History WhamEpisode / TheSopranos

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E20TheBlueComet The Blue Comet]]": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. Tony tries to get him killed first but ends up getting the wrong person killed. Soon after, Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow, and Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from. With Tony next on Phil's list, he and the rest of the DiMeo family leaves their families to go to a safe house. Also, Tony lets Junior go to an institution, and Melfi refuses to see Tony anymore after she learns that therapy has a negative impact on criminals.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E9WhoeverDidThis Whoever Did This]]": Tony's resentment of Ralph finally snaps when Ralph is accused of killing a horse that was close to Tony. After confronting him in his home, the two get into an argument and then a fistfight in which Tony gains the upper hand and bludgeons Ralph to death; Ralph is later disposed of by a disoriented Tony and a drugged-out Chris.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking Long Term Parking]]": One of the biggest DramaBomb episodes in the series. After a season of working with the government, Adriana finally tells Chris that she is an informant. Chris rats her out to Tony and Ade is shot in the woods by Silvio. Chris is in so much pain that he has a heroin relapse, causing Tony to snap and beat him up. Tony learns where Tony B is but refuses to tell Johnny Sack when he learns that he wants to kill him. Tony and Carmela finally reconcile and get back together.

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[[Recap/TheSopranosS1E12Isabella Isabella]]": Having sunk into a deep depression, Tony snaps out of it once he becomes the target of a hit placed by Uncle Junior and his own mother, barely surviving the attempt and killing one of his would-be assassins.

* [[Recap/TheSopranosS1E12Isabella Isabella]]": Having sunk into a deep depression, Tony snaps out of it once he becomes the target of a hit placed by Uncle Junior and his own mother, barely surviving the attempt and killing one of his would-be assassins.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E8FullLeatherJacket Full Leather Jacket]]": Christopher is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile. Chris spends a good deal of time on the brink of death while speaking of the afterlife that he claims he saw during a point in which he was clinically dead.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS2E13Funhouse Funhouse]]": After experiencing a series of disturbing and disorienting fever dreams brought on by food poisoning, Tony deduces that Pussy is a rat. Tony, Paulie and Silvio execute him and dump his body in the ocean under the pretense that he "went into the program."

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS4E9WhoeverDidThis Whoever Did This]]": Tony's resentment of Ralph finally snaps when Ralph is accused of killing a horse that was close to Tony. After confronting him in his home, the two get into an argument and then a fistfight in which Tony gains the upper hand and bludgeons Ralph to death; Ralph is later disposed of by a disoriented Tony and a drugged out Chris.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS5E12LongTermParking Long Term Parking]]": One of the biggest DramaBomb episodes in the series. After a season of working with the government, Adriana finally tells Chris that she is an informant. Chris rats her out to Tony and Ade is shot in the woods by Silvio. Chris is so much pain that he has a heroin relapse, causing Tony to snap and beat him up. Tony learns where Tony B is, but refuses to tell Johnny Sack when he learns that he wants to kill him. Tony and Carmela finally reconcile and get back together.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E1MembersOnly Members Only]]": Eugene is revealed to be an informant for the FBI. After fellow informant Ray Curto dies of a heart attack, the FBI and Eugene's own home life pressure him so much he later commits suicide. Later, a dementia-ridden Junior mistakes Tony for an old rival and shoots him in the stomach. The episode ends with Tony managing to dial 911 and losing consciousness immediately after, having lost a lot of blood.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E20TheBlueComet The Blue Comet]]": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. Tony tries to get him killed first, but ends up getting the wrong person killed. Soon after, Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow, and Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from. With Tony next on Phil's list, he and the rest of the DiMeo family leaves their families to go to a safe house. Also, Tony lets Junior go to an institution, and Melfi refuses to see Tony anymore after she learns that therapy has a negative impact on criminals.

* "[[Recap/TheSoppranosS6E20TheBlueComet The Blue Comet]]": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. Tony tries to get him killed first, but ends up getting the wrong person killed. Soon after, Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow, and Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from. With Tony next on Phil's list, he and the rest of the DiMeo family leaves their families to go to a safe house. Also, Tony lets Junior go to an institution, and Melfi refuses to see Tony anymore after she learns that therapy has a negative impact on criminals.

* "[[Recap/TheSopranosS3E2ProshaiLvushka Proshai, Livushka]]": If you hadn't known that Livia's actress had passed away before this season aired, her sudden death would have been a surprise.

* "Meadowlands": Jackie Aprile dies, creating a change in the family's status quo and establishing the conflict that dominates the first season.
* "Isabella": Having sunk into a deep depression, Tony snaps out of it once he becomes the target of a hit placed by Uncle Junior and his own mother, barely surviving the attempt and killing one of his would-be assassins.
* "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano": Tony hears evidence that his uncle and mother conspired to have him whacked. Tony retaliates by having Junior's key men, Mikey Palmice and Chucky Signore, murdered. Artie is informed that Tony was behind the arson attack at his restaurant and briefly holds Tony at gunpoint. Junior is arrested by the FBI. Livia has a stroke just before Tony has the opportunity to smother her to death.

* "Full Leather Jacket": Christopher is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile. Chris spends a good deal of time on the brink of death while speaking of the afterlife that he claims he saw during a point in which he was clinically dead.
* "The Knight in White Satin Armor": After fighting and getting into conflicts all season, Tony decides to have Richie whacked, but Janice beats him to the punch, killing Richie after a domestic dispute goes wrong. Janice leaves after the events of this episode.
* "Funhouse": After experiencing a series of disturbing and disorienting fever dreams brought on by food poisoning, Tony deduces that Pussy is a rat. Tony, Paulie and Silvio execute him and dump his body in the ocean under the pretense that he "went into the program."

* "Proshai, Livushka": If you hadn't known that Livia's actress had passed away before this season aired, her sudden death would have been a surprise.
* "Employee Of The Month": Melfi's rape, along with her decision to not sic Tony on the guy who did it.
* "Amour Fou": Jackie Jr.'s heist of Eugene's poker game goes wrong, leading into something that's more of a ForegoneConclusion than a WhamEpisode; Tony coerces Ralphie into killing Jackie Jr., who is shot by Vito in the next episode.
* "Army Of One": While Jackie Jr's death was pretty much expected at this point, what wasn't expected is Meadow finally denouncing her family and running off, AJ's sudden panic attack, the FBI choosing Adriana as Pussy's replacement, and Paulie turning against Tony.

* "Whoever Did This": Tony's resentment of Ralph finally snaps when Ralph is accused of killing a horse that was close to Tony. After confronting him in his home, the two get into an argument and then a fistfight in which Tony gains the upper hand and bludgeons Ralph to death; Ralph is later disposed of by a disoriented Tony and a drugged out Chris.
* "Whitecaps": Tony's bitter ex-girlfriend calls his house, telling Carmela that she used to "fuck your husband." Fragile over Furio's departure, Carmela confronts Tony on his infidelity and the state of their marriage; they decide to separate.

* "Long Term Parking": One of the biggest DramaBomb episodes in the series. After a season of working with the government, Adriana finally tells Chris that she is an informant. Chris rats her out to Tony and Ade is shot in the woods by Silvio. Chris is so much pain that he has a heroin relapse, causing Tony to snap and beat him up. Tony learns where Tony B is, but refuses to tell Johnny Sack when he learns that he wants to kill him. Tony and Carmela finally reconcile and get back together.
* "All Due Respect": With Tony B. just having killed Phil Leotardo's brother Billy, the New York family pressures the New Jersey family to turn over one of their own. Having to deal with growing dissent and attacks from the Lupertazzi family, Tony tracks down his cousin and shoots him dead, leaving his corpse for Phil to find.

* "Members Only": Eugene is revealed to be an informant for the FBI. After fellow informant Ray Curto dies of a heart attack, the FBI and Eugene's own home life pressure him so much he later commits suicide. Later, a dementia-ridden Junior mistakes Tony for an old rival and shoots him in the stomach. The episode ends with Tony managing to dial 911 and losing consciousness immediately after, having lost a lot of blood.
* "Cold Stones": Phil kills Vito, recently revealed to be gay, without Tony's permission.
* "Kennedy and Heidi": Resentment between Tony and Chris has been growing for years; this comes to a head when both are involved in a severe car accident. Before calling an ambulance, Tony pinches Chris' nose shut, allowing him to suffocate on his own blood and die; Tony recovers from his injuries and is never caught.
* "The Blue Comet": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. Tony tries to get him killed first, but ends up getting the wrong person killed. Soon after, Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow, and Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from. With Tony next on Phil's list, he and the rest of the DiMeo family leaves their families to go to a safe house. Also, Tony lets Junior go to an institution, and Melfi refuses to see Tony anymore after she learns that therapy has a negative impact on criminals.
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* "The Blue Comet": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow. Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from, and Tony is next on Phil's list.

* "Long Term Parking": After a season of working with the government, Adriana finally tells Chris that she is an informant. Chris rats her out to Tony and Ade is shot in the woods by Silvio.

* "Army Of One": While Jackie Jr's death was pretty much expected at this point, what wasn't expected is Meadow finally denouncing her family and running off, the FBI choosing Adriana as Pussy's replacement, and Paulie turning against Tony.

* "Provshai, Livushka", "Employee of the Month" and "He is Risen" also arguably fall into this category.

* "46 Long": Jackie Aprile dies, creating a change in the family's status quo and establishing the conflict that dominates the first season.

* "The Knight in White Satin Armor": After fighting and getting into conflicts all season, Tony decides to have Richie whacked, but Janice beats him to the punch, killing Richie after a domestic dispute goes wrong.

* "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano": Tony retaliates by having Junior's key men, Mikey Palmice and Chucky Signore, murdered. Junior is arrested by the FBI.

* "46 Long": [[spoiler:Jackie Aprile dies,]] creating a change in the family's status quo and establishing the conflict that dominates the first season.
* "Isabella": Having sunk into a deep depression, Tony snaps out of it once he becomes [[spoiler:the target of a hit placed by Uncle Junior and his own mother, barely surviving the attempt and killing one of his would-be assassins.]]
* "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano": Tony retaliates by having [[spoiler:Junior's key men, Mikey Palmice and Chucky Signore, murdered. Junior is arrested by the FBI.]]

* "Full Leather Jacket": [[spoiler:Christopher]] is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile. [[spoiler:Chris]] spends a good deal of time on the brink of death while speaking of the afterlife that he claims he saw during a point in which he was clinically dead.
* "The Knight in White Satin Armor": After fighting and getting into conflicts all season, Tony decides to [[spoiler:have Richie whacked, but Janice beats him to the punch, killing Richie after a domestic dispute goes wrong.]]
* "Funhouse": After experiencing a series of disturbing and disorienting fever dreams brought on by food poisoning, Tony deduces that [[spoiler:Pussy]] is a rat. Tony, Paulie and Silvio execute him and dump his body in the ocean under the pretense that he went "into the program."

* "Amour Fou": [[spoiler:Jackie Jr.'s]] heist of Eugene's poker game goes wrong, leading into something that's more of a ForegoneConclusion than a WhamEpisode; [[spoiler:Tony coerces Ralphie into killing Jackie Jr., who is shot by Vito in the next episode.]]

* "Whoever Did This": Tony's resentment of [[spoiler:Ralph]] finally snaps when [[spoiler:Ralph is accused of killing a horse that was close to Tony.]] After confronting him in his home, the two get into an argument and then a fistfight in which [[spoiler:Tony gains the upper hand and bludgeons Ralph to death; Ralph is later disposed of by a disoriented Tony and a drugged out Chris.]]
* "Whitecaps": Tony's bitter ex-girlfriend calls his house, [[spoiler:telling Carmela that she used to "fuck your husband."]] Fragile over Furio's departure, Carmela confronts Tony on his infidelity and the state of their marriage; [[spoiler:they decide to separate.]]

* "Long Term Parking": After a season of working with the government, [[spoiler:Adriana finally tells Chris that she is an informant. Chris rats her out to Tony and Ade is shot in the woods by Silvio.]]
* "All Due Respect": With [[spoiler:Tony B.]] just having killed Phil Leotardo's brother Billy, the New York family pressures the New Jersey family to turn over one of their own. Having to deal with growing dissent and attacks from the Lupertazzi family, Tony tracks down his cousin [[spoiler: and shoots him dead, leave his corpse for Phil to find.]]

* "Members Only": [[spoiler:Eugene is revealed to be an informant for the FBI. After fellow informant Ray Curto dies of a heart attack, the FBI and Eugene's own home life pressure him so much he later commits suicide.]] Later, a dementia-ridden Junior mistakes Tony for an old rival and [[spoiler:shoots him in the stomach.]]
* "Cold Stones": Phil kills [[spoiler:Vito, recently revealed to be gay, without Tony's permission.]]
* "Kennedy and Heidi": Resentment between Tony and [[spoiler:Chris]] has been growing for years; this comes to a head when both are involved in a severe car accident. [[spoiler:Before calling an ambulance, Tony pinches Chris' nose shut, allowing him to suffocate on his own blood and die; Tony recovers from his injuries and is never caught.]]
* "The Blue Comet": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. [[spoiler:Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow. Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from, and Tony is next on Phil's list.]]

* "The Blue Comet": Phil wages war on the DiMeo family. [[spoiler:Bobby Baccala is shot and killed, leaving his kids orphans and Janice a widow. Silvio is shot and falls into a coma which he will probably not awaken from, and Tony is next on Phil's list.]]

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* "Full Leather Jacket": [[spoiler:Christopher]] is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile. [[spoiler:Chris]] spends a good deal of time on the brink of death while talking of seeing the afterlife during a point in which he was clinically dead.

* "Amour Fou": [[spoiler:Jackie Jr.'s]] heist of a DiMeo family card game goes wrong, leading into the season finale which is more of a ForegoneConclusion than a Wham Episode; [[spoiler:Tony coerces Ralphie into killing Jackie Jr., who is shot by Vito in the ghetto.]]

* "Whitecaps": Tony's bitter ex-girlfriend calls his house, telling Carmela that she used to "fuck your husband." Fragile over Furio's departure, Carmela confronts Tony on his infidelity and the state of their marriage; they decide to separate.

* "Kennedy and Heidi": Resentment between Tony and [[spoiler:Chris]] has been growing for years; this comes to a head when both are involved in a severe car accident. [[spoiler:Before calling an ambulance, Tony pinches Chris' nose shut, allowing him to suffocate on his own blood and die; Tony recovers from his injuries and is never caught.]]

* "All Due Respect": With Tony B. just having killed Phil Leotardo's brother Billy, the New York family pressures the DiMeo family to turn over one of their own. Having to deal with growing dissent and attacks from the Lupertazzi family, Tony tracks down his cousin [[spoiler: and shoots him dead, leave his corpse for Phil to find.]]

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* "Full Leather Jacket": [[spoiler:Christopher]] is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile, barely surviving and even being clinically dead at one point.
* "The Knight in White Satin Armor": After fighting and getting into repeated conflicts all season, Tony decides to [[spoiler:have Richie whacked, but Janice beats him to the punch, killing Richie after a domestic dispute goes wrong.]]
* "Funhouse": After experiencing a series of disturbing and disorienting fever dreams brought on by food poisoning, Tony deduces that [[spoiler:Pussy]] is a rat, resulting in Tony, Paulie and Silvio executing him.

"Provshai, Livushka", "Employee of the Month" and "He is Risen" also arguably fall into this category.

Season 4: "Whoever Did This": Tony's resentment of [[spoiler:Ralph]] finally snaps when [[spoiler:Ralph is accused of killing a horse that was close to Tony.]] After confronting him in his home, the two get into an argument and then a fistfight in which [[spoiler:Tony gains the upper hand and bludgeons Ralph to death; Ralph is later disposed of by a disoriented Tony and a drugged out Chris.]]
* "Whitecaps": Tony and Carmella decide to separate.

Season 5: "Long Term Parking": Adriana tells Chris she is an informant; Chris betrays her and rats her out to Tony. Ade is later killed by Silvio.

Season 6: "Members Only": Eugene is revealed to be an informant; Ray, also an informant, dies of a sudden heart attack, leading the FBI to pressuring Eugene, who commits suicide; Junior has a senior moment and shoots Tony. "Cold Stones": Phil kills Vito, recently revealed to be gay, without Tony's permission.
Season 6 Part 2: Several episodes fall under this banner, most notably "Kennedy and Heidi" and "The Blue Comet".

* "Isabella": Having sunk into a deep depression, Tony snaps out of it once he becomes [[spoiler:the target of a hit placed by Uncle Junior and his own mother, barely surviving and killing one of his would-be assassins.]]

* "Full Leather Jacket": [[spoiler"Christopher]] is shot by two low level thugs attempting to impress Richie Aprile, barely surviving and even being clinically dead at one point.

* "Amour Fou": Jackie Jr.'s heist goes wrong, leading into the season finale which is more of a ForegoneConclusion than a Wham Episode; [[spoiler:Tony coerces Ralphie into killing Jackie Jr. who is shot by Vito in the ghetto.]]

Season 4: "Whoever Did This": Tony finally snaps and kills Ralph after he allegedly kills a horse. "Whitecaps": Tony and Carmella decide to separate.