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No he hosed up. His politics weren't perfect thus he's as bad as anyone else on the show
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Actually I love all the characters and think that Paulie is my special little guy
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Feb 16, 2023 00:55
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I still love the witness to Tony and Pussy's murder of Matt Drinkwater/Bellivaqua. "You had to be the BIG MAN!"
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Feb 16, 2023 01:22
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Where on the loving fridge?!
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Feb 16, 2023 01:28
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And the cops who absolutely know who the eyeball witness is describing, but don’t let him in on that.
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JethroMcB posted:
ah yes the GoodJust War against the i am just so, so tired of US WWII media  *no i am not excusing nanking and  if anyone misinterprets my post as such
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BornAPoorBlkChild posted:ah yes the GoodJust War against the you could have just said "I haven't seen it" but ok
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:you could have just said "I haven't seen it" but ok watch Thin Red LIne by Terrance Malick instead its much better
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Feb 16, 2023 04:51
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I would argue that Melfi is tested and she proves stronger in her convictions than most characters. The old guy who gets one scene might be right but he's also just there for one scene. Of course, the purest character is Little Carmine.
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Feb 16, 2023 08:48
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Kemper Boyd posted:I would argue that Melfi is tested and she proves stronger in her convictions than most characters. The old guy who gets one scene might be right but he's also just there for one scene. Melfi's arguably the most human. She's tested a lot and she fails a lot - she keeps seeing Tony as a client even after she's really worked out that it's not a good idea for either of them. But ultimately, in the end, she finally does walk away from that abyss. She finally does manage to convince herself of what she had almost certainly worked out on her own before that moment, and walks away from Tony. I think it's arguably what helps keep it from being a nihilistic show and why she's so important. With Tony and a lot of the other characters, we see them sinking deeper and deeper into depravity and evil. Tony and the others are given chances to be better or do the right thing, and they gently caress up and double down. With Melfi we see that while people can stumble and fail, ultimately better things ARE possible. It took her a while, but ultimately Melfi did the right thing. She's not perfect, but she's okay, and that's fine.
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RoboChrist 9000 posted:Melfi's arguably the most human. She's tested a lot and she fails a lot - she keeps seeing Tony as a client even after she's really worked out that it's not a good idea for either of them. But ultimately, in the end, she finally does walk away from that abyss. She finally does manage to convince herself of what she had almost certainly worked out on her own before that moment, and walks away from Tony. Agreed. And to add to that, I think one of the most important moments for Melfi is that for all of the times she does fall short or let herself be taken in by Tony against her better judgement, she still does resist the temptation to tell him about the rape. It's also a credit to the show, too, a worse show would have ruined the characterization of Melfi in the name of cheap audience catharsis and I'm glad they didn't.
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Dawgstar posted:I still love the witness to Tony and Pussy's murder of Matt Drinkwater/Bellivaqua. "You had to be the BIG MAN!" Its not just the script, its the delivery. And that was perfect. Same thing with "She was abusive to the staff!" In one of the earlier Simpsons episodes where they go to couples counselling and Homer goes fishing, and the other couple there has the guy who calls his wife "queen of the harpies" and motions towards putting a fake crown on her head, saying "here's your crown your majesty". Its a great bit, but I always remembered the line being delivered with some real sarcasm and malice, but its not really like that. It could have been made better if it was.
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Feb 16, 2023 13:54
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Best line delivery in the series is Carmela saying “Marco” after getting thrown in the pool and forced to play.
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Just want to chime in and say Homicide: Life on the Street is incredible, although the cast turnovers really hurt in the back half. I mean Ned Beatty, Melissa Leo, Yaphet Kotto, Andre Braugher, Jon Polito.... all mind blowing performances. The first season is shot on film and is just gorgeous.
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Many people will be familiar with Braugher from Brooklyn 99, and those who are a fan owe it to themselves and him to check out Homicide because his character in that is even better, with many of the best plot lines circling around him. But they're all great. You didn't even mention Richard Belzer! Too bad he, if unsurprisingly, turned out to be a bit of a wack job IRL
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Best line delivery in the series is Carmela saying “Marco” after getting thrown in the pool and forced to play. Haha, hell yes! I just watched that one again last night. Her utter lack of enthusiasm is fantastic.
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Feb 16, 2023 19:00
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Ainsley McTree posted:The first time I watched the show, I thought it was weird that that never really came back up or that there were any consequences for it, but at least for the latter part, i get it now, of course there wouldn't be Yeah it went nowhere because they changed their minds, Kurt Sutter was originally setting up a finale where the final scene of Dutch was him coming home and in his basement you see the remains of the people he's been serial killing.
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Yeah it went nowhere because they changed their minds, Kurt Sutter was originally setting up a finale where the final scene of Dutch was him coming home and in his basement you see the remains of the people he's been serial killing. i'm glad they did not do that
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Yeah it went nowhere because they changed their minds, Kurt Sutter was originally setting up a finale where the final scene of Dutch was him coming home and in his basement you see the remains of the people he's been serial killing. And my headcanon is that this is true you just don't see it. Dude's a creepy twisted little fucker.
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I'm not super familiar with Kurt Sutter's reputation, but going off the context that I do have, i'm gonna take a big swing and guess he's responsible for a certain hostage scene starring captain aceveda?
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artie bucco's exaggerated gesturing is always super funny
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Qu'est-ce que c'est? Message machine broken?
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Someone did once convince me to try armagnac instead of cognac and now I’m wondering I just didn’t catch a reference lol The booze was fine, not world changing
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Ainsley McTree posted:I'm not super familiar with Kurt Sutter's reputation, but going off the context that I do have, i'm gonna take a big swing and guess he's responsible for a certain hostage scene starring captain aceveda? This is the only time I've ever seen a graphic sex assault turned into a punchline because of how consistently it features in the Previously on.... montages.
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I always wondered if Melfi's psychiatrist also went to a psychologist that specializes in psychologist's psychology.
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Another Bill posted:This is the only time I've ever seen a graphic sex assault turned into a punchline because of how consistently it features in the Previously on.... montages. It's literally the first thing I think of when I see that actor in other stuff.
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codo27 posted:Many people will be familiar with Braugher from Brooklyn 99, and those who are a fan owe it to themselves and him to check out Homicide because his character in that is even better, with many of the best plot lines circling around him. But they're all great. You didn't even mention Richard Belzer! Too bad he, if unsurprisingly, turned out to be a bit of a wack job IRL he did establish that The Wire, Homicide, and the entire L&O franchise share a television universe though, which is pretty fuckin funny Your Gay Uncle posted:I always wondered if Melfi's psychiatrist also went to a psychologist that specializes in psychologist's psychology. gently caress that, how big was his psychiatrist's water bottle which actually just reminded me that this exists and the shorter version came out right before season 6 part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgRwxx7au0
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stev posted:I hate every character in the Sopranos. Yes and no. Character shows like this have interesting and redeeming things about the characters that draw you in and keep you watching. The Shield, I found none of that. The gang were just brutal assholes, with zero charm. Nothing kept me wanting to see what happens next, other than hoping they'd get shot or run over. Maybe it eventually comes, but by the time I saw the dude killing a cat, I just gave up. I hated everyone with a passion.
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ulvir posted:artie bucco's exaggerated gesturing is always super funny My favorite is this scene where Tony gets pissed and throws Artie out of the Bing but Artie keeps twirling around to glare at Tony as he’s getting shoved out the door. https://youtu.be/lonfT9ITxhk Lol
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Artie Bucco is one of my favorite characters in the Sopranos because they never really include him in the serious mobster stuff, and they never really put his life or his family's life in jeopardy (though its something that he's always in danger of falling into), he's just a regular guy who's friends with a sociopathic mob leader. And he's got his own idiotic schemes and dreams, and his life is tragic in a way, but in a regular person, relatable way, like feeling emasculated or wanting to have an affair. The last episode he really figures in he tries to really intertwine himself in the mobster stuff, and he gets smacked up for it and, as if God (David Simon) comes down from the heavens and tells him: no, you're a regular schmoe, and listen, your life aint that bad, go cook some food.
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Feb 17, 2023 19:34
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He's a walking midlife crisis whose childhood friend is a walking ferrari
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Action Serious posted:My favorite is in the last or second to last episode (his final appearance I think) when he and Charmaine are talking to Tony and Carm about Meadow studying constitutional law instead of becoming a doctor, he does this split second little mining of signing a document while making the goofiest face. It’s so funny every time. That's when Carmela just starts openly making GBS threads on Meadow to try and save face because she knows Artie and Charmaine are enjoying this.
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David Simon not being anywhere near Sopranos is the best part of the series; Chase's psychological rabbit holes and peeling of the flesh to find the soul are far more interesting than Simons and his endless banality and admonishments.
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Gaius Marius posted:David Simon not being anywhere near Sopranos is the best part of the series; Chase's psychological rabbit holes and peeling of the flesh to find the soul are far more interesting than Simons and his endless banality and admonishments. Haha, a little freudian slip there! Definitely meant Chase, woops
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