Am i the only one who finds the scene of Paulie laughing at the TV kind of endearing/adorable? like a kid genuinely enjoying his favorite tv show, specially contrasted with Tony's bitterness
Exactly. Tony lacks the ability to genuinely feel happy in his life, so he regards happy people with disgust and resentment. Just like how he always tears down his sister when she's happy in her life.
Your reactions are totally appropriate and what David Chase would've wanted. In the early seasons of the show, people kinda hero-worshipped Tony and the other guys, and David Chase was hugely frustrated that people were missing the point. These are mostly horrendous people. They are not to be hero-worshipped, as amazing as they are as characters and as complex as the show is. So David Chase doubled down on the awfulness and the selfishness of the characters in the later seasons, to make the fanboys and fangirls realise who they were worshipping here.
Met him many times when I worked at a hotel in Beverly Hills for 21 years. Couldn’t have been nicer and more generous. I remember the night he accidentally started a fire in his room 😂. He came down the next morning, apologized, and told us to put all the damages on his bill.
Think you guys really hit the nail on the head with what you said about Tony becoming this depressing, evil, shell of a person compared to earlier on, but I also think that he was always like this deep down and we're just finally seeing him without that sociopathic charm that made him seem likeable. Btw Tony's "friend from Miami" was Beansie, the one Richie turned into a shopping cart in Season 2 😉
After the series is over, please do a standalone video giving your impression of it as a whole. It is such a roller coaster ride, it takes a while to let everything settle, then pull back and see it as one big picture.
These episodes really encapsulate what Tony has become. The charm and childish humor that coated the outside has cracked and worn off and now we’re seeing what he really is
It actually helped the show. The Actors holding out for more Money. A lot of time passed between the later seasons. Tony (James Gandolfini) got Fatter and Older. His “Charm and Childish humor” disappeared……Literally. Season 6 Tony is about 30 pounds heavier with less hair than Season 3 Tony.
@@kevinfinnerty8414 yes 100%. Iirc on Talking Sopranos Michael Imperioli mentions how James really started to hate the character towards the end of the show and didn’t want to do S6 as he started to become Tony Soprano in his personal life
I was thinking, when we finish the end of the series, it would be lovely to watch together the "‘The Sopranos’ Cast Reunites For 20th Anniversary: Full Interview | TODAY" (46:05) AND also "James Gandolfini Tribute to a Friend" (34:30) both of which are on YT. I purposefully haven't watched them just in case TBR & Sam agree :P
My favorite part of "Remember When" is when the new expensive Espresso Maker arrives at the house for Carmella from Paulie, since the coffee machine was on the fritz. She is in awe and says "What is wrong with that man?!!" and Tony's face figuring out that it's basically a gift for not killing him :) He did say to Beansie that Paulie was never "put to the test"...that's why Tony was so aggressive with Paulie with the questioning about the joke while on the boat, seeing if he would cave and tell him. Paulie didn't and passed the test...barely lol.
His gambling is def a reaction to his gunshot trauma and the idea that his surviving it was against the odds so he thinks he can keep beating the odds so he places big bets
At 4:25, at Junior's poker game, the old guy laughs because Junior just mentioned red buttons. There was a very well known actor named Red Buttons, beginning in the 1930's doing movies then TV, he won an Oscar in the 1950's and stayed active till 2007. Probably around the time of this episode. Also, in the 1960's, Frank's daughter Nancy Sinatra put out a very famous song called These Boots Are Made For Walkin' which I imagine almost everybody has heard somewhat.
Tony and Hesh’s friendship is all but over. Tony could have given him the money at any point but he didn’t have to because there was nothing hesh could do about it. It takes him losing his gf to get Tony to give him the money as if it helped the situation. It’s Tony doing it to make himself feel better like he is helping out a friend but the friendship is over. At one time, Tony would’ve sat with hesh and would’ve been there for him but instead he plops a bag of money down and says sorry for your loss and leaves.
Over the seasons Tony’s breathing has become more pronounced. You could say that is because James got heavy in real life but it’s in the scenes that are adr so that means it was put in. I think it’s so consciously or unconsciously you are aware of Tony’s decent into gluttony and corruption.
@@Sig509 How so? I always took it as a kind gesture... It is Tony letting Hesh off the hook in a way...Now, Hesh doesn't have to fear for his safety and can grieve in peace.
@@JoeyMartzit took hesh losing his wife to get Tony to finally pay him the money he owed. Their friendship ended because of money. At one time, Tony would’ve been there for hesh but now he drops off a bag of money and gives him a pat on the shoulder and leaves. If anything it makes Tony feel better about himself giving the money to hesh when hesh could care less about money at that point .
@@francisalbert1799 yeah, agreed. It made Tony feel better in a way, seeing Hesh lose his girlfriend like that, it was someone whose luck made a turn worse than Tony's; and that made it acceptable for Tony to pay the rest of what he owed him.. pretty fked up way of thinking
James Bailey for Vanity Fair just published a great 10-year retrospective about "Jim" Gandolfini. His costars and friends speak about what he was like. A great read.
“Vig” = “vigorish” is the interest on the loan. Tony owes Hesh $3000/week just in interest, so it will take more than a long time if he is only paying the vig and not the principal.
Phil had Doc killed but in the previous episode Doc had Jerry the Hairdo killed. That was his competition 4 boss of the family but Jerry was Phil's protégé. So I think them whacking Jerry was the last straw. That's why at the end of episode 14 Phil says to Butchie "no more of this"
@@Sig509 if you're referring to the hit on doc santoro it was inspired by the paul castellano hit in the 80s but not an exact replication. the gunmen that killed paul castellano wore masks and used carbines
Heheh. I love Paulie's laugh. The gambling was very abrupt to me as well, especially considering the episodes with the Terminator friend who had to sell his business to pay Tony back. But I think this was Chases way of hammering home how self-destructive and miserable Tony is for the people who still didn't see it even at this point. The turn was obvious when Janice was benefitting from anger management class, but most fans hate her, so I guess Chase had to have Tony turn on all, if not most, of his friends to bring the point home that he's a sad sack that hates it when other people are happy
Tbr, your rant about how they’re all hypocrites at the end of this video was absolutely spot on. You encapsulated the entire attitude of all the characters to perfection. I always love hearing you and Samantha’s thoughts. You guys are the best!
Love this reaction so much. For so many seasons we have been empathizing and rooting for monsters and it’s incredible how they hammer this home in the last season. So good to see others see this about The Sopranos, my favourite series ever!
Somewhat, but I think the bigger reason is Paulie just never shuts up and tony thinks if the time came where Paulie got put to the test he will talk to the FBI because he just wants to be heard cause like all of these guys Paulie is a sociopath and a narcissist.
@@darensparks I agree, In addition in the dream Paulie had he asked himself, "Will I stand up when my time comes?" I think even he questions if he'd keep him mouth shut if it came to it.
@@honestcomment862 Exactly, and let's face it Paulie is a one of the worst guys on the show. I mean he smothers an elderly woman to death to steal the money under her bed simply to appease tony cause his envelopes had been light for a few weeks.
they were congratulating Phil on being the head of the family. When he said a few eps ago no more Butchie that was him saying he's not gonna sit back and be shit on anymore.
Two movies you guys should add to your list. Bone Tomahawk (Western Horror featuring Kurt Russell and Patrick Wilson) and also Zodiac (featuring Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr)
Hey you two! I am glad your are enjoying the descent into madness in 6B... Your reaction to Tony paying Hesh back after Rinatta's death fascinated me.... I always took that as I kind gesture.... No more anxiety for Hesh... No more worrying about getting killed over the money.... But, I can see your point too. Good stuff, house of Schmitt... You guys keep well! J from (Essex Co) NJ
I saw it as Tony being an a.hole I mean, look at how he'd been treating Hesh all episode, making man 'ask' the literal Boss for his money back. Tony was being dickish the way he does so well, especially when you remember how he kept burdening Hesh (with his problems/strange dreams) when Dr Melphi was out of the picture 🤣😂🤣. When he gave all the money back, it's like he always had it, he was just taking the P but the wife dying brought an end to his joke.
You also gotta undertand Tony is concerned about Paulie talking so much because he thinks he could slip up and reveal the wrong thing either to some civilain or even a cop if arrested God forbid. I'm sure he thinks that's the easiest way someone becomes a rat. When Tony and Paulie are eating with Beansie and the girls Paulie is talking about the guy that "mysteriously drowned." Tony gives Paulie a look. It's obvious they must have killed the guy. I think he has every right to be annoyed and concerned.
Yeah I think they missed that part. Paulie is hinting around to some girls that he just met that they might be responsible for a guys death. That's dangerous
I have a movie recommendation for you to react to: The Hitcher (1986), a tense and realistic thriller, with a great performance by the amazing Rutger Hauer.
Lin Manuel Miranda, writer and future star of "Hamilton" & “In the Heights,” made his TV acting debut in the episode “Remember When” as the bellman ("I think maybe, I don't know") who would not give Tony and Paulie a straight answer about the hotel.
The Sopranos is one of the few shows where you can say the phrase "Paulie woke up with a dream about Pussy" and it not only mean something completely different, but be an important character moment lol
Tony gambles a lot at casinos, both undergound mob ones, Indian casinos, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas (remember they were at an Indian casino when Furio thought about pushing Tony into a helicopter tail rotor), as well as betting on sports and horse racing (Pie Oh My)
TBR = Tampa Bay Rebels? I always look forward to these videos. This show is so amazing. You guys are taking me down memory lane. This show had the hype that Game of Thrones had. Love the reaction.
A while to go yet, but think about making the closing scene of the series a separate reaction clip for several reasons, 1) It's got a song playing so to react properly you'll have to include the music, a separate unmonetized upload would avoid copyright restrictions 2) You may want to watch the final scene more than once 3) A separate upload as a 'final scene reaction' might be a quite popular with non-regular viewers
At 7:32 seems you might not get the Dick Cheney reference? Back when he still vice president, in 2006, not long before this episode aired, Cheney accidentally shot a friend in the face while bird hunting. Junior tries to relate to him as “someone who is all too familiar with accidental gun play.”
Guys, please react to The Wire next. I love how you spend a decent amount of time after the episodes to talk about what has happened, I feel you’re one of the few reactors on RUclips who would do The Wire justice. Love the channel.
The Schmitt's have great taste in TV. I was late to The Boys. And got just two more episodes to go, and started watching some of their reaction videos on them recently, as I wrap up the series so far. How they are feeling towards the end of The Sopranos, I'm feeling with The Boys, knowing I only have two more to go, and no word on season 4. I need more of it.
11:59 You are absolutely right! Gradually Tony tears off communications emotionally and sincerely with the environment, with the gang. With "Family". Pulls down bridges, so to speak. In 13 series it is Bobbie. In 14 it is Christopher. And in 15 Pauly's turn comes. And in 16 Hash becomes the stranger for Tony. And further everything goes to a rating at all. The matter is that the 6th season of the Soprano is a history of full falling of Tony. But show us two Tony. In the first half of the 6th season, it is Tony fighting against the nature, and trying to save the family, let and at the price of other "family". And here the second half of a season, is Tony who accepted the true nature and reconciled to it. Also made a choice for "family", at the price of the family. And as a result payment for the chosen way. Natural and logical final. What actually happened to many characters in series: Phil, Bobbie, Johnny, Silvio, Vito, Christopher, Gerry. And before with Ralfi, Salvatore, Undershirts, Ricci and many others. Therefore it is my favourite season. It like the third Godfather shows all that price that it is necessary to pay eventually for this world. It is interesting that in the first season, one of gangsters says to Christopher that many did not understand sense of the Godfather 3.
It's a little understated in just how good Ralphie and Vito were at finding ways to make money. I think it's also a byproduct of the waning influence the mob actually has in traditional areas, as you pointed out.. I also forgot completely about Tony yelling at Carlo which I think is important combined with that "fuck that honor and loyalty shit" Tony said to him when Bobby got shot. If you go back, Tony is always chasing highs. His pettiness in doing so chafes a lot of people. Christopher comments on it in his intervention. And then there's the infamous handout scene with Ralphie at the races.
I always felt like ep 15 was to show the influence Junior (or growing up in the life) had on Tony, but also highlighted that it can't be entirely blamed on that, like a nurture v nature episode. Ep 16 always reminded me of Tony B's downfall but to a much bigger scale since we see how his choices affect other characters.
As sure as he was, Tony still needed the admission from Paulie before he could pull the trigger... in the book The Godfather, Michael had all the evidence that Carlo set up Sonny, but still needed the admission, before killing him (which appeared weak to guys like Hagen)
Great reaction / review. 👍 14:39 I don't think Tony changed his mind about killing Paulie on the boat due to fatherly feelings T had for P. I think he absolutely wanted to but didn't because he was afraid he may lose the fight/upper hand - just like he did with Bobby in Sopranos Home Movies - and then he wouldn't have been returning to shore. I think he weighs it up in his mind, decides it is not guaranteed he will come out on top and decides not to try. Instead he angrily throws the can of beer at Paulie, purposefully hurting him with it.
It is important to remember also an episode,. where in a retrospection Tony's father was warning him off gambling, and telling that it was the worst thing possible for a man. PS Too bad you did not leave the "You look like a Puerto Rican whoah, make me sick" bit form Phil. Makes me crack every time :D
Remember.. Tony's dad said there is nothing worse than a degenerate gambler. Tony always took that to heart and repeated it all the time when he collected from gamblers, no matter their personal struggles. In the end he ended up what him and his father despised the most.
Tony's newfound gambling problem has always been there. The difference now is all his best earners are dead. Vito. Ralph. Eugene. Not as much money is coming in, so suddenly, his gambling is a problem. This is coinciding with a terrible cold streak with his bets.
When he flips out on Carmela, he says "and *when* I'm gone, you can live in a dumpster for all I care." When. He knows he's eventually gonna go to prison ir be murdered.
Chasing It is one of the hardest episodes to watch. It’s many peoples least favorite. I think it’s good, but everything is so toxic and Tony is so awful, I get why people don’t like it. It gets much darker and depressing than this, but still brilliant.
Tony's unprocessed thoughts and feelings about everything mob-related, his mom, his uncle, is making him fall apart even if he's not aware of it. He carries so much resentment, hatred and pain that he can't help it. Edit: also, I think that while Tony has more obvious reasons to hate Paulie, I also suspect there's deep seated resentment because Paulie reminds Tony of how he got into the mob, they literally were running away because of Tony's first murder, and he blames him for what the mob life has brought to him.
ironic the way Tony destroyed the life of a childhood friend who owed him money and now Tony owes a old man who's known him since he was a kid, acting as a favor! at what point is it cheaper for him to settle it another way? the shaky camera style represent Tony's unstable lifestyle with his feverish gambling and losing spree...the one thing his father never wanted him to be and Hesh knew it! a funny parallel with Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth, the whole thing was basically a power move, saying "I could kill you if I wanted to" instead of "let’s take a ride, so I can kill you"! he could have paid the debt the whole time but chose not to.
Am i the only one who finds the scene of Paulie laughing at the TV kind of endearing/adorable? like a kid genuinely enjoying his favorite tv show, specially contrasted with Tony's bitterness
Paulie was always my 'favourite' character. Psychotic yes, but loyal. And he really loves Tony ☺😊
Yeah, but also sad because Paulie doesn't have anyone else.
@@onepcwhiz6847kind of the point, no? Paulie is happy in his own world, Tony has it all, so to speak, and he’s miserable.
He was watching ‘threes company ‘
@@dunbardunelm3924 Loyal? Seriously?
The way Tony looked at Paulie while Paulie was laughing at the TV, was the same way Tony looked at Anthony JR when he was laughing on the computer.
Exactly. Tony lacks the ability to genuinely feel happy in his life, so he regards happy people with disgust and resentment. Just like how he always tears down his sister when she's happy in her life.
@@ojtheviking (im still watching it the series...commenting as i go) at this point it Feels like tony's on a self fulfilling prophecy.
@@penoyer79 Pretty much.
Your reactions are totally appropriate and what David Chase would've wanted. In the early seasons of the show, people kinda hero-worshipped Tony and the other guys, and David Chase was hugely frustrated that people were missing the point. These are mostly horrendous people. They are not to be hero-worshipped, as amazing as they are as characters and as complex as the show is. So David Chase doubled down on the awfulness and the selfishness of the characters in the later seasons, to make the fanboys and fangirls realise who they were worshipping here.
To little avail - even in season six a lot of people were cheering Tony on, much to Chase's dismay. Well, you can't make them all get it.
Hard to believe that yesterday, James Gandolfini died 10 years ago already.
I felt so bad for his son. They were on holiday in Italy when it happened.
They say he was a real laid back stoner. Not at all like Tony. Super nice guy.
Met him many times when I worked at a hotel in Beverly Hills for 21 years. Couldn’t have been nicer and more generous. I remember the night he accidentally started a fire in his room 😂. He came down the next morning, apologized, and told us to put all the damages on his bill.
@@jmuduke99that’s dope
@@LandSharkEatsUMost of the time he was , but not always. Check the clip on here where he went after a paparazzi.
Think you guys really hit the nail on the head with what you said about Tony becoming this depressing, evil, shell of a person compared to earlier on, but I also think that he was always like this deep down and we're just finally seeing him without that sociopathic charm that made him seem likeable. Btw Tony's "friend from Miami" was Beansie, the one Richie turned into a shopping cart in Season 2 😉
that shopping cart line is so good lmao
That was one thing that turned out okish, Beansie was doing well in Miami away from Jersey and Ritchie got his as well.
After the series is over, please do a standalone video giving your impression of it as a whole. It is such a roller coaster ride, it takes a while to let everything settle, then pull back and see it as one big picture.
Great idea
The last episode is maybe 2 1/2 weeks away sure they’ll do a stand alone reaction and recap of the series
These episodes really encapsulate what Tony has become. The charm and childish humor that coated the outside has cracked and worn off and now we’re seeing what he really is
It actually helped the show. The Actors holding out for more Money. A lot of time passed between the later seasons. Tony (James Gandolfini) got Fatter and Older. His “Charm and Childish humor” disappeared……Literally. Season 6 Tony is about 30 pounds heavier with less hair than Season 3 Tony.
What he turned into IMHO.
@@kevinfinnerty8414 yes 100%. Iirc on Talking Sopranos Michael Imperioli mentions how James really started to hate the character towards the end of the show and didn’t want to do S6 as he started to become Tony Soprano in his personal life
I was thinking, when we finish the end of the series, it would be lovely to watch together the "‘The Sopranos’ Cast Reunites For 20th Anniversary: Full Interview | TODAY" (46:05)
AND also "James Gandolfini Tribute to a Friend" (34:30) both of which are on YT. I purposefully haven't watched them just in case TBR & Sam agree :P
Doing a reaction to the reunion is an excellent idea.
That is a great idea... I hope they see this and respond back.
@TBRSchmitt
My favorite part of "Remember When" is when the new expensive Espresso Maker arrives at the house for Carmella from Paulie, since the coffee machine was on the fritz. She is in awe and says "What is wrong with that man?!!" and Tony's face figuring out that it's basically a gift for not killing him :) He did say to Beansie that Paulie was never "put to the test"...that's why Tony was so aggressive with Paulie with the questioning about the joke while on the boat, seeing if he would cave and tell him. Paulie didn't and passed the test...barely lol.
His gambling is def a reaction to his gunshot trauma and the idea that his surviving it was against the odds so he thinks he can keep beating the odds so he places big bets
Yessir
Such a narcissistic ego for tony to think like that, even "untouchable" guys like al capone and john gotti got taken down.
At 4:25, at Junior's poker game, the old guy laughs because Junior just mentioned red buttons. There was a very well known actor named Red Buttons, beginning in the 1930's doing movies then TV, he won an Oscar in the 1950's and stayed active till 2007. Probably around the time of this episode.
Also, in the 1960's, Frank's daughter Nancy Sinatra put out a very famous song called These Boots Are Made For Walkin' which I imagine almost everybody has heard somewhat.
In Paulie’s defense, Three’s Company is a classic!
"That was a power move...."
"....WAS IT???!!"
🤣🤣🤣
Remember back in season 3 when in a flash back Tony’s father told him never to gamble.
Tony and Hesh’s friendship is all but over. Tony could have given him the money at any point but he didn’t have to because there was nothing hesh could do about it. It takes him losing his gf to get Tony to give him the money as if it helped the situation. It’s Tony doing it to make himself feel better like he is helping out a friend but the friendship is over. At one time, Tony would’ve sat with hesh and would’ve been there for him but instead he plops a bag of money down and says sorry for your loss and leaves.
Over the seasons Tony’s breathing has become more pronounced. You could say that is because James got heavy in real life but it’s in the scenes that are adr so that means it was put in. I think it’s so consciously or unconsciously you are aware of Tony’s decent into gluttony and corruption.
The breathing is definitely put forward in the sound mix.
Paying Hesh off is a friend move. For Tony. It’s the best we can expect from him. Unfortunately
but realistically he was dropping their friendship there.
Anyway, the only person Tony knows how to be friends with is Silvio.
@@Sig509 How so? I always took it as a kind gesture... It is Tony letting Hesh off the hook in a way...Now, Hesh doesn't have to fear for his safety and can grieve in peace.
@@JoeyMartzit took hesh losing his wife to get Tony to finally pay him the money he owed. Their friendship ended because of money. At one time, Tony would’ve been there for hesh but now he drops off a bag of money and gives him a pat on the shoulder and leaves. If anything it makes Tony feel better about himself giving the money to hesh when hesh could care less about money at that point .
@@JoeyMartz That's what I meant.
@@francisalbert1799 yeah, agreed. It made Tony feel better in a way, seeing Hesh lose his girlfriend like that, it was someone whose luck made a turn worse than Tony's; and that made it acceptable for Tony to pay the rest of what he owed him.. pretty fked up way of thinking
This is an earlier than normal post. I'M HERE FOR IT!!! 😭
Same. I'm on the east coast, so it usually comes out after midnight.
You're absolutely right there is no code, no honor in that lifestyle. It all comes down to money. "You're only as good as your last envelope." -Sil
James Bailey for Vanity Fair just published a great 10-year retrospective about "Jim" Gandolfini. His costars and friends speak about what he was like. A great read.
“Vig” = “vigorish” is the interest on the loan. Tony owes Hesh $3000/week just in interest, so it will take more than a long time if he is only paying the vig and not the principal.
Phil had Doc killed but in the previous episode Doc had Jerry the Hairdo killed. That was his competition 4 boss of the family but Jerry was Phil's protégé. So I think them whacking Jerry was the last straw. That's why at the end of episode 14 Phil says to Butchie "no more of this"
and that hit was also a reconstruction of a real mob hit in the NYC
@@Sig509 if you're referring to the hit on doc santoro it was inspired by the paul castellano hit in the 80s but not an exact replication. the gunmen that killed paul castellano wore masks and used carbines
Heheh. I love Paulie's laugh.
The gambling was very abrupt to me as well, especially considering the episodes with the Terminator friend who had to sell his business to pay Tony back.
But I think this was Chases way of hammering home how self-destructive and miserable Tony is for the people who still didn't see it even at this point.
The turn was obvious when Janice was benefitting from anger management class, but most fans hate her, so I guess Chase had to have Tony turn on all, if not most, of his friends to bring the point home that he's a sad sack that hates it when other people are happy
😂🤣😂 @ "Terminator Friend" 🤣😂🤣😂 He lost everything so quickly but at least got away with his life 😂🤣😂
Tbr, your rant about how they’re all hypocrites at the end of this video was absolutely spot on. You encapsulated the entire attitude of all the characters to perfection. I always love hearing you and Samantha’s thoughts. You guys are the best!
Love this reaction so much. For so many seasons we have been empathizing and rooting for monsters and it’s incredible how they hammer this home in the last season. So good to see others see this about The Sopranos, my favourite series ever!
I want to express to you both how much I appreciate your reactions to this series. It’s so smart and real.
The song playing at the start of the gambling scene is Howling Wolf - going down slow. Perfect.
That conversation Phil was having with little Vito was one of my favorite bits of dialogue in the show.
Tony almost kills Paulie because Paulie is actually happy
Somewhat, but I think the bigger reason is Paulie just never shuts up and tony thinks if the time came where Paulie got put to the test he will talk to the FBI because he just wants to be heard cause like all of these guys Paulie is a sociopath and a narcissist.
@@darensparks I agree, In addition in the dream Paulie had he asked himself, "Will I stand up when my time comes?" I think even he questions if he'd keep him mouth shut if it came to it.
@@honestcomment862 Exactly, and let's face it Paulie is a one of the worst guys on the show. I mean he smothers an elderly woman to death to steal the money under her bed simply to appease tony cause his envelopes had been light for a few weeks.
Anyone else notice the irony of how Tony Soprano became as much a "degenerate gambler" as Dave Scatino ("The Happy Wanderer")?
they were congratulating Phil on being the head of the family. When he said a few eps ago no more Butchie that was him saying he's not gonna sit back and be shit on anymore.
Two movies you guys should add to your list. Bone Tomahawk (Western Horror featuring Kurt Russell and Patrick Wilson) and also Zodiac (featuring Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr)
Hey you two! I am glad your are enjoying the descent into madness in 6B... Your reaction to Tony paying Hesh back after Rinatta's death fascinated me.... I always took that as I kind gesture.... No more anxiety for Hesh... No more worrying about getting killed over the money.... But, I can see your point too.
Good stuff, house of Schmitt...
You guys keep well!
J from (Essex Co) NJ
I saw it as Tony being an a.hole I mean, look at how he'd been treating Hesh all episode, making man 'ask' the literal Boss for his money back. Tony was being dickish the way he does so well, especially when you remember how he kept burdening Hesh (with his problems/strange dreams) when Dr Melphi was out of the picture 🤣😂🤣. When he gave all the money back, it's like he always had it, he was just taking the P but the wife dying brought an end to his joke.
You also gotta undertand Tony is concerned about Paulie talking so much because he thinks he could slip up and reveal the wrong thing either to some civilain or even a cop if arrested God forbid. I'm sure he thinks that's the easiest way someone becomes a rat. When Tony and Paulie are eating with Beansie and the girls Paulie is talking about the guy that "mysteriously drowned." Tony gives Paulie a look. It's obvious they must have killed the guy. I think he has every right to be annoyed and concerned.
Yeah I think they missed that part. Paulie is hinting around to some girls that he just met that they might be responsible for a guys death. That's dangerous
@@kylethompson3008 exactly!
Did you recognize Ken Leung, the actor who played Sang in Rush Hour?
"Get Shorty" is a great film with Gandolfini and starring John Travolta. You'd like it.
I have a movie recommendation for you to react to: The Hitcher (1986), a tense and realistic thriller, with a great performance by the amazing Rutger Hauer.
They would love it 😊😊😊
They could also do Spielberg’s _Duel._
I'd love to see them react to Zodiac. With Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.
Classic with C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh also. Great film.
Tony has literally turned into his mother.
❤❤ rip gandolfini what an actor and human being
Gone way to soon
Lin Manuel Miranda, writer and future star of "Hamilton" & “In the Heights,” made his TV acting debut in the episode “Remember When” as the bellman ("I think maybe, I don't know") who would not give Tony and Paulie a straight answer about the hotel.
hes credited as "this fuckin guy."
The Sopranos is one of the few shows where you can say the phrase "Paulie woke up with a dream about Pussy" and it not only mean something completely different, but be an important character moment lol
Bowel movements are always a power move. 😂
Tony gambles a lot at casinos, both undergound mob ones, Indian casinos, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas (remember they were at an Indian casino when Furio thought about pushing Tony into a helicopter tail rotor), as well as betting on sports and horse racing (Pie Oh My)
One of the best malapropisms in the entire series when Tony says to Vito Jr. "...and all that that entrails" (entails).
TBR = Tampa Bay Rebels? I always look forward to these videos. This show is so amazing. You guys are taking me down memory lane. This show had the hype that Game of Thrones had. Love the reaction.
I've always thought Tiberius Beauregard Rudolfo, but what do I know?
Phil and Paulie are what made the Sopranos legendary.
A while to go yet, but think about making the closing scene of the series a separate reaction clip for several reasons,
1) It's got a song playing so to react properly you'll have to include the music, a separate unmonetized upload would avoid copyright restrictions
2) You may want to watch the final scene more than once
3) A separate upload as a 'final scene reaction' might be a quite popular with non-regular viewers
Honest season 6B has some of my favorite episodes of the series.
At 7:32 seems you might not get the Dick Cheney reference? Back when he still vice president, in 2006, not long before this episode aired, Cheney accidentally shot a friend in the face while bird hunting. Junior tries to relate to him as “someone who is all too familiar with accidental gun play.”
20:15. I used to go to Batavia downs a lot when I was a kid with my dad and grandpa. Now it's a racino. They put in slot machines too
41:48 You really have no idea how worse this is going to get
That was Beansie. Richie Aprile ran over him, then backed up and ran over him again.
Guys, please react to The Wire next. I love how you spend a decent amount of time after the episodes to talk about what has happened, I feel you’re one of the few reactors on RUclips who would do The Wire justice. Love the channel.
The Schmitt's have great taste in TV. I was late to The Boys. And got just two more episodes to go, and started watching some of their reaction videos on them recently, as I wrap up the series so far. How they are feeling towards the end of The Sopranos, I'm feeling with The Boys, knowing I only have two more to go, and no word on season 4. I need more of it.
Try succession it was a very good series too.
Better Call Saul has a similar feeling to The Sopranos with the dread that creeps up through the final season. Great show
“ Vito brought in 3X what you bring in on construction “!
I guess I never paid attention, but that actress that plays AJ's GF is gorgeous. I don't remember seeing her in anything else after this.
The heart wants what the dick wants
She had a big role in X-men 3. She was on Heroes and Entourage. She's in Sweet Tooth and Alert: Missing persons now.
Most of the scenes you saw here with the Asian patient who idolized Junior were not in the original broadcast. First time I’ve seen most of them.
I have loved all of these, we are almost there!
The next 2 episodes are gonna be spicy hehe hehe hehe 🤌
11:59 You are absolutely right! Gradually Tony tears off communications emotionally and sincerely with the environment, with the gang. With "Family". Pulls down bridges, so to speak. In 13 series it is Bobbie. In 14 it is Christopher. And in 15 Pauly's turn comes. And in 16 Hash becomes the stranger for Tony. And further everything goes to a rating at all. The matter is that the 6th season of the Soprano is a history of full falling of Tony. But show us two Tony. In the first half of the 6th season, it is Tony fighting against the nature, and trying to save the family, let and at the price of other "family". And here the second half of a season, is Tony who accepted the true nature and reconciled to it. Also made a choice for "family", at the price of the family. And as a result payment for the chosen way. Natural and logical final. What actually happened to many characters in series: Phil, Bobbie, Johnny, Silvio, Vito, Christopher, Gerry. And before with Ralfi, Salvatore, Undershirts, Ricci and many others. Therefore it is my favourite season. It like the third Godfather shows all that price that it is necessary to pay eventually for this world. It is interesting that in the first season, one of gangsters says to Christopher that many did not understand sense of the Godfather 3.
It's a little understated in just how good Ralphie and Vito were at finding ways to make money. I think it's also a byproduct of the waning influence the mob actually has in traditional areas, as you pointed out.. I also forgot completely about Tony yelling at Carlo which I think is important combined with that "fuck that honor and loyalty shit" Tony said to him when Bobby got shot.
If you go back, Tony is always chasing highs. His pettiness in doing so chafes a lot of people. Christopher comments on it in his intervention. And then there's the infamous handout scene with Ralphie at the races.
tony also probably know paulie aint no joke. he seen how paulie handled himself with the cuban guys. paulie was kind of on his toes on the boat.
I love it
Rush hour 3 absolutely
LMAO
5:40
"Um ..16 yr old.....whoo-az?"
Lol. I'm gonna say it. You should watch lost next. Juniors asian buddy is in lost with an amazing role
Omg Nooooooo! 🤣😂🤣 The show had so much promise but lost itself 🤣😂. I hate when shows don't know when to end.
What program do you use to create your videos?
The 1987 " Amazon Women On The Moon " is must watch !!! 👌👌👌
These episodes and the last ones are Tony spiraling by his addictions and all his negative aspects of his life.
I always felt like ep 15 was to show the influence Junior (or growing up in the life) had on Tony, but also highlighted that it can't be entirely blamed on that, like a nurture v nature episode. Ep 16 always reminded me of Tony B's downfall but to a much bigger scale since we see how his choices affect other characters.
Tony realizing Paulie talks to much and he knows Palie told about the Jennie Sack joke.
As sure as he was, Tony still needed the admission from Paulie before he could pull the trigger... in the book The Godfather, Michael had all the evidence that Carlo set up Sonny, but still needed the admission, before killing him (which appeared weak to guys like Hagen)
I find it amazing it took this long to piece it together for Tony, knowing Paulie.
The kid taking a deuce in the showers
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There is literally nothing more Italian than eating rigatoni on a boat.
Great reaction / review. 👍
14:39 I don't think Tony changed his mind about killing Paulie on the boat due to fatherly feelings T had for P. I think he absolutely wanted to but didn't because he was afraid he may lose the fight/upper hand - just like he did with Bobby in Sopranos Home Movies - and then he wouldn't have been returning to shore.
I think he weighs it up in his mind, decides it is not guaranteed he will come out on top and decides not to try. Instead he angrily throws the can of beer at Paulie, purposefully hurting him with it.
200 k ? Shes worth it 😍😂👍
U 2 break it down better than everyone else!!!
It is important to remember also an episode,. where in a retrospection Tony's father was warning him off gambling, and telling that it was the worst thing possible for a man.
PS Too bad you did not leave the "You look like a Puerto Rican whoah, make me sick" bit form Phil. Makes me crack every time :D
19:03 you cut out the best part when phil said the kid looks like a Puerto Rican hooore 🤣 because of the makeup
Hey guys!
Whats up?
I didn't see anything on your schedule for today.
Remember.. Tony's dad said there is nothing worse than a degenerate gambler. Tony always took that to heart and repeated it all the time when he collected from gamblers, no matter their personal struggles. In the end he ended up what him and his father despised the most.
Hit the nail in the head. 👍.
Tony's newfound gambling problem has always been there. The difference now is all his best earners are dead. Vito. Ralph. Eugene. Not as much money is coming in, so suddenly, his gambling is a problem. This is coinciding with a terrible cold streak with his bets.
When he flips out on Carmela, he says "and *when* I'm gone, you can live in a dumpster for all I care." When. He knows he's eventually gonna go to prison ir be murdered.
Where's the schedule for this week guys?
Tony is an addict impossible to fill that hole
Tony is an addict it's very complicated but basically addiction is a need to control everything and you're never satisfied
Can we overlook the idea that Tony might have come back from his near death experience changed? That he may have left something behind?
Overlook or consider...? 🤔🤔
I love Paulie.
23:10 Hell ya it is. Noone wants to mess with the guy that craps himself!
Tony's karma catching up with him.
Friendship with Christopher ended.
Paulie is now my best friend.
Chasing It is one of the hardest episodes to watch. It’s many peoples least favorite. I think it’s good, but everything is so toxic and Tony is so awful, I get why people don’t like it. It gets much darker and depressing than this, but still brilliant.
No predictions is the best policy with this show.
Paulie is hilarious!
You guys gotta review Many Saints of Newark.
Can you just upload the next reaction now please 😫
Damn, first time I've been first to a RUclips video lol
Tony's unprocessed thoughts and feelings about everything mob-related, his mom, his uncle, is making him fall apart even if he's not aware of it. He carries so much resentment, hatred and pain that he can't help it. Edit: also, I think that while Tony has more obvious reasons to hate Paulie, I also suspect there's deep seated resentment because Paulie reminds Tony of how he got into the mob, they literally were running away because of Tony's first murder, and he blames him for what the mob life has brought to him.
Crazy episodes
waiting for one of you movie reviewers to review a John Hughes film called Dutch 1991
ironic the way Tony destroyed the life of a childhood friend who owed him money and now Tony owes a old man who's known him since he was a kid, acting as a favor! at what point is it cheaper for him to settle it another way?
the shaky camera style represent Tony's unstable lifestyle with his feverish gambling and losing spree...the one thing his father never wanted him to be and Hesh knew it! a funny parallel with Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth, the whole thing was basically a power move, saying "I could kill you if I wanted to" instead of "let’s take a ride, so I can kill you"!
he could have paid the debt the whole time but chose not to.
It's sad to go back to season 1 and watch Tony and Hesh's friendship, and then compare to what it has become in this episode.