My favorite episode is Funhouse. Half of the episode is inside of Tony’s brain and it shows how paranoid he is, his secret love for Dr Melfi, Tony finally confronting Pussy by manipulating him to get on a boat while having food poisoning or if it was stressing on who was the real rat everything about that episode is gold.
I agree, the dream revealing the fact that Pussy was the rat and the detective was right were so good. Not to mention how Tony along with Pauli and Silvio talk to him before taking him out. Probably the best season finale from the Sopranos
It’s a classic and almost overlooked because how much we’ve all seen it but - pine barrens is easily top ten material! Iconic lines, great intro episode and some underrated acting!
For the life of me, I'll never understand why Pine Barrens is a fan favorite. Of all the skip ahead and ignore scenes in the series, Pine Barrens is a whole episode that I pass over prior to the Season 6, which I saw once and that was enough.
Funhouse. The final shot, tony smoking the cigar then cut to the ocean waves, gives me chills to this day. It’s the duality of man, illustrated perfectly in 2 images… we first see tony, smoking a cigar in his mansion, celebrating his daughters graduation, surrounded by family and friends, the picture of success- but underneath, suffering the betrayal and loss of his lifelong friend, and unable to express his pain. He pushes it down. Cut to the ocean waves, a scene of natural beauty and power, hiding Tony’s dark secret underneath…..
Crazy to not have Pine Barrens and Blue Comet in a top 10 list. Same with Mayham, the scene where Tony is talking to other Tony in front of the house makes that episode top 10 because it's so emotional.
The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti has to be my number one. Chris asking Paulie where his arc is will always give me chills. Such a good way to really dive into Chris as a character in the first season. The foreshadowing of his fate that early on is chilling.
I think Sopranos Home Movies is my favourite. I watched the whole show in one go last year, and seeing Tony get more and more toxic over the seasons, and finally Bobby just punching him in the face was so satisfying. It had me crying with laughter.
Especially since Tony just couldn't let it go after he got the beat down. As much as we love him (Gandolfini's portrayal may be more accurate) & the show, he was truly a miserable prick.
@mrd3016 All the times he made fun of Bobby made him be Santa claus when he didn't want to making his dad to do the hit when he's dad was sick he blamed him for him getting shot this was a long time coming
My favorite episode of Season 4 is “Whitecaps”. The drama of the episode really draws you in to the story. My favorite Season 6 episode is “Chasing It”. Once again, the drama draws you in, and it’s nice to see how caring Tony is towards the family of one of his former men.
My favourite probably "University". The whole Ralph / Tracee thing was pretty shocking! and the kinks "living on a thin line" just bookends the episode so beautifully...
Ralph was really hard to watch in this episode... Until this episode, I thought he is just clown and cked up moron. Since then I knew, he is just pure psychopath and I didnt believe his emotions a bit after Justin got hit by that arrow. Just obligatory act
That one’s my favorite episode, too. I’ve watched it at least a dozen times by now in the past year. It was really nice to see Tony actually get a glimpse of the atrocities surrounding the monster that is organized crime; worse, he knows he can’t escape it, as he’s the one in charge of it all, no matter how direct or indirect.
I've just put in my favourite episodes in order (you'll see it atop the comments) and University is certainly in there. Not unhindered by any means by that great song by the mighty Kinks. Pour moi, the three best uses of music, amongst all the magic David Chase et al dredged up were- Bronze - this one. Silver - that sinister drumbeat which begun the start of the end for Tony, with the Bard of Salford - John Cooper-Clarke's - Evidently Chickentown. Gold - Tiny tears by The Tindersticks in my favourite episode.
Ken Leung was absolutely brilliant as Carter Chong • he definitely made a substantial impact despite his short-lived screen time. He also killed it as the savage Triad thug in Rush Hour 😂
@@Jimmy1982Playlists honestly, the scene after the poker game when him and Junior are in the room and he explains how his father got pissed off cuz he got a 96 on a test. Great acting.
I really liked that one episode with the 20 minute long dream sequence. That dream was truly unlike anything else ive ever seen in a show before and I honestly don't know if any show will ever do something at that level again
Yes it did. I'm sure you know that Chase had to fight with HBO to even get it to air. They had never seen (all of television had never seen tbh) a leading anti-hero of that magnitude. Paved the way for Breaking Bad & The Wire.)
@@mrd3016 Yeah, I saw an interview with Bryan Cranston, where he claims the Walter White character could never have existed without the Soprano series paving the way first!
no "the ride" is INSANITY my personal favorite episode. we got the flashback to chris telling tony about adriana, we got chrissy relapsing and that beautiful scene with the lights from the carnival as chris nods off. also "we're with the vipers" is a personal favorite line
The sequence with Chris at the carnival isn't just one of my all-time top Sopranos moments, but of all motion pictures... just _SUBLIME!_ It's not discussed enough when the show is dissected.
I remember seeing “College” thinking that’s what the whole show was going to be about: a mob boss in the modern day balancing everyday life with family and societal obligations.
1. Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood 2. Commendatori 3. Whitecaps 4. The legend of Tennessee Moltisanti 5. Soprano home movies 6. University 7. Cold cuts 8. House Arrest 9. Johnny Cakes 10. The Second Coming
No Pine Barrens on this list invalidates it completely 😡 Jkjk great list! I have really enjoyed watching your content over the last year and this and your rewatch video were super thought provoking and a nice culmination of your Sopranos content so far. Really glad to see someone like you can be successful in 2023 making us all think about this amazing show in new ways well over a decade after its last aired
@@tubularbill I only watched the sopranos a year ago and pine barrens still stood out to me without knowing it was a fan favorite episode. it's really just that good
My absolute favorite episode is and always will be “Funhouse.” And just like your number one has a personal reason attached to it, “Funhouse” has a personal reason attached to my love. My wife and I went to a seafood restaurant way back in 2003 and I got food poisoning. I had a fever, I was vomiting, I was hallucinating…it took 3 days to shake. Years later I saw “Funhouse” (I was slow to come to the Sopranos) on DVD and I knew one of the writers obviously suffered as I did.
Finally someone who knows what he/she is talking about 😂 My favorite scene is him with the horse in the living room getting upset the horse can't stay inside 😂😂😂😂
I like that you had some relatively niche and underrated episodes in your list - I always prefer seeing people's purely personal favourites lists of episodes - ones that they might enjoy for very specific or unique reasons - over the standard "objectively best" episodes where the well-known group of episodes are always given (e.g., Pine Barrens, Long Term Parking, etc.).
I am a Ken Leung fan. His character Leon on POI is what Carter accepting his crazy and trying to enjoy it looks like. Edie Falco murdered Whitecaps. She made the anger, disappointment, and sadness of 20 years of self-deception seem so real. I think James did his usual Tony bullshit, but Edie was brand new in that episode. If anyone still idolized Tony after Cold Cuts they missed the point of the whole show. The number of times he tried to destroy people for no other reason than to try to fill the black hole inside of himself and passed it off as some kind of strategy are too many, but this episode should have left no misunderstanding of who he really was. Not a strategic badass, just a scared little man.
Very happy with Cold Cuts on this list! Personal favourite of mine because of how despicable Tony is in the episode with Christie, Georgie and Janice. Also Ken Leung in Remember When is such an underrated actor. He is great in Industry with his sorta terrifying energy he has.
I absolutely LOVE those "character actors" who are in dozens and dozens of shows/films, who are not household names, but raise the level of everything they are in! I'd love to be a writer/director just to work with actors 🥰
For me its 10. Whoever Did This 9. Walk Like Man 8. Irregular Around The Margins 7. Amour Fou 6. Whitecaps 5. The Blue Comet 4. Made In America 3. Kennedy And Heidi 2. Long Term Parking 1. The Second Coming
Great list. We have a few in common. I almost included Amour Fou. I can argue it is one of the best titles as well. I skipped Kennedy & Heidi because, even though Chris' death is so important & well done, the rest of the episode falters a tad. Long Term Parking is a masterpiece of editing.
Solid list! I think mine would be pretty similar, except Funhouse would be my number 1. Starts of simple, then gets increasingly intense and eventually gets to my favorite scene. It has everything, Pussy admitting to being a rat, him having a last good moment with the gang (tequila), the crushing reality of the situation (did she even exist?), Sil leaving the room and then them finally doing the job. And then Tony gets back home and possibly the best season ends
No particular order, entered BEFORE I watched Kino's video: 1.) Whitecaps. 2.) Blue Comet. 3.) University. 4.) Soprano's Home Movies. 5. )Made In America. 7.) Free Parking. 8.) College. 9.) Funhouse. 10.) Pine Barrens. 11.) The Test Dream, (I tried to keep it to 10.)
Great list Kino! Richie is the darkest character & his murder was totally unexpected. Note: We usually see killings done in the penultimate episodes. I have to correct your choice of first pick man! We don't include our personal experiences like a birthday when writing criticism. You were doing great up until then brother.)
Nice list, From Where To Eternity is definitely an underrated gem. I love that whole paranormal side to the Sopranos with 3 o'clock and the psychic and Tony explaining that soldiers don't go to hell. My top three would probably be Pine Barrens, To Save Us All From Satan's Power (I love the winter shit) and The Happy Wanderer. Commendatori and House Arrest deserve honourable mentions.
My Favorite episode is Luxury Lounge. Just a very well put together episode from the plot, the many different story lines and how well they all fit into one Masterpiece episode. Plus the Spanish guitar roll credits by Francisco Tárrega's Recuerdos de Alhambra polished the entire episode off Perfectly .. You should do a video on the best Roll Credit songs in Sopranos... Every ending of An episode had Great music kinda summing up what the episode was about !!!
Sixth-Season Episode 14, “Stage 5” “Evidently Chickentown” Second-Season Episode 12, "Knight in White Satin Armor" "I Saved the World Today" Just a few of my personal Favorite end credit songs...
Great list from the greatest TV show ever made. It's been a few years since I've watched The Sopranos and I think a re-watch of the entire series is in order.
Soprano Home Movies is probably my favorite but it's hard to pick just 1. and i'm glad you brought up cold cuts. imo that's the most underrated episode in the series
As for your favourite, did you notice how the camera pans across Tony's hands when Carm is praying for Chris to see the truth? The ultimate thing that will kill Chrissy. I couldn't believe it when I saw that recently!!
Excellent video Kino. Really appreciate the inclusion of Soprano Home Movies. I would definitely have thrown Funhouse, University and The Blue Comet in there though
Top notch list Kino. Couldn't agree more. One observation: When Pussy answers Tony with "Nuthin", as to what's going on, it was quite possibly the most relaxing moment of the series.
I’ve updated my list too many times by this point. There’s just too many amazing episodes for a simple top 10, but for now, these are mine: 1. Made In America 2. Long Term Parking 3. Funhouse 4. Pine Barrens 5. Whitecaps 6. Amour Fou 7. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano 8. Soprano Home Movies 9. The Ride 10. Whoever Did This
Totally agree with you! But if I HAD TO pick a top 10, it'd look a lot like yours. Don't understand why Made In America doesn't get many mentions. It's perfection! That final scene between Tony and Jun' is just... _DEVASTATING!_ And a reminder of how the show started.
I agree with 6/10 on the list 'Irregular around the margins' 'Whoever did this' 'Long term parking' and 'Chasing it' replace the other 4 listed, can you guess which?
I would love to see a video on Jackie Jr. His arc tells a lot about the kind of person tony is in how he handles that situation. Great video as usual, thanks Kino!
Amour Fou and Pine Barrens are episodes I see myself rewatching over and over and often back to back. They go so well together. Gloria’s first appearance is in the episode “He is Risen” and she looks beautiful and enticing but there is such a contrast on Amour Fou. Her transformation comes off like a horror movie and she gives me the creeps. Her character gets so dark.
Yep. And the song when she & Tony end the series in the boat's bed is "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers, which has become a personal favorite of thousands of us because of that episode.
Oh, that's a great suggestion! I'll always wonder what the final season of Peaky Blinders would've been like if Helen McCrory hadn't so sadly passed... Aunt Polly was such an integral part of that show.
@@Jimmy1982Playlists I think the plot lines that would have still happened are Christopher getting made, Tony's struggles with Ralphie, Melfi getting raped, The Russian, Tracee, Tony's Affair with Gloria, AJ getting expelled, Meadow's university life, and Jackie Junior fucking himself up, Junior's cancer fight, and a few others I left out. Those would have still happened while the center plot line would have been Tony trying to make up with his mother to prevent her from testifying against him.
Your favorite episode isn’t From Where to Eternity…it’s Pine Barrens my friend. Pine Barrens is everybody’s favorite episode. That’s never been disputed by anybody.
My favorite episode is when Pauly and Chrissy went to collect from that Russian special forces guy, get into a fight with him over being disrespectful to him over having cool stuff in his apartment, end up kidnapping him and taking him to the woods to kill and bury him, where he beats them up and flees and they end up stuck in the freezing snow eating ketchup packets after Pauli lost his shoe and his hair looked the worst I have ever seen. Hilarious writing! I always wondered if that Russian guy would make another appearance in a later episode.
My top 10 1- Long Term Parking 2- Whitecaps 3- Pine Parrens 4- Made in America 5- Members Only 6- From where to Enternity 7- Boca 8- Walk like a Man 9- Whoever did this 10- Blue Comet
Interesting list but I am surprised no Pine Barrens. The humor in that episode is classic. I like many of these will have to go through the series to make my list though can't do it off the top of my head. I like how you dissect this show. I've watched it all the way through twice and you still catch stuff I missed or glossed over.
Great list. I just found your channel so I am working my way through all of your videos. The one episode that I would have included is Marco Polo. To me, that is the most comforting episode of the series. Love the family dynamic at Hugh’s party.
Top 10 in no particular order: Pine Barrens, Funhouse, The Weight, College, The Test Dream, Stage 5, Members Only, Isabella, Commendatori, Where's Johnny?
I'd devour a video by you about the representation of /attitudes towards Asians in the show. I have an outline in my brain for the companion video about black people. I think about it all the time. i think the usage of non-italian stereotypes & characters helps create the idea of italian American identity by process of elimination(which, as I'm sure the writers intended to not to, is how Italians became "white" in this country)
I love a lot of these and ones mentioned in the comments, but what about The Ride? Paulie seeing the virgin Mary is the biggest vibe check of the whole show, and I love the way the episode ends when he goes to visit Nucci
The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti is one of my favorites. Pine Barrens is a classic and Isabella is also a great penultimate episode for Season 1 with a lot of the drama coming to a head. Also Blue Comet is very underrated being the penultimateb episode of the series.
Its amazing how easy it is to look at a million other sites who have done this "Top Ten Saprono Episodes", reguritate it with a little spin, and get views. You have even lifted directly from the "review" dialogue I have seen from others!
My top 10 10. Pax Soprana 9. Join the Club 8. Unidentified Black Males 7. The Happy Wanderer 6. Long Term Parking 5. Cold Cuts 4. Stage 5 3. Funhouse 2. The Knight in White Satin Armor 1. Whitecaps
My top ten constantly changes. You discover something new with every re-watch. Overall great list... I would have added Blue Comet and lost the Gloria Trillo episode.
I like all these episodes, but about half of them are no where near my top 10. I do appreciate you including episodes that wouldn’t be in many people’s top 10’s. I also appreciate leaving out “Pine Barrens”. It’s a very good and unique installment, but the level of hype it gets from fans is a bit absurd. Right now, my top 10 would be: 1. Funhouse 2. Long Term Parking 3. Join The Club 4. College 5. The Second Coming 6. University 7. I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano 8. Kennedy and Heidi 9. Whoever Did This 10. Sopranos Home Movies/Blue Comet/Unidentified Black Males But this show just has so many good ass episodes. It’s always difficult to whittle it down, and my list is always changing.
1. Test Dream 2. Fun House 3. Soprano Home Movies 4. Pine Barrens 5. University 6. Irregular around the margins 7. Remember when 8. Mr. Ruggerios Neighborhood 9. Amour Fou 10. Down Neck
Even though it's a controversial episode, I gotta go with Employee of the Month as my top episode. I enjoyed the few episodes where Tony takes a backseat to other characters.
10. Watching too much television. 9. Whoever did this. 8. Christopher. 7. Mr & Mrs Sacrimoni request. 6. Marco Polo. 5. Kennedy and Heidi. 4. The weight. 3. Employee of the Month. 2. Whitecaps. 1. Pine Barrens.
Great list. I love luxury lounge! The whole thing with Sir Ben Kingsley and Christopher is funny. Especially when he's staring him down on the plane. I'ma chef so I love the whole thing with Artie Bucco and Benny.
OMG... 😂🤦♂️ That look on Chris' face when he's staring at "Sir Kingsley" from between the seats kills me every time! There's so many different contradictory emotions going on in that look lol
7:37 He's not wrong. That and dinner conversation. "Oh this casserole is so good." "the bread is soft." Like oh lord please, just don't say anything if you have nothing interesting to say, hahah. Addicted to the sound of your own voice or allergic to comfortable silence.
No Pine Barrens, that is a gutsy call since most people think it might be the single greatest episode of television ever. For me it is between Pine Barrens and International Assassin from the Leftovers. Nothing else comes close. Good list as usual.
Paulie throwing the chair yelling “fuckin queers!” Is one of the funniest scenes from the show
We're lucky to have Kino for helping us remember the little moments of the series ... like this .
That were good.
don’t be sharcashtic
@@ionrsmisn't that what you commented one time?
Funhouse, White Caps, College, so many to choose from... I can't do this right now.
@@BaronSaturday66I can't have this conversation again
My favorite episode is Funhouse. Half of the episode is inside of Tony’s brain and it shows how paranoid he is, his secret love for Dr Melfi, Tony finally confronting Pussy by manipulating him to get on a boat while having food poisoning or if it was stressing on who was the real rat everything about that episode is gold.
I agree, the dream revealing the fact that Pussy was the rat and the detective was right were so good. Not to mention how Tony along with Pauli and Silvio talk to him before taking him out. Probably the best season finale from the Sopranos
It's always on my list as well. Pussy's hit is so tragic. Silvio almost puking from emotion really tears you up.
The Indian restaurant.. the huge fish on the platter with Thru And Thru playing.. everybody laughing.. EPIC
I personally hate it. I can't stand all the esoteric nonsense in the sopranos, like they're trying way too hard
One of my favourites, along with The Test Dream
It’s a classic and almost overlooked because how much we’ve all seen it but - pine barrens is easily top ten material! Iconic lines, great intro episode and some underrated acting!
For the life of me, I'll never understand why Pine Barrens is a fan favorite. Of all the skip ahead and ignore scenes in the series, Pine Barrens is a whole episode that I pass over prior to the Season 6, which I saw once and that was enough.
@@ndogg20 Put universal remote in docking station
"Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise!"
@@ndogg20you skip season 6? What the hell is wrong with you?
@@ndogg20 He killed 16 Czechoslovakians! Guy was an interior decorator.
Funhouse. The final shot, tony smoking the cigar then cut to the ocean waves, gives me chills to this day. It’s the duality of man, illustrated perfectly in 2 images… we first see tony, smoking a cigar in his mansion, celebrating his daughters graduation, surrounded by family and friends, the picture of success- but underneath, suffering the betrayal and loss of his lifelong friend, and unable to express his pain. He pushes it down. Cut to the ocean waves, a scene of natural beauty and power, hiding Tony’s dark secret underneath…..
Added to that, bodies of water are considered by many psychologists as a symbol of the subconscious.
Its like Season 6b. The episodes are absolutely fantastic and well made, but I can't say that I enjoy watching them. They're too dark/depressing.
Same sooo much
It might be my favorite season. So perfectly executed
I love art that isn't afraid to upset an audience.
@@mrskinszszs 🎯🎯🎯💯🙏 _Amen!_ It's where the series was always headed...
That’s why I think they’re the best
the 'asian hitman' is one of the few characters on this show that made a big (if momentary) impact, without saying a word.
He has three lines. He says "Hello," "I'm already out there- I'm right there," and "I want half."
Facts! It's my headcanon that he was dude who killed homie in front of Sil 😅
@@Dungeon_of_Rap no. He was a one-off from out of town for the Ralphie hit. Jerry was killed by associates or members of the Johnny Sack/Phil crew.
@@mrd3016 hence my term "headcanon" 🤣
Crazy to not have Pine Barrens and Blue Comet in a top 10 list. Same with Mayham, the scene where Tony is talking to other Tony in front of the house makes that episode top 10 because it's so emotional.
Pine barrens is not top 20
mayham is definitely my personal favorite episode
@@JoeMama-ci9bdyou mad tripping
or Long Term Parking.
@@JoeMama-ci9bdAgree Pine Barrens is so overrated. It’s unique but more of a joke episode imo
The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti has to be my number one. Chris asking Paulie where his arc is will always give me chills. Such a good way to really dive into Chris as a character in the first season. The foreshadowing of his fate that early on is chilling.
My favourite episode too!
I think Sopranos Home Movies is my favourite. I watched the whole show in one go last year, and seeing Tony get more and more toxic over the seasons, and finally Bobby just punching him in the face was so satisfying. It had me crying with laughter.
So satisfying seeing Tony getting his Ass kicked
Especially since Tony just couldn't let it go after he got the beat down. As much as we love him (Gandolfini's portrayal may be more accurate) & the show, he was truly a miserable prick.
@mrd3016 All the times he made fun of Bobby made him be Santa claus when he didn't want to making his dad to do the hit when he's dad was sick he blamed him for him getting shot this was a long time coming
That’s our Hell. It’s an Irish bar where they play pure kino videos every day
"The weight" in season 4 is a criminally underrated episode.
"Kennedy und Heidi" also brilliant, maybe the best of season 6.
The weight episode is great
Kennedy and Heidi is so depressing. I usually skip it because it's just too upsetting, which of course just goes to show how strong the writing is.
My favorite episode of Season 4 is “Whitecaps”. The drama of the episode really draws you in to the story.
My favorite Season 6 episode is “Chasing It”. Once again, the drama draws you in, and it’s nice to see how caring Tony is towards the family of one of his former men.
My favourite probably "University". The whole Ralph / Tracee thing was pretty shocking! and the kinks "living on a thin line" just bookends the episode so beautifully...
Ralph was really hard to watch in this episode... Until this episode, I thought he is just clown and cked up moron. Since then I knew, he is just pure psychopath and I didnt believe his emotions a bit after Justin got hit by that arrow. Just obligatory act
That one’s my favorite episode, too. I’ve watched it at least a dozen times by now in the past year. It was really nice to see Tony actually get a glimpse of the atrocities surrounding the monster that is organized crime; worse, he knows he can’t escape it, as he’s the one in charge of it all, no matter how direct or indirect.
I've just put in my favourite episodes in order (you'll see it atop the comments) and University is certainly in there. Not unhindered by any means by that great song by the mighty Kinks. Pour moi, the three best uses of music, amongst all the magic David Chase et al dredged up were-
Bronze - this one.
Silver - that sinister drumbeat which begun the start of the end for Tony, with the Bard of Salford - John Cooper-Clarke's - Evidently Chickentown.
Gold - Tiny tears by The Tindersticks in my favourite episode.
Ken Leung was absolutely brilliant as Carter Chong • he definitely made a substantial impact despite his short-lived screen time.
He also killed it as the savage Triad thug in Rush Hour 😂
Truly amazing performance! Every time I get to that stage of a rewatch, I get excited...
@@Jimmy1982Playlists honestly, the scene after the poker game when him and Junior are in the room and he explains how his father got pissed off cuz he got a 96 on a test. Great acting.
"put your gun down. fight like a man." and "wipe yourself off man, you're dead!"
The Bobby and Tony fight in Sopranos Home Movies reminds me of two grizzly bears fighting each other.
I really liked that one episode with the 20 minute long dream sequence. That dream was truly unlike anything else ive ever seen in a show before and I honestly don't know if any show will ever do something at that level again
Sounds like “Join the Club” from season 6 - my fave too!
Or the test dream
You mean when he is in a coma or when he have the weirdest and funniest dreams ever? 😂
@@derwamper1258The dream sequence in The Test Dream was longer than 20 minutes.
Test dream is the best
"College" is probably my favorite episode of all time, really defined who the Tony Soprano character was and would later become!
Yes it did. I'm sure you know that Chase had to fight with HBO to even get it to air. They had never seen (all of television had never seen tbh) a leading anti-hero of that magnitude. Paved the way for Breaking Bad & The Wire.)
@@mrd3016 Yeah, I saw an interview with Bryan Cranston, where he claims the Walter White character could never have existed without the Soprano series paving the way first!
My favorite scene is when Tony confronts Fabian “good morning rat”
@@kagemaru2503 "You took an oath!"
no "the ride" is INSANITY
my personal favorite episode. we got the flashback to chris telling tony about adriana, we got chrissy relapsing and that beautiful scene with the lights from the carnival as chris nods off. also "we're with the vipers" is a personal favorite line
The sequence with Chris at the carnival isn't just one of my all-time top Sopranos moments, but of all motion pictures... just _SUBLIME!_
It's not discussed enough when the show is dissected.
@@Jimmy1982Playlists 100 percent just a fantastic scene
I remember seeing “College” thinking that’s what the whole show was going to be about: a mob boss in the modern day balancing everyday life with family and societal obligations.
the look of pure joy, but also disbelief on Tony's face when he walks in and sees that Janice has clipped Richie is incredible.
1. Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood
2. Commendatori
3. Whitecaps
4. The legend of Tennessee Moltisanti
5. Soprano home movies
6. University
7. Cold cuts
8. House Arrest
9. Johnny Cakes
10. The Second Coming
Great list. Legend...Moltisanti is so well written. See what I did there?
Nah this is a troll. Mr ruggieros neighbourhood and Johnny cakes lol.
No Pine Barrens on this list invalidates it completely 😡
Jkjk great list! I have really enjoyed watching your content over the last year and this and your rewatch video were super thought provoking and a nice culmination of your Sopranos content so far.
Really glad to see someone like you can be successful in 2023 making us all think about this amazing show in new ways well over a decade after its last aired
Agreed. I think Kino left off Pine Barrens just because it has been on every single writer's Top Ten list. It IS mandatory though.
To me Pine Barrens is overrated
@@tubularbill I only watched the sopranos a year ago and pine barrens still stood out to me without knowing it was a fan favorite episode. it's really just that good
There are more than 10 episodes better than Pine Barrens
@@matthiasheartman1342 I was just making a joke about how everyone usually has Pine Barrens at the top of their list
My absolute favorite episode is and always will be “Funhouse.” And just like your number one has a personal reason attached to it, “Funhouse” has a personal reason attached to my love.
My wife and I went to a seafood restaurant way back in 2003 and I got food poisoning. I had a fever, I was vomiting, I was hallucinating…it took 3 days to shake.
Years later I saw “Funhouse” (I was slow to come to the Sopranos) on DVD and I knew one of the writers obviously suffered as I did.
Test Dream. The "you're not prepared" speech gets me.
Finally someone who knows what he/she is talking about 😂
My favorite scene is him with the horse in the living room getting upset the horse can't stay inside 😂😂😂😂
That Asian hitman scene never fails to crack me up. I wonder if he ever got his 50%?
I thought the same & concluded that the only reason they paid him his half was because if they didn't...
If you know Asians you know he did
I like that you had some relatively niche and underrated episodes in your list - I always prefer seeing people's purely personal favourites lists of episodes - ones that they might enjoy for very specific or unique reasons - over the standard "objectively best" episodes where the well-known group of episodes are always given (e.g., Pine Barrens, Long Term Parking, etc.).
I am a Ken Leung fan. His character Leon on POI is what Carter accepting his crazy and trying to enjoy it looks like.
Edie Falco murdered Whitecaps. She made the anger, disappointment, and sadness of 20 years of self-deception seem so real. I think James did his usual Tony bullshit, but Edie was brand new in that episode.
If anyone still idolized Tony after Cold Cuts they missed the point of the whole show. The number of times he tried to destroy people for no other reason than to try to fill the black hole inside of himself and passed it off as some kind of strategy are too many, but this episode should have left no misunderstanding of who he really was. Not a strategic badass, just a scared little man.
Very happy with Cold Cuts on this list! Personal favourite of mine because of how despicable Tony is in the episode with Christie, Georgie and Janice.
Also Ken Leung in Remember When is such an underrated actor. He is great in Industry with his sorta terrifying energy he has.
I absolutely LOVE those "character actors" who are in dozens and dozens of shows/films, who are not household names, but raise the level of everything they are in!
I'd love to be a writer/director just to work with actors 🥰
That scene where he beats Junior is so important because it shows definitively that junior is no longer a threat. Obviously.
I personally have Isabella in my top 3 and I’m surprised a lot of people don’t even got it on their lists
It's a fantastic episode. This is why we get our own lists.
I HAVE IT IN MY TOP 3 TOO i thought i was the only one
For me its
10. Whoever Did This
9. Walk Like Man
8. Irregular Around The Margins
7. Amour Fou
6. Whitecaps
5. The Blue Comet
4. Made In America
3. Kennedy And Heidi
2. Long Term Parking
1. The Second Coming
Very nice list
amour fou is perfect
@@EliBrigante hells yeah
Great list. We have a few in common. I almost included Amour Fou. I can argue it is one of the best titles as well. I skipped Kennedy & Heidi because, even though Chris' death is so important & well done, the rest of the episode falters a tad. Long Term Parking is a masterpiece of editing.
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Solid list! I think mine would be pretty similar, except Funhouse would be my number 1. Starts of simple, then gets increasingly intense and eventually gets to my favorite scene. It has everything, Pussy admitting to being a rat, him having a last good moment with the gang (tequila), the crushing reality of the situation (did she even exist?), Sil leaving the room and then them finally doing the job. And then Tony gets back home and possibly the best season ends
No particular order, entered BEFORE I watched Kino's video:
1.) Whitecaps.
2.) Blue Comet.
3.) University.
4.) Soprano's Home Movies.
5. )Made In America.
7.) Free Parking.
8.) College.
9.) Funhouse.
10.) Pine Barrens.
11.) The Test Dream,
(I tried to keep it to 10.)
Great list Kino! Richie is the darkest character & his murder was totally unexpected. Note: We usually see killings done in the penultimate episodes. I have to correct your choice of first pick man! We don't include our personal experiences like a birthday when writing criticism. You were doing great up until then brother.)
Nice list, From Where To Eternity is definitely an underrated gem. I love that whole paranormal side to the Sopranos with 3 o'clock and the psychic and Tony explaining that soldiers don't go to hell. My top three would probably be Pine Barrens, To Save Us All From Satan's Power (I love the winter shit) and The Happy Wanderer. Commendatori and House Arrest deserve honourable mentions.
From Where To Eternity is easily one of the most underrated episodes of the series, fantastic picks
I missed you! Loved The Wire recap 🙏🏾🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Tenesse Moltisanti will still be my favorite. So introspective and the scene with Chris and Paulie is just golden
My Favorite episode is Luxury Lounge. Just a very well put together episode from the plot, the many different story lines and how well they all fit into one Masterpiece episode. Plus the Spanish guitar roll credits by Francisco Tárrega's Recuerdos de Alhambra polished the entire episode off Perfectly ..
You should do a video on the best Roll Credit songs in Sopranos... Every ending of An episode had Great music kinda summing up what the episode was about !!!
Sixth-Season Episode 14, “Stage 5” “Evidently Chickentown”
Second-Season Episode 12, "Knight in White Satin Armor" "I Saved the World Today"
Just a few of my personal Favorite end credit songs...
Great list from the greatest TV show ever made. It's been a few years since I've watched The Sopranos and I think a re-watch of the entire series is in order.
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Pauly always made bust out in laughter 😂😂😂😂 one of the funniest characters ever lol
University has my vote for most underrated episode
Agreed!
Soprano Home Movies is probably my favorite but it's hard to pick just 1. and i'm glad you brought up cold cuts. imo that's the most underrated episode in the series
As for your favourite, did you notice how the camera pans across Tony's hands when Carm is praying for Chris to see the truth? The ultimate thing that will kill Chrissy. I couldn't believe it when I saw that recently!!
Excellent video Kino. Really appreciate the inclusion of Soprano Home Movies. I would definitely have thrown Funhouse, University and The Blue Comet in there though
Agreed. Feel free to check my list for proof. ;)
“He is Risen” is easily one of my favorites
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Omitting Pine Barrens is a missed opportunity. You’re on point with College and House Arrest.
I always enjoyed the part where Chrissy tells Paulie 3 o’clock and that the mobsters hell is an Irish bar where is st Patrick’s day every day
You know what the real challenge is going to be
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Top notch list Kino. Couldn't agree more. One observation: When Pussy answers Tony with "Nuthin", as to what's going on, it was quite possibly the most relaxing moment of the series.
I’ve updated my list too many times by this point. There’s just too many amazing episodes for a simple top 10, but for now, these are mine:
1. Made In America
2. Long Term Parking
3. Funhouse
4. Pine Barrens
5. Whitecaps
6. Amour Fou
7. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano
8. Soprano Home Movies
9. The Ride
10. Whoever Did This
Totally agree with you! But if I HAD TO pick a top 10, it'd look a lot like yours. Don't understand why Made In America doesn't get many mentions. It's perfection!
That final scene between Tony and Jun' is just... _DEVASTATING!_ And a reminder of how the show started.
I agree with 6/10 on the list 'Irregular around the margins' 'Whoever did this' 'Long term parking' and 'Chasing it' replace the other 4 listed, can you guess which?
I would love to see a video on Jackie Jr. His arc tells a lot about the kind of person tony is in how he handles that situation. Great video as usual, thanks Kino!
The Asian hit man also drives a green Honda del sol, as a true badass would
Amour Fou and Pine Barrens are episodes I see myself rewatching over and over and often back to back. They go so well together.
Gloria’s first appearance is in the episode “He is Risen” and she looks beautiful and enticing but there is such a contrast on Amour Fou. Her transformation comes off like a horror movie and she gives me the creeps. Her character gets so dark.
Yep. And the song when she & Tony end the series in the boat's bed is "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers, which has become a personal favorite of thousands of us because of that episode.
“For all debts public and private” and “Amour Fou” would be in my top 10
How about an analysis of what season 3 could have been if Nancy Marchand didn’t pass away
Oh, that's a great suggestion!
I'll always wonder what the final season of Peaky Blinders would've been like if Helen McCrory hadn't so sadly passed... Aunt Polly was such an integral part of that show.
@@Jimmy1982Playlists I think the plot lines that would have still happened are Christopher getting made, Tony's struggles with Ralphie, Melfi getting raped, The Russian, Tracee, Tony's Affair with Gloria, AJ getting expelled, Meadow's university life, and Jackie Junior fucking himself up, Junior's cancer fight, and a few others I left out. Those would have still happened while the center plot line would have been Tony trying to make up with his mother to prevent her from testifying against him.
Your favorite episode isn’t From Where to Eternity…it’s Pine Barrens my friend. Pine Barrens is everybody’s favorite episode. That’s never been disputed by anybody.
My favorite episode is when Pauly and Chrissy went to collect from that Russian special forces guy, get into a fight with him over being disrespectful to him over having cool stuff in his apartment, end up kidnapping him and taking him to the woods to kill and bury him, where he beats them up and flees and they end up stuck in the freezing snow eating ketchup packets after Pauli lost his shoe and his hair looked the worst I have ever seen. Hilarious writing! I always wondered if that Russian guy would make another appearance in a later episode.
surprised there was no pine barrens. But im happy someone else shares my favorite episode :)
My top 10
1- Long Term Parking
2- Whitecaps
3- Pine Parrens
4- Made in America
5- Members Only
6- From where to Enternity
7- Boca
8- Walk like a Man
9- Whoever did this
10- Blue Comet
Junior's whistling in the wheat fields? He's the bush man of the Kalihari?
@@schrisdellopoulos9244 Huh
Interesting list but I am surprised no Pine Barrens. The humor in that episode is classic. I like many of these will have to go through the series to make my list though can't do it off the top of my head. I like how you dissect this show. I've watched it all the way through twice and you still catch stuff I missed or glossed over.
The most amazing part to me is that you can be friends with people who haven’t seen the sopranos
Great list. I just found your channel so I am working my way through all of your videos. The one episode that I would have included is Marco Polo. To me, that is the most comforting episode of the series. Love the family dynamic at Hugh’s party.
Top 10 in no particular order: Pine Barrens, Funhouse, The Weight, College, The Test Dream, Stage 5, Members Only, Isabella, Commendatori, Where's Johnny?
I'd devour a video by you about the representation of /attitudes towards Asians in the show. I have an outline in my brain for the companion video about black people. I think about it all the time. i think the usage of non-italian stereotypes & characters helps create the idea of italian American identity by process of elimination(which, as I'm sure the writers intended to not to, is how Italians became "white" in this country)
Sacré-bleu! Where me mama?? 😂
Still kills me everytime
I love a lot of these and ones mentioned in the comments, but what about The Ride? Paulie seeing the virgin Mary is the biggest vibe check of the whole show, and I love the way the episode ends when he goes to visit Nucci
You are a brave man not having Pine Barrens or Long Term Parking in your top 10 list.
Loved that Cold Cuts and Remember When got some love. I come back to those ones over and over.
Definitely either Commendatori or Executive Game, Season 2 was definitely my favorite and I think Richie Aprile should've lived longer.
The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti is one of my favorites. Pine Barrens is a classic and Isabella is also a great penultimate episode for Season 1 with a lot of the drama coming to a head. Also Blue Comet is very underrated being the penultimateb episode of the series.
Its amazing how easy it is to look at a million other sites who have done this "Top Ten Saprono Episodes", reguritate it with a little spin, and get views. You have even lifted directly from the "review" dialogue I have seen from others!
My favorite episode is "Made in America." I love the ending as well.
The episode where paulie and chris get stuck in the show chasing the Russian is a good one too
My top 10
10. Pax Soprana
9. Join the Club
8. Unidentified Black Males
7. The Happy Wanderer
6. Long Term Parking
5. Cold Cuts
4. Stage 5
3. Funhouse
2. The Knight in White Satin Armor
1. Whitecaps
My top ten constantly changes. You discover something new with every re-watch. Overall great list... I would have added Blue Comet and lost the Gloria Trillo episode.
I like all these episodes, but about half of them are no where near my top 10. I do appreciate you including episodes that wouldn’t be in many people’s top 10’s. I also appreciate leaving out “Pine Barrens”. It’s a very good and unique installment, but the level of hype it gets from fans is a bit absurd.
Right now, my top 10 would be:
1. Funhouse
2. Long Term Parking
3. Join The Club
4. College
5. The Second Coming
6. University
7. I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano
8. Kennedy and Heidi
9. Whoever Did This
10. Sopranos Home Movies/Blue Comet/Unidentified Black Males
But this show just has so many good ass episodes. It’s always difficult to whittle it down, and my list is always changing.
Great choices! From Where to Eternity is absolutely Magnificent 💯
Another cracker Sir, I love your passion for this seminal TV 📺 series, thanks again young man. 👍
1. Test Dream
2. Fun House
3. Soprano Home Movies
4. Pine Barrens
5. University
6. Irregular around the margins
7. Remember when
8. Mr. Ruggerios Neighborhood
9. Amour Fou
10. Down Neck
The Asian hitman is unironically my favorite one-off character.
Even though it's a controversial episode, I gotta go with Employee of the Month as my top episode. I enjoyed the few episodes where Tony takes a backseat to other characters.
10. Watching too much television.
9. Whoever did this.
8. Christopher.
7. Mr & Mrs Sacrimoni request.
6. Marco Polo.
5. Kennedy and Heidi.
4. The weight.
3. Employee of the Month.
2. Whitecaps.
1. Pine Barrens.
I LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS KINO
5:10 it's like a natural canopy
Kino you LOVE Richie hahaha
When meadow asks him if hes in the mafia. He wouldnt be lying saying no without a thought
You should do one of these for The Wire. Just finished that show myself and it was fantastic
The ending to Cold Cuts is my most favorite scene in the Sopranos, hands down. Amazing
Nice take on the series
Remember When is the lowest form of Favorite Episode
Irregular Around The Margins is my fave. Great list!
7:08 despite being in the show for only 2-3 minutes this dude was one of the coldest character on the show. That look he gives Ralphie was insane
Wow love you and Preston! Thanks for watching
@@PureKino You need a whole separate video on why Pine Barrens isn't on this list, my dude haha
Great list. I love luxury lounge! The whole thing with Sir Ben Kingsley and Christopher is funny. Especially when he's staring him down on the plane. I'ma chef so I love the whole thing with Artie Bucco and Benny.
OMG... 😂🤦♂️ That look on Chris' face when he's staring at "Sir Kingsley" from between the seats kills me every time!
There's so many different contradictory emotions going on in that look lol
@@Jimmy1982Playlists lol so true!
they're the biggest donors that's why they got the top tier positions
I agree from where to eternity is my favorite episode as well.
7:37 He's not wrong. That and dinner conversation. "Oh this casserole is so good." "the bread is soft." Like oh lord please, just don't say anything if you have nothing interesting to say, hahah. Addicted to the sound of your own voice or allergic to comfortable silence.
No Pine Barrens, that is a gutsy call since most people think it might be the single greatest episode of television ever. For me it is between Pine Barrens and International Assassin from the Leftovers. Nothing else comes close. Good list as usual.
The fuckin guy who played the Medium should've won an Emmy, Kind spirit...... is your name Sonny?
Yeah, David Proval, amazing, coulda, shoulda been in every Scorsese picture since Mean Streets
What about Long term parking, blue comet, inregular around the margins, made in America, funhouse, whoever did this and universety