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Early Access: The Sopranos 2x9 - Group Reaction+Uncut (Patreon)

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2025-09-22 14:35:00
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2025-09-22 14:35:34
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The Sopranos 2x9 group reaction and uncut are ready for you!

Uncut: https://thenormies.com/the-sopranos-ea/

Edited reaction is in the thumbnail above!

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Comments

Dante Sparda

The scene with Christopher, Paulie, and Tony talking about three o’clock and Hell is probably one of the most important scenes in the show. It shows how all three of them perceive death and the afterlife and how, deep down, they are scared of dying as the episode progresses. Christopher, while hitting the morphine, talks to Carmela about change and the afterlife. Tony tries to rationalize the evil things that he does to Melfi, and Paulie, taking money away from the church because he doesn’t feel protected anymore, is showing their denial about the life that they choose to live leads them to Hell. Carmela and Tony’s relationship is still rough, and their arguments are starting to affect their family, especially AJ, who already gets most of Tony’s physical and verbal abuse. Even with Tony sincerely apologizing, probably for the first time ever to AJ, AJ still has a character arc where he feels like he’s not special and has no purpose (thanks Livia). But Tony, apologizing to AJ and dealing with Matthew ie protecting the family gets Carmela turned on, so even though things are rocky between them, there’s still love and side note to Chris, Tony and Carmela have sex regularly( not so much this season) it’s just that Tony goes down on Carmela once a year. Paulie assumes that three o’clock means an hour when he’ll get whacked, but people can also use time as a sense of direction. Props to Michael Imperioli for writing such a good episode.

Martin Hagen

the scene with tony and melfi is one of my favorites in the show. the "Soldiers dont go to hell" monologue is so good

Duffy the Nar Slayer

The thing about religious morality in the show is that Carmela, who is essentially held up as one of the most religious characters on the show, is the biggest religious hypocrite. Whereas Melfi, who is essentially one of the most logical and least religious people on the show, is also the most moral character. Yes, Dr. Melfi on a certain level is attracted to Tony because Tony is a Boss (Rick Ross) and has power, status, and money, but the rest of Tony completely disgusts her. The fact that he is a murderous criminal solidifies the fact that Tony's and her relationship will never be more than professional. On the other hand, Carmela, who constantly criticizes Tony on her religious high horse, knew what Tony was when she first met him and still married and started a family with him. She knows Tony is a criminal, a murderer, and that his job revolves around ruining other people's lives. But she ignores all the evil things Tony does. Carmela also overlooks and justifies the fact that her life is funded by Tony's blood money, indirectly making her his partner in crime. Carmela often complains to Tony about his infidelity, but you never see her criticize Tony about the fact that he kills people, or sells drugs, or all the other terrible things he does. We've even seen in a previous episode Carmela use Tony's status as a mob boss to passive aggressively threaten and bully people to get what she wants. When it comes down to it, Carmela is also a bad person (not to the extent of Tony) who uses her catholic religion to make herself feel better and justify the life she chose. Being the wife of a mobster.

GoldArthur

I want to defend the way Tony spoke about Anthony Jr. I admit it was too emotional, but I think it was something he needed to hear. Tony's rage toward his son comes from love, but also disappointment. My father was very much the same way. Always put me above everything else, also prioritized my happiness and supported me, even tho he hoped for a different kind of son and had a different kind of personality. He always took my side first. But there were a handful of times, like Tony did in this episode where in anger he let slip his disappointment in who I was becoming, and even though that hurt a lot at the time, I'm grateful to have heard it, because it opened my eyes to just how much he was burying his personal wishes for my sake, and it also opened my eyes to some of my more pathetic and spoiled traits that I had developed that I needed to work on. In this case, Anthony Jr was called out for overeating himself into obesity. He's obese, inactive, unintelligent, and frankly pathetic, and he's making no effort to improve himself either for his own sake, nor for the people that sacrificed so much to raise him. I relate to that, and I firmly believe he needed to hear that to grow as a person.

GoldArthur

Also, I really don't get how you guys (and a lot of people) can view Psychics as scam artists, but trust Psychologists. Both use mental tricks to get you to think a certain way, and both claim it's for your own benefit. The only difference between them is that Psychology is an industry with more legal and business backing.

Dante Sparda

You argue that AJ’s flaws—obesity, inactivity, and lack of intelligence—justify Tony’s harshness, as he’s not making an effort to improve himself or honor his family’s sacrifices. While AJ’s behavior, like his poor grades or lack of drive, is undeniably frustrating, these traits reflect deeper issues that Tony’s criticism fails to address. Up to now AJ is shown as a young teen grappling with the weight of his family’s dysfunction and his father’s larger-than-life presence. His inactivity and overeating could stem from emotional struggles, like trying to navigate Tony’s expectations while living in a household marked by secrecy and tension. Unlike your experience, where your father’s criticism was a revelation about his sacrifices, Tony’s approach risks reinforcing AJ’s insecurities without giving him tools to improve. Harsh words alone, without follow-through or emotional support, are unlikely to push AJ toward growth and may instead deepen his sense of inadequacy. You credit your father’s tough love for opening your eyes to your “pathetic and spoiled” traits, suggesting AJ needs similar honesty. However, your father’s approach worked because it was part of a broader pattern of care and support. Tony, up to this point in the series, struggles to provide that foundation. His life as a mob boss pulls him away from consistent parenting, and his anger often feels like a reaction to his own pressures—like managing his crew or therapy—rather than a deliberate effort to help AJ. Tony’s focus is split between family and business, leaving little room for the kind of supportive guidance that made your father’s words effective. AJ, still young and impressionable, needs more than criticism to grow; he needs a model of discipline and purpose, which Tony’s lifestyle and parenting style don’t consistently provide. In essence, while your experience shows that tough love can be transformative when paired with consistent care, Tony’s harsh words to AJ, up to this point, lack the supportive context needed to make them constructive. AJ’s flaws are real, but Tony’s approach—driven by frustration rather than guidance—risks pushing his son further into insecurity rather than inspiring the growth you found through your father’s criticism.

Gwyn

#SundayRundown This reaction has entirely transformed my youtube algorithm. It's just now all sopranos clips.

Elias Ikari

Psychology is a science, ghosts aren't real (probably)

Javi

suraj changing the subject after chris brought up period sex LMFAO

Jesse

Chris, your whole thing about the delineation between Protestants and Catholics is based on 500 some years ago. Protestants did break off in part because of the corruption around selling indulgences. The idea with that is the Catholic Church was selling what is basically get out of purgatory cards for people's dead family members and that money was being used to fund the Basilica in Rome. It was a big scandal! Catholics are not expected to go through a priest to speak to god today unless that Catholic is going to what's called Confession, and that's expected if you've committed a Mortal Sin. Any Catholic can pray to god at any time though, there's no restriction on that. Keep in mind though, I wouldn't be surprised if less than 15% of Catholics go to Confession with any regularity and Mortal Sins are a LOT more strict than what you might expect. It's a Mortal Sin to miss church any Sunday, for example. Personally, I don't believe in any of that stuff anymore but I grew up Catholic.

Tabitha

Basically, yes. Protestants (who are very diverse, several groups fall under the umbrella) tend to believe in a direct relationship between the believer and God, much like Jews and Muslims. Catholics of course still believe humans have relationships with God but part of being a good believer is participating in the Church as an institution and tradition of rituals, ceremonies, etc. Both sects of Christians do similar rituals like transubstantiation (the bread and wine) though Catholics interpret the bread and wine as becoming the actual body and blood of Christ whereas Protestants tend to view it more symbolically. So for Paulie, being a Catholic who has dedicated time and energy into the Church, he feels like they should repay him for that by providing spiritual protection from ghosts and such. Because he's participated in the Church, despite being an unrepentant murderer and generally super evil person, he feels he has done his due diligence and expects a transactional 'reward'. I do really love this episode. I love seeing villains and characters in general give us a look into their view of morality, religion, and where they factor into all of that. I'm a Muslim myself and I've spent plenty of time around all kinds of... not great people, let's say, who consider themselves to be religious, and their justifications are quite close to this.

Tabitha

I don't know much about psychics and I agree they tend to be mockingly maligned in our culture, treated as basically scam artists and such. But even if you have a positive view of them (or not) they're not the same as psychologists. Psychologists aren't tricking people to think a certain way, they're tasked with assessing, diagnosing, and treating medical issues. It's based on research and science. Again, this isn't an insult to psychics, but I'm sure even psychics would agree, it's not a science in the same way psychology is.

Gaen RDN

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