I was debating some CHUD weirdo and he mentioned he was Italian American and went on to call him a greaseball guido who should back in the kitchen and help his noona make-ah the meatballs. I guess I hit a nerve.
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Started watching “The Sopranos” with my wife. Midway through season 2, she loses interest saying it’s all “Were gonna getta dose guys, but what if dose guys are gonna get us??” And she’s not entirely wrong.
I never watched Sopranos when it came out. Figured I'd give it a shot the last time or two I was looking for a new weekend binge. I got two episodes in and just shut it off. Your wife is not wrong, comrade.
It has its moments but I think a lot of people over emphasize the comedy, which was only about 30% and only half of it intentional
I mean I can sit there and laugh endlessly at a bunch of washed up guido organ grinders waxing poetic about noodles and sauce but it’s not everyone’s cup of joe.
I think you mean macaroni and gravy.
Different strokes for different folks, but S1 has significantly different vibe to the other seasons and even within the season as they find their footing with what they want the show to be
i was young when it came out and it didn't hold my interest at all. i watched it again, binged, during early covid lock downs when i was like officially middle aged and more interested in the portrayal of the institutions and subtle digs at This Thing, how its traumas move through generations. i was very into it that time.
Sopranos is a curious show and I think it was successful because it has two kinds of fans: people who are watching it because it shits all over its characters and displays their cowardice, complicity, and corruption openly while letting them blather on endlessly about how they value family, honor, and community when they're all just a bunch of lazy fuckups with no compunction who would turn on their best friends to get ahead and have zero self-awareness. truly the slime of humanity, cannibalizing their families and communities to squeeze a buck from working people. Tony ascends because he slightly examines himself after his panic attacks and uses what he learns to manipulate others more effectively. it is fucking darkly hilarious, but ultimately very grim TV under that lens. definitely not for everyone, but if you're in the mood it's good, uncommon TV.
then there are fans who think Tony and This Thing are super cool... even aspirational, if only they would be a little better at what they do, they could come out on top and the crapo di crapo of all NY/NJ. they like "the hits and tits", they like the revenge and retribution (constant) and watch it on those terms. i would find it unwatchable, but you see those people in the comments on youtube clips getting upset when someone puts forth a theory that Phil Leotardo is deeply closeted or defends AJ as being one of the less immoral, more sensitive characters, given his upbringing.
the man literally comes out of the closet to kill what's his name
for real. also, at the wake when that one dude is watching body builders flex (for whatever insane reason), Phil gets pissed.
a short, hilarious bit
if you find one of the youtube videos of phil, --maybe even the one where he emerges from the closet to sexually torture and kill his own son-in-law for being gay--you might find one of the arguments where some absolute simpleton is like "Phil Leotardo isn't gay! He's a traditional family man!"
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
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A premium gabagool?
That and Tony yelling at his therapist "why are you asking all these questions!!!"
Probably good to stop in season 2 because partway through season 3 there's a
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graphicremoved shown on camera for an extended period of time and then it is handled horribly by every character and it just really felt like the writers didn't know what the hell they were writing about.