Junior didn't have children of his own so he loved Tony very much. He never idealized the life but accepted he was stuck with it. But he wanted something better for Tony. He was really invested in the idea of Tony becoming a professional athlete. And you could see throughout the show his disappointment that Tony got into the same life as him and how he suppressed those feelings. In the first scene with Junior he lashes out "How many f-ing hours I spent playing ball with you?!". And when he got the Alzheimer's, that's what kept coming out. But Tony never understood that. And Junior could never say how he felt because that's how the world he grew up in was like.
Thats really well put. I think alot of people from parents who came from more old school backgrounds (or definitely traditional families) can resonate with this scene. My dad is in his 80s now, he never told me he loved me growing up, worked hard his whole life. I remember once I cried once when I was a kid and he smacked me "men arent supposed to cry". We never smiled in pictures he was a really "old school guy". Thats how his dad was with him. Growing up - I loved and hated him. But now that hes old and maybe the end is near you ....its a weird thing. I am strangely harsh with him and all men as he was with me but I guess deep down idk. Maybe deep down maybe we all want that affection - Tony wants it from his uncle; but his uncle is literally incapable of giving it to him. I resonate with this scene - its one of the few scenes that makes me tear up.
Scottclaudet and i also believe its that little child that we always forgive does it matter how hideous the act was Tony shows us the scared child and we forgive
@@Aivottaja If you had a grain of sensitivity, you'd see that Tony was an incredibly complex and nuanced character. He was born into the mafia, raised by a mobster father and a mother incapable of showing him love. Maybe you could consider getting down off your fucking high horse and stop pointing the figure of judgement. If you have an honest conversation with yourself, I'm sure you'll find that you have plenty of flaws and character defects of your own.
KiloByte69 Yea, but it's directed at a man who twice tried to have his own nephew killed (and Tony's completely aware of it). I'd say their idea of love is pretty is pretty equally fucked.
suncore598 They had to try to kill each other because of circumstances dictated by the life they live. Neither wanted it to ever come to that. It was similar to brothers fighting brothers in the civil war.
+Big R I'm german so I kinda know this deal. During the cold war we germans were standing on both sides of the iron curtin, ready to maybe kill our own cousins, if war breaks out.
yannick245 My family is from Germany as well, I still have relatives that live in the East. The entire thing makes me sick. And the Staasi? Where do they find people like that?
It's sad because Tony goes so long not knowing that his uncle is losing a battle with dementia and he just thinks Junior is becoming a bitter old douche.
Tony didn’t believe it a first because it was all supposed too be an act, after Junior came under a lot of legal troubles. He faked dementia, when in turn he really had dementia
You can tell Junior wants to say he does, but he's hardened his heart so much and preserved this tough guy/dominant persona for so long that he simply can't bring himself to muster it, even with his waning mental cognizance. Absolutely brilliant scene.
Just watched the 20 year reunion video of the cast on the today show... Hearing Dominic Chianese discuss this scene. The raw emotion that still surfaces such a veteran actor. Really shows the power that Gandolfini had as an actor and as a person. We will never see television like this again. Not even GOT has what this show and this cast did.
I came to re-watch this scene because of that interview. I don't know that there will ever be a show that matches what The Sopranos brought to the table. I've loved quite a few shows in my nearly 40 years, but none of them enthralled me, captured me or intrigued me more than this one.
Wonderful scene from both men. The last 25 seconds says more about their relationship than a thousand words could. They're both proud men, but Tony shows rare vulnerability here and Junior almost crying is like a brief glimpse into the window of all that pent up pain, and love. Of course he loves Tony but in the world of the Sopranos that ain't worth too much most of the time.
This is the most heartbreaking part of the show for me. The don’t you love me line by Tony completely broke me into tears. Gandolfini’s child like delivery of that line was some amazing acting. Junior loves Tony so much and he knows what’s wrong with him but he’s too prideful to admit it. So all he can do is break down and cry.
@@sayedalazam4228 can be interpreted as either, or both. Junior comes from a world and time where telling another made man you love them, even if it is your nephew, was not something you did. He could have been fighting his emotions, or upset that Tony even had to ask, or depressed at the realization that his mental state had deteriorated to the point that something happened so bad that Tony HAS to ask. Or a combination of all of the above. That’s why this is such a powerful scene.
@@evangelionl0vr857 No... "these prairie dogs, they'll sleep during the day" and "There's the cayote" suggest that Junior wasn't really engaged in what Tony was saying to him. If he felt a tinge of sadness it wasn't at the question "don't you love me" but possibly at a long-ago memory of hearing someone ask him that before. Possibly Bobbi at Boca. You have to understand that people with the onset of dementia or alzhemiers don't know they have those conditions. Tony simply made indirect comments about Feche, Kennedy, the varsity shit... in reality, Junior and Tony were having parallel conversations neither of which was on the others wave-length.
Junior loved Tony but was unable to admit it because in their world, admitting love is a sign of weakness. The scene that really showed Junior's love was their final scene together. Junior couldn't remember his own name, couldn't remember his own brother, but he remembered that he used to play catch with Tony
The Sopranos is a reminder that no matter how big and influential you think you are, you are going to end up just as everyone else, old, lonely, powerless, sick, misunderstood, so try to show love to everyone around you, it's really all that matters. This series is full of moments like these, showing that all the toughest OGs are just as emotional as every other human
What?? Lol no. The Sopranos is absolutely not a reminder of that simply bc that is not the case for so many. The majority of the departed did not leave the earth lonely, powerless, sick, misunderstood etc. Thats an incredibly vague and broad generalization which really represents a very small minority. Most people pass surrounded by family, full of love and closure, power is relative to whoever it stems from, don't have to be sick necessarily, and lastly I doubt most people feel misunderstood when their time comes. Thus meaning you're wrong. Pathetic.
@@whoknows4379 looks like someone is scared about getting old and dying. Honestly it’s difficult to find that closure in a family like this. If you have a good family who cares about you and your happiness more than you and your accomplishments, you’ll be fine. That’s what the show was about though, the toxic elements of people tony was surrounded by while being toxic himself. Different types of personality disorders that make up his anti social behavior. That’s what psychoanalysis is present through most of the show. Tony’s mother being a narcissist and his uncle not far different. It’s environmental factors creating his depression but also being the reason he’s rich. It may not be the case for many, but for those who live it - it’s very close to home. Even in little ways
You're wrong, you'll end up old and sick most likely, but that doesn't mean you cannot be powerful or that you have to "love everyone" you brainlet. There are many old people that were powerful, understood, respected and loved, people usually are loved one way or another by someone in the end.
Very good point. These mobsters proclaim that family (both blood relations and mob-family associations) mean everything to them. But instead what we see is that both types of "family" are routinely screwed over and even killed with regularity and without very much hesitation. This serves to illustrate the absolute hypocrisy and depravity of these pychopaths.
Such a sad and meaningful scene. Tony and Junior had the most interesting relationship in the series by far, half the time trying to kill eachother and the other half saving eachother. It's really saddening how Junior ended up.
Yeah, but Brendan was robbing their trucks and got one of their drivers killed. To me, it seemed justified considering they were in the mob. Brendan even panics when the driver is killed, saying "Junior fucking Soprano's gonna go apeshit."
It's symbolism. What does a prairie dog represent? What does a coyote represent? It shows a rabbit peeking it's head out of a hole when Anthony asks an intruding question. This show is so Fucking chalk full of metaphors, symbolism, and everything in life.
Gandolfini said, in his only long interview about the show, that one thing he really like about _The Sopranos_ was its multigenerational aspect, how it portrayed older people not as peripheral ciphers but characters as vital to individuals’ lives as their own children.
And you can take this scene anyway you want but i read it like this; Junior kind of knows he's slowly mentally deteriorating and when Tony says "Don't you love me?" Junior is both insulted by his questioning of that and is depressed by his realization of what's really going on. Such a great series, the many theories of what scenes really meant is what made it so brilliant.
+Daniel Staab Dan...I agree ...all the brutal mob business/the Bing/the whores /the beatings/ruthless dealings ...its writing like this that made it the # 1 show on TV!
Noble Nemesis I think jun never loved anyone or respected anyone in his life (except Johnny Boy) he never married/no long term gf/his sense of style is ' I am a loser/he tries to kill his own nephew. Jun is a simply a man who is incapable of love/trusting anyone .
I think the very fact that Tony is even asking Jnr that question is what made him feel sad! The one person in his life who is still alive with a real connection to him is asking if Jnr even loves him! That would make you feel extremely lonely ontop of the fact that you realise your brain is slowly dying! Brilliant scene!!
“Yeah, you and me both” the way Gandolfini delivers that is so subtle yet so powerful. Like he’s regretting every decision he’s ever made yet it’s too late for that.
There's so much dynamic emotion in this scene, brilliant writing and directing. The end where Junior tears up and there is dead silence and the documentary music chimes is absolutely stunning. Somehow in some abstract way it reminds me of the vastness of the world, around every corner there are people with complicated emotions and stories like Tony and Junior.
No other TV show can be compared to this masterpiece. The writing, scenario, acting, photography, music. Everything was just perfect. Soprano 10/10 Breaking Bad 9/10 The wire 7/10
Junior loves him but it's the life and all its "macho" crap that makes him unable to admit it and/or express his love. Junior has been a gangster as long as he can remember and has lost a big part of humanity because of this.
+Nino Gaggi Very well said. Exactly my thoughts. Tony might be the only person in the world he loves but still "this thing of ours" has corrupted his soul.
Id say it ate him up inside to see what he had done to his own family - he was going to kill tony to get power...Junior wanted the power more than he loved tony and in hindsight he was really ashamed of it...thats why he didnt just say yes or no. Tony is oldschool too and he asked the question expecting a response.
Those of us who have had a parent or grandparent succumb to Alzheimer's disease know how heartbreaking it truly is. I remember my grandmother forgot everyone in our family before she died. She only remembered my father but thought that I was him when I was a kid.
I completely accept that it's your opinion but I don't get the need for people to have such a high moral ground for fictional characters, the mob shit is more or less a back drop for a show that's pretty much a drama. I can get you don't like his character but not liking a mobster in a mobster show because he's a mobster just sounds redundant to me.
one of the writers of the show was doing a radio interview (can't remember which show or station sorry) and this scene came into the discussion, I do remember him saying that Juniors reaction to the "don't you love me" question was one of angst. He does love Tony however a part of Junior is very cynical and in his mindset showing love like that is a weakness in the world him & Tony live in. He's basically fighting his own emotions.
But Tony has said numerous times he loves Christopher. Not sure why saying I love you is a big thing. I just believe it's all the grudge they've created between each other even though they're bound through family blood.
Tony and Christopher had a different dynamic. He was his subordinate, in many ways Junior and Tony were equals in the mafia. When Chris got more responsibility as the show went on, you could see how the rifts between them killed the love, much like Tony and Junior.
The depth and dimensions that James was able to capture was just pure genius. He was an absolute talent that just doesn’t exist anymore, and he died far too young.
Junior wanted nothing but love and to be loved. To see his close relative question his ability to do so hit Junior hard. With his dementia getting worse, he finds himself completely alone in this moment. You have to wonder, why is Junior without a wife and kids? I don't recall them covering it in the series. He pushes people away who get close to him. Tony found a crack in the shell here. What a great character, so well done
Reiks Kooc Junior says in one episode that he could never bring a woman into the life of a wise-guy, and that's why he never got married. But he also pined away for Johnny's mistress who Tony meets. So it was probably a little of both.
***** Yeah that was terrible. But the fact that his physical body is deteriorating and he cant focus doesn't mean that he no longer loves Tony. If your wife is asleep does she cease to love you, just because she is in lala land and at the moment doesn't know you exist?
@@RB2331 Corrado loved Tony, without a doubt. Junior knew he was never gonna have a family/ children of his own, and he knew his brother was never going to be the perfect father to Tony. Junior picked up the pieces best he could for Tony's childhood, in ways his brother Johnny boy wasn't able too. They loved each other.
How many times have you heard junior say "that's my nephew you're talking about" or tony say "that's my uncle you're talking about"? despite the mafia shit tony and junior were uncle and nephew at the end of the day
This scene always chokes me up every god damn time I watch it. As soon as Tony asks “don’t you love me?” And you see juniors face, gets me every single time. Reminds me so much of my grandmother and her battle with this god awful disease.
Man, after just watching the 20 year reunion interview and Dominic breaks down crying mentioning this scene makes it that much more powerful. RIP Jimmy
My grandad had dementia.. which makes this scene even more sad and powerful.. seems like junior cant express his feelings to Tony as his brain is dieing.. yes he does love him.. and you can see his frustration with the disease as he breaks down... a very sad and moving scene indeed.. gets you right in the feels everytime.. best show ever..
It's not just the dementia. I have it the same way with my father. I know he loves me but he's just not the type that ever could say it. He was a Vietnam Veteran and I'm sure it changed him. When he turned 75 he started telling me that he loved me. And gave me a new Ford F-150.
Tony’s relationship with his uncle was the real dramatic centerpiece of the show, it was in many ways tragic as they kept falling out, never quite able to make a lasting peace. Tony harbored his grudges, Junior was never fully able to trust Tony, doubting every gesture of his kindness of having a double agenda or a hidden motive. It ended very badly, even though for a while it seemed to get better.
Erica Lynn im Italian American and this is the most accurate statement. My uncles/dad are Tony's age and my grandparents/great uncle juniors age and it rings true for some of them and the stories my family has told me
I hear what you said, and I don't disagree necessarily. But I think of many ethic groups, Italians are more likely to express love for their relatives than many other groups (Irish, Anglo Saxons, etc). To me what is great about this scene, is it not just one single emotion or circumstance that make Junior and Antony emotional, it's years of the personal relationship and the power dynamics of the mob that have pushed them to the extremes. There is no doubt that they love each other, but in mob life, they were often enemies. No Corrado knows he's old and frail, he can't keep up the macho mob mentality anymore. He's just an old man, confined to his home. It's a deep scene.
elle Jay i just started it as well, and this is the most recent ep i finished. This was a powerful moment, so much so that i had to revisit it already.
Can't believe you all are just now watching this show. God bless RUclips. I watched this live during their run. I hated it because I'd have to wait another week for the next episode. Then after one of the seasons they took a 1 1/2 year break. It was torture. Easily my fav show of all time.
"I'm still the boss of this family" Junior wanted to be boss for such a long time. After so many years of coveting the position, he finally got it - only to realize he was being used as a lightning rod. He never got the power he had hoped for during all those years. But he clings to the empty title; in a way, it is one of the few things he has left as he is withering away.
One of the best, most sentimentally powerful scenes in cinema. Two men who are ego driven, macho types…who are both hurting badly but who are told never to talk about your feelings. The way Tony keeps trying to explain what’s bothering him to junior, and junior continues kicking the can down the road and not answering. Only for tony to eventually break and just come out and ask it, like a child might. “Don’t you love me?” Amazing that Dominic actually broke down in tears for this scene. It’s a legitimate, genuine moment of sadness on display.
This scene got me good . I didn't know what all the hype was about with the sopranos series. I thought it was just a parody of the godfather with okay acting . I haven’t cried in bcs and breaking bad or any other good series in quite a while but this scene felt personal and very well acted . Jr trying to enjoy the little things he has in his life while slowly losing his memories and Tony trying to find the bit of happiness he can find while trying to earn the respect from a person he always looked up too . Rip James .
A hug here would have been the perfect ending to a different scene in a different show. But this is The Sopranos. Bitter sweet realism is it's bread n butter.
My grandma had dementia into the final years of her life, and one of the hardest things my mother dealt with was how mean she was capable of being. It's very sad, because you know it's the disease, but it still hurts those who are being forgotten. This scene reminded me of that time.
Yeah. I have an older cousin who took care of his mother before they had to put her in a nursing home. She was so abusive towards the end that he didn't go to her funeral. Even when you know what's going on it's hard to let it go.
I think, deep down, all human beings are awful. Dementia/Alzheimer’s just exposes one’s inner awfulness by removing inhibition. My grandma is the same, would say the most degrading shit. Yet she spent most of her life toiling away to feed and care for her children.
Perfect scene, perfect execution. The way Gandolfini's voice cracks ever so slightly when he asked June if he loved him... The pain in that moment was very real. What a fucking scene.
In the beginning season, Livia foretells that uncle Junior would have dementia saying something like "You will start to forget everything too when you get older." Very sad moment in this scene
Yeah, those scenes between Junior in the “retirement community” confirmed to me that he’d end up developing dementia. Not so much Livia’s comments but the fearful condescension Junior treated the place with, as if he knew that his aging mind would strip him of his newfound status as “boss” far quicker than he got it.
What a scene ! Goosebumps. The scene shows the love Junior has for Tony ,unfortunately in trying to be boss he never showed it . felt sorry for him in the end ..
These two men loved each other despite the bullshit and despite trying to kill each other. Tony loved Christopher too. It's a perfect example of how evil the life they chose is. The only people Tony loved, who he wasn't capable of killing were Meadow, AJ, and Artie....
I think his Alzheimers, in this particular scene, was an act to try and keep his emotional wall up in front of Tony. But he cracked for a brief moment when Tony persisted. Old dudes are like this, my grandpa was the same way and he didn't even have alzheimers, he'd just avoid 'that gooey emotional shit' whenever and however possible.
These scenes between Junior and Tony were the best in the show and were always brilliantly written. Tony clearly loved his Junior deep down because he still remembered the good times they had in his youth and how Junior was kind to him whilst his dad wasn't so much. Junior clearly felt something for Tony too, hence why he always referred to him as "my little nephew" even when Tony is older. It's just their arrogance, narcissism and profession meant both were utterly incapable of properly expressing themselves or ever showing weakness in front of the other. If somehow they both ended up getting away from the mob life they'd probably go back to being very close.
We're always told to respect our elders, growing up. Well, some of us are. What we're never told is to respect our youngers; they're all we'll have left one day...
these is without doubt one of the most amazing and revealing scenes of the sopranos. This is clearly one of the key points that the series try to make, how Tony despite having all the money of the world and power...does not have the fundamental things and feelings of his family, respect and love.
Junior didn't have children of his own so he loved Tony very much. He never idealized the life but accepted he was stuck with it. But he wanted something better for Tony. He was really invested in the idea of Tony becoming a professional athlete. And you could see throughout the show his disappointment that Tony got into the same life as him and how he suppressed those feelings. In the first scene with Junior he lashes out "How many f-ing hours I spent playing ball with you?!". And when he got the Alzheimer's, that's what kept coming out. But Tony never understood that. And Junior could never say how he felt because that's how the world he grew up in was like.
You summed it up perfectly.
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Thats really well put. I think alot of people from parents who came from more old school backgrounds (or definitely traditional families) can resonate with this scene. My dad is in his 80s now, he never told me he loved me growing up, worked hard his whole life. I remember once I cried once when I was a kid and he smacked me "men arent supposed to cry". We never smiled in pictures he was a really "old school guy". Thats how his dad was with him. Growing up - I loved and hated him. But now that hes old and maybe the end is near you ....its a weird thing. I am strangely harsh with him and all men as he was with me but I guess deep down idk. Maybe deep down maybe we all want that affection - Tony wants it from his uncle; but his uncle is literally incapable of giving it to him. I resonate with this scene - its one of the few scenes that makes me tear up.
That’s deep, Junior knows there’s no future in the mafia. Tony could’ve done a lot more with his life.
We see the little child in Tony Soprano for a minute, beautiful.
Scottclaudet and i also believe its that little child that we always forgive does it matter how hideous the act was Tony shows us the scared child and we forgive
Andrew Becker He a bog trohtin prik innithe?
Aww. The murderer thief wants his uncle to love him. How beautiful.
@@Aivottaja If you had a grain of sensitivity, you'd see that Tony was an incredibly complex and nuanced character. He was born into the mafia, raised by a mobster father and a mother incapable of showing him love. Maybe you could consider getting down off your fucking high horse and stop pointing the figure of judgement. If you have an honest conversation with yourself, I'm sure you'll find that you have plenty of flaws and character defects of your own.
@@stairwaytoheaven8 The Sopranos isn't for you, man. Try a superhero movie instead.
"Don't you love me?" That line gets me every time.
Coming from the man who set his own uncle up to be the decoy for any FBI busts.
KiloByte69 Yea, but it's directed at a man who twice tried to have his own nephew killed (and Tony's completely aware of it). I'd say their idea of love is pretty is pretty equally fucked.
suncore598 They had to try to kill each other because of circumstances dictated by the life they live. Neither wanted it to ever come to that. It was similar to brothers fighting brothers in the civil war.
+Big R I'm german so I kinda know this deal. During the cold war we germans were standing on both sides of the iron curtin, ready to maybe kill our own cousins, if war breaks out.
yannick245 My family is from Germany as well, I still have relatives that live in the East. The entire thing makes me sick. And the Staasi? Where do they find people like that?
It's sad because Tony goes so long not knowing that his uncle is losing a battle with dementia and he just thinks Junior is becoming a bitter old douche.
Daniel Staab I always thought it was unrealistic that he didn’t realize that he had dementia.
Tony didn’t believe it a first because it was all supposed too be an act, after Junior came under a lot of legal troubles. He faked dementia, when in turn he really had dementia
Brandon Garrison exactly
@@brandongarrison8567 also, dementia wasn't that well known back then. Heck, it still isn't today
@@maxbaksh yes, sometimes it is pretty hard to fid out. Some old people lose their minds briefly ocassionally but do not suffer from dementia.
You can tell Junior wants to say he does, but he's hardened his heart so much and preserved this tough guy/dominant persona for so long that he simply can't bring himself to muster it, even with his waning mental cognizance. Absolutely brilliant scene.
"Believe me, there's plenty I'd like to forget."
"Yeah, you and me both."
I love that line. I can relate to it.
tdevil101 All of us can
@@stuungar4034 Amen.
Just watched the 20 year reunion video of the cast on the today show... Hearing Dominic Chianese discuss this scene. The raw emotion that still surfaces such a veteran actor. Really shows the power that Gandolfini had as an actor and as a person. We will never see television like this again. Not even GOT has what this show and this cast did.
I came to re-watch this scene because of that interview. I don't know that there will ever be a show that matches what The Sopranos brought to the table. I've loved quite a few shows in my nearly 40 years, but none of them enthralled me, captured me or intrigued me more than this one.
I'm also here after watching the 20 year reunion.
I remember watching this episode and it was very impactful and I was loaded too lol
ibonn85 fucking GOT can’t even hold a candle to this. GOT is for the masses, The Sopranos is fine art.
I cried so hard when I saw Dominic crying in the reunion. Great actors, great show.
Wonderful scene from both men. The last 25 seconds says more about their relationship than a thousand words could. They're both proud men, but Tony shows rare vulnerability here and Junior almost crying is like a brief glimpse into the window of all that pent up pain, and love. Of course he loves Tony but in the world of the Sopranos that ain't worth too much most of the time.
You can even see how much he's loves Tony when he admits a hit on him. He refuses to even speak Tony's name with Livia
This is the most heartbreaking part of the show for me.
The don’t you love me line by Tony completely broke me into tears. Gandolfini’s child like delivery of that line was some amazing acting. Junior loves Tony so much and he knows what’s wrong with him but he’s too prideful to admit it. So all he can do is break down and cry.
No junior is crying because he's upset tony even had to ask
@@sayedalazam4228 can be interpreted as either, or both. Junior comes from a world and time where telling another made man you love them, even if it is your nephew, was not something you did. He could have been fighting his emotions, or upset that Tony even had to ask, or depressed at the realization that his mental state had deteriorated to the point that something happened so bad that Tony HAS to ask. Or a combination of all of the above. That’s why this is such a powerful scene.
Nah for me was when they saw one another last. 😭
@@evangelionl0vr857 No... "these prairie dogs, they'll sleep during the day" and "There's the cayote" suggest that Junior wasn't really engaged in what Tony was saying to him.
If he felt a tinge of sadness it wasn't at the question "don't you love me" but possibly at a long-ago memory of hearing someone ask him that before. Possibly Bobbi at Boca.
You have to understand that people with the onset of dementia or alzhemiers don't know they have those conditions. Tony simply made indirect comments about Feche, Kennedy, the varsity shit... in reality, Junior and Tony were having parallel conversations neither of which was on the others wave-length.
@@KebabMusicLtd I assumed that Junior was drifting in and out of the conversation because I don't know what those diseases are actually like.
It's obvious he does, and you can see Tony relax a bit as he recognizes this.
You know what's obvious? Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete!
He even realized he was a shithead for asking.
Junior loved Tony but was unable to admit it because in their world, admitting love is a sign of weakness. The scene that really showed Junior's love was their final scene together. Junior couldn't remember his own name, couldn't remember his own brother, but he remembered that he used to play catch with Tony
puka wak junior loved his brother a lot and since he could only remember Tony. the person he loved most was 1. Tony 2. his brother
Frank Dodd yes.
The Sopranos is a reminder that no matter how big and influential you think you are, you are going to end up just as everyone else, old, lonely, powerless, sick, misunderstood, so try to show love to everyone around you, it's really all that matters. This series is full of moments like these, showing that all the toughest OGs are just as emotional as every other human
What?? Lol no. The Sopranos is absolutely not a reminder of that simply bc that is not the case for so many. The majority of the departed did not leave the earth lonely, powerless, sick, misunderstood etc. Thats an incredibly vague and broad generalization which really represents a very small minority. Most people pass surrounded by family, full of love and closure, power is relative to whoever it stems from, don't have to be sick necessarily, and lastly I doubt most people feel misunderstood when their time comes. Thus meaning you're wrong. Pathetic.
@@whoknows4379 looks like someone is scared about getting old and dying. Honestly it’s difficult to find that closure in a family like this. If you have a good family who cares about you and your happiness more than you and your accomplishments, you’ll be fine. That’s what the show was about though, the toxic elements of people tony was surrounded by while being toxic himself. Different types of personality disorders that make up his anti social behavior. That’s what psychoanalysis is present through most of the show. Tony’s mother being a narcissist and his uncle not far different. It’s environmental factors creating his depression but also being the reason he’s rich. It may not be the case for many, but for those who live it - it’s very close to home. Even in little ways
Hope Joe Xiden ends up older, lonely, powerless and sick.
You're wrong, you'll end up old and sick most likely, but that doesn't mean you cannot be powerful or that you have to "love everyone" you brainlet.
There are many old people that were powerful, understood, respected and loved, people usually are loved one way or another by someone in the end.
@@whoknows4379 absolutely false lol
My Favorite scene of the whole series. Junior tried to kill him a few times ago yet Tony ask if he loves him. Powerful stuff.
That was just business nothing personal
@deenman23 Business.
The killing stuff wasn't personal. 🤣
Very good point. These mobsters proclaim that family (both blood relations and mob-family associations) mean everything to them. But instead what we see is that both types of "family" are routinely screwed over and even killed with regularity and without very much hesitation. This serves to illustrate the absolute hypocrisy and depravity of these pychopaths.
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Such a sad and meaningful scene. Tony and Junior had the most interesting relationship in the series by far, half the time trying to kill eachother and the other half saving eachother. It's really saddening how Junior ended up.
junior was a dick hha
he had that guy killed in his bathtub and other guys killed too lol
Yeah, but Brendan was robbing their trucks and got one of their drivers killed. To me, it seemed justified considering they were in the mob. Brendan even panics when the driver is killed, saying "Junior fucking Soprano's gonna go apeshit."
"believe me there's plenty i'd like to forget..." gets me every time.
Uncle Jun looking at the TV saying "there's the coyote" in the middle of an emotional discussion cracks me up so much I don't know why.
he seems genuinely invested in the coyote documentary lol
It's symbolism. What does a prairie dog represent? What does a coyote represent? It shows a rabbit peeking it's head out of a hole when Anthony asks an intruding question.
This show is so Fucking chalk full of metaphors, symbolism, and everything in life.
@@rakuencallisto This show was pure brilliance.
Coyotes express love to their kids in a strange way by killing them. It mirrors what Junior had planned to do to Tony.
@@rakuencallistoalways with the metaphors
Gandolfini said, in his only long interview about the show, that one thing he really like about _The Sopranos_ was its multigenerational aspect, how it portrayed older people not as peripheral ciphers but characters as vital to individuals’ lives as their own children.
And you can take this scene anyway you want but i read it like this; Junior kind of knows he's slowly mentally deteriorating and when Tony says "Don't you love me?" Junior is both insulted by his questioning of that and is depressed by his realization of what's really going on. Such a great series, the many theories of what scenes really meant is what made it so brilliant.
Daniel Staab I thought so too. That and he's an old man that closes his feelings off and is being punished by that.
+Daniel Staab Dan...I agree ...all the brutal mob business/the Bing/the whores /the beatings/ruthless dealings ...its writing like this that made it the # 1 show on TV!
+RB2331 don't forget all the existential and psychological issues explores
Noble Nemesis I think jun never loved anyone or respected anyone in his life (except Johnny Boy) he never married/no long term gf/his sense of style is ' I am a loser/he tries to kill his own nephew. Jun is a simply a man who is incapable of love/trusting anyone .
I think the very fact that Tony is even asking Jnr that question is what made him feel sad! The one person in his life who is still alive with a real connection to him is asking if Jnr even loves him! That would make you feel extremely lonely ontop of the fact that you realise your brain is slowly dying! Brilliant scene!!
“Yeah, you and me both” the way Gandolfini delivers that is so subtle yet so powerful. Like he’s regretting every decision he’s ever made yet it’s too late for that.
He's likely referring to when him and Junior went to war against each other.
I love when I read a comment that's a quote at the exact time the line is said in the video :P
Uncle Junior's quivering bottom lip answers Tony's question. You can even see Tony relax a little when he sees it.
There's so much dynamic emotion in this scene, brilliant writing and directing. The end where Junior tears up and there is dead silence and the documentary music chimes is absolutely stunning. Somehow in some abstract way it reminds me of the vastness of the world, around every corner there are people with complicated emotions and stories like Tony and Junior.
You fucker why'd you give Rickon to the Boltons?
Schwab over here..lol dude thumbs up great insight.
You are completarlo right: life is so complex and unpredictable.
Uncle June overacted the fuck out of this
Well said.
Other TV shows creators just can't write a scene as good as this.
The wire did better but this was a great scene with great actors.
Frantz H. Joseph I guess it’s a matter of opinion but no the wire did not do better. You can say did as well but it doesn’t get any better than this
@@fjoseph1977 both top tier, it's a matter of personal choice.
No other TV show can be compared to this masterpiece. The writing, scenario, acting, photography, music. Everything was just perfect.
Soprano 10/10
Breaking Bad 9/10
The wire 7/10
ali al jabr the wire 7/10 ...that’s too low
Junior loves him but it's the life and all its "macho" crap that makes him unable to admit it and/or express his love. Junior has been a gangster as long as he can remember and has lost a big part of humanity because of this.
+Nino Gaggi Very well said. Exactly my thoughts. Tony might be the only person in the world he loves but still "this thing of ours" has corrupted his soul.
That is kinda irrelevant to this.
Id say it ate him up inside to see what he had done to his own family - he was going to kill tony to get power...Junior wanted the power more than he loved tony and in hindsight he was really ashamed of it...thats why he didnt just say yes or no. Tony is oldschool too and he asked the question expecting a response.
Jeez your all talking like a simple 'I love you like a son' would destroy his personality, what's he got to lose apart from a better relationship
Tony put him in a really awkward, tough position. Then again Junior didn’t really give him much a choice. Fing Life man wtf.
"Don't you love me?"
We love you Tony, and we always will. RIP Gandolfini.
I love you Tony. Always xxxx
Those of us who have had a parent or grandparent succumb to Alzheimer's disease know how heartbreaking it truly is. I remember my grandmother forgot everyone in our family before she died. She only remembered my father but thought that I was him when I was a kid.
Make sure you form a seal when you shut that freezer door.
i vote yours best comment
Alex Furnas I honestly still don’t get it
My grandfather used to freak over the same thing with the fridge
Troy White please explain
Never had ghe makings of a varsity freezer door shutting
"There's The Coyote."
+Mike Hegarty Oh yea?
willy565
Great name for a prequel series about Junior, Johnny, and the Atwell Avenue boys.
I cry every time I hear this.
Tha Real Varsity Athlete
Alexander Lee you little bitch
Heartbreaking scene. I wouldn't wish Alzheimers on my worst enemy.
But I would! Lol
I completely accept that it's your opinion but I don't get the need for people to have such a high moral ground for fictional characters, the mob shit is more or less a back drop for a show that's pretty much a drama. I can get you don't like his character but not liking a mobster in a mobster show because he's a mobster just sounds redundant to me.
mr evil You sound jealous
mr evil Not all of them are...
Some just do. what needs to be done to get ahead of ASSHOLE COPS and RAT FUCKS who are Super JEL...
FUCK YOU!!!
i know, where's the fun when you get back at your worst enemy and they forget who you are.
Came here after i seen uncle junior cry talking about this scene at the reunion
3:33 you can see the pain and anguish and he is trying not to break RIP mr gandolfini A+ actor indeed
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"Yeh, you and me boat...."
Hahahaha
What's dis aboutta boat?
Gettdda fuck outtah hereeee
one of the writers of the show was doing a radio interview (can't remember which show or station sorry) and this scene came into the discussion, I do remember him saying that Juniors reaction to the "don't you love me" question was one of angst. He does love Tony however a part of Junior is very cynical and in his mindset showing love like that is a weakness in the world him & Tony live in. He's basically fighting his own emotions.
But Tony has said numerous times he loves Christopher. Not sure why saying I love you is a big thing. I just believe it's all the grudge they've created between each other even though they're bound through family blood.
Tony and Christopher had a different dynamic. He was his subordinate, in many ways Junior and Tony were equals in the mafia. When Chris got more responsibility as the show went on, you could see how the rifts between them killed the love, much like Tony and Junior.
Junior from a different generation too
The depth and dimensions that James was able to capture was just pure genius. He was an absolute talent that just doesn’t exist anymore, and he died far too young.
Junior wanted nothing but love and to be loved. To see his close relative question his ability to do so hit Junior hard. With his dementia getting worse, he finds himself completely alone in this moment.
You have to wonder, why is Junior without a wife and kids? I don't recall them covering it in the series. He pushes people away who get close to him. Tony found a crack in the shell here.
What a great character, so well done
Reiks Kooc Junior says in one episode that he could never bring a woman into the life of a wise-guy, and that's why he never got married. But he also pined away for Johnny's mistress who Tony meets. So it was probably a little of both.
There seems to be a bit of unspoken tension between Junior and Livia in season one. Poor Jun, he could never find an attainable woman.
He would have married the redhead who banged JFK, but his brother Johnny Boy beat him to it..Season 5
@@shakedaddy1 Exactly 💯
@@ericwilliams398 He suffered in silence
Junior does love him.
***** Yeah that was terrible. But the fact that his physical body is deteriorating and he cant focus doesn't mean that he no longer loves Tony. If your wife is asleep does she cease to love you, just because she is in lala land and at the moment doesn't know you exist?
Jun loved his brother and he cared for Tony ....didn't love him
You & Tony Egg Again
He didnt love him?!?... TOMMY WAS HIS FUCKING BLOOD NEPHEW!?!...
@@RB2331 Corrado loved Tony, without a doubt. Junior knew he was never gonna have a family/ children of his own, and he knew his brother was never going to be the perfect father to Tony. Junior picked up the pieces best he could for Tony's childhood, in ways his brother Johnny boy wasn't able too. They loved each other.
That fuckin music coming from the TV when Tony asks if junior loves him. For some reason that makes me wanna tear up even more
Here rewatching this after the Today show 20 year anniversary cast interview. Such a beautiful scene knowing how much James meant to Dominic
How many times have you heard junior say "that's my nephew you're talking about" or tony say "that's my uncle you're talking about"? despite the mafia shit tony and junior were uncle and nephew at the end of the day
This scene always chokes me up every god damn time I watch it. As soon as Tony asks “don’t you love me?” And you see juniors face, gets me every single time. Reminds me so much of my grandmother and her battle with this god awful disease.
Fantastic acting from a fantastic show.
I cried so hard the first time seeing this.
jpat gon k.
+oO0E
Fucking muppet.
Aivottaja Your mother is a muppet.
that scene gets me every single time
When Tony asks ...' Don't you love me ' the sound coming off the TV is so perfect !
He loved him.
Man, after just watching the 20 year reunion interview and Dominic breaks down crying mentioning this scene makes it that much more powerful. RIP Jimmy
Seeing Junior almost brought to tears is all the confirmation Tony needed. He knew Junior loved him
My grandad had dementia.. which makes this scene even more sad and powerful.. seems like junior cant express his feelings to Tony as his brain is dieing.. yes he does love him.. and you can see his frustration with the disease as he breaks down... a very sad and moving scene indeed.. gets you right in the feels everytime.. best show ever..
It's not just the dementia. I have it the same way with my father. I know he loves me but he's just not the type that ever could say it. He was a Vietnam Veteran and I'm sure it changed him. When he turned 75 he started telling me that he loved me. And gave me a new Ford F-150.
@@anthonyfuqua6988 Good story mate, cheers to you and good day
Tony’s relationship with his uncle was the real dramatic centerpiece of the show, it was in many ways tragic as they kept falling out, never quite able to make a lasting peace. Tony harbored his grudges, Junior was never fully able to trust Tony, doubting every gesture of his kindness of having a double agenda or a hidden motive. It ended very badly, even though for a while it seemed to get better.
I think his problem was jr was old school Italian, he wasn't raised to express his feelings so he's doesn't know what to do
Erica Lynn im Italian American and this is the most accurate statement. My uncles/dad are Tony's age and my grandparents/great uncle juniors age and it rings true for some of them and the stories my family has told me
I hear what you said, and I don't disagree necessarily. But I think of many ethic groups, Italians are more likely to express love for their relatives than many other groups (Irish, Anglo Saxons, etc). To me what is great about this scene, is it not just one single emotion or circumstance that make Junior and Antony emotional, it's years of the personal relationship and the power dynamics of the mob that have pushed them to the extremes. There is no doubt that they love each other, but in mob life, they were often enemies. No Corrado knows he's old and frail, he can't keep up the macho mob mentality anymore. He's just an old man, confined to his home. It's a deep scene.
not just an Italian thing, Albanisi here and I'm the same way. its hard to open up to family.
Exactly! This is coming from an Italian American who grew up with wiseguys.
Umm that is specifically a trait of Americans and not REAL ITALIANS. Real Italians are much more comfortable showing affection
This scene bought me to tears... I only started watching sopranos two weeks ago and I'm on the last season already.
i watched it so fast as well... and im sad that i did.
elle Jay i just started it as well, and this is the most recent ep i finished. This was a powerful moment, so much so that i had to revisit it already.
Best show ever.
Can't believe you all are just now watching this show. God bless RUclips. I watched this live during their run. I hated it because I'd have to wait another week for the next episode. Then after one of the seasons they took a 1 1/2 year break. It was torture. Easily my fav show of all time.
"I'm still the boss of this family"
Junior wanted to be boss for such a long time. After so many years of coveting the position, he finally got it - only to realize he was being used as a lightning rod. He never got the power he had hoped for during all those years. But he clings to the empty title; in a way, it is one of the few things he has left as he is withering away.
Scenes like this one are the best in the history of TV, explains why Sopranos are legendary and will never be forgotten
Corrado is my favorite character on the show. This is my favorite scene. Brilliant acting by both.
One of the best, most sentimentally powerful scenes in cinema.
Two men who are ego driven, macho types…who are both hurting badly but who are told never to talk about your feelings. The way Tony keeps trying to explain what’s bothering him to junior, and junior continues kicking the can down the road and not answering. Only for tony to eventually break and just come out and ask it, like a child might. “Don’t you love me?”
Amazing that Dominic actually broke down in tears for this scene. It’s a legitimate, genuine moment of sadness on display.
1:26 one of my favorite lines of the whole show
One of the best scenes of the entire series.
This show always found great natural ways to get music into the show. Whether it be car radios, somebody singing, or TV shows like here.
Those two are gold. There's so much going on in this scene. Pure brilliance.
This scene got me good . I didn't know what all the hype was about with the sopranos series. I thought it was just a parody of the godfather with okay acting . I haven’t cried in bcs and breaking bad or any other good series in quite a while but this scene felt personal and very well acted . Jr trying to enjoy the little things he has in his life while slowly losing his memories and Tony trying to find the bit of happiness he can find while trying to earn the respect from a person he always looked up too . Rip James .
The prairie dog was my favorite character, I wish they'd done more with him.
He sleeps during the day
Just fuck off with these unoriginal comments ffs so tired of this
They can run away from those coyotes like a varsity athlete
I heard he's buried somewhere out in the desert.
@@paddypower5965 Oh yeah?
A hug here would have been the perfect ending to a different scene in a different show. But this is The Sopranos. Bitter sweet realism is it's bread n butter.
This was one of the best written scenes in the show in my opinion. Top 10.
My grandma had dementia into the final years of her life, and one of the hardest things my mother dealt with was how mean she was capable of being. It's very sad, because you know it's the disease, but it still hurts those who are being forgotten. This scene reminded me of that time.
Yeah. I have an older cousin who took care of his mother before they had to put her in a nursing home. She was so abusive towards the end that he didn't go to her funeral. Even when you know what's going on it's hard to let it go.
It's a horrible illness. I went through it with my father.
I think, deep down, all human beings are awful. Dementia/Alzheimer’s just exposes one’s inner awfulness by removing inhibition. My grandma is the same, would say the most degrading shit. Yet she spent most of her life toiling away to feed and care for her children.
1:24 'Believe me, there's plenty I'd like to forgot.'
Takes on a new meaning after the ending of The Many Saints of Newark
I don't think he meant that. He already forgot that.
Perfect scene, perfect execution. The way Gandolfini's voice cracks ever so slightly when he asked June if he loved him... The pain in that moment was very real. What a fucking scene.
All tony ever wanted was love
I cried with this ending. I think it is one of the best endings in the series.
One of the greatest scenes in television history.
In the beginning season, Livia foretells that uncle Junior would have dementia saying something like "You will start to forget everything too when you get older."
Very sad moment in this scene
Yeah, those scenes between Junior in the “retirement community” confirmed to me that he’d end up developing dementia. Not so much Livia’s comments but the fearful condescension Junior treated the place with, as if he knew that his aging mind would strip him of his newfound status as “boss” far quicker than he got it.
What an actor.
Actors*
Great acting from both, GREAT show period
best ending through the series in my opinion.
My God two powerful actors right here folks! Beautiful!
Juniors wood panelling, looks like a ski lodge in there.....the atmosphere was fabulous
Two great actors. All their scenes together are amazing.
What a scene ! Goosebumps. The scene shows the love Junior has for Tony ,unfortunately in trying to be boss he never showed it . felt sorry for him in the end ..
So beautiful.
When is someone gonnna upload this scene WITH the credits? It makes it much more impactful.
eh, I'll do it tonight. I agree lol
@@eatfugu you didnt
@@eatfugu You did-ANT
YES !!! the credits make it so much better
3:25 Junior is thinking, ‘I do, but I can’t show it’. Brilliant acting from both of them here.
R.I.P. James Gandolfini One of the very best, its a fu**ing shame you went to soon
despite whatever happened between these two, they care about and love each other.
wow what a fucking scene
These two men loved each other despite the bullshit and despite trying to kill each other. Tony loved Christopher too. It's a perfect example of how evil the life they chose is. The only people Tony loved, who he wasn't capable of killing were Meadow, AJ, and Artie....
Sooo...Carm?
@@VCthaGOATdunker He as capable of killing Carmella.
@@michaeld8280 He never even hit her.
@@VCthaGOATdunker If he could kill Chris and Tony B, he had it in him to take out Carmella if he had to.
I think his Alzheimers, in this particular scene, was an act to try and keep his emotional wall up in front of Tony. But he cracked for a brief moment when Tony persisted.
Old dudes are like this, my grandpa was the same way and he didn't even have alzheimers, he'd just avoid 'that gooey emotional shit' whenever and however possible.
Corey D Junior had progressive dementia rather than Alzheimer's- he would end up like Don Vitorri, the old man Tony met in Itally.
mrbrockpeters Ok mr tough guy
I'm glad that i'm not the only one who enjoyed Uncle Jun just as much if not more than Tony
“You’ll find that it’ll happen to you soon too.” -Livia
One of the most powerful scenes of the series..there's been a few but this one really stands out...
uncle jun loves tony.......
So much told with so little, such a moving scene. One of my favorite scenes in Sopranos.
Such a beautiful scene
The actor that played junior actually said this scene almost made him cry while doing it because it his best memory of james gandolfini
It didn’t almost make him cry it did, those are real tears from the actor.
You know how this video should have ended? With Junior telling Tony he never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
I was literally walking down the street laughing uncontrollably at that haha
Tony never had the makings of a lovable human being.
😂😂
Shut the fuck up.
This scene alone is better than anything else I saw on TV...
uncle junior looks like the dude from the six flags commercial dancing away lol
Love these human moments of Tony, really make him more likable
These scenes between Junior and Tony were the best in the show and were always brilliantly written. Tony clearly loved his Junior deep down because he still remembered the good times they had in his youth and how Junior was kind to him whilst his dad wasn't so much. Junior clearly felt something for Tony too, hence why he always referred to him as "my little nephew" even when Tony is older. It's just their arrogance, narcissism and profession meant both were utterly incapable of properly expressing themselves or ever showing weakness in front of the other. If somehow they both ended up getting away from the mob life they'd probably go back to being very close.
One of the best scene in Sopranos. Its Sad and Beautiful at the same time.
after taking care of my gramps through his last days with his dementia, i can't help but tear up watching this.
That reaction on Junior's face at the end, is just priceless !
Make sure you form a seal when you shut the door, lol.
John Constantine 😂😂😂
but not too sealed ;)
We're always told to respect our elders, growing up. Well, some of us are.
What we're never told is to respect our youngers; they're all we'll have left one day...
these is without doubt one of the most amazing and revealing scenes of the sopranos. This is clearly one of the key points that the series try to make, how Tony despite having all the money of the world and power...does not have the fundamental things and feelings of his family, respect and love.
When Tony asked Junior if he loves him Junior looked like he was about to cry.
"Chickens nice and spicy, huh?"
Anyway 4$ @pound (*cauliflower is 3.99$)