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Jars458
22 Jul 2004, 18:08
What a great show. I defy anyone to watch it and not feel better about yourself after. All the characters are just shocking human beings.
Tony reached a new low last night with his actions against Janice.
Black JuJu
22 Jul 2004, 19:15
Love the ending of that episode.
You sort of think he's coming around and might embrace anger management and be happy for his sister but instead he proves to himself that it doesn't work by purposely testing out Janice. As he walks out the door and the excellent, and often over looked, 'I'm Not like Everybody Else' by The Kinks (a live version from the mid 90's I believe, excellent version) hits you realise he's Tony Soprano, he answers to no one and nobody tells him how to behave.
Classic Sopranos.
Karbassiyoon
22 Jul 2004, 19:53
the soccer mom that got bashed was choice too.
Seems to be building up to a crescendo at the end of the season....someones gonna have to get whacked, and I don't think it'll be Tony.
I reckon Finn, Meadow's boyfriend is gonna come to a sticky end soon too! ;)
andrew coombs
23 Jul 2004, 00:41
I reckon the various crisis' that Tony has been put through both personally and profesionally have shown a vulnerable side that can only exact sympathy from us, the viewers. His efforts at the birthday party of his father in law drew us dangerously into a belief that he is basically a good guy with the same hang ups as anyone else. Once again David Chase and his brilliant writers have ripped that image to shreds. The raw violence of his totally unprovoked attack on Georgie and the dramatic, cruel, thoughtless baiting of his own sister for no other reason than to appease his own weaknesses show Tony for what he really is. The way that we can still be shocked by the stripping away of the sheeps clothing many of those in The Sopranos wear to see the real demonic characters underneath is the essence of this quite peerless show. Television at its absolute best.
Fritz_the_Cat
23 Jul 2004, 11:32
Fantastic show.. one of only 2 that i religiously watch (Six Feet Under being the other).
The last 3 episodes are gonna be classic.. could be a few surprises coming up i think. Hopefully Johnny Sack will get his come uppance before too long.
Tony's baiting of Janice was downright mean & unnecessary as was the attack on Georgie.. seem to remember a similar attack on him in earlier series involving the singing fish toy.
The writers do a fantstic job but i also love the way they get exactly the right song for the moment... like the end of the show when Tony walked up the street as mentioned earlier.
Already looking forward to the 6th season.
Tiger Survivor
23 Jul 2004, 16:55
Isn't this the last season? That's the impression I was under; or is the U.S an entire season ahead of us and that's the last? I hope so, because I can't see everything getting wrapped up in three episodes.
TheBloods
23 Jul 2004, 17:10
Fantastic show, and another brilliant episode.
Watching last week, I kept thinking Finn is going to get himself in a lot of trouble too.
The US is either a season ahead or the next season is currently being filmed or just finished.
The ten-episode sixth season will begin production in early 2005. Will make for a slim box set.
Mr Eagle
25 Jul 2004, 02:15
Just watched my video of this episode tonight. Sheer bloody magic. This is why I have a TV...
(does anyone else see two weddings being prepared just in time for a very nasty finale?)
3rdEchelon
25 Jul 2004, 16:58
The preview for the one after that one looks to be just as good.
TheBloods
26 Jul 2004, 23:29
Whoa - tonight's one was weird!!
Next two are going to get ugly - start getting the body bags ready!!
Originally posted by Tiger Survivor
Isn't this the last season?
Theres one more season,but it won't be aired until 2006.
From Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com)
No 'Sopranos' Until 2006
Mon Jul 26, 2:52 PM ET
NEW YORK - No "Sopranos" family members will get knocked off in 2005. That's because HBO has announced Thursday that the sixth and final season of the popular mob drama won't premiere until sometime in 2006.
"It's like the Harry Potter book," HBO chairman Chris Albrecht said last week. "You'll wait very long and be happy when you get it."
Albrecht said "The Sopranos" creator and executive producer David Chase can take all the time he needs to write, hinting the final season could become longer than the 10 episodes Chase committed to in January.
"The Sopranos" wrapped up its fifth season last month.
"Until the last episode of `The Sopranos` airs, I'm always hopeful," Albrecht said.
3rdEchelon
28 Jul 2004, 16:17
Originally posted by NMWBloods
Whoa - tonight's one was weird!!
Next two are going to get ugly - start getting the body bags ready!!
Yeah, Tony and those wierd dreams he had! (Or whatever they were).
andrew coombs
29 Jul 2004, 00:03
Annette Bening certainly dosent age badly does she? When that Patron Saint of Pantsmanship Warren Beatty decided to cash in his chips he chose extremely well to put it lightly.
Black JuJu
29 Jul 2004, 01:40
Originally posted by andrew coombs
Annette Bening certainly dosent age badly does she? When that Patron Saint of Pantsmanship Warren Beatty decided to cash in his chips he chose extremely well to put it lightly.
She's held together well hasn't she?
A true beauty.
Patron Saint of Pantsmanship...heh :D
Mr Eagle
31 Jul 2004, 19:04
According to this weekend's Australian, some evil !*@&#^$% at Channel Nine has decided that the season finale is not going to be shown until several weeks after tomorrow's penultimate episode!!! BASTARDS!!!!
Why do Channel 9 insist on fu#@ing with the best show on TV? Morons.
Originally posted by Mr Eagle
According to this weekend's Australian, some evil !*@&#^$% at Channel Nine has decided that the season finale is not going to be shown until several weeks after tomorrow's penultimate episode!!! BASTARDS!!!!
Monday week is the 2 hour finale of The Apprentice ,so the final episode of The Sopranos might not be on for a few weeks.
TheBloods
31 Jul 2004, 23:25
Originally posted by andrew coombs
Annette Bening certainly dosent age badly does she?
She is still gorgeous. Annabella Sciorra's not bad either.
Black JuJu
3 Aug 2004, 01:43
So I caught the second half of tonight's penultimate episode (after Oz) having seen it a few months back.
One of the best Sopranos ever in my opinion.
So, who saw it coming with Adrianna?
Her final scene with Sil in the car is a great one I think. Really leaves you thinking - 'what was she crying about?'
Was she worried about Chris' supposed suicide attempt? (she's very naive remember)
Was she crying because of the whole FBI situation?
or of course, did she realise that Sil, so often the hitman, was about to do her in?
Great scene. Sad to see Aid go, such an innocent character but in the end, the naive and gullible are going to slip up eventually in the world of Sopranos.
How's Chris eh? mobster through and through, seriously one cold bastard.
You sometimes forget just how cold and murderous these characters are. Take Oz for example, the brutality and just how sick those guys are is constantly thrown in your face, you know the unstable guys are pretty much just homicidal maniacs but with Sopranos, they are humanised and you even come to like them, even though they'd kill anyone if they crossed them or even rubbed them up the wrong way.
Great final scene with Tony and Johnny too. Classic Tony.
Great episode. As soon as you saw Chris looking at that family in the street, obviously battlers, you knew he could never do the witness protection thing. Poor old Adrianna was doomed from that point on. For all his supposed hatred for Tony, Chris still manages to have her killed first. Cold as ice.
Loved the scene at the end in the FBI office. The female detective telling the blokes to get a wriggle on, "she could be in China by now". Priceless. The look the blokes gave her said it all. She's as dead as a door-knob and we're screwed.
Should be interesting things coming up between Tony and Johnny Sac.
campbell
3 Aug 2004, 10:50
That was a great episode.
The smirk on sils fac before he stopped was priceless.
Mr Eagle
3 Aug 2004, 12:26
Christopher remains the second most wonderfully complicated character after Tony. Michael Imperioli does wonderful justice to his script.
SaintsSupporter
3 Aug 2004, 12:29
It was a damn weird episode but a work of pure genius. Not any normal stupid drama would do something like that.
TheBloods
3 Aug 2004, 12:36
Another great episode. You could see when Christopher was at the gas station and looking at his beloved new humvee that he didn't want to give up the money and excitement of being a "soldier." Seeing the struggling couple just confirmed it.
Christopher's Springsteen quote was slightly out of character though - a bit of humour for someone who rarely has much. Wonder if he'd been doing some drugs already.
The final episode will be great and last season spectacular. It's a pity we have to wait so long for it and it will be so short. Why is it there are so few good shows like this on TV!
Great Episode from one of the best if not the best (in my opinion) show going around at the moment. Poor Ad's, tho not the brightest bulb.....interesting plot line.....we weren't shown the body....hmmmmm
On a lighter note - how hungry & thirsty do you lot get watching this show - talk about crave a glass of red & pasta...
Typical ch 9 "disrespecting" the viewer - not on next week...
:mad: :mad: :mad:
TheBloods
3 Aug 2004, 13:23
Originally posted by Gabbie
Poor Ad's, tho not the brightest bulb.....interesting plot line.....we weren't shown the body....hmmmmm
There was some talk about maybe the very slight possibility she may return next season, however that was all speculation.
On a lighter note - how hungry & thirsty do you lot get watching this show - talk about crave a glass of red & pasta...
I know - always look very tasty!! But it's not good to want to eat such food so late at night!!
Typical ch 9 "disrespecting" the viewer - not on next week...
:mad: :mad: :mad:
At least it's on the week after and they are not stringing it out more!
andrew coombs
3 Aug 2004, 19:28
Nice effort of the FBI's to expect Chris to put Aidriana over the family. Poor research there. They have the blood of both Big Pussy and Aidrianna on their hands now.
Originally posted by NMWBloods
There was some talk about maybe the very slight possibility she may return next season, however that was all speculation.
Tony's ghosts always find a way of coming back to haunt him...
Adrianna was the best female character in that show in my opinion.
I've been anticiparing her death scene ever since she first got hooked up with the FBI and last night didn't disappoint. I never dreamed it would be Sil tho, it definitely showed a new dimension. The seemingly sincere compassion and then the smirk came over his face.
Was everyone who doesn't own the complete season DVDs aware that they've been re-packaged and are selling fairly cheaply at Kmart and JB now?
They're something like $38 per season.
Is Sopranos on on Monday's in the Eastern States?
In Adelaide its still on Tuesdays'
Final episode will be screened next Tuesday at 10.10.
Originally posted by andrew coombs
Nice effort of the FBI's to expect Chris to put Aidriana over the family. Poor research there. They have the blood of both Big Pussy and Aidrianna on their hands now.
Ha. Pussy, the Fat F***.
We here at home play a drinking game while Sops is on. I get a drink when someone is called a "Fat F***".
My partner drinks on "What the f***!?"
Try it. It's good clean, wholesome fun for the family. Pick your often repeated phase and when it comes out, bottoms ups.
"Obtained" the last 2 episodes a while ago - both great viewing. But jeez they are some cold, sick, angry lads, those Sopranos.
TheBloods
5 Aug 2004, 13:57
Originally posted by 35eye
I never dreamed it would be Sil tho, it definitely showed a new dimension. The seemingly sincere compassion and then the smirk came over his face.
This was a great scene. Sil always seemed to have some sort of compassion (however little it was) but when he dragged her out of the car and say "come on you c***" it showed he seemed to have absolutely no misgivings about doing it - just p1ssed that he has to do it at all.
Originally posted by NMWBloods
just p1ssed that he has to do it at all. Don't think he was p1ssed at having to do it, I think he was really angry that she had grassed them up.
Originally posted by NMWBloods
There was some talk about maybe the very slight possibility she may return next season, however that was all speculation.
[B] The guy from the E Street Band (a whole new thread there)who plays Sil was on Jay Leno a couple of weeks ago & they showed the clip where "he" shoots Ads & Leno hinted at that she might not be dead but all he got back was a "goofey" grin & a no comment!!!
I know - always look very tasty!! But it's not good to want to eat such food so late at night!!
[B] I know - pity it wasn't on earlier so Fans could gather at a restaurant & join in..
At least it's on the week after and they are not stringing it out more!
Obviously nothing else warming the shelve hey!
TheBloods
5 Aug 2004, 22:10
Originally posted by Pred
Don't think he was p1ssed at having to do it, I think he was really angry that she had grassed them up.
That's actually what I meant. They don't take kindly to being double crossed!!
3rdEchelon
19 Aug 2004, 22:25
Comments on the last episode anyone?
I kinda thought that more Soprani would get iced, but the FBI twist at the end was great, very unexpected. Tony running like a bear in the woods.... :D
3rdEchelon
19 Aug 2004, 22:53
I kinda thought that more Soprani would get iced, but the FBI twist at the end was great, very unexpected. Tony running like a bear in the woods.... :D
Well Tony did blast a chunk off Steve Buscemi's head with a shotgun blast. Was surprised by the FBI thing at the end too, had no idea why it happened.
TheBloods
19 Aug 2004, 23:36
Good episode, but nothing like how Channel Nine promoted it - sounded like it would be a bloodbath.
Damn shame we have a couple of years to wait for the last series. Damn shame there is only one more series. Not enough good TV on as it is.
Damn shame we have a couple of years to wait for the last series. Damn shame there is only one more series. Not enough good TV on as it is.
Too true.
1. Sopranos
2. Every other piece of crap on tv
Darealrath
20 Aug 2004, 00:01
Great last episode.
I felt a bit stupid at the end though because at first i thought it was Phil coming (followed by an 'ut oh') before i realised it was the feds.
TheBloods
20 Aug 2004, 13:18
Same. I thought they were pulling a shifty on Tony at first.
Yeah the episode was ok, but my standout episodes for the whole season are as follows:
Irregular Around the Margin was where Tony and Adrianna almost got it on, the the rumour mill went into overdrive & Chris went psycho.
Sentimental Education is the one where Buscemi's character tried to open up the massage business and then got completely mental at the conclusion before giving up on going straight.
In Camelot was the episode where Uncle Junior was trying to get release from house arrest to go to every Italian funeral in the papers, Tony met his old man's goomah and she turned out to be a total freak, (remember her frightening version of Happy Birthday Mr President after revealing she had a thing with JFK?), Tony realised his mom made his dad give his dog 'Tippy' away and Chris introduced us to his new friend from rehab, the screenwriter who would have been wishing he never got mixed up with the mob by the end.
The Test Dream was when Tony's goomah set herself on fire, then he launched into that crazy dream sequence.
Long Term Parking being Adrianna's last episode.
I'm unsure if I could squeeze any of these into my top 3.
Thoughts anyone?
GoalsFrom50Out
20 Aug 2004, 23:37
The Test Dream was when Tony's goomah set herself on fire, then he launched into that crazy dream sequence.
That was bloody funny.
That was bloody funny.
Mmm. Attractive women becoming disfigured. Tee-hee.