History Awesome / TheSopranos

-->'''Mary''': I'm sorry for everything. What can I say? Get my boy home safe.

-->'''Mary''': Oh, please, Carmela. The off-colour jokes, the sausage twirling...These are cultured Italians. Russ is a success, a diplomat. This was a shock for them.
-->'''Carmela''': He's such a diplomat he insults his host? You heard what he said to Tony. He's a pompous man. He always was.

-->'''Carmela''': That's why you didn't want Tony here. It had nothing to do with our situation. All along, it was so that your cultured Italian friends, who were born and raised on Arthur Avenue, I might add, wouldn't meet Tony the gavone.

-->'''Mary''': I have always been proud of my heritage.
-->'''Carmela''': Bullshit. You told Aunt Rose you were glad [=DeAngelis=] didn't end in a vowel.

* In "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E6EverybodyHurts Everybody Hurts]]", Artie Bucco gets screwed in a vodka distribution scheme engineered by Jean-Philippe, the brother of his new French hostess. When the deal goes sour, Artie, having borrowed money from Tony to finance the deal, goes to confront Jean-Philippe, and is soundly thrashed. When a despondent Artie later attempts suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills, Tony learns of the deal's collapse and opts to assume responsibility for collecting the debt. This entails Jean-Philippe answering his door and opening it to find FURIO GUNTA.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGG6NWi35Ic ending]] of "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E13Funhouse Funhouse]]", set to Music/TheRollingStones' "Thru and Thru", which encapsulates everything that happened during some 13-odd hours of television into a few minutes. The song is also definitely badass and effectively reminds the audience of events and characters with carefully selected imagery.

** As divisive as the finale is/was, there is no denying that the usage of Music/{{Journey}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvhEoL7wzCs Don't Stop Believin']]" is pretty amazing. Fans usually remember Tony[=/=]Creator/JamesGandolfini with a smile whenever they hear the song.

* Carmela and Hugh's respective rants against Livia during her funeral after party in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E2ProshaiLivushka Provai Livushka]]" are two of the most satisfying scenes to watch in the whole series.

** He gets his windpipe crushed by Paulie and is presumed dead so they tape him up in a carpet and throw him in the trunk of their car. Some time later they open the trunk and he had chewed through the tape. They march him through the snow into the woods and despite wearing only his pajamas he shows no sign of discomfort while Christ and Paulie are both freezing. When they tell him to dig his own grave he boasts [[BadassBoast "Cocksuckers. I'll kill you both. You think the cold bothers me?! I wash my balls with ice water. This is warm. You American pieces of shit!"]] before kicking both of their asses with a shovel and running off. The guys chase after him but can't catch him, even though the only shoes he's wearing are slippers. Paulie manages to shoot him in the head but [[MadeOfIron he immediately gets back up and keeps running]]. Then he disappears and is never seen again. It's revealed that he was in Russian special forces and single-handedly killed sixteen Chechen rebels. There is an implication that he climbed a tree to hide from Paulie and Chris, then went back and stole their car but he is never heard from again.

* In "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E6EverybodyHurts Everybody Hurts]]", Artie Bucco gets screwed in a vodka distribution scheme engineered by Jean-Philippe, the brother of his new French hostess. When the deal goes sour, Artie, having borrowed money from Tony to finance the deal, goes to confront Jean-Philippe, and is soundly thrashed. When a despondent Artie later attempts suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills, Tony learns of the deal's collapse, and opts to assume responsibility for collecting the debt. This entails Jean-Philippe answering his door and opening it to find FURIO GUNTA.
* Tony managing to overpower and kill Ralphie in a fistfight in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E9WhoeverDidThis Whoever Did This]]". Even more so since Ralph had essentially pepper sprayed him, in addition being much more cunning and spry.

-->'''Carmela''': There are Italians all around with their closet self-loathing. I just never wanted to believe my mother was one of them.What the fuck are you crying about? Your secret is out.
* As dark is it may be, the dread, tension, and build up to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm03vt8tkdc death]] of Adriana La Cerva in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking Long Term Parking]]" is one of the most beautifully structured in the show. With all the terrible death moments in the series, the feeling this one gets tops them all.

** On that note, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdq_EfSfhrg Tony saves AJ from his failed suicide attempt]]. Yes, Overweight, middle-aged Tony saves his fully grown adult son who was weighed down with a metal weight and wearing a plastic bag over his head to drown in the pool, managed to get the both of them above the surface and out of the pool.
* Artie, the meek civilian, confronts mobster Benny Fazio outside his home and ends up assaulting him (for revenge for a scam Fazio pulled on Artie's restaurant) in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E7LuxuryLounge Luxury Lounge]]" - against all odds, Artie actually wins this fight, and Tony shields him from lethal repercussions from Benny. This triumph is short lived though, since Benny later shoves his hand into boiling sauce after Artie pushes his luck too much.

** In the harassing scene, Patrick Parisi, albeit nervously, stands up to Coco as if he's ready to fight him. While he'd probably lose, it's still takes brass balls just to even stand up to a mobster.

** The hit on Phil Leotardo. Not only is extremely karmic, given all the horrible things he did, the way he’s taken out must be seen to be believed.

* Tony defeating [[spoiler:the two hitmen sent after him]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS1E12Isabella Isabells]]", which ends up pulling him out of the depression he'd been sinking into.

*** For context, Tony confronting [[spoiler:his mother]] upon having heard the FBI recordings in which Livia all but commands Junior to [[spoiler:kill her only son]] makes for an awesome scene by itself, but Livia cackling at Tony's futile attempts to intimidate her elevates the scene even more.
** Christopher avenging [[spoiler:Brendan's]] death by chasing down and killing [[spoiler:Mikey Palmice]] with Paulie is pretty damn satisfying too.

* Janice [[spoiler: killing Richie after he struck her across the face]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E12TheKnightInWhiteSatinArmor The Knight in White Satin Armor]]".

* Carmela and Hugh's respective rants against [[spoiler:Livia]] during her funeral after party in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E2ProshaiLivushka Provai Livushka]]" are two of the most satisfying scenes to watch in the whole series.

* Even if it's a mafia code violation, Tony beating the shit out of [[HateSink Ralphie]] for [[spoiler: murdering Tracee]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E6University University]]" was immensely satisfying.

* Tony managing to overpower and kill [[spoiler:Ralphie]] in a fistfight in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E9WhoeverDidThis Whoever Did This]]". Even more so since [[spoiler:Ralph]] had essentially pepper sprayed him, in addition being much more cunning and spry.

* As dark is it may be, the dread, tension, and build up to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm03vt8tkdc death]] of [[spoiler:Adriana La Cerva]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking Long Term Parking]]" is one of the most beautifully structured in the show. With all the terrible death moments in the series, the feeling this one gets tops them all.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9lbju1WpsQ The final moments and demise]] of [[spoiler:Tony Blundetto]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E13AllDueRespect All Due Respect]]".

** The hit on [[spoiler:Phil Leotardo.]] Not only is extremely karmic, given all the horrible things he did, the way he’s taken out must be seen to be believed.

* Artie, the meek civilian, confronts mobster Benny Fazzio outside his home and ends up assaulting him (for revenge for a scam Fazzio pulled on Artie's restaurant) in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E7LuxuryLounge Luxury Lounge]]" - against all odds, Artie actually wins this fight. This triumph is short lived though, since Fazzio later shoves his hand into boiling sauce.

* Tony puts Feech La Manna in his place with the greatest STFU in broadcast history.

* Angie Bonpensiero gets one in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E1MembersOnly Members Only]]". Throughout the episode, Carmela has been smugly showing off her new Porsche Cayenne Tony that gave her to make people jealous. However, she gets a big slice of HumblePie from Angie when they leave Vesuvio's after dinner and it's revealed Angie bought herself a Corvette using the money she's been making at the body shop. Carmela is left speechless upon realizing that, unlike her, Angie can actually afford a life of luxury using money she earned herself, while Carmela is entirely dependent on Tony.

-->'''Tony''': That's another thing; I don't wanna hear no more about how it was "in your day". You just keep your anecdotes to local color, like Dynaflows or the McGuire Sisters or shit like that. Otherwise, SHUT THE FUCK UP!

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E4EmployeeOfTheMonth Employee of the Month]]" gives a powerful one to Dr. Melfi, Tony's [[TheShrink therapist.]] She's [[RapeAsDrama brutally raped in a stairwell after work]], and finds herself consumed with the desire for revenge, especially after a [[PoliceAreUseless procedural error means the cops have to let the guy go]]. Dr. Melfi starts having dreams about a powerful Rottweiler attacking her rapist, and realizes that she wants Tony to "take care" of him--all she has to do is say the word, and Tony will make the problem vanish forever. The episode ends with Dr. Melfi and Tony alone in her office. He asks "Do you wanna say something?", and after a very long pause...she says "no." While Tony giving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the guy would have been delicious karma and certainly deserved, Dr. Melfi [[WhatYouAreInTheDark chooses to maintain her integrity and professionalism]], even if it means not seeing her rapist destroyed.

* Janice [[spoiler: killing Richie after he struck her across the face]] in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E12TheKnightInSatinArmor The Knight in Satin Armor]]".

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGG6NWi35Ic ending]] of "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E13Funhouse Funhouse]]", set to Music/TheRollingStones' "Thru and Thru," which encapsulates everything that happened during some 13-odd hours of television into a few minutes. The song is also definitely badass and effectively reminds the audience of events and characters with carefully selected imagery.

!!Season 6A / 6B

* In "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E13SopranoHomeMovies Soprano Home Movies]]", Bobby off all people is the one to beat Tony in a fight when he makes crude remarks about his wife.

** As divisive as the finale is/was, there is no denying that the usage of Music/{{Journey}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvhEoL7wzCs Don't Stop Believing]]" is pretty amazing. Fans usually remember Tony/Creator/JamesGandolfini with a smile whenever they hear the song.