The Sopranos Season 6 Ep 1 & 2 First Time Watching! TV Reaction!!

The Sopranos | Season Six
Episode One - Members Only
Episode Two - Join the Club
The f*ck I did! I grabbed a pillow but it was... just to keep my hands occupied.
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[@nightking0130]

The only time you hear James gandolfinis real voice in the entire show is in these dream scenes

[@dunbardunelm3924]

It's so lovely to hear 🥰

[@pollystye3270]

I think there's a real added poignancy to these scenes for that reason, especially because we lost Gandolfini too soon.

[@Neyenn]

He used his "soprano voice" when he was mad if not he sounded like that

[@affirmedny]

and in the pilot, after the show got picked up he mobbed his voice up

[@manuteboler]

His voice changed throughout the series, listening to his accent in season 1 and listening to it in this season its so different

[@Kilo80Kilo]

JG was such a gifted actor. He truly was.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

When you see him in other stuff, you really get an even deeper sense of the genius it took to bring Tony Soprano to life. What a talent. I can only imagine what it was like for the other actors.

[@RussellCHall]

Edie Falco is so raw and real in the hospital episode, even down to them not putting her in her gangster wife get-up, and dressing her in regular clothes, she is stripped of all the artifice we see her in for the rest of the series (even in the pool scene in Marco Polo from last season she's fully clothed). Her acting was never less then top notch but this (and maybe the argument scenes when she and Tony are separated) is her at her absolute best.

[@bloatus7611]

Members Only was the first episode of Sopranos I had ever seen so I was kind of attached to Gene when I went back to start it lol. It was like a perk. I probably would've forgotten him as well my first time. If you go back to look when Chris got made, Eugene was the other guy there that got made at the same time.

[@GeneralProfessor]

Note that Junior started to lose it after he fell down the courthouse stairs and hit his head - something that in his coma also happens to Tony. Don't know what the significance of it is but I doubt it's a coincidence.

[@jackwalsh6758]

Well spotted, Tony's subconscious must be making a link.

[@mr.donatello]

Tony also fell down the steps coming out of his mothers house after Janice killed Richie there. His mother laughed at him as he laid on the ground. And Tony once told a story of his dad falling down the stairs and they all laughed at him. …FWIW

[@tidepride86]

And Janice pushed Ralph down the stairs..... the Sopranos and their love for stairs lol

[@screamdream5011]

You may have realized this already, but each season is unique in that they all focus on how Tony fits into a certain role in his life. Season 1 is about Tony as a Son, his relationship with his mother and his father figure - Uncle June Season 2 is about Tony as a Brother, his relationship with Janice and two of his brother figures - Richie and Pussy Season 3 is about Tony as a Father, his relationship with Meadow, AJ and also Jackie Jr, who he tries to look after Season 4 is about Tony as a Husband, his relationship with Carmela and the breakdown of their marriage Season 5 is about Tony as a Boss, his relationship with his crime family and all the guys he has to try and be a leader for Season 6 is, finally, about Tony as an Individual, and his fundamental relationship with himself and his own, basic humanity The first couple episodes of the season very much deal with this.

[@paulblartmemecop7218]

Well said…never thought of it like that

[@mondegreen9709]

"Who am I? Where am I going?"

[@Jsqueegiee]

good observation. also adds to the depressing factor that almost all of these things come to an end in each respective season

[@jackwalsh6758]

Very allegorical.

[@tidepride86]

Hoooooo! Great obsavaaaaaation

[@passwordprotectedd]

season 6 is a masterpiece. can't wait for the rest of the season. very ambiguous, profound, and impactful. lot's of nuances as well, more than ever in this final season.

[@iamthewalrus4998]

Season 6 has so many meta levels so much foreshadowing it’s almost impossible to catch them all even on a second or third rewatch lol

[@ConstantineAndreas]

Very allegorical.

[@clarktownsend8991]

The actor who played Junior as of today is still alive at 92 yrs old.

[@dggydddy59]

So about 42 when he was Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part ll

[@BigPete44]

Fun fact lol The way Tony speaks as “Mr Finnerty” was James GANDOLFINI’S real life accent.

[@BigPete44]

@@williamshelton4318 You’re right actually. From what I read James Gandolfini used his regular accent for season 1 and they wanted him to “fine tune” the New York accent going forward.

[@tommyapples8490]

It is new Yorkish! But North Jersey Italians usually have that accent. . There's the only ones who say Manicotti like "Manigawt" or the deli meat capricola like "gabaghoul"!😅

[@oldcat7]

The song that plays at the end credits of the second episode is Moby- When It's Cold I'd Like to Die. It was also used in Season One of Stranger Things. The Sopranos had a fantastic soundtrack. When I hear these songs now I cant help but think of the scenes they were used in. One of the best attributes of the show IMO.

[@brysonfreeman7226]

It was also used at the end of Season 4 of Stranger Things when Eddie Munson dies and Max Mayfield nearly dies, but brain dead, blind, and comatose

[@JordanOrlando]

Ah, Kevin Finnerty....one of the best and most daring moves this show (or any show) ever made.

[@masamune2984]

I’ve watched this series 4 times, and generally have a memory like a steel-trap, and still have absolutely no idea who the character you are referencing is before watching this reaction 😂 Here’s to remembering upon watching this 🙂

[@NotQuiteFirst]

47:08 Funny that Sam casually refers to Gene as "Florida kid". Gene is 47, the same age that Billy Leotardo was when that animal (I can't even say his name) whacked him, and as confirmed by Phil, he was also just a kid at 47. Sam superfan confirmed.

[@Cassxowary]

way to use animal as an insult, genius! we’re all animals, basic biology and obviousness, not just nonhuman fellow animals, and at least they use their hearts&brains & innate abilities and aren’t frightened hurt brainwashed into being cancerous parasites & meat puppets like too many of you humans!

[@Quixotic1018]

Gene got made the same day as Chris so it was interesting to see his story play out to such a gruesome end.

[@mostlyknowasmka9729]

The coma dream is one of the most well written and acted beautiful slices of film television etc whatever in the history of t.v.

[@wonkaIndian100]

The Father/Mafioso that ended his life was Eugene Pontecorvo. He got made with Christopher when that black bird popped up at the window, and he’s the one that beat up Little Paulie at the Construction Site.

[@kapner2104]

Of all the deaths in this show, Eugene’s is uniquely disturbing, unexpected and heartbreaking Edit: uncle junior said the name “malanga” when he shot Tony. He thought in his demented brain that Tony was his arch nemesis; pussy malanga. The guy he wanted to originally whack in Artie’s restaurant in the very first episode of the series

[@HughGenvoenni]

Once you’re in the mafia, the only way out is death, or becoming a rat…or in this case both!

[@geneaikenii1092]

i think he did it mainly for the wife and kids. to get them far from jersey.

[@peeramidwithin3823]

Uncomfortably realistic. Piss and all.

[@SuperWhofan1]

Did u just spoil that

[@hettbeans]

Maybe he was a homo, felt there was no one he could talk to about it...

[@m_i_s_t_a_h__j_]

You nailed it, Edie Falco was simply amazing in the second episode.

[@cmock810]

I just finished this series about a month ago (I started watching thanks to you guys) and have been patiently waiting for you all to get to season 6. It is going to be agonizing to wait for each of these reactions to trickle out 😂😂. I have enjoyed the ride with you guys and am both excited and sad to see that season 6 is finally here.

[@adamclifton29]

11:26 - lmao. You don't retire from the mob. You're in it for life.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Sam's reaction to the shot was gold

[@mr.donatello]

And her reaction to Gene’s suicide.

[@JSavo_]

2 deaths that always stick with me is Eugene shooting Teddy in this episode and Brad Pitts death in the Jesse James movie. They way both their heads hit against surfaces after being shot is pretty disturbing. Can’t wait for you guys to finish the series!

[@JordanOrlando]

The season opener is one of the greatest moments in The Sopranos - the "Material"/William Burroughs song over that fantastic montage.

[@danpic9835]

The scene with Carmela talking to Tony with Tom Petty in the background is so powerful. Always makes me emotional

[@tidepride86]

It is very realistic dialogue. This show really nails the dialogue the entire series

[@onepcwhiz6847]

James Gandolfini's voice is his normal speaking voice when he's in the coma. He had a dialog coach to speak like Tony.

[@jeffdetmer4681]

I am not sure if I am imagining this but, I would swear the voice on the phone with Tony in his dream when he is stuck as finnerty (the voice of his wife) was Annabella Sciorra who played the Mercedes saleswoman Gloria Trillo.

[@gchild1286]

I kinda thought it might be Charmaine’s voice.

[@KlooKloo]

the ending song of ep 2, Moby's "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die", was used in season 1 and 4 of Stranger Things

[@geneaikenii1092]

i gotta say it... you are just sooo good at what you do. right on top of it. i've got it all on cd and have seen them all a million times, you guys catch things that i've never even spotted. like the door leaning. can't wait for more from you. watching and lovin it from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. go w/ God. much peace and lots of love, y'all. see you on the next.

[@peteyn.y.7960]

SHOUTOUT FROM BENSONHURST BROOKLYN, NEW YORK! 🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@king_supreme1102]

You’re right. The first episode does feel like a season finale. Characters have new developments in their life (AJ in school, Janice with a baby). Eugene feels like one of those characters who comes in for a season and dies by then end (Richie, Jackie Jr, Tony B). But he’s introduced and dead by the end of the episode. Tony getting shot would also be in a finale (like when he *nearly* got shot at the end of season 1).

[@tidepride86]

10:15 "Im surprised he talked to him like that" Damn, Sam is picking up on a lotta the little things. Great eye

[@adamclifton29]

36:03 - in case you've forgotten about Pussy Malanga and Junior. Junior wanted Malanga dead in Season 1 and he wanted to shoot him dead in Artie's restaurant. Tony spared Artie of that by blowing up his restaurant. Malanga ended up getting killed elsewhere that season

[@maximillianosaben]

Aside from the very finale, there is one other very brutal moment from this season that I'm very curious to see their reaction to.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

"That rat is still alive"?? Best line of the series reaction lol

[@cannon_obrannon]

Hope y'all are doing well, all three, great episode. Almost 20 years since I saw it.👍

[@brysonfreeman7226]

30:57 “I’ve heard this song at the end of something super sad before” that song was used from Stranger Things

[@thepeopleschamp9076]

I remember reading an article about common occurrences in every season of Sopranos. Tony always has a car crash. Tony has a panic attack. A person vomits, and they're always in opposition to Tony. From the FBI guy to Adriana when she was an informant. There are always two scenes where two different characters are in a hospital bed. Always an unusual death. For example, dying on the toilet.

[@SuperWhofan1]

I was waiting for this reaction for a while. Sam’s face and gasp when Tony got shot was priceless

[@darkcornersuk]

The beauty of finishing the sopranos is you can start the whole thing again from the very beginning, I generally watch the entire series at least once a year...

[@dunbardunelm3924]

💯😅🤣🥰

[@1920sBuffaloGuy]

Yeah, this masterpiece of art gets darker and darker as it goes. Near the end, it gets almost unbearably depressing and dark. Having said that, it's the greatest piece of art ever made and it captures the complexities of life and the human condition better than anything I've ever seen, or probably ever will see. I'm jealous that you get to experience this for the first time.

[@Fatty420]

The song at the end was "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die" by Moby and also played during the final episode of Stranger Things season 4. That may be where you remember it from.

[@brysonfreeman7226]

Yes, especially with him saying “I’ve heard this song at the end of something super sad before”, like when Eddie Munson dies and Max Mayfield nearly dies, but brain dead, blind, and comatose

[@bschwarz]

Great reaction this show is timeless I'm from New jersey and have been to lots of these locations it's nice to see you building your brand.

[@claya7580]

If you look in the credits, you'll see "Dialect coach for Mr. Gandolphini", so he can be consistent with his Jersey accent...

[@bettybaby63]

Great comments from you guys as well as from other commentators. A masterclass all around.

[@tidepride86]

I for one, am going to miss the hell outta you two reacting to this show..... I'm gonna savor these last 21 eps lol.

[@Tero92]

These things, come in 3s. Is tony in purgatory? "6,000 years is nothin' in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head"

[@Pandaemoni]

Although season almost wasn't made, this is my favorite season of the show. This show was the only reason was paying for HBO back in the day.

[@TheBifalco]

I liked the line “ My whole life is in that case”. How he doesn’t have his identity, along with the “baggage” that comes with it. Interesting metaphor with what we try to hold on to, afraid to let go. And you couldn’t imagine my reaction when I first saw Uncle Junior shoot Tony. Hell I was even worried about the pasta lol. Great review!

[@francisalbert1799]

“Get Pudgy Walsh on the horn..” I say this to people when there is an issue lol

[@happypea4]

You guys should check out Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco is amazing and totally different from Carmela but that show is also a ride in the way Sopranos is. Basically if you want to see Edie play a character closer to Tony you should check it out.

[@hypostatics9475]

i feel like there's no consensus on this season but people i trust and myself believe that it is the best! chase et al go daringly dark in this one. it's some of the most morbid and bleak stuff i've ever seen. the moby needledrop is legendary, frequently imitated. i study macabre and pessimistic literature for a living and Sopranos S6 is like a world-historical instance of black, grimey, deathly art.

[@masamune2984]

Welcome to “Sopranos: Season 6: A Masterclass in…well…everything” ☺️ Can’t wait to watch what you all think of this absolutely legendary season of television/cinema 🙂

[@Cappadonna72]

I just recently found this channel. You guys are killing the Sopranos reactions. I can't want to see you finish, but finishing this show is kinda sad as well.

[@tidepride86]

Yooz guys......best reaction channel on the Tubes.

[@ThomasA.]

Remember the first 3 seasons, everything was colourful, the family was doing good, money was coming in. Compare this to season 5 and 6.

[@Hexon66]

I believe "Gentleman Rat and the Florida Kid" is planned as a Sopranos spinoff. 😄

[@mr.donatello]

A lot of people don’t like the dream sequences on the show but Tony’s coma dream is absolutely loaded with symbolism. Who IS Tony soprano? Why is his identity lost? Why doesn’t he have a New Jersey accent? What does the briefcase represent? Why are the monks, who typically represent wisdom peacefulness, so aggressive toward Tony? …it goes on and on -more than can really be picked up in one viewing.

[@pollystye3270]

I always assumed that the monks aggression was a combination of Tony struggling with questions of morality/spirituality/self-reflection, and his perception of Janice (who used to be a Buddhist).

[@lavinder11]

Tony quotes Eastern philosophy without believing jn it. And if I remember correctly, the last time he was in a coma, someone left a Buddhist quote on his wall that he eventually threw away. The monks slapped him saying they've been trying to reach him could be a nod to that.

[@tbjfsu]

For what it's worth, there's a pretty convincing social media post out there somewhere that states that the "Members Only" episode is very pivotal to the end of the series.

[@flarrfan]

I wish you could have done 2 and 3 together...The best dream sequence of the show...Purgatory...very good!

[@dominushydra]

Season 6 is where you clearly notice Sopranos is chasing the best show ever trophy.

[@Aaron-fs1vz]

Eugene made a lifelong commitment we all heard the oath... this thing comes before family.... dude shouldve never said a word

[@dathorndike4908]

In the scene where Hesh gets carjacked and beaten it was filmed at the corner of Central Ave. and Congress Street in Jersey City, NJ. I lived in an apt. on that corner for seven years from 1999-to 2006. I walked past that exact spot where it was filmed a thousand times.

[@Paul77ozee]

The reason his wound is open in the hospital is because it was a new thing to heal from the inside out instead of outside in. My late dad had a triple bypass operation in the late nineties and he had the same thing.

[@Rich-od8bs]

Just an additional detail, the older more cooperative rat (Ray Curto) had a kid with multiple sclerosis as was mentioned casually a couple of times and he even mentions how expensive the medicine that his kid requires is. It probably helped make him pretty easy to flip and get to cooperate.

[@tear728]

This is when the Soprano's Iceberg Theory really begins to go deep

[@thekbrid9168]

You have to do Mad Men after this in the exact same format.

[@captjackp]

I have waited so long to see your reaction to these two episodes 😅😂

[@Sadsharks]

Season 6 is legendary

[@okay5045]

The most amazing thing we feel sorry for murderer who has put other people in a similar position. The writers are just that good we invest in the bad guy.

[@BattleMatt]

Can't wait for episode 5 and 6.

[@mrblackkeeagle1903]

Greetings from Turkey.... And congratulations on your for the Baby ❤

[@sinner8684]

Junior gets pushed down the stairs at the courthouse and that's when his alzeimers kicks off.

[@twisterwiper]

When the show ends, it would be really nice if you could do a separate video where you reflect on subscriber comments and pitch in with your views. I really enjoy your post-episode comments.

[@BigPete44]

- “I did 20 years in the friggen can and never said a peep. I compromised” - Phil Leotardo 💪😂🤣

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

Wait what, Phil was in jail ? Damn, he never said anything about it.

[@BigPete44]

@@j.f.l.bousquet1998 😂😂

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@j.f.l.bousquet1998 He doesn't like to talk about it🥶

[@audiochicky]

Just sneaking in a suggestion for a new series once you finish The Sopranos. If you haven't seen Mad Men I'd love to watch you both watch it! It's a really great show and fun to dissect, and it's about the same number of episodes as Sopranos. Thanks for the videos, and congrats on the little Schmitt!

[@AlucardFGC]

Mad Men actually has slightly more episodes like 92 to be precise I would also recommend Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

[@riccardopncld]

Matthew Weiner (exec. producer of the sopranos and creator of madmen) is a genius. Most of the best episodes of the sopranos were written by him. Truly one of the best.

[@AlucardFGC]

@@riccardopncld Hell Fucking Yeah 🖤 I'm excited to start Mad Men eventually 💯

[@riccardopncld]

​@@AlucardFGC It's an amazing show, more slow-paced than the sopranos but still 100% worth it. The writing of the characters is just amazing

[@bout350]

It's pretty crazy how so many people say that every character is terrible these days. When I first watched The Sopranos, I loved most of the characters. So did most people back in the day. Maybe that's a reflection of our current society where everything is viewed through a political lens.

[@strawdawgs78]

They used that song in "Stranger Things."

[@Duskwalker68]

This season is amazing! Lots of really unexpected moments.

[@terryhughes7349]

Eugene's suicide was awful but very truthful about not having options. You can see in this episode how Phil smells blood in the water and starts making moves.

[@jeremyrfritz]

"The wheel keeps turning" = OMG!! (if you know you know)

[@ChristopherJ0884]

30:57 The song was in Stranger Things I just forget what season

[@brysonfreeman7226]

Season 4, the ending where/when Eddie Munson died and Max Mayfield nearly died, but brain dead, blind, and comatose

[@DanielJones-te5et]

Imo season 6 is television at its most masterful.

[@Mundane05]

I'd forgotten about the coma episodes. That was some good TV.

[@liteflightify]

Possibly the best one-two punch of episodes for the whole series, outside of maybe the last couple episodes of season 2 or some upcoming installments. “Join The Club” is a top 5 episode of the show for me.

[@johnoconnell2885]

Tony in a different life if he chosen another path, still successful

[@buzznfrog6702]

Eugene should of just started a business down in Florida and sent tony an envelope every couple of weeks

[@jamesdamiano8894]

What's the next mega watch after this is done? You guys may like "Sons Of Anarchy", I felt it started off a little slow but then got real good.

[@gabeyj]

Best season of the best show of all time.

[@graytaco1002]

here we go such a good season

[@donovanmedieval]

I forgot Ron Leibman (1938-2012019) was in this.

[@donovanmedieval]

He, James Gandalfini, and Dominic Chianese were also in a movie called Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) with Andy Garcia and Richard Dreyfuss, and directed by Sidney Lumet.

[@Bothorth]

19:02 I heard the guy in the photo I.D. was a _Tony Soprano_ impersonator.

[@badprotocol1105]

Oh wow..your reaction when Uncle Junior shot Tony...priceless ✌

[@TheTyCyan]

I marathon watched the sopranos the first time round and I felt the same, but sopranos is a good rewatch if you have the time

[@msdarby515]

Eugene's (Florida guy) story in episode 1 is simply to demonstrate there's no leaving the family if they don't want you to. Think you'll win the lottery and give it up? Guess again.

[@paulcarlsen5787]

That song was in stranger things, that ending is so sad with him not picking up the phone (his family), it’s the single only time I felt genuinely bad for him because he truly is so depressed

[@brysonfreeman7226]

Yeah, that song was in the ending scene in Stranger Things where Eddie Munson died and Max Mayfield nearly died, but brain dead

[@MoviesandCoffee]

There is also a prequel movie, made recently about Tony's dad, which you may find interesting but in itself it wasn't particularly memorable.

[@jasonm8017]

✋here! (Hello😊) Sorry I’m late. I was playing PS5 ⛳️ I don’t want this to end but afterwards, consider watching Deadwood? It’s the Sopranos/ WildWest 🤠

[@wrldchamps04]

The dream episodes are ALWAYS full of hidden/subliminal messages .... tremendous writing and acting.

[@diamondrattler7453]

The beginning of the end. Let’s go!

[@bigredtlc1828]

Edie Falco is a damn fine actress. Watch her in Nurse Jackie to see her be the main character. She's the best.

[@SirLuciferVampiro]

'16:15' Wow!!!!.....It's not often I hear your wife swears. She has a trucker's mouth on her, lol.