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Full Episode Clip Trailer The Sopranos:Season 3. The Sopranos: Season 4. The Sopranos: The Complete 2nd Season. The Sopranos. Photos Top cast Edit. Lorraine Bracco Dr. Jennifer Melfi as Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Robert Iler A. Soprano as A.

Joseph R. Gannascoli Vito Spatafore as Vito Spatafore …. David Chase. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. An innovative look at the life of fictional Mafia Capo Tony Soprano, this serial is presented largely first person, but additional perspective is conveyed by the intimate conversations Tony has with his psychotherapist.

We see Tony at work, at home, and in therapy. Moments of black comedy intersperse this aggressive, adult drama, with adult language, and extreme violence. Made in America. Did you know Edit. Trivia After the pilot aired, a real-life "wise guy" told James Gandolfini never to wear shorts again.

The encounter seems to have been incorporated into season four, episode one, "For All Debts Public and Private", when New York City mob boss Carmine tells Tony that he'd heard about his recent backyard party, and that "a don doesn't wear shorts. All gas stations in New Jersey are "full-serve," meaning that only gas station attendants are permitted to pump gas. Despite the large number of Sopranos veterans on hand, there was one major absence: Gandolfini, the erstwhile Tony Soprano.

The actor, who earned three Emmy Awards for his turn as the New Jersey crime lord, died of a heart attack in while traveling in Rome. He was a character actor in his own head, and that really set the tone for all of us, which helped make the show more of an ensemble. He was so used to doing movies, so he would try to quit the show every day.

I swear, his brain would just fry. It was a shock to his system. But we would talk him into coming back the next day — most of the time. Case in point: Lorraine Bracco, who logged more screen time with Gandolfini than almost anybody through her role as Dr. Jennifer Melfi. I loved teasing him, more than anything in life, and vice versa, too.

As much as he was a big man, this was not his thing. He wanted to work. He did work very well. He was very committed. He came in and he knew his lines. He was like an animal at working. The fond memories of Gandolfini continued into the panel portion of the evening, as Chase and others gathered onstage to recall how the Sopranos sausage was made.

There was not a lot of Edie and Jim talking. Tony decides to give Ralph the decision regarding Jackie Jr. Despite his role as a surrogate father, Ralph decides to have Jackie Jr. Ralph ultimately crosses the line when, in a cocaine-induced rage, he gets into a confrontation with girlfriend Tracee and beats her to death.

She may have been pregnant with his child at the time. This infuriates Tony to the point where he violates traditional mafia code by striking him repeatedly in front of the entire family. Bad blood temporarily surfaces between the two but is shortly resolved after Gigi Cestone dies of an aneurysm, thereby forcing Tony to reluctantly promote Ralph to capo. Tony begins an affair with Gloria Trillo, who is also a patient of Dr.

Their relationship is brief and tumultuous. Meanwhile, Dr. Melfi is raped. Junior is diagnosed with stomach cancer; following chemotherapy, it goes into remission. September , Tony and Christopher stake out the retirement party of Detective Lieutenant Barry Haydu, the man who murdered Christopher's father.

Tony gives Christopher Haydu's address. When Christopher asks why he had been allowed to live all these years, Tony says that he had been valuable, but that he has outlived his worth. Christopher waits inside Haydu's home and ambushes him as he returns from his party.

Haydu vehemently denies murdering Christopher's father, but struggles to get away, yelling "I'm sorry! New York underboss Johnny Sack becomes enraged after learning Ralph Cifaretto made an inappropriate joke about his wife's weight. He seeks permission from boss Carmine Lupertazzi to have Ralph clipped, but is denied. Johnny orders the hit anyway. Tony receives the okay from Carmine to hit Johnny Sack for insubordination.

Junior Soprano tips Tony to use an old outfit in Providence for the work. After catching his wife eating sweets secretly, instead of following the diet plan, Johnny Sack gives in, and bloodshed is averted. Tony and Ralph invest in a race horse named Pie-O-My, who wins several races and makes them both a great deal of money. Tony confronts Ralph the following morning and Ralph denies setting the fire.

The two engage in a violent brawl, culminating in Tony strangling Ralph to death. Tony and Christopher dispose of the body; they bury his head and hands at Mikey Palmice's father's farm and throw his body into a quarry. While he is leaving court, Uncle Junior is hit in the head with a boom mic and falls down several steps. Tony advises him to take advantage of the opportunity, act mentally incompetent, and employ it as a ruse for not continuing the trial.

Later, Eugene Pontecorvo intimidates a juror, resulting in a deadlocked jury, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. Following the death of Bobby Baccalieri's wife, Janice pursues a romantic relationship with him. Christopher's addiction to heroin deepens, prompting his associates and family to organize an intervention, after which he enters a drug rehabilitation center.

Adriana befriends a woman who is an undercover FBI agent. When the friendship ends, the woman reveals herself as an FBI agent and tells Adriana the only way to stay out of prison is to become an informant.

Adriana agrees and starts sharing information with the FBI. Carmela, whose relationship with Tony is tense due to financial worries and Tony's infidelities, develops a mutual infatuation with Furio Giunta.

Furio, incapable of breaking his own moral codes and that of the Neapolitan mafia, clandestinely returns home to Italy. After Tony's former mistress calls their home, Carmela throws Tony out. Tony is approached by Johnny Sack with a proposal to murder Carmine, which Tony turns down. March , a string of new characters are introduced, including Tony's cousin Tony Blundetto, who simultaneously along with other mafiosi, is released from prison.

Tony offers Tony B. He initially begins to take courses to earn a degree in massage therapy and aspires to open up his own massage parlor. After Carmine Lupertazzi dies of a stroke, his death leaves a vacancy for boss of the Lupertazzi family, which will soon be fought over by underboss Johnny Sack and Carmine's son Carmine Lupertazzi Jr. After Feech proves to be an insubordinate presence, Tony arranges for him to be sent back to prison by setting him up with stolen property, violating his parole.

The war between Johnny Sack and Carmine Jr. Tony B. Tony informs Tony B. He catches Joey outside a bordello, shoots him, and quickly flees the scene. Johnny believes Tony B. Still separated from Carmela, Tony is living at his parents' house. Carmela, now the sole authority figure in the home, becomes frustrated as her rules lead A. She has a brief relationship with Robert Wegler, A. Tony and Carmela reconcile; Tony promises to be more loyal and agrees to pay for a piece of real estate Carmela wishes to develop.

Finn comes in early one morning and catches Vito performing fellatio on a security guard. Vito tries to buddy up to Finn so that he does not say anything to anybody else. He even asks Finn to a Yankees game, which Finn does not attend.

Finn soon quits the job out of fear. After covering up a murder that occurred at The Crazy Horse, Adriana is arrested and pressured by the FBI to wear a wire to avoid being charged as an accomplice. She confesses to Christopher that she has been informing and that the FBI would give them new identities if they would testify. Christopher is grief-stricken and nearly kills her. He leaves the apartment, saying he needs time to think.

Tony has Silvio pick up Adriana under the pretense of taking her to see Christopher, but instead drives her out to the woods and executes her. Phil, however, is furious that he did not get the opportunity to do it himself. Tony and Johnny meet at Johnny's house in a reconciliatory manner, but Johnny is arrested by Federal agents, while Tony escapes.