The Sopranos Season 1 Ep 11 & Ep 12 First Time Watching! TV Reaction!!

[@jesuspernia8031]

It’s not that Livia didn’t try to stop it, she was the MAIN REASON it happened. She influenced Junior to do it.

[@bucky7162]

Just a heads up, Junior was mad about the nursing home because yes the captains just moved there mothers in there so they could meet in secret from the feds but they were also meeting in secret from Junior and taking orders from Tony who was actually in control of the family and only gave Junior the "Illusion of power" Which he learned in therapy.

[@marcuscato9083]

Great point. He's paranoid but he isn't wrong either.

[@supastar25]

Exactly...Junior had good reason to be angry and disappointed at that...they were going behind his back yet he was the boss...that's not right

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

@@supastar25 It's a bit of a grey area because officially, Junior was the boss but Tony lied when he said the captains would follow Junior's leadership. That's the key problem and Tony knew it: it doesn't just take fear and intimidation to be in charge, you have to actually have the confidence of your men. So in reality, both men have a pretty good argument as to why they should be boss; Junior has experience and wisdom on his side but Tony is the one that everyone will follow into battle.

[@GF_Baltar]

You two are such a sweetly wholesome couple that it's bizarrely hilarious to hear you guys use the word "pussy" about 80 times in a single video 😸

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

Don't let their wholesome exterior fool you, I bet Sam & Dan like to party when the cameras are off

[@1OldPacman]

@@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons That's a weird comment.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

How old are you??? 🎉... Old enough to party!!!!!

[@zwil2213]

Right!? 💯

[@vladtepes9614]

You're gonna love the rest of the series. A masterpiece of film.

[@jesuspernia8031]

Especially season 6 A and B

[@shivaramakrishnareddy6040]

@@jesuspernia8031 best written episodes ever

[@parkerfaris5643]

Tony knew from the beginning it wasn’t just a car-jacking, but he needed to uphold that theory in front of his wife and family. I’m also fairly sure he had a hunch it was Junior right away, but yes he knew for sure by the end of the episode, of course he wouldn’t say anything to Melfi though. Loving the reactions so far! Things develop a lot from here. The characters are complex and there are going to be many inner workings and rules to the mafia you’ll come to learn which may not make sense right away. Thanks for the reactions :)

[@paulstarling2442]

You guys making your way through this series almost feels like watching it for the first time again myself, so thank you for that. Great batch of episodes. The car scene with Melfi in episode 12 captures Gandolfini's brilliance as an actor, being able to make you feel for a guy like this.

[@natedoggg2002]

FUN FACT: On the day of Tony's attempted murder, he buys orange juice from the newsstand. The show writers has said that the scene was a homage to The Godfather film when Don Vito buys oranges from the fruit stand just moments before he get's shot too.😉

[@JasonMoir]

As good as the show is now, it gets so much better in future seasons.

[@Bawookles]

I'm just counting the hours for every new Sopranos reaction from you guys, I love watching you guys watch it so much. I'm also excited by how excited you guys are getting about the show. As others have said, buckle up, because the seasons after this are much more intense with a lot more going on, you're going to love it!

[@Everarmed89]

Expectations for S2 were set sooo high. And the show exceeded them imo. It just keeps getting better from here!

[@israelxd2819]

Im excited for Richie!!

[@Flesharrower]

I love the way you guys were so delighted by the twists and turns in these episodes and stressed about Pussy being an informant lol. You've obviously fallen for this show so quickly, so invested in what happens.

[@SirLuciferVampiro]

I specifically wanted to see your reactions to the last episode, and I wasn't disappointed.....You two are hilarious with your constant guessing and paranoia when you watch this show, lol....

[@strawdawgs78]

The first Sopranos episode I ever seen from beginning to end was Season 3, Episode 2, on A&E of all places (so it was heavily edited). Such a random, yet pivotal episode. But it drew me in. It's a testament to the quality of the show that one random heavily edited episode mid-series can keep me watching to the end.

[@drhorribly]

so glad you guys are doing this series, in my opinion it's one of the all time greatest shows ever made. These episodes are very interesting, Tony's cop informant is an interesting character I always thought.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Seen this series multiple times now rewatching with y’all is awesome! I want two more episodes now ! Haha thanks again!

[@Arkens]

Hey, you may take a look at The Wire. Also from HBO - widely considered the best TV show ever made. It's a slow burn, especially for the first few episodes, but I can't think of another show in which I was so invested. It might seem like a slow "cops vs drug dealers" type of show, but it's basically a story about how a big city works - from a drug dealer on the corner, to the police, school system and blue collar workers finally to media and politics. You guys should definitely check it out.

[@joemilo2710]

The Sopranos is the best and most realistic dialog written and acted series ever. The Wire can't even compare to it, it has highly unrealistic script and has typical series happenings and characters, almost nothing extraordinary.

[@flarrfan]

@@joemilo2710 Yeah, I tried Wire a few times but just couldn't get into it like I did Sopranos. Two other HBO series I loved that got canceled long before their intended climax were Carnivale and Deadwood. If it weren't for the last episode where they had to wrap everything up too soon, I'd suggest a reaction to Carnivale, IMO the first season was an overlooked masterpiece.

[@joemilo2710]

@@flarrfan Yeah, Wire is a good series, but nothing too special and to me it has a lot of unrealistic character dialog, as if drug dealers and especially street drug dealers have that profound and smart way of talking and thinking always. Thanks, maybe I'll check out Carnivale.

[@onemoreminute0543]

THE WIRE ITS JIMMY IT'S FUCKIN JIMMY! Such class acting

[@hansen85]

Why would anyone want to skip Livia scenes? She's the funniest character on the show.

[@blaisebienvenue5117]

The cop informant was played by John Heard, star of Cutter's way. Such an amazing actor. Played such a creepy character in Sopranos.

[@sebastianblack6506]

And was the dad in Home Alone, which is kind of hilarious seeing how well he played sleazy characters.

[@blaisebienvenue5117]

He's played lots of dads and bosses and such for sure, but is a hardcore character actor when called upon.

[@TylerNorCal]

Awesome that you guys are so invested and loving it already, it only gets better! You guys are doing great picking up on all the themes/details that make the show so great...can't wait to see more.

[@shivaramakrishnareddy6040]

Isabella is Tony's dream mother ,he saw it in her in those scenes in his fever dreams ,the writer here executed perfectly as the whole episode is about Tony is gonna whacked indirectly by his own mother

[@bbwng54]

Great thoughtful discussion as usual!

[@PeterMo212]

Wicked jealous you guys get to fly through this series.. it took years back in the day 😆! ... I remember often disappointed with strange plot twists, but overall a fantastic series. *Enjoy!

[@mikaltima]

Almost 2 years between last 2 seasons 😡

[@Flesharrower]

So true. I had to buy DVD's from the US so I could watch them before it was released here in Oz.

[@amua75]

Hey, I'm new to the channel and I just wanted to say that you guys are doing an outstanding job. Keep that great content coming.

[@Pandaemoni]

I remember being poor and having to continue to pay for HBO because I was too hooked on this show to give it up. Who needs to eat seven days a week? You gotta make some sacrifices sometimes.

[@RussellCHall]

Haha well at least they never show any delicious food on screen in this show to make you hungry.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

I couldn't afford cable for the first 4-5 seasons so I would have to wait for the dvd to come out and buy them and then binge watch them.. sucked because of spoilers

[@dylanblue2271]

Guys, you're doing a really great job with the analysis and insights. I've watched other reactors who have reached this stage and are still thinking 'I don't really think his mother knows what she's doing and I don't think she's intending to have him killed. She doesn't really know what she's saying'. But you've both seen right through it, so kudos to you both. That's just one example, but your analysis have been spot on through your reactions to a deep, layered show. Great work. Loving rewatching it with you both.

[@billshine401]

I've seen a few reactions to this content. What makes this unique is you. Keep it up!

[@wolftone69]

Pauilys car with the godfather themed car horn lol

[@diamondrattler7453]

Yeah, that Tony/Melfi car scene always gets me too.

[@MrDMF567]

“The way the show is written…it’s almost like we’re experiencing like Tony was” Lol. Wew boy….are you guys in for a treat

[@3nmarq]

“That’s what they said about gravano” I laugh every time😂

[@Strider91]

To answer your question about lithium. . . Yes, its nit used as much anymore. It was known to cause hallucinations and even to cause memory loss. In fact, information on this was kind of coming out around the time this show was happening.

[@giannag4581]

I thought they were talking about Prozac?

[@johnscott4196]

It's great reliving this through you guys. You really get it. Thanks

[@vegasown1986]

Season 2 is when the show really starts to get good can’t wait for your guys reaction to Tony’s sister Janice

[@whutvr2]

Sopranos is my all time favorite show, cannot wait for you to get into Season 2, the last 2 episodes of that season, Knight in White Satin Armor & Funhouse, are some of my favorite episodes of the entire series. It just keeps getting better!

[@MrDMF567]

Did you guys notice the buying “oranges/orange juice at the newsstand” connection between the failed hit on Tony & the failed hit on Don Corleone in The Godfather? Cool homage and great writing overall. This show is amazing.

[@richardmeyer1007]

The attempted hit on Tony was filmed in my hometown of Montclair, NJ, specifically Midland Avenue off Bloomfield Avenue.

[@luciolamonica]

6:45 - BEST HORN EVER!

[@1920sBuffaloGuy]

This is truly the greatest piece of art ever created.

[@katana2k]

You guys are pretty sharp to catch all this stuff the first time. I didn't grasp most of this stuff until my second or third watch.

[@johnclawed]

I mentioned this once before, but consider watching David Chase's previous series "I'll Fly Away." It was prematurely cancelled so you only have to watch one season, but it's very much worth your time, and your subscriber's time even though most don't remember it.

[@cannon_obrannon]

Great watching these reactions, this was my first cable r-rated tv drama. Oh early 2000s, I miss you.

[@joeydrummer7929]

So glad people are starting to do reactions to this show. Easily one of the greatest shows ever made. It literally was the beginning of modern day television series that are like long form movies . They were basically the first show to do it like that and people fell in love with it. And James Gandolfini acting as Tony is just on another level. He BECAME Tony soprano. He makes you believe it . Just next level acting . Also not sure if you guys know but he passed away in 2013. Extremely sad .

[@positivelynegative9149]

Both of you are spot on with some of your predictions. 😄👍 Maybe you've already done the next video, but if you haven't, I have an idea for you. After you watch the final episode of the season, but before you give your commentary, watch a recap of the season to remind you of all the major points throughout. If you don't like 3rd-party recap videos, there is likely a season recap attached to the first episode of each season.

[@TBRSchmitt]

We’ve watched it! But we’ll keep this in mind for future seasons

[@flarrfan]

Wikipedia has a full summary of each and every episode.

[@charleyblack101]

I'm loving you watching this series. Sam keeps guessing what is going on which I love. isnt there only one more this season? was hoping you would do 3 this week. livia is faking dementia your right, so she doesnt get blamed. she is so evil and cunning. my mum was watching this and said she reminds me of myself, I always thought that but was shocked she would know it herself

[@marcuscato9083]

That's a pretty brave admission!

[@ForEternia]

That's very manipulative of her. I've already seen the series several times and never caught that. Good call 👍

[@brianfranklinlee8490]

I really love that you guy's did my favorite show of all time. I love Breaking Bad for a close second. I stated watching from the very first show. HBO did a great job promoting the Sopranos. I Never Missed an episode. Every Sunday Night at Nine. And then AMC had them on. And then AMC did Breaking Bad. And now you guy's are going to make we re subscribe to Netflix. Thank You Two.

[@Schizm1]

U guys are awesome together. Thank you for all the videos

[@supastar25]

I'm especially proud of your audience because 99% of them do not spoil anything in the comments for you...but I still advise you to avoid the comment section just in case

[@rboyd41731]

At it’s core, The Sopranos is a show about trauma, depression, and how to survive it. The mob almost becomes second nature. You guys did a beautiful analysis of these episodes.

[@jhilal2385]

Tony's best friend lieutenants are Paulie Gualtieri (with silver wings at his temples) and Silvio Dante, owner of the Bada Bing. Silvio is played by Steven Van Zandt, otherwise known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Band". Sil's wife, Gabriella Dante, is played by Steven's real-life wife, Maureen Van Zandt.

[@TheTrashStash]

you guys gotta check out Bad Lieutenant, the one with harvey keitel. they based the cop in this on his character

[@TheTrashStash]

or if you dont want to thats cool too, but it's a masterpiece of a film

[@ItThatLed]

Fun fact, when someone read the script and said something like "this is crazy, no one has a mother like this", the creator David Chase said "I did".

[@redb9833]

My father ain't too far off. To be fair, he never tried to have me assassinated. 😆

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@redb9833 Well that's something😀

[@jcraigie]

@@redb9833 To be fair that was Junior; she 'just' put the worm in his ear lol.

[@reefconvy7291]

Isabella is played by Maria Grazia Cucinotta, a famous Italian actress. I saw her in a great Italian film called Il Postino. She is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen 🥰

[@reefconvy7291]

@TBRSchmitt.. Thanks for the reply 🙂. I meant every word of that.

[@systerkeno]

These reactions are the ones I look forward to the most. Very nice reaction. The comment about Livia being Satan had me laughing hard. Peace n Love ✌️❤️

[@alvin2795]

Love you guys ❤ things are heating up season 2 baby ☺

[@onemoreminute0543]

16:24 Insert the "God, I wish that was me" meme lol

[@Fellow_Traveller1985]

Absolutely loving this. One of my favorite shows growing up.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

10:06 Boy, do I sympathise with you. At our house, we call it "The Dabney Coleman Syndrome". Wonderful, fantastically talented actors that do such a great job, you just hate the damn sight of them. The late, great Nancy Marchand may sit at the top of that unfortunate list. For three years we hated on her like you wouldn't believe. I wasn't even allowed to watch "Keeping Up Appearances" because my late husband couldn't stand Hyacinth Bucket. Couldn't separate the actress from the character. That's genius. Livia Soprano always knew *exactly* what she was saying and who she was saying it to. Always. RIP Marchand. RIP Gandolfini. May they be waltzing in The Hereafter.

[@ichwanbedwiner]

Would you guys ever consider doing HBO's The Wire?

[@MinimalAesthetics]

Watching from Australia so I got to watch this as soon as it dropped!

[@pinkertonlady]

Hello fellow Aussie!

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

"I can't find Pussy anywhere" still makes me chuckle

[@Duskwalker68]

It just gets better from here!

[@eli3086]

Get that last episode of season 1 watched ! Just a brilliant show

[@orsolyadavid4926]

I don't think there are two Jimmys, Paulie's friend is Silvio. If you think about the "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in" guy :D

[@TBRSchmitt]

It’s absolutely Silvio! Not sure why we were stuck on Jimmy haha

[@Tero92]

Such a great show. Loving these reactions. Keep it up!

[@bg7606]

I enjoy your channel. Last of the Mohicans is great for Daniel Day Lewis episode.

[@joeyarizona8061]

Love the sopranos reaction

[@bettybaby63]

Great reaction. I’m enjoying this rewatch in many years. Why not do the last epi & s2-01 together? Would be a great flow. 👍

[@Leebabins]

I think you need to do these twice a week. Waiting a week isn’t fun.

[@flarrfan]

Some other reactors are doing the show, and they've kinda made a week standard. I'm up to season 6 with one other pair but enjoying doing the early seasons again with TBR as well.

[@ceoofbased3956]

Gabagool??? OVA HEEAHHHHH

[@colinthedogfromspaced9365]

Just binge watched loads of your reactions. You two are my new faves. Love your channel. Please please please with sugar on top will you watch Phantom Thread, Withnail & I and (seeing as Shaun of the Dead is one of your faves) the classic tv show Spaced.

[@stevezac_cptlpnshmnt]

17:38 Wind symbolizes death or impending doom.

[@Sprayber]

The show did a great job in making the audience be on Tony's side in the early seasons....

[@marcuscato9083]

It's just brilliant the way they handled that.

[@gerhardadler3418]

All antidepressiva medications make it just worse, since they don't do what they intend to do. The pharma industry basically admitted it recently.

[@marcuscato9083]

So true. Even some people that started their careers in pharmapsychology have started to make these arguments. Edit: fixed typo

[@TylerNorCal]

Livia is truly the worst 😂 i love the disdain on your face everytime she's on screen lmao

[@Jackosaurus01]

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[@enterusernamehere42069]

Y'all have probably gotten this comment before, but if y'all haven't seen it you should look into reacting to The Wire next. One of the best shows ever made.

[@MattMorris481]

The reason Jr. Was mad is because your not supposed to do an end run around the Boss to secretly talk to New York.

[@masamune2984]

Livia reminds me so much of my own mother in so many ways (even though I love her!) that it’s super difficult to watch these episodes again sometimes 😅

[@yinyang8381]

Yes! I've been waiting for you two to watch these episodes! Such powerhouse episodes. TBR's hatred for Livia Soprano is so pure! She is his archnemesis, LOL! TBR, if it makes you feel any better, James Gandolfini (Tony) said working with Nancy Marchand (Livia) was a lot of fun. He said she'd forget her line and be like, "What's the fuckin' line?", LOL! To Samantha, the close crew member of Tony's that I believe you're thinking is named Jimmy (not the Jimmy that was in Tony's basement) is Silvio Dante. Silvio is the one with the pompadour-like hairstyle who owns the strip club and smokes cigarettes all the time. He always seems to wear a frown on his face, which is hilarious to me. Silvio is played by Steven Van Zandt, a guitarist who has been a part of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band over the years. Extremely cool for those of us who love rock music!

[@TBRSchmitt]

It was Silvio!

[@yinyang8381]

@@TBRSchmitt Yes sir! Silvio's really cool. His Al Pacino impression cracks me up every time, LOL!

[@glopes1997]

Somebody had beaten me to saying this, but definitely react to the season 1 finale and the season 2 pilot. Season 2 has 13 episodes as well, and so for each of the two episodes done, it balances out.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

8:46 😂 someone, please, do a compilation of Sam's faces

[@ErnestoRodriguez-tm3zd]

I remember watching this with my dad and him saying to the Livia thing was “This C**t is lying”

[@johnoconnell2885]

One sip of Vitamin C OJ woke him up from that pill coma and saved his life

[@wwk68tig]

The Livia-Tony dynamic was always so compelling....it's what pulled me into The Sopranos in the first place........the idea that a mafia guy was driven to panic attacks by his mother?????......the "what if's" if the great Nancy Marchand didn't get sick (sigh).........thanks for another stroll down memory lane.........really enjoy your reactions.

[@flarrfan]

Nancy's loss was a blow to the show's intended direction, of course, but wow did they find a way to make up for it!

[@sickturret3587]

not gonna give any spoilers but you guys are up to better episodes soon. also i gotta say i like your reactions. cheers.

[@rickking1835]

You guys have to definitely watch Ray Donavan.

[@mikemath9508]

immediately in season 2 you can feel a difference in the writing and it only gets better. i've seen the show in its entirety at least 10 times. season 6 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1. There was a point I'd try to start something new, get an episode or two in, then just go play a random episode of sopranos instead.

[@Eloosive77]

I love that you hate mom so much. She's such a damn villain!

[@Knightwingofbludhaven]

gotta see the best reactors, viewing the greatest show

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

Ep 12 speaks to me on a personal level.

[@philipturner9087]

His mum is just brilliant she’s possibly the most evil mastermind in TV history.

[@Col_Fragg]

Tony's mother was totally faking not recognizing Meadow. She's creating plausible deniability in that a senile old lady couldn't possibly be behind an assassination attempt. At the same time, she's throwing Junior under the bus.

[@bigredtlc1828]

I dated a girl long time ago that was using Lithium for manic/depression. She said prolonged use can cause organ damage (liver?).

[@TBRSchmitt]

Interesting! We did end up googling it afterwards and it looks like it is still pretty common, but I’m sure long term effects could be harmful

[@foreignmilk]

when you mentioned a second jimmy...did you mean sil?

[@darth856]

By the rules of the mob life, Junior definately has a legitimate beef with Tony. His mother is the really messed up one, telling Junior when she knows what he would do.

[@johnoconnell2885]

Lithium Prozac so on and so on are all big problems lol

[@ActionJackson1982]

Ep 13 The season final, its a killer 😉 and if you think these episodes were crazy, just wait till the end of season 2!

[@pyro380]

Haha I love Livia. Such a delicious villain.

[@f1playlist308]

Oh wow, was about to sleep now see this is here to view! 😂