The Sopranos Season 5 Ep 1 & 2 First Time Watching! TV Reaction!!

The Sopranos | Season Five
Episode One - Two Tonys
Episode Two - Rat Pack
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[@mitchellbeston1033]

If you thought Johnny Sacks was a problem, welcome to Phil Leotardo.

[@frankgesuele6298]

Real head crusher😈

[@mrmatthewmale5892]

In this season Phil never mentions that he's been in prison, not once.

[@frankgesuele6298]

🤣🤣

[@mr.donatello]

The movie he was watching with Nick Nolte was called “Prince of tides.“ So when Tony sent the gift, he was making a joke “Prince of Tide.” the movie was about a strong man falling in love with his psychiatrist.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Ahh! That makes much more sense, thank you

[@hettbeans]

Him watching that scene on TV is one of my favorite moments in the show, for some reason. It always sticks out to me.

[@GF_Baltar]

@@TBRSchmitt The Prince of Tides would be a good movie reaction for you guys. It's a smartly written romantic drama with great performances by Nick Nolte and Barbara Streisand.

[@paulgraham8155]

@@TBRSchmitt Nick Nolte did that film right before he did Cape Fear. Was nominated for an oscar for that film. Barbra Streisand starred and directed that film. Fun Fact Robert Di Niro was nominated for an Oscar for CAPE FEAR and he was up against Nick Nolte for the Prince of Tides. Both lost to Anthony Hopkins for Silence of the Lambs.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

​@@paulgraham8155 back when the Oscar's were stacked with powerhouses and iconic movies ..now it's a joke

[@James_7]

"I know the way he think, I know the way he acts, if Massarone is up to something I'll know"-- "I couldn't tell sh!t, what the f*ck am I? A mind reader?"

[@michaelhudson2912]

one of the funniest moments for me lol

[@mr.donatello]

The second episode was called “the rat pack.” It’s a reference to Frank Sinatra and his group of friends that were known as the rat pack. But it also means all the people around Tony, who are rats for the FBI.

[@Dave-jm3zf]

I couldn’t tell shit! What the fuck am I, a mind reader?

[@BigPete44]

Enter the GOAT!! *”Uncle Philly” Leotardo!!* 🐐😂. “I did 20 friggin years in the can!” 😎💪

[@godfather4377]

His entrance is so quiet. Too many grilled cheese sandwiches off the radiator.

[@BigPete44]

@@godfather4377 lmao 🤣

[@jackwalsh6758]

@@godfather4377 Not a peep!

[@Rich-od8bs]

No scraps in his scrapbook.

[@philippeh3904]

Season 5 is probably one of my favourite seasons of the show. Basically the closet the series ever got to goodfellas in terms of crime family and mob wars.

[@joerafferty3248]

Watch out for Phil Leotardo, he likes to tell people he spent 20 years in the can, but I'm not convinced.

[@michaelsegriff3362]

Excellent reaction! Would never know you guys were under the weather. Total pros. Feel better soon, TBR and Sam.

[@luciolamonica]

I guess Mr. Pink survived the robbery after all!

[@peteyn.y.7960]

FYI In “Real Life” the *5 New York Families* have total control/power over the very small New Jersey family but great show regardless! 😎

[@darth856]

When they arrested Junior in season 1, the DA did make it clear that they were much more interested in getting the NY bigwigs. And Carmine calling them a glorified crew. The show is about Tony, but they did remind us every now and then of where Jersey really fits in the pecking order.

[@themisanthropichumanist7050]

Philly Leotardo! Btw if you haven't noticed already he was Billy Batts in Goodfellas (The one in the trunk at the beginning) whom Tommy got whacked for killing.

[@XavierXSims]

He was also in another Scorsese film: Casino, where he was Frank Marino. Can't miss him.

[@joemckim1183]

Phil Leonardo is one of the best additions to the series midway through it's run.

[@dominickjustave3558]

Phill did 20 years

[@joemckim1183]

@@dominickjustave3558 I heard he did some compromising.

[@dominickjustave3558]

@@joemckim1183 only when he wanted a grilled cheese and tissues 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@J4ME5_]

Tony B dressed in the outfit he went to jail in in the 80s is a great touch

[@Yora21]

I've seen a couple of interviews with people who've been to prison for a long time, and they all say that you're basically taken out of time. You're cut off from what happens in the rest of the world, and you don't really mature either.

[@shotgun_shaun]

Very impressed that Dan was able to recognize Tina as Mustang Sally's girlfriend in that season 3 episode. I definitely did not make that connection my first watch.

[@kristinalfc5846]

Tony's living in his mother's house, full circle

[@shainewhite2781]

I highly recommend you watch HBO's THE WIRE with the late Michael K. Williams as Omar, Dominic West, Idris Elba, and a very young up and coming named Michael B. Jordan. It lasted 5 seasons and 60 episodes.

[@joelwillis2043]

Yes, please. I can't recommend The Wire enough.

[@Zaburino]

Another voice hoping for more HBO classics!

[@Johnny6666]

After the bar set by 'The Sopranos', 'The Wire' is really one of the (very) few series that could measure up! Essential viewing.

[@Zaburino]

@@Johnny6666 basically Mad Men, The Shield, The Americans, and Deadwood.

[@tucko11]

This one after the Sopranos for sure .

[@childrenoftheabzu]

Its called transference. I was a therapist for adolescents and I would always keep the door to the office cracked when my client was a teenage girl for this very reason. You learn all about this in grad school.

[@LaCheeserie]

Zagackly

[@LaCheeserie]

Feech is the guy whose card game Jackie and Tony hit back in the day and Ralph told Jackie Jr about

[@tomdemay6147]

Furio dont have to be in hiding. It's an empty threat by Tony. Furio is fine in Italy. Before he left the lady boss called him "one of my best men". She isn't going to let him be harmed because Tony wife had a crush on him.

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

The Glorified crew of New Jersey way more powerful than the Italian Mafia.

[@godfather4377]

BTW, the old guy that got out is Feech La Manna. Remember the story Ralph told Jackie Jr, about Tony and his dad robbing the card game, that then inspired him and his friend to do the same? That's the guy Tony and Jackie Senior robbed. So not just a new character we never heard of, one we have, with some 'history' with Tony.

[@ghostofyourmom]

You guys didn't catch that Tony B. only had the one suit he owned when he went to prison in the 80s -- so of course it's a Don Johnson Miami Vice suit!

[@russellward4624]

They've probably never seen Miami Vice

[@find2hard]

If you like Buscemi you have to react to Boardwalk Empire when you finish the Sopranos.

[@glenkamerling5333]

The final shows of this season are going to be interesting to see the reaction to.

[@godfather4377]

Little Carmine is one my favorite new characters introduced in the show. And of all the mobsters, he's really one of the more decent ones too. This character will grow on you, he's one of the favs for many.

[@mondegreen9709]

Yeah, he's kind of a tool though. But very likeable indeed. Maybe it"s because we never see him do anything really bad, like murdering someone.

[@Yora21]

Bigger than Versales!

[@Rich-od8bs]

Yeah and his malapropisms are hilarious.

[@IronCardinal181]

“I’m reminded of Louis the whatever’s finance minister, De-something”

[@godfather4377]

@@mondegreen9709 Yet, kind of the smartest of them all. Sure, his malapropisms were funny, but Little Carmine, big picture, wasn't really stupid. None of the mobsters are really well educated. Little Carmine knew when he was over his head, and sure made out pretty well, compared to many others on the show. I don't think he's really dumb though. He's just kinda goofy, not as educated as he tries to be, but still more educated than your average mobster. And definitely not cut out for that life.

[@donkeylipsgelfin6983]

Paulie's WHOOAAAAA at the waiter is an all-timer.

[@johnkiedis27]

You guys make me like I'm watching my favourite show with you and then I feel a little less lonely :)

[@TheWindcrow]

It's pretty good though. When people are guilty or scared the either .........A. draw attention to it like that guy did pointing to his hat or B. they cover it up to protect it. Smart writers knowing their stuff.

[@NoirFan84]

Wow, this is early. I usually wake up & watch these but now I'm going to have to delay my sleep & watch. Haha. One of my favourite seasons is Season Five, probably my second favourite after Three.

[@douglasmurphy3266]

Season 4 aired and took place Fall 2002 and Season 5 is Spring 2004. It skips 2003 and picks up after the time gap rather than continuing the events of 2002.

[@JTD2001]

Its crazy thats theres a 4 year gap between season 4 and 6a

[@LaCheeserie]

@@JTD2001 for those of us watching and waiting at that time, the season gaps were tough

[@Jmatrixxxxxxxx]

In Reality The 5 NY families are the top dogs.NJ is a smaller family and don't hold as much power as N.Y.. Idk what it is today but thats how it was in the 20th century ,to be short.

[@BigPete44]

Facts Jay. Yes it’s the same. Neither is as powerful as the old days but the 5 Families in NY still run the show 😎

[@grilledlettuce1845]

"Too much gherkins" *augh* "GET THAT EGG SALAD OUTTA HIS MOUTH" Truly the most cinematic and beautiful part of the show thus far

[@darth856]

The other rat is Ray Curto, one of Tony's captains.

[@TD-mm7nj]

I think Tony realized he hadn't lost any weight so Massarone was lying lmao

[@LaCheeserie]

8:58 Sam’s face is perfect

[@1920sBuffaloGuy]

The bear is representative of Tony. Tony himself is the bear. A giant, dangerous brute. Also, w/o Tony being around anymore, Carmela and AJ feel/are vulnerable.

[@claya7580]

I think that dig by Bobby Jr. about never hearing about Tony B. was a bit of self-depricating humor about how The Sopranos introduces new characters, lol.

[@shainewhite2781]

WOW, You guys are early! That's good.

[@chadwickvon8019]

Lol I try to stay awake for every upload but my 37 year old ass never makes it for the late ones

[@ieprince]

"these fuckin two are horrible." idk why but i started busting up right there. but youre right schmitty. those 2 are pretty fuckin bad.

[@williamr3840]

9:21 Peter Bogdanovich!!!!!!!!! :0)

[@seanswinton6242]

Yes. He wanted to marry Dorothy Stratton, but her boyfriend murdered her. 1980 I think, the same year as John Lennon.

[@roysoto2715]

Happy st Patrick day 🍀🇮🇪💚🤍🧡

[@tidepride86]

Dammit Furio....now their coffee maker sucks! Lol

[@jackwalsh6758]

3:16 He's awesome in Person of Interest, quite a few Sopranos, Wire and Lost actors are in it. My other favourite show.

[@chongsfury4358]

Got some future suggestions for ya Better off Dead: 1986 Three o'clock high: 1987 Suburban commando: 1991

[@francisalbert1799]

Three o’ Clock high is an absolute classic! Underrated comedy not enough people know about it.

[@Pandaemoni]

Congrats on 100K subscribers. I hope we get to see the play button award.

[@alvin2795]

The cheeky waiter too funny 😂😂 some balls

[@francisalbert1799]

Massarone was nervous so he gave Tony a compliment saying he lost weight just to be on his good side but obviously Tony was at his biggest at that point.

[@claya7580]

More telling about that is men just don't say that to one another, especially in the gangster world, as well as giving a present, out of the blue...

[@maniac50ae14]

Looking to see if anyone else explained this already

[@kartikchandrasekhar7393]

I think the painter paints paintings and the money he gets from selling them goes to disabled veterans.

[@colinthedogfromspaced9365]

Buscemi was a great director on this show too. Utopia UK version please watch.

[@havok6280]

It always amused me that they waited until after the episode called Two Tony's to introduce Tony B.

[@mdr216]

I love you guys. I just want to say that I think its important for you to pay special attention to the topics of conversations between Tony and his men, these next few seasons will include dialogue that may seem not that important but in typical Sopranos style they come back later, BUT they come back in subtle ways for example when they talk about what they believe its like to experience being shot at before going unconscious

[@claya7580]

Yes, that is the utter brilliance of the writing.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤️

[@Johnny6666]

It really disappoints me that your subscriber numbers aren't much, much higher. You provide such a range of different material on your channel, and your post-viewing reflections are always so much more in-depth than other 'reactors'. I've been watching for a long time now, and it really annoys me that other channels with much less genuine content pull higher numbers. No accounting for taste! You guys are great. :)

[@MaliciousIntent83]

lmfao Phil is the funniest character on the show by far. 20 YEARS

[@kathyk5319]

Tony is living at his Mother's house.

[@Michaelgabriel95]

This season is my favorite!

[@Kaotic318.]

I remember airbag theft being a huge deal back then, it was on the news from time to time.

[@andrewreisinger6860]

It would be catalytic converters today.

[@hypostatics9475]

fortunately this season has a happy ending

[@frankieboy8414]

That "you don't make fun of me" sounded so childish, lmao

[@paulcarlsen5787]

“Youuu and tony egg again”

[@christopherconte27]

its Animal Blundetto time

[@YoureMrLebowski]

10:52 added injury to insult 😟

[@weepingscorpion8739]

Great reaction as always, guys. Really liking these. Btw., if you want more Steven Van Zandt and a bit more mobster stuff I would recommend the Netflix series Lilyhammer. OK, it's mainly in Norwegian so subtitles will be a thing but it's a really funny fish out of water story.

[@jmwild1]

Season 5 is my favorite! I swear we had at least one scene previously showing Ray Curto talking to the feds, he's been informing for them for a long time.

[@godfather4377]

A few, but its easy to confuse him with Carmine, which they did I believe before. Since they look alike, and Ray plays such a small role in the show, its easy to forget who the hell he is first time watching through.

[@jmwild1]

@@godfather4377 I remember him from season 1, but I don't remember when it was first revealed that he's been an informant.

[@godfather4377]

@@jmwild1 season 3, when Tony's mom died. He wants to know if he should wire up for the funeral. It was so brief, its easy to miss.

[@jmwild1]

@@godfather4377 YES that's it, I remember now.

[@darth856]

@@godfather4377 Ray felt more prominent in the first season, but then slid into the background.

[@gibsonmunyi7225]

finally! I've always wanted to be early over here with my favorite reaction channel bt our different timezones make it difficult.So shout-out all the way from Kenya.🥳

[@cooperlittle3859]

10:33 damn none of the people I've seen react to this episode found this scene as funny as i did

[@daniels876]

3:17 he was the main character in stephen kings thinner robert john burke

[@maniac50ae14]

Love that movie

[@daniels876]

@@maniac50ae14 me too the gypsy curse ain't no joke 😂

[@TheNeonRabbit]

4:22 "Not un deterred"

[@TheJazzper1970]

Another excellent reaction. One of my favourite underrated scenes in the show is Adrianna informing the Feds about her girlfriends illegal activities, making sure she spells out her surname clearly to the FBI agent.

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

7:02 i like how paulie pays in public and then comes back for the money the next morning LOL

[@YoureMrLebowski]

sam you need to get your hair sponsored. looks great!

[@williamsmith9708]

😂😂 squish

[@tucko11]

Damn y’all up on it ! It’s amazing how fast the Sopranos series goes . Season 5 is great and buckle of for final Season 6 which has a second half or aka back 9…

[@billiam8554]

Enjoy another great season of The Sopranos! Hope you both get better quick!

[@colbybasque6645]

do more sopranos

[@patron40silver]

Hey🙋🏽‍♂and hello🙋🏽‍♀. The synchronized head tilt and the "Who's that?' "That's him. They stuffed a rat in his mouth" got me🤣.

[@michaelj4427]

Absolutely love this season. So many great episodes.

[@alvin2795]

Melfi is naughty 😂😍

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Steve Buscemi elevates everything he appears in. If you ever need another gangster/mafia series too watch Boardwalk Empire is amazing!

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

Buscemi: Gangster, Coen brothers movies, Adam Sandler movies. The guy makes good choices.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

Trapper Joe ova here

[@alvin2795]

Fuck guys was waiting til 7 am london almost wanna save it ❤😂great season sorry to hear you guys have not been well hope you both feel.better soon x

[@Rich-od8bs]

@2:16 this is Mathew Weiner who was a writer/producer on the Sopranos and the creator of Mad Men, another highly recommended show if you guys haven't seen it.

[@Faiiltrain]

Loving the Soprano's series reactions. If you're looking for more tv shows to do after this, The Wire, Sons of Anarchy, Deadwood and The Shield are all top tier TV shows in my book and i know you guys would love them!

[@JSavo_]

Great set up for the season. It just hit me from your reaction that Tina Francesco is the one who gives Kurt Russell a lap dance in Death Proof (and then has an unfortunate accident right after)

[@roysoto2715]

Please watch American Beauty please watch 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@86leewis]

Does anybody know what's up with the number 5 on the thing in massarones mouth? Is it maybe the 5th informant they found out about.

[@Just-Saiyan]

🤙

[@roysoto2715]

Please watch unbroken 2014 please watch 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kamkelevra]

13th like... unlucky for some

[@mr.a8315]

👍👍

[@michaelmills34]

I do love these reactions!

[@kristahartmann6712]

"Her own therapist..." is Melphi's ex-husband...& a therapist, as I recall. BTW, I look forward to Tuesday nite & your reactions to The Sopranos. Thx.

[@jackwalsh6758]

Richard is her ex, Elliott is not.

[@Everarmed89]

This show does such a great job at reminding us these guys we enjoy watching are really some of the lowest form. Like Paulie and Christopher’s phone conversation. Paulie says “someone could’ve been killed last night!” completely dismissing the fact that they murdered a civilian. His life means zero to them

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

5:36, Furio is absolutely not in hiding. He's a high ranking member of the Italian mafia, the best that Tony is gonna get from trying to take him out is a dead hitman and a demand for retribution against him hanging over his head.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

Yes!!!! I was just going to bed and this this popped up!

[@michaelaldan4354]

Dr. Melfi...sigh.. the beauty of a mature lady :)

[@RobertSmith-bz5ug]

Just say "Tony" and "Tony B" ... easier LOL 😄

[@davidw9795]

Tony egg

[@Patrick-xv6qv]

As the previous comment informed you the movie was Primce of Tides. Based on a book by a great author by the name of Pat Conroy. His books all take place in and around the Charlsston SC area and the Low Country of South Carolina, coastal SC. One of his books made into a movie was The Great Santini staring Robert Duval, a great book amd movie worth looking into for a reaction.

[@endlessformsmostbeautiful8442]

Know you seen raymond is a rat, if you back to season 1 where Tony is sitting in the strip club at the table with the captains and deciding who should be underboss, Tony is the only person at that table who isn't a Rat

[@DeeSee25]

A great series

[@jordanl1911]

You guys seriously didnt get why the "Have you lost weight" line made Tony lean towards Masserone being a rat?! C'mon you've been watching from the beginning til now in short order; has Tony lost or gained weight (A LOT of it) since S1? He knows he has gotten huge, so why would Masserone, a Union associate give Tony fake compliments? Same reason he gave him the painting, to get on his good side, so hecould gain his trust and get more info for the FEDs.