Exploring Tony's MOST EVIL Lines | The Sopranos

[@CineRanter]

*Exploring Tony's Weirdest Line in The Sopranos:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHnZinSmhbVkhcU

[@greyjedi6430]

We would like longer videos lol

[@moriyokiri3229]

Why does every single video on KZbin have to act like we don’t know how to click the fucking subscribe button?

[@midasapprentice8670]

CineRanter, you made one error in the last segment. Tony didn't say Chrissy had a heart attack. He said Chrissy had a drug overdose.

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

Tony ended up embodying the most violent aspects of his father and the most cruel, spiteful aspects of his mother.

[@ambermyers1330]

A dreaded combination… it was so interesting to watch him simultaneously hate and resent his mother whilst slowly devolving into her.

[@groinBlaster31]

Facts

[@VeRonicaMitchell-ii1pm]

Oh wow

[@Larry13454]

Could of not said it better

[@evandaugherty1223]

“How long you gonna keep playing the Adriana card?” Was the coldest line for me. Chris literally had his fiance killed for the family and all Tony can say is get tf over it

[@davidmiller4758]

Idk why everyone acts like Chris made such a big sacrifice, including Chris himself. He didn't make a sacrifice at all, he killed her simply ro straight up save his own skin whether it was from the law or from the family if he went with her. His "love" for her is a joke as well. He constantly beats on her and slaps her while calling her every negative thing in the book he can think of..going as far to yell at her because "she knew she was damaged goods" and didn't tell him cause her ability to have a pregnancy was diminished. Not even gone just diminished. That don't sound like a sacrificed love if you ask me

[@evandaugherty1223]

@@davidmiller4758 fair points

[@clawzx1195]

@@davidmiller4758 god i love that every standpoint is valid abt this show’s arc

[@agvga5510]

@@davidmiller4758 yeah people sympathize with Chris more than many other characters. He was a true p.o.s. Just like 90% of the faces we see on screen.

[@sahilnambisan3215]

​@@clawzx1195 you know who had an arc?

[@hawk66100]

I always thought it was heartless when Tony was with Furio: Tony: What’s the matter? Furio: I’m sad for my father. Tony: Yeah but you gotta get over it.

[@CineRanter]

Good one

[@NFournaridis]

Me too. Especially said by Tony - who we all know is incapable of getting over ANYTHING. What a hypocrite.

[@danieljohnson2005]

And then seeing him cry over his stupid fucking horse in the next scene with Melfi. He was such a hypocrite.

[@davidperez5089]

Doctor get him a bulge AND some mens undewear- regarding furio on the slab.

[@GuamoKun]

and then it cuts to him crying about the horse in Melfi’s office

[@Michael15_25]

“I’m supposed to get a vasectomy and this is my male heir?!” Dad of the year Tony Soprano

[@k-dogg9086]

He was right though!

[@hawk66100]

Soyboy AJ.

[@iforgotwhattosayhoffman4296]

right on

[@basedbane787]

I mean he wasn't wrong on that one

[@enyaaireacts]

more like evil, horrible man and horrible parent

[@VividManify]

At Christopher's funeral when his mom is crying on her knees he hisses,"...fuckin James Brown now..."🤣

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

That’s the funniest thing Tony ever said. 😂

[@VividManify]

@@Dan_Ben_Michael 🤣

[@ambermyers1330]

That comment made me simultaneously furious and burst out laughing 🤣

[@normie2716]

@@ambermyers1330 furious?

[@bazglsgw1208]

That was hilarious watched it the other week n still pmsl 😂

[@gabrielscoccola5960]

You missed tony comparing chris' sobriety with not being able to eat eggplant. On the surface he might just sound ignorant, but tony has done 7 years of therapy, taken medication and still struggles with his mental health. He understands the human condition, as a conshept. He has a chance to connect with his so called protegee about their shared mental struggles. Instead he trivializes his addiction, undermining him in the process (the same thing he was teaching his kids NOT TO DO).

[@wraynephew6838]

well said

[@Cbart23]

He had a semester and a half of college.

[@leveluppupgaming7207]

As a conshept 😂😂😂

[@mrjacklowingreen]

Therapy doesn't go down where he's from tho

[@DutchWestwood]

“Sacre bleu, where is me mama?!” Is easily the funniest line in the entire series.😂😂😂

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

It's up there, but my favourite is when he sings "Under the boardwalk, with his schlong in Jan's mouth". I can't stop laughing at it, it's genius.

[@kevinc8186]

"This guy was an interior decorator" tops both

[@bingboompow8861]

​@@kevinc8186 ...uh....his house looked like shi*"...

[@Johnnyrocks34]

@@kevinc8186tony didn’t say that

[@Johnnyrocks34]

@@bingboompow8861funny but was said by paulie

[@dougbrian744]

“Fuck all that honor and loyalty shit” after Bobby gets jumped and still kicks up

[@alyssarichardson2544]

and he wonders why people are so quick to flip lmao

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

Because it was a play Carlo…. He knew it was his own FN fault

[@DavidRomero-y6s]

That was a major turning point. That, & when he berates Carlo about earning less money than Vito..."Maybe you should start sucking cock!". This after Carlo killed Fat Dom for the crack about Carlo's lipstick on Vito's cock. Unbelievable!

[@Xumal]

This was the stupidest thing he couldve said in the moment

[@Overlorddz]

"Cause he knew it was his own fucking fault." and "I love it when I can take a shit on her AND her husband."

[@youtubegoogleb]

“I’ll see you up there” It’s the last thing he tells Adrianna, very morbid

[@googoo5825]

Oh damn i just got that. Except Tony's wrong... He won't see her "up" anywhere

[@SC-cj9bo]

@@googoo5825 Yeah, afterlife... Remember? He is a strict catholic said to Melphi.

[@mikey3795]

yeah but hes also going to hell, so yeah, we wont be going "up" anytime soon@@SC-cj9bo

[@thekingstayking836]

Last thing i said to my dad on the prison phone before he died 10 mins later ❤

[@its9333]

@@thekingstayking836my condolences

[@kevinmorgan2968]

To me the way he always said ‘why didn’t you come to me?’ struck me as the most insidious line, he always says it to his friends and family, and it means nothing except ‘how did I miss out on this?’. That’s true evil, when your basic reaction is to be a predator.

[@jessegarbee5860]

Didn’t Chris say that to his AA friend

[@Twiggsthetitan]

IDK..when Tony said this to Artie i didn't take it as "how did I miss out on this" I felt like it was Tony thinking wow I'm rich and I'm a boss but I'm so toxic even my best friend passes me over when he's in a desperate situation I could help him with. Tony genuinely loved Artie and wouldn't intentionally screw him over for money.

[@Pissgremlin5964]

@@jessegarbee5860 ya after he beat the piss out of him. Haha.

[@JMR_2028]

@@Twiggsthetitan If Charmaine was not around to stop Artie, Tony would’ve busted him out eventually

[@danielzemiller8512]

ok cool 😊😊 K

[@guyfeeyeti375]

I love when he uses his mom’s classic “awwwww, poor you!” I’ve started using it ironically in conversation 😂

[@MoralesCorner]

I've used that shit in real arguments 😂

[@Deadman1000]

Honestly I still think the way Tony treats Patsy Parisi after having his own brother killed is the coldest thing I remember. He pretty much is devoid of humanity getting upset, especially when the crew asks Patsy about his childhood.

[@michaelderenzi5230]

I agree. The conversation you're referencing really stuck with me because I'm a twin. I really felt for Patsy.

[@TooLooze]

To be fair, he gave poor Ritchie good advice about Janice and also gave him a proper burial.

[@Aivottaja]

Surrounded by pine cones, overlooking a lake.

[@T-roc57]

@@Aivottaja-On top of a hill...

[@thesnailiscoming..5736]

@@Aivottaja 😂 yeah 😂

[@patrickmohan2220]

Poor Richie? Tell that to Beansey's legs motherfucker haha

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

@@thesnailiscoming..5736 really? Cmon Janice xD

[@noblepolygon8694]

Tony (while I liked him as a character) was beyond redemption. Anyone who thought he was still alive after the screen cut to black in the last episode missed the point of his character arc. Having a therapist as a look into what drives him was brilliant to give us a look into the sociopaths mind.Over 6 seasons he got progressively worse. He was a terrible father, friend, and leader. He care about nothing but himself until everything came crashing down around him. Dr. Melfi (and the viewer) realize in the end you couldn’t help him and he was taking us all for a ride.

[@Ray-c1r]

And that's why he had to get whacked

[@FLStanley]

Facts

[@jj7546]

He definitely cared about his kids and that’s what made the show interesting and nuanced. This is complete oversimplification that he never once cared about something other than himself. Remember how badly he felt when Ralphie killed the stripper? Or the night with pie oh my? Dozens of other examples..He suffered a lot of stress worrying about AJ and tried a bunch of things to get him on the right track. He also wanted meadow to become a doctor and not a lawyer becuase he believes medicine would make her happier

[@nivekogilvie3368]

Completely off-topic, but to this day I can't read any variation of "taking us all for a ride" without it being said in Tony Montana's voice. "Whoever is giving you information, is taking you for a long ride, meng!"

[@Mvenven]

@@jj7546whats so interesting is that despite the fact that he cared about his kids he ruined them. He did love Christopher too and completely destroyed him. Despite the fact that he genuinely cares about these people all he does is hurt them and make them worse people

[@Leahh823]

Even that scene with Paulie and the Pie-o-My picture. You could see that despite Paulies complaining and backstabbing of Tony through Johnny Sac,you can see how much Paulie loved Tony. Paulie made Tony a general in that painting and put it on the place of honor, above the mantlepiece. Tony immediately says he thinks Paulie is making fun of him, yells at him , puts him down and then takes the painting in puts it in the garbage. It’s not the worst of Tony’s cruelty but that scene is one of the examples.

[@kmsleyang1980]

Paulie was even hurt that Tony didn’t come over no more which was why he said he’d hung it in his house anyway cuz he thought Tony wouldn’t ever see it.

[@roomservicetaco]

With the Richie/Janice quote, seemed like Tony was feeling out Richie to see if he was legitimately interested in Janice or using her as a way to get better standing in the mob. He was razzing Richie to see if he would defend his girlfriend and their relationship. Turns out, Tony was right that the relationship was used as a springboard for power and status, only that it was Janice doing the using, not Richie.

[@Jorg13]

Wait, how was Janice using Richie as a springboard? Don't get me wrong, she obviously wanted the status but it seems like that wasn't her priority, otherwise she would've endured (or try to endure) more abuse from Ritchie. I think Janice was actually invested emotionally in the relationship, compared at least to her time with Bobby.

[@roomservicetaco]

@@Jorg13 Janice was only interested in Richie if he could become the leader of the family and pushed him to attempt a coup against Tony. "You're the boss, you're the boss" during sex, demanding that he make more money so they could buy a big house, etc. When Richie was not able to take over for Tony, she killed him. Gave her mother a sleeping pill so she would not be a witness, then pushed Richie's buttons about his less-than-masculine son until he snapped and hit her so that she had some "justification" for gunning him down.

[@k-dogg9086]

Plus she's a gold digger and a control freak.

[@michaeledwards6683]

he was rizzing richie

[@andrewgilmore1443]

There is a scene where Tony and Tony B are making fun of Christopher when they are eating at a steakhouse. Tony tells Christopher to “have a drink already” after Christopher talks about how tough it is to be sober. I found this particularly evil because he’s in therapy and should understand that addiction is a disease. This is similar to your Janis example. He can’t stand those around him bettering themselves.

[@k-dogg9086]

Everything these days is a "disease" lol Whatever happened to self control??

[@JohnDoe-ym5ly]

Alright then stop the sale or advertisement for alcohol and tobacco. When you get clean and don't get a new peer group a) you'll probably relapse b) everything is working against you in the world. That's just how it is since the vast majority of people either don't admit they're addicts or ever get clean. Everyone and everything can be a reason to justify a relapse. I'm compassionate but being in the same place as Chris before you learn to change everything. He couldn't.

[@soul_Link12]

​​​@@JohnDoe-ym5ly OK, but that doesn't take anything away from what Andrew said. Chris is in the mob. It's not like he can just get new friends. He is stuck. Tony spent all that time insisting Chris get clean, then when Chris does get clean, Tony pressures him to drink, when he should know the nature of addiction. There is no "moderation." An addict simply can not maintain that. That's why the only way to truly recover is complete abstinence. And you meanntioned most addicts not acknowledging their addiction, which is the first step.....and that's because denial of the disease is one of the primary aspects of the disease. This is why people go nuts with praise when people get clean. It's damn near impossible. Only about 15% of addicts will ever recover, and this is primarily because they have a disease that tells them they don't have it. The point is that Tony is always being a hypocrite. The show shows us this over and over.

[@coleozaeta6344]

Addiction is not a disease. Leprosy, H1N1, now those are diseases.

[@goodwoodBD]

I’ve been sober for years now. It’s not a disease. That is such a cop out to make ppl think it’s not their own fault. It’s a choice like anything else in life. I sat in many meetings arguing with counselors that say it’s a disease. Telling ppl that it’s not their fault does not help them at all. Bad choices and things you did to yourself and others and understanding that is why I have successfully never fell back into addiction.

[@SagaciousSage777]

Tony was misunderstood. He had a heart of gold and he really cared about people. He didn't shoot Pussy in the face because he was his friend. Anyway,four dollars a pound.

[@brownpunk1794]

Charles schwaab over here

[@fishguts4378]

@@brownpunk1794 Ralph Bunche OVA HERE

[@iforgotwhattosayhoffman4296]

haha

[@PP-kx9ec]

He was a saint

[@in_vas_por8810]

He was an old fashioned guy pop, very allegorical.

[@WisteriaNerium]

His most evil one isn't he says when he's awake. It's from a dream he has after killing Christopher which reveals how he truly felt which was obvious to the audience and Silvio. "He was a tremendous drag on my emotions and my thoughts about the future. I mean, to begin with, every morning I wake up thinkin' is this the day that one of my best friends is gonna dime me to the FBI? And a weak, fuckin' snivellin', lyin' drug addict? That's the worst kind of bet. The biggest blunder of my career is now gone. And I don't have to be confronted by that fact no more. And as a relative, a friend, someone you can count on?"

[@WisteriaNerium]

He followed it up with this "Let me tell you somethin'. I murdered friends before, even relatives. My cousin Tony, my best friend Puss... But this?" Which is extremely mean spirited and goes to show how much he hated Chrissy by the end. Or maybe he resented him because he was able to get better with his addictions before being pushed back by Tony.

[@k-dogg9086]

@@WisteriaNerium they both were scum, even Puss.. BTW why was he nicknamed that.. did he like to eat?

[@WisteriaNerium]

@@k-dogg9086 Cat burglar is a term for people who break into houses to steal. There's a Genovese capo (?) who was named Anthony Russo and was nicknamed l*ttl* p*ssy for that. My guess is that Puss was a Cat Burglar early in his crime career. Btw, I had to censor the nickname because KZbin is dumb.

[@Pissgremlin5964]

​@@WisteriaNeriumremember Christopher telling the 2 numbnuts that big pussy started out chipping safes? And then he left a load so big one time they thought a bear got in. 😂

[@shinkenger2011]

any time he went “oohhh, _poor you!”_

[@dpiselli]

"No I forced all this shit on you. What you really crave is a Hyundai and a simple gold heart on a chain"

[@SRLovesPandas1]

Gandolfini's delivery of that line is so cold and condescending. Great acting.

[@didimean]

I mean - he wasn't wrong there. She knew exactly what she was signing up for when she married him, and only cared about keeping the life she grew accustomed to by the end. Hated Carmella.

[@Skyx5m50]

@@didimeanI have a question for You. Walter White or Tony Soprano?

[@nicholasmetaxas7971]

This line was completely justified to say to Carmella. She’s just as bad as Tony if not worse in the sense that she’s delusional and denies her immorality.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I'd love to have a Hyundai and a gold chain

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Getting Chris to relapse in alcohol

[@Brandon_nodnarB]

When Tony tells Carm that the house she built is going to kill the unborn baby living inside is exemplified by the glimmer in Tony’s eye. He loves that he gets to bring her down because he’s feeling bad. It’s so brilliantly acted by James G

[@sethhartrum6842]

The boy didn't know what the gutters were I think it's safe to say he doesn't know what a vasectomy is

[@faisalkamal4319]

Yep

[@agentsnorlson7913]

Even without knowing that word, the meaning is very clear in context.

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@agentsnorlson7913 but it's Aj

[@QeepingItReal]

is that like RNA?

[@Michael15_25]

I thought we were nobbly dobbly

[@joshuamumma6162]

Let's not forget the cruelest line of the entire series.... "He never had the makings of a varsity athlete"

[@peteyprimo7173]

I can’t stand that ANIMAL Corrado Soprano. I can’t even say his name

[@mathiaswilhelm1902]

I think is his worst is “what is French Canadian for I grew up without a mother”

[@TidesOfWar1983]

Not really a single line, but when he was low-key pressuring Ralphie to off Jackie Jr. was pretty much villainous material. Oh! And when he was trying to make Paulie admit to the fat joke. "C'monnn, you told 'im!" with that psycho Garfield the Cat smile.

[@godfather4377]

No, Tony was not trying to get Jackie Jr. killed. He wanted him to live because he feels guilty failing his best friends son. Tony did not want him killed, but knew if he ordered to give him a pass his crew would hate him. So he feels out Ralph and realizes he can pass the decision off him to give him a pass, and put all the wrath on his enemy, Ralph. Ralph wanted to give him a pass too but sees through it, knowing everyone would hate him and ruin his rise, and knew Tony was using him, so he has him killed. Ralph and Tony were playing chess over it. This is why Tony is so disgusted and angry at Ralph and calls him that piece of shit to Paulie, before Paulie changes the subject to himself.

[@salmon_wine]

@@godfather4377 paulie walnuts with the underrated play yet again... "If i just talk about myself, this asshole wont want to keep talking to me, and won't use me as a Hustler to get himself even more worked up!"

[@BAEHELPFUNY]

​@@godfather4377 he wanted him dead but didn't want to get the blame on himself man of you think he cares about shit like this then I've got fuckin sad news for you. he doesn't.

[@godfather4377]

@@BAEHELPFUNY "we both agree we'd give him a pass". Literally Tony's own words. If he didn't care, he simply just would have gave the order not to have him killed. He's the boss. Makes zero sense to give Ralph the 'forced' decision, if he didn't fear blowback.

[@cristinamalcolm8111]

@@godfather4377

[@redbeard4576]

When he was talking to Patsy about Spoons and he made him say “I’ve put my grief behind me”

[@justice_for_peanut]

Janice: I roll again. Second prize in a beauty contest, I collect $10." Tony: "A German Shepherd's shaved asshole won first prize."

[@davidgangemi3314]

Under the Boardwalk. With a Schlong in Janice 's mouth... POWWW!!

[@faisalkamal4319]

🤣

[@stephysteph8558]

I actually really love when Tony and Janice rib each other in a more playful way - the way only adult siblings can 😄

[@csanchezalvarez]

That's funny cause it's true

[@MoralesCorner]

​@@stephysteph8558the sopranos.... They go too far

[@talesfromthetrip]

I think when Hesh let Tony borrow money and came to the Bada Bing to maybe get it back, Tony got so up in arms about it and made a huge scene joking about how he’s Jewish. This was cruel because it was in front of everyone and he knows damn well if someone didn’t pay him, he’d have them whacked. Also, Chasing It is the worst version of Tony Soprano.

[@babscabs1987]

I like the one where Tony tells Janice what they did with Richie's body

[@ElBarbaNegra1]

Yes!! I was amazed his sarcastic response to Janice was not on the list 😂

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

On a hill, overlooking a river, with pinecones all around

[@gxbrielwatches4088]

In the episode where tony calls Adriana, Tony didnt tell Adriana Chris had a heart attack but that "Chris tried to kill himself" Which is why Tony asked Adriana if there is anything Chris had said to her.

[@bigisrick]

Had to scroll way too far to find this comment

[@kayknouse3300]

​@@bigisrickme too!

[@jasonbodine6033]

“You’re just here to pick the friggin’ bones!”

[@SteadyRoosevelt]

"Lotta balls..."

[@stanniscapo7205]

Again with the vitamins

[@wraynephew6838]

Another bad thing Tony did was to break up with Irina. Break her heart and go onto to beat up her new boyfriend. Pure insecurity and greed.

[@nickpelz4373]

It was a cruel line Tony's "there's men in the can better looking than Janice".But it didn't exactly come out of the blue. Ritchie mentioned his time in prison when Tony asked him "why Janice".

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

That was funny as hell.

[@coreyhall1150]

THE MEANEST LINE in the whole show came from Carmella. "YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A CROSS TO BARE, TO YOUR FATHER AND TO ME"

[@ElBarbaNegra1]

Tony was definitely a complex person. One of my favorite lines was in season one where he tells Chris “ I wipe my ass with your feelings” 😂 when he mocks AJ about being Trump’s pilot, when he tells Bobby about Janice blowing roadies, and of course when he serenades Junior with the “south of the border, where the tuna fish play”

[@k-dogg9086]

😂 but wasn't he right though??

[@RogueBoyScout]

To be fair, the thing with his son flying for Trump, was more that he couldn't comprehend how AJ was going to fly Trump around while working for the CIA as a translator.... He was calling his son flippant, that he wasn't taking things seriously. The Irony being AJ was probably putting more thought into his future than at any other time... I get now that whenever someone mentions Trump, it has gotta be seen via the American Prism of modern day populist politics. But at this time, he was nothing more than another "successful" captain of industry type... Of course, I might be wrong, but it's just hilarious to me out of that whole conversation, it had to be the Trump part that was brought up as the example of his mocking attitude.

[@theginjreaper]

ROADIES?!

[@bazglsgw1208]

All cozza therepy n cumnilingis 😂

[@nickmiller9262]

The Harpo stab at Janice and both toneys being a asshole to Chrissy like they did growing up, the scene where he's leaving pats farm and starts crying gets me every time.

[@DutchWestwood]

“Sacre bleu where is me mama?!” Is easily the funniest moment in the entire series

[@jasonwolfe3252]

@@DutchWestwood I lmao when I first heard it

[@slipperysloper3721]

That was such a great scene. All the episodes with Blundetto were fantastic.

[@ncapone87]

@@slipperysloper3721 by far my favorite season

[@tylerturducken519]

The thing about killing Matt is that Matt wasn’t offered a drink at first, he said he was thirsty and then got the drink. Also, Tony had to put him at ease to find out whether or not Richie was involved in the attempted hit on Christopher. So we don’t know exactly how it would have gone down if Matt hadn’t asked for the drink. You’ve got to think about the gall of this guy for attempting to murder a man’s nephew and then complaining to him about being thirsty.

[@mickygurll]

Exactly Matt was a complete sack of shit not that Tony isn't

[@Fregmazors]

I just noticed this was released today -- that's great! I"m glad that people still love this show and are continuing to consider the characters. Excellent analysis of some of the worst and most poisonous things Tony has said.

[@RevisedGames]

Your sopranos videos are my favorite on KZbin. You have such a unique view on situations that happen in the show and I appreciate that! Keep up the good work!

[@bassbole]

Tony telling Valentina "you couldve just as easily been making yourself something to eat" to absolve himself of the guilt of leaving her Asking Artie Suppose you couldn't reach me and I find you dead. How am I supposed to feel?!" making Arties suicide attempt all about him.

[@masonp4355]

Reading the thumbnail the first line that came to my head is the “A grown man made a wager, he lost! He made another one, he lost again!”

[@bigisrick]

End of story

[@joeysanmartin8098]

Great video. Only minor thing you missed is Tony told Adrianna Chrissy tried killing himself not a heart attack

[@francescosoprano1644]

Part of my family comes from Southern Italy (the Soprano in my profile is actually my family’s surname) and I can really relate to some of Tony’s emotional struggles (observing in myself and in relatives). The thing is: I was raised thinking that was how normal families went about their relationships daily (not the criminal part, but the domestic dynamics of the extended family). So much so that I actually admired him before I myself got into some emotional struggles and had to undergo therapy and take prescription meds. Then I began realizing how abnormal my family is (not criminals, though, but troubled, unhealthy, bullyish, etc). Congrats on the video. It is quite good actually.

[@puremisery1649]

It is always amazing to get older and look back on all the toxic shit your family does, after you viewed it as a “perfect family” for so many years.

[@francescosoprano1644]

@@puremisery1649 exactly. I’ve been progressively realizing that both my mother’s and my father’s families (which I used to considered the most common and normal type of families) are very f…d up. The summary of a psychopathology textbook describes them all. That realization is liberating because you realize you’re not being yourself, you’re just being you’re uncles, acting like them, begging for a single caring gesture from their father, or trying to keep their mothers off their backs for one effing second and failing miserably because you won’t get the approval of the great family deity that is your father, nor the least amount of breathing space from the greatest of all do-gooders that is your mother (well, me and my uncles, actually). It’s a strange feeling.

[@Sernival]

​@@francescosoprano1644I went through this phase but swung back around to accepting my family more, cutting them some slack by putting myself in their shoes, and appreciating what they did for me. Other people haven't done a thing for me and will never compare to family. If you don't have family, closest you'll get is the love of your kids.

[@booognish]

My family (on my dads side) comes from Italy, my grandfather was named Anthony and my grandmother was named named Carmella. We also grew up in New Jersey, not far from the old neighborhood where my dad grew up.

[@ryanbennett872]

It’s a good video and I’m sure there’s a lot more that could be added. I have a small nitpick, on the last example you are saying that Christopher had a heart attack and was in the hospital but on that episode Tony tells Adriana that Christopher tried to comment suicide. Other than that great video!

[@MsBrynnElizabeth]

This sounds like a good topic…definitely have my interest piqued on this rainy Friday.

[@DanielMunoz-ni7zz]

Tony told Adriana that Chris tried to commit suicide not that he had a heart attack

[@alyssarichardson2544]

Maybe it was a demonetisation thing? You know, the reason youtubers say "self delete" "exit/end game" etc since "suicide" gets your video zapped. Could definitely be wrong but it's a possibility.

[@jpmnky]

@@alyssarichardson2544 - Agreed. These content creators have to walk on eggshells, every single word.

[@Cbart23]

He said Diet Coke but it was a diet Fanta. I think he just makes errors.

[@intertubicular]

I agree with this. These scenes you speak of always struck me as very mean spirited and calculating. Tony Soprano was a character in a hit HBO show, but there are people just like this in the real world. They are ugly, cruel people that feed off making people miserable. They relish in others discomfort and discontent.

[@akultisgod5538]

when he made the surviving twin swear he was no longer in pain was the coldest shit ever.

[@autonomous8108]

Everyone always talks about the cruel things he does, but I think this is the first video talking about the cruel things he says

[@JBrooksNYS]

He wasnt basking in the Glory of killing Bevelaqua... He was playing the nice guy so that Matt would be comfortable giving him information about who he was working with.

[@T-roc57]

My personal favorite was when he broke Janice's anger management bringin up Harpo.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Sacre Bleu where is mi mama 🤣

[@T-roc57]

@@faisalkamal4319-What's french canadian for, "I grew up without a motha?"

[@stephysteph8558]

The line to Matt also reads as mocking him for his ignorance of gangster etiquette. Later on, Pussy/Sal knows that being offered a last drink means that he will be executed. Matt has no idea because he's so new to the lifestyle. Like lol "This utter fluffnoggin doesn't even know he's gonna bite it in a minute what a noob."

[@davidgangemi3314]

The Men in the Can line is more of a reactionary jab at Richie for all the shit Richie puts him through and then he finds out he's shacking up with his sister in the mother's old house. I would have threw a line like that at a weasel like Ritchie. He wasn't deserving of much else. No cruelty there in this case.

[@robertprice5243]

I'm tired of people feeling sorry for bobby. Nobody gets mad without killing somebody rarely barely he didn't make enough money so that's out. It was his dad the Terminator more than anything

[@russellbambergertwo]

I'm having a stroke. "Rarely barely"? Wha

[@coldspirit9904]

thats a good analogy....tony basically became a masculine version of his mother....the woman who he secretly despises for being the way she was and how she treated his father.

[@Straggler8]

For me some of the most brutal things were "Can you come up with a number?" when they were talking with New York when Hesh got beaten and when Bobby was whacked, and they just talked about how much money is enough to forgive for that. It was like talking about scratched car, no respect for human life whatsoever.

[@proudcynophile1901]

RIP Jimmy! You totally rocked with your performance! Still miss you!💔

[@jackthomas6952]

At least AJ got an apology, I was told stuff like that all throughout my youth and grew up thinking I deserved every bit of it.

[@QeepingItReal]

whatever happened to gary cooper? you know the strong silent type?

[@pug6909-u2g]

you never had the making of a varsity athlete either

[@adanperry1642]

@@QeepingItReal he was gay gary cooper?

[@chinkyflahz]

soft generation lol

[@Bagheadman]

@@chinkyflahz People who talk about "soft generations" are generally fucking soft themselves.

[@GeddyRC]

I love all your Sopranos content. As a late bloomer who only got into the show this year (and just finished my second watch through), I really enjoy all your theories and commentaries. Nice work with these!

[@davidmoss2576]

For me it was " Uncle Jun is in the muff", knowing Jr. was a Bacala man.

[@tarantulagirl]

The soldiers line got me. The amount of people who get dragged into Mob crimes and violence who don’t sign on and know the stakes. Nuccis friend who Paulie killed and robbed, the benefit concert Christopher jacked, the car jackings, the waiter who they killed. They are delusional.

[@kennyhackett1461]

Yep, and that's why the show was so good... it showed the hypocrisy of that life.

[@FoolishFlock]

Or when Bobby got his eye shot out & Tony tells Carlo & everybody in the Bing"s backroom after they point out Bobby got hurt making Collection Money for Tony! "Fuck all that honor & loyalty bullshit!"

[@Dylandontplay]

Love your content man!!!

[@freebee8221]

Tony didnt say Chris had a heartattack, he said he tried to kill himself

[@Dave_olasemo]

“You’re only as good as your last envelope” - Silvio Dante

[@TheNomad1]

Only thing I disagree with here is the bust out. Tony gave Davey multiple chances not to get involved, whatever came afterwards was on David. Tony is cruel and the point is to not relate to him but I could never see the bust out as his fault.

[@Spanner249]

Yeah but there’s the whole scene where he tells Davey that he knew all along what he was going to do to him. He knew Davey couldn’t resist and would fuck up

[@wozja]

Tony says this is my bread and butter this is how a guy like me makes a living ! So he baited davey … the initial denial of the card game was just to play with davey … really get davey pleading with Tony to let him in. Tony knew he couldn’t resist was weak has the disease . He deals with gamblers all the time and that’s all davey was to him at that point … childhood be damned.

[@TheNomad1]

@@Spanner249 While I can see where you're coming from, Davey was a grown man. Yes he was addicted to gambling and Tony took advantage of that, it still imo solely lands at Daveys' feet. He has multiple chances to not get involved with the mob, Richie gives him a warning and stops taking money from him, so instead a grown man made a choice. He goes to the executive game, Tony gives him some flack then eventually lets him in on a 5k loan. Tony wakes up from his nap to Davey 45k in the hole, no one made him play but Davey so everything that happens afterwards is on Davey imo.

[@sarmatiancougar7556]

Tony WASN'T being sadistic to Matt. Chris went out of his way to help Matt and Shawn, two street thugs no made man ever cared about. And they straight out decided to murder him in cold blood. It was an eye for an eye, Tony wanted Matt to get exactly what he did to Chris.

[@whthafk]

A lot of your analyses are very on point bro. Thanks for sharing and keep going!

[@jordil6152]

My vote is in a dream where he is confessing to Melfi all the people he murdered who meant something to him but that killing Chris meant nothing

[@ashpog4242]

The Janice scene always makes me laugh

[@TanMann23]

same. there will be times at work where i’ll be minding my own business and i just hear “sacre-bleu! where is me mama?!” in my head and just start busting up laughing. its one of those “it’s so awful it’s hilarious” type of scenes. same with the line “Jamal Ginsburg, the Hasidic Homeboy.”

[@mikimiyazaki]

The phone thing 100% was to make sure to keep her off guard. 100% to make her believe and pull off the lie so she didnt flee.

[@Sheba386]

Tony stood up for Janice in another episode when Livia was putting Janice down after Richie Aprile got shot. He said " What chance did she ever have with you for a mother ? You were always putting Janice down about her weight saying how unattractive she was"

[@bradjohnson482]

He told Adriana that Chris attempted suicide - not a heart attack.

[@merkthederk3593]

Favorite messed up line is when junior was like kid was always a dumb f*** wasn’t he?

[@JorgeLopez-kh9ds]

Great list. I would say there was a few lines he said to Christopher that were pretty cruel. It's like when Christopher was feeling conflicted about the being in the life Tony would be mean to him to push him more into the life.

[@leoexgb3219]

Been a fan of this channel for some time and I gotta say, I humbly think this is one of your best analysis....es I've seen. Excellent, excellent video my friend.

[@CineRanter]

Thank you kind sir

[@Onezy05]

"Oh poor you!"

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

There is a theory that Tony was the devil, in the scene in the bar when the crew laugh at Chrissy when he talks about his daughter

[@malleuscalgary]

How?

[@cookiebozo]

CineRanter: someone should make a SuperCut of Tony saying “We’re soldiers and follow it up with…” Everyone: yes CineRanter someone should

[@CineRanter]

Lol

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

"it's a biopsy, get a grip" was pretty cold

[@ndogg20]

Tony was no Don Coleone. Don Coleone was a man of honor, a man with a code and traditions, in other words a complete work of fiction. Seems David Chase had a hair up his ass with The Godfather's portrayal of what he sees as just plain sadistic thugs. Lines from that movie are often referred to in Sopranos. It's as if Chase is saying, you want mobsters, I'll give you mobsters, but you won't like it.

[@ResistanceQuest]

I don't know if he had a hair up his ass, but I get your point. Modern depictions of gangsters attempt to steer clearer of glamorization and ennoblement than they used to, since at least "Once Upon a Time in New York." Sopranos is a good example of this, though it still manages to glamorize on some level (is it possible not to? It's a good question)

[@tattie278]

@@ResistanceQuest I think you mean Once Upon A Time in America.

[@logan-rd4rb]

@@ResistanceQuest that movie was full of minors in sexual situations, the movie was quite disgusting, I don't know that nobody complained or censored at least

[@bobbyscott2123]

In fairness the were is mi ma ma French Canadian line was hilarious 😂👍

[@daveythesearcher]

Hi brother!! I forget to wish you happiness in this new year I love all your content and appreciate your passion in these movies but also your personal view is always on point so thanks for all you do brother we appreciate you big time. Much love from the emerald Isle 🙌🙏🏼

[@rent6114]

“I’m supposed to get a vasectomy when this is my male heir? Look at him.” This comment that tony made to Aj was by far the coldest things Iv heard on tv

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Tonys most evil line was "Did you warble, my little wren?" while blatantly ignoring Christopah, a lack of respect, shows they are nothing more then a glorified crew!

[@Bctass]

Tony didn't tell Adriana that Chris had a heart attack, he told her Chris had attempted suicide and implied it was her fault. Way worse than a heart attack

[@mattmolloy636]

I don’t agree that the last line Tony ever says to Matt Bevilaqua is an evil line. Matt knew he was going to die for what he did since it’s part of the code he aimed to live by, and the fact that Tony was nice while getting info from him doesn’t constitute deplorability since he could have tortured that info out of him instead (and I’m sure sopranos fans would justify such a move given how his nephew was almost murdered by him). When you stand a McKamey Manor style torturing to get info next to what Tony wound up doing to get info, the latter seems almost humanitarian by comparison.

[@coreyhall1150]

Did u see matt's face? They beat the crap out of that kid and HAD been torturing him.

[@Void7.4.14]

Tony isn't really a sociopath/psychopath. He's definitely got some antisocial behaviors but it all seems to be adaptations to his environment growing up and the realities of his profession. It's actually pretty common for people to develop some antisocial traits as a coping mechanism for the environments be it abusive households or committing crimes of survival in hopeless and violent communities. His has clearly gotten worse over time, especially if we view Many Saints as cannon and consider stories we hear in the series, like sitting with Big Pus's sister as she dies. He does do some selfless things before the show starts and early on and clearly has some capacity for genuine emotions unlike the husk of a human always wearing the "mask of sanity" you'd expect from a sociopath/ psychopath. I myself have seen my own change after getting away from where and how we came up and got outta the streets, I learned ways to not feel bad about all the things we saw, lived with, and did to get by and once I was away from it all for a while it was almost like a switch flipped and a lotta that just went away. I saw it for what it was and all the people that got hurt along the way that I'd been avoiding for almost 30 years. But with someone still in the thick of it that isn't a high scoring psychopath that wall that's built and the things ya convince yourself of to cope are near impossible to get through. Maintaining it is a matter of survival, humans simply don't have the capacity to deal with all the suffering of their environment or hands in extreme situations so the brain learns to shut it off. A huge part of why non sociopaths age outta the life is because that self-saving barricade becomes harder and harder to keep up as they mature. He is, however, definitely a narcissist to some degree and it only gets worse over time. But, unlike a more grandiose narcissist (like maybe Richie or Ralph), he's, like Uncle Junior, a vulnerable narcissist that requires constant validation or his self image cracks and he can't take it. And it's that narcissistic facade he's built for himself that birthed the most cruel thing he ever said imo, the "This is my male heir" line. That one still hurts to see, along with the phone rip and throwing scene. AJ is who Tony and Carmella made him and he resents him for it because he simultaneously knows it's his fault and can't accept that it is. It causes a conflict in his mind and his only response is lashing out and hurting others as bad as he feels hurt, or worse. And it's exacerbated by the fact that he sees himself in AJ and behind every vulnerable narcissist is a love/hate relationship with themselves. The rest are bad but to me that was the absolute worst. Edit: I also thought the way he treated Arthur after he snaked him on the money loan and then gaslit Artie into feeling worse after already trying to kill himself calling him "a disgrace" and all that was pretty awful too. The other lines at least have some context to justify his cruelty, those 2 don't and they were cruel for cruelty's sake.

[@stairwaytoheaven8]

Agreed about the fact that he's a narcissist. I mean "We're soldiers" line basically says it all. he morally justifies blatant murder and thievery as noble because he thinks he's a soldier and that he's doing it for the sake of his family. If that isn't narcissistic then I don't know what it is. I also like how he has answers for everything. When Melfi asks him why he joined that life he says " I didn't have a choice!" when she asks him why he doesn't leave he says "I took an oath!" 😂 Some viewers were gaslighted by the writers that Tony wanted to change because he showed good and humane side of him many times, but the fact is he never wanted to redeem himself.

[@anomitas]

Aint we got a therapist here

[@BAEHELPFUNY]

"I diddent" was very cold line from Chrissy

[@thedarknight307]

I think beratting Chris for eating sweets instead of enjoying a drink when they out with Tony B. Mainly because Chris is sober and surprisingly doing well. We also see the jokes him and TonyB make really hurt Chris down to a personal level. As him crying on his drive home is honestly a really sad moment.

[@tomraffell1923]

Top notch again! I love this channel.

[@DovahKanye]

I could be wrong but I always thought Tony was just saying that shit about Harpo because he saw through Janice, trying to replace a guys dead wife and get a good guy like bobby. That said I think she did improve by the end of the show so perhaps it was a real attempt at changing.

[@trivial50]

The "make" Bobby kill someone concept is strange. Bobby is a committed member of the mafia. He chose to be part of a group of murderers.

[@stephysteph8558]

I can side eye Bobby and Tony at the same time lol - It's true Bobby's not innocent, but Tony also had the choice to send someone else and sent Bobby just to be petty AF

[@Nonchalantreggie]

“ board walk I own it” “Yea you blew guys under it” Right in front of Bobby🤣🤣

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Here is a fun thought, imagine if AJ was laying in wait the whole time, just looking for an opportunity. When we see them eating at Holstien's in the final episode which goes black when Meadow arrives, AJ pulls out his gat when Tony is distracted and BOOYAAA!!! Pop goes the weasel. Tony killed by his own progeny. That would have been EPIC!!!!

[@kgfoster14]

Tony beating janice down at dinner was one of the hardest scenes to watch tbh. Seeing him be his mom always gets to me.

[@Eschatologygroup]

Him making Jewish jokes to Hesh after he failed to pay hesh back