Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** It becomes obvious that DudeWheresMyRespect will be one of Uncle Junior's defining characteristics for most of the series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 84 (click to see context) from:
** Artie is established all at once as TheSupremeChef, Tony's MoralityPet, and a HenpeckedHusband on account of Charmaine.
to:
** Artie is established all at once as TheSupremeChef, the SupremeChef, Tony's MoralityPet, and a HenpeckedHusband on account of Charmaine.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Artie is established all at once as TheSupremeChef, Tony's MoralityPet, and a HenpeckedHusband on account of Charmaine.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ConfessInConfidence: Dr. Melfi wastes no time in establishing the parameters of the psychiatrist-patient relationship with Tony. He can tell her about crimes he committed in the past tense, but if he ever indicates to her an intention to commit a future crime, she will be obligated to report it to the authorities.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Tony is from the very beginning established as both smart and physically capable. Both traits enable him to be a spectacular success in the world of TheMafia, where AuthorityEqualsAsskicking and being ProperlyParanoid can keep you alive. And yet we see underneath the veneer that he's a BrokenAce whose troubled family life and wearing TheChainsOfCommanding together are reducing him to a NervousWreck prone to panic attacks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Livia from the very first scene makes it obvious she'll never be anything other than a total {{Jerkass}} and HateSink during her time on the series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BoomHeadshot: How Chris executes Emil.
Added DiffLines:
** Special mention goes to Chris, who's eager to take on the hit job on Emil hoping that by itself will be enough to raise him to made man status. Chris will exhibit strong SocialClimber tendencies for almost the entire series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bymi5zju5ogqtodg5nc00zwiyltllmzitmdrjmzm4ztjjnwjjxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvyntq0njqznte_v1.jpg]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* InsistentTerminology: "Retirement community." Becomes a RunningGag later.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The pilot establishes Tony as the "New Jersey Don", meaning he's the boss of his crime family, but starting from the second episode he's a Capo and Jackie is acting boss because the real boss is in prison.
to:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The pilot establishes Tony as the "New Jersey Don", meaning he's the boss of his crime family, but starting from the second episode he's a Capo and Jackie is acting boss because the real boss is in prison. See also MamaBear below.
Changed line(s) 78 (click to see context) from:
* MamaBear: When Carmela hears a noise outside her home, she immediately grabs ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill an assault rifle]]'' and runs outside, gun at the ready.
to:
* MamaBear: When Carmela hears a noise outside her home, she immediately grabs ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill an assault rifle]]'' and runs outside, gun at the ready. Also some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as Carmela is characterized in the remainder of the first season as largely outside the family business, at times in denial or struggling with her feelings about it. It's hard to reconcile that version of Carmela with the Kalashnikov-toting mafia wife depicted in the pilot.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 78 (click to see context) from:
* MamaBear: When Carmela hears a noise outside her home, she immediately grabs ''an assault rifle'' and runs outside, gun at the ready.
to:
* MamaBear: When Carmela hears a noise outside her home, she immediately grabs ''an ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill an assault rifle'' rifle]]'' and runs outside, gun at the ready.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The pilot establishes Tony as the "New Jersey Don", meaning he's the boss of his crime family, but starting from the second episode he's a Capo and Jackie is acting boss because the real boss is in prison.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* SpottingTheThread: Melfi realizes that Tony had a panic attack because the sight of the ducks flying away made him think he might lose his own family. [[spoiler: It's unclear which [[CosaNostra "family"]] he means.]]
to:
* SpottingTheThread: Melfi realizes that Tony had a panic attack because the sight of the ducks flying away made him think he might lose his own family. [[spoiler: It's unclear which [[CosaNostra [[TheMafia "family"]] he means.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 61,62 (click to see context) from:
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Emphasized early on. Tony is unfaithful to his wife, who (in turn) is carrying on a friendship with a priest that he disapproves of. Tony's mother is crotchedy and complains about being forced into a retirement home, his daughter is being influenced by bad friends and his nephew feels he isn't being respected enough.
* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Livia insists that Green Grove Retirement Home is like this, despite the contrary.
* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Livia insists that Green Grove Retirement Home is like this, despite the contrary.
to:
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Emphasized early on. Tony is unfaithful to his wife, who (in turn) is carrying on a friendship with a priest that he disapproves of. Tony's mother is crotchedy crotchety and complains about being forced into a retirement home, his daughter is being influenced by bad friends and his nephew feels he isn't being respected enough.
* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Livia insists that Green Grove Retirement Home is like this, despite all evidence pointing to the contrary.
* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Livia insists that Green Grove Retirement Home is like this, despite all evidence pointing to the contrary.
Changed line(s) 74 (click to see context) from:
* FoodSlap: Subverted. Carmela gets ready to throw a glass of wine in Tony's face, in anticipation that he'll tell her that he's cheating. Instead, he tells that he's gone on medication and started therapy, and she's overjoyed.
to:
* FoodSlap: Subverted. Carmela gets ready to throw a glass of wine in Tony's face, in anticipation that he'll tell her that he's cheating.cheating again. Instead, he tells that he's gone on medication and started therapy, and she's overjoyed.
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* SpottingTheThread: Melfi realizes that Tony had a panic attack because the sight of the ducks becoming agitated made him think he might lose his own family.
to:
* SpottingTheThread: Melfi realizes that Tony had a panic attack because the sight of the ducks becoming agitated flying away made him think he might lose his own family.family. [[spoiler: It's unclear which [[CosaNostra "family"]] he means.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 38,39 (click to see context) from:
Tony takes Livia and the rest of the family to the Green Grove retirement community. Despite their best intentions, Livia refuses to accept living there and storms out.
to:
Tony takes Livia and the rest of the family to the Green Grove retirement community. Despite their best intentions, Livia refuses to accept living there there. As she throws a fit about not wanting to become reliant on nurses, Tony has another panic attack and storms out.
collapses in the middle of the main room.
Changed line(s) 88 (click to see context) from:
----
to:
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20,21 (click to see context) from:
Tony begins explaining his career (omitting the violent details) to Melfi. He relates a story about a meeting he attended, which was really regarding one of his family's front operations for money laundering, Barone Sanitation. At the meeting, Tony talks with his lieutenants - Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri, Silvio Dante and Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero - about an assassination. According to Silvio, Tony's uncle (and the current don), Corrado "Junior" Soprano, is looking to kill a turncoat named "Little Pussy" Malanga at a fellow friend's restaurant.
to:
Tony begins explaining his career (omitting the violent details) to Melfi. He relates a story about a meeting he attended, which was really regarding one of his family's front operations for money laundering, Barone Sanitation. At the meeting, Tony talks with his lieutenants - Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri, Silvio Dante and Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero - about an assassination. According to Silvio, Tony's uncle (and the current don), senior mob leader), Corrado "Junior" Soprano, is looking to kill a turncoat named "Little Pussy" Malanga at a fellow friend's restaurant.
Changed line(s) 50,51 (click to see context) from:
Tony goes back to the same restaurant the next night with Carmela. He tells her that he's gone for therapy and has started taking Prozac, much to her joy. When they get back home, Chris calls to tell him that Little Pussy has arrived in town. The next day, Tony and Silvio attend Meadow's softball game and make plans to enact a plan immediately. Silvio goes to Vesuvio's that night and plants an explosive inside after closing time, destroying the building.
to:
Tony goes back to the same restaurant the next night with Carmela. He tells her that he's gone for therapy and has started taking Prozac, much to her joy. When they get back home, Chris calls to tell him that Little Pussy has arrived in town. The next day, Tony and Silvio attend Meadow's softball game and make plans to enact a plan something immediately. Silvio goes to Vesuvio's that night and plants an explosive inside after closing time, destroying the building.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
!Pilot/The Sopranos
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 84 (click to see context) :
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Carmela makes a big point of talking about how great her laserdisc system is while
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 56,57 (click to see context) from:
Junior is also driving Livia to the barbecue. Junior complains about Tony aggravating the Little Pussy situation by interfering, and that [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean something may have to be done about Tony]]. Her response is only to stare out the window...
to:
Junior is also driving Livia to the barbecue. Junior complains about Tony aggravating the Little Pussy situation by interfering, and that [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre something may have to be done about Tony]]. Her response is only to stare out the window...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4,5 (click to see context) from:
In a psychiatrist's office, New Jersey-based mobster Tony Soprano [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything is framed between the legs of a naked sculpture]]. After a few moments, Dr. Jennifer Melfi opens a nearby door and invites Tony to enter her office.
to:
In a psychiatrist's office, New Jersey-based mobster Tony Soprano [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything is framed between the legs of a naked sculpture]]. After a few moments, Dr. Jennifer Melfi opens a nearby door and invites Tony to enter her office.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,12 (click to see context) from:
!! Pilot
Tony passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
!! Pilot contains examples of:
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Under the false premise of a cocaine deal in the back room of Satriale's Deli, Christopher kills a rival company's heir, Emil "Email" Kolar, an heir of an Czech waste management companythat rivals the Soprano family's own front business, Barone Sanitation.]]
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler, who owes him money, with Christopher's car.
* ClusterFBomb: Oh, boy!
-->'''Tony''': I'll give you a fuckin' bone, you prick! Where's my fuckin' money?
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Well, for everyone.
* MethodActing: After the pilot was produced, James Gandolfini gained 60 pounds for the role of Tony.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
Tony passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
!! Pilot contains examples of:
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Under the false premise of a cocaine deal in the back room of Satriale's Deli, Christopher kills a rival company's heir, Emil "Email" Kolar, an heir of an Czech waste management companythat rivals the Soprano family's own front business, Barone Sanitation.]]
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler, who owes him money, with Christopher's car.
* ClusterFBomb: Oh, boy!
-->'''Tony''': I'll give you a fuckin' bone, you prick! Where's my fuckin' money?
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Well, for everyone.
* MethodActing: After the pilot was produced, James Gandolfini gained 60 pounds for the role of Tony.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
to:
!Pilot/The Sopranos
In a psychiatrist's office, New Jersey-based mobster Tony
After a few moments of uncertainty, she begins by stating that he was referred to her office because he had a panic attack at a family
!! Pilot contains examples of:
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Under the false premise of
Tony tells her that he's a
In a flashback, Tony and his nephew, Christopher Moltisanti, are driving to a meeting. Tony rails at Christopher for being lazy, and soon afterwards, they see a man walking with another woman on the sidewalk. The man, Alex Mahaffey, sees Tony in the passenger seat and takes off running. Christopher gets out of the vehicle and starts chasing him while Tony gets behind the wheel of Christopher's car and eventually runs the man's leg over.
It's revealed that Mahaffey was a compulsive gambler who borrowed money from Tony and couldn't pay it back, as well as badmouthed him. Tony and Christopher beat the injured man and tell him to repay his debt before leaving.
In the present, Tony tells Melfi that he's been having BadDreams as of late, and feels like his best days are behind him.
He has another flashback to waking up one morning and going outside to get his daily paper, only to discover that a family of ducks has made his swimming pool their new home. Overjoyed by this, Tony feeds them his leftover breakfast while his family watches from inside.
Carmela Soprano gets her children, Meadow and AJ, ready for school. Despite Tony's attempts to get them interested in the ducks, they leave soon afterwards. Back in the present, Tony tells Melfi that Carmela and Meadow aren't getting along.
Tony begins explaining his career (omitting the violent details) to Melfi. He relates a story about a meeting he attended, which was really regarding one of his family's
Tony and Christopher go to the restaurant, Vesuvias, and greet Junior (who's having dinner with other associates) and the owner, Artie Bucco. They sit down for lunch by themselves and reminsce about their past.
Later that day, Tony goes to his mother Livia's house. He brings in a CD player he bought for her and catches up. He relates the story of how Junior could be making a problem for Artie and asks her to speak to him, then tries to lift her spirits by telling her about a nice retirement home. She refuses his attempt, saying that she doesn't want to go there because she's comfortable where she is. He leaves soon afterwards.
Back in the present, Tony tells Melfi that the day of the panic attack was also his son's birthday, and that they had arranged a party and barbecue for him. As he tries to light the barbecue, he notices the ducks becoming agitated before flying away. At that moment, he begins to experience a panic attack and collapses on the lawn before the family rushes out to help him. Silvio puts out the fire while she dials 9-1-1.
The next day, Tony undergoes an MRI scan. Carmela arrives and she came to see how he's doing. When he expresses fear that he has a brain tumor, the discussion spirals into him complaining about a priest she's gotten friendly with. She tells him that the difference between Tony and her is that he's going to Hell when he dies.
Tony continues narrating his "waste management" problem to Melfi. He tells her that a fellow associate was able to handle the problem for him.
In another flashback, Christopher brings the heir to a rival waste management group, Triboro Garbage, to a deli for a drug deal. When the man, Emil Kolar, bends over to snort a line of cocaine, Christopher executes him.
Tony then narrates to Melfi his dealings with Junior, and she asks if the man is an important figure in his life. In flashback, Tony is arguing with Junior about the Little Pussy hit. Despite the former's attempts to sway him, Junior is unmoved and sticks to his plan to carry out the hit at Artie's restaurant.
Melfi tries to talk to Tony more about the ducks in his pool symbolizing a depression, but he storms out in frustration.
Tony takes Livia and the rest of the family to the Green Grove retirement community. Despite their best intentions, Livia refuses to accept living there and storms out.
Tony goes back for another appointment with Melfi and continues to talk about his mother. When she presses him for information, he goes on about how RICO statues (the use of electronic monitoring equipment by government agencies) has put the squeeze on his business. Melfi writes out a prescription for him, much to his exasperation.
Tony and Chris go to meet with Mahaffey's representative, Herman "Hesh" Rabkin, at the Bada Bing, a strip club owned by Silvio. Hesh says that Mahaffey can't pay the money, but the conversation turns to Junior's impending hit. Hesh suggests having Artie leave on vacation so that the restaurant will be closed and the hit can't take place. Tony goes to Artie's later and convinces him to take a cruise for the next two weeks, despite the owner's wife trying to argue otherwise.
The next day, Pussy takes Hesh and Mahaffey to a bridge to discuss a payment plan to work out the latter's debt. Their attempt at coercion works and Mahaffey agrees to their terms.
Later, Tony is golfing and downs a handful of Prozac Melfi prescribed for him. He then receives word that the Triboro Garbage company withdrew their bid because of Emil's disappearance, but then learns that Artie wants to speak with him. The restauranteur reluctantly returns the tickets and says he can't leave.
That night, Melfi is having dinner with a friend when Tony and a women who is ''[[YourCheatingHeart not Carmela]]'' enter. The man expresses surprise when Tony greets her, but assumes that Melfi can't say anything because of confidentiality reasons. Later on, Tony has a tryst with the woman onboard his own yacht, ''The Stugots''.
Tony goes back to the same restaurant the next night with Carmela. He tells her that he's gone for therapy and has started taking Prozac, much to her joy. When they get back home, Chris calls to tell him that Little Pussy has arrived in town. The next day, Tony and Silvio attend Meadow's softball game and make plans to enact a plan immediately. Silvio goes to Vesuvio's that night and plants an explosive inside after closing time, destroying the building.
Tony goes back to Melfi and tells her that he thinks he's cured, but she tells him that it's the act of letting out his feelings (and not the medication) that is working. He eventually breaks down upon realizing that the ducks symbolize his own family, and that them giving birth to ducklings and fleeing are reminiscent of his own feelings about what would happen if Carmela and the kids ever left.
At a barbecue later on, Tony and the others console Artie over the loss of the building, and promise that he can recoup insurance money from it. Christopher storms off in a huff afterwards because he doesn't feel respected for his role in the Kolar hit. Tony reluctantly concedes that he was wrong and appreciates what Chris did. They eventually hug.
Junior is also driving Livia to the barbecue. Junior complains about Tony aggravating the Little Pussy situation by interfering, and that [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean something may have to be done about Tony]]. Her response is only to stare out the window...
!!Tropes:
* AscendedExtra: Drea de Matteo is seen for a few seconds as an extra (a waitress) during one scene. In future episodes, she would gain greater prominence as Christopher's girlfriend, Adriana.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Emphasized early on. Tony is unfaithful to his wife, who (in turn) is carrying on a friendship with a priest that he disapproves of. Tony's mother is crotchedy and complains about being forced into a retirement home, his daughter is being influenced by bad friends and his nephew feels he isn't being respected enough.
* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Livia insists that Green Grove Retirement Home is like this, despite the contrary.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Meadow, who sneaks out of the house, rails at her mother for wanting to have high tea with her and rants about how she doesn't feel respected.
* BrokenAce: Tony, who has the fame, money, women and power to accomplish anything, but suffers from panic attacks and parental issues as the series begins.
* CarFu: Tony strikes Mahaffey, a compulsive
* ClusterFBomb:
-->'''Tony''': I'll give you a fuckin' bone, you prick! Where's my fuckin'
* ConversationCasualty: Chris executes Emil during an otherwise-casual conversation about waste disposal.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Chris attempts to tell Tony about Little Pussy's arrival in town while a naked mistress paws at him nearby.
* DoubleStandard: Early on, Tony rails at Carmela for being too friendly with a priest friend. It's revealed later that Tony himself has a history of cheating on his wife.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Chris tells Tony at the end of the episode that he feels slighted for not even getting a 'thank you' for solving the Triboro Garbage situation.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
* MethodActing: After
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Chris mentions that he has an interest in film screenwriting, and says that his friend is a "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E7DGirl d-girl]]" in Hollywood.
* FoodSlap: Subverted. Carmela gets ready to throw a glass of wine in Tony's face, in anticipation that he'll tell her that he's cheating. Instead, he tells that he's gone on medication and started therapy, and she's overjoyed.
* HenpeckedHusband: Tony considers his own father to be this, in regards to Livia's influence.
* IncendiaryExponent: Tony drops a can of lighter fluid on the
* MamaBear: When Carmela hears a noise outside her home, she immediately grabs ''an assault rifle'' and runs outside, gun at the ready.
* ManlyTears: Tony cries over the ducks giving birth to babies, symbolizing his own life and feelings of
*
** The opening shot of the series is Tony framed between the legs of a naked statue, symbolizing birth. [[spoiler:The final shot of the series (in Season 6) has Tony looking up in much the same way]].
** The family of
* SpottingTheThread: Melfi realizes that Tony had a panic attack because the sight of the ducks becoming agitated made him think he might lose his own family.
* TakeAThirdOption: Tony has Silvio detonate an explosive at Artie's restaurant, which solves the problem of the Little Pussy assassination attempt and allows Artie to claim insurance money on it.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Carmela makes a big point of talking about how great her laserdisc system is while
* {{Understatement}}:
--> '''Tony:''' We had coffee.
* UnreliableNarrator: Tony is very selective with what he shares with Melfi, to the point that it's revealed later on that he has a history of infidelity.
* YourCheatingHeart: Tony, after his UnreliableNarrator tendencies come into play.
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Tony passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
!! Pilot contains examples of:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Under the false premise of a cocaine deal in the back room of Satriale's Deli, Christopher kills a rival company's heir, Emil "Email" Kolar, an heir of an Czech waste management companythat rivals the Soprano family's own front business, Barone Sanitation.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:
* /ClusterFBomb
to:
* /ClusterFBombClusterFBomb: Oh, boy!
-->'''Tony''': I'll give you a fuckin' bone, you prick! Where's my fuckin' money?
-->'''Tony''': I'll give you a fuckin' bone, you prick! Where's my fuckin' money?
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* /ClusterFBomb
Added DiffLines:
* MethodActing: After the pilot was produced, James Gandolfini gained 60 pounds for the role of Tony.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
to:
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Well, for everyone.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler who owes with Christopher's car.
to:
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler gambler, who owes him money, with Christopher's car.car.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The family of ducks.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!! Pilot
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler who owes with Christopher's car.
* CarFu: Tony strikes a compulsive gambler who owes with Christopher's car.
