He really overdoes it, my biggest gripe with the channel, he'll make the same references and jokes over and over again, I see it more as shoehorning rather than weaving into the script.
Shoehorning? Ever touch the ends of your shoelaces?? Why are they wet?? The germs migrate up from the sole! This laser disc player needs a Brogan adjustment!
Kind of crazy that Ralph was only around for 2 seasons but was the primary instigator for 3-6 storylines that have massive impact in the rest of the show. He may be one of the top-4 most important characters in the how given his involvement in the main plots
Even more crazy is that he was never meant to be a big (or at least as big) character in the series. Nancy Marchand/Livia Soprano dying right before they shot the 3rd season meant David Chase had to rewrite like half the season and ended up hiring Joe Pantoliano and giving Ralph a super prominent role that carried over into the next season.
His deadpan delivery of soprano maloproprisms is why I’m subbed to his channel 😂😂😂 💀 I can’t help but cackle like a high school girl playing telephone.
Tony def wanted Jackie Jr killed. He didn’t want to be the one who did it. He wanted that weighing on someone else. Tony just put Ralph in a position to where he made it feel Tony himself didn’t have to make the call. Jackie stood no shot, he shot at other made men. He’s a dead man regardless who he’s related to
Exactly they both wanted to be able to point at the other one and say you're the one that made the call to kill Jackie's kid and Rosalie's kid etc and Meadows boyfriend. It was pretty obvious at every point that Tony wanted ralphie to do it. Ralphie just wanted it to be a direct order. Tony refuse to make it a direct order even though the subtext was plain enough. Obviously I'm sure both of them would have rathered not been put into position to have to make this call at all. But once the shooting of sunshine happened, that ship had sailed
@@michaelcorcoran8768 Tony wasn’t giving Jackie a pass, and he hated Ralph, as did others. Plus, Tony didn’t truly forgive Ralph for killing Tracee. He put him in a position to have Jackie killed, and make it right amongst the ranks. Chris wanted to kill Jackie, Furio got hit, Paulie had a beef over money, and he disrespected the Bing. The cards kept stacking for Ralph. To make matters worse it was his game which made it his call haha
@@Jimmyfly215 did tony give a shit about Tracee? I think he hated Ralph more because Ralph was an asshole. But ive consumed the show entirely through video clips and video essays so idk lol
@@thebigcapitalism9826 I’ve seen the show a thousand times. I’m not claiming to be a genius but even David Chase said Tracee had a lot to do with Tony killing Ralph. SIL even had to defend Ralph for killing her since there was no affiliation with Tony. Johnny Sac had to talk him out of action too
@@Jimmyfly215 I disputed it only because of analysis I watched on here saying that it was an excuse Tony made up so as to deceive himself into thinking he isn't killing Ralph for selfish reasons (forget exactly what their line of logic was though)
Those slivers of humanity Pantoliano gives him... When juxtapositioned against his tactless and disrespectful jokes, psychopathic tendencies, obvious brains and razorsharp wit,Ralph is just a fantastic creation.
@@roman_nersisyan As an actor and if we are talking range line delivery and totally embodying the character,I go with Joey Pants. Gandolfini was a great Tony. However,I still feel no one else could have played Ralphie. Sopranos made JG a big star and he started getting billed in big movies and getting big roles in Hollywood. Yet few of those are classics. . Joey Pants didn't often get billed unless in Bound and Memento but his 1995-2003 run was the stuff of Legends and a resume Gandolfini couldnt touch;Bad boys I and II,Bound,The matrix, Memento,The Sopranos,Daredevil (Okay,forget that though he was a fine Ben Urich). And The fugutive,Risky business,Midnight run,Us Marshalls and the gem Unknows sint too shabby either. And ironically,when he won the Sopranos,-Emmy,his career just died. 95% of Sopranos heads will call JG the shows greatest actor. He's the lead in an iconic show and his death imortalized him. But they ignore that Gandolfini most of the time lesncinto the archetypical mob boss while I personally hadn't then or now 20 years later seen quite an interpretation like Pantolianos. Ps. And with his Emmy winning work i whoever did this and especially Bound,Joey Pants perfected a different type of gangster Performance,the vulnerable gangster in despair. JP gave those two seasons both gravitas and levity and a bit of movie star sheen. Cause he was the shows movie star killing him off instead of renewing the contract was a major blunder and its unfortunate Pantoliano didn't push back or lower his salary. S3 and 4 are peak Sopranos,with no little help from this friend of ours.
@@christofferjenzen78 I agree in spirit but I have to counsel. Joe Pants is a diverse actor, he has million dollar smile and just with smile he can show so many emotions. He and Sopranos writers created Ralphie who is disgusting but at the same time we somehow and sometimes sympathize, actually it is exactly the same with Tony. All things aside the show was mainly rely on JG shoulders, Chase in many interviews confessed that JG created Tonys character alongside with him starting from the pilot in scene where Chrisy tells Tony that he want to sell his life story as movie script. The range that Tony showed in that scene wasn’t in the script and JG suggested it. I wouldn’t necessary compare JP and JG careers as actors by comparing movies outcome. Success in showbiz relies on many things and actor talent is just tiny piece of it. They both are very talented actors and created one of the most memorable tv characters of all time.
Tony just wanted to be blameless and with a clear conscience. If Ralphie really gave Jackie a pass, all the blowback will be directed to Ralphie. If Jackie gets whacked, Tony can still say it wasn't his decision, that he can look Rosalie in the eyes and know that he wasn't the one responsible for her son's death.
No the whole conversation made it clear that Tony did want Ralph to whack Jackie. Every word he says is to manipulate him into coming to the conclusion that killing him is the right thing to do. Even Ralph probably understood this.
Richie definitely had a hand in Jackie Jr.'s demise. He brought the kid to sit downs long before Ralphie was on the scene... the kid hadn't even flunked out of Rutgers yet. Not only that, but for being a nobody he had a big mouth on both occasions. It got to where Junior had to tell him to shut up because he was talking about killing the boss of the family to the boss of the family. What did Richie do afterwards? Not a damned thing. I'm pretty sure he filled that kid's head with a lot dumber ideas than that card game.
Great point. People (myself included) forget that JJ was in season 2, albeit it briefly, and was clearly under his uncles guidance, not to mention enjoying it. Richie even says he wishes his son was more like Jackie Junior, and not just because people that that he was a flamer.
One thing you missed. It did effect Tony's household. Tony gets a call from Carmela expecting it to be about JJ's death. Instead it was about AJ getting expelled from school. Tony is very upset because he see's what could happen to AJ as what will happen to Jackie Jr. if he continues down this reckless path with no consequences. AJ is given everything in life and is just wasting it on a destructive path just like JJ did. That's why once Jackies death is confirmed via telephone you see Tony turn to AJ.."you see?".
The moral of the Sopranos is if you want a sad failure for a son, name him after yourself. Exhibit A: Jackie Jr..........Exhibit B: A.J. .............Exhibit C: Little Carmine.
This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire show! That bewildered look Ralphie has as he steps out into the cold is an image that really stuck with me, and is in image that pops up when I think back to Season 3.
If either one of them truly respected or cared for his father and mother, they could have given Jr. one warning, "Run far away right now and NEVER come back."
@@cookieanddabutt2843 Because Jackie Jr. was to dumb to understand. He'd have come back eventually. He was hopeless out on his own, needed basically his mother and others to take care of him. He was completely outmatched by life.
@@farmalmtaso how da hell did he get into a University and decide to study medicine as a Major? Well I guess that’s why their the Sopranos… feels like all these characters are so dumb 😂 like they walk into walls & walk off cliffs
I always found interesting how Ralph allowed Rosalie to make the expensive car repairs as a compensation for killing her son. In this way Ralph felt they're even.
Part of Rosalie knew the rules. She didn't like or respect them. But she wasn't dumb enough as Jackie to not follow them and part of her understood, yet hated Ralph and Tony's judgement. Great and underrated part of the show.
The whole Jackie Jr thing was ridiculous. Everyone agreed he was an idiot but they expected him to become a doctor, it's a bit like Tony expecting Christopher to be his successor. He seemed to have unrealistic expectations of people.
Yeah, in hindsight I think the writers probably wanted to imply that JJ getting into premed at Rutgers was probably due to cash under the table. After all, as Cineranter point's out, this is a guy who can only come up with "poo" and "ass" while playing scrabble.
Plenty of kids get into prestigious universities because their family made a huge donation, paid off the right people and, in this case, probably leaned on the admissions office(whoever was in charge). In the end, colleges are just businesses looking to make a profit
The "tennis point" angle works, although I think it minimises both Ralph's softer side (also seen when his own son is hurt) and Tony's well-actualised sociopathy (seen at virtually every turn)
I just started a full re-watch of this show with my wife, the last time we watched this was over a decade ago. This go round, I'm kind of shocked (all over again) at just how much sub-text there is to this show. I had remembered and really appreciated the fact that the show purposely doesn't give closure to almost anything that happens to our characters out in their world (well, right up until the last closure these guys ever get) - but the writers', actors' and directors' ability to speak volumes metaphorically, while really saying nothing on the surface, is astounding. It's one thing to state that this world of theirs (LCN) has a whole series of specific, usually unwritten, rules about behavior - and even beliefs. Turning that nebulous reality into a show that is so compelling is just masterful.
The scene with Tony and Johnny in the limo would always be my favorite. Great job analyzing this scene. It ranks up there, and it gives you further proof that Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
This is one of the few shows that you can watch 20 years later and it’s just as good as the time you first watched it! Tried doing that with other shows that you may have liked when you were a kid like Beretta Starsky and hutch or Miami Vice Kojak or the Rockford files None of them compare
Oh, I so didn’t understand this scene until you explained it! When I first watched the series, I thought they would give Jacky Jr a pass, and that Tony was pissed at Ralph for having him killed after their little conversation
Obviously that it ended up being Vito was probably the best decision Ralphie made, but it was obvious none of them actually cared about Jackie Jr. they just didn't want their own reputation to be hurt
Hmm, I always read it as both of them wanted to give the kid a pass, but didn't want to be the one announcing this decision. When Ralphie says to Tony that he decided to give Jackie a pass, Tony seems very relieved - Jackie will live and it won't be Tony dealing with the fallback. But then Ralphie gets the flak for him not dealing with Jackie, cracks up and changes his decision
Tony wanted to force Ralph into making a decision because he knew it was a no-win situation for Ralphie - he either kills his partners son or he lets him live and is a laughing stock. It’s Tony’s revenge for how Ralph forced himself into the capo role and all the BS that came with it.
This is legitimately one channel that if there is a new video I click!!! Love the content, it makes me appreciate the Sopranos and The Wire even more than I already did.
Your breakdowns are awesome. I've watched The Sopranos from start to finish at least 10 times in the last 5 - 7 years and still manage to find something new. I knew there was so much happening in this scene but you take it do a different level. Thank you for your in depth videos and all the work you put into your videos.
Outstanding commentary, especially the first 3.20mins and I'm not one for the preambles. CineRanter, you described this little sit down better than Notre Dame predicted.
Two HOF actors in an unforgettable scene! Also, the analyses are always great - the sheer amount of quotes you work into every script are amazing -- bravo!
Extremely funny start, great take on that conversation between Tony and Ralph. I always thought it was strange and I don’t think I’ve ever thought “they were playing tennis trying to lay off the blame on each other”
that “didn’t ya?” face…to have that ability, those acting chops to express such a complex emotion behind an emotion..it’s a testament to Gandalfani’s talent
This is dope. The scene, the analysis, both dope. You can really pick up on Gandolfini's emotes with his eyes and tone of voice. Another scene I'd love to see you break down is T's and Carmella's dinner negotiation on the conditions for marital reconciliation. Gandolfini looks so sad and defeated when he hears that he has to buy back into the marriage with a 600,000 lot (and presumably the capital for building the house). Lots of subtext. In fact, you should've done that video to begin with! Now you can't sleep! J/k do it next, it will be another fukkin money machine.
Great analysis. The to and fro in the scene is absolutely masterful. Gandolfini plays the role perfectly there pressing home the advantage to ensure the job is done.
I swear I’ve seen all of your sopranos videos and I’ve never seen more than season 1 because I just don’t have time. Thanks for letting me experience sopranos like this at least
I think this is a misinterpretation.. Tony wanted Ralph to make the decision to give Jackie Jr. a pass. Tony knew he couldn't give Jackie a pass as Chris wouldn't respect him anymore if he did. He was hoping to put the blame on Ralph for not following the rules
When I heard you were doing a video on what you considered to be The Sopranos ' greatest scene, I immediately wondered which you would choose. When I saw the thumbnail today, I couldn't argue with you at all. An incredible scene that was instantly memorable when I saw it.
That line, "he's gotta goo" is possibly my favorite line in the series. I've heard you use it several times also and you nail it completely (no kissup) with your delivery. 😂 Something about the way Carlo said it makes it unforgettable, for me. Keep up the good work.
Bacala’s line just before Carlo’s “he’s gotta goo!!!” is hilarious. It shows how innocent Bacala was. It’s like their social club is like they’re up in a tree house reading comic books with a “No gurlz aloud” sign on the door. Bobby was too innocent for that world. Everyone else in the room knew that Vito was a dead man, it was a matter of when not if.
I find it amusing that Gandoolfiny also played a contract killer in "Killing Them Softly" where he has to get rid of a guy who robbed the game but ends up not doing it.
That fight between Tony and Ralphie over the murder of Pie-Oh-My was the most exciting I ever saw! I remember standing in front of the TV, screaming "Give it to him, Tony!" And then Ralph nails Tony in the eyes with hornet spray! Ha ha. Those were the days.
The best one on one in the show is the phone call from Carmine Sr. to Tony. He orders a hit without saying nuttin that the feds could use if they were recording
Ralph wasn't trying to set Jackie up. He just grossly underestimated Jrs stupidity.
Jackie had Omar sitting right across from him and didn’t think to use him as a body guard. No wonder he drowned in 3 inches of snow
Nobody survives "Vito,The bounty hunter".😂
@@johnpenley*Booty Hunter
@@johnpenleyVito the Booty Hunter.
@@johnpenley The guy you're looking for is an ex-construction tycoon! He blown up sixteen security guards single-handed!
When he said, no one will think to look for you here, I thought, “yeah. No one’s gonna look for a sopranos character in an episode of the wire.”
I’m just here making a comment out of respect for Jackie Jr.’s fawtha.
I smile everytime I hear him say it in the vid lol
@@Buford_T_Justice1 🤣🤣🤣
If his father was still alive this comment section would be filled to the rafters & lined up out the door all the way down the street.
The golfer?
😆
gotta say as always, the way quotes are constantly weaved into the scripts for these is hilarious
"... when he's popped and drowns in 3 inches of snow, he doesn't even see the parade float behind him...
Still laughing about this one. 😂🤣
Agree
He really overdoes it, my biggest gripe with the channel, he'll make the same references and jokes over and over again, I see it more as shoehorning rather than weaving into the script.
Walt Whitman ova heah!!
Shoehorning? Ever touch the ends of your shoelaces?? Why are they wet?? The germs migrate up from the sole! This laser disc player needs a Brogan adjustment!
Kind of crazy that Ralph was only around for 2 seasons but was the primary instigator for 3-6 storylines that have massive impact in the rest of the show. He may be one of the top-4 most important characters in the how given his involvement in the main plots
The ginny sac joke still amazes me by how much story it set up
Phenomenal character…easily my favorite who only appeared in a couple seasons.
Such a despicable character. Joey Pants knocked this out of the park.
Even more crazy is that he was never meant to be a big (or at least as big) character in the series. Nancy Marchand/Livia Soprano dying right before they shot the 3rd season meant David Chase had to rewrite like half the season and ended up hiring Joe Pantoliano and giving Ralph a super prominent role that carried over into the next season.
Awrsome, i didnt know that. @XtotheK
Tony made Ralphie whack Jackie Jr outta respect for his fawtha
Varsity gagabol, interior decorator, oof madone!
@@notsocrates9529 his house looked like shit
@@notsocrates9529 I'm walking ova here!
Hey look, A bunch of dweebs misquoting a show trying to fit in. Pathetic.
Vito did the job.
Best moment is when Cypher says to Jackie: "Do you think that's 3 inch of water you're breathing now?"
Bruh 😂😂
Ignorance is bliss!
Y'know, I know that this gerbil doesn't exist...
😂😂
I laughed so hard at the comment about Vito sucking the recoil of the toy gun. Hilarious!
His deadpan delivery of soprano maloproprisms is why I’m subbed to his channel 😂😂😂 💀 I can’t help but cackle like a high school girl playing telephone.
Not to mention sitting in front of your computer in your underwear giggling like a schoolgirl.
He strong
That’s good
Like he was gonna do with Arthur's restaurant linens for Ralphie
Hey, Vito, why does it always sound like you’re drinking Minecraft potions in your room when that game won’t be invented for years to come?
Tony def wanted Jackie Jr killed. He didn’t want to be the one who did it. He wanted that weighing on someone else. Tony just put Ralph in a position to where he made it feel Tony himself didn’t have to make the call. Jackie stood no shot, he shot at other made men. He’s a dead man regardless who he’s related to
Exactly they both wanted to be able to point at the other one and say you're the one that made the call to kill Jackie's kid and Rosalie's kid etc and Meadows boyfriend. It was pretty obvious at every point that Tony wanted ralphie to do it. Ralphie just wanted it to be a direct order. Tony refuse to make it a direct order even though the subtext was plain enough.
Obviously I'm sure both of them would have rathered not been put into position to have to make this call at all. But once the shooting of sunshine happened, that ship had sailed
@@michaelcorcoran8768 Tony wasn’t giving Jackie a pass, and he hated Ralph, as did others. Plus, Tony didn’t truly forgive Ralph for killing Tracee. He put him in a position to have Jackie killed, and make it right amongst the ranks. Chris wanted to kill Jackie, Furio got hit, Paulie had a beef over money, and he disrespected the Bing. The cards kept stacking for Ralph. To make matters worse it was his game which made it his call haha
@@Jimmyfly215 did tony give a shit about Tracee? I think he hated Ralph more because Ralph was an asshole. But ive consumed the show entirely through video clips and video essays so idk lol
@@thebigcapitalism9826 I’ve seen the show a thousand times. I’m not claiming to be a genius but even David Chase said Tracee had a lot to do with Tony killing Ralph. SIL even had to defend Ralph for killing her since there was no affiliation with Tony. Johnny Sac had to talk him out of action too
@@Jimmyfly215 I disputed it only because of analysis I watched on here saying that it was an excuse Tony made up so as to deceive himself into thinking he isn't killing Ralph for selfish reasons (forget exactly what their line of logic was though)
Ralph is one of televisions greatest characters ever
Those slivers of humanity Pantoliano gives him...
When juxtapositioned against his tactless and disrespectful jokes, psychopathic tendencies, obvious brains and razorsharp wit,Ralph is just a fantastic creation.
Joe Pantoliano nailed it, sometimes overshadowing even Gandolfini
"Whatever you do in this life you take into the next"
@@roman_nersisyan As an actor and if we are talking range line delivery and totally embodying the character,I go with Joey Pants. Gandolfini was a great Tony. However,I still feel no one else could have played Ralphie. Sopranos made JG a big star and he started getting billed in big movies and getting big roles in Hollywood. Yet few of those are classics.
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Joey Pants didn't often get billed unless in Bound and Memento but his 1995-2003 run was the stuff of Legends and a resume Gandolfini couldnt touch;Bad boys I and II,Bound,The matrix, Memento,The Sopranos,Daredevil (Okay,forget that though he was a fine Ben Urich). And The fugutive,Risky business,Midnight run,Us Marshalls and the gem Unknows sint too shabby either. And ironically,when he won the Sopranos,-Emmy,his career just died.
95% of Sopranos heads will call JG the shows greatest actor. He's the lead in an iconic show and his death imortalized him. But they ignore that Gandolfini most of the time lesncinto the archetypical mob boss while I personally hadn't then or now 20 years later seen quite an interpretation like Pantolianos.
Ps. And with his Emmy winning work i whoever did this and especially Bound,Joey Pants perfected a different type of gangster Performance,the vulnerable gangster in despair.
JP gave those two seasons both gravitas and levity and a bit of movie star sheen.
Cause he was the shows movie star killing him off instead of renewing the contract was a major blunder and its unfortunate Pantoliano didn't push back or lower his salary. S3 and 4 are peak Sopranos,with no little help from this friend of ours.
@@christofferjenzen78 I agree in spirit but I have to counsel. Joe Pants is a diverse actor, he has million dollar smile and just with smile he can show so many emotions. He and Sopranos writers created Ralphie who is disgusting but at the same time we somehow and sometimes sympathize, actually it is exactly the same with Tony. All things aside the show was mainly rely on JG shoulders, Chase in many interviews confessed that JG created Tonys character alongside with him starting from the pilot in scene where Chrisy tells Tony that he want to sell his life story as movie script. The range that Tony showed in that scene wasn’t in the script and JG suggested it.
I wouldn’t necessary compare JP and JG careers as actors by comparing movies outcome. Success in showbiz relies on many things and actor talent is just tiny piece of it.
They both are very talented actors and created one of the most memorable tv characters of all time.
How poetic that Vito got him from behind
Vito was always the "come from behind" kind a guy
😅
Catching not pitching?
He's a bottom ,not a top, Numb Nuts! 😅
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and vito was his cousin too
Imagine.
Getting a facelift and one week later .. you’re in a shinebox.
Imagine getting a face lift and one week later your in a shine-box
Be quiet Albert.
One of the trucks
🦜
Go against Tony Soprano? no…
“Vito sucked in that recoil like he did the security guard”
Savage 😂
Tony just wanted to be blameless and with a clear conscience. If Ralphie really gave Jackie a pass, all the blowback will be directed to Ralphie. If Jackie gets whacked, Tony can still say it wasn't his decision, that he can look Rosalie in the eyes and know that he wasn't the one responsible for her son's death.
He wanted a little revenge on Ralph for making a big stink for so long about not being made captain…
Facts!
No the whole conversation made it clear that Tony did want Ralph to whack Jackie. Every word he says is to manipulate him into coming to the conclusion that killing him is the right thing to do. Even Ralph probably understood this.
It's not even clear conscience. It's Meadow. She can never know because she will never forgive him if the order comes from Tony
Tony doesn't care about Rosalie 😂
“Ralph’s a fool to do Tony’s dirty work.”
Delicious.
Richie definitely had a hand in Jackie Jr.'s demise. He brought the kid to sit downs long before Ralphie was on the scene... the kid hadn't even flunked out of Rutgers yet. Not only that, but for being a nobody he had a big mouth on both occasions. It got to where Junior had to tell him to shut up because he was talking about killing the boss of the family to the boss of the family. What did Richie do afterwards? Not a damned thing. I'm pretty sure he filled that kid's head with a lot dumber ideas than that card game.
Great point. People (myself included) forget that JJ was in season 2, albeit it briefly, and was clearly under his uncles guidance, not to mention enjoying it. Richie even says he wishes his son was more like Jackie Junior, and not just because people that that he was a flamer.
Tbf Richie is his fatha's brother and would gave given him protection and guidance. Jackie jr even went to meetings with him
Richie was my favorite Soprano character. Old school.
Remember when Omar leaves Baltimore in season 1 of the wire, I always think this is where he went for part of his hiatus from Baltimore
😂😂😂
Facts 😂😂😂
He did go to New York as you see when he robs them bouls at the end of S1 so he definitely could've snuck to Jersey 😂
One thing you missed. It did effect Tony's household. Tony gets a call from Carmela expecting it to be about JJ's death. Instead it was about AJ getting expelled from school. Tony is very upset because he see's what could happen to AJ as what will happen to Jackie Jr. if he continues down this reckless path with no consequences. AJ is given everything in life and is just wasting it on a destructive path just like JJ did. That's why once Jackies death is confirmed via telephone you see Tony turn to AJ.."you see?".
Sure bud
There is no "one" greatest scene in The Sopranos. The entire show from beginning to end is an absolute masterpiece.
Its a great show but there are definitely some lesser scenes and episodes. The quality of the show is prominent but not entirely consistent
The moral of the Sopranos is if you want a sad failure for a son, name him after yourself.
Exhibit A: Jackie Jr..........Exhibit B: A.J. .............Exhibit C: Little Carmine.
Vito jr, uncle jr,
And Bobby bacala
Little Carmine wasn’t a failure.
@@cletusjones9411 Yeah he was great at fixing wet t-shirt contests, haha.
Little carmine was the smartest character, I thought that would be obvious after the paper crown scene
I love the subtle sopranoscirclejerk references, I know you be on that subreddit. “Outta respect to his fawtha” lmao
This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire show! That bewildered look Ralphie has as he steps out into the cold is an image that really stuck with me, and is in image that pops up when I think back to Season 3.
i LOVE that you speak in Sopronos qoutes, i do it all day.
Walt Whitman ova here. :)
I thinks its hilarious that every Sopranos video has a "causes dysentery in the ranks".
@@jabberdoucheand some dope falls for it, and tries to "correct" him 😅
Whatta ya gonna do?
@@kojiattwood best part 🤣
"Who cares about shit people say they don't have the balls to say your face"
Single greatest Tony line.
he was really saying this gonna make everyone talk shit sbout you
If either one of them truly respected or cared for his father and mother, they could have given Jr. one warning, "Run far away right now and NEVER come back."
I never understood why they didn't. Maybe we're thinking too big.
@@cookieanddabutt2843 Because Jackie Jr. was to dumb to understand. He'd have come back eventually. He was hopeless out on his own, needed basically his mother and others to take care of him. He was completely outmatched by life.
@@farmalmtaso how da hell did he get into a University and decide to study medicine as a Major? Well I guess that’s why their the Sopranos… feels like all these characters are so dumb 😂 like they walk into walls & walk off cliffs
@@cookieanddabutt2843 So you don't understand what a "sociopath" is? Both Ralph and Tony are one of them for sure.
It don't work like that
They all knew that.
Including the mother's.
I always found interesting how Ralph allowed Rosalie to make the expensive car repairs as a compensation for killing her son. In this way Ralph felt they're even.
Part of Rosalie knew the rules. She didn't like or respect them. But she wasn't dumb enough as Jackie to not follow them and part of her understood, yet hated Ralph and Tony's judgement. Great and underrated part of the show.
lmfaoo so messed up
Wasn't that Puss's wife who ran the car repair place?
@@epsteined3899it’s not like she had the power to do anything about it. Tony would just have her wacked
"Drowns in three inches of snow" 😂😂😂😂
Sad when they go young like that
@@ZeeZeeFaa he couldn't be part of the social club anymore .that i know
then gets a killed with a toy gun with absolutely no blow back hahahah i was laughing too much at that
The whole Jackie Jr thing was ridiculous. Everyone agreed he was an idiot but they expected him to become a doctor, it's a bit like Tony expecting Christopher to be his successor. He seemed to have unrealistic expectations of people.
Yeah, in hindsight I think the writers probably wanted to imply that JJ getting into premed at Rutgers was probably due to cash under the table. After all, as Cineranter point's out, this is a guy who can only come up with "poo" and "ass" while playing scrabble.
Plenty of kids get into prestigious universities because their family made a huge donation, paid off the right people and, in this case, probably leaned on the admissions office(whoever was in charge).
In the end, colleges are just businesses looking to make a profit
@@williamflowers9435more proof our system here in America isn't a meritocracy
@@williamflowers9435that's how Meadow got in lol
love the use of quotes in the show, couldn't stop laughing this entire video
That gun always cracks me up how fake it is
Not to mention the fact that a 400 lb Italian guy can sneak up on someone in the hood.
I’ve never understood why they used that gun, always thought it looked off.
The "tennis point" angle works, although I think it minimises both Ralph's softer side (also seen when his own son is hurt) and Tony's well-actualised sociopathy (seen at virtually every turn)
I just started a full re-watch of this show with my wife, the last time we watched this was over a decade ago.
This go round, I'm kind of shocked (all over again) at just how much sub-text there is to this show. I had remembered and really appreciated the fact that the show purposely doesn't give closure to almost anything that happens to our characters out in their world (well, right up until the last closure these guys ever get) - but the writers', actors' and directors' ability to speak volumes metaphorically, while really saying nothing on the surface, is astounding.
It's one thing to state that this world of theirs (LCN) has a whole series of specific, usually unwritten, rules about behavior - and even beliefs. Turning that nebulous reality into a show that is so compelling is just masterful.
Excellent analysis. Excellent. You truly understand the nuances of the show.
This is a masterclass to anyone wanting to write something like this
The fact that you would even say this in front of an outsider is amazing to me.😢
The "fawthuh" thing is just too damn funny! 👍🏼😆😆😆👍🏼
I love how these videos are packed with extremely specific references that would fly under the radar
The scene with Tony and Johnny in the limo would always be my favorite. Great job analyzing this scene. It ranks up there, and it gives you further proof that Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
1:25 “Massive parade float” lmfao
"No more fires."
Killed over a stable arson.
Tony wanted him dead, he just wanted to torture Ralph first. That whole conversation was just Tony mind fucking Ralph for his own amusement.
This is one of the few shows that you can watch 20 years later and it’s just as good as the time you first watched it!
Tried doing that with other shows that you may have liked when you were a kid like Beretta Starsky and hutch or Miami Vice Kojak or the Rockford files
None of them compare
Rockford Files is still great.
Tony can't kill anybody while he's got those half melted chocolate bullets.
Also...he's never had the makings of a varsity athlete...small hands.
Not arguing against Tony or Ralph's intelligence here, but leaving Silvio out of this conversation about the smartest guys on the crew is WILD
Oh, I so didn’t understand this scene until you explained it! When I first watched the series, I thought they would give Jacky Jr a pass, and that Tony was pissed at Ralph for having him killed after their little conversation
Obviously that it ended up being Vito was probably the best decision Ralphie made, but it was obvious none of them actually cared about Jackie Jr. they just didn't want their own reputation to be hurt
Hmm, I always read it as both of them wanted to give the kid a pass, but didn't want to be the one announcing this decision. When Ralphie says to Tony that he decided to give Jackie a pass, Tony seems very relieved - Jackie will live and it won't be Tony dealing with the fallback. But then Ralphie gets the flak for him not dealing with Jackie, cracks up and changes his decision
Tony didn't like him for Meadow, so he took the chance to eliminate him
Tony wanted to force Ralph into making a decision because he knew it was a no-win situation for Ralphie - he either kills his partners son or he lets him live and is a laughing stock. It’s Tony’s revenge for how Ralph forced himself into the capo role and all the BS that came with it.
This is legitimately one channel that if there is a new video I click!!! Love the content, it makes me appreciate the Sopranos and The Wire even more than I already did.
Finally. Was waiting for a video of this scene. Absolute masterpiece!
Your breakdowns are awesome. I've watched The Sopranos from start to finish at least 10 times in the last 5 - 7 years and still manage to find something new.
I knew there was so much happening in this scene but you take it do a different level. Thank you for your in depth videos and all the work you put into your videos.
Tony was upset. Jackie had the makings of a varsity athlete,and he didn't.😂
Outstanding commentary, especially the first 3.20mins and I'm not one for the preambles.
CineRanter, you described this little sit down better than Notre Dame predicted.
Great analysis of an under-rated scene. Thanks vm.
I’m rewatching sopranos rn after a 2 year break I’m on the episode where Jackie sees meadow at the college party and gives her x
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POW, right in tha kissa, Gott em!!!
@Yamaha38XCRacer I saw that one comin!
I could’ve taken ecstasy but I didn’t !!
You outdid yourself with the jokes and innuendos in this vid lmfao
2:23 i love how the sopranos community just agrees that that character is canonically omar little from the wire.
Two HOF actors in an unforgettable scene! Also, the analyses are always great - the sheer amount of quotes you work into every script are amazing -- bravo!
You had me spitting my lunch all over the table with the “he’s the manager” 😂
“This will cause dysentery in the ranks” 😂
Richie is really the one who brought Jackie into the life.
Chris too
Extremely funny start, great take on that conversation between Tony and Ralph. I always thought it was strange and I don’t think I’ve ever thought “they were playing tennis trying to lay off the blame on each other”
1:23 to 1:39 dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love how the lines from the scenes were integrated in your narrative… I see what you did… you… you.
Hes strong...that helps 😂😂😂😂 dude how did not know about ur channel!! SUBSCRIBED
One of the best scenes in the show - watching the parade float trying to get into the get away car. lol
“Will cause dysentery amongst the ranks” Well we certainly don’t want that 🤣
The puns are perfectly placed.
that “didn’t ya?” face…to have that ability, those acting chops to express such a complex emotion behind an emotion..it’s a testament to Gandalfani’s talent
The first 2 minutes is insane commentary 😂 pure fire
"He sucked in that recoil like he sucked off that security guard" 🤣👏🤣👏🤣👏🤣👏🤣
This is dope. The scene, the analysis, both dope.
You can really pick up on Gandolfini's emotes with his eyes and tone of voice. Another scene I'd love to see you break down is T's and Carmella's dinner negotiation on the conditions for marital reconciliation. Gandolfini looks so sad and defeated when he hears that he has to buy back into the marriage with a 600,000 lot (and presumably the capital for building the house). Lots of subtext.
In fact, you should've done that video to begin with! Now you can't sleep!
J/k do it next, it will be another fukkin money machine.
POW! PING! Hitting out of park with the wise cracks on this one. I was laughing so hard I sounded like Ray Liotta.
Frankie was he shakin??
Jokes on Tony… Ralph had the last laugh when he killed his own horse Pie-O my! 🐎🤣
You doo remember what happened to Ralph as a consequence Right?! 🙄
Great analysis. The to and fro in the scene is absolutely masterful. Gandolfini plays the role perfectly there pressing home the advantage to ensure the job is done.
The best scene in The Sopranos is Paulie and Christopher sitting in the abandoned van sucking on ketchup packets.
Very insightful video, never thought of their back and forth in this way before.
Thanks for uploading
' didn't ya?' Cold.
I swear I’ve seen all of your sopranos videos and I’ve never seen more than season 1 because I just don’t have time. Thanks for letting me experience sopranos like this at least
I need to start ending conversations with "anyway, four dollars a pound."
My favourite season of the sopranos. The weight is still my favourite episode but this one is only a hair behind it. Great video as always
Great analysis!
I'm addicted to your sopranos videos
I think this is a misinterpretation.. Tony wanted Ralph to make the decision to give Jackie Jr. a pass. Tony knew he couldn't give Jackie a pass as Chris wouldn't respect him anymore if he did. He was hoping to put the blame on Ralph for not following the rules
This was your best video by far
1:22
That was one of the funniest Vito roasts I’ve ever heard.
This is why the Sopranos is so beloved. I mean you could have set music to it and it would have been a ballet.
Love the breakdown of that scene. I was to much of a stoonad to realize its brilliance my first go round.
When I heard you were doing a video on what you considered to be The Sopranos ' greatest scene, I immediately wondered which you would choose. When I saw the thumbnail today, I couldn't argue with you at all. An incredible scene that was instantly memorable when I saw it.
Great break down of this scene.
That line, "he's gotta goo" is possibly my favorite line in the series. I've heard you use it several times also and you nail it completely (no kissup) with your delivery. 😂 Something about the way Carlo said it makes it unforgettable, for me. Keep up the good work.
Bacala’s line just before Carlo’s “he’s gotta goo!!!” is hilarious. It shows how innocent Bacala was. It’s like their social club is like they’re up in a tree house reading comic books with a “No gurlz aloud” sign on the door. Bobby was too innocent for that world. Everyone else in the room knew that Vito was a dead man, it was a matter of when not if.
"Social Club?!!!! ". lol
The first 2 mins of this are outstanding. 😂😂😂
I find it amusing that Gandoolfiny also played a contract killer in "Killing Them Softly" where he has to get rid of a guy who robbed the game but ends up not doing it.
That fight between Tony and Ralphie over the murder of Pie-Oh-My was the most exciting I ever saw! I remember standing in front of the TV, screaming "Give it to him, Tony!"
And then Ralph nails Tony in the eyes with hornet spray! Ha ha.
Those were the days.
Jeezuz that parade-float roast of Vito gave me an aneurysm 😂
Love the commentary! Heard him do some other videos before just as funny!
All this killing, all this misery, it's horrible. Look at Uncle Jr, dementia at 162, he was just a kid.
I love these videos and jokes inside of them. Thank you!
The best one on one in the show is the phone call from Carmine Sr. to Tony. He orders a hit without saying nuttin that the feds could use if they were recording
😂 well now it does. Great video! Such a great breakdown of that conversation 😂.