Written by David Chase and Matthew Weiner
Directed by Alan Taylor

"I just want to make sure somebody knows there could be a line at Cozarelli's a mile long."

Early on a Sunday morning, Silvio surprises Burt Gervasi alone at home. Tony Soprano Explains the Esplanade - YouTube This thing of ours is supposed to be recession-proof, he reminds them, and things had better improve.

One improvement is that Junior, taking Tony's advice to heart, decides to promote Bobby Bacala, putting him in charge of his loan shark business. . move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. But when the Frenchman defaults - and beats Artie up, to boot - Artie becomes despondent. [2] Van Zandt, a guitarist best known for playing in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, had never acted before. Flying home, Chris and Murmur smile at the Variety headline on the swag grab. Meanwhile, Paulie blows off steam with an old pal; Janice starts losing patience with the obsessive Bobby; and Melfi ponders the Freudian undercurrents of Tony's latest dreams. Danny Baldwin took him to f**kin' acting school," Christopher declares.

Meanwhile, Johnny Sack, accompanied by Federal Marshals, gets the prognosis from the oncology specialist he's been flown in to see: It's stage 4 lung cancer. He tells Melfi that it's not a good aphrodisiac and that he couldn't be blamed for seeking an extracurricular outlet-not that he's considering that. Money? Tony, as usual, is tight-lipped - which is a good thing, as FBI agents are eavesdropping, courtesy of a tiny microphone in Massarone's cap.

The Feds are intensifying their efforts to get Tony. Home Ever." Vito pleads. Now, however, Hunter reports, she's in her second year of medical school. Back in Jersey, Furio soon lives up to his name by unleashing his fury on the delinquent proprietor of a local 'tanning salon.' It's the middle of the night and the rain is falling in sheets, but Tony manages gets to the to the stable. August 11, 1959 Tony can't help but see parallels to another ex-con. Silvio's move to consigliere once Tony becomes acting boss seems completely natural. But Tony insists Junior can "f**kin' rot."

AJ sits across from with his new female therapist (with legs to rival Melfi's) from the psychiatric hospital. He doesn't understand why Tony is the second highest paid employee on the books, and Paulie brings him in for a hospital visit. Tony orders their crew to do the same.

At the train shop, Bobby decides to buy the Blue Comet train to add to his collection. Friends and family gather at the Sopranos' for a not-so-surprise 75th birthday party for Carmela's father, Hugh. They catch up to a security guard who, after being worked over with his own nightstick, tells them that the Vespas were collected by a detail headed by Phil Leotardo. Paulie is equally uninterested in handing over his piece of pie to Carmela, but as Little Paulie says, "the boss's wife, what can you do?"

In Costa Mesa Tony's calls home but can't bring himself to reveal his Alzheimer's diagnosis. Eventually, after all the troubles, Ralph was discussing the event with his crew (respectively with Gene and Vito) and remembering the birthday dinner offered to Albert Barese (when the joke happened), counting of all the possibilities of people "flapping their gums" over the topic during the event, he came to the (correct) suspicion that Little Paulie was the one who informed Paulie Walnuts of this joke and since he was, at the time, on buddying terms with Johnny Sack, relayed it to him. Gender Tony's not thrilled, but when he agrees to think about it, Gene gives Deanne the green light to make an offer on their Florida dream house.

Hanging out at the Pork Store, Vito boasts that the only problem with losing weight is that he may have to join Clothing Anonymous, "You shoulda called your sponsor before you bought that jacket," says Ray Curto.

Agent Harris shows up with his new partner, Goddard. At 3 a.m. he calls Silvio "just to check in" but Silvio just wants to go back to sleep.

Back at Melfi's, Tony complains about people questioning his judgment since he's out of the hospital. Carter works himself up over his father's reaction to a '96' on a 3rd grade spelling test: " 'What happened to the other four points,' he say F**k you! Tony enlists the help of Christopher Moltisanti to help dispose of the body. Political Information "The Sopranos" has literally redefined television as we know it. He wants to see Christopher right away, which gives him all of twenty minutes to put down the syringe and get himself straight. Given, among other reasons, he's not old enough to drink, they refuse.

"It's like a bad smell in the house, it's always hanging there," Tony complains about AJ. Bristling, T hands over $3000: "Don't want you eatin' catfood."

At a session with Melfi, complains about Jews and money, referring to Hesh being on him about the loan. Suicide by hanging Tony tries to restrain a furious Ralph in the hospital. In season five, he executes Adriana La Cerva. Gum the guy to death?". Affiliation Reviewer suspicions have elicited the theory that the construction source may be bringing in more than $3 million a year, but Ralph may have been skimming, in that he underreported what Tony's cut was and pocketed the rest. Junior and Carmela have given Tony cause for concern, however, and he calls a meeting of his capos to make those concerns known. They decide Carlo should handle it.

As Vice President of Concerned Catholic Mothers, Patty Leotardo confides her shame to Phil over having Vito in the family. He then goes to see Carmine, but is mortified to discover that the New York boss doesn't know who he is. You gotta do what it takes to somehow keep your dick up."

Corky instructs the Italians on their job. With Meadow leaving, the spec house disaster and AJ's antics, she needs a break. "I seriously dread going home," he continues, "That Guatemalan forgets her English whenever it suits her purposes then shows up whenever she feels like it." Tony B. only half-listens as he compulsively tidies the room and calls to his sons. The Sopranos is a crime drama TV series created by David Chase, and widely recognized as one of the greatest series of all time. "You're becoming a bully," she tells Carter, blaming "that gangster."

Dozing off on the road, Tony recalls the dive motel they stayed in back in the day in Culpepper, Va. When Silvio Dante, Paulie Gualtieri, Tony, and Christopher Moltisanti discover her corpse laying outside, Silvio instructs Chris to cover it up with a sheet, while the others bring Ralph back outside to explain himself on Tony's command. He brushes off the suggestion, but a couple of later incidents indicate it might not be a bad idea. Tony pays his own visit, ordering the kid: "Your dad's gone, OK? Nothing else matters."

But Tony still has to decide what to do about his loved one who's on the lam. Some people don't watch the show because it's violent, it's not all about the violence, it's about business, family, and many deeper things that all depend on what you, as a fan see. Status 31 level 1 " Ralph, ever the caregiver, responds by telling Rosalie that he wants out of their relationship. Silvio Manfred Dante is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, portrayed by Steven Van Zandt. Status When Dr. Melfi likens the process to childbirth, Tony asserts his own metaphor. Isabella. There's more to The Sopranos lingo than "gabagool." One such is when Fat Dom Gamiello makes a remark about the late Vito Spatafore, which implied that Carlo Gervasi was gay. "Karen made that," Bobby tells Janice, "That's her last ziti before she died." Then he starts sobbing - and Janice is more than happy to console him.

Jojo's chicken Marsala ends up at Junior's. He explains that Adriana's injuries support Tony's story and a mollified Christopher believes him. "You give up? This was total disrespect and the second time Tony is having to play catch up with Feech. He challenges them to stake him in something he's interested in: running a club. "But you do, don't you?"

On a date in the city with her new boyfriend, Patrick Parisi, Meadow is confronted by a drunk Coco, who makes a series of slightly threatening and vulgar remarks to her, before Albie finally pulls him away. That one ain't getting laid."

Carmela, Rosalie and Gabriella have a lunch meeting at Artie's to discuss the Silent Auction they're planning for charity. But when the manager explains that "corporate" won't care about any vandalism, Patsy and Burt retreat. He also undermines the leadership of the Aprile crew capo Cestone, who chooses the elderly Bobby Baccala, Sr. to kill Bryan's assailant, saying "You send in an old man; what's he gonna do? But the main reason for the cost difference is corruption. Jim asks how the writing is going on his book.

AJ is more into hanging out with a former high school friend, Hernan, at the clubs in New York than serving customers at Blockbuster. In addition to staying up all night with Valentina, he's avoiding his housekeeper. Pax Soprana. How's that gonna look?"

When news hits that Little Vito took a shit in the gym shower, Tony decides to give Marie the 100k. I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano. "Look, I been away from all this a long time," he explains, "If I got a shot at staying out and putting shit together, I should take it." So Tony S. gets him a civilian job, delivering linens.

In addition to the change in his cousin, Tony has other shakeups to deal with. Johnny is so personally insulted that he contracts a hit on Ralph for the insult, only to call it off at the last minute. They're scared of you. One night, while Ralph is conversing with Christopher, Bobby, and Gigi, Tracee walks by, and Ralph comments that she can't even say hello. "They pay money to almost puke." She asks if he's bored. Tony punches Ralph, knocking him across the kitchen.

Tony makes dinner while Junior goes to look for his teeth. "If somebody shot my nephew it was him himself. Hesh escapes, but running away, Eli is hit and dragged by a taxi. They inquire about getting some semi -automatics: "Protection. "Everythang is Everthang," says Da Lux. The Esplanade | The Sopranos RPG Out on the lake, Tony, feeling his age, talks about the business and notes that notes that Bobby never "popped his cherry" with taking somebody out. In therapy, Tony surprises Dr. Melfi with an admission. He talks about his losing streak and when Melfi asks why he doesn't just stop, Tony says it's for the thrill when things go right. The profanity was dubbed over. At his next therapy session he is back in a funk, angry and disgusted with the world. Tony orders Ralph to deal personally with the Jackie Jr. situation, and later seems to take Ralph's side in a money dispute with Paulie. Coco's beating has angered Phil to the point where he's put a halt to the Hackensack mall project, jeopardizing all of their earnings. He dredges up a traumatic memory of when he was a kid and Janice tape recorded a fight between Tony and Barbara. He gets a call from his lawyer, Mink. "Everything is so f**ked up," he says. Staking out the site, Paulie tells Tony he hears it's Larry Barese who's talking. Date of Birth Then Meadow knocks on their door to announce she's going to California to be with Finn at dental school.

Tony makes Phil come to Jersey for a meeting. When Agent Harris gets the news that Phil was "popped," he bursts out: "Damn, we're gonna win this thing!"

Carmela and Tony sit AJ down for a talk. The Sopranos Wiki | Fandom Paulie becomes exceptionally jealous of Ralphie, because Ralphie outearns him and because of that, the two don't get along. Tony tells her "You oughta chill out about some of this."

Benny and Terry Doria track Vito down at the shore where he's laying low with his goomar (who hasn't been serviced in over a year and is sexually frustrated). When Carmine, Sr. suffers a massive stroke, Johnny Sack reveals that he's still bitter about Tony's refusal to hit the old don. Janice openly covets Ginny's house ("reminds me of those Palladian villas"), while Ginny bemoans her plight.

Carmela loses her patience with Tony and his promises to take care of the building inspector for her spec house. Ralph Cifaretto It makes me very sad." Carmela's decision to have A.J. "I know that you're really strong, as strong as a bull."

Christopher stops by the Pork Store and sees Agents Harris and Goddard, who test the waters with him as an informant on Harris's new terrorism beat. He even treats Janice to an expensive dinner at Vesuvio, where he bestows his good wishes on her relationship with Bobby Bacala. Phil Leotardo loses all respect for Johnny but Tony sticks up for him: "I've seen tougher guys than John cry at weddings. To complicate matters even more, Tony's free-spirited sister Janice arrives to take care of Livia. A family who, through generations, happen to be apart of the mob. "You been drinking?" Tony asks. With genuine sorrow in his voice he confesses, "She reached outfor me to careand I wasn't there for her."

From that point, Tony does everything he can think of to prove that he's not a "toxic person." He makes Carmela happy by signing the papers for a living trust. Esplanade : r/thesopranos - Reddit "I'm sorry to get you up," he says, "but I knew you'd want to know right away." Tony B. shot both of the Leotardo brothers, killing Billy and sending Phil to the hospital. Meanwhile, Ralph has also begun a volatile relationship with a 20-year old Bada Bing stripper named Tracee. In addition, old-timers Angelo Garepe, Phil Leotardo and Feech La Manna have been freed after serving long terms. But when Jr. pees his pants in the common room while telling a joke, the doctors figure out what he's been up to - the meds he was on are supposed to cure incontinence. Meanwhile, Christopher meets up with heroin addict Corky to give him the other half of his payment for setting up the Rusty Millio killing. They settle on valerian tea. After Raymond Curto dies of a massive stroke while giving potentially damaging information to Agent Robyn Sanseverino about Tony discussing a murder, the F.B.I. It's like Judas or something. 7 seasons Drama 2007 English audio TV-MA Buy Tony Soprano juggles the problems of his fractious family with those of a "Family" of a different sort - the mob. Tony and Carmela are pleased to hear about the high starting salary, but Carmela is less pleased with the kinds of cases he works on: "bid riggin. "You're a momma's boy."

But AJ's memories of visiting grandmother Livia do resonate. "Two of you together could be enabling. Carmela urges her to have fun.

Tony tells Melfi he hates AJ. He complains to Melfi that Carmela's a million miles away-even in bed. In a session with his shrink, Dr. Vogel, AJ can't seem to shake the despair he feels over the beating of the kid from Somalia. Tony still wants to think about it.

Phil goes to see Marie to console her about Vito and to fish for where he might have disappeared to.

Tony gives Carlo a promotion-replacing Vito in all construction business. He tells Tony, "This is the last time we'll meet like this. My son is talking suicide so now I'm trapped here forever." He gets emotional, admitting how painful it is to think that his son inherited his depressive tendencies from Tony.

Christopher makes an effort to be social, hosting a large Sunday barbecue and dinner at his house with Kelli but Tony still rides him about not being around enough. Reddit, Inc. 2023. "You should go, you deserve it."

Vito tracks Tony down while he's alone and begs to be let back in. Meanwhile, Junior sees the upside of attending the funerals of fringe relations, while Christopher sees the downside of enabling an A.A. friend's new addiction. A drug dealer named Matush stabbed a dissatisfied customer in Adriana's office. Where many of Tony's men immediately become hot-headed and readily resort to violence, Silvio generally helps to mediate situations and gets along with everyone. It's Christopher, who quickly gets down to business. He hung himself. accompany her may have been smarter than she knows.

Johnny's vendetta against Ralph is eventually resolved in a way that makes things easier for Tony. "I, me, my." I'm hearin' a lotta that from you lately," notes Tony. That is the true cost of corruption in projects like the Esplanade. "He works so hard for you and what does he get? Later at home, Hesh's blood pressure has spiked and he confides to his son Eli that he's nervous about Tony's attitude: "At what point is it cheaper for him to settle in another way?"

AJ proposes to Blanca over a nice dinner, promising her that he will rise from pizzeria night manager to restaurant chain owner in no time, and coaxes a "yes" out of her.

After the closing for Carmela's house, she's still skittish about celebrating but calculates she's cleared "about six." Tony tries to talk her into putting half on the Jets - it's a sure thing. He's concerned about the status of their next venture and prods Tony to articulate the details. "Decide if you want to keep coming," she tells him, "but know there are protocols that have to be followed or I won't be able to continue."

Carmela's spec house has an offer and she and her father show up for inspection day. He tracks down the young father at a laundromat and shoots him dead once in the chest and a shot through the head, as the guy grabs a piece of Bobby's shirt. At its worst: The costs of the mafias scamming of the Esplanade are at a much higher scale and affect New Jersey and U.S. taxpayers. The old Boss tells him that Johnny's not listening to reason, and the Esplanade deal could be threatened because of it. "When you actually die, life goes on without you. Down Neck. "Now we're even," Tony S. says. When they sit up all night with no scooters to show for it, Tony wants to know why. "He's gotta go. He also let Johnny know about the money Tony made re-selling Junior's old warehouse. "More and more I'm gonna be givin' my orders through you," he tells Christopher. Lately, he's been using a bow and arrow exclusively: "It levels the playing field."

Relaxing by the lake, Janice waxes poetic about her new life and her new peace with Tony. With this in mind, we'd say it deserves its place on this list of best episodes. . In addition to her professional ethics - and despite admitting to her own therapist that she once found Tony "a little sexy" - she is repelled by the things he does. But he soon realizes that the suicide is a bad idea and struggles to the surface. She's in for "food issues" and depression, on a break from her modeling jobs.

At Satriale's Tony spots Agent Harris and tries to get information about the Arabs but Harris shuts him out. Tony, who's lately come to question his underlings' affection for him, senses that Feech's popularity is genuine and on the rise. "If I hadn't see you dragged away all those time by the FBI then I'd probably be a boring suburban doctor," she says. "Interesting," says Agent Sanseverino.

In New York, Tony has a sitdown with Johnny Sack where the topic of discussion is the fate of Tony Blundetto. Meanwhile the Italians, heading home, compare the gifts they've purchased for their families back home.

Written by Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider
Directed by Tim Van Patten

Sometimes you tell a lie so long, you don't know when to stop.

AJ sells his drum set to supplement his Blockbuster job. Real estate manager of the DiMeo Family Some poor construction worker might get beat up, but you weren't going to see Furio rampaging on the construction site like he did in the brothel. They've been expecting him. Afterward, Silvio is rushed to the hospital and placed in an intensive care unit. She and Bobby are willing to pitch in to keep him from getting transferred to a State facility, but Tony is furious that she would come to him with such a request. Cifaretto is cunning and an excellent earner, but his unstable and obnoxious personality often infuriates many of his associates; especially Tony Soprano. Their heated confrontation in the eatery's parking lot culminates in them murdering their waiter, who interrupts to complain about the tip. Bobby takes T out to the woods for some target practice against a tree and gives him his birthday gift: an AR-10 automatic machine gun. "Turns out I was unprepared, as usual." Carmela laughs softly and they start talking, about little things - Carmela's night out with Gab and Ro, Artie's cornball jokes and the neighbor's barking dog - while the sun starts to rise.

Written by Terence Winter
Directed by Tim Van Patten

"We're in a fucking stagmire."

At the FBI's field office, Walter, an agent scanning surveillance video, notices something and has Agent Sanseverino take a look.

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