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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Once Chris realizes that Meadow is determined to get her [[DrugsAreGood fix]], he gets crystal meth so that she doesn't have to risk herself in the bad part of town.
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** Livia uses her infylence with Junior to keep Chris from being killed.
** Tony arranges for Jackie and a stripper to have a private party so that Jackie will have some comfort when he's sick and breaks down in tears after his friend's death.
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* SilentTreatment: Carmela gives it to Tony at the concert hall, after Charmine revealed her one-night stand with Tony.
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* SilentTreatment: Carmela gives it to Tony at the concert hall, after Charmine revealed her one-night stand with Tony. Also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} when Tony's [[YourCheatingHeart cheating ways]] become harder and harder to ignore as the series progresses.
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* CondescendingCompassion: Carmela really comes across this way towards Charmine. She gets TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in return.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Carmela speaks to Charmaine in a manner of CondescendingCompassion, and with the assumption that Charmaine must be [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] of her wealth. Charmaine then tells her that she had a one-night stand with Tony before he married Carmela, but didn't take it any further than that. She is obviously implying that [[ICouldaBeenAContender she could have usurped Carmela's place]] as the TrophyWife, but made a moral choice to not having anything more to do with Tony or his blood money.
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* SilentTreatment: Carmela gives it to Tony at the concert hall, after Charmine revealed her one-night stand with Tony.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Once Chris realizes that Meadow is determined to get her [[DrugsAreGood fix]], he gets crystal meth so that she doesn't have to risk herself in the bad part of town.
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* BlatantLies: Meadow covers for Chris, who just sold her [[DrugsAreBad crystal meth]] when Carmela comes to her room. She tells Chris that Hunter says no to Brendan's request for a date, and Chris rolls with it before leaving.
* CasanovaWannabe: Brendan. Just the thought of it is enough to turn the stomachs of both Meadow and Hunter.
* CasanovaWannabe: Brendan. Just the thought of it is enough to turn the stomachs of both Meadow and Hunter.
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* DrugsAreGood: Meadow and Hunter want a little crystal meth to get them through juggling their upcoming SATS and choir recitals at the same time.
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* FlippingTheBird: Meadow gives [[CasanovaWannabe Brendan]] one when he shamelessly flirts with her.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Shomo Tiettleman learns the hard way that allowing a share of his motel business with Tony amounts to one.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: The son-in-law brags about a small contingent of Jewish soldiers withstanding TheSiege by a numerically superior Roman force for two years. He then asks Tony: "And the Romans? Where are they now?" Tony's reply: "You're lookin' at 'em, asshole."
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* GreedyJew: Both Shlomo and his son-in-law live up to the stereotypes.
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* LadyMacbeth: Livia starts to place Uncle Junior in his pocket, and wields the power of life or death over other mobsters within Junior's reach.
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* TheConsigliere: Mikey to Uncle Junior. But he's not very good at it, owing to his tendencies to always see MurderAsTheBestSolution.
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* TheConsigliere: Mikey to Uncle Junior. But he's not very good at it, owing to his tendencies to always see MurderAsTheBestSolution.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jackie is relieved when Mikey leaves the room, and everybody else concurs.
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* CassandraTruth: Shlomo's own son tries to warn him that getting assistance from Tony will amount to a DealWithTheDevil, and once made he'll never be rid of the mobsters from the motel business. Shlomo dismisses him with contempt. But the son [[{{Foreshadowing}} turns out to be right with a vengeance]].
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Paulie and Big Bussy try to force the Teittleman's son-in-law to grant the "Get". But no matter how many beatings they give him and how many [[ShameIfSomethingHappened death threats]] they make, he remains DefiantToTheEnd even in the face of murder. It isn't until Tony gets some advice from [[HonestAdvisor Hesh]] that they can oblige the son-in-law. It turns out that giving the son-in-law a CripplingCastration without killing him is from the son-in-law's point of view a FateWorseThanDeath.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: The reason that Tony and the other mobsters are finally able to break the son-in-law with an [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse Offer He Can't Refuse]] is that he fears being left alive after a CripplingCastration more than actually getting killed.
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* WeAllDieSomeday: A theme in the show.
** Tony tries to give Jackie good news about the Tiettleman Motel, but the [[TheTopicOfCancer cancer-stricken Jackie]] is too distracted with the measurements and other health indicators tied to his condition to even listen to Tony. And Tony notices ...
** Tony later admits to Dr. Melfi that he wouldn't mind a quick death that has elements of HeroicSacrifice to it, but seeing Jackie has him dreading a slow and UndignifiedDeath in his old age.
** Tony tries to give Jackie good news about the Tiettleman Motel, but the [[TheTopicOfCancer cancer-stricken Jackie]] is too distracted with the measurements and other health indicators tied to his condition to even listen to Tony. And Tony notices ...
** Tony later admits to Dr. Melfi that he wouldn't mind a quick death that has elements of HeroicSacrifice to it, but seeing Jackie has him dreading a slow and UndignifiedDeath in his old age.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Chances are Chris might have joined Brendan in death had he not previously put up storm windows for [[LadyMacbeth Livia]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted. Christopher refuses to sell Meadow and Hunter speed, not because he has any qualms about selling dugs to teenagers, but because he knows he'd face Tony's wrath if he were to find out.
* However Chris's ultimate decision to give Meadow the drugs is done in an effort to keep his cousin from seeking out more violent dealers.
* However Chris's ultimate decision to give Meadow the drugs is done in an effort to keep his cousin from seeking out more violent dealers.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted.
** Christopher refuses to sell Meadow and Hunter speed, not because he has any qualms about selling dugs to teenagers, but because he knows he'd face Tony's wrath if he were to find out.
* ** However Chris's ultimate decision to give Meadow the drugs is done in an effort to keep his cousin from seeking out more violent dealers.
** Christopher refuses to sell Meadow and Hunter speed, not because he has any qualms about selling dugs to teenagers, but because he knows he'd face Tony's wrath if he were to find out.
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* MoeGreeneSpecial: Mikey gives one to Brendan.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The end of the episode cuts back and forth between Meadow singing a Christmas carol with the choir and Mikey delivering a [[MoeGreeneSpecial Moe Green Special]] to Brendan. The carol continues uninterrupted even when the view cuts to the murder.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The end of the episode cuts back and forth between Meadow singing a Christmas carol with the choir and Mikey delivering a [[MoeGreeneSpecial Moe Green Greene Special]] to Brendan. The carol continues uninterrupted even when the view cuts to the murder.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The end of the episode cuts back and forth between Meadow singing a Christmas carol with the choir and Mikey delivering a [[MoeGreeneSpecial Moe Green Special]] to Brendan. The carol continues uninterrupted even when the view cuts to the murder.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted. Christopher refuses to sell Meadow and Hunter speed, not because he has any qualms about selling dugs to teenagers, but because he knows he'd face Tony's wrath if he were to find out.
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** Artie has one right at the start of the FoodFight with Tony; he threw the first bit of food into Tony's face in a flash of genuine anger, and he has a second to realise what he's done before Tony decides it's all in good fun and joins in.
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Christopher and Brendan return the [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E3DenialAngerAcceptance stolen truck full of men's suits]] to Comley Trucking. They tell the incredulous supervisors that it's a gift from Tony Soprano, and drive off laughing. Chris calls his partner out again for stealing the truck and tells him that Junior is bearing down on Tony because of it.
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Christopher and Brendan return the [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E3DenialAngerAcceptance [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E246Long stolen truck full of men's suits]] to Comley Trucking. They tell the incredulous supervisors that it's a gift from Tony Soprano, and drive off laughing. Chris calls his partner out again for stealing the truck and tells him that Junior is bearing down on Tony because of it.
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Tony goes back to meet Keittleman, who attempts to renege on their deal and give him 15% instead of 25%. Tony threatens him to keep his end, and Keittleman criticizes him as a "living golem" before storming off in a rage.
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Tony goes back to meet Keittleman, Teittleman, who attempts to renege on their deal and give him 15% instead of 25%. Tony threatens him to keep his end, and Keittleman Teittleman criticizes him as a "living golem" before storming off in a rage.
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!! Denial, Anger, Acceptance
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Tony encourages an unwanted son-in-law to divorce, Carmela learns another secret of Tony's, Meadow experiments with speed to study for the SATs, and Chris and Brendan find out the price of disrespecting Junior.
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'''Airdate: January 24, 1999'''
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In a fancy restaurant, Junior and Mikey are discussing the truck situation. Junior is shocked and angered when Mikey reveals that Comley are grateful to Tony instead of him, and they agree that something needs to be done about Chris and Brendan.
Tony goes for another appointment at Melfi's. After railing at her about what he believes to be a deliberate psychological test in the form of a painting outside her office, he reveals that Jackie Aprile Sr. has cancer and is in the hospital. He's more shocked by it then he lets on. The crew go to visit Jackie in the hospital and discuss current business before he becomes fatigued and asks them to leave.
Meadow and her friend, Hunter Santangelo, become stressed out after their school schedules an SAT test and their concert recital on the same day. They agree to study as much as possible before the test, even if it means forgoing sleep. They end up begging Chris for speed so that they can cram for the tests. After some rationalizing from Adriana, he agrees to give it to them on the condition that they never tell anyone about it and don't do it again.
After seeing Melfi, Tony and Carmela drive over to Artie Bucco's new house to congratulate them. Artie thanks him and rails about how the [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E1Pilot insurance company investigating the Vesuvio explosion]] thinks it might be arson, much to Tony's surprise and anger.
Tony and the crew go for a meeting later at Satriale's with a Hasidic Jew (and friend of Silvio's) named Shlomo Teittleman. He asks the group to help him force his son-in-law into giving up his share of the business by divorcing his wife, and will gift 25% of his business to Tony in return. Despite the reservation of Teittleman's associate (and Hesh Rabkin), Tony goes ahead with a plan to coerce the son-in-law.
Silvio and Paulie go to meet the son-in-law, Ariel. Despite beating him over the head and telling him to give up the business, he refuses to budge.
That night, Carmela tells Tony that she wants to organize a fundraiser at their home to raise money for a pediatric hospital, much to his exasperation. She also wonders if arson was involved in the Vesuvio explosion. Tony changes the subject quickly. The next day, she enlists Artie and his wife Charmaine to help plan the fundraiser.
Tony goes back to Jackie Sr. at the hospital and they talk about recent events. Jackie is surprised when a nurse comes into his room and starts pleasuring him. They both burst out laughing when he realizes that the "nurse" is a stripper from the Bada Bing, and Tony leaves them alone soon after.
The next day, he goes back to Melfi's and tells her about him giving Jackie the gift. She probes into the circumstances behind Jackie's cancer and reasons that it may be inoperable. Tony blows up at her and accuses her of being a quack before storming out again.
Artie and Charmaine are in their kitchen cooking when he calls her out for [[{{Hypocrite}} supporting the Sopranos' fundraiser after refusing the Caribbean cruise tickets from Tony]]. He reveals that Tony offered to front some money for the construction of a new restaurant, much to her exasperation.
That night, they hold the fundraiser to great success, while Artie airs out his frustrations to Tony over a FoodFight. At the same time, Silvio and Paulie kidnap Ariel and beat him up.
Ariel refuses to budge. After the party, Tony goes to sleep with his mistress, Irina. However, he's distracted when Silvio calls to tell him about the situation and leaves to handle things. Tony goes in his bathrobe to Satriale's and rails at Silvio and Ariel for their handling of the situation. After calling Hesh for advice, Tony threatens to castrate Ariel and the latter relents.
Carmela and Charmaine are cleaning up the house after the fundraiser. When Carmela thanks both her and Artie for their help, the annoyed Charmaine reveals that she once slept with Tony when he and Carmela weren't dating. Carmela stares in shock as she leaves.
Tony goes back to meet Keittleman, who attempts to renege on their deal and give him 15% instead of 25%. Tony threatens him to keep his end, and Keittleman criticizes him as a "living golem" before storming off in a rage.
Afterwards, Tony goes back to see Jackie, who is looking much worse than the last time he saw him. Tony is taken aback by his condition, and realizes that Melfi was right. He goes back to her office and tells her about what happened. He cries after telling her, and she reasons that those kinds of situations are one of the great mysteries in life.
Junior heads over to Green Grove to hang up portraits for Livia, and tells her about the situation with Chris and Brendan. She reasons that both Tony and her love Chris like a son, but have no such regard for the latter. She advises him to send a message, and he agrees.
Tony and Carmela attend Meadow's recital that night. At the same time, Christopher is buying pastries when he's accosted by two Russian thugs, who beat him and stage a mock execution as he begs for his life. Elsewhere, Brendan is sitting in his bathtub when Mikey appears and executes him.
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* AffectionateNickname: Carmela refers to Hunter as "Cacciatore".
* AintTooProudToBeg: Christopher, during the mock execution.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
--> '''Melfi:''' Do you feel like Frankenstein?
* AsideGlance: Hunter gives Meadow one just before they give their solos at the concert recital.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Charmaine.
* DeadlyBath: Brendan is taking a bath when Mikey executes him.
* EyeScream: Brendan during his execution.
* FoodFight: Tony and Artie engage in this at the fundraiser, much to Carmela's amusement.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Artie calls out his wife for refusing the Caribbean cruise tickets Tony offered a few days prior, but jumping at the chance to work with Carmela to work for an event that benefits the mob in the long run.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Silvio uses a hotel bell to whack Teittleman's son in the head several times.
* KickTheDog: Junior's idea of "talking to" Christopher involves sending a couple of Russian goons to stage a mock execution and cause him to beg for his life.
* ManlyTears: Tony has a breakdown upon seeing Jackie Sr.'s deteriorating condition.
* MealTicket: Discussed.
--> '''Meadow (to Adriana):''' I don't know what you see in him.
--> '''Christopher:''' Money.
--> '''Adriana:''' Fuck you.
* MoodWhiplash: Carmela attempts to have a serious discussion with Tony about Artie's financial situation and the possibility that arson was involved, all while Meadow is blasting rap music in the background.
* OhCrap: Brendan, just before Mikey executes him.
* TheOtherDarrin: Irina (Tony's mistress) is played by Oksana Lada, while the character was played by Siberia Federico in the pilot episode.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Before Brendan is killed.
--> '''Mikey:''' Hijack. (cocks gun) Bye, Jack.
* StopHelpingMe:
** Mikey attempts to calm Jackie Sr.'s nerves... by telling him about a rare form of cancer that destroys the brain.
** Teittleman's associate insults Tony in his native language, leading the latter to disregard him entirely for the rest of the conversation, and Teittleman to tell him to shut up.
** When Meadow asks Chris for crystal meth, Brendan asks if she has money. Chris immediately tells him to be quiet.
* WomenAreWiser: Junior compliments Livia on her "wise" decision-making abilities in regards to Chris and Brendan's punishments.
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'''Airdate: January 24, 1999'''
Tony encourages an unwanted son-in-law to divorce, Carmela learns another secret of Tony's, Meadow experiments with speed to study for the SATs, and Chris and Brendan find out the price of disrespecting Junior.
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'''Airdate: January 24, 1999'''
Tony encourages an unwanted son-in-law to divorce, Carmela learns another secret of Tony's, Meadow experiments with speed to study for the SATs, and Chris and Brendan find out the price of disrespecting Junior.
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