The Sopranos - JT's relapse

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[@gl3110]

Christopher genuinely believing he can actually separate "business" from his friendship with JT is hilarious.

[@amado4249]

Classic Christopher. Beats the guy senseless, then takes his car. Afterwards he gives him some inspirational quote about recovery. Lol!

[@DCFelix67]

And speeds off with hardly a wave

[@amado4249]

@@DCFelix67 All while making himself seem like a hero.

[@LennyCash777]

@@amado4249 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIm9h5iKl72pobMm11s

[@samuelwoods164]

It's not like he was juicing him ridiculously, he owed him a lot of money which eventually he didn't even have to pay back, his debt was forgiven in exchange for his script, he knew what Chris was and used Chris at every opportunity possible then tried to play the friend card ONLY when he owed Chris otherwise he didn't want to know.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

What about "Jigsaw"? He talked about self discipline then smokes a cigarette in his office lol

[@A.C31]

Chris: "Why didn't you call me?" Then the look JT gives him is priceless.

[@logwind]

0:37 lol

[@joshuanewburger]

YES-good catch

[@irishking1414]

Jeff Brown using the word priceless is like underated

[@KuostA]

what was the reason he didn't?

[@Aivottaja]

@@KuostA The fact that he knows Chris doesn't really give a shit about him.

[@captainh3831]

"I fuckin love this car..." "So you'll get another one." Gambling has to be the stupidest kind of debt to be in.

[@itsallgoodman4108]

If one of your friends is starting to go deep you need to have an immediate sitdown and discussion about it. I’ve seen one friend and one member of my family lose everything they had to their name in within a week of “bad luck” at the table. Its a ridiculous thing to get involved with

[@michaelraum3393]

“There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem! Heh heh, did you hear that? I told him there’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem.”

[@emmakarlsson4426]

Charles Schwab over here

[@Brian6587]

heh heh heh heh

[@OGWonkavisionHD]

How long did it take the guy too cum??? He he… did you hear that?

[@Kblog777]

The way Chris acts here with JT is the exact same stunt that Tony pulled on Dave Scatino.

[@charliemoody3318]

Dave and JT had only themselves to blame.

[@trampstamp4548]

@degree7 someones projecting.

[@trampstamp4548]

@degree7 ill give you a pass for your defense mechanisms because you know who Klaus Kinski is

[@daniellee1722]

It's the frog and the shinebox

[@A.C31]

Kblogg 777 Season 2, baby! Richie, Janice and David Scatino all helped me (somewhat) forgive Chase for whacking Mikey at the end of Season one.

[@r6854]

What is so funny is that Chris really is helping him out...in his mind. He knocked the 17 grand of the principal, not the interest.

[@waseem7195]

Very true.

[@louisn1368]

Lmao he was one of the main reasons jt relapsed hahahahha this show was brilliant

[@samuelcolon7380]

Interest is calculated from the principal. 2% of $43k vs 2% of $60k. Do the math.

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Dirty Italians

[@georgecostantin8787]

Not its rip-off, looks like new Z model, it's more than 50 grand.

[@FerenswayRecords]

Stupida facking JT.

[@joshb20101]

Simon Waldram don't beech toome

[@yattaguru]

Simon Waldram he gota bee on his hat!

[@flacko001]

"Gimme a tousan dollars"

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

give me wun tousand emmys

[@rondobson1828]

You got a bee onna you shine box

[@darj617]

When Chris gives him that little pep talk, what he's really saying is "I need you to not off yourself as long as you owe me money"

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

No, I genuinely believe Chris was compartmentalizing his business ties to JT with his friendship one. He meant it.

[@CaptainTrips560]

@@MundaneThingsBackwards yeah, this is genuinely Chris’s idea of trying to do a good deed for someone. This is as close as Chris ever comes to doing a selfless act

[@mkultra2456]

@@CaptainTrips560 LOL did you not watch this whole episode? Chrissy is getting back at JT for blatantly lying to him.

[@moldybreaddd]

"We will figure out the rest of the payments " What a good friend

[@davidmt23]

Great line, and people actually like/feel sorry for Chris!!!, this scene shows again what horrible people they all are

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Chris sober was the best gangster

[@summ.3433]

@@davidmt23 Chris was an asshole no doubt, but I genuinely believe he wanted JT clean from drugs.

[@mikeg2491]

Like Uncle Sam during Covid with student loans

[@peterp2153]

It’s actually nice, relatively speaking. JT is still in debt to Chris for tens of thousands of dollars. If JT were to not pay , it’s more beatings for him on top of the heavily compounded interest. Chris is letting him off the hook for the time being. And then wipes the debt completely clean in exchange for his garbage script for the shitty movie.

[@SmilingSynic]

Chrissy beating Dolan up over his gambling debts was strictly business. Chrissy's concern over Dolan's relapse is personal.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

+SmilingSynic Yeah. This was my favorite scene from the entire series. JT has no fucking clue what to think about this. But it's entirely consistent with Chris's character.

[@RadeonX0X]

+Glorified Truth It's just priceless to watch. Chris' sociopathic personality sees nothing wrong with first beating him senseless and subsequently acting like a supporting friend to which JT becomes utterly confused. He never truly grasped what kind of person he got involved with.

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

+Ich Bin Yes he did, a split second before Chrissie the sociopath mobster shot his brains out.

[@RadeonX0X]

ClaudeMagicbox If you wanna get technical. :)

[@jakep1979]

Lesson to all those wannabe's that wanna be friend a mob guy so they can feel cool: At the end of the day there are no friends, business comes first.

[@lucasdamotta2931]

Dave and JT thought they could play the friendship card with Tony and Christopher over a huge loan, like they were just ordinary people.

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

To be fair, they wouldn't have gotten the loan if Chris and Tony weren't like that

[@blaze4metal]

JT also was an idiot betting money he thought he'd have later (with a well-paying job that wasn't his yet). Had he actually gotten the job it would have been a short-term loan with no issue. Still a stupid decision either way, but that's how addicts justify their choices.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Card? _Caaard?!_

[@genius179]

So was Tony really warning Dave not join their poker games or was Tony kind of goading Dave in to the games knowing it’d be hard for Dave to resist?

[@lucasdamotta2931]

@@genius179 well Dave “heard through the grapevine” that Tony was running the executive game and insisted Tony to play, twice. One time in the parents meeting at school, and then he went to the motel looking for it. The way i see it, Dave was the sole responsible for what happened to him.

[@Lugh444]

"You'll get another one" , that was actually kind of sweet hahah

[@2timesNOLA]

the way chrissy drove off is fckin hilarious

[@Aivottaja]

The fact that Chris shot him in cold blood for no other reason than having the sense to not want to hear about his criminal deeds made me lose any shred of sympathy towards Chris. He was getting back on his feet; no longer in debt to Chris, not using drugs and writing for Dick Wolf again.

[@zhubotang927]

Aivottaja and in a relationship too. When tony suffocated him after car crash remember this scene. It is justice.

[@christopherfritz3840]

Yes.. really. I can't stand how currently "Chrisy" has become a cause celebre with the post Sopranos generation.

[@user-wm8ib]

He shot him because he realized he said too much and that JT knew too much and had to go.

[@Aivottaja]

@@user-wm8ib Yes, I know. That makes Chris no less a piece of shit. Besides, he didn't even tell him anything. Dolan stopped him before any specifics. Drunken paranoid asshole killed him just in case.

[@user-wm8ib]

Heo Price No shit...

[@suckafool123]

"Theres no chemical solution to a spiritual problem" JT's fuckin face at that line is just fantastic lol

[@stanleykowalsky5067]

Funny how Chris doesn't see any contradiction in his behaviour.

[@vincentcorpus5187]

Stanley Kowalsky Its business. You cant get personal in business

[@capitolmurder1754]

@@vincentcorpus5187 alright don vito

[@realazduffman]

Notice how all the electronics are gone from JT's entertainment center. He sold it all to buy dope.

[@xjusticex2013x]

universal remote

[@roccodimeo5893]

just don't hand the remote to Paulie

[@roccodimeo5893]

therealist811 listen to this prick giving orders....whoops

[@antoniodecruz7446]

Check out the big brains on brad!

[@partyandbullshit45]

He sold his stuff to pay Chris

[@christophermoltisanti6681]

Fear knocked at the door, faith answered. There was no one there

[@vengeancegauloise6049]

Manicott' knocked at the door, Phil answered. There was a grill cheese on the raddiator

[@shapiroshekelberg604]

You must be loyale to your capo.

[@judedelphin8542]

😂🤣😭.

[@magnussohlman2535]

I'm 12 and this is deep

[@Kblog777]

After Chris says 'there's no chemical solution for a spiritual problem', JT looks at him and he knows that the guy is using him, but he can't do a thing about it.

[@mankytoes]

+Kr Ling I took that look as "Jesus, is this guy serious?", and Chrissie genuinely saw nothing contradictory about supporting JT's recovery and beating him up for not repaying money.

[@Snarkythecat]

+mankytoes beating him up was just business. Supporting him was just personal

[@mikerusso703]

@@Snarkythecat the two do not intertwine

[@stephanierednour8942]

If jt really believes u can gamble 60 grand get another guy to cover it and there won't be consequences then a good beating is something way overdue

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@Snarkythecat Lol @ all these sociopathic idiots who actually think lending a friend money at obscene interest rates and beating the shit out of them for not repaying it is justifiable in any way.

[@frankjacob8913]

Did it to himself, he thought chris was a punk.

[@ABandApart01]

Tim Daly is sooooo underrated! He’s great in Storm of the century as well!

[@user-wt2me2fe5t]

"You heard me! Spike up!"

[@CaptainTrips560]

The craziest thing about the Davey Scatino/JT Dolan storylines is that Tony & Chris are still WAY more generous than the modern “legal” payday loan companies that helped drive the mob out of business

[@FunkSoulBrother7]

No they aren't. The interest they ask is much higher. Like 4 times higher.

[@bigiedieot]

I want to agree with you out of principal but the legal loan companies are not going to hunt you down and beat your face with your own household items

[@CaptainTrips560]

@@bigiedieot yeah, but if Chrissy gets popped by his boss (always a very real possibility) then you’re off the hook. The payday lender is going to hurt your credit for a decade no matter what

[@bigiedieot]

same evil different outcome

[@hinkhall5291]

That’s clearly an untrue exaggeration.

[@Amar1338]

Chrissy gave JR $17k credit on a $60k car . Hang around a barbershop you gonna get a haircut.🤣

[@semperaugustus661]

It depreciates over time though. New it is worth 60k. Not once it has been driven for who knows how many miles.

[@ultimate0706]

JR lol

[@jasonyee6533]

Appraiser (on the phone): Book value on that car is 23 grand. Chris: Book value is 17 grand, I’ll knock it off the principle.

[@galleryofrogues]

He’d only been up two days, he could still add. 😂

[@twistednipz7182]

“Why TF didn’t you call me”......😂

[@ConstantineAndreas]

WHERE DO YOU GET THE RIGHT?? lmao.

[@francisalbert1799]

Don't borrow $ from a gangster if you can't get it back to him all in one shot.

[@JGNeher-om4fy]

'don't borrow money from a criminal' is good enough for me

[@lucasdamotta2931]

Be smart and avoid as you can to borrow money from anybody, gangsters, bank, friends, family...

[@AA-uv3uf]

Chris gives better deals then the bmw dealership.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

It just baffles me how oblivious JT is as to how dangerous these people are!

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

Dave scatino too

[@christopherduganberry236]

That's what they do...befriend those with money, then they lure them into the trap. But, really, you attend a mafioso's card game and you lose, how could you ever think that they are going to just let you slide. Especially when they know you money and/or valuables. They're like termites...they eat through everything.

[@Srd1126]

A grown man made a bet, he lost. He made another bet, he lost END OF STORY. And lets not forget, the guys who ran the game had to pay the winners out of their own kick. That JT is a junkie and degenerate gambler is his own problem.

[@realazduffman]

king78802 The house does not enter into it in poker, they rake the pot for their services, but there are winning players all the time,Chis sent JT to the game because JT asked, he did not tell him to borrow more money when he lost. The fact is Chris took on JT's debt to the house. In a game like that you have to pay back in full IMMEDIATELY, and "immediate" means the same day or sometimes the next. If Chris had not bought the debt then JT would have been in even more trouble.JT was a degenerate, junkie gambler, He was bound to crash no matter what.

[@A.C31]

Nice Scatino quote at the end.

[@codybennett975]

+king78802 well it's their own fault .. It sucks but it is .. It comes down to personal responsibility .

[@vvv-hh6wo]

Fucking scheming goombas

[@frankiedomanico9701]

Chris should’ve also told him about the technique of positive visualization

[@BLUEPELICAN234]

As someone who used to be in AA, watching Chris try and be in recovery while also being a psychopath is just too hilarious

[@NewWesternFront]

good job on recovery

[@bonesmug]

0:30 JT's face after Chris asks why he didn't call him 😂😂😂

[@evilkyle]

Best iHop commercial I ever seen

[@lucasdamotta2931]

To be fair, Chris was not as rough to him as Tony was to Dave...

[@frankfurlacker5219]

Probably cause Chris felt some sympathy toward him with the heroin issue.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

At least Dave didn’t lose his life

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Chris knew how to milk people dry better

[@lucasdamotta2931]

@@mikehawk9784 his murder had nothing to do with gambling debts.

[@pricha24]

@@jonathanbirch2022 didn't meadow say to tony in a later season, though, that davey ended up in a psych ward out west and/or killed himself?

[@coolcool6908]

Chris always had the nicest cars

[@putocelular9375]

And to think he would relapse later is so sad because he was doing so well

[@sergiomendoza4850]

Christopher is so insane. Beats the shit out of the guy after making him relapse on his gambling addiction, then at the same time has words of encouragement and drives him to his AA sponsor lol.

[@ods1ODS]

Strictly business. Never personal.

[@PunkFuckUp]

I think chrissy was pissed off that JT blew him off a couple times and how he bragged about being a big shot hollywood writer when chrissy was just fucked by those people. So chrssiy knows JT has a problem with impulse control and exploits this weakness by introducing him to gambling, loaning him money, etc to the point of basically taking everything from him. Its the exact same thing tony did to david in season 1.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

When did JT blow him off?

[@Mr.Deleterious]

Mobsters don't really give a flying fuck about a friends drug addiction. If you owe them money it don't matter. Your gonna pay one way or another. Either the loan itself or with your life.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Mobsers don't, but I guess JT was begging on the fact that Chris was not just a monster but also his AA friend. Which was naive of him of course.

[@prvifront5532]

The civilians always get screwed

[@sammyb5102]

“Fihhhve-six” lmao the way he says that with the cigarette ash dropping on his lap....so strung out

[@steveturowski7659]

Chris needs to take his own advice.

[@asdasdasd1708]

Chris is such a good friend..

[@lucasdamotta2931]

Acutally he was way less rough to JT than Richie and Tony were to Dave.

[@MarioCLikes2KeepItClean]

🤨

[@Nash9r]

Here in Germany where it was created, only women drive this car.

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

Hollywood man...

[@stevedawelda9036]

Same in uk this is a hair dressers car

[@Mattraction513]

Chris respects JT enough to wanna see him live but at the same time he wants his fucking money

[@itsallgoodman4108]

He should have sold his debt to Paulie, let him fucking handle it

[@SHIZZLE71]

In another life Chris could’ve been a nice guy.

[@lpr5269]

JT never had the makings of a varsity poker player.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Chris, Im so lucky to have a friend like you

[@jameskennedy4377]

I realize that 12-step programs have helped millions of people and that some truly explore the recovery process with open hearts and open minds. However, many of those you meet in recovery are similar to Chris in this scene. They repeat 12-step mantras that they have no intention of following themselves and wear their participation in a program as some sort of morality vest made of teflon. I guess you could argue that if this keeps them sober, that's all that matters but still, it's incredibly sanctimonious and imo, taints all 12-step programs.

[@jameskennedy4377]

+Austin McMahon Same here. The problem with that is that eventually, AA isn't enough and then what?

[@A.C31]

James: 12-step programs do not work for most people. It's a revolving door. People quit when they decide to quit; with or without, "the program."

[@jottaz144]

I stayed away from drinking and getting high the longest when I went to NA meetings, I think it is one of the best long term solutions for recovering addicts.

[@jimbertido7762]

James Kennedy % wise IDK how successful is it but misery loves company is true. Just seeing other addicts who were worse than me be clean for yrs gave me motivation. They have these groups for people who have lost children, people with cancer etc. Being around people who understand when you're going through helps. My guess is people attend AA or NA have far btr success rates at staying sober than those who do not.

[@killa1711]

Jim Bertido 2 percent chance of successfully staying clean if doing the 12 step. The chances are actually higher if you don’t

[@davidian2.024]

Tim Daly is a superb actor I always liked ambush in Waco, I didn't realize it's him in this and storm of the century.

[@robertthomas2601]

Poor JT. He couldn't really move away. Had to stay close to NY since he was writing for a show that was filmed there. He's into the mob for money. He has to open his door for Chrissy. Then one night, a drunk and emasculated Chrissy just puts one in him.

[@realazduffman]

Robert Thomas JT was a selfish jerk, got what he had coming to him.

[@thomasdemay9805]

he should have shown chris a little more respect that is for sure. Morally he didn't deserve to get shot but by the rules of the street / mafia code he did.

[@eliasqueen4020]

@@thomasdemay9805 Nah bullshit.. Chris was a scumbag..

[@mikerusso703]

He basically was kicking Chris outta the house .. more or less telling him to get lost...the guy was pouring his heart out ..fuck him...he deserved it

[@SAOrules]

I imagine JT got it up butt from Chrissie

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Davey Scatino 2.0 except JT was doing well by the end until Chris killed him.

[@CaptainTrips560]

Better to be a liberal arts major than a business major I guess

[@PauliePastrami]

Great Channel Bro!!

[@679iceman]

I loved this whole series of events. It’s so twisted hearing Chris lecture him about relapsing. Awesome writing though

[@criticalmass527]

0.37 priceless

[@learnzz9255]

The best way not to get addicted is not to start any drugs or alcohol

[@PrivateAckbar]

Even after meeting people like JT Christopher never rethought his filmmaking ambitions haha. "Ghostbusters! Nother fucking money maker!"

[@Lith333]

I hated when Chris murdered this guy & that waiter.

[@pricha24]

chris didn't murder the waiter. he threw a brick at his head and effed him up, but paulie was the one who shot him dead. (who knows, though, the guy probably would have died in a couple of minutes even if paulie hadn't shot him.)

[@pepper1188]

Tim Daly ♡

[@Adam-bq2vw]

What an interesting dynamic.

[@MultiScarface7]

And then he kills him lmao

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

I can't remember what did he kill him for?

[@MultiScarface7]

@@ITIsFunnyDamnITChristopher was drunk and told him some shit he wasn't supposed to tell him.

[@ghost3337]

Chris was hilarious

[@andreasul2608]

Christopher being able to solve percentage calculations in his head in a matter of seconds but totally fails to even comprehend how JT managed to relapse lol.

[@DEVILSBELONGINHADES.]

"Where do you get the right?!!?!!"

[@wjatube]

The sponsor is the only person in this scene that lives. Proof that 12 steps works people! 😁

[@whippy107]

This scene is hilarious, I love it!!

[@5280PolotheKid]

This mad chris likable. .. he's a fellow junkie himself and was quick to give a lending hand... u think paulie or sil would give a fuck to send somebody to rehab first ?

[@idclolidk]

+5280PolotheKid He sends him to rehab for his own benefit, how can you not see that? How would JT pay Chris back if he's addicted to heroin? I think the writers made that pretty clear when JT signs over his car right before going away with his sponsor. I mean they even made the sponsor drive a pretty boring car and Chris roars off in JT's nice car while JT is about to get in a shitbox.

[@A.C31]

I hope you're being sarcastic?! Chris doesn't give a rat's A about JT!

[@hugooliveira6579]

This is exactly what people need when you fuck around, don't enable them, fucking get what's yours and help others. In the end it balances out just fine, tough love

[@joshb20101]

Hugo Oliveira I will not enable you. So chris says

[@Pilkie101]

Worst thing about JT getting whacked is he never had the chance to come out of the closet.

[@adrianscorch]

This show is full of common sense advice. Don’t get involved with shady people Don’t gamble, let alone gamble above your head. Don’t turn to substance when you’re kicked down. You’ll need every bit of your wits. Think of Heath Ledger’s Joker and Batman refusing a drink at the same party.

[@yesgeorge333]

“There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem” hahahhaa

[@jackwoods9604]

JT Just Could Not Register How Dangerous These People are...He Gets to Know Christopher a Little and Automatically Thinks He Can Get Over on Him and Treat Him Like a Schmuck...Very Naive Mentality That Cost Him His Life

[@semperaugustus661]

I always wondered if Chris is going to keep charging him for the weekly payments he can't make while he is in rehab.

[@gar651527]

Where do u get the right?

[@TonyDucks89]

It's Christopher's nature to prey on people. It's all he knows

[@troubleman8189]

The "fuck you pay me" of my generation

[@melanieenglert931]

JT got himself in trouble and everyone is giving Christopher shit for wanting to get paid back the 60K he loaned JT.

[@AoKodo]

Addiction is real…Christopher should have took over the family as his Arc. When he cleaned up, it would have been perfect, dealing with Ad and his lost, drug addiction, movie writer (side hustle), it was all there. That was a cop out him getting killed by Tony.

[@toecutterify]

0:26 lol!!

[@mikerusso703]

"It's for socially redeeming.....Ahhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@mactire6045]

Vito would love that car too.

[@free-zq3ud]

Everyone is knocking Chris here but I couldn't imagine what I would do if someone owed me 50k and was trying to not pay me. I'd flip the fuck out over 500$! That's why I have 100$ limit on loaning people money, if they don't pay me back 100$ or less so what fuck it they're not my friends anymore. If someone owed me 5000$ I'd have to do some crazy shit to get my money back that's alot of money but 50g's JT deserved that beating.

[@johnnymoondog9474]

Don't go into coaching, Chrissy, it's not your long suit

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

You only can gamble the money that you know is posible to lose, if you gamble money that you dont have, your Life is in trouble.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Chris giving him AA, latitudes and smiling as he's ruining his life is truly hilarious. Although I guess by the letter of AA law so to speak, not making him pay back, the 60k would be enabling. Lol

[@philipdraper7284]

Who had a sadder story? JT or Davey Scatino?

[@rozzer8290]

JT would have been better off staying on the heroin for another yr so he doesn't meet Chris in rehab

[@milesisterrible]

jt kind of looks like chris traeger from parks and rec

[@redwingsfan3621]

I luv how The Sopranos always seems to mock (the program) of AA.

[@Damidas]

Chris kinda did to JT in terms of JT's relapse as what Tony did to Chris in terms of Chris's relapse

[@stoneharper7038]

And yet, this isn’t the worst interaction Chris and JT had during this series!

[@tjseymour3081]

Ummmm ya think?? Lmfao Christopher shot him in the head in cold blood….

[@sg-hunter]

You can do this JT. You gotta pay me back you know.

[@wiglafsfilms8418]

Wait a minute, "SUPERMAN'S" been in relapse?! Awwww, shit ! There goes Justice League...

[@sethcampbell8827]

Such a hilarious scene

[@drmartin5062]

So! You’ll get another one… No chemical solution to a Soprano problem.