Christopher and Tonys Departure - Soprano Theories

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[@kingoneil4644]

Tony and chrissy sealed their fate once they messed with the vipers

[@clayton7993]

Rumor has it the vipers kill Tony and his entire family in the finale.

[@vintage_sole4065]

“We’re with the vipers!”

[@jacobdean4833]

@@clayton7993 I highly doubt that

[@stevenstuart152]

@@jacobdean4833 rumor has it jokes frequently go straight over your head

[@jacobdean4833]

@@stevenstuart152 That's nice

[@shadywiskerz]

Notice in the last episode Christopher was in that Tony stopped calling Chris his “nephew” and referred to him at the hospital as his “friend”.

[@bl5533]

Wow

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

Omg

[@suzie5813]

Guilt, perhaps?

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

Chrissy’s arc was a natural canopy.

[@blest5132]

noah had an arc!

[@ryanbesco8067]

Lucas Brasi sleeps with the fishes

[@lambrosk3790]

You can’t make that shit up !

[@Rob_V_W85]

@@lambrosk3790 lol. What the fuck you talking about? I just did.

[@TheHackersboss]

Very observant of you. The sacred and the propane.

[@vintage_sole4065]

No lie, one thing I love about The Sopranos it’s like an actual real life crew, the good times are in the beginning the start and the middle and then after a while they go through certain problems, and they fall apart During the later seasons it gets darker and you realize it really is coming to an end.

[@mattgryner6947]

Spot on

[@FUCKLOREMAGGOT]

Yea..like goodfellas casino donnie brasco the godfather series scarface Gotti or the Irishman?

[@marvinragen]

@@FUCKLOREMAGGOT did you really compare Irishman to sopranos

[@FUCKLOREMAGGOT]

one haha no. I was just saying the beginning middle and end sequence is something that is in all mob stories

[@jtahoe81]

A real life crew? They’re a glorified crew!! Phil did 20 f-kin years.

[@tapset]

Lol chrissy really used Tony's money to make a revenge fantasy. Also, Ben Kingsley probaly would've done cleaver in real life he's been in some dog shit over the years

[@brettmajors69karaoke]

Never liked Ben Kingsley. Think any of the Baldwin boys are better- even Alec dammit.

[@tapset]

@@brettmajors69karaoke danny Baldwin took him to fuckin acting school!

[@pennystocklocks]

Sexy Beast was great

[@tapset]

@@pennystocklocks I need to see it still

[@the_local_bigamist]

Sexy Beast was great and Ghandi was supposed to be good (not seen it) but everything else I've seen Ben Kingsley in, I thought he was pretty bad. His cameo in Luxury Lounge was terrible. Not sure why he even agreed to it and, in playing himself, he just came across as a dick.

[@richardchampagne4395]

You forgot to mention that Chris nailed Juliana Margulies. More than anything, this enraged Tony and sent him various degrees of commitment to end Moltesantti.

[@NightinGal89]

For real, that was a contribution. Tony's ego was very bruised

[@charles1964]

Yeah, but did Tony plant the flag?

[@faisalkamal4319]

And he took the toblerone

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Notice how after Chrissy died, Tony was blatantly looking at his widow's sexy boobs as she breastfed. He also spitefully went to Vegas just to bone Chrissy's old side piece.

[@ddobry21]

@@charles1964 Excellent question. Maybe he pitched a tent, but means nothing if he didn't plant a flag.

[@redmarioproductions]

Paulie during the movie: “put it in the trunk” Lmao

[@kevingrant5744]

Tony is a sociopath could only love Christopher as long as he was in check.

[@yurikendal4868]

You don't kill someone if you love them unconditionally. Tony never loved christopher if he mocked Chris's attempts to become better. Chris was a willing victim to Tony's rage and eventual murder.

[@alnat950]

Willing in which way?

[@bryanmejia4826]

@@alnat950 Willing to do whatever it takes to stay in that life.

[@JadeDelphi]

@Nero Wynn Tony was likely a psychopath, and so was incapable of love, empathy or guilt.

[@lucasshea3382]

Ur tripping he killed him because he was high crashed a car and saw Chris could have killed his daughter and even tony himself also he asked tony to help him pass the drug test and that is what killed him tony was not gonna kill him if he did not know that

[@NightinGal89]

Tony didn’t love anyone. If you read up on sociopathy and narcissism, it's all there

[@joaoalegria7578]

James Gandolfini is a legend and the best mob boss ever, but imo Michael Imperioli is very underrated for his part as Christopher.

[@millhousemillard2140]

Both the 2 best roles ever

[@GarrettP130]

Hes not underrated to the people who matter. He won an Emmy for this role.

[@joaoalegria7578]

@@GarrettP130 true, and very well deserved

[@benoh3417]

@@Zzrdemon6633 k

[@skipads5141]

The word underrated is the most overrated word on the internet. .

[@KidFresh71]

Let's not overlook the psychological importance the cleaver represents in Tony's deep rooted anxieties. Tony's first childhood panic attack comes after witnessing his dad chopping off a "degenerate gambler's" finger. If Christopher isn't wearing that stupid Cleaver ballcap during the accident, maybe Tony spares his life? Definitely a triggering image for Tone.

[@TG-ld8hl]

“Very good, @KidFresh71. The subset of the scene is missed by some” - Little Carmine

[@franknstein8176]

I believe it was more than just one incident destroying their relationship. The movie cleaver which describes Tony's character and affair with Adriana. The fact that Chris had relations with Juliana the real estate agent. Once that occurred Tony pushed Chrissy aside and replaced him with Bobby.

[@datruth9585]

And also Chris absence around the crew didn't help either. Him distancing himself due to sobriety

[@SopranoTheories]

I talked about the film in the video!

[@datruth9585]

@@SopranoTheories indeed

[@GhostofRhurValley]

Chris regretted getting made the minutes he found out what it was all about .

[@shreddykrueger3776]

Kind of a shit job. Can't quit. Can't choose who you work with. Have to take orders or your life won't mean shit. Not much you get in return.

[@amirhankhatsiev1035]

@@shreddykrueger3776 smart and lucky ones has become bosses,yet few died as a free man from natural cause

[@civotamuaz5781]

Worst from both worlds, cult plus pyramid scheme.

[@MikeVNorch]

Christopher should have had a role model like Phil Leotardo, show him his 20 years in the shinebox.

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Lol

[@heisenberg4406]

Imagine a show where Christopher was Phil’s nephew instead of Tony’s

[@PraUU1]

Or 15 years, like that animal Blundetto, can't even say his name...

[@wjatube]

I think there was one other pivotal scene: When Christopher was hosting the cookout and he reminded Tony that his father, Dickie, "Tony's hero, was nothing more than a junkie." Tony literally was taken aback by the comment and then immediately accepting that Christopher would fare no better and thus he would always be a liability to the crew. From that point-on Tony wasn't going to let an opportunity pass him by to kill him. The car accident was the perfect alibi.

[@Bout_Dat_Action]

I agree about the scene, but I think the conclusion Tony took from that comment was that Chris only remembered his father Dickie, who was Tony’s version of Tony to Chris (mentor/father figure type) was that he was a no good junkie and didn’t give him any credit for the good he did. Which also played into his insecurities about Cleaver and how he already knew Chris viewed him as just a violent bully and didn’t appreciate or remember any of the good times/life advice he provided over the years which really ate at Tony because that was a close relationship he thought he had and came to realization it was all for not and he wasn’t viewed how he thought he was by a person he loved and once looked up to him.

[@enak413]

Movies were in Chrissy's blood . Among his addictions was one millennials will never know ... Block Buster He admits to Adrianna he gets high off of that candy and carpet smell . I remember that smell too - A very 80's smell It was one of the smells of the start of the weekend

[@rd2471]

I'm a millennial and I went to blockbuster?? You mean zoomers?

[@Tech215Studios]

I was born in 83 but the kids born in the 90’s are just the worst. I feel like I was raised with just the right amount of old school and new school in me. I think growing up in the city helped too, a time where we played Sega in the morning and at night, more in the extreme heat and deep winter months but we actually went outside and played sports and chased girls. These kids today????? They wanna tell you how to live your life at 14 but have never worked a job, paid real estate taxes or changed a flat tire. But yeah - that smell of the video store was the best!!!!! And sneaking in the adult section to cop a peek!!!

[@jammin2575]

Dude millennials grew up with Blockbuster, we’re from the 80’s so we were there for the rise & fall of it. You seem to be mixing up with Gen Z.

[@enak413]

@@jammin2575 You're right ... now that I think about it I took my kids there to pick out movies & they're millenials too

[@leegsy]

In the UK we had a chain of rental places that was called Global Video.

[@thediglerofdirk]

I like how you call him email kolar. Also cwistafuh chops Ralphie up with a cleavah

[@foodank_atr817]

If they had cut him up in the work area email could have been a meal.

[@justt1984]

Withah Cleavah *

[@mladenbro8435]

@@foodank_atr817 lold at this

[@bubmurphy]

I wanted to see Cleaver ,I compromised,I watched South Beach Strumpets instead

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

What a great sub species

[@BillBraskyy]

I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

It's a TV progrm..... A movie.

[@galleryofrogues]

I got sucked inta da internet through a data port

[@kevinfrank8164]

I loved the opening of The Many Saints of Newark with Christopher narrating the story from hell.

[@danestewart2676]

It was genius

[@1stShotta]

Is it weird that I want to watch Clever in full now?

[@cyberpimp29]

You can watch "Clever" what eva da hell dat is. Me, im watchin Cleaver, the multisanti masterpiece...

[@shellbacksclub]

Chris also uses a cleaver to hack apart Ralph & warns Artie that he knows how to use one.

[@T-roc57]

Chrissy got what was comin to him...he was warned time and again & given way more chances than anyone else woulda got.

[@tapset]

Tony didn't help, undermining his sobriety and trying to fuck Ade

[@angryanakin]

@@tapset true that

[@apocfaildotorg]

Chris did asshole shit but I do view him as a victim of his lifestyle’s pressures and the fact that despite everybody being “family”, they’ll kill you, rat on you, or scam you on a moment’s notice. The only thing that keeps “the family” together is money and the threat of pain of death.

[@tapset]

@mcharleau Tony was a shitty boss he could never take good advice

[@the_local_bigamist]

@@apocfaildotorg Absolutely. Chris was groomed into the life only to be undermined, disrespected and ultimately murdered by the one man who supposedly "loved" him. Always remember the scene when Chris is drunk, talking about his daughter with Paulie breaking his balls. The camera pans around the room and reveals Tony, looking like the devil himself, laughing at Christopher being humiliated. Tony was pure evil.

[@meztizo_americano86]

He sealed his fate when he stole some of Silvio's fries and when he ate Tony's Tablerone bar

[@joeb7975]

those were Mr. Petraglia's Toblerones

[@theantone7476]

I never liked nor will I ever forgive Christopher for beating and getting Adriana killed. However, I do somewhat feel sorry for Christopher. He never ever had a positive role model, mocked for his sobriety, hearing disgusting jokes about his daughter, and was brought up in the mafia life. He thought that's what he wanted even though while on the side he wanted to break into the movie business. But as time goes on he realizes being in the mafia isn't what it's cracked up to be

[@mohamedhichemmouzali6505]

he gave up adrianna because he didn't want a shit life like that familly at the gas station

[@pcinsomniak]

The "Chickentown" ending was, for me at least, the grittiest, most haunting and powerful episode ending of the series. The looks in both Tony and Christopher's eyes as they hug say so much about the tumultuous relationship between the two of them to this point, and where it's headed. To add to it (unrelated to the subject of this video) the inner rage in Phil, and the foreboding of it all, mixed with this song just makes it flawless. So perfect.

[@Buugzy]

That was an amazing scene, especially with New York included

[@sophiawilson8696]

So funny that Jackie Jr wanted to be his place, and Christopher's wanted out of mob and be citizen.

[@coolbig6059]

That's wrong Christopher always want to be a made guy and be an important mobster in the family but he doesn't have the patient,in addition to this if he wants to leave he would have gone with Adriana in witness protection program but he didn't and that's a sign of his love to this life and to Tonny

[@giannirusso8406]

He went to tony and told the truth and said Adriana was a rat.... and they whacked her. He gave up the “love of his life” just to stay in cosa nostra. Wouldn’t have done that if he didn’t wanna be in the mob

[@giannirusso8406]

@@coolbig6059 yup

[@coolbig6059]

@@giannirusso8406 so true , but that what make me woudering why tonny killed him , even if he had a drugs problem that's not a reason to kill one of the loyal man in your team .

[@coolbig6059]

@Wynn Wynn but tonny also has a family that doesn't mean he wasn't loyal to the mob.

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

Good analysis. Very observant. The sacred and the propane.

[@playbackproductions1]

He also has many more videos under his subspecies...

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

@@playbackproductions1 😆

[@jpmnky]

I like to think that actually Little Carmine was absolutely brilliant. After all it was he and Butchie on top at the end of the series. And from what I could tell he stayed out of the crosshairs of the government.

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

@@jpmnky Maybe it was dumb luck? I do want to believe that he and Butchie were the victors to who the spoils belonged in the end. It would make sense since when we first see him, he did make that Louis the whatever's reference. I believe it foreshadowed what happened in the end. And, I think it was Paulie.

[@cyberpimp29]

Lol!!

[@thewireboy100]

Great video. You left out Julianna though. Chris fucking her as unconscious payback for Adriana was another issue added to Tony and Chris's beef. Tony was never with Julianna but he was there in his mind. "Are you gonna hog all the ice"

[@datruth9585]

I totally agree. This may sound goofy but your theory was why i also thought that was why Julianna & Adriana names were very similar. I could be reaching but if not, Chase was a freaking genius

[@the_local_bigamist]

@@datruth9585 So if your theory about the similar sounding names is true, that makes David Chase a genius, right? You are saying that you are a genius by assuming that this bit of writing, which you have imagined - which isn't that great, even if it was intentional and certainly wasn't an example of "genius" level writing - was intentional. You certainly have a high opinion of yourself.

[@datruth9585]

@@the_local_bigamist Ugh, no. I was only saying if that's what David Chase was implying based off the theory I was commenting on. Then he's a genius for intentionally making the names the same. That's it. Nothing to do with my self esteem smh. Wtf

[@rogueprince1341]

Good point

[@jaredsmallwood7736]

@@datruth9585 ppyoò⁸

[@christopheranjos2327]

“The child is grown and the dream is gone”

[@pennystocklocks]

This comment has no balls

[@tonysoprano3219]

@@pennystocklocks very allegorical

[@Dolphin._.]

Quasimodo predicted this

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

@@pennystocklocks hahahahaaa

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@Dolphin._. who did what?

[@wawaelias8842]

Tony and Carmela were the biggest hypocrites on this show, Carmela blaming Tony for their son being depressed because of his breakup. When she acted the same way when furio went back to Italy!!!

[@amiblack8294]

Tony loved Christopher. He had a vision of their future together and invested in his nephew significantly in addition to giving him a pass on things that would have been dealt with harshly had it been anyone else. Any other boss would have had Chris killed for any number of reasons aside from the fact that his drug addiction made him a loose cannon, easier to flip. The others saw this and resented Chris for it. Despite the sacrifices Tony made for Chris (in spite of Christopher's flaws, blatant disrespect of Tony, incompetence, and weaknesses), the nephew who was once a source of pride for Tony became a constant source of disappointment/stress to Tony. To add insult to injury, Chris felt ENTITLED to the perks/life that only a boss is afforded and Tony was acutely aware of that fact. You're going to point out the giant "sacrifice" Christopher made for his uncle, right? Giving Adriana up had more to do with Christopher's inherent selfishness than anything else;when Chris saw that struggling, unhappy family at the gas station, he saw his and Adriana's future. The man's discontent with the situation he had created for himself made Chris realize he didn't want a mediocre life rife full of regret for his decision to build a life on the run with Adriana. Tony loved Christopher as much as he COULD love him until it became obvious just how much Christopher hated Tony. Resentment is a two way street sometimes. When you sacrifice, invest, teach and train, promote, makes excuses for and give opportunities to someone who ultimately resents you for your position/what you've worked hard to have in life, that in itself breeds resentment. There is always a straw that breaks the camel's back and in this case, it was the Cleaver movie.Tony was initially proud of Christopher's accomplishment because Tony's love for his nephew blinded him to what was obvious to everyone else except Tony: that his nephew hated him. It had to be POINTED out to Tony, in fact. That movie was the ultimate act of disrespect toward Tony and the final straw. When Tony admitted to Melfi that he was relieved that Chris was gone, it was because his nephew was an incredible drag on Tony's emotions for many years, and to be able to finally let that negativity go was freedom to some degree to Tony. Love is a funny thing-you can love your nephew his whole life with all you have, give him opportunities he would have NEVER had were it not for you, make sacrifices to invest in his future and well being, make excuses for his disrespect, put yourself, your financial well being and reputation, and your future at risk for him ...but when he delivers that final slap in the face, it's not love you feel anymore-It's loss, anger, disgust, disappointment, grief and then... nothing. This show triggers me in a couple of ways. This evolution of the relationship between Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti was one of them. Tony loved Christopher as much as he could have until it wasn't love he was feeling anymore.

[@Misiulo]

5:05 You don't know that. Maybe Christopher returned from beyond the grave and killed Tony. That "Members Only" guy was just a decoy!

[@kennycaligula3081]

Nailed it again!! This is my favorite of your videos. Chase and the writers set this up in season one with Christopher having an identity crisis obsessing about his “arch”. The stage 5 ending has always stuck with me. I’m super impressed you picked up on the song. Outstanding work!!

[@marquesjohnson6359]

I always thought tony and Christopher had the closest and most complicated relationship it really was love hate Chris saw tony as a surrogate father the guy he's going to hell for and Chris was the only one Tony wanted to take over for him at one point the only one he trusted they had issues before but I always felt adriana was the turning point I don't know if Chris ever believed nothing happened then when he chose tony over her I don't think he felt tony ever appreciated what that cost him so his resentment of tony grew and as Chris got deeper into drugs tony couldn't trust him and begin to see him as a liability

[@michellesilver718]

Nailed it

[@Billywhipz]

You ever heard of a period? Sharp as a cue ball this one

[@brixtongun]

I just realized Chris and his daughter lost their father in infancy.

[@Sergiu-Lz]

Both because of some uncle, either Jun or Tony

[@Pantz-xk2le]

Love this channel. Love how you interpret the sopranos with your theories.

[@brett8074]

This show was just written so damn well.... i may watch again

[@ballatician10]

Great Analysis! Thought you would have had the scene where Chris calls Tony to wish him a Belated Happy Birthday and Tony just hangs up! lol

[@ballatician10]

Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4bbdqGVoK11eqs

[@tapset]

Lol he was pissed that ep

[@wolfstealth782]

Yep! I forgot about that too and idk why lol since i secretly love identifying w Tony sometimes when he's hella immature and mad lol

[@altrogeruvah]

What makes this channel unique to all the others is the level of depth in psychological analysis of the characters, stuff we all thought at some point but couldn't voice eloquently, excellent video my friend

[@kanpoe7043]

Pretty sure their bond was broken when Tony, you know, killed him.

[@scottschannel9451]

Chrissys handling of the Triburo Towers situation should have made him a legend right then and there, but he came down with a unusually bad case of cowboy-itus and was never the same after

[@gabrielafonseca4034]

I've always felt there was an element of mercy killing when Tony murdered Christopher, there's hate, of course, and he's a huge liability, but he's also nothing but a painful shell of himself. Maybe Tony rationalized he was putting Chris out of his misery

[@felipeacostamunoz1249]

No...tony lo hizo para protegerse a el mismo de cualquier peligro que Moltisanti pudiera representar. Saludos querida.

[@jesuspernia8031]

Yes but like 5% mercy

[@batchagaloopytv5816]

i agree it was Easier to kill chris after the drugs reveal and seeing the childs carseat along with chris gurgling and spitting blood

[@ahabalheis2478]

It's murder lmao, like melfi implied, he isn't God

[@gabrielafonseca4034]

@@aduantas I totally agree. Tony's guilt toward his destruction of others is rare and far between, and also completely misguided. He feels guilty for passing on his " poisoned blood" on to his son, when the boy starts having panic attack and depression, which he had no control over, but rationalizes feels murder is something that needs to be done

[@pacmanzz]

youre getting a lot better, i felt like you just summarized but now youre really getting into it, good stuff

[@jeremygunther9403]

Tony would have absolutely banged Adriana. Chris was right to be suspicious

[@mikeprince2036]

Hows is that on tony , adriana is not to blame for being a smut

[@pablojorge030681]

Great video...so on point...always hated that We didn't get to see Christopher at the height of the NY vs Jersey war at the end...he was a proven solider...Tonys and Christopher's relationship was unique...at times filled with admiration, yet at times,.volatile...btw...what is the music at the end...great choice...

[@charliefay]

Fun fact. the cornicello has another name: cornutto/cornetto, which is when you make the shape of bulls horns with your hand (🤘) at another man. It means “you’re a cuckold” and is a very big no no in certain parts of Italy.

[@hunterrose6558]

"poner los cuernos", or "cornudo" means the same in spanish.

[@hgbugalou]

IMO Tony never cared about Christopher. He pretended to care and to help him just as long as Christopher was helping his mafia ambitions and Chrissy was "kissing the ring". Once Tony realized Chris was an actual threat to him and his mafia empire, he got rid of him as ruthlessly as anyone else he has killed. He did not care Chrissy was dead and once it actually registered he was relieved that he had to no longer pretend to support someone who constantly screwed up and disappointed him in the end. Combine that with him no longer being able to turn on Tony and Tony almost became ecstatic to be out of that pressure when he took his trip to Las Vegas. Its just a reminder Tony was the bad guy all along despite us pulling for him (you can't help but do that, cmon!). I do not think Tony was a total sociopath. Very close, but the fact that he cared for his children and he showed it and the weaknesses that brings proves there was some bit of him capable of feeling. That said he was severely damaged and Dr Melfie gave up on him (which honestly was understandable) just as I think he reached a point where he could be saved. Instead he killed Christopher and his transition as an unsalvageable character was completed. He sealed Chrissy's fate, but in turn sealed his own.

[@millhousemillard2140]

I think lil carmine not wanting to be boss he saw it as something chrissy would do. They worked on cleaved together

[@bryanmejia4826]

I think he cared about Chrissy, it's just that there's limits, and I don't think anyone can deny Chrissy overstayed his welcome a little bit. I also disagree that Tony wasn't a sociopath, because he was completely, what he isn't is a psychopath. The thing to note with sociopaths is they can feel, it's just all their emotions and the way they express them is all fucked up, almost like a perversion of humanity.

[@felipeacostamunoz1249]

If you don't think Tony was a total sociopath by the end of the series then something of your analysis of the character is definitely wrong...

[@celtic69]

Agreed, Tony was just using him as his get out card and once he realised chrissy wasn’t up to that due to his addiction issues he took the first opportunity he had to clip him

[@suzie5813]

I forget, did he kill chrissy before or after melfie cut him loose? I agree with most of your comment other than thinking Melfie wasn't thinking for herself and was pretty harsh the way she let him go. Also unprofessional about it. Antagonizing him and everything.

[@Joi_Robb]

Both you and cineranter uploaded at the same time. I gotta watch em both before the crank wears off.

[@Tech215Studios]

“salami sub, hold the Mayo” - “We’re out of Mayo” LOL 😂

[@T-roc57]

Email?

[@AK13133]

Mayonnaise...MAYONNAISE!!!!!!

[@jonsam4842]

Even in his dreams he's being disrespected 🤣🤣

[@Tech215Studios]

@@jonsam4842 the funniest part about that dream is that’s how dreams really are, they make no fucking sense and you know it, yet still go along with it.

[@John.Spandli]

@@Tech215Studios it's only when we wake up we realize it was strange.

[@ameralej]

hell yeah needed this before heading to work lmao

[@dasdeke]

Fantastic deep dive into this topic!

[@FrancescoGiuseppeVitolaRognini]

Great video essay, as always.

[@joshfulcifan1015]

Very interesting. Can not get enough of Sopranos!

[@johnnyjay6959]

Yesssss. Been waiting since I saw ur post about making this.

[@kimotanaka5054]

As a fan, I’m fascinated. So much related to the up coming movie. Cheers.

[@adamgoldsteintv]

This was phenomenal.

[@d100763]

Tony didn’t have to be suspicious of JT if you recall he is great at reading people like he did with Barone at the diner - pretty much much a mind reader

[@leegsy]

That's not Dick Barone, it's Jack Massarone.

[@MGBillionaire]

You left out Dickie being a junkie. Thats when Tony realizes that addiction really is a disease and Christopher will never be fully cured. That was the point of no return.

[@the_local_bigamist]

Pretty sure he did mention it.

[@MGBillionaire]

@@the_local_bigamist not the part about realizing Dickie was a junkie.

[@U13SMILECRY]

Great episode series analysis 👍🏾

[@deprogramm]

a video about "the money" livia and uncle Jr always talked about would be good. Did it even exist?

[@nich3897]

The money, whatever happened there

[@rkaratekidpt]

"Did you wrap it correctly?"

[@yatsey007]

There wasn't ever much love from Tony towards Chris. He used Chris until there was nothing left but a shell of the man he used to be. The moment Tony became truly irredeemable was when he contributed his winning streak returning in the casinos to Chris dying.

[@lapensulo4684]

Good example of not mastering one’s own weakness , so the weakness masters him. Every one has a personal weakness he or she needs to master.

[@johnalo-sweeney8031]

thank you.i love this

[@R2D2fhjks]

Chrissy simply grew out of it. But it was too late

[@CurtisC685]

This is your best video

[@warrenkimble4578]

Awesome show bring more on 👍😃

[@TheOnlyCathyCat]

I see the relationship between Christopher and Tony as one of a trauma bond between a narcissist and their main supply provider. Tony's personality once again acts like the black hole that sits at the centre of every narcissist and the closer Christopher gets to Tony the more immanent his destruction becomes, sadly it is only with the event horizon so far behind him that he realises he is being crushed by the singularity and smothered in the darkness and by then it is far too late ...the scene at the gas station after Adrianna confesses to him, would be the event horizon and after that Christopher goes through the five stages and acceptance of his fate for him is when he gets back on the gear, because he stops fighting the pull and goes with the current, may as well be high all the time if your life is misery and your fate is sealed. It is also when Tony realises Christopher is bang on the brown that he accepts what he has been denying to himself, that, ultimately, Christopher hates him and that Christopher is, and always was, a liability that he should have dealt with in season one episode one, with all the bullshit surrounding his car and him coming in late. Tony also accepts, far too late, that family and business should never mix, because up until this point the family members he has been in business and even those within the business he loves as a family with have had to die or have tried to kill him or have betrayed him in some way unacceptable to his narcissistic personality. When Tony kills Christopher he has accepted the truth, from his own perspective at least.

[@MadMetsFan]

I thought the beginning of the end of their relationship occurred at the welcoming party for Furio (D-Girl episode, but I'm not a 100% percent sure.) When Tony gave Chris 10 minutes to decide on his future, that opened the door in Tony's mind that he could say goodbye to Chris and that he valued Chris more as an "employee" than a family member.

[@shellbacksclub]

notice during the baptism hug how Cheistooher appeared to be smothered by Tony's shoulder?

[@sartainja]

Superb analysis.

[@skipads5141]

The mafia would really allow a member to make a mafia movie? Especially clearly based on his current mafia associates?

[@ariboy24081]

Well done 👍🏼

[@lucienwmoon]

My favorite scene in the series is when Chris and Tony are arguing at a funeral. Tony gets upset when Chris says something like “I loved you.” Tony charges forward, grabs Chris and says “If you don’t love me anymore, then that breaks my heart but you WILL respect me.” It’s so intense.

[@104Abdo]

Good job bro breaking all of it

[@SAOrules]

Chrissie’s nose is like a natural shinebox

[@BlyGuy]

He can smoke in the rain without getting his cigarette wet.

[@BlyGuy]

Correction, Chrissie's nose is a canopy

[@pheadley83]

Love your videos

[@j4ward95]

Another phenomenal video!!!! What character are you gonna do next!? I wanna see you do Bobby!

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

"Did you ever notice he's the only motherfucker who can smoke a cigarette in the rain with his hands tied behind his back? That nose is like a natural canopy."

[@shellbacksclub]

do u think there was purposeful foreshadowing of Christopher would die when he had his nose pressed against & smothered by Tony's shoulder during their Baptism hug?

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

A really big thing, was Tony Soprano, John Sacromoni, and Phil Leotardo each had their own Protege. Joey Peeps, Christopher Moltisanti, and Gerry Torciano. But each of those proteges died before their “mafia fathers”. John Sacrimoni loved Joey Peeps and was infuriated. Phil Leotardo, was heartbroken but didn’t do much about it, he killed Doc Santorou for personal insult. And Tony Soprano was gleeful he murdered Christopher.

[@Hu-WhyteMan]

I love the way you pronounce "Corny Cello" I've heard Cello's described in different ways throughout my life but I've *NEVER* heard of them described as "Corny" 🤣🤣🤣 that's funny¡!¡!

[@samanthab1923]

Tony never had a brother. That animal Blundetto would have been there but he went away. On the other hand, he might have usurped Tony.

[@johnjackman7946]

Can't say his name

[@EuropeanGameClub]

@@johnjackman7946 he practically killed a baby, he was only 47 years old

[@johnjackman7946]

@@EuropeanGameClub just a kid

[@alexmuenster2102]

>>On the other hand, he might have usurped Tony.

[@samanthab1923]

@@alexmuenster2102 Tony B was smarter & more charismatic. He would have stepped into Tony S spot had he not gotten busted. And Tony S knows it. Along with Sil & Paulie

[@darkgreenrifleman4871]

Ok.you earned the hell out of this subscriber.🔥👌🏿

[@leewallace3455]

Love these vids

[@davidshamiri1448]

You should go onto Pure Kino and do a podcast with him. Like borko ...

[@royrayburn1503]

Great review , I believe Tony saw in Christopher that AJ did not have .I think that's why Tony was so hurt when he found out Chris hated him

[@Kalvin5]

My relationship with my former employer was similar. He was always "Uncle _____" as a kid, a longtime family friend, and because he only had daughters, he and I had a weird bond that turned into 19 years of being this guy's indentured $UDT/minimum wage slave to the point where both my attorney and his Worker's Comp attorney mutually agreed that it was a psych abuse case. It was a toxic relationship like Christopher's and Tony's, although it took a huge toll on all of us, I realize in hindsight how much he exploited and abused me. We needed each other, because I knew where everything was and how to fix it. He was a bag of shit like Tony in terms of being an asshole boss to deal with. He and his wife are total ingrates because I kept their shitty store alive while they got to be grandparents during their grand kiddies' cutest years. Instead it went down the way it did. They say "Don't work for family" for a reason. Lots of reasons in fact.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Man that sucks. I've had a good experience working for family myself. I'm glad you got out of it friend.

[@johnphilip2002]

Did Tony still love Chrissy after he killed him is the real question

[@jacobrogers2906]

No. He says he doesn't care that he's dead in therapy with Melfi.

[@talk2s5061X]

Excellent ✅

[@mahdielmi]

Tony genuinely loved Christopher but his treatment of him was terrible I understand Tony didn’t think he was hurting Christopher he wanted to mold Chris into a better version of himself by using tough love, high expectations, constant pressure, follow all orders given without question, absolutely zero recognition or respect regardless of success. How did he not see how destructive his actions were he pushed Christopher down a dark path then blamed him when he started resenting him.

[@kevinw8276]

I liked it. Very allegorical

[@billhughes7927]

The vipers were the ones who ended Tony at Holsten’s for stealing the wine. Revenge is like serving cold cuts.

[@mzilikazimashobane5543]

This was a brilliant take on tony and Christopher's relationship.

[@ThekingEC7]

A revenge fantasy is SPOT ON

[@Sion67Productions]

Music at the end?

[@redcuplifestyle5536]

I feel like in Saints its gonna come out that Tony actually killed Dickie.

[@shreddykrueger3776]

Or Tony is really Christopher's father. Oh!

[@ggbabydollworld977]

Can't wait!!!

[@shreddykrueger3776]

@@alainportant6412 My prediction is it will rush the story trying to fit winks and nods in so you rewatch the series. Such as watch Tony be a wicked athlete, junior saying he never had the makings just to rub it in his face he chose crime over normal life. Little things like that.

[@redcuplifestyle5536]

@@shreddykrueger3776 Only time will tell my friend!

[@peterbaker9735]

Great video. Can you please tell me name of classical music towards the end, please?

[@rogueprince1341]

Oh wow Christopher is even wearing a hat in both scenes. I never put that together till right now.

[@captainscentsible1811]

Moe greene layed back down slowly after being shot. Haha

[@TooLooze]

It's AY-MEAL!! Damn, I've waited years to say that.