The original post: /r/television by /u/OllieGoodBoy2021 on 2025-02-25 00:23:53.
We rewatched Sopranos this month and damn, this show just somehow gets even better the second time around. There’s always some foreshadowing about future events or some sly wink wink for the viewers.
My favorite foreshadowing: when Paulie has Tony and Pie-oh-my’s painting retouched into him looking like a General, zooming in, drum cadence rolling in, and this just when the New York vs New Jersey friction really starts. Tony is their general aka leading them all into war with New York via Ralphie and his ‘softness’ in regards to animals
Then there’s Phil Leotardos obsession against Vito being gay. This guy’s been in prison for a while and in one episode Tony concedes that the old timers in prison probably did ‘stuff’ with males in prison. We see Phil looking… affected? When they were beating and doing things to Vito. Also his weird overreaction to the bodybuilders on TV (was that a lip bite?)
Or Tony getting rid of Feech LaManna cause he didnt laugh at Tony’s joke (there are other causes but this is what pushed him over mentally) but he keeps saying he’s not running a popularity contest.
It’s just a very smartly written, genuinely funny show and I place this, Breaking Bad and MadMen as my personal favorites, just clever shows about ostensibly ‘bad’ characters with just enough good and interesting sides to be likeable as story characters