The Sopranos S3. E5 & E6

I think Tony definitely feels bad that he screwed over that cop for basically just doing his job, and that's why he tried to give him that big tip. He's still an a-hole, but with the help of his therapy, he's learning to be more reflective and aware of his actions. It's a recurring theme throughout the series where he acts with his emotions and makes mistakes, and then after the fact when he's calmed down he starts feeling regret. And he always uses money to clear his conscience. Like when he paid off his Russian side-piece, or that guy that Richie ran over with his car, and Tony goes into the hospital, demands he takes his 75 grand or whatever it was, and then when he's walking out he's got that big grin on his face like he's feeling like Santa Claus. He wanted that guy to accept his big bribe/tip so he could stop feeling guilty about screwing over his police job.

coburnsven

Ugh the episode with Tracee always makes me cry. It was such an awful end for her. Yes, Asia. Ralphie gotta go. He’s a trashbag.

Melissa

There's nothing worse than spoilt brats. My sons never wanted for nothing, but I'd be the same as you if he done that lol but? He wouldn't dare...

☻Shell🎔⋆˚🐾˖°

Yeah, they had some wildly differentiated behavior between some seasons.

Michael King

I don’t feel sorry for Meadow at all. She’s an ungrateful, selfish brat. If my kid sat there holding up her empty glass and waving it at me like that….. oh man, I’d put the hurt on her big time. I’m being nice with that comment. What can we say about Ralphie? There are no words for that low life. Oh Asia, you repeated the movie title mentioned in the show Erin Brockovich. That is a fantastic movie and you both should give that a watch!

Pink Martini AZ

Tony and everyone in his crew are racists. The show doesn’t sugarcoat it because it’s typical of the Italian mafia in the US.

Julie A

Tony I wouldn't say is a racist, I think that word gets thrown around a lot these days. He believes firmly in keeping things Italian when it comes to his family and they make racial jokes, but that comes from their tradition in the 50's and 60's and this was early 2000s before cancel culture. He is fairly progressive amongst the other members of his crew and the organization, and when I say he's not racist I mean deep down he understands the context of black people and civil rights (grew up during the movement in Newark) in that time and Italians are sentimental about anything from "the old times") and understands discrimination as Italians had that in the early days. But at the same time, those guys are about business and money and they don't do handouts, so there is that hard edge about things. He's always weighing things one hand to the other. But if you think hhe's going to join Janice and Meadow for a protest for affirmative action, guess again. But there are some outright racists with no heart like Phil Leotardo and maybe Richie. Carmela even said something I found to be more racist than anything, when she's in Meadows Dorm and says to Noah something like "you're from a mixed background, you must know how hard it is"... and he didn't say anything. But like him, I'm mixed and from Los Angeles, and a statement like that I would laugh at because you look at someone like that with a small world who never left New Jersey. So, NJ has a lot to play into the way these people act too. Things are very segregated during those times with different neighborhoods. Sorry for the essay, but Tony is complex and don't want people to think he's 1 dimensional.

Robert

You guys should watch Erin Brockovich, it's a really good movie based on a true story starring Julia Roberts

Davey

Ralph is playing a dangerous game. Dating the widow of the previous well thought of boss, ralph probably thinks he can do what he wants. He knows the people he works with can easily kill him, so instead of pissing the others off, he should be respecting them. I heard it mentioned in a previous episode that Tony said Ralph was a good earner. That is probably the only reason ralph is still alive. The boss can have anyone taken out, even a made guy.

Gary Morse

Tony and Ralph - that's going to be a thing. Ralph is a "Made" guy. Tony slapping him around for killing Tracy could be a problem, even with him being the boss. There are rules.

Jerry

This series is so great about portraying some cliches. Noah is one. Exactly the “NYU film/art history major. The eyewitness to the murder that almost had tony. That scene where the jazz is playing and they’re reading their highbrow books and she finds out their thing is connected to tony soprano. That kills me everytime.

Michael King

I couldn’t remember who I hated more, between Ritchie and Ralphie. Now I remember.

Michael King

Part of me thinks Noah got the forbidden fruit and then tired of Meadow but I agree with your take about his dad.

Dana

The Kinks song in the 2nd episode was used too much, just like Ralphie is living on a thin line. They did use that song in strip clubs a lot in the 90's though

shawn boyce

You beat me to it. That was a good show , Roc the garbage man. Canceled in the 2nd season

shawn boyce

Tony legitimately felt badly about abusing his Mob Boss position to muscle a guy for just doing his job. He crudely tried to make amends with an unnecessary purchase and a large gratuity.

Justin Freeman

Julie A

Re the first ep: Tonys racist sometimes. The sad thing about it is a lot of times he genuinely feels guilty after. Thats why the call to the assemblyman after he found out the cop was taken off the street. Then Meadows bike is stolen and he cant help getting an attitude and smirking at Meadow about it because he thinks his point is proven, and by extension he feels it kind of justifies how he treated Noah.. But then later he thinks about it.... and feels bad again, hence him going to try to give the guy some money.

Mer Kitten

Tony knew that he was wrong for throwing his weight around to bust down that cop. The guy didn't do anything but his job, and Tony was salty that anyone would even bother him cause he's such a bigshot. Leon worked hard and had integrity, and Tony punished him for that and felt guilty. Then the crooked politician tried to justify what happened, telling him Leon been a problem cause he isn't a crook basically. But Tony knew he messed up.

Jake Martin

The actor that played the cop is Charles Dutton. Great actor, he was in a really good show in the 90's called "Roc." Here's a clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yaqLrCun28 He's also in Menace To Society and Mimic. Two really good movies.

Jay Reeves

Dats a good shandwich. 😁

Mikey Sea

My day just got a little sweeter. 😊

Mikey Sea

Thoroughly spoilt - thanks guys!

☻Shell🎔⋆˚🐾˖°

Gotta get the gabagool with the sweet peppers over here! Oh!!!!!

Michael King

Yay!!!

Julie A