Small Details About THE SOPRANOS That Make The Show EVEN BETTER

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[@shanemac1646]

I like how subtle it is about whether Phil Leotardo has ever done time in prison.

[@themadisonmafia7230]

Nah I feel like he'd say something if he did

[@shanemac1646]

@@themadisonmafia7230 Really? I never noticed that's because I think he did it like a man

[@AZOMBIERYO]

He wanted manicotti, he compromised and jacked off into a tissue instead

[@smellsuperb1]

Right? It's so rarely mentioned and all 🥴

[@nathanarievlis3985]

He's a man of compromise

[@CipherSerpico]

*This one is crazy.* It’ll change the way you look at the show/ending. In the episode “Chasing It”, Carlo tells Tony about an episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’-called “Nice place to visit” - That episode is about a criminal that dies in a shootout--and ends up in the ‘afterlife’; In the afterlife-he has a ‘guide’ that takes him places. And he ends up going to a _casino-where he_ *wins every bet, and is constantly surrounded by women…* He thinks that everything is so perfect-that, he must be in heaven; But, it turns out-He’s in Hell. Sound familiar? When _Tony goes to Vegas, and goes to the Casino, with Chris’s girl, and wins every bet…_ Oh, and when he’s in the Casino: _Tony sees a Devil on a slot machine…_ Yeah. Crazy right? I think Tony’s in Hell-in the last scene, and he’s being forced to relive it, just like-the way Chris described Hell; “they whack you the same way, every night”.

[@We_Are_Borg_478]

Interesting connection

[@matinazadeh6870]

So then what episode do you think Tony officially dies?

[@CipherSerpico]

@@matinazadeh6870 That’s a great question. So, there are a few things that seem plausible to me: 1. _’Tony “officially died” when Junior shot him’._ That would explain a LOT of things: ‘Why Tony saw that “Whiteout” at the ‘end’ of his coma (Meadow told AJ “white = death, too” when they’re talking about Poetry)… It would explain Tony’s “coma dream”; i.e. It wasn’t a “Dream”-It was some form of the Afterlife/Purgatory/Hell… It would explain Tony’s “miraculous recovery”-despite the Doctors saying that it was extremely unlikely that he would ever recover… So, Tony would’ve died when everything went White during his ‘coma dream’ (Whiteout-rather than a blackout) - and everything we see after that/the entire last season-was actually ‘Tony’s Hell’. That’s the Theory that I usually lean towards. Another possibility, even though it’s probably a stretch… I’ve wondered if the “Religious aspect” of the Show-was more like Buddhism, rather than Judeo-Christian… And, Tony actually “died”, _multiple_ times; but, he had “multiple lives” on the show. So, maybe he “officially died” when Junior shot him, _and/or_ he also “died” in the 1st Season-when Tony’s Mother & Junior try to have Tony killed-but those two guys that ambushed him in his car… *_somehow_*_ … were not able to land a single shot-at point blank range…_ - And/or Maybe Tony “died” in the very first episode -when he collapsed while he was cooking on the grill… Sorry if I’m doing a terrible job articulating all of this. But, that’s kind of, what I think lol.

[@ziamarie]

You're not gonna believe this. He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. The guy was an interior decorator.

[@FutureBoy.]

His house looked like shit!

[@ziamarie]

@@FutureBoy. 😂😂 that whole episode is the best

[@raiden6156]

Still makes me laugh

[@Jv-1993]

😂Chrissy look like the shah of Iran these days

[@kmsleyang8972]

Since no one else will oblige… His house looked like shit…

[@tipsythefedora]

Oranges are not just present during the scene where Vito Corleone gets shot, they are present anytime anyone is about to be killed or dies in The Godfather

[@FlameFlickers]

I was expecting to already be aware of everything in this video but I'd never heard the oranges symbolism or Meadow's three attempts to succeed parallel parking metaphor before. I'm impressed!

[@Youre_Right]

The Meadow parking was all over the internet

[@CipherSerpico]

Check out the Twilight Zone episode that’s referenced by Carlo; It’s called “Nice place to visit”. It’ll completely change the way you think of the show.

[@transcendcapitalism]

Paulie wasn’t a rat, but he was not loyal

[@zubileegluckgluck]

After hearing Meadow singing "No Scrubs" I'm truly shocked that she was auditioning for what she thought was a singing job. 😳

[@barefootroofer]

Yeah That was like a cat I heard getting run over b a taxi 🚕 once Weak

[@zubileegluckgluck]

@@barefootroofer lol yeah and she actually tried to have a singing career in real life, too. i'm all for going for your dreams, but you need to be grounded in reality and have people around you who will be honest with you. i love Jamie-Lynn Sigler's performance throughout most of the series, but it always gives me a disturbed chuckle when i hear her singing 'no scrubs'

[@kmsleyang8972]

She also sang a solo after Eric Scatino backed out of the performance because Tony took his truck when David lost it in the card game. Not gone lie to y’all…Twas pretty bad!! 😒

[@zubileegluckgluck]

@@kmsleyang8972 oh yeah, i blocked that out, to save my sanity. lol

[@teckelteckels2730]

I always liked Meadow's singing! Maybe I'm tone-deaf...

[@caseylayton4898]

Paulie did rat though. He simply brought the family down in the long run by giving info to NY that caused never ending drama and being such a baby in generally light-hearted situations.

[@dalekronk496]

I agree.

[@tomjones5650]

No typical mafia inside cut throat intrigue. Rats sing to law enforcement. Only!

[@LilHondaCivic808]

That wasn’t ratting that was just being a snake 🐍 💯

[@BookshelfQBattler]

True but I really think he was just trying to get Ralphie clipped and didn’t think of the larger ramifications

[@jaylenlenear7850]

The real life therapist mapping out how the characters develop later is very huge

[@LSam-ux5rz]

Did anyone notice the reflection of a dead individual at the grandma's funeral?

[@caseylayton4898]

There's also a scene where the episode opens to "It Was a Very Good Year" by Sinatra playing and in the montage, Meadow runs over the parallel parking cones. Her and Tony are in the Suburban practicing.

[@fleatactical7390]

The same opening where Paulie is banging a chick on a desk. Sorry, that's all I remember of that.

[@nicholasjohnson1075]

If you pay close attention, you notice the editors slightly shrunk Gandolfini's palms in each episode, giving him small hands. This a sign that Tony doesn't have....

[@enak413]

Tony's hands get smaller, Chrissy's nose gets bigger and Junior's glasses get thicker.

[@terrellknight3463]

The makings of a varsity athlete 😂😂😂

[@LittleMighty1956]

Paulie did rat to Johnny Sack telling him the joke Ralph told regarding his wife Ginny's size. Because of this an innocent crew member was ruthlessly beaten.

[@abhimanyupatil1148]

Tony Sirico evolved a lot as an actor over the course of the series (according to David Chase). Chase said that that was one of the things that he most enjoyed on his time on The Sopranos : witnessing Sirico's evolution. That and the technical loophole of him never ratting to the feds is what allowed that to occur.

[@tomjones5650]

Rats only counts if talking to the law. Walnuts was just doing the mafia double cross. That's typical of all mafioso.

[@ctwwtc8761]

Charles Schwab over here

[@KRS2000]

So that's it then? No leeway, no compromise, just stupid f**king jokes?

[@AvgDude]

Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, gets in an argument with a bakery counter clerk and shoots him in the foot. The clerk screams, “You shot me in the foot!”. Christopher replies, “It happens.”. Just as it happened to the character Spider played by Imperioli in the movie Goodfellas.

[@damnnina1419]

Not a Lady Gaga fan but I never knew that was her in the show. I got the whole series

[@rustyshackleford3160]

1. Paulie's point. 2. GABAGOO 3. Oh Maddone

[@HughWanztino]

considering maedo's actress went to school with actual mobsters children, imma guess she wasnt randomly picking this show cuz she thought its a musical. that might have been her initial thoughts when hearing the name but she most def did not cluelessly get the job lol

[@dalekronk496]

Paulie did snitch. Told John about the mole joke.

[@penis__]

Not the same

[@JayP7.62]

Don’t forget Paulie’s dream, 3 O’clock. The direction of the bathroom to Tony. Though I’m not sure the 3 has anything to do with the parking and attempts on his life.

[@gabrielwhite6209]

That’s Chrissy’s coma dream - a message for both Paulie and Tony

[@JayP7.62]

@@gabrielwhite6209 Oh yeah that’s right. When he was shot.

[@timothyslaughter476]

My favorite two bits was the scene with vito getting wacked then the cut to the model train going into the tunnel on bobbys train garden....thats epic entertainment.......and tony running over his golf clubs in the driveway carm threw there..... with golf balls flying all over and rushs tom sawyer playing...modern day warrior......holy fucking shit!!!

[@p0479]

Also, the last episode represented the last supper and the onion rings represent the circle of life.

[@anthony30088]

And the ranch represented the fountain of youth

[@ErikShen2907]

Meadow''s SHINEBOX Capabilities...

[@JackMonroe]

David Scatino ain't no snitch

[@cliffbungalow9373]

There is a scene where Eugene wipes blood on a road map, I always thought that was a nod to Springsteen‘s Open All Night.

[@gerardomata5042]

Bad things happened when the orange showed up tony still survived and even recieved love afterward or am I just seeing the orange juice half full

[@danielbergonzi7319]

the sopranos book is more scandalous.

[@Shut.Eye.Cinema]

04:00 - The series is as far from reality as it can be.

[@marswillrule2431]

Big Sal huh?

[@vickmcfadden833]

It finished in 2007 and started in 1999 so it was 8 year run not ten , carry on

[@Burnthealphabetpeople]

The pilot was filmed during 97-98

[@KushGee]

@Random Offensive guy That's fucking dumb cuz the cast and crew literally work on it for the entire run, so you move along.

[@theguitarfather1837]

Pilot was shot in 1997

[@SGTASMR]

I never understood why people question how it ends. David c says the answer is in the show, certain episodes give u the answer. Tony gets whacked. Everything just ends and goes black, you don't see it coming. Tony and Bobby talk about how they think it happens when you get clipped. It's exactly what they thought. It sucks but he's dead

[@Pocket-Calculator]

They already said he doesn't die that night. The whole point of the cut to black is that it doesn't matter, he's going to be killed or jailed at any point and he's never going to have peace. Even a simple night dinning with his family and he is paranoid and isolated.

[@mikemath9508]

i knew all of these and was the guy who first posted about meadows trouble parallel parking 8 years ago

[@cheesefoodxii3091]

Jimmy wasnt a rat

[@estevanarmijo2069]

i finished the sopranos a few days ago and at the very end it showed meadow walking in and she looked shocked but i watched the ending again and i can’t get it to show it anymore

[@jupiter9376]

Proof? 😳

[@kepckatherinec805]

I’m having trouble imagining Tony getting whacked in the diner in front of his family and a room full of people. Maybe as he got into his car for the drive home, since they had all arrived separately…

[@pedrov.8087]

But paulie DID rat. He was one of the least loyal characters

[@UliKunckle]

The Sopranos ran for 9 years, not 10 and ended in 2007 not 2008. January 10th, 1999 - June 10th, 2007.

[@taduh2402]

Why are you saying SopranNo? It is really grating. Pushed through 5mins but honestly can't watch the rest. Makes it sound like you never even watched the show and just stole the facts from other content creators for clickbait for the movie release

[@cumswag1222]

I like when Junior steals the change in Murph's pocket when he goes to get his coat for him.

[@adanigler6752]

A Funny little detail is also when Furio is in his house in s4 and complains from the background when he wants to watch TV that Junior got no Cable TV, in s5 Angelo Garepe mentions how much he likes living with his daughter after years in Prison, how he got his own Room, good Food and Cable TV and Junior chimes in: ,,I've got Cable TV!" It's a obv a lie to make himself look/feel better...

[@fleatactical7390]

@@adanigler6752 Not as good as grilled cheese on the radiator though.

[@MrSamrchds]

You're reading way too far into it if you think Meadow parking a car had any meaning. Some of this was kind of interesting, but that particular detail is just nonsense.

[@djqkronicles24]

Pauly was the biggest rat. He ratted ton to the ny family.