged ... as Tony made good on his "I ought ta suffocate you ya little prick" comment at Chrissy's intervention
True. But I blame Tony for that because he was big boss man larger than life and knew Aid had daddy issues and was a bit afraid of him. Also a bit attracted. Tony was the one heavy flirting and yes he would've tried to kiss her had they not knocked at the door. Even Phil and Joey were looking at the situation like "hmmmmm ok Tony ok!"
The littel references are priceless: Miss "Eat your Manigot", Late night hunt for yayo, a chance to get their beaks wet 🤣 Majoor respect for how he highlights and expands on what points by showing the EXACT scene from the show.
"You know most car crashes are caused by guys popping their load off" - To paraphrase Hesh on that great "chinese whispers" phone call all the "boys" have when Tony has the car crash with Adrianna. Wish they still made TV like this!
I feel like if Tony and Adriana didn’t almost hook up and have the accident, Chrissy’s ending would’ve been MUCH different, but he couldn’t get over the potential betrayal. I kind of feel him a bit.
I love the clip of those guys blabbing on the phone about Tony and Aid. I’ve been trying to tell people for YEARS that men are bigger gossips than women.
Your montage shows some of the best comedy in the show. Christopher was more like the comic relief of the show. Too many moments in the show were more comical than action or drama. The shooting of the foot was my first clue.
The thing that I always wondered about in the Chrissy-Patsy confrontation: If it's not allowed to strike a made guy, how is it OK to pull a gun on one? Seems like Chrissy would have had to answer for that.
He kinda did afterwards when he talked to Tony about it. Pulling a gun 🔫 isn't that much of a no no... Killing one without approval is another whole thing.
Patsy literally spit on him. Patsy had balls of steel I think even with the gun Patsy would've beaten him senseless with the pipe. Then Ralph Bunche would've been spared LOL.
This video is a genuinely fascinating look at an in-universe film-within-a-show and how it wound up showing the true feelings of a character in the context of the show. I'm not big on Premium TV Drama shows, but the more I see of The Sopranos (aka. The show that popularised them), the more I'm interested in it, and as a fan of film, the Cleaver plotline is actually genuinely fascinating.
Great analysis! .... for those interested and wondering about the real relationship Christopher isnt Tony's nephew. Christopher's mother was a Blundetto, her brother was Albert Blundetto. Albert Blundetto was married to Livia Sopranos(nee' Pollio) sister. Their son was Tony "Animal" Blundetto. Technically they are not blood related, as Tony is not a descendant of a Blundetto, its just that Tony had an Aunt who was married to Christopher's uncle
“I should strangle you, you little prick!” Absolutely never picked up on that. And I have watched the intervention scene alone several times, one of the funniest. Great way to end your video, thanks!
Fantastic piece. Excellent review. I'm wondering when someone is going to make the "real" Cleaver flick? It's actually not a bad movie concept (horror + gangster genres colliding). Plus, upon release the film would have a built-in audience of Sopranos fans.
I think it would have to have a purposefully comedic/ cheesy aspect lol to sort of play on the idea of Christopher’s “talent” being mediocre. I’d definitely watch regardless
@@keevinsworldyayasworld7887 thats literally all of slasher films though. The gangster angle wouldn't be bad because Chris was a gangster so he'd know that kind of story. I'd assume it would be pretty average in quality for the slasher genre and okay to average for gangster film
Exactly. Dover is mentioned a few times in the series. And the "Crazy Horse" is actually a bar on Bloomfield avenue in Bloomfield NJ, directly across from what used to be Channel Lumber.
D'oh! My mistake! I am sure you're both correct that it was Dover, NJ. Although I thought Crazy Horse was supposed to be Long Branch? The doctor mentioning Delaware threw me off when writing that part - I should have just said "Dover". Unfortunately I cannot change the audio on this now that the video is up. Regardless, the greater points regarding the late night drive still stand. Cheers!
Excellent analysis and editing of Christopher’s storyline . In the episode Stage 5, in which he premiered his movie Cleaver, has one of the most intense ending scenes of the series. As Chris’s baby was just christened with Tony as The Godfather hug each other and the camera shows their faces filled with ambivalent love and hate plus Evidently Chicken Town in the background. A bit of trivia you probably know is that the legendary Lauren Bacall insisted they let her curse in Luxury Lounge if she was going to appear.
I actually did not know that about Lauren Bacall. That further enhances the scene in my eyes now. And yes, I love the way that Stage 5 episode ends, when it goes from Phil complaining about his legacy "Leotardo", and then it cuts to that Christening.
@@WowLynchWow sorry for the late reply, but I ‘lost it’ for a while. I saw an interview with the actress or David chase, creator of The Sopranos or the writer or director who said she WANTED to say fuck. As for the Stage 5 episode. Yes, Phil sitting at the bar staring at the picture of his dead brother and going on and on about ‘that animal Tony Blundetto killed Billy in cold blood and I did nothing blah blah blah. No more Butchy, no more, cut to christening scene. One of the few things that truly bothered me in The Soprano’s was that after Ade was whacked in Long Term Parking all of a sudden a season and a half later he is with this ‘regular’ girl and they are all married and have a baby . I don’t remember courtship or anything like it Nitpicking or memory loss😝😝
@Matthew Barry sorry but Chris is a fucking scumbag who only cares about how he’s perceived. He not only Beat her up while recovering from the accident, he doesn’t even apologize to her when he found out the truth, he says “now I look like Johnny jerk off.” All he cared about was himself and learned nothing about treating the only person who ever loved with any proper respect.
@Matthew Barry it isn’t deflecting because everyone including Tony knew it was wrong for him to hit on her. However the issue is that despite knowing it wasn’t real, and the damage it has done, Chris made it worse by putting it in the movie thinking it’s gonna help the movie look cool. You seem to want to make it so Chris was in the right putting it the movie to spite Tony, while yes that is true (also considering Tony admitted to Melfi about wanting to bang her), but it also Stains Adriana’s life again. He again throws someone who he claimed to love under the bus again to either spite someone or make himself look good. So obviously Tony is a real piece of shit for what he’s done, Chris is just as much of a bastard. They both done unforgivable things that destroyed them in the end.
I have to admit, I never thought of Tony and Adriana still intending to go through with it, but duh, of course they were. They would not have been going to get the blow if they both didn’t know what was going to happen once they did. I had always given them a pass on that, but not anymore.
im telling you rn. After Christopher has the moment at the bing, realizing that no matter what he did, he was still going to be disrespected. Chris hit Tony but Tony had an opportunity to take him out first. The clever fantasy is pretty much is why happened to tony
Excellent video 👌 I watched the one with Tony and Aid in the crash etc not so long ago in my latest rewatching.I was thinking about the absurdity of the Don of New Jersey needing to drive out to Dover to get some coke for him and his niece not so long ago! It's still a great episode but The boss of a family knows only 1 Coke dealer who hangs around his club? Despite all his flaws Christopher will always be such an important character to me in the many icons of this Masterpiece. I relate to him in some ways but thankfully not all! Every time he makes a mistake I often give a Tony like pass to his Behavior. But many times I can't. He doesn't show any gratitude to Tony B for saving his life and relationship with Tony. He keeps resenting his cousin mainly for being reminded of how the 2 of them broke his balls when he was younger which happens among older cousins and siblings. Tony B also breaks Tony's balls with Christopher in on the jokes. Chrissy often had a victim complex His Screenplay?! 🎶 I got an image of Tony with an axe in the snow chasing Chrissy 👏🤣🤣 I absolutely adore Silvio's Passion for the original Halloween that spawned the other slasher movies which the Halloween sequels share more in common with than the original and I'm so glad you brought it up. Tony's pain at believing Christopher's subconscious despises him is one of my favourite Tony Moments for sure. Keep up the good work please 👍
Rewatching the series the funniest part is how many people believe Tony when he said Chris was the future of the family. It was just manipulation to keep Chris in like hell when Tony was shot Silvio took over not him. And if Tony ever died Chris would not be next in line and most likely get killed for his habits and would never get in the big seat.
Funnily enough I don't think christopher intended to shame Tony through the movie. As was said the guy is dumb he almost certainly doesn't know about human psychology and unintentionally shared his resentment for Tony on screen. This is also a scenario where I'd see adriana coming in if she hadn't been an informant. She'd likely point it out and he'd remove it from the movie. Hell if she hadn't been an informant she likely wouldn't have almost banged Tony, Tony and Christopher's relationship wouldn't be as poor, Christopher would be a lot less of a junkie if one at all. BUT I still think he would've died in the end. Just in Bobby's place.
@@user-ig9vo1pq4d Bobby was killed because he was Tony's hair apparent. If aid didn't become an informant Chris would've still been tonys intended successor at the time not Bobby. And thus with events with Phil playing out Chris would've been targeted instead of Bobby.
You my friend, put together a great synopsis. The gabaghol of reflection and inner meanings and things like that. Cheech, get the sausage and peppers...
Awesome video man - like always. I very much get something new out of this dynamic whenever I rewatch the series and ultimately understand more and more (an additional reason) why Chris was killed by Tony in the end. Side note: Adriana's dealer was in Dover, NJ not DE. Common misconception but out in North Jersey, Dover is considered so out if the way 'in the sticks' up Rt 80 that it may as well be Delaware 😂.
Every time the channels/video creator say “ I diddent or he diddent “ I am busting up laughing. An he nailed that shit every time. All I can hear is Tony asking Christopher if he’s high right before they chop Ralphie’s head off.
A very good review. I think you were a bit hard on Crissy, sure he wasn't the brightest bulb but neither was he the dimmest. Though the other characters in the show did not compose a competitive field, I'm pretty sure IRL these types are much brighter and more cunning, particularly the higher ups. Though it is interesting to imagine Chrissy's career had he not been connected with Tony. He's one of my fav characters on the show.
I like to remind everyone that Chrissy was a guy who thought that Cuban Missile Crisis was just a movie.
And Neil Young went to the moon 😅.
@@tyrantgregcagkaiju71 Haha 😆
And he thought it was bulls**t
@@robertbusek30 Yup :)
Ade was not a giant of intellect either.
@@ID-8491 Yeah, she was raised mob-adjacent and never thought to demand a lawyer when the feds brought her in...
Hey Rummy, can you do a video on how Phil did 20 years in the can and then turned into a house?
Phil did 20 years? I hadnt heard about that...
He was never there, man.
20 year's cock sucka
I can answer that...He did it for the likes of Rusty Milio...Doc Santoro
Get off my stoop 🏡
My favorite character in the whole series was Chrissy. Michael Imperioli's acting was was so nuanced and deep. The best.
Peace! Christopher was a terrific character; I enjoyed his arc..
He's definitely up there with best of them.
chrissy was my favorite character too, i hated pauline but loved him at the same time.
really though, and in a cast full of such excellent actors
For real, Chris, Tony, and Carmella were the three characters who made me at points in the series pause the tv and really take in what had just happened in the scene; incredible actors.
Damn! I fucking *love* how you don't romanticize these characters. In fact you're hysterically and brutally accurate in describing them, yet your love of the show is apparent.
It's refreshing, in a sea of Sopranos videos and clips and their comments sections loaded with wannabe "wise guys" that missed the point of the show.
@@treefingers6572 Exactly. These are not in any way good people, yet folks still want to emulate and sympathize with them.
His love of the show is more than apparent. It’s hair apparent.
@@ChrisLawton66You see, it's little more complicated, offcourse in the real life i would want to be the far as i can from Tony and others there, but i know it's just a tv-show, there are no victims of crimes, they're not the real characters so we can root for Tony , because there are no consequences in enjoying the misdeeds of Soprano family. And The Sopranos is more the study of people's characters, today's decaying society, it asks many provocatice questions like can people change for real, study of greed, addictions, shallowness, materialism ....
@@mariozd971I'm sorry, it's a little more complicated for who?
Always found the cleaver stuff really fascinating. It’s like he’s trying to make it for the same reason Tony’s going to therapy - but rather than it being a private place to be himself it’s a very public display of his true character.
That is very astute, the public and the private confrontation with behaviour caused by issues and guilt or lack thereof! The fundamental question is: will it be effective in making Tony as good a leader as Carmine senior? Even more so but until he is, it will be hard to verify until it manifests itself as the degenerate gambling old man Soprano warned him about !
“and he did-dent” 🤣 The fact that we all heard it but never highlighted it deserves great merit . And actually makes more sense to Chris’s character. Well done
I never noticed the tears in the acting teachers eyes after Christopher's performance. He really had something special & couldn't do anything much about it.
It's easy to play tragedy if you have been through it. All you gotta do is remember
Chris’s looked at Tony as a dad. His best line in the whole show was “that’s my uncle Tony the man I’m going to hell for” really said a lot. God I miss the Sopranos!
Nah, his best line was, "She musta crawled unda there for warmth!"
@@widowrumstrypze9705😂 that takes the cake! Yes
I know it. I really really miss those Sunday nights in the early to mid 2000s watching the sopranos on HBO. Just thinking about that time period does something to me.
I did-den't!
Thought hesaid that in Saints? "That's my Uncle Tony. The man I went to Hell for."
It was revenge for Billy Batts, and a lot of other things. And there was nothing that we could do about it. Batts was a made man and Cossette wasn't. And we had to sit still and take it. It was among the Italians. It was real grease ball shit. They even sat on Cossette’s face so Adriana couldn't give her an open coffin at the funeral.
What the hell are you even talking about? You’re mixing up movies and saying things that don’t even make sense. The Sopranos has nothing to do with Goodfellows. In fact, it has nothing to do with revenge at all, it’s about a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight; a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless. In a world of criminals who operate above the law-the Knight Rider. In other words, real greaseball shit.
Love the reference to GF. Good shit dude.
(*greez ball) is how i always hear Liotta say that word lol
now go get your shinebox
You're a funny guy.
Carmella really got into Tony's head, she told him his friends aren't real knowing he was depressed and this led him to focus on Chrissy over other guys. She also pointed out Tony was the boss in the movie, which made him take everything else too personally. And something more speculatory, Carmella's prying into Adriana probably made him think Chris himself was a liability since someone could have used that to make him crack, especially when he brought it up to Tony a couple times.
I think your on to something..Honestly I believe Carmella is responsible for tony taking out Christopher by getting into Tonys head..
@@swampghost72 Yep Carmela is responsible for murder because she pointed out the very obvious
5:49 "and he dident".
Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
I like how you throw in lines from the script here and there. Makes it feel like I'm watching the show again.
Thank you very much, appreciate that.
@@WowLynchWow Yeah I was just gonna write a comment about that also... Well done sir 👍
Loved the music from The Shinning you put on the zoom-in on Tony when he finds out Christopher is writing the script, stroke of genius.
One thing I noticed is that in Christophers first hit the blood of Emil went over a cleaver, that's also when Chris started to fear hell, I think it ties to that also.
Plus there was coke on the cleaver symbolizing Tony’s betrayal to Christopher through Adriana
I have a lifelong weight problem so I sympathize with Chrissy's alcoholism and how everyone treated him. Tony and the crooks stage an intervention and chew him out for all he has done wrong as an alcoholic, but then in any social event where he refuses to drink, they treat him like garbage if he refuses to drink, but then if he tries to take one drink just to be sociable they're aghast at that too.
I had the same problem. People would get after me to curb my eating and I appreciated that they cared, but then I'd go to family or friend events and the same people that chewed me out for overeating would be pissed off if I didn't eat. And I'd be like oh that's ok no thanks I'm on a diet and they'd be no no, you diet tomorrow, today's a special occasion and they'd shove all kinds of burgers and cake and sugar and treats at me and Id try everything. I'd refuse and they'd be pissed. I'd take it and just take a polite bite or two and they'd be pissed. And then just to show I can't win, I'd eat it and they'd be like I can't believe you ate (all that shit I forced on you) because you - don't you know you have a weight problem you moron?!
So really, if you have an addiction, it's almost like you have to uproot your life completely and move ten states away to get away from everyone you know because while they do care and they do want you to quit your addiction, they also got used to you being a certain way and will blow a fuse, not being able to comprehend it if you change.
It's incredibly annoying to be pressured to eat outside your normal diet parameters when you're dieting. People must think it's a polite gesture, it's not.
Honestly just sounds like some pussy shit. Say no and tell them to kick rocks
Sounds like you need to surround yourself with better people mate
I've been lucky and i don't struggle with weight but my entire life in social events, im just wierd about food, I eat what I want when I want and I don't eat more than I need, I get people trying to shove food in my face and acting as if I were being impolite when I kindly refuse all the damn time it is possibly one of my if not the biggest pet peve I have its absolutely infuriating.
The editing on this is *chefs kiss*. Please make more. I study organizational behavior and going through the Sopranos one of the biggest highlights for me is the dynamic of Chris. What would he have done if he never saw that man at the gas station having a hard time with his family. Would he have made the same decision to go to Tony out of loyalty? Or would his self interest drive him to take Adriana and go? For me- I think he still would have told Tony. A video about this would be awesome.
NoOoT nOoOT
Chef's kiss and Vito's cheek rotating pinch.
"I did dat " when you used that line I lost it. That's a deep cut
I did dant
AJ never had a high opinion of himself....he was always kind of a pessimist full of self doubts...too "lost" to be narcissistic
He did when he thought he was this mature dad and partner, he was deluded
@@anthonydunkley7844with Blanca he was trying
Issac Newton invented gravity cuz some as$hole hit him with an apple.
One of the funniest lines in the series.
What I like about this video is how cynical your takes are. It's refreshing to see. You really didn't cut the characters any slack at all.
18:24 the darkest line in the whole show
I did dent
And true but it’s a dream
To play devil’s advocate here, Chrissy did have a couple positive qualities as well. As is clear from the series, he was a pretty good earner. Not the best, but he definitely wasn’t a broke either. Also, he was no coward; he didn’t hide under a chair during gunfights, etc. He had balls and maybe had the best aim in the family.
Most of all he was loyal. He didn't go to a shrink to unload all the adjacent secrets of the life like Tony did. He didn't snitch like Bumpensiero. He didn't kill old ladies like Paulie. He didn't womanize like all of the others, minus Bobby. He didn't kill whooaahs like Ralph.
He earned, respected the chain of command, and deserved a better boss.
Tony would've never have been Capo let alone a Don 🤣 He would've been killed a million times over throughout the series for the crap he pulled.
@@nighthawkviper6791chase confirmed Chris would have eventually flipped on Tony
@@itsyaboi921when?
@@goldenrose223 during one of his 2 interviews on talking sopranos podcast I forget which one
He was loyle to his capo
I forgot that in the end ... little Cozette was avenged ... as Tony made good on his "I ought ta suffocate you ya little prick" comment at Chrissy's intervention
I had forgotten that too, until I was reviewing clips for this video.
Cozette?? Chris sat on the dog's head and Cozette'd it after passing out?? Was that payback for the affair Adrianna had with Tony??
L
5:50
Lol what a perfect sopranos, inside joke. I love that he just went with it and didn't spoon feed its origin to us.
She crawled under there for warmth 😂
14:46 BEAUTIFUL sir! Thank you for that.
Lol Absolutely! It was so convincing and fit the scene so well 😂.
It was definitely gonna happen the first time they had the interaction while playing darts, until Phil knocked at the office door. Lol
True. But I blame Tony for that because he was big boss man larger than life and knew Aid had daddy issues and was a bit afraid of him. Also a bit attracted. Tony was the one heavy flirting and yes he would've tried to kiss her had they not knocked at the door. Even Phil and Joey were looking at the situation like "hmmmmm ok Tony ok!"
The littel references are priceless:
Miss "Eat your Manigot",
Late night hunt for yayo,
a chance to get their beaks wet 🤣
Majoor respect for how he highlights and expands on what points by showing the EXACT scene from the show.
The only man I know who can break down both Joe Louis and Christopher Moltisanti accurately.
Thank you very much! Most appreciated. Cheers!
"You know most car crashes are caused by guys popping their load off" - To paraphrase Hesh on that great "chinese whispers" phone call all the "boys" have when Tony has the car crash with Adrianna. Wish they still made TV like this!
Apparently, he came all over the sun visor.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 "....And when the paramedics arrived, she still had his **** in her mouth". I would have expected better from, Bobby :)
They were all acting like a bunch of high school girls, just like Ralph said.
Imo, chrissy was one of the best characters in the best show ever.
Spot on Rummy. Luckily, as little Carmine would say, “there’s no stigmata” with being an idiot in The Sopranos.
It's actually Carmine Senior that says that
Man, I love your work on The Sopranos!
I feel like if Tony and Adriana didn’t almost hook up and have the accident, Chrissy’s ending would’ve been MUCH different, but he couldn’t get over the potential betrayal. I kind of feel him a bit.
I love the clip of those guys blabbing on the phone about Tony and Aid. I’ve been trying to tell people for YEARS that men are bigger gossips than women.
Your montage shows some of the best comedy in the show. Christopher was more like the comic relief of the show. Too many moments in the show were more comical than action or drama. The shooting of the foot was my first clue.
There was nothing comical about the death of tracy
The thing that I always wondered about in the Chrissy-Patsy confrontation: If it's not allowed to strike a made guy, how is it OK to pull a gun on one?
Seems like Chrissy would have had to answer for that.
He kinda did afterwards when he talked to Tony about it. Pulling a gun 🔫 isn't that much of a no no... Killing one without approval is another whole thing.
At least he didn't throw food at him. Now THAT would have to be resolved.
@@secondcomingofbast9908 You forgot to mention that Vito was a captain now. You can't talk to him like that.
@@paulyC Captain? The good ship 🍭 pop
Patsy literally spit on him. Patsy had balls of steel I think even with the gun Patsy would've beaten him senseless with the pipe. Then Ralph Bunche would've been spared LOL.
Such a well-written, well-voiced script is a rarity on TH-cam these days. Bravo!
Thank you very much. Cheers!
Moltisanti, no biceps, no power and never a mobster, only in Hollywood.
Huh?
Lots of old mafia men didnt have muscles. They used bullets you know.
Biceps have little bearing on a man’s capacity to commit violence
The difference between Chris and Eugene is that Chris wasn't made when Tony gave him the ultimatum.
Christopher moltisanti "DID - IN - Tint" EVER disappoint -- 😆 I love these videos
This video is a genuinely fascinating look at an in-universe film-within-a-show and how it wound up showing the true feelings of a character in the context of the show. I'm not big on Premium TV Drama shows, but the more I see of The Sopranos (aka. The show that popularised them), the more I'm interested in it, and as a fan of film, the Cleaver plotline is actually genuinely fascinating.
Great analysis!
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for those interested and wondering about the real relationship Christopher isnt Tony's nephew. Christopher's mother was a Blundetto, her brother was Albert Blundetto. Albert Blundetto was married to Livia Sopranos(nee' Pollio) sister. Their son was Tony "Animal" Blundetto.
Technically they are not blood related, as Tony is not a descendant of a Blundetto, its just that Tony had an Aunt who was married to Christopher's uncle
for how simple your editing is yet it rhymes with what you say, i absolutely love it
Dammit, I knew I knew that voice; love the boxing videos, but had no clue you were into the sopranos. Rad stuff!
“I should strangle you, you little prick!” Absolutely never picked up on that. And I have watched the intervention scene alone several times, one of the funniest. Great way to end your video, thanks!
Fantastic piece. Excellent review. I'm wondering when someone is going to make the "real" Cleaver flick? It's actually not a bad movie concept (horror + gangster genres colliding). Plus, upon release the film would have a built-in audience of Sopranos fans.
It would be received worse than Many Saints, only I think people wouldn't eventually warm up to Cleaver.
I think it would have to have a purposefully comedic/ cheesy aspect lol to sort of play on the idea of Christopher’s “talent” being mediocre. I’d definitely watch regardless
Waiting for it still lol. 😂
@@keevinsworldyayasworld7887 thats literally all of slasher films though. The gangster angle wouldn't be bad because Chris was a gangster so he'd know that kind of story. I'd assume it would be pretty average in quality for the slasher genre and okay to average for gangster film
"I'm the boss Michael" always cracks me up
Don’t forget about the Mexican travertine floor tiles. About $30 grand.
They shoulda never have upped him from waiting in the car.
It wasn't Dover, Delaware they were going to-it was Dover, NJ, located in Morris County, NJ, west of where they were at the Crazy Horse.
Exactly. Dover is mentioned a few times in the series. And the "Crazy Horse" is actually a bar on Bloomfield avenue in Bloomfield NJ, directly across from what used to be Channel Lumber.
D'oh! My mistake! I am sure you're both correct that it was Dover, NJ. Although I thought Crazy Horse was supposed to be Long Branch? The doctor mentioning Delaware threw me off when writing that part - I should have just said "Dover". Unfortunately I cannot change the audio on this now that the video is up. Regardless, the greater points regarding the late night drive still stand. Cheers!
Exactly...I live in Dover , NJ :)
Yeah I’ve never met any connected guys from Delaware.
Excellent analysis and editing of Christopher’s storyline . In the episode Stage 5, in which he premiered his movie Cleaver, has one of the most intense ending scenes of the series. As Chris’s baby was just christened with Tony as The Godfather hug each other and the camera shows their faces filled with ambivalent love and hate plus Evidently Chicken Town in the background. A bit of trivia you probably know is that the legendary Lauren Bacall insisted they let her curse in Luxury Lounge if she was going to appear.
I actually did not know that about Lauren Bacall. That further enhances the scene in my eyes now. And yes, I love the way that Stage 5 episode ends, when it goes from Phil complaining about his legacy "Leotardo", and then it cuts to that Christening.
@@WowLynchWow sorry for the late reply, but I ‘lost it’ for a while. I saw an interview with the actress or David chase, creator of The Sopranos or the writer or director who said she WANTED to say fuck. As for the Stage 5 episode. Yes, Phil sitting at the bar staring at the picture of his dead brother and going on and on about ‘that animal Tony Blundetto killed Billy in cold blood and I did nothing blah blah blah. No more Butchy, no more, cut to christening scene. One of the few things that truly bothered me in The Soprano’s was that after Ade was whacked in Long Term Parking all of a sudden a season and a half later he is with this ‘regular’ girl and they are all married and have a baby . I don’t remember courtship or anything like it
Nitpicking or memory loss😝😝
No more Butchie, no more of this. Might be the best ending of an episode, excluding the finale
@@klompsauce yes indeed on the disgruntled Phil segment right before they cut to the christening at the church.
"I did dint ". Lmao "Is that HIM???, With the Sembreo on!!??".
I can never forgive Chris putting that sex scene in the movie. Like they proved to him it wasn’t real, but he couldn’t let it go so he included it.
@Matthew Barry sorry but Chris is a fucking scumbag who only cares about how he’s perceived. He not only Beat her up while recovering from the accident, he doesn’t even apologize to her when he found out the truth, he says “now I look like Johnny jerk off.” All he cared about was himself and learned nothing about treating the only person who ever loved with any proper respect.
@Matthew Barry it isn’t deflecting because everyone including Tony knew it was wrong for him to hit on her. However the issue is that despite knowing it wasn’t real, and the damage it has done, Chris made it worse by putting it in the movie thinking it’s gonna help the movie look cool.
You seem to want to make it so Chris was in the right putting it the movie to spite Tony, while yes that is true (also considering Tony admitted to Melfi about wanting to bang her), but it also Stains Adriana’s life again.
He again throws someone who he claimed to love under the bus again to either spite someone or make himself look good.
So obviously Tony is a real piece of shit for what he’s done, Chris is just as much of a bastard. They both done unforgivable things that destroyed them in the end.
Actually they proved it didn’t happen cause of the accident otherwise they would have done some snow and then some special hot forbidden pumping.
Tony didn't extend the courtesy to Gene to leave because Gene was a made guy whereas Chris was still an associate in season 2. It's not the same
I have to admit, I never thought of Tony and Adriana still intending to go through with it, but duh, of course they were. They would not have been going to get the blow if they both didn’t know what was going to happen once they did. I had always given them a pass on that, but not anymore.
They get a pash for that
Rummy! I just found out you had a whole other channel devoted to my favorite TV show. Kudos to you my man, very cool pass times.
I’m sorry man I can’t watch one video without think of the narrator of storage wars😂
Borko sends his regards
im telling you rn. After Christopher has the moment at the bing, realizing that no matter what he did, he was still going to be disrespected. Chris hit Tony but Tony had an opportunity to take him out first. The clever fantasy is pretty much is why happened to tony
Cleaver was a decent B movie but not worthy of being released on Carmine Jrs sub species
Small correction, but I’m pretty sure the Dover that Tony and Adriana were traveling to for coke is in New Jersey, not Delaware
Im surprised they never did full movie
Chris didn’t have the makings of a varsity heroin addict.
True, he was not of Trainspotting caliber.
Your reaching to far with this comment.
Excellent video 👌 I watched the one with Tony and Aid in the crash etc not so long ago in my latest rewatching.I was thinking about the absurdity of the Don of New Jersey needing to drive out to Dover to get some coke for him and his niece not so long ago! It's still a great episode but The boss of a family knows only 1 Coke dealer who hangs around his club? Despite all his flaws Christopher will always be such an important character to me in the many icons of this Masterpiece. I relate to him in some ways but thankfully not all! Every time he makes a mistake I often give a Tony like pass to his Behavior. But many times I can't. He doesn't show any gratitude to Tony B for saving his life and relationship with Tony. He keeps resenting his cousin mainly for being reminded of how the 2 of them broke his balls when he was younger which happens among older cousins and siblings. Tony B also breaks Tony's balls with Christopher in on the jokes. Chrissy often had a victim complex
His Screenplay?! 🎶 I got an image of Tony with an axe in the snow chasing Chrissy 👏🤣🤣 I absolutely adore Silvio's Passion for the original Halloween that spawned the other slasher movies which the Halloween sequels share more in common with than the original and I'm so glad you brought it up. Tony's pain at believing Christopher's subconscious despises him is one of my favourite Tony Moments for sure.
Keep up the good work please 👍
Rewatching the series the funniest part is how many people believe Tony when he said Chris was the future of the family. It was just manipulation to keep Chris in like hell when Tony was shot Silvio took over not him. And if Tony ever died Chris would not be next in line and most likely get killed for his habits and would never get in the big seat.
Christophah is a an incredible character. Great upload, Rummy! 🥊
Peace; Tony was mad greedy; I remember when Chrissy called him a cooze-hound! 😆 lolol..
A CLEAVER trilogy would’ve been better than The Many Saints of Newark.
I’m dumb af I just checked yo Rummy you’re the GOAT
Christopher moltisanti’s the type of guy that would share sigma male edits at his ig story if he was in this century
You tellin me Tony is Joe Rogan?
I wish they had actually made this movie and released it. A stand alone b horror movie that is part of the Sopranos universe.
Funnily enough I don't think christopher intended to shame Tony through the movie. As was said the guy is dumb he almost certainly doesn't know about human psychology and unintentionally shared his resentment for Tony on screen. This is also a scenario where I'd see adriana coming in if she hadn't been an informant. She'd likely point it out and he'd remove it from the movie. Hell if she hadn't been an informant she likely wouldn't have almost banged Tony, Tony and Christopher's relationship wouldn't be as poor, Christopher would be a lot less of a junkie if one at all. BUT I still think he would've died in the end. Just in Bobby's place.
Why would Christopher be shopping for model trains?
@@user-ig9vo1pq4d Bobby was killed because he was Tony's hair apparent. If aid didn't become an informant Chris would've still been tonys intended successor at the time not Bobby. And thus with events with Phil playing out Chris would've been targeted instead of Bobby.
good job.... really quality work! meaningful discussion--and even better visuals!
Thank you very much. Cheers!
That's pretty much my read on the Chris/Tony relationship too. Good analysis!
Amazing video, keep making Soprano vids please, still my fav show of all time
Beautifully done!
Thank you! Cheers!
5:50 “he didn’t.” Great impression from the Ralphie killing episode.
Chrissy is a Liability
He's a Junkie
Tony HAD To Kill Chris😊😊
You sound like a mix of Ray Liotta and Otto Peterson, two of my favorites.
very well written video
Many many thanks! Cheers!
Love the sopranos content man!! Best show ever
You my friend, put together a great synopsis. The gabaghol of reflection and inner meanings and things like that. Cheech, get the sausage and peppers...
Great video! You make some of the finest video essays
Glad you noticed that, the sacred and the propane
Bro you sound just like Rummy’s Corner I love that fucking channel
I've been binge watching Sopranoes videos lately, yours was easily one of, if not, not my favorite. Thank you.👊✌️
Awesome video man - like always. I very much get something new out of this dynamic whenever I rewatch the series and ultimately understand more and more (an additional reason) why Chris was killed by Tony in the end.
Side note: Adriana's dealer was in Dover, NJ not DE. Common misconception but out in North Jersey, Dover is considered so out if the way 'in the sticks' up Rt 80 that it may as well be Delaware 😂.
No matter how many years past, Sopranos is still funny.
Nice job man!! I really enjoyed this😁
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed.
Every time the channels/video creator say “ I diddent or he diddent “ I am busting up laughing. An he nailed that shit every time. All I can hear is Tony asking Christopher if he’s high right before they chop Ralphie’s head off.
Its nice to get a new look at this...Thank you!
I wouldn’t say aj “wasn’t very bright” he was just a normal guy.
Nice vid man, it's extra immersing that you kinda sound like Ray Liotta.
Hey Rummy can you do a video on the boxing matches that play in the background of the Bada Bing?
The neck brace was my favourite character, and they really did do as much with it as they possibly could have
Had no idea this was Rummy’s Corners other channel haha, I recognized the voice, great work man!!
I must be loyle to this TH-cam channel. Your videos are great.
Thank you very much!
Rummys voice is so refreshing
4:34 LOL!!!
LOLLLLLLL “ N HE DID’ENT” 😂 GOOD ONE
A very good review. I think you were a bit hard on Crissy, sure he wasn't the brightest bulb but neither was he the dimmest. Though the other characters in the show did not compose a competitive field, I'm pretty sure IRL these types are much brighter and more cunning, particularly the higher ups. Though it is interesting to imagine Chrissy's career had he not been connected with Tony. He's one of my fav characters on the show.
He's the hair apparent
9:56 - I just love how you give Laura Palmer a cameo in a Sopranos video. 😊