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Early Access: The Sopranos 5x11 - Group Reaction+Uncut (Patreon)

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2026-07-13 14:31:00
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2026-07-13 14:31:07
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Enjoy The Sopranos 5x11 group reaction and uncut!!!

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

Edited reaction is in the thumbnail above!!

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"This is weird but I like it!" | The Sopranos - 5x11 Test Dream | Group Reaction

Navi, Suraj, Chris and Pat present their review and reaction to season 5 episode 11 of The Sopranos "Test Dream" created by David Chase. In episode 11, Tony (James Gandolfini) deals with the aftermath of a horrifying accident and the actions of Tony B. (Steve Buscemi) leading to him having horrifying nightmares. BECOME A Normies Premium or No Fomo MEMBER: Get 6 WEEKS AHEAD on most shows (excluding premier shows), exclusive movies and vote on what we watch: https://www.thenormies.com/ SEND US LETTERS/GIFTS: PO Box 785 Fishers, IN 46038 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: linktr.ee/the_normies

Comments

phunkrsd

I absolutely love the strange, unsettling way The Sopranos uses dreams and dream interpretation. From a cultural perspective, it resonates with me too; one thing we Moroccans share with other Mediterranean cultures, including Italians, is the weird significance we attach to dreams and the meanings hidden within them, lol. I recognise that a lot in the show. Throughout the series, you notice a recurring pattern: Tony’s dreams rarely tell him anything new. Instead, they reveal truths he already knows but refuses to consciously acknowledge. Whether it’s the reality about Pussy or, in this episode, the decision he’s already made about Tony B. before he can admit it to himself. That’s what makes the dream sequences so brilliant. They’re surreal and disorienting, yet emotionally 'real'. I can’t think of another show or film that captures the logic of dreams as well as this show.

Stan the Man

I can’t wait for this crew to watch season 6. But it also sucks I gotta wait another week for Long Term Parking. Great reaction. There was a scene cut out in at the restaurant where Meadow turns into Tracee(the girl who Ralphie killed) and I always thought it was a mistake to cut that bit out since the show always drew a parallel between those two. I also was annoyed when I first saw this episode that this is how we found out about Tony B killing Phil’s brother. I always thought the show didn’t build enough track for that. Especially with how it plays out in the following seasons.

Wes

I’ll admit when I first watched this episode when it originally aired, I didn’t fully appreciate it. I think mainly because the dream sequence took up so much of the episode and I was much younger so I think I wanted more action at that time. But now it may be one of my favorites. Sopranos dream sequences are done so well in my opinion, and they add a different dimension in the overall storytelling. Not to deep dive, but I thought it was hilarious that in the dream, when Tony was talking to Carm in the living room, she told him not to have his “horse” in the house. Obviously, alluding to his mistresses and bringing that drama into their home life. Just a simple but clever way to convey how Tony’s mind processes his current situation.

Veya

a quick google search shows that robes, especially if they're made out of certain materials like untreated cotton, fleece, linen etc, are highly flammable. so navi is right. doesn't seem like it needs a lot of suspension of disbelief. tony longing for charmaine, besides being driven by sexual attraction, is also likely that he subconsciously wants out of the mob, which has been implied before as well. many other parts of his dream, especially his confrontation with his coach, supports this. artie being in the car with other dead people could also represent that tony sees a normal life for himself as impossible. the coach is the final part of his dream for a reason and killing him is revealed to be what his orders actually were. the coach's final line of "you can never shut me up" is tony's conscience yelling at him and as revealed at the end of the episode, he tells carmela he's had, presumably, variations of that dream many times.

SunnydaleClassof99

#SundayRundown When Annette Bening says "There's something Bugsy about him." she's referencing gangster Bugsy Siegel & she appeared in a biopic about him in 1991. It's an average picture IMO. John Heard did play the crooked cop Vin Makazian. The book Tony holds up when they're in the bathroom is The Valachi Papers. It's based on the life of Joe Valachi, who basically confirmed the existence of the mob.

Stan the Man

Did you delete your reply to a comment I posted?

SunnydaleClassof99

#SundayRundown It's interesting comparing this to BTVS "Restless". You could argue this feels more like dream reality. The Sopranos though has a bit of advantage here as the dream is half the length & they only have to focus on one character. Ultimately they're telling two different stories. The Test Dream being a serious deep dive into Tony's subconscious & Restless focuses a lot more on the characters individual insecurities which lead more into nightmares. Both are amazing television. They're incredibly layered & infinitely rewatchable.

Jussi

"The Valachi Papers" was also an inspiration for the book "The Godfather"

Jussi

Tony also repeatedly seems to long for things that he simultaneously does not want. He longs for Charmaine because he sees her as an independent, working woman, something he feels Carmela is not. At the same time, Tony has done his best to keep his relationship with Carmela traditional: Tony works, while Carmela raises the children and is supported by him. I am also wondering the relationship between Artie, Tony and Charmaine. In his dream, Tony's coach mentions that Artie was the one who was pulling Tony down. He seems surprised when Tony tells him that Artie owns a restaurant, suggesting that he expected Artie to end up a failure. And because this is Tonys dream, it is actually Tony who might feel that Artie maybe got out too easy. So maybe it was Charmaine who straightened Artie. And Tony's longing for Charmaine is therefore rooted in jealousy. Tony believes that if he had ended up with Charmaine, she might have "saved" him in the same way she appears to have saved Artie. Which is unlikely because Artie didn't have the same sort of corrupting forces in his life that Tony had in his childhood (his father, mother, uncle, Dickie Moltisanti and all his fathers friends and associates). And of course Artie himself doesn't have the same sort of qualities that Tony has. In a way Artie resembles AJ or Jackie Junior. He wants to be part of the mob life without realizing that he would not survive in it. Tony sees it and is resentful to him because of it. And the same time Tony wants to get out of the mob but he doesn't want to lose all the exiting things of a mob life. So he fantasies about some external force who could save him.

Raul Panzar

Probably my favorite Sopranos episode, and somehow, the next one is just as good. Can't wait for next week. Y'all ain't ready...

Richard C

A very controversial episode when it aired, but it really is one of the best of the series. The show is called the Sopranos, and it's all about Tony. His life, his family, his job, his worries, and especially his mind. There is no greater way to get into his mind than to literally walk the corridors of it. I think this episode has grown in popularity over time as people realize how brilliant it is and how effectively it uses surrealism.