Things come to a head in The Beloved Sopranos Series
There is so much praise that has been part of the Sopranos series but to be honest I just was not seeing it. I loved the back and forth between Tony Soprano and his shrink. His attempts to hit on her and her resistance of these attempts. I liked the conflict between the two and it's escalation. I watched keenly as she started to become more like her patient.
I enjoyed the casual nature of the violence and the structural leadership challenges that had been set up. I was amazed at the effects of a trip to the ancestral land and the detachment of the locals. It was interesting to see the role of the aging matriarch and her amazing almost supernatural ability to manipulate and control everything around her. The children and the growth they experience season after season.
This past episode though marks a major shift which in my view was the most insightful episode. It comes when there has been a sense of recovery from apparent disloyalty in this case the existence of a rat. Unbeknownst to the characters of the show, the threat still exists. The protagonist though is unaware. His closest friend has been entrusted with the care of his son at a key point in the young man's life. While counseling the teenager who is also going through a philosophical existential crisis, he realized how important Tony Soprano is and how treacherous his betrayal of the same is.
In the meantime, Chris the upcoming lieutenant is also trying to develop his love for writing and acting. Both men are faced with a point of transition (one of my favourite topics or themes). Chris is asked to take a 10 minute timeout after which he could either walk away from the Sopranos or stay while P@ssy sits alone weeping desperately wire attached as he contemplates his fate.
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