The Sopranos - Billy Budd

Carmela struggles with the homosexual themes of "Billy Budd"
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[@BullToTheShit]

"I'm not gay", "You're not?" Lol!

[@nuckymancini7013]

Tony got @good read on people

[@boksaboki]

funny scene, i really liked that character, wish they did more with him

[@nuckymancini7013]

@@boksaboki he was our lil princess

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

I like the way he glanced over at Meadow, the guy's roommate, when he says this.

[@thebaddog4104]

Yeah well Vitos bottom was impacted

[@AndrewBradshaw3]

How funny is it that the part where Tony mistakes the guy for being gay isn’t even the most awkward part in this scene. Brilliant acting from Carmela.

[@JMarieCAlove]

But he looks at Meadow, like, you told me he was gay. I don’t remember if she did tell him that because he didn’t want her to have male roommates, who are straight. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@NotableSavage]

@@JMarieCAlove He looks at meadow because one she’s living with a male. Two he knows he’s stepped in it andMeadow is going to be pissed about the remark. All that goes away though as Carmella takes the prize for champion homophobe lol.

[@kimborampage]

He didn’t mistake anything. The look at meadow showed that meadow told tony he was gay.

[@SiccDeville]

most awkward part? the most hilarious part.. and he knew Fielder was going to get him for that comment. lol

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

@@NotableSavageno I take that prize

[@TheJosephy0021]

Tony should’ve called Vito, he would know the answer.

[@blahblahmeowchow6383]

Did Billy Budd serve on the Good Ship Lollipop?

[@DJL0455]

Good one!

[@XxOmegaslayerxX]

Vasilijan Nikolovski he was greasing the Union

[@IamtheDesperado]

@Vasilijan Nikolovski he was at the pharmacy refilling his blood pressure medication.

[@OGWonkavisionHD]

Well he was an expert in why the one guy that hung himself. Maybe he had been a closet homosexual but in this case he would have to side with the college students.

[@thomasspengler9044]

AJ's demeanor in this scene is really telling. He shows no enthusiasm over college when earlier in the show he gleefully said he wanted to go to harvard or west point but tony shot it down. Then here he is proud to have earned a C on his paper when he was never a good student, and Carmela immediately insults the grade, and AJ's look of pride drops. C is an average grade and AJ is a below average student. Belittling his achievements, no matter how small, completely shatters his self confidence.

[@TrempBoy2]

Carmela knew he never had the makings of a varsity anything

[@chosen2794]

What are you talking about he is a dumbass and has no interest in anything don’t blame the parents for being annoyed and ashamed of a looser soon like that

[@Onmysheet]

He was brought up pampered up with this cushioned life and spoiled. He was programmed not to do an earnest living. In the first 2 seasons AJ doesn't seem that bad, but once season 3 begins the problems start to take effect.

[@niyo377]

@@chosen2794 AJ is the worst kinda son you can have a complete fucking moron . Wow he got a c , at least get a fucking B-

[@Kayer713]

@Jaegar19Ultima What a dumbass and ill-informed comment. Plenty of poor students work hard and earn academic scholarships proving that poor doesn't make you less smart. The only link between being poor and intelligence would be access to proper nutrition during growing years and good schools (which encourage critical thinking and other necessary skills). But as I said that can and has been negated by scholarship programs and other ways to access healthy food. Nature only gives a predisposition but nurture and environment can provide the rest.

[@senorlares2481]

I love when A.J. says "Really?!" and Tony replies...."I thought you read it"

[@fatimalaouadi5820]

Same! 😊 That line shows Tony 's sharpness!👍

[@nectarinedreams7208]

The "Really?!" was pretty forced. AJ wouldn't react like that

[@harlowsafford5959]

@@nectarinedreams7208 not really, from the sounds of AJ actually tried to read the book so when the girl says the thing about the nude statue he reacts with genuine surprise because he must have missed it.

[@caribou617]

@@harlowsafford5959 Carmella read the book is the implication.

[@harlowsafford5959]

@@caribou617 you mean Carmela wrote the report? We know she read the book based on what she's already saying in this scene.

[@Kayer713]

I love how Tony the macho old school mob boss managed to go along better with the conversation about homosexual books than Carmela. Her arguing was making it more awkward😂😂😂

[@nm233306]

Bc carmella was a self perceived more devout catholic, Tony practiced it for traditional purposes but didn’t really buy any of it. He’s indifferent which eventually is why he’s the only one who doesn’t mind Vito being gay or see the big deal other than old school mob rules.

[@coffeecrimegal5968]

Carmella was only in a mood because of Furio..

[@aepr84]

@@nm233306 T didn''t care about Vito being gay because he was a great earner, any other guy would be dead no hesitation whatsoever

[@aepr84]

@August Mi i think u misunderstood my comment completely, read it again and think about it

[@anthonyiuculano6002]

@@aepr84 the truth lies in the middle. Vito was his best earner, and that was mostly why Tony didn't want to have him whacked, but Tony wasn't a raging homophobe either, at least compared to the likes of Paulie or Carlo...

[@youreadisgracepod]

“I thought you read it”. The subtle comedy of this otherwise pretty tense scene is very well done

[@maddogsstar]

I came here to rewatch that part. It cracked me up.

[@Jerid58]

Poooor AJ. 😂

[@CripplingDuality]

Love that Tony gets more animated by this revelation than the whole gay discussion lol

[@haleyes98]

“I’ll go to Rutgers, I guess…” This line had me howling. Those exact words came out of every classmate of mine back in my NJ high school who had no idea what they wanted to do after high school. So good.

[@TDTam11]

9/10ths probably went nowhere after H.S.

[@steverogers7601]

I mean, for many, Rutgers isn’t a bad choice.

[@brennans2286]

Same. I’m the one guy who didn’t go Rutgers lol.

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

Rutgers was a great school for a low price before it was ruined by affirmative action like most colleges

[@brennans2286]

@@mattmaccaronio5990 you’re a complete fucking idiot. Jersey is one of the most most diverse states on the nation. Should we just have higher Ed for white people? Go fuck your racist ass. Even worse you’re literally just saying that to be a dumbass tool. Why is affirmative action bad? How did it ruin Rutgers? Did you even go to Rutgers?

[@JanesInChains1990]

one of my favorite scenes of season 4. when AJ proudly says he got a C and Carmella freaks out which instantly evaporates AJ's smile is pitch perfect.

[@aztiff]

What is disturbing is for all her feigned concern she didnt even know he had gotten a C

[@umbradumont5077]

I always interpreted that as them putting AJ down in a way. He was super proud of his C and Carmella instantly pokes a hole in that balloon, even though it was better than he normally did in school. I know a lot of people hate AJ but I always figured a lot of scenes make it clear that he's a knucklehead because Carmella and Tony aren't very supportive of him.

[@JohnDoe-xf8ew]

@@umbradumont5077 The one time he was planning on doing something pretty noble (joining the military because he was passionate about the issues in the Middle East) he was immediately talked out of it and given a mafia adjacent job.

[@christopherng5085]

Well obviously Carmela was helping him or probably did the whole paper for him and got shocked to find out she got a C. It’s all her her her. Carmelas definition of working hard is to watch the movie.

[@mkultra2456]

@@umbradumont5077 You don't interpret very well. Carmella was under the impression he worked really hard on it and was surprised he only got a C. She wasn't mad at him or trying to diss him.

[@theeohh]

Someone pointed out that Carmela was “helping” AJ out with that paper, which adds even more context to why she was so upset about not understanding Billy Budd. Not only did she get denied by Furio, she also got hoed by proxy thru AJ’s teacher an now Meadow and her elite friends. All Carm cares about is status and appearances, without that and the little hope that Furio gave her for something deeper all she can do is lash out and be petty.

[@chavzone]

Nice analysis!

[@redacted2243]

Good call

[@sararico3170]

How did furio deny her? He did want her too. Tony just would’ve killed him

[@Baldigus1978]

100% my mom right there. She was just as ignorant and petty as Carmela in this scene.

[@westcoastkidd17]

yup and her body language and facial expressions when she first arrives inside Meadows apart is of disgust and condescension.

[@chrislaverick6413]

Social skills are a real thing, and Tony had great social skills, he literally can fit in anywhere and go along with the conversation, carmella however, with very little redeeming qualities was out of her league at this table

[@Morbutt]

Carmella? Very little redeeming qualities? I don't think so...

[@gabagoolenjoyer]

Ya tony was a real angel.

[@chrislaverick6413]

@@Morbutt ?? Care to add then?

[@chrislaverick6413]

@@gabagoolenjoyer Who said he was an angel? Most psychopaths or sociopaths are extremely charming and use it as a form of manipulation

[@gabagoolenjoyer]

The way you worded it makes it sound like you're trying to say that just because Tony could fit in at the table, he somehow has more redeeming qualities than carm? Cmon now. Carmella, for all her faults, is still a much better person than Tony, as low of a bar as that may be. Making wise cracks at the dinner table doesn't make Tony any less of a monster.

[@DonCorleone87]

"thought you read it"

[@vka337]

" I don't know....."

[@ClassicKrusty]

Love that exchange 😂

[@fascinatinglist9654]

Vijay Kumar no more with the i dont know

[@larl123]

"No offense." "Oh I'm not gay." "You're not?" "No.. >:l" *Tony avoids eye-contact awkwardly* I LAUGHED SO HARD.

[@damomand]

KarlSalameh nah he was pissed at his daughter for living with a straight guy. Wasn’t awkward at all. He was pissed at Meadow

[@SirPeter6464]

When you are discussing something negative or dubious just turn to someone and say "no offence." Actually an old joke and done many times before this.

[@xChemistryFTWx]

Lol he looks at Meadow like 'is he seriously not gay?'

[@jchis9852]

Her looks at Meadow like, "Why'd you tell me he was gay?"

[@antonboludo8886]

@@damomand "Three's company", Sopranos style ;-)

[@fascinatinglist9654]

Carmela's mood swings could sink the titanic

[@Onmysheet]

When she's up she expects everyone else is to be, but when she's down she makes sure everyone else is down with her.

[@carllange4297]

She mad cuz she missed out on Furio's D

[@iron6672]

But she's right. Everything she said was correct.

[@OrdinaryInspiration]

Don't worry, I heard they're sinking a crate of Viagra to try and raise it.

[@antonboludo8886]

@@OrdinaryInspiration That crate was stolen by a band of thieves. The police are now looking for a gang of hardened criminals.

[@anthonyiuculano6002]

I love how Tony, with people very much unlike himself, knows how to charm. Yeah, I get it... he's a charming sociopath, but it's still fascinating nonetheless

[@kingsavage3458]

I agree he’s had interactions with all types of people throughout and show and knows how to talk to them

[@chrislaverick6413]

He has great social skills, can make conversation anywhere with anyone

[@darrynmurphy2038]

He had far better social skills than Carmella

[@rman52]

He was a psychopath not sociopath. A sociopath would likely not be able to be charming like Tony.

[@moonie1825]

@@rman52 Sociopaths are usually the charmers, psychopaths lack emotion/ emotional understanding

[@ccfctommy]

Love the fact that Tony makes the florest joke, everyone laughs apart from AJ as he don't get it

[@shinchin4205]

He looks so confused hahahah

[@thebaddog4104]

AJ didn't have the makings of a varsity genius

[@Onmysheet]

AJ's face at the end. He looks completely out of touch with everybody on that table.

[@charlieparkeris]

@Boco Corwin His name is Billy Budd, as in flower bud.

[@elgrigorio1]

AJ is not bright, at all

[@markmiller6402]

So much tension around that table, this was beautifully written

[@isabelbeckerman9226]

Yes, but I've noticed how happy Meadow appears to be. She displayed moments of hostile and belligerent attitudes with Tony and Carmella in the past, but it's refreshing to see her in a sociable mood with everyone. Maybe it's because she's in love with Finn that brings out the positivity in her.

[@SHINOBIMMA]

When Tony is more progressive than you, there’s a real problem there.

[@markray6113]

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle she’s not tho

[@markray6113]

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle how

[@tsarnicholasii274]

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle no, she isn’t

[@monkeymanchronicles]

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle are you stunad?

[@cheeseboi588]

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle Listen, man, I get that you're homophobic, but just because you think she's right doesn't mean she's right. And this is coming from a Christian guy. God doesn't hate gays. He's the one that made them. Gay people are a creation of God himself. Why would you hate a creation of God? This is assuming the reason you're homophobic is because you're religious. If you just hate gay people, well, I can't really help you with that.

[@yoloswaggins1579]

They did a good job of capturing the awkward conversations that happens when you have strangers at family dinner.

[@hutch1197]

This was more about how miserable Carmela was because the man she was lusting after cut off all communication with her. She was taking her unhappiness out on everyone.

[@matthewriley7826]

And how extremely awkward it is when someone argues a losing point to the death, even when everyone else disagrees.

[@lincolnlane9235]

Every conversation with a self righteous, “shut-up-I’m-older-so-I-know-more-than-you” Mother ever.

[@borntoplay4748]

So damn true😂

[@IAmPez]

@@borntoplay4748 Trouble is, Meadow is also just as self-righteous with her "shut up, I go to school so I know more of the world than you" too. Both are unbearable.

[@Nostalgia_Addict]

@@IAmPez Jackie should've slapped some sense into her. After he gave her his name, of course.

[@lincolnlane9235]

Spoken like someone with a mother who would rather fall ass-first from the lethal height of Everest onto a bed of adult cacti below than admit she’s wrong, and has nowhere near the life experience it would take to justify her dismissive arrogance.

[@chavzone]

@@IAmPez isn't that the point of school? like, to know more?

[@markspinozzi2882]

Another comic relief genius of Sopranos, Tony accused all the wrong people being gay. He thought this kid was gay, the guy who came to check the house for the bear. But he couldn't point out the gays in his own crew!! Lol!! Genius writing!! In everyday life you works with people with that. I remember working with a couple of guys who thought almost everyone else was gay!!

[@reds005]

And Mr Wegler!

[@Pei_Bo]

Gary Cooper

[@jammin2575]

@@Pei_Bowhatever happened there?

[@Pei_Bo]

@@jammin2575 the shooting

[@TheMahonster]

I love how after Tony makes me the mistake of thinking that kid is gay, he immediately can feel Meadow's stare burning through him

[@davidschlaefer8078]

No, she had told him her roommate was gay earlier, so that they wouldn’t object to her living with a male (straight). Tony just caught her out.

[@refikalpertuncer8512]

"Yeah,No Offense" "Im not Gay" Love that Tony and the kid keep their cool like it is a normal conversation.

[@nuckymancini7013]

Tony was lucky he didnt punch his lights out

[@RiggidyDiggidyRaw]

Cody Ables That's exactly the kinda thing he's hoping to avoid

[@scottyclayton5604]

@@nuckymancini7013 Why would Tony punch him? Tony was never overtly homophobic.

[@mimir4965]

@@scottyclayton5604 he was referring to that low testosterone hasidic homeboy

[@scottyclayton5604]

@@mimir4965 Oh, I see, it was early when I read that.

[@xxxfirehuunterxxx]

Love how tony picks up on ajs bs during the discussion haha

[@Onmysheet]

How did he even get a C?

[@edwardfetner2513]

@@Onmysheet carmela wrote that entire paper for him i think there's a scene showing it

[@maybachrob9475]

And this what she’s doing while jimmy is out fighting in the war

[@gordongekko9742]

@@edwardfetner2513 so Carmela is the one who got C than 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jammin2575]

@@gordongekko9742oh never thought of that 😮 she’s up in arms cause she missed the point of the book and didn’t get AJ the grade she thought she would. Watching it 1st time I thought she had read the book in her younger years and had a crush on the character, totally denies the homosexual tones of the book.

[@joserivera1301]

“WELL MAYBE HES GAY EVER THOUGHT OF THAT”😂😂 she got so mad

[@nman06]

Meadows face when Tony says "You're not" is classic

[@bmillerdrums]

Usually gets D's and F's... Yeah thats enough to get into Rutgers

[@MySalsaSalsa]

yup,Jackie Jr. Got in there 😂

[@nuckymancini7013]

Jackie jr RIP wanted to be Hugo Boss

[@Onmysheet]

What a way to embarrass your kid in front of his sister's friends.

[@pathutchison9866]

You kidding? That’s Rutgers SCHOLARSHIP material. They let you in General Admission if you’re able to find the campus.

[@buildinit6523]

YOU PAY $120,000 FOR AN EDUCATION YOU CAN GET BY BEING POOR. IS SOCIAL CLASS NOT EDUCATION ANYMORE. IS A JOKE

[@IamJacksColon4]

tony even though he's a thug is a lot smarter than carmela

[@knowledge1366]

carmella is a dumb blonde.. who i hated the whole show, lol

[@joneri85]

He once said to Johnny Sack on the phone that he had a IQ of 136

[@JT-gi8rx]

You have to be pretty smart to be a career criminal. To break the law for decades and never get caught requires a decent level of intelligence.

[@dominickjustave3558]

Tony is very smart

[@hellowang74]

@Dan Chapowski I mean, yeah they made mistakes, but to be a mafia boss you gotta have some level of intellect. Probably more so than the average human.

[@littlea5111]

The little 4 second scenes on this show with the acting to go with it makes this show something that will never happen again , for when tony says no offense to when meadow is staring at him .. genius writing and amazing acting and great directing

[@cambuurleeuwarden]

2:37 tony clearly being very impressed by AJ

[@liamwatson6789]

As per usual lol

[@faisalkamal4319]

A proud father moment

[@gearoftones8585]

This is one of the funniest scenes they did. So many angles and differnt tensions. Superb acting to boot

[@redomega24]

The most underrated scene in all of the Sopranos. I come across it once in a while and laugh my ass off everytime.

[@str-jd3yo]

When Furio left, he took half of Carmella with him because surely she wasn't her whole self that day

[@thebaddog4104]

Stupida faaking gay book

[@orduni90]

Oh so was that why she was moody?

[@alastairmurray5225]

Buford Montgomery jaysus ! Who butt hurt you when you were a kid ?

[@ebenezergatsby5848]

His mom.

[@matthewmartinez140]

Youre rite..i never thoght of that

[@heeheehawhawheehee]

Colin was the strong, silent type

[@floridaman329]

Been sitting most our lives because this Gangsta's Paralyzed

[@T11639]

He was gay, Gary Cooper?

[@faisalkamal4319]

He was gay billy bud

[@caribou617]

So many incredible beats to this scene but AJ's incredulous 'really?' followed by Tony's angry 'I thought you read it?' Is the stand out for me.

[@misterdragonborn]

The girl who plays Alex is Angela Darmody in Boardwalk Empire!

[@1kamphof]

you read my mind...... and saved my brain 10 minutes of annoyance thx

[@MySalsaSalsa]

oooh shit . Good eye

[@GlennShook]

Holy crap I didn't catch that. Lot diff younger and long hair and diff color hair. Man I hated her on BE. I was more into Jimmy and I'm straight lmao.

[@Quiter19]

Well done!! shreDs girl at the bing hence why tony and her were a bit weird

[@magicargo1232]

Shes going to be in the irishman as well

[@jasonlefler3456]

“Thought you read it.” Excellent.

[@DanielJamesEgan]

Holy shit Carmella makes Tony look like a cultured professor in this.

[@justinmacdonald321]

Love how proud A.J. is when he tells Meadow he got a C on his Billy Budd paper but you see that smile evaporate when Carmela starts berating him as to why he only got a C

[@elgato6648]

Contrary to popular belief, it was Carm who never had the makings of a varsity athlete... You can see how trapped Carmella was and she knew it too. She was jealous of everyone including her own daughter. Every time she tries to make a little something for herself she’s reminded that Tony controls everything. She felt genuine love for Furio, as opposed to the deeply ingrained resentment for Tony- I feel so bad for her. But like Artie’s wife (I can’t remember her name) said “We both made our choices. I made my choice, I’m happy with my life” EVERYTHING about this show is amazing! The writing, the character development! I just cannot cope 😍

[@mdavis1992]

"Billy Budd's the ship's florist right?" haahha classic tony line

[@ThePsychic24]

explain it?

[@pooooooooooooooooo32]

le k lol u dumb

[@thegreenbastard5171]

@@ThePsychic24 I don't get it also!

[@GuerreroDelInfo]

Maybe some ships do have florists

[@ackermanclan1613]

@@ThePsychic24 I always thought florist was considered a feminine job as were flowers so a gay guy would sterotypically be feminine.

[@339gabriel]

This shit was way ahead of it’s time

[@antonboludo8886]

How so?

[@freddybeer]

@@antonboludo8886 - The gay stuff is basically EVERYWHERE now, I think was his point.

[@antonboludo8886]

@@freddybeer Tony Soprano is not the Landlord of Three's Company, though. 🤣.

[@freddybeer]

@@antonboludo8886 - Lol!!!

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@freddybeer People are more intelligent and aware nowadays, that's all. And it makes ignorant people feel left out.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

It’s clear from this scene that Carmella’s memory of the book stem from her adolescent or innocent years, so she has a fond regard for the book. Ironic that she should use the term ‘picked on by an evil boss,’ at a time when she was emotionally drawn to Furio.

[@elemento188]

GREAT hilarious scene. -Im not gay -You're not? *he stares Meadow* LOL

[@patton303]

Tony was the old school New Jersey dad and reminds me so much of my own NJ dad. Not the criminal part, but his demeanor. He was always the smartest guy in the room but never let on. He just let the conversation roll and had the perfect line afterwards. I miss him a lot.

[@markthompson8246]

Carmela immediately sees a dollar sign when she finds out the girl is a Spanish Princess. XD

[@Jeffari1]

"Being picked on by an evil boss" *cuts to Tony* wtf! Hahahaha

[@dariog36th]

That's the season Vito gets killed for being gay. Foreshadowing.

[@acidbebop3593]

You never picked up on the sexual tension between Tony and Big pussy?????

[@thomasbrown938]

@@dariog36th nah, man she's talking about Furio.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Sexual tension between tony and Georgie

[@pardharam3167]

2:49 AJ is still processing that joke and this too 1:54 😂

[@PunkFuckUp]

not even tony could save that last outburst from carmella with a joke

[@coltmcdougall1196]

Love how Carm is arguing like Paulie having arguments about germs lol. So needlessly aggressive

[@winky8201]

Meadow’s reaction to tony thinking that dude is gay is hilarious 😂

[@Tester112]

Amen. My mom is 50% Italian, and she's the same exact way with my dad.

[@bricksanchez9016]

such a funny scene and a prime example of The Sopranos being ahead of their time

[@ejp43]

"My wife's an Italian princess too for that matter". ROFL !

[@DJ-wp2lk]

Carmela always had an inferiority complex, because deep down she knows that even though her and Tony have a nice house, expensive cars, designer clothes, jewelry, neither of them has education or culture, and it always made her feel bad when she was with people who knew more than her.

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

You don’t learn anything but garbage at a liberal arts college culture my fuckin ass

[@JSWang-ii8kd]

Oh man, the performance of Meadow's friend who denied he is gay is amazing: that serious look he gave Tony, and hand gesture to emphasize his point. Tony's reply to his denial is even better, LOL. So fun to watch this part!

[@joeroberts2156]

Pretty impressive when Tony seems more cultured than Carmella!😂

[@KingKuba1313]

I wouldn't call that cultured. You probably think society is cultured now...

[@coltmcdougall1196]

@@KingKuba1313think the fella meant that his comprehension of media is ahead of Carmella. Like how you miss the fact that this scene isn’t trying to say carm is right, and that her ranting is in fact very uncomfortable

[@levels4593]

Meadow asks a bottle of wine and Tony brought a box of probably stolen Evian which was preferred by Valentina when they meet. Damn, Tony is really something.

[@Pelham_123]

There’s so many things happening here. God, the writing on this show was wild.

[@likaner1]

Props to Fin for making conversation with the awkward sibling

[@noone12748]

He was a good guy that one

[@aztiff]

And now Carmela shows us just how insufferable she can be

[@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253]

Meadow actually is wrong though. Which I think really sums up the dynamic here really well. She gets all emotional and defensive but Meadow is actually spouting bullshit as if its fact because one professor she heard speak said so.

[@stevelewis1982]

@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 meadow is extremely annoying

[@stonem0013]

You realize Tony has the same views right?

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 Lol, a real intellectual here. You're also getting emotional and defensive, because you don't know what you're talking about, same as Carmela.

[@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253]

@@imcallingjapan2178 lol that sounds like you bud.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Edie Falco’s acting is so perfect. This is 1000% what my parents sound like when they won’t let something go in a movie related argument. They take it to an overly serious hostile place. 😄

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

"Billy Budd's the ships florist" I almost barfed up a lung laughing..

[@davidesguario2151]

“I can’t believe I stood up for Herman Melville! I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the heart!”

[@christopherng5085]

Carmela trying to act smart to prove a point by saying she saw the movie.

[@FingerBrokenBranches]

Dawg meadows face after tony thought her friend was gay LMFAO

[@nickr4837]

"We had lain thus in bed, chatting and napping at short intervals, and Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs over mine, and then drawing them back; so entirely sociable and free and easy were we; when, at last, by reason of our confabulations, what little nappishness remained in us altogether departed, and we felt like getting up again, though day-break was yet some way down the future." -Moby Dick. Herman Melville was gay before being gay was hip :o haha

[@dickmisery8587]

Melville was ahead of his time lol, he was also cool with other races way before that was a thing.

[@arnavrawat9864]

That's so far away from being gay

[@chavzone]

@@arnavrawat9864 oh yes, nothing gay at all about two sailors napping and spreading their hairy legs over each other! as we all know, it isn't gay if the balls don't touch 🙃

[@arnavrawat9864]

@@chavzone Are you a guy? Cause gayness depends on what you percieve as sexual. I am a guy and don't sexualise this scenario. I don't think anyone else should either, friendship should not be automatically interpreted as gayness

[@Benjofresh]

@@arnavrawat9864 EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE THE SAME VIEWPOINT AS ME!!!!

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Edie Falco is not only hot, but an incredibly brilliant actress. The scene with her, Rosie Aprille and Meadow when they are talking about Vito being gay. The way she pauses, and then rolls her eyes as she says the words “possibly gay,” is a priceless expression of someone who personally has a ‘holier than thou’ attitude towards everyone else, yet enjoys to ‘burn the source’ with everybody else!

[@Jattmafia313]

"no offense" "im not gay" "you're not?" LMAOOOO

[@thebaddog4104]

Ooooooh

[@Bigfrank88]

Love how in the midst of it all Tony doesn’t let AJ off the hook.

[@zachhi89]

tony never stops makin jokes except when he's pissed off. either he's joking around, talking intensely, or throwing a total fit. if he ain't laughing, look out.

[@Jasitus]

“Thought you read it” will always be funny to me.

[@guitarkidsteve]

aj's expressions are the best in this scene lol

[@chriswilson8062]

Yeah, especially at the end 🤣

[@kaito121]

i love how tony is just watching all this

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

2:35 Tony's disappointed "I thought you read it" though 😂

[@cmccabe07921]

I forgot this scene. My gosh so much to unpack...what a fantastic well written scene.

[@devyash313]

"you're not?" HA HA HA

[@christopherpollard8420]

He never had the makings of a varsity ship florist

[@hurley31]

This part isn't about Carmella's education or lack of it. She is indirectly defending Furio in ths scene, that is why she gets so tetchy.

[@FierceDeityRick]

Billy Budd is a come from behind kinda guy.

[@zinozee8929]

Tony with all his gangsterness had a great way with people. Social skills were brilliant and funny too.

[@zinozee8929]

1:45 Tony looking at meadow like “sorry I called your new friend gay”

[@CypherIsland]

no it’s probably more so that he’s bothered that she’s living with another straight man who’s not her boyfriend

[@MarkyD1967]

Once again, Carmela proved the old saying correct....”It’s better to be thought stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt”.

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

I'd watch the Sopranos spin-off where it's just Tony hanging out with college kids.

[@jeffhemmen9088]

The daughter's face when he says " you're not"

[@aztiff]

02:49 totally authentic laughter

[@mlipkin1]

Love the scene later on where AJ's reading "Death in Venice," another homoerotic book. Nice little touch. Probably before the writers decided on the Mr. Wexler/Carmela affair plot line. Pretty advanced for high school!

[@Alan_Page]

God this is fucking funny. The way Tony says “no offense” and then “you’re not? to the guy who isn’t gay, and the way Meadow looks at him. And then when the girl talks about the passage in Billy Budd and AJ says “really?”, Tony just shifts straight to his usual anger at AJ: “Thought you read it!” Then as Carmela makes a scene and everyone is embarrassed , Tony looking like he couldn’t give less of a shit. Great writing and acting.

[@martellusbennett8840]

carmela is the original inspiration for the karen archetype

[@scottbennici4689]

Except she’s a gangster badass

[@mg6192]

Billie Bud must've been taking the same medicine Vito was on.

[@a_1081p]

2 comments: -Carmela’s dialogue provides such a good look into the 21st century conservative psyche (eg fear of cultural decline via sexuality, gender, etc) -the actor who plays Alex is terrific in boardwalk empire

[@west43rdst6]

Carmela taking her heartbreak re Furio disappearing out on her daughter who she sees is just starting her life

[@elizabethallen4353]

"I thought you read it." So fast and so funny.

[@Sales-Tech]

Carmela: a finook in a book, which kids are supposed to read? Back in your father's day we wouldn't be having this conversation - parents knew how to handle this. Tone: Enough rush to judgement here - the book's reputation is at stake. Plush it's 2006 - there's pillow-biters in special forces.

[@oljerzbastard]

You beat me to it. The look on Tony's face while he sais that is priceless

[@Surfmus]

Poor Carmella. She dreamt of going to college. And the only Alma Mater she got was Tony's money.

[@RiggidyDiggidyRaw]

Surfmus She's the girl from high school that dated idiots then got mad at the world when she realized the error in her ways way too late. She's way too dumb for college and never deserved a true family life with happiness. She's a user

[@gregpomfred9368]

20 years later Carmella was proven 100% correct.

[@melissah9125]

Lord, Carmella was in a MOOD

[@melissah9125]

I just realized she’s acting like Livia

[@edwardbrady8410]

Poor Carmela, she has no idea how ignorant she is. The perfect Italian Princess.

[@Bushmonster12]

This conversation is 20 years ahead of it’s time

[@notoverwatch6991]

You're gay.

[@vVVest_]

At the end Tony was like “whatever happened to Gary Cooper”