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Summary: Lower your expectations!
Review: The first 11 episodes of the Second Season don't live up to the first season standards. Some new characters and subpots are introduced with mixed results. The season seems to be struggling for an identity and sometimes seems like it is devolving into a night-time soap format--sprinkled with heavy doses of sex and violence.But wow - you really get a wonderful payoff in the last two episodes of the season, as the show finds its stride again, and the momentum continues strong through the third season. Wonderful television. Why the 1 rating? Because although I rated the last two episodes as FIVES, I rated the first 11 episodes as ONES, which averages out to a one or a two.
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Summary: Smoking Season--Carmella is something
Review: Here we're all feeling sympathetic toward poor Carmella and she pops off and uses that mob connection, baby. Her mama didn't raise no fool! NICE season here, folks. A bad night of Sopranos beats the best night of just about everything else. So, whaddya waiting for, eh? bada Bing! Get the tapes!
This is the season in which Tony and his mother split irrevocably. The show explodes as Tony faces the truth about his mother--both in therapy and in real life. We think, o.k. now he'll have some peace. Oh, no, along came Janice, the sister, and grew a head in his mother's place. She is a piece of work and Aida Turturro delivers here. To be able to sit and watch the entire season at once is indescribable joy! Get the tapes!
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Summary: Ajay Naidu and Frank Sinatra Jr. appear.
Review: After seeing the first season of Sopranos on DVD, I'm hooked. I just have to see the second season. Season two picks up speed and becomes more dramatic and grittier. Tony Soprano becomes more darker and is still violent. His pyschotherapist is scared of him. And the other side gets back at Christopher with a bloody shoot-out. Tony Jr. enters manhood age-wise at his confirmation, but by now he is so rebellious and has an attitude towards his family (do you blame him?). Also two characters are introduced. Saundra Santiago (NBC's Miami Vice) and Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Texasville) guest star. Ajay Naidu appears in in episode #5, Frank Sinatra Jr. appears in episode #6, Janeane Garofalo and Sandra Bernhard appear in episode #7, Joe Penny appears in episode #10 & 11. If you hate Tony, wait until you see episode #13 (#26). You'll laugh, laugh, laugh.
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Summary: The Sopranos Season 2 - A truly compelling series!
Review: As compelling, unpredictable, intense, intriguing and entertaining as the first season was, this second season is all of that and even more. In every conceivable way, "The Sopranos" is entertaining, from the masterful subtleties to the down right provocative scenery and dialogue. From the explosive first episode to the revealing and poignant last episode, the writers, actors and directors all deserve high praise for bringing this season to fruition. There has never been and probably will never be another show like this one. James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco and all of the other outstanding actors for this series bring such a liveliness and depth of character to each character that each and every one of them deserves all of the accolades they've received and will continue to receive for their performances in this pivotal series. Series creator David Chase can only be described a pure genius for "The Sopranos!" No other movie or series has ever taken a look at the mob life such as this one and it works brilliantly from episode to episode, there's never a dull moment. I truly enjoy how they work in clues in one episode that may payoff in that episode or it may take several episodes before it pays off, it's just brilliant. "The Sopranos" is truly episodic drama at its finest! Even though I do find that the pricing for the boxed DVD set is a bit high considering that there are only thirteen episodes per season, it is worth every penny as it will give you an opportunity to get caught up on the entire season. Due to job responsibilities at the time, I didn't get caught on to this show until recently and I can only imagine the wait between episodes and seasons on HBO, as I will soon be discovering as the fifth season rolls in here in a few months. Episodes: Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office... - Junior's in jail following a Federal indictment; Big "P" makes a surprise return; Dr. Melfi has given up on Tony in fear for her life; Tony is now no longer the de-facto boss, he is the boss; Tony's completely given up on his mother and his sister Janice makes a return from Seattle to "help" Livia. Don Not Resuscitate - Tony has taken over almost all of Junior's business but leaves him five percent to continue earning and Janice falls into Livia's web of deceit and self pity. Toodle-F'ing-Doo - Interesting title for an episode that can certainly not be named here. Meadow has a "party" at Livia's house, leaving Tony and Carmela to come up with a "suitable" punishment. Dr. Melfi finds herself completely mortified after a chance run in with Tony and Richie Aprile gets out of prison after ten years and starts making things complicated for Tony. Big "P" has some new friends! Commendatori - As part of taking over Junior's car importing business, Tony and crew take a trip to Italy where he finds an interesting boss there and he also arranges for a new lieutenant in Furio. Big Girls Don't Cry - Furio proves his talents to Tony; Dr. Melfi is spending some time on the couch herself; Richie and Janice make a chance reunion and Christopher receives a gift of acting/writing classes from Adrianna. The Happy Wanderer - Robert Patrick of T2 and X-Files fame makes a guest appearance as David Scatino, an old high school pal of Tony's and he has a gambling problem that soon gets him in trouble with both Richie and Tony. The tension between Tony and Richie is almost palpable at this point. D-Girl - AJ's confirmation is coming up but Tony and Carmela are finding his attitude to be apathetic; Christopher is trying to pursue writing and meets John Favreau through his cousin's fiancée Amy, he regrettably reveals some family secrets. Full Leather Jacket - Carmela takes advantage of her "family" status in an attempt to keep Meadow to a closer college; Richie makes an attempt at making peace with Tony and two young associates of Christopher's try to hook up with Richie but go about it in entirely the wrong way, bringing dire consequences upon themselves. From Where to Eternity - Christopher has an out of body experience and tells Tony and Paulie about it, causing Paulie to rethink his life in some of his best scenes ever; "P" takes on a hit with Tony in an attempt to get closer to him and Carmela wants Tony to get "snipped." Bust Out - Richie makes an attempt at an alliance with Junior; a witness comes forward in the shooting that Tony did and he starts to make arrangements should he be arrested but he still has time to squeeze David Scatino for his last penny. House Arrest - Tony gets lucky with the legal bullet and his lawyer suggests he should spend time with his legitimate business; Junior finds a companion; Dr. Melfi makes a scene with her son and the tension between Tony and Richie and Richie's pending wedding to Janice has Tony up in arms. The Knight in White Satin Armor - Tony throws an engagement party for Janice; Carmela has reached her limit with Tony's womanizing; Tony tries to break it off with Irina but she's doing everything she can to keep him; Junior brilliantly analyzes his situation between Tony and Richie. Funhouse - Tony finally must deal with Livia and her living arrangements; Tony has a bout with food poisoning and his waking dreams bring about a revelation that he must deal with once his suspicions are confirmed. {ssintrepid} Episode List: Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office...
Don Not Resuscitate
Toodle-F'ing-Doo
Commendatori
Big Girls Don't Cry
The Happy Wanderer
D-Girl
Full Leather Jacket
From Where to Eternity
Bust Out
House Arrest
The Knight in White Satin Armor
Funhouse Special Features: -Audio commentary on a couple episodes
-Season review
-Season 1 recap
-Cast & Filmmakers bios
-Awards
-2 Featurettes
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Summary: This is cool
Review: I like the Sopranos a lot. It is totally neat.
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Summary: Tony and Carmela try to get Meadow into the right college
Review: I was not completely bowled over by the first season of "The Sopranos" the way I was about the first season of HBO's "Six Feet Under," but I think that was mainly because no show in the history of television could possibly fulfill the expectations I had when I started watching. The important thing is that however highly you graded that first season that the second season of the show is even better. I think there are several reasons for this: First, Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) is given ample opportunity to show some teeth in these episodes. My oldest daughter is currently caught up in the college application rat race so I totally appreciated Carmela going to the mattresses for Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler). By the same token I thought it was a good move to make the Soprano kids more background figures in the second season. Second, David Chase and the writers wisely backed off forcing the whole bit with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) seeing his shrink Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). I bet on balance Melfi spent more time seeing her own shrink (Peter Bogdanovich) than she did Tony during season two. This had the great effect of recalibrating their relationship because now she is having about as many problems as he does. Consequently, it was not just more of the same and by the end of the season Tony's problems have been clearly defined, giving them something to work on in season three. Third, rather than continue the attempt by Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese) and Livia (Nancy Marchand) to take out Tony the threat comes from a pair of new characters, Richie April (David Proval), recently released from a 10-year prison stint, and Tony's sister Janice (Aida Turturro). Actually, I think that it is wickedly funny that Livia is reduced to weeping harridan for most of these episodes. Besides, I still get the feeling Uncle Junior is merely biding his time and the season works a lot better for me dealing with more of the weekly routine of being mobsters than the high opera of a coup attempt. But this works well for the show because it did not pick up right where it left off; even the question of whether "Sal" (Vincent Pastore) is a rat gets put on the backburner for a while before coming back with a vengeance. Finally, in the second season the right people get killed. Sure, a lot of people get killed, but I mean that there were two particular people I wanted to see dead in this cast and both of them got whacked on Disc 4. Along with Meadow graduating high school there was not much else I wanted to really see happen by the end of the second season. Now, on to season three.
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Summary: BEST TV SERIES EVER MADE!
Review: How u doin'? I love this show. It is absolutely wonderful. What else can i say? The sopranos is great. The characters are marvelous. James Gandolfini as Tony and Edie Falco as Carmella. The show is uhhh...very...real, u know what i'm sayin'? It portrays the modern Italian mobs/gangs very well. I can watch the sopranos over and over again and not get bored. It is so interesting and entertaining. I have all of the seasons on DVD, and it is a great set. I once saw the whole Godfather set and the whole second season of sopranos in one day. It obviously took a long time. Then the next day I saw the complete third season of sopranos. This is a must buy for everyone.
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Summary: Another Great Season
Review: In many ways better than the first. Certainly, awesome. This show is astonishingly well-written and qualifies as art of the highest order.
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Summary: An engrossing series
Review: If you liked "Goodfellas", you will love this series.
After watching the first thirteen episodes, you'll probably do as I did,... buy the second season. Then you will need the third season as well.
Believe me, it is money well spent.
Entertainment such as this is hard to come by these days.
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Summary: Great television
Review: I don't think that I have ever seen such a flawlessly cast , written and acted series. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco are brilliant as Tony and Carmela Soprano. The blending of humor and in your face violence and sexuality is masterful. If you have ever run across a few of the real life counterparts of the Soprano family of characters, you know how accurately the cast plays their roles. Just brilliant.
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