That look that Christopher has when Adriana tells her that she's been talking to the FBI is heartbreaking. She has no idea that she's sealing her fate right then and there, but Christopher knows exactly what has to happen. Michael Imperioli is an incredible actor.
Tony on phone: "It's a bad connection so I'm gonna talk fast. The guy you're looking for is an ex-commando, he killed 16 chechen rebels single-handed. He was with the interior ministry. Guys some sort of Russian green beret" Paulie (hanging up): "You're not gonna believe this- he killed 16 czechoslovakians, guy was an interior decorator!" Chris (confused): "......His house looked like shit"
You really realize what a good character Tony is when Tony is in the coma and there's that whole other plot line of Kevin Finnerty. It blew my mind how James Gandolfini could jump back and forth like that to two totally different versions of the same character.
European Cat you'll have to be more specific with ur inquiry? Lol. My comment was fairly self explanatory. Any REAL Sopranos fan from day 1 in January 99 knows season 6-6b were a JOKE + didn't resemble season 1-5 in the slightest.
Honestly, she was trapped by the FBI. No escaping that. This show made me think, maybe they're not the good guys. Its kind of their fault Adriana got whacked
@@nicholasclay4896 her dumbass didn't know that was an option, either a way a laywer probably wouldn't have saved her from doing time, with how aggressive the FBI is
That's why most Sicilians/Italians are raised from birth (boy or girl) that Omerta trumps all!!!! Ya STFU and play stupid. Whatever "proof" they have is NOT as much as they nearly have!!! 😉 Having close enough relatives that were in Adriana's position and walked with minimal time and air still in their lungs, to this day, that's kinda the way the chess game is played! True story. Enough detail & said, either believe or don't.....
Not to be argumentative but Adriana had a serious drug problem that included shooting up more than one type of dope, she KNEW that both her boyfriend and his family were connected. No matter how sweet she may have been, she was hardly naive. Imho. As far as her surviving; the Feds gave her little time to bring Christopher in. Keep in mind that it was Christopher that they wanted, ( it was actually Anthony John Soprano but...) not Adriana. They foolishly tried to use the threat of a murder charge for her as leverage to force her to try to get Christopher to flip Etc, etc., etc...
7:20 Silvio Dante almost convinces himself the he and Adriana are just "going to see Chris". This was a great bit of acting from someone who doesn't consider himself an actor.
He was my favorite guy. Showed no emotion when killing someone always composed never out of order and by far best dressed. Oh and did a great job keeping things calm while tony was in the coma and he was in charge. Hate that he got shot he was awesome
+John Smith Funny that you mention the russian (like every fan of the show does). I read in an interview with David Chase somewhere that the Russian got saved by some boy scouts and brought to hospital or something. Chase left it out of the show cause he wanted to leave it up to the viewer on what happened, sorta like the finale ending. You'll have to look it up its interesting stuff.
+Kevin F Wow didn't know that. Thanks. I did hear that Tony didn't die in the series finale according to the producers years later. Tony would've went to prison though due to that informant. Anyway thanks for the info.
Just finished watching the series now (Covid-19 quarantine marathon), loved it as much as Breaking Bad, Avatar, and some Anime shows. Gonna miss the show a lot. Planned on watching this since I heard about Gandolfini's passing, but kept delaying it since I was preoccupied with a lot of stuff.
1. Long Term Parking 2. Pine Barrens 3. Whitecaps 4. Funhouse 5. Blue Comet 6. Made in America 7. College 8. The Second Coming 9. Soprano Home Movies 10. Irregular Around the Margins There’s others that can be above some of these in my top 10, this was just off the top of my head. Too many good episodes
Absolutely!!! She nailed it 100%. With that last one liner, little "Guinea Guilt Trip" (as I call it from my own personal experience with my Ma) at the very end! Just amazing!
_Employee of the Month,_ hands down, my favorite. The rape of Dr. Melfi, the accused getting off free due to a technicality, Jennifer's realization that she could have Tony avenge her if she so chose and then chooses not to is a phenomenal story.
@@DLites151 I think the point was just to show her dilemma with regard to wanting to use Tony to avenge her attack but choosing not to. I liked that plot because it's something that a lot of people would grapple with no matter how moral they are.
Whitecaps gave me chills. I was in my 20s and single at the time and Carmela made me understand EXACTLY what she was feeling. Her affair (in her mind) with Furio. How he made her feel. How she was literally, physically sick when he disappeared. Their almost romance gave me ALL the feels.
+Mark D That's what I just thought. Only question: do I watch single episodes or should I binge watch it on the weekend for the xth-time? Fuck it, probably I'll do both!
The White Wolf If Breajing Bad Aired in the same era as The Sopranos did, The Sopranos woukd rape the other shows in each category of Emmy's, thats how good The Sopranos is.
I was assuming 'Pine Barrens' would get the top spot, and it's a great episode, but as far as emotional impact goes, I would have chosen 'Long Term Parking.' Adriana's murder was like a kick in the gut and it cast a shadow over Tony and Christopher for the rest of the series.
James Kennedy I couldn’t agree more. Even though the writing of that episode was amazing I can’t help but wish that Adrianna had made it out like she deserved.
@nPlatin Not me. Three times I tried to get into The Wire because so many said it was so great, and the third time I finally realized why it never appealed to me: too ghetto.
+Andrew Stover My top 3 are Dexter, The Soprano's, and Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad was awesome and I have it just barely beaten by The Soprano's. There were a lot of slow, dull episodes of The Soprano's. Dexter is by far my all time favorite show. My father and both brothers agree with me on this top three. That's our opinions anyway.
E NEMIS I started to watch The Sopranos Already knowing that Tony dies with a shot in a restaurant, it doesn't matter to me, just the history matter ahahha
I watched the entire series twice this year. I was missing it after the first watch within a month and watched it all again and just finished it last week. How many times i have watched in total though, well i would say almost 20 times total.
Of course Pine Barrens is always considered the best episode but... I remember watching Employee of the Month for the first time and wow !!! that was intense !! And yes, at the same time you want Dr Melfi to ask Tony to... take care of the rapist, but you also know that it would be inequivocably bad !... I love this complex show.
Season 2 was The Sopranos’ best season in my opinion. It’s so hard to rank them though. A lot of people say 4 is the worst but I personally think 6A is their weakest season despite it having a strong start with the first 2-3 episodes. Vito’s plot was interesting but was one of the weaker narratives in the show and the overall writing in 6A felt watered down, and it really just fizzled out by the season finale. They recovered in 6B though which is up there when debating the best season in the show.
There wasn't a bad season but I reply to say I thought the show came together in that second year, when Janice, Bobby, and Dr. Kupferberg rounded out the cast of characters.
I started watching this series and just couldn't stop! The very best TV series of all times showing the characters in more than one dimension. Which is what most shows about the Mob usually shows.
+JamesLinton17 i guess i wasn't paying attention close enough. I remember when it was happening and Sil picked her up, i had NO clue what was about to happen. I had a jaw-drop moment once i finally realized basically at the same time as Adrianna
this is the best show ever made, period. the walking dead and game of thrones still cant touch the amazing quality and acting of this show. every single actor in this show fits their role perfect. i've never in my life seen more convincing and believable characters.
As a fan of both BB and The Sopranos, what David Chase and co did was and is still unmatched. It's the quintessential long-story antihero benchmark, BB and Mad Men would not have been possible without the DiMeo family (real life Decavalcante family) from North Jersey.
In "Kennedy & Heidi", the clarity that Tony embraces at the roulette wheel is very believable. He knew Christopher had the potential to be a loose cannon, and with Adrianna dead, anything detrimental to Tony could happen. At the most unlikely moment, Tony is at peace with his decision. Moments like this are common. I remember feeling relieved after giving away a cd that someone made for me. A lot of bad vibes seemed to leave once the cd was gone.
This was definitely one of the most enjoyable WatchMojo lists, reminded me of the emotional rollercoaster of what was possibly the greatest TV drama I've ever seen. I would have rated Long Term Parking higher 'cause Adrianna's death (and the lead-up) was so instense, I wouldn't have rated the Christopher & Paulie getting lost episode as number one, and my last criticism is that they didn't list the episode in which Christopher goes to Hollywood and makes Sir Ben Kingsley really uncomfortable.
+Dubious Wretch It's Luxury Lounge, I Love that episode too, Lauren Bacall getting punched in the face. The happy wanderer for me, Tony is one nasty bastard in that episode and admit's it's his bread and butter, Also showing how ruthless the mafia is.
Dubious Wretch the affair with Gloria was really enjoyable for me. She's so sexy then she goes ape shit and drives carmela home that one time. Oh so good . Best show ever
Chris's death is what blew my mind the most, it just came out of nowhere...all the Emmy's that were won Gandolfini, Falco, Imperioli, De Matteo, they were all so brilliant
From where To eternity is for me a pretty much overlooked gem. Chrissy brings the message from hell that sends Tony and Paulie to question the fate of their souls. And the scene Paulie goes to church to complain because his donations are not buying him immunity is so fun.
brad monaghan Right? I mean everyone has their opinion, but I know nobody that thinks that S4 is the greatest. Most people consider it to be the weakest. Season 3 is the show's best to me (the Pine Barrens episode alone...)
I still consider The Sopranos the greatest TV show ever. Nothing has matched its combination of social and psychological investigation, brave and consistent characterization, great acting, fantastic dialogue, ambitious and constantly evolving storytelling, its blend of humor and morose and great production values. Nevermind how the show changed the path of television and influenced almost every acclaimed show that came after it. However, some of this video is a lil off. Like, very few fans think season four is the best. Many think it's the weakest. I like it very much though. Has a lot of re-watch value. But very few consider it the best. Also, the list left a bit to be desired and it's too heavy with late episodes. But the show really does have more good to great episodes than any other series ever. My top ten: 1. Funhouse 2. College 3. Long Term Parking 4. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano 5. Join the Club 6. The Second Coming 7. Pine Barrens 8. Irregular Around the Margins 9. Sopranos Home Movies 10. Knight in White Satin Armor/From Where to Eternity
Everything you said is correct. Season 1 finale is top 3...so is Long term parking....but Heidi and Kennedy should definitely be top 10...that episode was so eerie and nihilistic, and showed Tony and Christopher for what they were. And Irregular around the Margins was an insanely great episode....can't believe they missed that. The list was too heavy on the late seasons and you're right most ppl consider season 4 one of the weaker seasons....it got a little soap opera ish. 4 and the first half of 6 were the two weakest seasons.....the second half of 6 was excellent though. And yes, the Sopranos was the first great series and basically made the formula for the Breaking Bads and others after it, they had the best writers, and directors in the business.
I just started to (re)watch the show and it's best show ever. Every episode is well-written and well-acted, and it's impossible to stop watching it. This show should be treasured, it's gold!
+Daskaar Remember seeing him for the first time in a small role as a hitman in "True Romance". Great film with great actors and some really unforgettable lines and scenes - and even there Gandolfini managed to steal his scene!
"Walk Like a Man" would have been on my list. The episode acts as a prelude for Chris's death episode "Kennedy and Heidi". Michael Imperioli at his best giving heartbreaking performance of Chris's downfall as he realizes he's got no support from anyone around. When the episode ends with Los Lobos song, you can easily start to wonder, what kind of people are you surrounded with. Who are your true friends?
How the hell did “The Strong, Silent Type” not make the list? Christopher’s intervention is one of the best scenes in the entire series. Also, “From Where to Eternity” when Paulie visits the psychic & throws a chair at the spirits another great episode.
Breaking Bad is awesome but The Sopranos is WAY more visceral. It has more characters who has more interesting stories, Tony's enemies: Ritchie Aprile, Ralph Cipharetto, Phil Leottardo, his own uncle Jr. etc. Even the secondary characters are genuine like Christopher who was a pain in the ass but a eternal incomfort employee of Tony, just like Paulie who often felt ignored. Even the tertiary characters like Artie as the pathetic childhood friend of Tony (everyone has a friend like that), the man he hang himself in Season 5, Vito's homosexuality that was simply out of the mafia cannons putting Tony in a dilemma. Breaking Bad has a fine set of characters but there a are few really interesting characters like Walt, Jessie, Hank, Skyler, Marie, Gus Fringe, Mike Ermanthraut, Saul Goodman, Salamanca Dinasty but I can't say the same of Gale Botticher, Victor, Steve Gomez even he's my paisa, countryman; Lydia Rodart, the only interesting with her is that she was a facilitator, same with Jessie's two girlfriends, Jane as a rotten apple and Andrea as rotten (drugs). See? Breaking Bad screenplay is excellent, thrilling. The Sopranos has a peculiar formula in every episode: 2 main plots of the progress of the storyline & 2 secondary plots to balance with dark humor or pure entertainment. Both show have the BEST CHARACTER PROFILES but the BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT goes to The Sopranos, we watch Tony's decay, Meadow's independence, Carmela's codependence, Anthony Jr.'s wanna be to philosophy but still in diapers, Christopher hating Tony, every time more, Paulie also with mixed feelings, Furio so disgusted working for him so he flee, Dr. Melfi every time more sceptic about Tony's improvement. In Breaking Bad, the most interesting developments are 3: Walt's breaking bad, every time more obscure, maquiavelic, mastermind. Jesse's highs & lows 'cause his addiction and mixed feelings with Walt; and Skyler's emancipation of Walt's expectations on her, she no longer takes the scam and PUM She fucked Ted. A little conventional affair based in revenge instead of Carmela's affair with AJ's teacher. Even if she mentions Madame Bovary is a boring book and nothing erotic at all, the irony is she is just like Madame Bovary 'cause she questions the action itself, her behavior, her intentions, his intentions, everything is more complex than just spreading her legs. In other episode, Carmela again misinterpret a book when she and Tony are visiting their daughter Meadow. Carmela is so phony that she implies the protagonist of the book she read is not gay, he can't be gay 'cause of her catholic values which are questionable already, the serie often aimed to mirror the hipocrisy of characters. The ending in Breaking Bad is more satisfactory, epic but today is just that, a good previsible ending. The Sopranos ending has been analysed several times until nowadays, more original, different, unexpected, unsettling so you were focused in every detail to have a shred of information that the episode wasn't giving you. Everyone has their theories, Did Tony get whacked? Did he ended his meal peacefully but later did he end up handcuffed? One thing true is that we definitely got whacked!!!
The soprano's isn't "one of the best shows ever" .. it's hands down the best fucking show ever created. Only Game of Thrones comes close ... shows like breaking bad etc are nice .. but The Sopranos is a whole other league.
The Test Dream deserve a spot as well, such an amazing episode. also, Employe Of The Month is one of the best ones- shows melfi in a whole different light and the ending is terrific
I never see anyone talking about “Mayham”. The episode where Tony comes out of his coma. The artistic visualization of purgatory and Meadows voice waking him up makes me cry every time. That and this episode has the funniest moment where Paulie somehow makes Tony have a heartattack while he’s in a coma 💀
Just show's you how amazing the Sopranos is. Still discussing the great episodes. Hard to believe it was almost 20 years ago now. Best show ever by far. Changed how we watch television in my opinion.
Last episode deserves more love as well. Perfect way to end a perfect series! Don't stop believin... if you're a man.... don't stop being paranoid if you're a wiseguy. My top 10: 1. Long Term Parking - Season 5 2. The Blue Comet - Season 6 3. Pine Barrens - Season 3 4. Made in America - Season 6 5. Whitecaps - Season 4 6. Funhouse - Season 2 7. Whoever Did This - Season 4 8. College - Season 1 9. The Second Coming - Season 6 10. Amour Fou - Season 3
As great as Pine Barrens is it lacks the depth and layers of the show at its best. 10. The Second Coming - One of television's most harrowing scenes as Tony saves AJ, and a rare glimmer into the humanity underneath Tony's toxic masculine exterior. 9. Kennedy and Heidi: 8. Long Term Parking - An episode of unparalleled dread 7. Whitecaps - An ingenious finish to a divisive season and a couple of the finest acting performances ever on the small screen. 6. The Knight In White Satin Armor - An episode that showcases the show's subversive brilliance, after a season that seemed to be building to a big Tony/Richie showdown Janice shoots her beau dead and confirms herself as a true Soprano 5. Employee of The Months - How an episode of TV turned into a parable about morality and choice. 4. Funhouse - A masterclass in dream logic and sequences, punctuated with one of the show's greatest scenes and a death that would hang over the remainder of the show. 3. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano - A perfect finale to a perfect season of television, wall to wall with some of TV's greatest moment, none less so than that chilling smile Livia gives to Tony before he has the chance to kill her. 2. Made In America - The great divider, some may hate it but Made In America is one of the greatest series finales ever. It is a lot more than its final scene (the penultimate scene is possibly my favorite in the whole of The Sopranos, as Tony visits Junior) but those final few minutes are some of the most layered and best constructed in all of television. 1. College - One of the most deftly constructed episodes of television ever and a perfect microcosm for the show as a whole. Ultimately The Sopranos is a tale of false dawns, of how these people feel like they have found a sense of enlightenment only to still choose what is easy over what is right, again and again.
Well, your list is certainly WAAAAAY better than Mojo's. I like Pine Barrens, but it's not Top-10, and it's a joke to be placed at #1. I like your Top-4 and wouldn't even tweak it. I'd move #6 up to #5. Flip "Kennedy and Heidi" with "Whitecaps". Drop out "The Second Coming" and "Employee of The Month" and sub in "Marco Polo" (loved all the shows that featured Tony as master of his backyard and/or pool), and "The Strong Silent Type" (the "intervention" led by Dominic -& hilariously interrupted by everyone else- to try and convince Christopher to go into a rehab facility was perhaps the greatest single scene in the entire series).
'The Second Coming' is so fucking good. Easily a top 3 for me. That scene you mention breaks my heart and that's why this show is timeless: it takes you everywhere with its rollercoaster of emotions (because I hated AJ. He was a pain in the ass but you just can't not feel bad for him), and I personally think that episode was really the beginning of the end for Tony (he's just traumatized. I mean, he doesn't give a shit when he visits Phil with Carmine Jr. His mind is in another place)
I agree with your list. But I would put "The Second Coming" in the top 5. The scene where Tony saves his son and they both start crying is perhaps one of the most poignantly emotional scenes in not only Television, but screen history.
My favorite scene is Chris' intervention. (I think it's in the episode The Strong, Silent Type.) The best "intervention" scene send-up since The Simpsons.
I watched the entire series over the course of a few months back in 2008. Whenever I'd think about the show over the past few years, the only episode that I'd remember vividly is the one that was selected as number 1 in this list. My wife and I were rolling with laughter watching Paulie and Christopher wander around the woods in the middle of winter. What a great show, a masterpiece even!!
I'm kinda annoyed that the episode where Tony almost entered the "family reunion" (obviously meant to be heaven) only got an honorable mention... it was an incredibly symbolic episode about Tony's theoretical trips between life and death
+Ian Lcokwood Breaking Bad is several levels under the Sopranos. The Sopranos and The Wire are by far the two best shows of all time. Mad Men a close 3rd place. I didn't watch Game of Thrones tho, but many people glorify it.
Ian Lcokwood I did, It's actually overrated. Top 10 shows all time for sure, maybe even top 6, top 5, but not more than that. Sopranos is another level.
This might be the only WatchMojo list I've seen where everyone is in agreement with what they picked as #1. Pine Barrens was pure gold.. Greatest tv series ever
I miss the Sopranos. R.I.P James Gandolfini. The "Pine Barrens" was my favorite episode. I always thought that the Russian guy survived the bungled job by Chris and Paulie and he was going to come back for revenge leaving him in the New Jersey forest to die in later episodes.
Notable how many of the episodes come from the second part of the final season, just those last eight episodes. So many phenomenal episodes, every single one of them an almost perfect short film.
***** Nice try. But the only thing Breaking Bad did better than the Sopranos was creating suspense. The Sopranos had some fantastic suspension as well (especially the boat scene with Paulie)
+Tom Van Renen lol you wish, the pacing in seasons 3-4 was kinda heavy in Breaking Bad, but normal compared to Deadwood or Rectify (worst pacing ever). 1. The Sopranos 2. Game of Thrones (this season is gonna rock) 3. The Wire 4. Fargo 5. Better Call Saul 6. Breaking Bad 7. Six Feet Under 8. Justified 9. The Americans 10. Boardwalk Empire honorable mention: First four seasons of Mad Men.
***** I appreciate those rankings in some way but a lot of people are going to disagree. Game Of Thrones better than The Wire? I like both shows but you can't deny that Game Of Thrones has gotten quite flawed in the past few seasons. Especially season 5, while The Wire was really good all the time. And Better Call Saul above Breaking Bad? That's a very unpopular opinion. Also there's nothing wrong with Deadwood's pacing.
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Paulie: "The guy was an interior decorator"
Chris: "His house looked like shit"
Lmao gold
+Ben Crutchfield Seriously, this episode was always my favorite
+Ben Crutchfield And wut about the chekoslovakians?
+Ben Crutchfield Paulie: he killed czecheslovakians
+Garnet K Paulie:``he killed 16 czecheslovakians`
that is
Ben Crutchfield best line ever. lololol
i really liked the episode where they celebrated Carm's Dad's Birthday. It was a very nice change of pace with a lot of good character interactions
Season 5 episode 8, “Marco Polo.” Absolutely phenomenal.
That episode was actually written by Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher.
Ah, yes, with "Doctor Fegoli."
Why yi outta😤
Great episode.
All those scenes at the house during party took hours and hours to shoot because the cast kept laughing and Micheals psycho babble rant
That’s one of my favorites, too, & I love when Carm puts her mom in her place for being such a snob all night
That look that Christopher has when Adriana tells her that she's been talking to the FBI is heartbreaking. She has no idea that she's sealing her fate right then and there, but Christopher knows exactly what has to happen. Michael Imperioli is an incredible actor.
I admire Michael Imperioli
Tony on phone: "It's a bad connection so I'm gonna talk fast. The guy you're looking for is an ex-commando, he killed 16 chechen rebels single-handed. He was with the interior ministry. Guys some sort of Russian green beret"
Paulie (hanging up): "You're not gonna believe this- he killed 16 czechoslovakians, guy was an interior decorator!"
Chris (confused): "......His house looked like shit"
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I never got it
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@@Don_Salieri1899 yea same
"Pine Barrens"
Edie Falco in Whitecaps was so amazing. I have never gone said "wow" being so impressed with someone's acting before.
this episode blew my mind. Tony's relationship with Carmela is the core of this damn show
RIP James Gandolfini, Frank Vincent, Ray Liotta, Tony Sirico :-(
+Me Goofy yeah, what can you do...?
it's supposed to be "eeeh whatayagunnado? "
Fogedaboutit
RIP James Gandolfini 😭
P Walls hes going to the light , what can you do.
James Gandolfini as Tony is probably the best performance ever in a tv drama.
+awesome420ication That, and Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad are masterclasses of acting.
+awesome420ication Anthony LaPaglia was supposed to be 'Tony' but turned it down because he felt he wouldn't be right for the part!
Hugh Laurie in 'House' ranks up there too, especially near the end. A phenomenal dramatic performance for a comedic actor.
You really realize what a good character Tony is when Tony is in the coma and there's that whole other plot line of Kevin Finnerty. It blew my mind how James Gandolfini could jump back and forth like that to two totally different versions of the same character.
@@Sirvantir and Anthony LaPaglia was right
Haven't watched it yet, but number 1 has to be Paulie and Chris in the woods xD
Ross_AFC it is 😂
*Tony voice* Yeah sure, Fucking Nostradamus here
Ross_AFC lol how do u know its fhe best if u Haven't watched it? Must be a Trump supporter! LMFAO
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What?
European Cat you'll have to be more specific with ur inquiry? Lol. My comment was fairly self explanatory. Any REAL Sopranos fan from day 1 in January 99 knows season 6-6b were a JOKE + didn't resemble season 1-5 in the slightest.
Adriana being killed was sad af, she was such a sweet and naive character she just loved chris so much
Honestly, she was trapped by the FBI. No escaping that. This show made me think, maybe they're not the good guys. Its kind of their fault Adriana got whacked
@@isaacster5027 she could've gotten a lawyer
@@nicholasclay4896 her dumbass didn't know that was an option, either a way a laywer probably wouldn't have saved her from doing time, with how aggressive the FBI is
That's why most Sicilians/Italians are raised from birth (boy or girl) that Omerta trumps all!!!! Ya STFU and play stupid. Whatever "proof" they have is NOT as much as they nearly have!!! 😉
Having close enough relatives that were in Adriana's position and walked with minimal time and air still in their lungs, to this day, that's kinda the way the chess game is played! True story. Enough detail & said, either believe or don't.....
Not to be argumentative but Adriana had a serious drug problem that included shooting up more than one type of dope, she KNEW that both her boyfriend and his family were connected.
No matter how sweet she may have been, she was hardly naive.
Imho.
As far as her surviving; the Feds gave her little time to bring Christopher in.
Keep in mind that it was Christopher that they wanted, ( it was actually Anthony John Soprano but...) not Adriana.
They foolishly tried to use the threat of a murder charge for her as leverage to force her to try to get Christopher to flip
Etc, etc., etc...
7:20 Silvio Dante almost convinces himself the he and Adriana are just "going to see Chris". This was a great bit of acting from someone who doesn't consider himself an actor.
He was my favorite guy. Showed no emotion when killing someone always composed never out of order and by far best dressed. Oh and did a great job keeping things calm while tony was in the coma and he was in charge. Hate that he got shot he was awesome
Funny how Christopher quoted that lyric from Born To Run and not Silvio😁
Johnny Sack. Have you ever read an issue of GQ?
Excellent observation, and I do agree, thanks for pointing that out, sopranos is great like that, you can rewatch and pick up something new each time
Master editing, directing and writing too
Ha ha of course its pine barrens! That episode is pure gold.
Yeah it is!
Had me in stitches.
Always wondered what happened to that Russian & Paulies Deville.....
+John Smith Funny that you mention the russian (like every fan of the show does). I read in an interview with David Chase somewhere that the Russian got saved by some boy scouts and brought to hospital or something. Chase left it out of the show cause he wanted to leave it up to the viewer on what happened, sorta like the finale ending. You'll have to look it up its interesting stuff.
I was hoping the Russian guy would come back later on the series and confront Paulie about that remote..
+Kevin F
Wow didn't know that. Thanks.
I did hear that Tony didn't die in the series finale according to the producers years later.
Tony would've went to prison though due to that informant.
Anyway thanks for the info.
D-Nice 😂 😂 😂
One of the best investments I've ever made was buying every season of the sopranos
same here mate
+Robert Desi same here. Bought all seasons on iTunes.
Big Al Physical is the way to go bro.
@@AceTechHD I definitely agree!
Just finished watching the series now (Covid-19 quarantine marathon), loved it as much as Breaking Bad, Avatar, and some Anime shows. Gonna miss the show a lot. Planned on watching this since I heard about Gandolfini's passing, but kept delaying it since I was preoccupied with a lot of stuff.
1. Long Term Parking
2. Pine Barrens
3. Whitecaps
4. Funhouse
5. Blue Comet
6. Made in America
7. College
8. The Second Coming
9. Soprano Home Movies
10. Irregular Around the Margins
There’s others that can be above some of these in my top 10, this was just off the top of my head. Too many good episodes
I forgot how strong a performance Carm had in the break-up episode.
Drew Bravo dude white caps ugh she’s amazing they both are Incredible but it really showed Edie Falco and what an amazing actress she is.
Absolutely!!! She nailed it 100%. With that last one liner, little "Guinea Guilt Trip" (as I call it from my own personal experience with my Ma) at the very end! Just amazing!
This show is so good I leave it on even when I'm not home on repeat just out of respect to the furniture in my living room
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This is hands down the best show in television history. Started the trend of drama tv shows.
NO Watchmojo, not one of the greatest tv series of all time, THE GREATEST tv series of all time.
right, except game of thrones, curb your enthusiasm and 30 rock exist...objectively the 3 greatest show of all time...
+Diego Pachón No, after The Wire ;)
How could you people forget Breaking Bad
+Andrew Stover breeaking bad is one of my favorites tv shows but i think is overrated,you should watch peaky blinders, boardwalk empire
+Roger Mengele I heard about Broadwalk Empire but not the other one,
I fucking miss this show :(
same
Just watch it
Yh im gonna buy the blu ray box set and rewatch it
hello eazy
Ikr!
_Employee of the Month,_ hands down, my favorite. The rape of Dr. Melfi, the accused getting off free due to a technicality, Jennifer's realization that she could have Tony avenge her if she so chose and then chooses not to is a phenomenal story.
It was a bit of a jumping the shark episode.
@@DLites151 no it wasn't..The Sopranos never jumped the shark.
@@DLites151 How on earth do you see it that way?
@@sabrinashelton1997 Lifetime movie scenario
@@DLites151 I think the point was just to show her dilemma with regard to wanting to use Tony to avenge her attack but choosing not to. I liked that plot because it's something that a lot of people would grapple with no matter how moral they are.
Whitecaps gave me chills. I was in my 20s and single at the time and Carmela made me understand EXACTLY what she was feeling. Her affair (in her mind) with Furio. How he made her feel. How she was literally, physically sick when he disappeared. Their almost romance gave me ALL the feels.
Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
Lol that shit was hilarious.
Someone is getting clipped
tehf00n AAAH, SON OF A BITCH!!
I Heard he caught a mouse down the cellar.?
Small hands thats why
This might just be the best tv series of all time.
Might? Haha ;)
I think that I'll have to pull out those DVDs and rewatch!
+Mark D That's what I just thought. Only question: do I watch single episodes or should I binge watch it on the weekend for the xth-time? Fuck it, probably I'll do both!
False bud. Breaking Bad is number 1.
The White Wolf If Breajing Bad Aired in the same era as The Sopranos did, The Sopranos woukd rape the other shows in each category of Emmy's, thats how good The Sopranos is.
Best TV drama ever. RIP James Gandolfini.
Best series ever. Sopranos was the pinnacle of the television. Nothing like this will ever happen again. RIP James, we miss you Tony.
The Sopranos... A revolutionary show that set a high bar for TV. Phenomenal writing and possibly the most watchable cast of all time.
I was assuming 'Pine Barrens' would get the top spot, and it's a great episode, but as far as emotional impact goes, I would have chosen 'Long Term Parking.' Adriana's murder was like a kick in the gut and it cast a shadow over Tony and Christopher for the rest of the series.
Chris' murder was worse for me personally
+mk6rfc1 Yeah, that was rough too.
@ROBERT DEAN I've watched plenty of this "best episodes" lists and I always wondered why "All Due Respect" never makes a spot.
For me the best is Whitecaps,the acting of James Gandofini and Edie Falco are awesome
James Kennedy I couldn’t agree more. Even though the writing of that episode was amazing I can’t help but wish that Adrianna had made it out like she deserved.
Best show of all time! R.I.P James Gandolfini
Flávio Lima agreed !
nPlatin stop
The Wire
This and the wire
@nPlatin Not me. Three times I tried to get into The Wire because so many said it was so great, and the third time I finally realized why it never appealed to me: too ghetto.
The greatest series ever.
It's definitely one of the best, but Breaking Bad takes that title
+Andrew Stover I like BB too, is hard choose, but i prefer Sopranos.
+Andrew Stover
My top 3 are Dexter, The Soprano's, and Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad was awesome and I have it just barely beaten by The Soprano's. There were a lot of slow, dull episodes of The Soprano's. Dexter is by far my all time favorite show. My father and both brothers agree with me on this top three. That's our opinions anyway.
+luís eduardo pereira I love the Sopranos, it's my personal favorite series. But as far as greatest series ever.. that title belongs to The Wire.
Amen to that
The family dynamic between carm and Tony was the best written and acted part of the show.
I can't think of another TV series where it was perfect casting, everyone. It slotted into place perfectly. The best.
this video has me wanting to watch the entire series again. Amazing show.
+D N A Vapes im onm the second season, and this is amazing!
+Canal Lucas Guitar dont watch 14:50
E NEMIS I started to watch The Sopranos Already knowing that Tony dies with a shot in a restaurant, it doesn't matter to me, just the history matter ahahha
I watched the entire series twice this year. I was missing it after the first watch within a month and watched it all again and just finished it last week. How many times i have watched in total though, well i would say almost 20 times total.
@@lucascamposhs but how do you know if he died?
Of course Pine Barrens is always considered the best episode but... I remember watching Employee of the Month for the first time and wow !!! that was intense !! And yes, at the same time you want Dr Melfi to ask Tony to... take care of the rapist, but you also know that it would be inequivocably bad !... I love this complex show.
Ever watched Kennedy and heidi
My favorite episode is long term parking
By far the best tv show ever I have watch the series multiple times and it never gets old always feels fresh and heartbreaking
Its not the best,its one of them,Breaking bad is superior
@@ryanwilliams4223 I just threw up in my mouth
@@ryanwilliams4223 superior? HAHA
Season 2 was The Sopranos’ best season in my opinion. It’s so hard to rank them though. A lot of people say 4 is the worst but I personally think 6A is their weakest season despite it having a strong start with the first 2-3 episodes. Vito’s plot was interesting but was one of the weaker narratives in the show and the overall writing in 6A felt watered down, and it really just fizzled out by the season finale. They recovered in 6B though which is up there when debating the best season in the show.
There wasn't a bad season but I reply to say I thought the show came together in that second year, when Janice, Bobby, and Dr. Kupferberg rounded out the cast of characters.
@@jimlaregina To me, the first 3 seasons scored an A+ grade and the last 3 seasons scored an A- grade. But this show was off the charts great!
I started watching this series and just couldn't stop! The very best TV series of all times showing the characters in more than one dimension. Which is what most shows about the Mob usually shows.
I'm just here to see if Pine Barrens is first.
+connor mccartney Yes!
Connor McCartney same here
Kennedy and Heidi>>>>>
Yeah same here
Notredameus ova here
Oh poor Adrianna. I felt so bad at her. Even though I saw her death coming, it still shocked me.
+JamesLinton17 i guess i wasn't paying attention close enough. I remember when it was happening and Sil picked her up, i had NO clue what was about to happen. I had a jaw-drop moment once i finally realized basically at the same time as Adrianna
i remember seeing that as well, i saw it coming also most ppl it flew over their heads
gay
Well her an Christopher wud have both lived if they ran
JamesLinton17 She knew what she was involved with.
this is the best show ever made, period. the walking dead and game of thrones still cant touch the amazing quality and acting of this show. every single actor in this show fits their role perfect. i've never in my life seen more convincing and believable characters.
You clearly haven't seen breaking bad
T H E W I R E
As a fan of both BB and The Sopranos, what David Chase and co did was and is still unmatched. It's the quintessential long-story antihero benchmark, BB and Mad Men would not have been possible without the DiMeo family (real life Decavalcante family) from North Jersey.
@@anthonys9743 breaking bad is not as good as the sopranos. Its good but sopranos is another level
In "Kennedy & Heidi", the clarity that Tony
embraces at the roulette wheel is very believable. He knew Christopher had the
potential to be a loose cannon, and with Adrianna dead, anything detrimental to
Tony could happen. At the most unlikely moment, Tony is at peace with his
decision. Moments like this are common. I remember feeling relieved after
giving away a cd that someone made for me. A lot of bad vibes seemed to leave
once the cd was gone.
1. Pine Barrens
Never laughed so hard in my life
His house looked like shit
The Sopranos is the best TV show ever, and #1 really is the best TV episode in any series ever. RIP James Gandolfini.
This was definitely one of the most enjoyable WatchMojo lists, reminded me of the emotional rollercoaster of what was possibly the greatest TV drama I've ever seen. I would have rated Long Term Parking higher 'cause Adrianna's death (and the lead-up) was so instense, I wouldn't have rated the Christopher & Paulie getting lost episode as number one, and my last criticism is that they didn't list the episode in which Christopher goes to Hollywood and makes Sir Ben Kingsley really uncomfortable.
you got it down......
+Dubious Wretch It's Luxury Lounge, I Love that episode too, Lauren Bacall getting punched in the face.
The happy wanderer for me, Tony is one nasty bastard in that episode and admit's it's his bread and butter, Also showing how ruthless the mafia is.
Dubious Wretch the affair with Gloria was really enjoyable for me. She's so sexy then she goes ape shit and drives carmela home that one time. Oh so good . Best show ever
Law & Order SUV.
Chris's death is what blew my mind the most, it just came out of nowhere...all the Emmy's that were won Gandolfini, Falco, Imperioli, De Matteo, they were all so brilliant
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano is one of the best portrayals in TV history, along with Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
From where To eternity is for me a pretty much overlooked gem. Chrissy brings the message from hell that sends Tony and Paulie to question the fate of their souls. And the scene Paulie goes to church to complain because his donations are not buying him immunity is so fun.
Almost nobody considers Season 4 to be the best season of the show.
+Mobley Hernandez Because it wasn't
+Mobley Hernandez That is failmojo just making shit up. The are con artists.
brad monaghan Right? I mean everyone has their opinion, but I know nobody that thinks that S4 is the greatest. Most people consider it to be the weakest. Season 3 is the show's best to me (the Pine Barrens episode alone...)
+Mobley Hernandez yup
Critics do, just not fans.
I still consider The Sopranos the greatest TV show ever. Nothing has matched its combination of social and psychological investigation, brave and consistent characterization, great acting, fantastic dialogue, ambitious and constantly evolving storytelling, its blend of humor and morose and great production values. Nevermind how the show changed the path of television and influenced almost every acclaimed show that came after it. However, some of this video is a lil off. Like, very few fans think season four is the best. Many think it's the weakest. I like it very much though. Has a lot of re-watch value. But very few consider it the best. Also, the list left a bit to be desired and it's too heavy with late episodes. But the show really does have more good to great episodes than any other series ever. My top ten: 1. Funhouse 2. College 3. Long Term Parking 4. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano 5. Join the Club 6. The Second Coming 7. Pine Barrens 8. Irregular Around the Margins 9. Sopranos Home Movies 10. Knight in White Satin Armor/From Where to Eternity
Like what? Breaking bad? GTFO.
Everything you said is correct. Season 1 finale is top 3...so is Long term parking....but Heidi and Kennedy should definitely be top 10...that episode was so eerie and nihilistic, and showed Tony and Christopher for what they were.
And Irregular around the Margins was an insanely great episode....can't believe they missed that.
The list was too heavy on the late seasons and you're right most ppl consider season 4 one of the weaker seasons....it got a little soap opera ish. 4 and the first half of 6 were the two weakest seasons.....the second half of 6 was excellent though.
And yes, the Sopranos was the first great series and basically made the formula for the Breaking Bads and others after it, they had the best writers, and directors in the business.
John Johnson hl
I just started to (re)watch the show and it's best show ever. Every episode is well-written and well-acted, and it's impossible to stop watching it. This show should be treasured, it's gold!
I think I've seen the whole thing atleast 5 times. Probably the best HBO show, maybe best show anywhere.
Absolutely love and will always love this show really miss tony😢❤
The acting in white caps, the fight, was out of this world! Falco was brilliant, u really believed how sad and angry she was
THERES NO SCRAPS IN MY SCRAPBOOK
"I'm gonna tell you a couple of three things"...
Theres no shines in my shinebox
wonder if his wife called the pharmacist
There's no sword and gun on the table, either it has meaning or no meaning
Look like a porto-rican whoooa Make me sick
"Put Universal remote back on docking station..."
Best show E V E R.
my favorite television series of all time
Long Term Parking should be number one. It was so good and emotional. Great acting!!
Definitely one of the best, plus the New York battle side plot set up was great too.
My favourite episode was when Pauly and Christopher were stuck in the woods . I laughed so hard I was crying . They were so funny . 😂😂😂😂😂
Definitely
"Spoiler-Alert"?....how?...who hasn't watched EVERY episode of the Sopranos.....numerous times...LMAO
I didn't
There's a lot assholes out there...
I’m currently rewatching the series for probably the 10th time😂
Ikr
I finished it today for the first time, watched them all in under 3 weeks
list makes me miss gandolfini so much
He fulfilled his life purpose
+Daskaar Remember seeing him for the first time in a small role as a hitman in "True Romance". Great film with great actors and some really unforgettable lines and scenes - and even there Gandolfini managed to steal his scene!
Ever see the movie Angie with Geena Davis? It came out in 1994 and James played her boyfriend plus Aida Turturro played her best friend.
"Walk Like a Man" would have been on my list. The episode acts as a prelude for Chris's death episode "Kennedy and Heidi". Michael Imperioli at his best giving heartbreaking performance of Chris's downfall as he realizes he's got no support from anyone around. When the episode ends with Los Lobos song, you can easily start to wonder, what kind of people are you surrounded with. Who are your true friends?
Agree! Without a doubt one of the most powerful episodes.
How the hell did “The Strong, Silent Type” not make the list? Christopher’s intervention is one of the best scenes in the entire series. Also, “From Where to Eternity” when Paulie visits the psychic & throws a chair at the spirits another great episode.
I 100% agree. Pine Barrens is my #1 favorite episode of the series as well.
The sopranos is the best show ever!
Breaking Bad is better,people hate to admit it because sopranos was the top dog,then breaking bad came along and quite simply was superior to it
Breaking Bad is awesome but The Sopranos is WAY more visceral. It has more characters who has more interesting stories, Tony's enemies: Ritchie Aprile, Ralph Cipharetto, Phil Leottardo, his own uncle Jr. etc. Even the secondary characters are genuine like Christopher who was a pain in the ass but a eternal incomfort employee of Tony, just like Paulie who often felt ignored. Even the tertiary characters like Artie as the pathetic childhood friend of Tony (everyone has a friend like that), the man he hang himself in Season 5, Vito's homosexuality that was simply out of the mafia cannons putting Tony in a dilemma. Breaking Bad has a fine set of characters but there a are few really interesting characters like Walt, Jessie, Hank, Skyler, Marie, Gus Fringe, Mike Ermanthraut, Saul Goodman, Salamanca Dinasty but I can't say the same of Gale Botticher, Victor, Steve Gomez even he's my paisa, countryman; Lydia Rodart, the only interesting with her is that she was a facilitator, same with Jessie's two girlfriends, Jane as a rotten apple and Andrea as rotten (drugs). See? Breaking Bad screenplay is excellent, thrilling. The Sopranos has a peculiar formula in every episode: 2 main plots of the progress of the storyline & 2 secondary plots to balance with dark humor or pure entertainment. Both show have the BEST CHARACTER PROFILES but the BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT goes to The Sopranos, we watch Tony's decay, Meadow's independence, Carmela's codependence, Anthony Jr.'s wanna be to philosophy but still in diapers, Christopher hating Tony, every time more, Paulie also with mixed feelings, Furio so disgusted working for him so he flee, Dr. Melfi every time more sceptic about Tony's improvement. In Breaking Bad, the most interesting developments are 3: Walt's breaking bad, every time more obscure, maquiavelic, mastermind. Jesse's highs & lows 'cause his addiction and mixed feelings with Walt; and Skyler's emancipation of Walt's expectations on her, she no longer takes the scam and PUM She fucked Ted. A little conventional affair based in revenge instead of Carmela's affair with AJ's teacher. Even if she mentions Madame Bovary is a boring book and nothing erotic at all, the irony is she is just like Madame Bovary 'cause she questions the action itself, her behavior, her intentions, his intentions, everything is more complex than just spreading her legs. In other episode, Carmela again misinterpret a book when she and Tony are visiting their daughter Meadow. Carmela is so phony that she implies the protagonist of the book she read is not gay, he can't be gay 'cause of her catholic values which are questionable already, the serie often aimed to mirror the hipocrisy of characters. The ending in Breaking Bad is more satisfactory, epic but today is just that, a good previsible ending. The Sopranos ending has been analysed several times until nowadays, more original, different, unexpected, unsettling so you were focused in every detail to have a shred of information that the episode wasn't giving you. Everyone has their theories, Did Tony get whacked? Did he ended his meal peacefully but later did he end up handcuffed? One thing true is that we definitely got whacked!!!
Ryan Williams Breaking Bad is sooooooo overrated
Christopher,Paulie & Junior were hilarious!
My favorite characters behind tony
The soprano's isn't "one of the best shows ever" .. it's hands down the best fucking show ever created. Only Game of Thrones comes close ... shows like breaking bad etc are nice .. but The Sopranos is a whole other league.
+3choBlast3r I thought Boardwalk Empire was just as good as Sopranos maybe even better , same writers too .
Dougs World No.. Boardwalk did come close, esp in later seasons it just kept getting better. But sopranos still easily tops that for me.
+3choBlast3r I love the Sopranos more, but I think that The Wire is better.
The Wire. Six Feet under is close in terms of nailing the family drama aspect.
Game of Thrones is over rated shit. Rome was great
The Test Dream deserve a spot as well, such an amazing episode.
also, Employe Of The Month is one of the best ones- shows melfi in a whole different light and the ending is terrific
I never see anyone talking about “Mayham”. The episode where Tony comes out of his coma. The artistic visualization of purgatory and Meadows voice waking him up makes me cry every time. That and this episode has the funniest moment where Paulie somehow makes Tony have a heartattack while he’s in a coma 💀
Best series so far in my opinion. I can watch this show countless times over and over and never get bored. Love it!
Necro Mesmerownz - right? Always notice something new every time I watch it.
Greatest series to ever bless a tb screen
Tv
+t0mmyt3llam god I hope you haven't contracted TB !! just teasing you m8!! Yes in agreement fully one of the best series ever !!
You’re beyond a fuckin moron if you don’t think it is
What the fuck is a tb screen?
Scott Jolly being screened for tuberculosis. Mookie up there has it
the acting was too good in this show. it is very uncomfortably realistic man. incredible work
I like the one where Phil Leotardo turns into a house. “Get the fuck off my stoop” will always have me rolling
This show was pure gold. A 100% guilty pleasure.
ALL OF THE EPISODES WERE GREAT!! and finally a good list from WM
+Jairo Morales Except for "Christopher" (S4, E3), that episode was kind of lame.
Long Term Parking was amazing.
That ending with Tony starring into the woods is brilliant
definitely, the best episode by miles
Just show's you how amazing the Sopranos is. Still discussing the great episodes. Hard to believe it was almost 20 years ago now. Best show ever by far. Changed how we watch television in my opinion.
Employee of the month should’ve made the list. What an episode that is.
One of the best and most addictive binge-watch-able tv series of all time
The Sopranos>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every other show on HBO
@Drake what with Oz?
*every other show
Huh. I'm watching the Sopranos now. How convenient.
Every god damn time I re-watch Sopranos, I gain 10 pounds. All that great Italian food just too hard to resist. Especially when they are eating .
GREATEST SHOW OF ALL TIME PERIOD!!!
One of the best shows ever. It was perfect from the stories to the acting. Loved it.
Last episode deserves more love as well. Perfect way to end a perfect series! Don't stop believin... if you're a man.... don't stop being paranoid if you're a wiseguy.
My top 10:
1. Long Term Parking - Season 5
2. The Blue Comet - Season 6
3. Pine Barrens - Season 3
4. Made in America - Season 6
5. Whitecaps - Season 4
6. Funhouse - Season 2
7. Whoever Did This - Season 4
8. College - Season 1
9. The Second Coming - Season 6
10. Amour Fou - Season 3
I've been waiting for this list... for all my life. Oh Lord.
Kevin Kennedy - oh Lord...
As great as Pine Barrens is it lacks the depth and layers of the show at its best.
10. The Second Coming
- One of television's most harrowing scenes as Tony saves AJ, and a rare glimmer into the humanity underneath Tony's toxic masculine exterior.
9. Kennedy and Heidi:
8. Long Term Parking
- An episode of unparalleled dread
7. Whitecaps
- An ingenious finish to a divisive season and a couple of the finest acting performances ever on the small screen.
6. The Knight In White Satin Armor
- An episode that showcases the show's subversive brilliance, after a season that seemed to be building to a big Tony/Richie showdown Janice shoots her beau dead and confirms herself as a true Soprano
5. Employee of The Months
- How an episode of TV turned into a parable about morality and choice.
4. Funhouse
- A masterclass in dream logic and sequences, punctuated with one of the show's greatest scenes and a death that would hang over the remainder of the show.
3. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano
- A perfect finale to a perfect season of television, wall to wall with some of TV's greatest moment, none less so than that chilling smile Livia gives to Tony before he has the chance to kill her.
2. Made In America
- The great divider, some may hate it but Made In America is one of the greatest series finales ever. It is a lot more than its final scene (the penultimate scene is possibly my favorite in the whole of The Sopranos, as Tony visits Junior) but those final few minutes are some of the most layered and best constructed in all of television.
1. College
- One of the most deftly constructed episodes of television ever and a perfect microcosm for the show as a whole. Ultimately The Sopranos is a tale of false dawns, of how these people feel like they have found a sense of enlightenment only to still choose what is easy over what is right, again and again.
Well, your list is certainly WAAAAAY better than Mojo's. I like Pine Barrens, but it's not Top-10, and it's a joke to be placed at #1. I like your Top-4 and wouldn't even tweak it. I'd move #6 up to #5. Flip "Kennedy and Heidi" with "Whitecaps". Drop out "The Second Coming" and "Employee of The Month" and sub in "Marco Polo" (loved all the shows that featured Tony as master of his backyard and/or pool), and "The Strong Silent Type" (the "intervention" led by Dominic -& hilariously interrupted by everyone else- to try and convince Christopher to go into a rehab facility was perhaps the greatest single scene in the entire series).
'The Second Coming' is so fucking good. Easily a top 3 for me. That scene you mention breaks my heart and that's why this show is timeless: it takes you everywhere with its rollercoaster of emotions (because I hated AJ. He was a pain in the ass but you just can't not feel bad for him), and I personally think that episode was really the beginning of the end for Tony (he's just traumatized. I mean, he doesn't give a shit when he visits Phil with Carmine Jr. His mind is in another place)
I agree with your list. But I would put "The Second Coming" in the top 5. The scene where Tony saves his son and they both start crying is perhaps one of the most poignantly emotional scenes in not only Television, but screen history.
When you already know which will be the number one episode and feels emocional seeing how much James Gandolfini grow old through the series.
My favorite scene is Chris' intervention. (I think it's in the episode The Strong, Silent Type.) The best "intervention" scene send-up since The Simpsons.
I watched the entire series over the course of a few months back in 2008. Whenever I'd think about the show over the past few years, the only episode that I'd remember vividly is the one that was selected as number 1 in this list. My wife and I were rolling with laughter watching Paulie and Christopher wander around the woods in the middle of winter. What a great show, a masterpiece even!!
Pine Barrens definitely #1! So damn funny.
+Horzzo put remote on docking station!
Mine was whoever did this...also irregular around the margins was great
I'm kinda annoyed that the episode where Tony almost entered the "family reunion" (obviously meant to be heaven) only got an honorable mention... it was an incredibly symbolic episode about Tony's theoretical trips between life and death
True. Are you referring to the ducks? If so, I agree.
This show and breaking bad are the fucking best things ever
Indeed.. Mad men is pretty good too.
+Derekxs true
+Ian Lcokwood Breaking Bad is several levels under the Sopranos. The Sopranos and The Wire are by far the two best shows of all time. Mad Men a close 3rd place. I didn't watch Game of Thrones tho, but many people glorify it.
+Marko Markovic I'm guessing you haven't watched all of breaking bad
Ian Lcokwood I did, It's actually overrated. Top 10 shows all time for sure, maybe even top 6, top 5, but not more than that. Sopranos is another level.
This might be the only WatchMojo list I've seen where everyone is in agreement with what they picked as #1. Pine Barrens was pure gold.. Greatest tv series ever
God I binged this show a while ago and it’s one of my favorite shows of all time. Rest In Peace James.
there were no best episodes , they were all f$%%ing good
After watching this video i am almost certain that the sopranos is the best tv show of all time (in my opinion)
+8OBO8 I couldn't agree more.. It is certainly Top 3 of all time, but personally the greatest of all time on my list
I miss the Sopranos. R.I.P James Gandolfini. The "Pine Barrens" was my favorite episode. I always thought that the Russian guy survived the bungled job by Chris and Paulie and he was going to come back for revenge leaving him in the New Jersey forest to die in later episodes.
This show is the most stressful show I’ve ever seen, any character could die at any moment and I’m glad it’s reflected in the series finale
Notable how many of the episodes come from the second part of the final season, just those last eight episodes. So many phenomenal episodes, every single one of them an almost perfect short film.
Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire
This show is so great, sadly nothing ever topped it.
ugh Breaking Bad ugh ugh
+Tom Van Renen breaking bad is awesome, but man the sopranos were so classy in their style and pacing, and dont forget brutal.
***** Nice try. But the only thing Breaking Bad did better than the Sopranos was creating suspense. The Sopranos had some fantastic suspension as well (especially the boat scene with Paulie)
+Tom Van Renen lol you wish, the pacing in seasons 3-4 was kinda heavy in Breaking Bad, but normal compared to Deadwood or Rectify (worst pacing ever).
1. The Sopranos
2. Game of Thrones (this season is gonna rock)
3. The Wire
4. Fargo
5. Better Call Saul
6. Breaking Bad
7. Six Feet Under
8. Justified
9. The Americans
10. Boardwalk Empire
honorable mention: First four seasons of Mad Men.
*****
I appreciate those rankings in some way but a lot of people are going to disagree. Game Of Thrones better than The Wire? I like both shows but you can't deny that Game Of Thrones has gotten quite flawed in the past few seasons. Especially season 5, while The Wire was really good all the time. And Better Call Saul above Breaking Bad? That's a very unpopular opinion. Also there's nothing wrong with Deadwood's pacing.
"Whoever did this" has my favorite scene when Chris comes high af to help Tony with Ralph lmao!! "I diidaaan't!"
Paulie is hilarious, especially when he kept the painting of the horse 😂
Pine barrens is my favorite episode it’s funny and just sits well with me