These episodes were WILD. | The Sopranos season 4 episodes 9 & 10

[@CristyReacts]

Sorry about the audio issues in this video, team! You might notice a lot of "hiss" during the clips from the show, due to a compression issue. I'll get it fixed for next time.

[@cjpreach]

CHRISTY - Please react to "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935). Starring Donald Colman. A beautiful movie about personal sacrifice and love.

[@katienaida6165]

Fun fact: During the scene where they are trying to dump Ralph's body off the cliff, Michael Imperioli (Christopher) confirmed that him and James Gandolfini (Tony) drank an entire bottle of Wild Turkey before the scene, and they were so drunk they had to have their ankles chained to a tree so they wouldn't fall off.

[@charleshowie2074]

I didn't realise Jimmy was such a lightweight. Is this true?

[@tidepride86]

Lol "The reverend Rodney King Jr" hahahahaha

[@LateCambrian]

LOL Tony in the war general outfit is hilarious.

[@ripley_hicks_newt_86]

All the details are so great: "I diddent", Ralph's phone message, the hair piece, Tony with the excavator.

[@andrewreisinger6860]

"She was a beautiful, innocent creature. What did she ever do to you?" Tony is subconsciously talking about Tracee (the stripper Ralph killed).

[@tulacagas]

Yes, Tony did not kill Ralph over the horse. It was over Tracee but because Tony loves meadow so much he saw in Tracee that innocence and probably guilt for not helping her. In this show Meadow is the only one Tony truly loves more than anything.

[@andrewreisinger6860]

@@consterus after he kills Ralph, he looks at Tracee's pic on the mirror in the Bing. He killed Ralph for killing Pie AND Tracee.

[@consterus]

@@andrewreisinger6860 You may be right, but it was the death of the horse that provoked the murder. This caused Tony to be indignant at how Ralph could roast a horse alive. Obviously, killing the horse (Pie) hurt Tony more than killing Tracy.

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

It was definitely both. HE was talking about Pie, but I think subconsciously he was talking about Tracee.

[@MrOmar..86]

@consterus the horse was the "straw that broke the camel's back", Tony had enough of Ralph he tolerated him for a while just because he was a good earner

[@iggypopped]

Two of the greatest episodes of the series. And they're back to back. Season 4 was on fire.

[@tidepride86]

Oof madon' what about Knight in White Satin Armor and Fun house? Pine Barrens and Amor Fou? Or Membaz Only and Join da Club? Or Sopranos Home Movies and Stage 5?

[@iggypopped]

@@tidepride86 I agree with all those! I said two of the greatest. Make a top 10 or 20 maybe. ;)

[@tidepride86]

@@iggypopped hahaha

[@positivelynegative9149]

45:20 No. It's just that, as Johnny pointed out, they "share" Councilman Zellman. He's arguing that any schemes that use Zellman entitles Johnny's family to share the profits. However, Tony's argument is that the two families share Zellman only for the "esplanade project" that is mentioned throughout the season.

[@bradsullivan2495]

"Alligator tears"

[@HonkHonkler]

For more than just one character.

[@uzul42]

I don't think Pauli has many friends outside of the family. He has no wife, no hobbies. All he has is the guys and their thing. I think he idolizes Tony and is honoured to have a picture of his boss, his general in his home.

[@Alex-xz4im]

Tony lighting up his cigar, the way he gets excited about the tractor starting by Chris, is such a badass look.

[@mastereppsreturns6586]

46:44 Love how Paulie turns his head away 😂😂

[@dormonid]

That intervention scene was hilarious

[@Jimbow-sz9kh]

Tony Soprano is my favorite fictional character... And even with that when you said "animals can sense good people" both of my eyebrows nearly shot off my forehead from raising them so high 😅

[@stpfpw]

“Were you there when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain?” This is a line from Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones, this episode gets lots of its themes from that song, Ralph of course being the devil that we sympathise with, father Intintola is literally asking him if he’s the devil in that scene.

[@sallybags9090]

Also when ralph meets the doctor. "Please allow me to introduce myself."

[@stpfpw]

@@sallybags9090 yeah thanks, I knew there were other lyrics in there from the song but couldn’t think

[@positivelynegative9149]

Yeah, the Ralphie episode was a roller-coaster. 🥺😲😠😳😃

[@Kleen6288]

YES, I’ve been waiting for these episodes, LET’S GO🙌

[@tidepride86]

48:15 Man. That line delivery and threat about Patsy being close by to make sure he stays in the program. Pretty cold

[@russellward4624]

29:56 thats The Little Rascles, AKA Our Gang. It was a tv show from the 1920s-40's about a group of poor kids that get into adventures.

[@tidepride86]

I love the parallel shot of Tony holding Ralph up against the wall to calm him down in the hospital and when Tonys trying to keel him later on. Same camera shot same everything but clothes and context lol

[@kimotanaka5054]

Whenever Chris get’s high; Tony calls in a demanding way. Such a Buzz-kill.

[@dave5670]

She must have crawled under there for warmth is the single greatest line I have ever heard 😂

[@CristyReacts]

Poor Cosette!

[@nealcomstock1958]

That college is gonna be more pissed then anybody else after that Jackie Jr. scholorship goes unpaid for.

[@tidepride86]

Most realistic fat guy out of shape fight scene ever. I remember Vince Gilligan saying he wanted all his fights in Breaking Bads to look like the Ralph Tony brawl lol. There's no bigger Sopranos fan than Vince Gilligan

[@tidepride86]

😂 Corado Soprano just fell..... Lol he didnt fall, yall knocked him down the steps Alison!

[@LaCheeserie]

“Nine, no, seven steps” brilliant writing from the greatest show

[@ScottyMania313]

This was the Cristy's React episode I've been waiting for since the introduction of Ralphie. Worth it!!! I'm excited for the next few episodes. Yay

[@Mcnutty924]

He's going to visit paulies' mother as his friend. That's why it means so much to him.

[@ConnbineHarvester]

I've worked as an extra on some tv shows. One day, myself and another guy had to carry a (fake) dead young deer tied to a stick by it's feet, hanging upside down, like is was food to be roasted on a fire for a feast. The props guy told me the deer was over 30 years old and had been in more tv shows and movies than any actor working on the show we were on. I wasn't too creeped out by it, I was actually glad having something light to carry for a scene that was shot almost 30 times. I'll tell you who was freaked out by my upside down dead deer, all the other live animals on the set, one look at that thing and they ran off. Similarly on the same show, we had dead fake horses all over the place after any battle scenes. The live horses were always really freaked out by them, they never got used to it as far as I could tell.

[@l3adl3oyl2ick]

Howdy from Texas.... been enjoying the Sopranos reactions.... found ya a week ago and all caught up

[@positivelynegative9149]

I've done the same thing on other channels. 😄

[@sallybags9090]

The theme of the ralph episode is "sympathy for the devil." The writers even used lines from the rolling stones song. "Allow me to introduce myself." Then, with the priest, "Were you there when Jesus christ had his moment of doubt and pain?" Its basically from the song, sympathy for the devil.

[@tbbpro2433]

45:24 Ron Zellman, the guy who Tony beat up because he was sleeping w his ex, is shared between The sopranos family and the lupertazzi family. Anything they do business wise must be split.

[@Tim-p9k]

Tony is a soldier and "its all part of the game yo"

[@rodgerwebb1]

I haven't seen a new Sopranos reaction in a while. I decided to sign up for your patreon. You said you were 3 to 5 episodes ahead. Unfortunately you are on the same episode. And there's no audio of the show it's for if you want to watch with the actual episode 😢

[@TeKDeLorean]

The "Strong silent type" That ep 10 is named after and the type of guy Tony is constantly telling everyone he admires is actually Furio, which is ironic since his wife is in love with him and he belittles Furio throughout these seasons. Svetlana meets that criteria as well

[@Tim-p9k]

Show was groundbreaking...came on every Sunday at 9pm and was all the talk the next day at the office...they used to have dead pool games to guess who would get wacked next

[@Shoota5269]

29:58 @CristyReacts He was watching the old school “Little Rascals” 👌🏾💯💯

[@starpartyguy5605]

The girl missing the leg is using a harness to hide her missing leg. In the long shot, a body double with a missing leg is used. Typically you don’t see her face in these scenes.

[@TT-wh4dd]

The actor playing Svetlana isn’t missing a leg and she actually wears a wig too, the scene in season three where you see her in full it’s a stand in (real deal=person w one leg). There are clips about it on KZbin etc..

[@gregsgoogle2947]

Btw... after the big fight when Tony burned his hand on the stove... that was real. James wasn’t acting. The stove was really on when he touched the burner. Amazing he stayed in character & just went with it.

[@bobododo2323]

16:20 you might need to blur that scene for a second. Just a heads up. BTW the actor who played Ralph wanted to go out in a "spectacular" way from the series. Do you think he got his wish? :)

[@bazil9394]

That "Napoleon" on the picture still has small hands lol

[@seanbutler306]

Welcome back I hope you’re feeling better

[@TheNeonRabbit]

No, Alla Kliouka, the actor who plays Svetlana isn't really an amputee. They got creative with the camera angles to hide it. On a few scenes where they couldn't get around it they used a one-legged body double.

[@izzonj]

I believe that the law says somebody can't be compelled to testify against their spouse. They can voluntarily do so. And if they threaten Adrianna with prison unless she testifies, it's the same pressure they were putting on her all the time and being matured doesn't change that

[@onepcwhiz6847]

NY wants part of whatever NJ does with Zelman.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Isn't it obvious? She takes A.J. to ensure nothing happens between her and Furio. 😄

[@darth856]

That and if someone sees her going over there, it will look innocent because she has her son with her.

[@Buzza235]

Yeah how would it look if someone spotted that. Furio would've gone.

[@bobododo2323]

Plausible Deniability :)

[@Dnlwsr90]

I’m afraid we’re watching this show wash away your morals before our eyes 😂

[@stephencoury9411]

Very good insight. Thank you for sharing. I like what you are doing here. I live and work in a big city, at a big institution. But nobody around here talks about nothin'.

[@jaxon5058]

Where’d you get that framed Sopranos picture on your wall?

[@CristyReacts]

One of my lovely subscribers sent it as a present!

[@Tim-p9k]

They came out w a book and a podcast a few years ago called Talking Sopranos..

[@BostonBruinsFan30]

The ending of episode 9 when Tony wakes up at the strip club and he’s looking for Christopher, I feel like Christopher left because he was afraid to get killed by Tony because Christopher was the only other person to know about the Ralph situation, so he bailed lol

[@thomaspasqualone9379]

When are we getting back to it? I'm jonesin for some Gabagool.

[@CristyReacts]

Good news! Just posted a new one!

[@thomaspasqualone9379]

@@CristyReacts It is now 8:36 here in gilbert ,Arizona. So it looks like I'm having ravioli and the sopranos for breakfast. Thank you!!! You're beautiful!

[@onepcwhiz6847]

Some people squeeze the grapes for wine with their bare feet.

[@onepcwhiz6847]

Now why would she bring AJ? What would happen if she didn’t?

[@jakefavre]

34:34 Cristy's patreon subscribers when they saw her ring

[@HonkHonkler]

At first I thought Ralphie killed the horse too, but recently I've had my mind changed and I think it's actually Paulie who did it. Here me out. Pay attention to what Paulie does in the next episode and I think he did he because he knew it would trigger Tony and make him think Ralphie did it.

[@meganega123]

Paulie is not that clever 😂

[@HonkHonkler]

@@meganega123 I mean I don't know. I know he's not Tony level of planning and manipulation, but to paint him as borderline idiot is wrong. He's got some scheming in him, we've seen it. Doesn't pan out, but still there.

[@MisterT50000]

Best of luck to Colombia in The Copa America final tonight.

[@tidepride86]

Lol we do have too much time to think about ourselves here in the West. Enough time for me to leave all these damn comments too 🤣

[@gregsgoogle2947]

“We’re you there when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt & pain?” .... from Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones). Father Phil knows Ralphie is the Devil is what that insinuates. Pic of Tracee at the very end was to show she was ultimately why Tony killed Ralphie. It wasn’t really the horse. Btw... Chris left the Bing before Tony because he was scared Tony will kill him for knowing how Ralph died.

[@normie2716]

It's not Father Phil insinuating that Ralph is the Devil. There are several instances of _Sympathy for the Devil_ lyrics in the episode. Ralph says to his son's doctor "Please allow me to introduce myself", "Pleased to meet you" to Father Phil, etc. It's just the writers incorporating the lyrics into the episode as a nod to Ralph being a demonic or devilish presence on the show and that we may or may not be feeling sorry for him here.

[@gregsgoogle2947]

@@normie2716 A priest quoting Stones lyrics as if he was quoting from the Bible is symbolically linking Ralph as the Devil. Otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense for a priest to be so wildly inaccurate by quoting rock lyrics for spiritual advice. Ralph never caught on he wasn’t quoting from the Bible. Only we the audience caught it because that’s who the line & symbolic meaning was for. The writers even altered the lyrics from a statement (“I was there when Jesus Christ...”) to a question (“Where you there when Jesus Christ...???”). Hence he’s symbolically asking Ralph if he’s the Devil. And because the entire episode Ralph was pulling hard on our heart strings for our sympathy, we were tempted to have or maybe had sympathy for the Devil... which is exactly what the song describes as our primal fault... feeling sympathy for the Devil that ultimately just wants to kill you.

[@the16shirtbenyo97]

I love watching the Sopranos with you. 😀

[@javier.liberman]

Estás idéntica a Carrie Ann Moss en la película Memento.

[@LoveBandit1000]

She brings AJ with her so she doesn't end up getting the Italian summer sausage from Furio....

[@wrldchamps04]

"Were you there when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain"? .....Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

[@thequietrevolution3404]

"The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive." ~ Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

[@ChristophersRants]

Ralphie is the devil Tony kills the devil.

[@Savage16854]

Yes!!!, Soprano 😊

[@tidepride86]

Lol and yes you're right Uncle Jun is the best character

[@Shawn-rq4py]

I don’t feel bad for Ralph because of the way he murdered Tracy & left her outside & laughed about it. She was someone’s daughter. Plus what he did to pie-o my. I feel for the boys brother & mother but not Ralph. He a psycho

[@Johaufs]

I still think it was Paulie and not Ralph

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

I never considered that!!!! He was mad at Ralphie, and equally mad at Tony for not letting him retaliate. That would be the best way to get at both of them and Paulie would definitely know how to make something like that look like an accident… I never thought Ralphie did it but I’m surprised I never considered that angle, but than again it could’ve just been an accident.

[@CristyReacts]

That would make him hanging that painting in his house extra messed up!

[@dextercool]

Ralfy did it to pay for the hospital stuff plus Tony admitted he's with his ex so I think he was like 'f#& him". Tony was hypocritical with that ex stuff since, when his ex the Russian was dated by his acquaintance, he beat him with a belt. Tony is starting to lose all his principles.

[@tidepride86]

Oof madon'. Animals ova people? Remind me to neva get on ya bad side lol

[@jonesdooblin8079]

It's not supposed to be funny, it's payback.

[@seanbumstead1250]

My favorite character is Bobby baccala

[@CristyReacts]

He's great!

[@KalElvis]

Hey Cristy! You are adorable.

[@rn5538]

53:47 Wait, you're not a murderer?

[@NotQuiteFirst]

There's a crazy amount of background noise in this whenever it plays a clip from the show, don't know what's going on with the audio

[@CristyReacts]

Yep, some compression and noise issues. Sorry about that, we'll fix it for next time

[@NotQuiteFirst]

@@CristyReacts Cool. Also, Svetlana's actress is not missing a leg. I always assumed they found a one-legged actress, but it's all clever filming. For their couch scene, they had cut a cavity in the couch where her real leg is hidden. Svetlana is #1 babe in The Sopranos, no contest.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I do ice in my milk.

[@mistrzjuliusz9372]

yeah, finally

[@tidepride86]

Well hey stranger!

[@TerracottaPie1987]

But I did-dent

[@tidepride86]

45:00 Dude, this is the best show lol 😜

[@MrOmar..86]

@17:25 the goat symbolizes the devil Ralph is also depicted as Satan in the show

[@vgcq02]

Argentina Champions!!!!!!

[@gilbertallard306]

Ice in wine? That’s not acceptable. I’m a little disappointed in you.

[@Cbricklyne]

You Winos have weird rules.

[@drb6771]

💖💖👏👏👋👋🙌🙌

[@enterthebruce91]

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[@Jerry1811]

1.Sopranos is the best show ever made ;) 2. True Detective Season 1 3 Vikings 4 Breaking Bad/ Better call Saul

[@joelcastillo5151]

Love your reactions Cristy, but you really have to say "ay noooo" so many times?

[@CristyReacts]

Yes. Yes, I do

[@joelcastillo5151]

@@CristyReacts 🙄

[@joaquinbaume1291]

i didnn ttttt

[@CristyReacts]

I DIDDENTTT

[@OnlineFanBoy]

You should watch the Harry Potter movies, they’re really good.

[@dggydddy59]

The actress that plays Svetlana, Alla Kliouka from Belarus, does indeed have both her legs.

[@LaCheeserie]

Good trivia