THE SOPRANOS~ THE FALL AND RISE OF ANGIE BONPENSIERO

What happens to a mob wife after her husband gets whacked? Angie has her own little back story. She wasn't the most popular character in this series, but I always found her interesting. The song playing at the beginning is "Time to Say Goodbye --Andrea Bocelli"
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[@CharmingReality]

Standard rule of life: “they want to see you do well but never better than them”

[@iamshadowbanned699]

I learned that the hard way. From my relatives too.

[@d0narroyo]

The best advice regarding friends and associates

[@steverogers7601]

Keep that success a secret. Weed out the people who are truly there for you and want you to succeed. The scary part is that doing this is absolutely not easy!

[@frankfurlacker5219]

@@steverogers7601 I have learned that nobody wants you to do well. Everyone roots for you to fail. Most people just don’t realize it.

[@offspringfan89]

Dude, that's easily the biggest truth ever said in a KZbin comment.

[@Bergen98]

I loved her development. From just a wife of a gangster to a "gangster" herself As Rosalie well said "Was one of us, now she is one of them"

[@thediaz07]

Lmao

[@MrGoneTroppo]

Ay, I don't feel like I'm sittin at twelve o'clock

[@whatsgoingon07]

She’s not a gangster she’s just a front for the business, like beansie.

[@nurkenrustem6044]

@@whatsgoingon07 Oh look at him, he knows everythin!

[@Edvinas97]

She got Pussy's already established business, had connections with mob, again thanks to Pussy, before that manipulated Carmela to get money from Tony.. See my point? She had struggles yeah, but she is no fucking gangster, i know its just a show, but stop with this ,,Angie is free strong woman, who made everything herself" Get the fuck out of here

[@vintage_sole4065]

Rosalie was such an OG mob wife, had her family pass away and she still kept it pushing. Her vibe unmatched

[@johnLennon255]

Started fucking Ralph

[@rickastley18]

​@@johnLennon255 Who then left her old ass

[@oliviabirch1025]

She was hard af

[@bountyhunter1153]

She is cut from a different cloth

[@bagoboy2446]

Pass away?? Her son was shot in the head by a catcher 😂😂😂

[@jacklawrence2212]

Carmela hates the fact that Angie has done well for herself, off her own back, not just living off her husband's money. And she hates the fact that Angie has grown so in confidence she no longer just sits and defers to her. The change in status and power dynamics is fascinating. It's yet another element that shows just how hollow Carmela is.

[@seanswinton6242]

Angie's development was so awesome to see. A widowed single mob wife doing it for herself! Holding her own. Seeing Carmela act all pompous and aloof showing off her new car, then to be shocked at Angie's car that she bought on her own was priceless! It ranks right up there with Artie's wife revealing her fling with Tony while they were separated.

[@steverogers7601]

When my wife and I started dating, I told her I didn’t want a “do-nothing” housewife who just stays home and takes care of the house. I pushed her to get certifications and work experience so she can make her own money. I pushed her to have her own hobbies and interests so she can learn from those experiences while also enjoying them. We’re at a place where she has her own money and I can rely on her independence to keep her focused and enjoying life. A lot of guys, even fans of The Sopranos, want a Carmela who will stay home, be pretty and take of the house/kids. I’d rather have an Angie than a Carmela.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@steverogers7601 So do you take care of the kids and act as the househusband?

[@steverogers7601]

@@Hjerte_Verke always asking questions in good faith huh lol

[@SoldierofGod.]

@@steverogers7601ehh. That’s fine if you like that and all, but majority of women just want to settle down and have a family. Their not looking to be certified or work hours upon hours a week. And that’s fine. As men we should be okay with doing more of the handy work. That’s how it’s always been!

[@SteroidsMakeMeStrong]

Carmella was so jelly of the fact that Angie didn't need a man to provide for her.

[@WellHelloDali]

IKR? It was tough for her but she turned her life around and became an independent woman. I love the scene with the cars.LOL

[@lpr5269]

SteroidsMakeMeStrong Well technically Tony let her have the Body Shop. She did run it well though. Don't see Carmella running a body shop.

[@MobHeataEnt]

SteroidsMakeMeStrong She actually did have a man put her in that situation.

[@you6382tube]

The men had help from their family connections. Mob connections made many men wealthy. They weren't "working". Just leaching off taxpayers indirectly through the waste management "business" and criminal activity. Costing you more for additional law enforcement, court and prison.

[@orangewarm1]

Angie is still dependant on Tony. He gave her the body shop. Now she's doing dodgy stuff with the mob.

[@VincentHaseth]

This scene is so realistic of real life events, people start pretending to care for you when life knocks you down, and then they will start avoiding you.

[@ryanyoung9202]

💯✅🎯😳☹️😭

[@normancook965]

You are right, and the irony is that they often do in fact care about you, but don't have the inner strength to join your struggle and share your pain.

[@HOTD108_]

Which scene? There are many in this video.

[@user-fr3hl6mg6z]

​@@normancook965Completely wrong take lol. Someone who cares for you truely does it anyway.

[@israelchinainitiative]

@@normancook965correct

[@garrisonthad]

Carmela interrupts a mob meeting with her mickey mouse raffle stuff while Angie is building an empire, and has to wait outside. Hilarious.

[@thomasspengler9044]

Carmela only wanted to see Angie so she could show off her new car. She thought Angie would be drooling over it since her husband is dead. I love the look on Carm's face when Angie has a better car I keep seeing replies saying things along the lines of “Porsche is better than corvette”. Angie’s car could have “Great Value” printed across the side and I’d still think it’s a nicer vehicle than carmella’s old lady car with an expensive name

[@corinaperez226]

A cooler car that she got on her own without having to eat shit from her cheating husband to get.

[@freakingabagool3510]

@@corinaperez226 yeah that’s another thing, Angie earned it (and not by “favors”) through hard work

[@thediaz07]

@@freakingabagool3510 For real. The Sha of Iran tried getting over on her plenty times. Until Tony the Animal stepped in.

[@NiqNiq]

@@thediaz07 do any of y’all know what kind of car Angie had ?

[@thediaz07]

@@NiqNiq Corvette. Carmela had the porche.

[@PHOTOGRAPHYBYDEREK1]

Rosalie was so ballsy. A real mob wife. Pity her character wasn't properly developed

[@dianas170]

yeah, i love the scenes with her. So beautiful too.

[@michaelburke7742]

She was awesome. She understood and accepted her roll and didn't give a shit. Not a fake like Carmela.

[@2009worstyearever]

***** Yea me too. She was such a great potential character, it would have been great if they cut AJ's meaningless romance and given more time to her.

[@michaelburke7742]

Yeah they seemed to be reaching with both AJ and Meadow's romantic lives. It didn't feel natural.

[@jaymillymills]

+Derek Hansin Rosalie was actually the ONLY true mob wife. Her son gets whacked , her husband dead, and she still remains loyal to "this thing of ours". I thought Adrianna was going to be a "ride or die chick", she was disappointing.....

[@Kblog777]

Funny coincidence how Angie and Carm are friends again once Angie starts prospering, yet they didn't speak when she was down on her luck.

[@3star2nr]

Thats how it always goes man...

[@phoenix15_]

It’s nitrate free

[@frankanderson6339]

Love subtle touches like that in this show

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

Americans.

[@RichWeigel]

That's how you know who your real friends are. Real friends stick by you through thick and thin. Fake friends are only around when you give them something in return for their fake friendship. FACTS

[@robcochran6213]

Beside Charmaine Bucco, Angie was the only one who knew how to survive on her own in that world. Both hot.

[@timothyhh]

What about Rosalie? Maybe not financially independent, but even after losing both Jackies she still found enough joy in life to get a vaca f-buddy situation going.

[@NWAWskeptic]

Carmella thought she was so much better than Carmaine. The scene where Carmella hired her and treated her like the help and not a friend, spoke volumes.

[@armin38822]

@@NWAWskeptic People do that quick. Let your friend hire you and see how that goes.

[@histguy101]

@@NWAWskeptic That was in season 1 I believe. And Charmaine put her in her place for that, even though by hiring your friends like that puts you in a patron-client relationship. They were still friends after that though. It's not like Carmella thought of her in that way always. She just got a little bit stuck up during a party

[@felipeacostamunoz1249]

@@timothyhh Where was this? the fuktoy dude?

[@quairan2099]

Lol who knew, out of all the wives, Angie came up with the bag. 😂 This show was crazy. All Puss had to do was be a house husband and let her do the business. Puss never knew what he had.

[@mrtomas0990]

🤣 I'd settle for that lol

[@Joe1887]

What a shame. He could have rested his back.

[@joshgee8714]

Or be a house like Phil

[@balkloth]

@@Joe1887 he should of stayed under the table with that 24 year old acupuncturist

[@sarahwolfe1154]

All Pussy had to do was not sell dope

[@lisaconnelly5443]

"EAT YOUR MANICOTT!" - Favorite Rosalie Aprile line

[@RichWeigel]

Even funnier is the fact the nosy lady never ate her Manicott rather continued to listen in and whisper to her friend hahahahahaha!!

[@mikedirado4270]

One of single most favorite lines ever.

[@gibsondrummer]

Its pronounced manicotti , only on the sopranos do they cut off the last vowel Its like prosciutto or capicola without the o and the a

[@rextremendae]

@@gibsondrummer As a Southern Italian...state zitt'!

[@un3kn3own0]

"Fuckin' nosey? EAT YOUR MANICOTT!"

[@theboard3476]

Angie was the living embodiment of what Carmella thought of “what could happen” being married into the life. Being married to a mobster, everyday you have to wonder “what if they don’t come home, what will I do? Could I support myself?” That’s exactly what happened with Angie. Carmella started off afraid and feeling pity for Angie, but eventually envious because she was able to show that she could support herself and more. Something that Carmella wasn’t sure she could do. Especially with the fact that Carmella thought she was hot shit because she was married to the boss. But that’s all she was, the wife of the boss.

[@Klynch111]

Carmella was clearly jealous of the fact that, her car was a gift from Tony, but angie was able to buy hers herself.

[@kongming66]

Carmela was stuck in a toxic cycle that was part her fault and part Tony's, and the problem was that she was smart enough to realize it in both cases. Ppl get on her case for being hypocritical but forget that most of the 1st seasons she was living in constant guilt over whether she was enabling Tony's evil. The point where she really shut up and started (likely pretending) to accept being the good mob wife was when that blunt therapist Melfi referred her to gave her that talking down to and told her to leave. She did the opposite instead, until Furio became the greatest in a long line of men she could picture "rescuing" her from the life she felt trapped in and she finally snapped at Tony cheating, along with a lot of the other toxicity in their relationship. Angie's and Rosalie's situations were happening simultaneously while she went thru all this and you could tell she was internalizing what she saw from them and let it feed her insecurity that she was powerless and disposable

[@latequilera22]

To her credit Carmela did try to venture into stocks and real estate.

[@chrisa950]

And the irony is it's only because Tony allowed Angie to run one of his workshops

[@bostontowny4life744]

The problem with Carmella is that if Tony died, she wont have Tony to give her a body shop like Angie did. She'll have to rely on what the next boss wants to give her. And the next boss may not be as nice as Tony.

[@tomservo5347]

I like how Angie went from a timid, former housewife into a legit earner. It's rather sad how these mob wives live in completely artificial bubble that can pop at any moment.

[@decembersveryown5935]

Their choice

[@lukim2744]

Carm got hers popped right in front of the whole family

[@blackkennedy3966]

@@lukim2744lmao all of Tony’s juices surely went all over everybody that night.

[@Ashw1115]

@@blackkennedy3966I wonder if that idiot aj tries to jump at the gunman and gets embarrassed and taken out himself

[@YD-uq5fi]

'Sad'? I think it is excellent when market forces correct excesses.

[@woodson21]

Rosalie is the friend we all need. Angie (although emotional at the time) full on insults her publicly in an aggressive manner, and 15 seconds later Rosie’s ready to beat someone down for daring to eavesdrop on her friend’s hard time.

[@Polostar79]

Rosalie is what the kids call a “real one”.

[@blackfox4138]

You can also tell she likely felt the same way about Jackie that Angie did about Pussy. There's was genuine empathy there with her.

[@Andhaira]

Loved this. Love how she worked her way from the bottom up, and didn't loose herself to the bottle or anything like that.

[@WellHelloDali]

Cheers. I thought Angie needed her place in the sun. :)

[@Andhaira]

WellHelloDali Yeah, to think if Pussy had included her in a legitimate business from the get go, he would not have needed to peddle H and become a snitch and might still be happy and alive.

[@WellHelloDali]

***** Yeah, but they were all crooks and murderers LOL Pussy had unfortunate luck, sadly, and when he turned rat, his guilt was overwhelming. Tony never trusted him when he came back and that didn't help either. I felt kind of bad for him.

[@ChaseGreenGGT]

***** Yes, he would've. It happens in real life to these guys all the time. Look at Gene Gotti, he's getting out in 2015 for dealing heroin, he's been the pen for over 40 years, for those heroin charges. Vito Genovese was put in a prison and died there over a drug case. Drug charges carry serious penalties when it comes to dealing quantities of cocaine, pills and heroin. It's even worse for mob guys because the feds are looking to pin anything on them anyway. Pussy would've went away, they caught him red handed making a large heroin deal, he had no out, he had no other alternative but to take his sentence standing, not saying nothing and watching his family suffer because of it, or turn informant. He did what he felt he needed to do.

[@jfa-px3mu]

ChaseGreenGGT You said what I was gonna say, a regular drug dealer might get a lighter sentence, maybe. But, for a mobster, who the feds have been wanting to get for a while, it's different. Especially if he refuses to cooperate, they'll lock him up forever just to make a point

[@betrousaltaweel]

6:10 "you bought that yourself" The look on Carmella's face is priceless, she is distraught that a former pariah who was married to an informant has had the skills and work ethic to actually make a nice living for herself.

[@jaymillymills]

+ben1349 LOL, work ethic? Angie was doing illegal stuff with Tony....

[@muscleman9299]

Bla bla. Hey man. Give me moneys so I can build the castle where tony can live

[@samuelrs5138]

+ben1349 You're misreading it totally. She was annoyed because Tony was giving her huge amounts of money and she took it upon herself multiple times to ask Tony to give her more money and tell him about how she was struggling. Then suddenly she has a new Corvette.

[@Dippers85]

+Samuel Rs Not quite correct. Angie had been running the Bodyshop business on her own for a while when she bought the Corvette. The money used was from the business, not handouts from Tony. The Cadillac was cheaped using Tony's money, hence why he smashes it in with a baseball bat, but that was before she started running the bodyshop.

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

Dippers85 nice, I hate when people try to comment and haven't watched the whole series. I was about to say the same thing. She became a low key mobster

[@criley1337]

“He’s blind you know” “Jesus Christ” “Angie, my god...I’m sure he’s adjusted to it?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@OlgaSmirnova1]

😂

[@jibran4794]

😂😂

[@bisaac08]

😂😂😂

[@Cs-eg1pz]

😂😂😂😂

[@ryanyoung9202]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@corydrummond67]

I love how Angie bounced back! She was a part of the game when it was all said and done

[@stepcollazo8134]

She did it like a Boss….

[@SofaMuncher]

She bounced back this time, but each time it takes something out of her! Now I know its tragic to think this way, but you can't argue with the fuckin logic!

[@JohnDoeTheGoodGuy]

I f*cking adore Rosalie and her one-liners.

[@phuturephunk]

John Doe She really was great. Sharon Angela did a great job.

[@TheStuport]

+John Doe LOL...."Fucking Nosey....Eat your Spaghettios" Cheers

[@fatihguler7141]

+The Stuport She says "Fuckin' nausey! Eat your Manigot!". Cheers

[@TheStuport]

***** LOL...was just breaking balls Faith Guler....Cheers!

[@fatihguler7141]

***** Alright then. Apparently I didn't get the joke. Cheers.

[@skylightrecords8547]

Great character development. The woman is reduced to nothing, depending on Tony for handouts and working at the Supermarket. Then she elevates herself to putting money on the street, wow I totally overlooked this when I watched the show originally.

[@JackNapi3r]

Me too :D

[@achmeez]

me too, Carmella was soooo jealous

[@rcald-gz5jd]

What exactly does it mean that Angie was "putting money on the street"?

[@mcyesor24]

I think given money to tony's business, like an investment

[@davidmarzolino7159]

Robert Caldwell It means she was loan sharking.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Angie Bonpensiero is without a doubt the best and most hilarious character arc in the series, from battered woman to low key mafioso.

[@jonathanmccartney5809]

A woman is a “mafiosa,” not a “mafioso.”

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

@@jonathanmccartney5809 Boy, you must be fun at parties?

[@jonathanmccartney5809]

@@ingvarhallstrom2306 Just thank me for the information and move on.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

@@jonathanmccartney5809 Thank you for the most valuable contribution to this thread, I simply can not thank you enough for how much you have brought to this discussion.

[@jonathanmccartney5809]

@@ingvarhallstrom2306 I taught you something that you didn’t know.

[@june2420111]

As my mother says, your friends wants to see you suffer. They liked her better when they could share her misery, or even when they could feel sorry her, but they hated her once she became successful because they envied her. Jealousy is really something.

[@OffGridInvestor]

This is certainly something that happens amongst women. Especially single women in Australia. Ones who are getting near or already 40+ with no kids or man.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

"Fuckin' nosey! Eat your manicott!" LMAO! Gotta love Rosalie Aprile.

[@WellHelloDali]

LOVE Ro! Angie calls her a fucking idiot and it just slides off her back.

[@TheNewEmphinix]

***** I know she was weak. But what I mean't about loving her was only in this part. She cracked me up when she says that. lmao!

[@RB2331]

Putting wd-40 on his fucking pocket knife ...great writing ! and I hate when bitches complain about their hubbys but never leave !!

[@mcJoeRobs]

WellHelloDali No offense but, do you really need to answer every comment people write on your videos?

[@tennoheika94]

Mike Hawk Why wouldn't he?

[@DrAlphatier]

Great character development. You could tell Carmela was getting jealous of Angie because she was truly an independent woman, while Carmela was 100% dependant on Tony and his dirty work. "You see my wife, you talk about oven cleaner." Gotta love Tony and his one-liners.

[@Calikola]

Carmella also exhibited a lot of hostility towards Meadow in later seasons, because Meadow went to a great college, was poised for a great future, and had a loyal fiance (Finn). I think while Carmella was proud of Meadow, part of her was very jealous that her daughter was going to be independent and happier than her.

[@marissasue319]

Exactly! Independent women rock!

[@skillet9141]

+dr1345 What thing? She's fucked if Tony dies and she knows it.

[@skillet9141]

***** Yet she didn't earn any of it. She fucking pisses me off. And most of the crew died by the end of the series, which kinda leaves Paulie as one of the main guys and it's obvious that he doesn't wanna kick anything up to her. And Tony may, just may, screw her over. It's really unsure what happens after the end of the series; Tony's still living.

[@TastyChickenWing]

Tony isn't still living. I don't understand people like you who spout such nonsense when it's clear it's the latter.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Angie is probably the one and only person in Tony’s world who’s doing BETTER in the end after he met them! 😂

[@gregdonald9506]

This woman’s acting is amazing. Watched this scene 20 times and still in awe

[@MonseigneurKramps]

In fact, from all the characters, she's the one who made it.

[@robbielex]

I was worried that she might get whacked because the paint wasn't brilliant enough!

[@areuswhite9670]

The fuckin' seat was off it's axis too.

[@djq7225]

+AllisterBlack it wasn't askew.

[@WellHelloDali]

Naw, Phil was just being a PITA about the entire situation

[@johngarvey5370]

"You got a fucking eye problem joey? eyes rolling around your head like stevie wonder" 😂

[@ukkfayooyay]

This is the best-written, best-acted show in the history of television. No contest.

[@WellHelloDali]

Yes it is...well said. :)

[@JohnLoCicero]

ukkfayooyay I guess you forgot about a show called Sanford and Son.

[@WellHelloDali]

JohnLoCicero For a half hour sitcom in the late 70's, yes, it was well done.

[@Justin-ug3qy]

no the best

[@RoDiggity3743]

ukkfayooyay The Wire was. Some of the acting from the minor characters were terrible. Some of the plot points were inconsistent and dead end in the Sopranos

[@tybanshee]

Love the genius subtleties in the acting. The first dinner scene Carmella looks on Angie with pity, almost disdainfully. The second time she's looking at her just seething with envy.

[@johndoe-bw8wx]

"Shes one of us..Now its like shes one of them"..."One dog goes one way and the other dog goes the other way"..And hes like what do you want from me"

[@deathrager2404]

ya fuckin mutt ya.

[@goatedclips7388]

Hey that looks like someone we know

[@lowmazda626]

Angie Bonpensiero is now the boss of north Jersey

[@laminage]

And nobody deserves it more than her. Can you imagine Carmella coming to her for "Help". That would be a riot!! I can also see her helping Massive Genius get Royalties from the Artists who recorded in the 1950's and 1960's. She bought out Hesh's Share Of The Record Label, and did Distribution. She also may have used her influence to help Local Artists get Studio Time.

[@jakep1979]

She started looking and acting like Lorraine.

[@knowledge1366]

angie the boss? paulie will snap her neck lol

[@nuckymancini7013]

The Garden State was good, they shouldve harvested more Boss Crops on the show

[@moses2998]

As it turns out, Angie ordered the hit on Tony in the series finale because she found out thatbwas tony who whacked her husband.

[@bobpage6597]

Jealously is such a terrible thing. 7:15 you can almost see Carmella thinking "I hate you so much right now! I want what you have!" She sees Angie rising above her station as a former mob wife, and bottles up her newfound hate for Angie because Carmella realizes that she herself is trapped, while Angie is free doing her own thing, with her OWN money, business, and a Corvette to boot!

[@thegreenbaron6439]

Oh! Carmella’s spec house! I never connected the dots

[@mikeg2491]

She doesn’t even want the stuff she just can’t handle someone who is supposed to be an underling having more.

[@drunkvax]

Angie has some of the best character development in the show. She just goes from some mobster wife to taking over her husbands business and putting money out on the streets

[@haylobos8261]

She is a career woman. The career woman always do good. And the housewives bad. Because libre earles don't want women to marry. But work and pay tax to the libre mooh chars instead.

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

Angie was the only one that wasn't impressed with Carm's attempt at showing off. Carmella felt like she tried to impress others by showing off her Porsche but the tables were turned when she found out Ang but her own car. Also the silent auction scene was very interesting. Ang gives that 'time is money' vibe and her suggesting the live auctioneer so that the people can 'tear their throats' to make more money highlights how on point her business prowess is. Carm went from embarrassment and disdain of Ang to envy.

[@mixboy79]

I loved seeing Angie bounce back I always felt bad for her, but she came out a boss

[@gbrl_cyber]

true ... and she's kind of super cute and earns her respect. good girl.

[@Retrospekt1212]

Angie was smart, she pretended to accidentally run into Carmela at that grocery store to ask for more money. Tony saw right through it.

[@hallerd]

She actually needed the money as shown by her working at that supermarket later.

[@charlessmith4057]

That was because Tony cut her off after she tried the scam.

[@asdf-fl1ib]

hallerd . But she also bought a cadillac as well. This is where tony wasn’t impressed as she was supposed to be using money for living expenses and also crying poor 😭.

[@cc3184]

She should have been entitled to be left her dead husband's business.

[@ThereIsNoLord]

She should have thought twice.

[@Mozes316]

She joins the mob (not really) and pretty much starts running shit better than Sal ever did. And Camela hates every bit of it... lol

[@felipeacostamunoz1249]

Well, she is not in the mafia but she forwards money to the mafia, therefore she is an associate and has the support of the criminal organization

[@hands-ongaming7180]

Almost like mob guys are incompetent when it comes to a 9-5

[@merkthederk3593]

Having that dog in her hands was probably the best life insurance Angie could’ve had

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Carmella was happy as long as she got to play the queen bee and rub everyone's face in her money and cars and jewelry that Tony provided. When Angie started to make her own money independently -- and behave like an independent woman -- Carmella couldn't stand it. Frankly I'm surprised she didn't come up with some kind of petty undermining to get Tony to take the body shop away from her.

[@VV-nz4dv]

EVOCATEUR oh comon. trying to be independent is one of carmelas main themes thru the whole show. when she tries to be one and divorce tony doesnt allow it. he only gives her the house business bc shes bothering him with adriana. at the end shes stuck bc of the choices she made, but so is tony. but dont try to play that carmela hates independecy bc is one of the things she craved the most

[@TheDomeStation]

V V she craved to be independent but even when they were separated Tony had given her money every week.... that's not being independent -.-

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Carmella liked the IDEA of being independent. She had a lot of regrets in how her life turned out. But the reality is that Carmella knew she simply wasn't equipped for independence. Every time she and Tony split up, she relied entirely on him financially. Not that Tony wanted it any other way -- it was definitely a codependent relationship. But when she was trying to divorce him, there was nothing preventing her from getting a job of her own or even moving out of his house. In fact, when they agreed for him to move back in, a new financial arrangement was part of the deal. She carried a lot of self loathing really hated herself sometimes, but Carmella was never going to live any other way.

[@you6382tube]

Carm was independent in her thoughts, behavior. She was no shrinking violet. Strong, intelligent, beautiful, loving mother, respectful, traditional, connection to her church. Tony didn't want to get divorced, wouldn't let her go back to school to finish up.

[@you6382tube]

Why so hating on Carm, bro? Something in your past?

[@ricocox2591]

I love how she stepped her game up like a real independent boss woman

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

Not really, she was just given a bodyshop for free one day, if not for that she’d have finished the show in that supermarket

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 she stepped it up you think getting a body shop is a get rich scheme nah she put work into it

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 yeah it is, if you’re a middle aged, totally unqualified and have no alternative revenue streams it is absolutely a get rich scheme when you are just handed a functioning business with many workers. Saying she was incredibly fortunate to have been giving the opportunity and that she absolutely wouldn’t have girl bossed her way out of poverty is not the same as saying she didn’t work hard

[@acdclife94]

@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 yea she was given the body shop but she still had to make the business work. She was running day to day operations. She was smart enough not to fuck it up. Look at how Carlo fucked up the construction gig after Vito died

[@matthewgardner2144]

@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 You try going from a spoiled Mob wife to running a dirty, barely profitable body shop with Tony bustin' her balls every 10 minutes. See how well you do! Plus having to take care of Coco.

[@donnamyers2025]

Love that Angie stood up and came into her own . While her friends acted messy with her because her husband went into the WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM “ !

[@keithjefferson2196]

Angie was a hustler, she improvised and work the system in her favor.

[@leelohaskin7941]

In that order lol

[@simonetanzi5103]

love when Carmela goes bragging about the Cayenne and Angie puts her in her place with HER Corvette...

[@MrJking065]

That she paid for outright.

[@arlindselimi5170]

the vet is half the price of the cayenne smart ass

[@TheBucketSkill]

doesn't matter her daddy who she had to bounce on for it bought it for her with dirty money. the whole point is that she bought her OWN corvette.

[@Eagles4life221]

TheBucketSkill She bought the Corvette with the body shop that Tony gave her.

[@alexf8314]

Arlind Selimi -- The point is she bought it and it wasn't a gift. That's why Carmela was instantly jealous.

[@AxelSituation]

The actress who plays Angie is amazing.

[@FutureBoy.]

The restaurant scene is one of the best. Writing, directing, that music choice that comes back later in the episode. Incredible.

[@WildfireX]

Angie and Charmaine were two of my favourite female characters on the show just because of how they exposed Carmela's jealousy and insecurity about not being anywhere near the hot independent shit she thinks she is. That "the Vette...felt more like me" has a similar effect as the "I could've had everything you have" line or whatever it was from Charmaine. Ice cold truth.

[@SparksDrinker]

"My God, I'm sure he's adjusted to it." hahahahaha great line

[@adrianramirez8882]

Angie would eventually put a hit on Tony in the Series Finale.

[@chewie2055]

maaanja3D Interesting concept.....she did earn her own shinebox

[@dohaatletico5684]

Don't spoil thins on others yo f**king asshole.

[@deathrager2404]

spoil? go watch the fucking show before coming to youtube kid.

[@southbeachtalent]

@@dohaatletico5684 you go to a comment section about a minor character on a show that ended 11 years ago and don't want to get spoilers? You must be one of those shoppers walking slowly around the store with a blank look on your face, looking for an employee so you can ask a dumb question

[@robertkrakaur511]

RIP Doha Atletico

[@jimgallagher2979]

Angie knew how to take care of herself. Tony gave her a leg up and she did the rest.

[@troofball4]

I was happy about the glow up. I felt so sorry for her when she was working in the supermarket.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Carmella prefers superiority over her friends when it comes to money and stuff. Angie Bonpensiero doesnt come off as that shallow and neither does Ro or Gabrielle.

[@johngarvey5370]

Dan Nolan Rewatch the scene with Angie telling them she found a lump. Rosalie was the worst out them, you can see her look down her nose in disgust.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

I really do not recall Rosalie being that bad at all. Carmella isnt so bad she just has low self esteem and money and stuff was the one thing she has over most everyone else to feel better than them.

[@stephenalbertson8920]

Rosalie responds: "I'm sure he's adjusted to it!!" That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny!!!

[@MalloryNewcomb]

Me too Followed by “eat ya manicott”

[@James-vc1kc]

Carmela's facial reactions are SO HILARIOUS

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Actually one of the better happy endings of the show, she prospered after her husband's end.

[@yahiko8098]

That smile she holds before saying if she's interrupting. You can tell it's all she can do to hide her anger and envy.

[@SaiyanSweetheart45]

This is a bit late, but you are so right. That condescending way she asks "Am I interrupting something?" Just hints at something else. How the conversation would have gone if they said what they were thinking; Carmela: "I'm barging in because I'm the Boss's wife and I can do as I please. " Angie: "K. You can go wait outside. Scoot."

[@thinkingjack]

You can see her go from being a woman reliant on someone else to falling into desperate times, and then working her hands raw from minimum wage to being an earner. You can see the jealousy in Carmela’s eyes and facial expressions when she realizes she avoided a “friend” in her struggles and that woman earned her stripes while Carmela does close to nothing except feign ignorance to what her husband does. I’m really glad you spotted her storyline and compiled this. This is our every day working class in 8:04. People struggling and working their bones to earn success while those who abandoned them in success come back into their lives to leech.

[@Ira06002]

I’ve watched the Sopranos for years. She is one dynamic actress! Great Job!

[@scottg9206]

Carmella was scared shitless when she saw Angie working at the grocery store, she was seeing a vision of herself in a few years If tony ever died

[@gonzoredux]

Angie is played by Toni Kalem, who wrote the "All Happy Families" episode in season five. Pretty cool

[@Kardaszpm]

That was the episode where Billy Leotardo and Joey Peeps whacked Lorraine Calluzzo and we get to see Lorraine's big fat ass and tits.

[@DJinKERRY831]

@@Kardaszpm They warned her, money goes up to Johnny.

[@Jemulla]

Toni’s my aunt and she also played in one of chuck norris’s first movies

[@Steve-bi4ej]

She wrote/did writing on quite a few of the episodes according to the credits

[@amina-pr8xt]

@@Jemulla no she is my aunt

[@339gabriel]

Probably the only happy ending in the entire series

[@elblack25]

that is called character development...

[@thomasmartin6299]

"the Vette, its more for me. :shrug:" THE SWAG IS IMPECCABLE

[@saljpal3]

she goes from clucking hen to one of the boys. fucking love it.

[@MaloneysDigest]

She's putting money on the street!

[@DeathShouldTakeMeNow]

you and your big mouf!

[@daholyspirit2783]

@FAGGOTWARE STUDIOS how? 😅

[@CuttySobz]

"Clucking hen" xD

[@Alvan81]

Great actress. When Tony visits her.. That look of fear! And when she says "just push him off" but stays rooted in "terror".... Excellent. Great actors are using their entire body to convey emotion and meaning ..respect.

[@shelbywoo917]

She’s my favorite character of any tv show. She’s a true gem.

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

Tony almost broke that bat using it as leverage to stand up after petting the dog💀 4:55

[@vastpiano5552]

Only thing tougher than that bat was the bowl of cereal he sat on

[@jackleg6143]

I love what this show did with they’re side characters and background ones, most shows would just forget them

[@WBSlashH]

It’s funny how nervous she was when Coco was jumping around Tony. As viewers we know Tony isn’t gonna hurt the dog, he’s a big softy for animals, but Angie is scared shitless he’s gonna beat the dog with the bat

[@hoyaloya]

The acting is so superb. Watch closely and you'll see Carmela have a thin smile when Angie is in real pain. What an evil woman.

[@dinomartini5977]

Shes the most not gold digger woman in the show.

[@WellHelloDali]

+Dino martini When Ang resorted to selling sausage at the grocery store and Carmela deliberately avoiding her was really harsh. She and Pussy never really lived the big life, or had a McManshion but after he was whacked, Angie started from the ground up and made her own way. And then later, Angie shows Carm her 'Corvette. *Haha*

[@dinomartini5977]

Yea even though the corvette is shit, at least she earned it by her self not from her husband right?

[@WellHelloDali]

Dino martini Right! And even though I like getting gifts, (LOL) it is so much more satisfying to have earned something you want or need by one's own coin.

[@kashif4463]

@boimackhead work is work, as long as your providing for your family with an honest job than it dont matter what your doing.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Meadow wasn’t entirely garbage either.

[@Wildbridawg]

I think Carmela hated Angie because she sees what she could have become if she was independent instead of relying on her husband.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Tbh I always found Angie to be the best looking of the mob wives. Also she seemed to have the best personality and ambition

[@seanswinton6242]

This story about Angie and then Charmaine with Tony are the best Carmela smackdowns ever! 😂😂

[@kena.8003]

I just love Angie's comeback story

[@tyr-si7wz]

One of the best character developments in the Sopranos 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@MichaelGiordano777]

It was that talking Tony gave Angie in front of her house with the baseball bat that really changed Angie's perspective on things and life. She prospered and did very well after that. She got more out of that conversation with Tony than he did with 6 years of seeing his worthless Psychiatrist. 😁

[@ryanyoung9202]

💯- IT GOT HER IN TOUCH WITH REALITY

[@realestateservicesfromlarr9128]

There is truth in that comment

[@RichWeigel]

Sometimes fear knocks sense into people. I feared my parents especially my mom and thus stayed on the straight and narrow all the way to adulthood.

[@sangun123]

i'd rather take a scolding and car beating by tony soprano than 1 million dollars cash

[@Motoko1134]

All the actors on this show were incredible. Rosalie and Angie were great even in their minor roles.

[@MichaelGiordano777]

That is on the superb casting directors Walken/Jaffe that David Chase chose. They were the best.

[@braindrain329]

Hell of a compilation! Thanks for putting it together.

[@WellHelloDali]

Thank you! Took forever, but ..."Waddya Gonna do?" LOL

[@KRKahn87]

The actress who played Angie was really good. Wow...

[@WellHelloDali]

KRKahn87 Toni Kalem owned this role! I noticed that in season one that she was played by a different actress.

[@berni9977]

This is the best-written, best-acted show in the history of television. No contest🧡🧡

[@Reach1335]

She handled herself very well with Tony and his bat, probably what got her put in charge of the Auto Shop. She knew her place and accepted it, which probably made Tony feel a bit bad as well.

[@mrtomas0990]

I think he was impressed with her hussling attempt. He witnessed how smart she is. Took the dog with her during the meeting is so clever

[@getreadytotube]

Actually this was a great video. It gives the entire show more depth - a peek into a new dimension unnoticed by the masses.

[@rvnmedic1968]

"She was one of us - now she's one of them". ;)

[@lilahdog568]

Carmella: I hate to tell you angie, but your husband is dead. I'm sorry. Angie: YES!

[@MikieH-hr3vi]

Angie: "What husband ??" 😂

[@mitcholla]

1:40 - best extra ever casted; stares right at the camera.

[@julianalex7855]

Well I think the point was that the whole restaurant could hear her yelling and was looking towards her direction

[@jonathancineus6424]

Fun fact, she was NOT an extra. She was a real customer just trying to eat her manicott!

[@RD-zj6vc]

The manigott on that lady's plate looks good as hell. Think I'll get some myself, today.

[@WellHelloDali]

Haven't had that in years...think I'll join you!

[@davidfyre2963]

Well Hello Dali. I had some last week. And I will be having some tonight. Don,t let anyone fool you. It is an old Sicilian dish. And we are American,s of Sicilian descent. And no we are not Italian,s.

[@platter1000]

eating some right now...with alfrado sauce ...yum

[@SouthJerseySam]

Fuckin' NOSEY!

[@platter1000]

eat your manigot

[@DeathShouldTakeMeNow]

How the hell did Pussy get such a fine woman like that

[@loualbino5536]

DeathShouldTakeMeNow Most good looking women like bags of shit like pussy.

[@flisko123]

money

[@nuckymancini7013]

MONEY!?! You really gotta ASK?!?!

[@johngarvey5370]

His strapping figure and rock hard abs....

[@anky9784]

Because he eats sushi

[@russiasvechenaya58]

Reason why Carmella got scared when she saw her at the market giving away samples because nothing scares her more knowing that she’s one day away from that being her future. She knows Tony’s death or imprisonment can happen any day and all her money gone.

[@davidocampo8997]

Well, highly doubtful, Tony was a boss, and pussy was a soldier, Carmella's future was truly secured, just like pretty much Rosalie

[@Kabeyavictoria]

The fact that BONPENSIERO means GOOD THINKING/THINKER means a lot !

[@TomLiberman]

It's sort of interesting that many are attributing the emotion of envy to Carmella as far as Angie goes. I'm not sure it was so much envy as sadness that Carmella hadn't done more with her own life. It was certainly Angie that inspired Carmella to start her own projects. Which appear to be getting her towards financial independence and a more equal relationship with Tony.

[@geordiejones5618]

Yeah I thought it was a nice callback to what she was struggling with all season 5 and honestly like season 1.

[@davidocampo8997]

Haha, keep telling yourself that, Carmella was driven by jealousy, plus, she never became independent, she stole Tony's 40 k, tony made the down payment for the land, and Tony was the one who got the construction permit, that doesn't sound independent to me,

[@MichaelGiordano777]

Yeah, but Carmela got her seed money from the bird feeder in the backyard.

[@eddyherrera3207]

This show is so great, even minor characters have well-developed arcs.

[@GhostofRhurValley]

Angie ended up being the best off.

[@vegancandy9570]

The waiting period before you find out results of medical tests can drive you insane.

[@Kblog777]

Seeing Tony play with the 🐶 says a lot about his sociopathic personality.

[@trytotakeaway]

This was really interesting. Good job. Awesome display of character growth

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

When taken out of context, that opening line from Carmella is hysterical 😂😅!

[@MistaLoRocka]

😂

[@heroedeleyenda05]

Carmela's envy derives from knowing what each of them is without their husbands. Without her husband, angie is a successful business woman Without tony, carm is an old damsel in distress. At the end of the series that was probably their state in life

[@ScarFeiss]

Ro was the most OG character in reality. Stood the storm, never ran, and never flinched