Comment on What's a TV series you've tried repeatedly to get into, but can't?
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 2 weeks agoNo The Sopranos doesn’t make the audience root for the mobsters. It’s a show that follows horrible people doing horrible things. There is great writing and very realistic dialog, but that has never tricked me into rooting for Tony or anyone else. Especially if you make it to the last season, I was personally rooting for Tony to get killed.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yes. Sopranos glorifies a weak-willed bully exacting revenge and exerting control through violence and intimidation. the fact that you mention you were not rooting for tony ny the end implies you understand that’s not the commonly held audience reaction.
that coward is the antihero of the show named after him, glorifying his life and his choices. fuck him, his wife and his shitheel buddies, I’m not interested in exalting the sliver of humanity in assholes who chose to hurt and exploit others for their own gain.
there’s plenty of that in the real world.