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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 1 "Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrists Office"
Christopher has a broker's license from the SEC. Big Pussy is alive and back in New Jersey. He shows up at the Soprano house. He tells Tony he's been in Puerto Rico, having therapy for his back and canoodling with a beautiful 26-year-old acupuncturist. Paulie tells Tony that the story checks out. Livia is still hospitalized and his long-lost sister Janice has come home from Seattle. Janice, who legally changed her name to "Parvati" when she left New Jersey, claims she has only her ailing mother's interests at heart. But whatever first name she uses, Tony's big sister is still a Soprano and Tony is suspicious of her motives. Tony to get back into therapy. But Dr. Melfi won't let Tony anywhere near her and she refuses to refer him to anyone else.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 2 "Do Not Resuscitate"
Junior is out of jail on a medical release pending trial and he's under house arrest. Tony doesn't know about Pussy, and Junior's not an immediate threat, this Capuano situation needs to be taken care of quickly. So Capuano's Cadillac and toupee are soon discovered by a State Trooper by the side of a New Jersey thoroughfare. When black protesters picket Massarone Brothers Construction Tony accepts payment from Mr. Massarone to "fix" the problem. What Massarone doesn't know is that the whole thing is a setup and Tony is splitting the money with the protesters' leader. Livia is convinced her two eldest offspring are planning to tuck her in for the big sleep. Pussy and his new relationship with the Federal Government. When they're in the car Pussy lies to Skip, telling him that he hasn't been to see Tony since he got back to town.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 3 "Toodle Fucking 00"
Big brother of Jackie Aprile, Richie Aprile has just finished ten years in prison. Tony won't discuss business directly with anyone. Richie decides to be proactive. He visits Beansie Gaeta, and tells him he owes Richie weekly remuneration for past favors. But Beansie will be lucky to step anywhere when Richie's through with him. Soon, Beansie is the victim of a "accident" in the alley behind his restaurant. Tony can handle having Junior pissed off at him. Meadow's been causing more than her share of agita lately. A party she hosted at Livia's house ended up trashing the place. And she was drunk. Tony and Carmela don't know what to make of her. Tony warns they have to be careful how they discipline Meadow. And of course, Parvati is the resident expert in parenting techniques.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 4 "Commendatori"
Tony controls the family's luxury car "export" business. This new responsibility takes Tony, Paulie and Christopher to Naples to meet with Zi Vittorio, head of the Neapolitan famiglia. An old associate of Junior's whom he last saw in 1961, Vittorio is, warns Junior, "a serious man" his nephew had better be ready for. Tony and the guys soon discover that their Coppola-inspired images of their old world counterparts are disconcertingly inaccurate. Zi Vittorio is now a wheelchair-bound old man whose conversation consists of blurting out the names of American highways. Zi Vittorio's organization is really run by his daughter, Annalisa. Furio Giunta becomes the newest member of the Soprano crew. Carmela is forced to re-evaluate her feelings about Tony when Angie Bompenserio tells her she wants to divorce Pussy.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 5 "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Christopher hasn't exactly been acting like a guy who wants to be made. He has been acting, though. Unknown to Tony, Christopher has been taking a class called "Acting for Writers." And while Christopher follows the dictates of his muse, the dictates of his Boss are being seriously neglected. Sal Bompensiero turned into one sour Pussy. Tony knows, things are going pretty well. He's not under indictment, he's firmly in control of the organization and business is good. Tony seeks counsel from Hesh, who lets him in on an important piece of Soprano family history: Tony's father, Johnny Boy Soprano, also had a "condition" that caused him to black out occasionally. Tony can now discuss with Dr. Melfi. At first Tony's inner Italian stallion gets the better of him, causing him to turn down the offer. But the following afternoon, there he is, sitting in Dr. Melfi's waiting room.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 6 "The Happy Wanderer"
Tony tells Dr. Melfi that he's angry with all the "happy wanderers" in the world. Tony control of the Executive Game. And Tony's inaugural as the Executive host starts out well. Richie glad-hands the room until his gaze falls on Davey Scatino, whom he immediately starts giving the Beansie Gaeta treatment. Richie is understandably upset to see Davey playing with money that could be paying off his debt. Tony is furious, telling Richie that as a tax for disrupting his game. And Davey soon sees why Tony warned him to stay away; when Davey's slow with his payments, Tony expedites matters with his fists. Still unable to come up with the cash, Davey takes his son, Eric's, Jeep and gives it to Tony, who in turn makes it a gift to Meadow. Meadow wants nothing to do with the Jeep. She accuses her father of unfairly hurting the Scatinos.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 7 "D-Girl"
Dr. Melfi advises Tony that A.J.'s angst is a typical reaction to the discovery that he's responsible for his own actions. A.J.'s not alone in giving Tony agita. Christopher has been shirking his responsibilities again. He's been flirting with filmmaking and thinking that he'd rather be a player in Hollywood than New Jersey. When Tony finds out, he accosts his nephew at A.J.'s confirmation party and gives him ten minutes to make a choice. Christopher's not the only one with a difficult decision to make. Pussy is being pressured by Agent Lipari to wear a wire to A.J.'s confirmation party. Some choice: do thirty years in prison or betray a man who, as he tells A.J. Carmela and Tony see to their guests, Christopher sits on the front steps and makes up his mind. In ten minutes, he re-enters the house; he's made his decision and he's at peace with it.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 8 "Full Leather Jacket"
Carmela is concerned that despite having good grades and high test scores, Meadow still might not get into a good college. Carmela asks Joan O'Connell, twin sister of her neighbor Jean Cusamano to write a letter of recommendation for Meadow. Richie Aprile's attempt to do a favor for his new Boss. As a conciliatory gesture, Richie gives Tony the leather jacket. Matt Bevilaqua and Sean Gismonte's idea of doing a favor for Richie and by extension, themselves. One evening after being stood up by Christopher at the Bada Bing, they have an epiphany about the Soprano organization. Tony ends up sitting at Christopher's bedside, contemplating recent events. After all the problems Tony'd been having with him, it seemed Christopher had finally gotten his life back on track. He was off the drugs, focusing on work and had even asked Adriana to marry him.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 9 "From Where To Eternity"
Christopher has survived the attempt on his life. Tony can't be bothered with wiseguys who have already taken a dirt nap; he's concentrating on someone he wants to tuck in with them: Matt Bevilaqua. When he finally gets word of Bevilaqua's hideout, he and Pussy grab a few "tools" from the pork store "utility closet" and send Matt to join Brendan and Mikey. Carmela has decided she's had enough of Tony coming home with his shirts smelling like CK One and she wants him to bid his goomah goodbye. Dr. Melfi is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with her disgust for Tony's "profession." And while Tony has been dealing with the consequences of the move against Christopher, Janice has been pressuring Richie to make a move against Tony. It doesn't take a psychic to predict trouble on the horizon for Tony Soprano.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 10 "Bust Out"
Tony's been trying to spend more time with Anthony, Jr. in order to teach him some street smarts, and it's not material that lends itself to a correspondence course. Tony has to have enough money to ensure Carmela and the kids are provided for and that he doesn't "end up in a rat infested motel in Elvis country. Tony and Richie Aprile have been overseeing the purchase of merchandise for Davey's sporting goods store. Pussy is being squeezed by an angry Agent Lipari for information regarding the Bevilaqua hit. Carmela recently hired Vic Musto, Davey's good-looking brother-in-law, to do some wallpapering. No one is more surprised than Carmela when, one afternoon while she and Vic are discussing vertical striping, they end up in a near-horizontal embrace.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 11 "House Arrest"
Tony's lawyer, Neil Mink, warns him that while he dodged a bullet on the Bevilaqua matter, the Feds are still gunning for him. For the next few weeks Tony spends his time going to the office and hobnobbing with the movers and shakers of the non-putrescable waste industry. Dr. Melfi tells him the reason for his increased stress is that inactivity has allowed him to reflect on the abhorrent things he's done. But Tony's too concerned with other matters to notice Dr. Melfi's flexible cocktail hour. Richie and Junior have been using their garbage routes to sell coke, despite Tony's warnings that this could bring the DEA and FBI down on everybody's heads. Junior has about had it with house arrest. He tries to get in touch with his old girlfriend, Roberta Sanfilippo. Junior has found a way to cope with confinement.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 12 "The Knight In White Satin Armor"
Tony wants Irina out of his life. Tony sends her the next best thing: Silvio. Richie has decided to take action. He tells Junior the time has come to make a move against Tony. Unfortunately for Richie, none of the captains is willing to side with him. And as Junior's already made one failed attempt to knock off his nephew, he's not about to embark on another one. Junior warns Tony of Richie's intentions. Tony immediately contacts Silvio, whose take on the Richie situation is as succinct as it is deadly. Richie makes the fatal mistake of ending an argument with Janice by punching her in the mouth. Janice shooting Richie like a downward facing dog. Tony brings in Christopher and Furio to minimize the problem. So Tony got lucky. Both Richie and Janice are out of his hair.
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| | | | | The Sopranos series 2 episode 13 "Funhouse"
Tony's doubts about Pussy keep coming up. Tony has a series of fever dreams. His E. coli influenced subconscious conjures up everything from self-immolation to a vigorous sexual encounter with Dr. Melfi. Tony wakes up determined to find out the truth about Pussy, one way or the other. He finds what he's looking for: Pussy's wire and some tapes he's made for the FBI. So Tony has Pussy join him, Silvio and Paulie for a test ride on a boat. Tony, Silvio and Paulie shoot Pussy, push him into the ocean and head back to shore. Tony gets a frantic phone call from Livia, who's been detained by airport security. The tickets Tony gave her are stolen. Tony's got more important things to do than confront any sorrow he may be feeling: it's graduation day. Meadow's, of course, but Christopher's, too. Angie Bompensiero is angry that Pussy hasn't shown up.
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The Sopranos television series is created and produced by David Chase. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999 and ended its original run of six seasons and 86 episodes on June 10, 2007. The show has also been broadcast on A&E in the United States and internationally. Set in New Jersey, where it also was produced, the series revolves around mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. A major commercial and critical success, The Sopranos is the most financially successful cable series in the history of television and is acknowledged as one of the greatest television series of all time. The series is noted for its high level of quality in all aspects of production and has been particularly recognized for its writing and the performances of its lead actors. The show has been credited for bringing a greater level of artistry to the television medium and paving the way for many successful drama series that followed. It also won numerous awards, including twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes. Two soundtrack albums containing music from the series have been released. The first, titled The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series, was released in 1999. It contains selections from the show's first two seasons and reached 54 on the U.S. Billboard 200. A second soundtrack compilation, titled BillboardThe Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs: Music from the HBO Original Series, was released in 2001. This double-disc album contains songs and selected dialogue from the show's first three seasons. It reached 38 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Creator David Chase's drama series stars three-time Emmy winners James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as Tony's wife Carmela, plus Lorraine Bracco as therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi, Emmy winner Michael Imperioli as Tony's nephew Christopher Moltisanti, and Dominic Chianese as Uncle Junior. Also Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr., Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano, Tony Sirico as Paulie Walnuts, and Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante. Aida Turturro, who plays Tony's sister Janice, returned to the show as a series regular, as well as Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri, John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco, and Vincent Curatola as Johnny Sack. Other cast members of The Sopranos are Ray Abruzzo as Carmine, Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo, Peter Bogdanovich as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, Vincent Pastore as "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, Joe Gannascoli as Vito Spatafore, Max Casella as Benny, Lenny Venito as Murmur, Carl Capotoro as Little Paulie, Dan Grimaldi as Patsy, Katherine Narducci as Charmaine Bucco, Sharon Angela as Rosalie Aprile, Maureen Van Zandt as Gabrielle Dante and Toni Kalem as Angie Bompensiero. Guest stars include Daniel Baldwin, Sydney Pollack, Nancy Sinatra, Jonathan LaPaglia, David Margulies, Geraldo Rivera, Ken Leung, Frank John Hughes, Jerry Adler, Tim Daly, Ben Kingsley.
Games: "Turnpike Trivia Game" is loaded with questions about The Sopranos, the characters, the stories, and the people who created them. "Road To Respect" your task is simple: protect the family; one wrong move and you may get whacked. But if you're crafty enough, you might just get "made."
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