The Sopranos Season 3 Episode 6 'University' Full TV Reaction!!
Added 2022-12-20 15:54:20 +0000 UTC
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It was absolutely horrific what they did to her and their reactions after the fact made it that much worse! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:16:01 +0000 UTCLove this comment! We really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and insights on the episode! I don't think we truly appreciated all the parallel's between Meadow and Tracee but it's so good to read through these comments after the fact. LOL he could never collect on all of those blowjobs -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:15:06 +0000 UTCSo true! We didn't pick up on that, but damn, that was so sad! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:04:28 +0000 UTCYes! I think we didn't do enough in digging into the comparison between Tracey and Meadow! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:04:10 +0000 UTCThank you, Marcus! You're too kind! I can definitely see that being the case! Pretty much everyone on the show is awful lol Happy Holidays! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:03:45 +0000 UTCYikes! More darkness to look for in the future, but crazy how it just continues to get better and better! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2022-12-25 04:02:39 +0000 UTClol When I watched this as a teen when it came out I didn't catch it. Older now and I see how horrible of a person he is.
PIG
2022-12-22 13:12:21 +0000 UTCNoah is a piece of shit
Dominic Matich
2022-12-22 08:08:35 +0000 UTCLiked the episode. Obviously focused around the three young women...Meadow, Caitlin(roomate), and Tracee(stripper) Med is very privileged. Has every opportunity. Street smart, book smart, the world is at her feet based on her upbringing. Tracee is at the bottom of that scale. Shit upbringing, school dropout and probably multiple abusive relationships which led her down the road to being a stripper. Then there's Caitlin. A fish out of water from a small town in OK, entering the mean streets of the Big Apple where you have to have a thick skin to survive. She's also privileged but very sheltered. It's culture shock compounded with latent mental health issues. For Caitlin, she doesn't realize that people like Tracee exist / what their life is like day to day. The worst thing that happens to Caitlin is a homeless woman with a daily news up her butt and a smelly subway train. A day in the life of Tracee would give Caitlin a full psychotic break. Loved how this episode parallels the 3 of them beautifully. It really is a standout episode.
Joe Lazarus
2022-12-21 20:44:58 +0000 UTCwhit no sound? and no image?
nita traian bogdan
2022-12-21 12:18:19 +0000 UTCGreat reaction, as usual/ As others have mentioned, we’re clearly meant to contrast the parallel struggles of young women of roughly the same age and getting no support—at least Caitlyn has a family friend/shrink on a horse farm in Vermont, because Meadow and Noah sure aren’t much help. (Hey, Mead, why not bring her to North Caldwell for dinner with the family?) I won’t belabor the issue other than to add my my admiration of that skillful writing, once again. The parallel that I find particularly fascinating in this episode is Meadow, in a away, beginning to confront what Tony experienced when he flirted with socializing outside of ‘the family’ and golfing with Dr Cusamano and his insufferable country club friends who ultimately made Tony feel like a stunod for not understanding earlier how civilians really see him (s1e10, a Hit is a Hit). All through high school Meadow was yammering on an on about getting as far from the Soprano house ASAP and while she didn’t end up going far away in miles, Columbia a whole different world than what she’s used to. And, at first, it’s thrilling and liberating, but she’s already getting a taste of mainstream society’s brand of callousness. No spoilers, but for the rest of the show’s run, it’s interesting to pay attention to Meadow’s attitude towards the world from which she’s come. Funniest throwaway line for me in this episode is when Mead is trying to get Caitlyn to go on BuSpar, and Caitlyn says, “I miss my ferrets.” I guess, ferrets must be underrated emotional support animals. I wonder if any other member of the weasel family would do, in a pinch. Every time I watch that scene I nearly fall out of my chair. For my money, it’s even funnier than Paulie calling Vito Spatafore and Bobby Baccalieri “before and way before” in a Weight Watchers ad, and then repeating it, in case Tony didn’t hear. I love Terry Winter episodes—he always did the best non sequiturs and Paulie jokes.
Robert Livingood
2022-12-21 11:26:55 +0000 UTCGreat analysis 👍
David Murray
2022-12-21 03:58:23 +0000 UTCWhat a depressing and infuriating episode. Tracee was exploited by everyone and there wasn't a single person who actually treated her as a human being instead as a means to satisfy themselves. Even Tony didn't really give a fuck about her. If you remember he never says he's angry at Ralphie for killing her, he's angry because he "disrespected" them and the business. They didn't even have the decency to dump her body somewhere it would be found so at least her kid knows he was just abandoned completely. Just because Tony felt bad afterwards means absolutely nothing. Ralphie should have been smoked right then and there. Who cares if he's a made man when absolutely everyone hates him and he's obviously a huge liability to the family. Episodes like this make me wish they'd all get busted and spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Jeffrey Miller
2022-12-21 03:19:31 +0000 UTC"University" is sort of like a spiritual successor to "College". Both episodes step back and deliver us a memorable one-episode Meadow-centric story that culminates in brutal murder, reminding us that This Thing of Ours is ultimately a ruthless and cruel reality. David Chase began to dislike his audience by this point, who were rooting for these mobsters, so he upped the ante by making the violence more wanton and shocking and the characters much uglier and callous (Notice how much Tony's racism is highlighted this season) Meadow and Tracee are two parallels of the same lifestyle; Meadow is the beneficiary of the life and Tracee is at the bottom of the totem pole. Remember the scene transition when Tracee/Meadow walk toward the door? Meadow struggles with a man, and turns to her mother for guidance and support while Tracee really only has Tony for support when she gets pregnant. Meadow has dental insurance whereas Tracee takes out a loan and becomes indebted to Silvio. Meadow complains of nothing to eat when you know Tony always keeps a stocked pantry, and Tracee considers a Fresca and a poptart to be a proper meal. The good news is that the show eases up a bit for the next few episodes. "Employee of the Month", "Another Toothpick", and "University" were a trilogy of sorts that explored the morality of Tony Soprano and the brutality of the mob and American life in general. On one final note, imagine Georgie trying to collect on those blowjobs lol.
Sol95
2022-12-21 01:56:32 +0000 UTCTracee has no decent person to turn to about her problems. Caitlin can go to a horse farm in Vermont and talk to a Dartmouth Medical School psychologist. Amazing contrast between the two characters who are the same age.
David Murray
2022-12-21 00:30:53 +0000 UTCGood ones! I think another reason that Tony seemed more affected by Tracee’s death, was because she was Meadow’s age. I agree with Dan about these being two of the darkest episodes so far. It’s an intense season. Already looking forward to 7 and 8.
David Wilkins
2022-12-21 00:20:52 +0000 UTCGreat reactions as always. Love the outro discussions. They really put you guys over the top. I'm always surprised to hear that YouTube analytics reveal that not many people keep watching. Random thoughts: the first two seasons were a huge phenomenon, and I think the creators started questioning if they made the mafia too likeable. I think it was always the plan for the show to get darker, but you can really see how season 3 takes a darker turn. I think Noah is basically just a narcissistic user of other people. I think it's one of the ongoing themes of the show that people outside the mafia are pretty terrible as well, like the guys in season 1 having a laugh at Tony at the golf club. Looking forward to more Sopranos. And Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukkah to anyone out there that celebrates!
Marcus Cato
2022-12-20 23:56:06 +0000 UTCTwice in 3 episodes now we get a scene where I look away during rewatches. Seeing Ralphie do that to Tracee once was enough. As Daniel said in the outro, this season is definitely a lot darker than the first 2. It's a trend that continues. I'd say the show gets about 10% darker and more brutal with each season. I also think the quality increases at the same rate. That's why I love the last 2 seasons so much.
Future Boy
2022-12-20 23:10:27 +0000 UTC
