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Premium Access: The Sopranos 6x20 - Group Reaction+Uncut (Patreon)

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The Best Death in the Series | The Sopranos - 6x20 The Blue Comet | Group Reaction

Suraj, Navi, Chris and Pat present their review and reaction to season 6 episode 20 of The Sopranos "The Blue Comet," created by David Chase. In episode 20, Phil (Frank Vincent) makes the move on Tony (James Gandolfini) and his crew, putting Bobby Bacala (Steve Schirripa) in his sights. Meanwhile Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) decides to end her relationship with Tony. 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/ Pick up your Coffee here: "TheNormies" 10% OFF https://www.coincoffee.life/ TokyoTreat: “THENORMIES” to receive $5 off for your first #TokyoTreat box https://team.tokyotreat.com/TheNormies SEND US LETTERS/GIFTS: PO Box 785 Fishers, IN 46038 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: linktr.ee/the_normies

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Jamaal Ellison

I feel like maybe. Pauly was a traitor even after the death of Bobby and sill, he's still making jokes. He's too okay even after all this death, and I can't chalk it up to him just being a jerk. I think he's been really unhappy for a while. I think he probably made the decision sometime. After he thought Tony was gonna kill him on the boat. I think he wants to take over the family.

BT

I called it in 6x13 that Serge and Chris knew the ending when Bobby said, "You probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?". lol

lovepeaceandtacogrease

2 fun facts about the sopranos… Tony Sirico (Paulie) was a known enforcer and associate of the Colombo family during the 60’s and 70’s. When he said he lived through the Colombo war by the skin of his nuts, he meant it. The second fact is the crime family the series is based on (the decavalcante family) started mimicking the crimes from the series. They were caught on wiretap referencing episodes.

LucasHolliday

#SundayRundown Paulie's statement about "surviving the 70s by the skin of my nuts when the Colombos were goin' at it" is a reality that Tony Sirico actually went through. He was an associate of organized crime with two dozen arrests on his record until he got locked up in Sing Sing on a gun charge tied to a robbery shootout rap in 71, then he saw a theater troupe visiting the prison, and like Danny Trejo and other ex-convicts, he reformed and got into acting. Did yall see the train get whacked by a stray bullet when Bobby was hit? Also Junior's real life son Dominic Chianese Jr. plays one of the New York captains (the bald one smoking) in the parlor with Butch and Albie discussing the three pop plan to kill Tony Sil and Bobby. The house they head to at the end is not Sil's house, it's just a safe house that Sil probably owns. And Elliot the therapist is a tough one to deal with, at first he was ok, but he turns out to be a pretentious dick who happens to be right in this case. Then again, the fact that Melfi kept working with Tony at all was in no way a legitimate therapeutic relationship. He absolutely has used her counsel to gain advantages in his business. In some ways, she has been his informal consigliere in ways that Sil or Hesh never were. Her decision would be problematic if this was in any way an actual therapist-patient relationship beyond the disguise of one.

Adam Vialpando

I mean it's not that surprising. They're the same age as me and I knew about the ending even though I only started watching the show a couple years ago. This show was a phenomenon, and when it was done literally EVERYONE was talking about the ending. It was discussed and parodied by a lot of people and shows. For years the only thing I knew about it was the ending.

Stan the Man

Crazy that we are now at the end of the sopranos. What a ride it’s been. Crazy next week is the last Normies Sopranos reaction. Monday Mornings just won’t be the same. I just want each of the Normies to know, yes, even Pat, yall did good. And I just feel like I have to say, what makes Sopranos the greatest is that it’s incredibly rewatchable. The shows true genius doesn’t show itself until it’s 2nd run thru. Because you see all the foreshadowing, all the set ups. So thanks for the good times. It was super fun. As for the episode? It’s sad Bobby’s last thought before feeling bullets hitting his body was how his son doesn’t care about his hobby. We saw that scene last season of Bobby trying to get his son interested. But he just doesn’t care and you can see the hurt in Bobby. I also think of Bobby coming back to his cottage, after losing his soul killing a Canadian father, just to get a reduced price on expired osteoporosis medicine, and just hugging his daughter as he faces out towards the water while “This magic moment” plays. The house at the end? They are not at anyone’s house at the end. It’s just a random safe house we’ve never seen before. We already have seen safe houses in prior episodes. They store various merch from, their businesses in em and who knows what else. So that Sil cut out was prob from the Bing, which Sil owns. My one criticism of this episode is that they actually filmed a scene with Burt Gervaisi trying to sway Silvio to take out Tony for New York. But they cut it. Which was a mistake. Because 90% of reactors have no idea who Burt is when Sil garrots him. He’s a background character who hasn’t been given lines in over a season. So Sil killing him in the beginning feels like…who is that? Sure we get the info afterwords but they should’ve kept the set up. We should be wondering “Is Sil going to betray Tony?” Also that study referenced is an actual study. And if you are wondering “why now” the answer is because she was embarrassed and felt shame. Like she has been conned. I mean Tony has been doing EXACTLY what this study says since season 1. He becomes a better criminal. He gets more power. Because of Melfi. In season 1 Melfi gave Tony the idea of giving the “boss” title to Junior(tho indirectly) so that Junior acts as a lightning rod for the feds. Melfi indirectly caused so many deaths and she doesn’t even know. Tony B? She helped Tony see it wasn’t love but guilt and shame and to own his feelings. Melfi caused that one underling driver to get his ass beat when Tony woke up from the coma and everyone was treating him differently. So much suffering happened because Tony was in therapy. How many times was he just getting tips on how to be a better Boss? She even recommended to Tony “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. And he used that against Ralphie. In season 1 all those murders break out because Tony is in therapy. So that’s what she’s thinking about. What has he done as a result of me trying to treat him? How much of my treatment has been corrupted to serve his own purpose?

Hank Scorpio

They never tried to hide that....

Hank Scorpio

I'll always die on the hill that Melfi is a bad, unprofessional therapist and always has been.

Adam Vialpando

The only thing I remember about Burt was him trying to extort the coffee shop with Patsy.

Alexis Cardarella

Just fyi, what Melfi's colleagues and other characters have said about sociopaths and criminals throughout the show has been used as a narrative device and is not gospel. There are many psychologists and sociologists who think 'sociopath' is an extremely overused and MISUSED diagnosis weaponized by the ruling class against poc and against people in organized crime to scapegoat societal ills. There are many experts who argue Tony is not a sociopath, but that he is definitely prone to manipulative behavior and selective empathy (which they believe is due to him repressing it at times). I for one agree. He's a shitty, complex person, but not a sociopath imo.

Veya (edited)

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2026-11-10 09:00 in general the therapy for this show was never meant to be gospel. this is what a lot of reactors have missed, especially those that think it's primarily for exposition or summarizing themes, even though it was clear at a certain point that you were never meant to take everything at face value. the show itself had other plotlines discredit what melfi have said in the past (season 2, she talks about sharks and how sociopathic personalities keep moving so they don't have to think about their actions, yet junior was under house arrest and showed no moral qualms and became a better gangster). this isn't to say melfi is always wrong, she is correct at times and has been effective in curbing some of tony's symptoms. but that's speaking to your point, these characters are complicated and a binary summary is reductive.
2026-11-10 03:05 in general the therapy for this show was never meant to be gospel. this is what a lot of reactors have missed, especially those that think it's primarily for exposition or summarizing certain ideas, even though it was clear at a certain point that you were never meant to take everything at face value. the show itself had other plotlines discredit what melfi have said in the past: in season two, she talks about sharks and how sociopathic personalities keep moving so they don't have to think about their actions, yet junior was under house arrest and showed no moral qualms and became a more savvy gangster. this isn't to say melfi is always wrong, she is correct at times and has been effective in curbing some of tony's symptoms. but that's speaking to your point, these characters are complicated and a binary summary is reductive.

in general the therapy for this show was never meant to be gospel. this is what a lot of reactors have missed, especially those that think it's primarily for exposition or summarizing certain ideas, even though it was clear at a certain point that you were never meant to take everything at face value. the show itself had other plotlines discredit what melfi have said in the past: in season two, she talks about sharks and how sociopathic personalities keep moving so they don't have to think about their actions, yet junior was under house arrest and showed no moral qualms and became a more savvy gangster. this isn't to say melfi is always wrong, she is correct at times and has been effective in curbing some of tony's symptoms. but that's speaking to your point, these characters are complicated and a binary summary is reductive.

Rolando Encarnacion

They do know, they mentioned it in the pilot reaction. At least the final scene.

SunnydaleClassof99

#SundayRundown Of all the members of the family Bobby is the most sympathetic. So in many ways it feels like one of the more affecting deaths of the series. He's in the world & has down awful things (especially lately) but they pale in comparison to the others. Early on he was a punchline, they did such a great job fleshing out his character & showing his home life. Him getting taken out while indulging in his almost childlike hobby makes the moment that more devastating.

SunnydaleClassof99

Yeah I'm going to miss reactions for this show. It really made me appreciate it that much more. I think it might be the most rewatchable prestige show. Yes, it's layered with storytelling & performances. It's also just so incredibly laugh out loud funny & breezy at times in a way that none of the other top-tier shows are.

Veya

the sopranos built upon what goodfellas did, which is deconstructing the mythology of the mob that the godfather films help put forth. it went further than goodfellas in that regard and it had more time to do so since television allows for long form storytelling. this means tony goes through a wider range of experiences and shows a wider range of emotions than henry does in that film. we don't just see the extremes, but also the subdued moments of joy and anger, as well as moments of contemplation and rationalization. there are a number of scenes and endings to episodes that shows this. also going to push back on the idea that being in the mob was a dream job for tony. did we forget all of the subtext between tony and his father? part of tony's misery is implied to be because he's on a path that he never really wanted in the first place. on another note though, good discussion about aj/meadow's upbringing. even if meadow turned out better, individuals are different. both were spoiled and at times emotionally neglected, but that doesn't mean they'll react the same way to similar parenting. also important remember that the soprano crew has not really dealt with outside threats for the majority of the show. most of their crew's deaths are from internal conflict. tony killed pussy, ralphie, tony b and chris. janice killed ritchie. tony's crew killed most of junior's crew in season one. furio ran away because of tony. feech was framed by tony. it seems like vito was the only one killed by an outside crew. when you remember that, of course they're largely unprepared and relatively relaxed. they are the top power in jersey. they didn't have to develop the same type of protective/paranoid edges some of the smaller gangs had to develop. it feeds into the idea of decline that has been explored throughout the show.

Veya

the sopranos built upon what goodfellas did, which is deconstructing the mythology of the mafia that the godfather films help put forth. it went further than goodfellas in that regard and it had more time to do so since television allows for long form storytelling. this means tony goes through a wider range of experiences and shows a wider range of emotions than henry does in that film. we don't just see the extremes, but also the subdued moments of joy and anger, as well as moments of contemplation and rationalization. there are a number of scenes and endings to episodes that shows this. also going to push back on the idea that being in the mob was a dream job for tony. did we forget all of the subtext between tony and his father? part of tony's misery is implied to be because he's on a path that he never really wanted in the first place. on another note though, good discussion about aj/meadow's upbringing. even if meadow turned out better, individuals are different. both were spoiled and at times emotionally neglected, but that doesn't mean they'll react the same way to similar parenting. in regards to some of the sloppiness of the war, it's important remember that the soprano crew has not really dealt with outside threats for the majority of the show. most of their crew's deaths are from internal conflict. tony killed pussy, ralphie, tony b and chris. janice killed ritchie. tony's crew killed most of junior's crew in season one. furio ran away because of tony. feech was framed by tony. only vito, and now bobby, were killed by an outside crew. when you remember that, of course they're largely unprepared and relatively relaxed. they are the top power in jersey. they didn't have to develop the same type of protective/paranoid edges some of the smaller gangs had to develop, they've always just had more power and influence so domestic gangs don't really touch them. it feeds into the idea of decline that has been explored throughout the show.

Adam Vialpando

I think Tony has sociopathic tendencies, but he is empathetic enough where I don't view him as a pure sociopath. Some studies have shown that some sociopaths actually do care about some people. I do however think much of his empathy is conditional, and outside of family his empathy only extends til it inconveniences him. Like with Vito. He talked about wanting to give him a pass about his homosexuality, but the moment it threatened his bottom line he lost most of his empathy for Vito. And while I don't think he's a sociopath and that therapy is useless for him, it's pretty clear therapy in general had allowed him to excuse a lot of his own actions. And he's repeatedly used lessons in therapy to become a better criminal. That's not to say Melfi is much better. Honestly, she became far too emotionally invested in Tony's case. It became apparent the moment she took him back in S2. No rational therapist would do that. So basically that study is part bullshit, but is not entirely wrong. Just incredibly narrow in it's definitions and conclusions.

Adam Vialpando

You know, rewatching Season 6, especially part 2, made me notice some things about Melfi. Over the course of the season she seems so.....weary of Tony. In previous seasons she had this pep and hopefulness when she did therapy sessions with him. Yet in the back half of season 6 she seems to be going through the motions. She talks quieter, and with less energy. I think she had been coming to the realization that Tony wasn't truly making progress for awhile. I think she was starting to realize that, for all the progress they made identifying his sources of trauma, they hadn't actually done much work in changing anything. This is on both of them, but I think she was finally starting to accept that Tony changing in a meaningful way simply wasn't possible. Even if he DID put in the work, his work simply wouldn't allow it. That study just gave her the final concrete reason.

Veya

yeah, the study was the spark that lit the fuse, but the frustration has been building since like season five, maybe earlier. she had mentioned repeatedly that he doesn't take the therapy seriously and the few times this season when she mentions that she's glad tony is opening up more, she gets yelled at or dismissed by him. this has always been a psychological aspect of the show that was executed very well. characters have frustration that builds up, but instead of exploding immediately, they bury those feelings until an unrelated thing ends up bringing those feelings to the surface and then the explosion happens: tony hates ralphie for killing the stripper but a horse is what sparked their fight which killed the latter. tony and carmela had a series long build up of frustrations regarding their marriage but both furio leaving and irina calling at the wrong time is what ended up blowing up the relationship, at least temporarily. same with phil starting a war over coco when he's definitely mad at tony for a lot of other things that kept being mentioned by him. and while some people had some issues with how melfi came about the study, the actual scene where she dumps tony during the final therapy session was very well done and ended up being a great final scene between them.

Michael Colorado

Loop closed most of Janices Boy Friends/Husbands Die Richie Aprile , Ralph Cifaretto, Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri . Ask Pat after the last episode if he still wants to run a mob crew Also The Sopranos is above The Goodfellas and Godfather because it's based of a real crew there's a Docu movie called The Real Sopranos not worth watching. Some James Gandolfini movies I reccomend are Surviving Christmas with Ben Aflack and The Last Castle with Samuel L Jackson

SergeTroy

She was also 100% complicit in a number of Tony’s crimes. It’s beyond belief that she didn’t know she was pushing Tony into killing his cousin in the last two episodes of season 5.

SergeTroy

Pat will never admit he cried over Chris.

Alexis Cardarella

I can definitely see at times how he learned to intellectualize his issues and use them as an excuse to his shitty behavior-therefore using it to become a better criminal. But yeah, with the selective empathy, like with Vito, he repressed it. It's not like it wasn't there in the first place. But I think anyone is capable of doing both of these things though (the intellectualizing and compartmentalizing). It doesn't have to be a sociopath. I also think on top of Melfi being too emotionally invested and distracted, that the type of therapy she used (mainly psychoanalytic) is not even effective for most, let alone someone with depression, complex trauma and all his tendencies. I found most of her technique fucking insufferable.