How Tony Soprano's Psychedelic Experience Unlocks His True Character (I Get It)

[@mikem591]

This analysis explains a lot of season 6. It took a mysterious shift the last season. Before Tony was still treading water emotionally, so long as he was focused on his Mom, but went off the edge when he started to deal with reality of his father.

[@warlockCommitteeMeeting]

Wow so well said.

[@blue-aardvark6119]

This analysis is indeed incredible. Normally I tend to think people overemphasize their own interpretations and wanna make things fit into their scheme, but here the mass of details that confirms this theory is overwhelming plus it explains some very important plots for which I was never satisfied with the usual explanations and did not have a clue of my own. Altghough there are some possible explalations why Tony killed Christopher and some factors are obvious, I never felt it somehow 100% convincing until I watched that video. While you could at least explain the murder of Christopher differently, I never had any idea and didnt buy any of the usual explanations why he had this murderous rage towards Paulie in that episode in Florida. Bc of his big mouth? Bc he talks too much? He, or somebody else would have killed him years ago then. And although I didnt have the clue, but was looking for one, we see throughout the whole episode how the rage against Paulie in Tony oftentimes come up when he brings up the topic of Tony's father (that was somrthing I noticed when I watched the episode again trying to look for an explanation). This analysis is the first that explains his murderous rage for Paulie flawlessly imo.

[@wuffymcwuff]

5:30 I think the main reason tony killed Chrissy was the same reason Livia tried to have tony killed. In the first episode of season 6B, Janice mentions that she learned in therapy that her mother started to resent her kids once they started to express opinions of their own and drift away from her. A few episodes later, Tony talks to Dr. Melfi about how close he and Chrissy were when Chrissy was a little kid, and is angry about the fact that Chrissy now hates him rather than being that happy little kid that looked up to him. The parallels between what Janice says about Livia, and how tony talks about Chrissy shortly after really stood out to me on a recent rewatch.

[@damianson56]

The song they listen to also states just before the crash "The child is grown the dream is gone"

[@crabluva]

Tony kills Christopher because he's unreliable. Chris is a drug addict and he can't hold his liquor. He exposed Tony to a rat. Tony is a violent sociopath and has no problem killing anyone to further himself.

[@Luke.-cv9uv]

​@@crabluvathat too, layers

[@henshin5369]

and now just remember the ducks

[@RichieD_21]

​@crabluva the reason Tony killed Chris is because he became more of a burden than a benefit to him. It shows that their entire relationship was a facade and Tony only pretended to love him so long as he was beneficial to him. Once chris start going downhill and stopped putting money in his pocket, and started causing problems, he was taken out at the first opportunity. When Chris was at rock bottom and needed him the most Tony flushed him like a turd. There was never any love there and shows how the mob always spoke about the family but in reality it wasn't a family at all.

[@maniac50ae14]

Something else to add to this is that, Chris through his sobriety and therapy was able to acknowledge who his father was and confronts Tony about it when he's grilling. I think this too adds to tonys anger towards chris on a subliminal level. Chris has the honesty to fault his dad whereas tony doesnt

[@defragsbin]

Absolutely. Tony also resents the fact that Chris commits to and has success with abstention-based recovery (at least for a few prolonged periods). Tony forced Chris in the programme and then constantly undermined him about it, ostensibly because he isn't around enough, but mostly because Tony didn't commit to his own therapy and saw no results, so when Chris and Janice actually *did* have results, he dragged them down.

[@vtapvtap3925]

Easy: he was warned . Tony kills him with no remorse. There was no other option

[@maniac50ae14]

@@vtapvtap3925 lol, what are you trying to say

[@warlockCommitteeMeeting]

@@defragsbin Yes well said I agree.

[@sammeyers6157]

This was brilliant. This is why the Sopranos is the best show ever written. So many interpretations of what everything means and any number of them could be correct there will never be a show this great again

[@Dylandontplay]

I’ve watched the season 4 times and I still can watch it again. BEST SHOW EVER MADE!

[@portugal5698]

My thoughts exactly!!! I beat myself up every time I think back to when I was in middle school, walking home w/ my friends, and scenes would be filmed in front of us *on multiple occasions!* Walked past the “Tony and Ralph” convo outside Lodi Pizza, off Rt 46, along w/ the Feech Lamanna scene, where he got set-up by Chris and Benny. At the time, I “knew of” the show, but never watched it or paid it any mind until maybe a decade or so after!! Even did a book report on James Gandolfini!

[@Dylandontplay]

@@portugal5698 that’s crazy!! If you took pictures you probably could have sold those for a decent amount!!

[@theramplocal]

F^#$%

[@thegreenbaron6439]

I wouldn’t call it “the” best written show but it’s up there. But this show does have its flaws: AJ. He is the worst character played by an actually whinny crybaby. I literally have to fast forward over his parts cause he sucks

[@kaneslives]

Tony: I GET IT! The Courier: Who the hell is that?

[@alexander63736]

bro

[@greensimpson3209]

Bro

[@gaulicwarlord]

“I won the motherfucking lottery!” “Are you in the mafia?” “Mafia? Yeah I guess, but mafia is small time now.”

[@Selfloathingmisanthrope]

The cult following of that game never ceases to amaze me.

[@connorbecker4815]

@@Selfloathingmisanthrope you and me both but i love that game

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

This video will probably remain the best Sopranos analysis of the year. Outstanding work my friend. You caused me to view the show in a new light.

[@usrnewxnew5227]

My favourite mf doom femboy, hell yeah

[@sheetfox2795]

Bobby ate mushrooms once. Stuffed mushrooms, a whole platter.

[@Loukevsky]

I wouldn't mind sitting on my ass, smoking mushrooms, collecting checks.

[@disposablealienbrains7010]

He said once that he wished he could sit around and smoke mushrooms. So out of touch but hilarious

[@binarystar300]

He wishes he could do nothing but eat mushrooms and cash government checks.

[@kdaltex]

Right out of vitos ass

[@leoncarlton]

Wow. This is probably one of the most insightful Sopranos video I've seen. Every point makes so much sense. You've added another layer into this show for me to see. I have never even drawn any of these correlations. Well done!

[@natedogg890]

I experienced ego death when I took acid at 20. I forgot who I was, forgot all language and experience, and was just floating in an ether feeling raw emotion without any way to process it. It was scary, but also very profound and liberating to be set free from who you are and what ties you to this realm, it was probably only a few minutes but it felt like an eternity and really did change my life

[@Jakeyisdead]

May I ask what you took? I really need an experience like that if im honest.

[@natedogg890]

It was just some acid a buddy picked up, the first and only time we all did it. It was 15 years ago and we were just some dumb university kids who loved to party. If you are struggling with mental health or depression, idk if psychedelics are a solution. My cousin is a combat veteran though, and he said they helped him get over his PTSD, but I'm not qualified to really speak on it, sorry

[@AiVaultGuy]

its a drug fucking with your mind, that's it. Stop the fucking drug philosofy crap.

[@coreyhall1150]

He SAID acid...... Reading comprehension dude. Smh damn it man has Americans gotten THIS DUMBED DOWN? What happened?​@@Jakeyisdead

[@DudeAbides18]

@@Jakeyisdead You should try psilocybin mushrooms. 4, 5 grams at least. You will experience ego melting, you will completely lose your identity and realise that it was all a construct, your whole life experience, everything you ever saw, heard, smelled, felt, shaped you but once outside of this You heal and get wider perspective. Mushrooms are safe. LsD on large quantities for the first time might leave you with psychosis or something like that, but with psilocybin shrooms you are safe. The only thing that can happen that during the trip you will have to cope with your traumas and repressed emotions but once you do(and mushrooms will make you) you will realise it was silly, just a little dust on you, you will love it and be reborn from it, let it all go. Important! : take at least 4 grams. Anything less, you will not get the full experience and the best parts!

[@Gator159]

The Tony B segment of test dream was my favorite part of the series. The best part of your timing on this upload is I just finished the series last Saturday.

[@chasehedges6775]

I just finished the series last Saturday. Congratulations

[@Gator159]

​@@chasehedges6775 but you already have a sopranos analysis video from a year ago on your channel. How?

[@chasehedges6775]

I never watched the show, tbh. I was saying congratulations on you for finishing it.

[@sporter527]

imma about to finish it very soon, the withdrawal is gonna suck lmao

[@Gator159]

@@sporter527 I would always watch the show while I eat dinner. Since I finished the show and my dinner is usually a bag of frozen vegetables via the microwave I just pour it all on a plate and add a tablespoon of soy sauce and I eat standing up in the kitchen. And then I go on a 20 minute walk. I've been doing this for the past week and I really haven't felt any withdrawals. That's because I'm putting in serious effort to quit TV and go to bed at 9:00 if not a little bit before.

[@TheGoodfella2012]

That scene when he yells "I get it" made a big impact on me and i think it's probably the best psychedelic scene ever filmed because it captures the experience - the pure/real experience minus all the fractal patterns hoopala - so well. Most people have had that "i get it" experience on trips where all your questions simply drop off, everything makes sense and you are truly at peace. It never sticks with you but you get it, in that moment. That scene in The Sopranos captures in perfectly. Beautiful stuff.

[@georgerebic1240]

And that moment is a block in the pyramid. Build enough of those blocks and you pit the capstone on and you are ascended into the Kingdom of Heaven. Christ Consciousness. God Consciousness.

[@TehUltimateSnake]

"It never sticks with you but you get it in that moment" so true.

[@autonomous8108]

Funny enough I was experimenting a lot with psychedelics the same time I started watching the sopranos, and I felt the exact same way as you when I saw this scene. I've seen plenty of depictions of psychedelic trips in movies/shows, but this was the first one that actually felt like it captured the true essence of a trip. When he had his "I get it" moment I couldn't help but laugh, smile, and say "yyyup" because even tho I didn't know what he meant, I understood exactly what he was feeling 😂 I think just seeing someone else have that first "I get it" moment strikes a chord with anyone who's had it before because it's a very special feeling. Even when it's coming from a mob boss who recently killed his nephew 😂

[@AnneHathawayRules]

Acid always gives you the meaning of life but you forget to write it down 😂

[@georgerebic1240]

@AnneHathawayRules easy to remember: you are ascending to your Godself, the I AM that I am. The trip is a preview of what it's like to be enlightened. GOD in the flesh. The Kingdom of Heaven fulfilled on earth.

[@huberthubert87]

this is one of the best video essays on the sopranos I have ever seen and I'm only halfway through. very insightful, thank you

[@LaCokaNostra_]

Very allegorical. The sacred and the propane

[@CaptainJimmybrown99]

I think the understanding he comes to are that there are no consequences for his actions and he’s gonna embrace his evil side

[@BrianMusic12]

That was my take away too. He gets it, hes a gangster, always will be, and might as well just be the best gangster he can be.

[@northwestpsychfest7329]

@@BrianMusic12 until, of course, he loses everything

[@TehUltimateSnake]

You don't wanna thsee hith darker thide sthal.

[@davidortega3393]

Yeah, that was my interpretation too. I think the revelation was tied to his gambling wins. He commits an unforgivable act against his nephew and the universe rewards him by turning his luck in gambling. There is no karmic retribution, and Tony realizes that the universe is just chaos and nothing he does means anything.

[@dumbage]

yep he kills chrissy and bangs his ex and then wins big he thinks the world dosent care and he can do whatever cause that’s who he is a monster. but life always catches up ;)

[@Jas-fr8cu]

This is one of the most clear and concise deep dives of the show I’ve ever seen, in a third of the usual time. I haven’t seen nearly enough analyses of his relationship with his father since he was so absent leading up to his early death, but the picture is slowly being painted for us throughout each season. Once Tony meets Fran, we finally get a full scope of just how deep his denial was for how terrible of a person his father was. Livia was the obvious target for his issues with her blatant narcissism and problematic/abusive behaviors, but his father made a much deeper, more sinister impact on his life overall that I even failed to see before watching this video. The gambling thing his dad says flew right over my head, as well as the parallels between Chrissy and Johnny in Tony’s mind. You are spot on with this video, put EVERYTHING I was thinking into words. Great job.

[@spewter]

This is an excellent bit of writing. Congratulations, Friend

[@jamesmorgan7629]

I agree, a great analysis.

[@BubblegumCrash332]

For a normal person a peyote trip might change you in a positive way but Tony being a sociopath he just used his insight to justify all his wrong doings

[@PoshingtonSpark]

If Tony was a moral/political nihilist then he wouldn’t nearly face so many internal conflicts and psychedelics wouldn’t have a profound impact on

[@johnclay2716]

He's not a sociopath though

[@phantom.wreath]

@@johnclay2716 he literally kills his nephew. Tony is a textbook sociopath. He only had sympathy for animals.

[@CheesesteakChampion]

@@phantom.wreath Tony demonstrates way too many authentic, non sociopathic traits throughout the series for me to think he's a true sociopath. Its not such a black and white thing. The scary truth is people can commit horrible acts without the excuse of being a sociopath

[@phantom.wreath]

@@CheesesteakChampion he literally kills his nephew

[@deebehan7152]

Probably the best synopsis of The Sopranos I’ve ever seen. And I thought I saw them all. Well done and thank you.

[@yggdrasil2]

Sidenote, the reason Chrissy called his movie Cleaver, I think, was because of the trauma surrounding his first kill. Before killing Emil, they did coke off a meat cleaver at Satriale's, and the logo for the movie is a white meat cleaver. We know the event had a deep effect on Chris because of his nightmares and even going as far as moving the body.

[@8ullfrog]

they did dent. Chris used the coke cleaver to line his shot up on Emil.

[@howardpolikoff6901]

Great job. I'm glad the comments here are similarly praising. One of my favorite, most revealing Sopranos lines comes when Janice tells Bobby she'll see her therapist Sandy for her anger outburst. "Sandy, Sandy," Bobby scoffs. "What does she do? Tells you you were picked on by your father and asks you to read her screenplays." It's like the payoff of a years-long joke that is Tony's therapy sessions: Janice's therapist blames her father when the real culprit is clearly her mother, just as Melfi focuses on Livia instead of Johnny Boy. You capture well that Tony never improves because, for starters, he excuses one parent's evil and blames the other's. I love how this revelatory insight appears as a throwaway line between two side characters having a casual squabble. This is one of the show's great feats.

[@icestationzebraassociates2460]

Tony never improves because talk therapy is useless for a psychopath. It only teaches them how to lie more convincingly. The study referenced in the show read by Melfi as she realizes this is a real study.

[@dr3dg352]

This reminds me of that article "Tony's Vicarious Patricide" from The Chase Lounge. This is one of my favorite interpretations of the final stretch of the show, and it's wonderful hearing a video about it!

[@PodyTheCirate]

As a lifelong fan of the Sopranos, this was a great breakdown and analysis. Instant like and subscribe!

[@jakubwrona2040]

I’m a big Sopranos fan and generally fan of a “context and subtext” point of view. I’ve seen many Sopranos analysis but this is on another level. Have you studied psychology ? You definitely have big knowledge on that topic.

[@LPno.9]

This is what the show's analysis was like while it was on. That was back when people wrote and read articles on the show and people expected to get a different perspective than what they already understood by watching. A lot of mental health care professionals published weekly reviews, including debates and panels. Others were beginning and seasoned media critics who actually studied film.and TV. Things are very different now.

[@jakubwrona2040]

@@LPno.9 the analysis of Tony killing his father (or the image of him) by killing Christopher is top.

[@LPno.9]

@@jakubwrona2040 You should check out the old articles. I would be surprised if that analysis isn't in a few of those reviews.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

@@jakubwrona2040 This video is based on a long essay which you can find online, it's called something like vicarious patricide in The Sopranos.

[@UsedShovel]

really interesting perspective, im a huge sopranos fan and i thought i had read and watched every viewpoint from the show but there was some new stuff you presented that i had never though of, so sick video brother

[@joelglanton6531]

This is SO good. So much better than every other Sopranos video that has surface-level analysis of an episode recap and thinks of itself as an "essay."

[@EddyTheMartian]

Whoa what a great analysis. Made me watch aspects of the show in a whole different way and I’ve already rewatched and analyzed it myself.

[@allenrubinstein3696]

Really insightful, Renegade. Gave me a whole new perspective on the series, after all these years and reading whole booksful of interpretations. Well done.

[@harrysachz6395]

This is really insightful. I never made that connection to Paulie and the boat ride. Also I could never figure out why Tony gambled so much when he of all people should know better.

[@robertlee4172]

True. He ran a casino on Bloomfield. He has insider knowledge.

[@Lebron1279]

This is a spectacular analysis. Human existence is terribly inefficient. We all get thrown into the world, try to make sense of it all as we are forming, a twenty year process, and choose paths driven by our unconscious mind. "The meaning of life" is a cliche. I think what people really want to understand is "how did I get here?". Brilliant insight. Incredible really.

[@JohnDoe-cg7rs]

It’s rare that I discover new insights into The Sopranos, but this video is exceptional in that regard. Your analysis is novel and discerning. Great work!

[@unscrupulousyou]

That scene has a profound effect on me. I look forward to it every rewatch. I interpret is as a kind of commentary on life, or our idea of life and living and the futility of it. It's like Tony glimpses the infinite, the scales fall off and what he thinks is important just melts away. He's finally free. And I think the beauty and majesty of the setting punctuates that and speaks to a sacred part of him. A part that wishes he'd been born someone else, far away.

[@invisibot6]

This is a huge analysis. Congratulations man, you really have amazing insight and a gift for explanation. I love the sopranos and I loved this.

[@athenvision]

This was unusually relaxing to watch in a stressful time during my life. Thank you so much. I've not even watched the Sopranos before.

[@quaysteffan9648]

This is one of the best Soprano’s videos I ever saw! Explores areas I never thought about dealing with Tony and his father and that fact that he only would’ve came to this realization thru hallucination!

[@danames12]

Wonderful review… connects a lot of the mysteries. The depth is over many viewer’s heads… and it seems many of the commenters still don’t get it after your explanation. Dabble on

[@artfasil]

A pint of blood is worth more than a pound of gold, that is the supreme truth he *GETS*

[@Raviolli]

Great work bringing more awareness to psychedelics I experimented with them as a teenager and young adult and it is incredible to look back and recognize how they influenced my growth and mind. While there were both good and bad, fun and weird, periods Psychedelics helped me build new understandings and educated me to realize that I liked the way information flows through my brain. They opened my mind to new ideas, insights, and appreciations that i took with me for years that followed. While I don’t find myself experimenting with them as often anymore, I truly feel that society and the modern western world will benefit heavily by ending the stigma, and supporting their use. As time keeps flowing through these crazy times I am only more and more convinced that building understanding and working with psychedelic thought is one of the few real potentials that can help us build a path towards a better future. Lots of love to you all

[@mariozd971]

It's a big disgrace that psychedelics are banned and you can go to jail for using them. I tried everything, i was using marijuana for years, now not often, i was sometimes using cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines, heroin but all that is crap. Only psychedelics are worth taking, you can't get addicted to it because if you take for example lsd or mushroons, the next day if you use it again you won't feel anything, you have to make a pause for minimum 2 weeks. I was taking lsd, mushrooms, peyote, ketamine and DMT. DMT is the most powerful , the most intensive stuff, i had the most intensive 10 minutes of my life on DMT trip. Next month i go to ayahuasca treatment for the first time, i love that feeling on psychedelics when you understand all and all questions you had have totally natural answers.

[@tonyclark3913]

Well done. Great video. I'm a huge fan of the show and I pride myself in figuring out some of the great mysteries of this phenomenally deep show. Tony really broke bad in season 6B and you gave me an "I get it" moment with this breakdown. I had gone with the theory that being good was boring (6A) and that being bad was more fun(6B). But you are correct. He tried to kill all of his father figures.

[@Salamander676]

Tony understands Life and the fact that everything is connected and happens for a reason in that moment. Like a dream. Typical thoughts while being on psychedelics.

[@DanielGenis5000]

Using psychedelic experience as a plot point can make for incredibly dull viewing; I despise the scenes filmed through a lava lamp that are supposed to put us inside the tripping head. However, David Chase handled the challenge sublimely, even including the sad truth that psychedelic insight is tragically fleeting.

[@lukebateman1]

unironically incredible study on his character during this moment. i clicked on this video kinda laughing to myself but im shook

[@DavidRomero-y6s]

This was an excellent analysis. It gives me food for thought the next time I view the episodes in the future. A new & different perspective which allows me to enjoy the series more completely. TNX!

[@robertlee4172]

In the dream sequence, the crowd turns on Tony, and the chase is on. Anonymous faces, angry and emotional. Those are the locals within the NJ community. Tony is frightened by the prospect that he will be exposed for his crimes, if he goes to trial. One of the characters in his dream, subconsciously, btw, slim, dark hair, in a white tee - does that remind anyone of Johnny Soprano? The man shoots at him through a second-floor window with a long gun. Sniper style. Reminiscent of the Kennedy assassination. Fran, Uncle Junior, Paulie, talk about this turbulent time in history. Tony buys at auction, John F. Kennedy's hat, Doctor Kennedy, Junior's cancer surgeon, Heidi and Kennedy the cause of more trauma for Tony. Each time Tony gets into another car accident, it adds to his PTSD. What was the connection with the Kennedy's and the Sopranos series? The 1960s. The Cuban Missile Crisis ("That was real? I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit."), the Kennedy assassination, the Newark race riots. But most of all, the formative years of Tony Soprano. The time when he almost lost an eye to his mother, wielding a carving fork. The first time Tony experiences real trauma. PTSD.

[@gijoey5912]

Outstanding analysis. I've watched the show countless times and never made a lot of these connections.

[@TheReelAnalyst]

Great analysis!! The Las Vegas episode was one of my most favorite episodes! I loved the dream sequences in the sopranos, that’s how they should Be done in media.

[@DisparityOfBeliefAndTruth]

It’s both sad and relieving to say, many of these psycho-analytical videos can often put certain aspects of one’s own life into clarity.

[@brnrik500]

Spot on! I have always been obsessed with this show! It just clicked with this video. trying to understand why i am effed up🤣👍👏

[@CarmineLupertazziJr-z3b]

Very good video and an excellent analysis of the Tony's experience with taking Payote my friend. Superb analysis in great detail and meticulously explained and presented. I subscribed to your channel my friend. Same or similar thing happened to me, although without any drugs involved. I went to Casino (I've been to Casino maybe 7-8 times before and don't even know how to play games there, only roulette because it's terribly easy) with this hot girl and started winning like there is no tomorrow. The whole time she was like little bit out but she was there. Anyways, the whole night was magnificent and after I got like an epiphany of some sort, acting the whole time like I was there but something else was happening at the same time, something I can't explain. Once again, I took no drugs whatsoever of any kind. I only had like 3 Coronas. It got me dizzy but that's all. Anyhow, the night went well and I won huge numbers, the girl was happy but sort of disinterested the whole time as if she was there for soemthing else and not happy about the money. What a great night

[@CaracalServal]

Thank you for such a profound video and giving me new layers on how to experience the show. You made so many insightful connections. I have fallen in love with this show again and again over time

[@quinntoohey406]

Absolutely breathtaking analysis. One of the best ive seen.

[@scottboyd3838]

Just realized this now, Christopher, back in the Pilot commits his first murder, spraying Email's brains all over ah....wait for it, CLEAVER! So Chase used it as symbolism as early as that First episode. A blade severs, like the split between his two families, the piano above reference, starts after the initial severing of Tony's innocence. And then repeated with Christopher. A vicious cycle of misery the life causes.

[@TonySopranosBurner]

never made that connection! jesus this show is just too layered hahahah

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[@scottboyd3838]

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[@RecoveryAndLife]

“The sun, it….. came up…” “……yeah?” 😂

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[@aaronbrutus2654]

It's incredible we're still analyzing a show created more than 2 decades ago.

[@lunacy9825]

This review perfectly nails it. And makes me realize there’s much more to both my “breakthrough” psychedelic trips than I previously thought. Me and Tony are similar in regards to traumas, but definitely not lifestyle in the adult years.

[@TreyMDNC]

Great video. I’ve contemplated the deeper meaning of this episode, but always thought it was just Christopher dying.

[@sanjinv]

Man, the analysis is fantastic, right on spot! Thank you so much!

[@RajBeats]

Excellent video analysis

[@theguythatcould]

Ego death is the best thing that can happen to a person. It humbles you in a way that changes your approach to life and definitely makes death less scary. I don't think ego death can be experienced by a true narcissist so I don't think it would make any permanent change in Tony other than him experiencing it in that moment and going back to his regular self which you did touch on at the end.

[@richardfilanderer]

What will always make me give The Sopranos an edge over any other TV show is their use of comedy. It’s so funny you could make a legit argument it’s a comedy first and drama second and it doesn’t lose an ounce of quality. A show that morbid and nihilistic has no right to be as funny as it is.

[@SamP-by7iv]

How could you say that? So many parts of the show had me prostate with grief.

[@jdcp8976]

​@@SamP-by7ivbecause that's how good it is, but most of the time the show is cranking jokes or hilarious situations.

[@brnrik500]

I never picked up on any humor back while it was still running. It took all these youtube crowds to show me the funny side👍👏🤣😂

[@GiovanniAcosta]

Great essay! Loved the quotes.

[@Mishu-cd7xb]

great analysis thank you for this GREAT post

[@theamericanaromantic]

YOU GET IT! Excellent writing sir, great job!

[@qjames0077]

One of the most insightful, comprehensive videos I've seen about the Sopranos. Instant Sub. Only downside is, I guess I need to watch The Sopranos again 😅

[@schrisdellopoulos9244]

Now THIS is legit Sopranos analysis. I am also both a student of the show (watched every episode originally and rewatched a dozen times.) I never got where you have here regarding T's father. You're right. That's as far as I want to go, but I need to call my therapist now.

[@SotPap-x3m]

I've thought about this father-son theme for a while. In Remember When, the other father-son dynamic is Carter with his father. Carter, it is implied, similarly didn't know where he stood with his father as he was never able to please him. He looked up to junior as a surrogate father, and then with growing resentment over his perceived abandonment resulting in Carter attacking him - just as Tony contemplated with his own surrogate father Paulie in the same episode. Tony contemplated killing Paulie which would have been him acting out the vicarious retribution against his father for showing him into that life. Instead Tony doesn't kill Paulie, the father figure, but Christopher - the son. Like all cycles of abuse, the abused tends not to enact revenge against their abuser, but instead to blame themselves and seek a self-inflicted destruction (which is the death drive as Freud put it). Tony killed the son (himself) and not the father, which shows his inner tendency for suicide that was referenced throughout the series.

[@mariozd971]

This is great analysis, this and Soprano Autopsy website have the best analyses, the guy who examined all episodes there, Ron, is really a genius

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This is incredibly well put together as an argument, you really built this video well. Very observant, the sacred and the propane

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What an excellent video description.

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Great insights, I never fully understood Sopranos but now…I get it….I finally get it!!!!

[@ParadoxDesmond]

This is why the sopranos will forever be one of the greatest shows ever made because we can all have different interpretations of scenes from the show and none of us are wrong yet none of us are right either

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The biggest argument against psychedelics is a conversation with a psychedelic user.

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5:13 here he looks like Kevin from The Office 🏬

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In my opinion, Tony soprano is the most fully depicted fictional character ever. There are no secrets left offscreen

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I always thought he said “I did it” referring he killed Chris.

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This was well done. Good work sir.

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Originally, I thought Tony said "I did it". Over the years I realized differently. Great analysis of a lot of things. I really enjoyed this.

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If the Gabagool sees only darkly, the way I do, then I’m cursed, and cursed again.

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Thanks a lot for this amazing video bro

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One of my favorite Sopranos analyses, of so many on YT

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Tony harbored deep resentment towards Christopher, especially after Christopher succeeded in bedding Julianna, the realtor Tony tried to bang but couldn’t pursue due to his own psychological struggles. This success not only highlighted Christopher’s ability to achieve what Tony couldn’t but also exacerbated Tony’s feelings of emasculation and inadequacy. By killing Christopher, Tony was not just removing a practical threat but also symbolically eliminating a reminder of his own weaknesses and failures. Christopher had become a mirror to Tony’s darker impulses and inadequacies, and eliminating him was a way for Tony to regain a sense of control and power. Which is noted by turn of luck. I never took Tony as saying “I get it!” as much as him saying “I DID IT!” This is what’s to brilliant about this show. It’s so fucking deep and complex.

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Thank you for such a great analysis, you demonstrate a really good understanding psychology and psychedelics as well. I’d like to add that while Tony certainly loses some grasp of his psychedelic realisation after it happens, I think some remains. Especially in the final episode, he doesn’t seem very troubled. I think to some degree he accepts his fate as a doomed man. That might be in a moral sense as in being reprehensible going to hell or in a practical sense as in his lifestyle and immediate situation lends itself to prison or assassination, I’d reckon both. It’s not some total acceptance, but enough that he is able to live his last few days with a relatively unburdened mind.

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Great video man

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Wow. Great analysis.

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Well written, well analyzed. made me think about my own shit. keep on keeping on!

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this video is so fkn beautiful with how into depth it is👌🏽

[@Leonardo_No_Cardio]

Believe it or not, today I quoted your video to my psychotherapist as an example of the antagonistic relationship my father established towards me since.. forever. And how my self sabotage in other aspects of my life is similar to Tony's gambling problem as a self destructive revolution against his father.

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This is one of the best sopranos breakdown I’ve seen fantastic job

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Amazing breakdown. I felt the theory of tony finally realizing he’ll never truly change was the strongest theory.

[@randoH3000]

I think his revelation also involves his newfound understanding that Chris’ downfall was also inevitable given how Tony treated him as his primary role model. He was acting out his same trauma upon Chris, and Chris has the same struggles with depression and resentment towards Tony that Tony had with his own father. Perhaps if he realized this sooner, he wouldn’t have murdered Chris in cold blood, having known how he was partially responsible for his self-destructive tendencies, and breaking a generational curse.

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Brilliant analysis. You caused me to analyze myself lol

[@gummo133]

A fascinating and suggestive analysis! However, it's odd that you don't mention Tony's best articulation of his psychedelic experience to Melfi. He says both that there is some greater reality than the one we experience and that our mothers are buses that drop us off and we keep chasing them. The spinning roulette wheel is meant to remind us of the scientist in the hospital that thinks that everything is connected. As Tony says, "It's the same principle as the universe." Unfortunately, already debased Tony misunderstands the upshot as that Chris's death is responsible for his turn in luck. The scene at the end when he looks at the sun is when he realizes the mother thing. He realizes that his whole life is driven by vain attempts to address his abandonment issues (via mostly narcissism, but he doesn't realize that part). These things fit nicely with the general theme of the show, which is narcissism vs. love/connection. Tony's descent into more complete narcissism is a result of his inability to translate these insights into personal change.

[@JBrooksNYS]

i always loved this part of the Sopranos more than anything. I remember I had a very profound experience with Magic Mushrooms, and when I saw this on TV, it really hit me. I knew that someone who had a profound experience had written this into the story

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This is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Soprano's video I've ever watched.

[@painsorrow3062]

Very cool analysis. Just a couple details I find a bit questionable. Christopher being a surrogate for his father is a bit of a stretch, since Chris has always been coded as his son throughout the show. For sure I think anger bottled up at his father played a role in his actions but I think his hatred of Chris was more reflective of his hatred of AJ as well, and his growing intolerance to the people he loved. Your analysis of the dream of his dad leading the car is spot on though, and the dream of his coach as well.

[@ORION2180]

Very insightful and great work. However, a key figure was left out. Dickie Moltisanti. There must certainly be an imprint left on Tony by his mentor to be analyzed.

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Love this content.

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Wow this was a great video

[@shadowprince101]

This whole time I thought he said "I DID IT!" in reference to Christopher. Damn lol

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Fantastic analysis, thank you 😊

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This was a fantastic video. Thank you for making it.