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10.24.2019

Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 6B. Hope you like it! Thank you so much for listening, we've really enjoyed making and sharing this podcast. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) ...

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10.24.2019 Episode 89 Season 6B discussion Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 6B. Hope you like it! Thank you so much for listening, we've really enjoyed making and sharing this podcast. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) ...
10.17.2019 Episode 88 Made in America In this episode, Val and Alex discuss the incredible finale of The Sopranos. Thank you so much for listening, it has been a real pleasure to make this podcast and discuss our ideas about the show!Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) ...
10.10.2019 Episode 87 Blue Comet Alex and Val talk about blue comets, gravitational pull, orbits and trains! Therapy is another criminal enterprise and maybe someone else really wanted that steak recipe. Meadow is not going to be a doctor, kind of sad isn't it?Alex and ...
10.03.2019 Episode 86 The Second Coming Livia's philosophy of nihilism prevails! Val and Alex examine the similarities and differences between Tony and AJ's depression. Sopranoworld has a magnetic pull and both Soprano children seem to be sucked in. Also, Val and Alex are neighbors with Phil ...
09.27.2019 Episode 85 Kennedy and Heidi Alex's favorite episode! Val and Alex talk about asbestos, flipping through stations, collateral damage, and control. Tony's evolution (or devolution?) continues and he finally "gets it". Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode ...
09.19.2019 Episode 84 Walk Like A Man AJ cries, watches cartoons and ulimately becomes somewhat of a nihilist. Characters inherit traits from their parents, food shows up everywhere, and everyone seems comfortably numb. Is therapy is a jerk off or a way of understanding the "human condition"?Alex ...
09.12.2019 Episode 83 Chasing It Val and Alex examine issues of control, business, and addiction. Tony chases trying to be an even bigger dick than normal. A giant piano hangs over his head and we confront the million possible fates that could confront him. "If ...
09.05.2019 Episode 82 Remember When Val and Alex look into issues of identity, control, and culture. Junior makes a new friend, and Tony brings Paulie out on a pretty unenjoyable boat ride. Remember when is the lowest form of conversation, seems like a lot of ...
08.29.2019 Episode 81 Stage 5 Val and Alex deep dive on a crazy episode. They interpret characters' interpretations, examine death and legacy, and think Cleaver is really great. Alex somehow gets into "quantum Sopranos" and it sucks to be JT or Morgan Yam. Alex and ...
08.22.2019 Episode 80 Sopranos Home Movies Val and Alex get to season 6B and start by dissecting symbols like water, ducks, boats, and Monopoly rules. Times passes in mysterious ways, two bells ring, POV shots get established and nobody can stop thinking about Pradeep. Did Tony ...
08.15.2019 Episode 79 Season 6A Discussion Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 6A. Hope you like it! Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. ...
08.02.2019 Episode 78 Kaisha Why are all the women Tony is with the same? Will any of Tony's experiences actually change him? Why would Carmela even get that beret for Tony? Alex and Val examine gift giving, power dynamics, drugs, manipulations, and AJ being ...
07.25.2019 Episode 77 Cold Stones Val and Alex explore the cosmos and talk about Paris as an otherworldly domain. What is it you want from life, and does everything just get washed away? AJ's life is going medium, Alex gets nervous about French, and why ...
07.18.2019 Episode 76 Moe n' Joe Val and Alex discuss working a real job (which is hard for jazz musician Alex), Meadow's blueberry fiasco, family, Vito's questionable decision to return, and proletariats. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode ...
07.04.2019 Episode 75 The Ride In a cheery episode, Val and Alex talk about how boring every day life is and how nothing really matters. Characters seek thrills and tend to self destruct when confronted with the mundane nature of their existence. Different types of ...
07.01.2019 Episode 74 Johnny Cakes According to Tony "if you have the chance to do something that makes you happy, you should take it." Vito and Tony share parallels, Tony freaks out when he doesn't get what he wants, AJ comes into his own as ...
06.27.2019 Episode 73 Luxury Lounge Artie's back, and he's interested in his hostess... again? Like everyone in the show, Artie deals with questions of identity, mundanity and coping with his life. Da Giovanni sounds like it's pretty great, luxury lounges seem amazing and Nuovo Vesuvio ...
06.20.2019 Epsiode 72 Live Free or Die Val and Alex talk about identity and how characters represent themselves to the world. Vito escapes Soprano orbit and has his own "who am I" moment while attempting to live free or die. Meadow evolves as a character (it's not ...
06.17.2019 Episode 71 Mr and Mrs John Sacrimoni Request Val and Alex talk about Tony's reintegration into regular physical life, the false representations everyone makes of themselves, and how Val doesn't like people who only watch scattered episodes of this show. Also Alex likes colors again. Alex and Val ...
06.13.2019 Episode 70 The Fleshy Part of the Thigh Val and Alex get metaphysical and dissect a key episode of the Sopranos in which different characters represent different philosophies of dealing with the world. John Schwinn gets real deep and Pastor Bob thinks the Flintstones is real. Paulie has ...
06.10.2019 Episode 69 Mayham Val can't stop thinking about Vito and Alex doesn't care about colors anymore. They discuss the need for all characters in the show to take responsibility and how trees continue to be important symbols. Death acts as a catalyst for ...
06.06.2019 Episode 68 Join The Club Who is Kevin Finnerty? Where are we going? Are sin, disease and death real? Val and Alex dissect the evolution of Finnerty's morality, whether or not AJ is a jerk and how essentially all characters in Sopranos world act out ...
06.03.2019 Episode 67 Members Only We're back! Sorry it took longer than we thought, moving is a drag. Val and Alex come back in at the end of the Sopranos. Carm and Tony eat a lot of sushi, Eugene wears an analysis-bait Members Only jacket, ...
04.11.2019 Episode 66 Season 5 Discussion Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 5. Hope you like it! We are taking a little break, Season 6 will start up at the beginning of May at our normal ...
04.08.2019 Episode 65 All Due Respect In the season finale of season five Val and Alex talk about the specter of death looming over the episode, Junior losing Tony's respect, Tony and Carmela's isolation, and how character's use "all due respect" kind of like "I'm not ...
04.04.2019 Episode 64 Long Term Parking Val and Alex deep dive on the episode that never gets any easier. Tony is a really (increasingly) bad dude, all relationships seem to be predicated on transactions, and Matoush seems to have a really great prep school in his ...
04.01.2019 Episode 63 The Test Dream Val and Alex dissect one of their most significant episodes of the entire series. Fantasy and reality intermingle, Tony takes the easy way out and distracts himself from what he needs to do. Where will Tony go when he dies, ...
03.28.2019 Episode 62 Cold Cuts Revenge is like serving cold cuts, Tony impressively becomes a worse person, and French Canadian for "I grew up without a mother" is something like "tabernac! J'ai grandi sans mère"Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of ...
03.25.2019 Episode 61 Unidentified Black Males Val and Alex do a deep dive on characters using scapegoats to excuse behavior they feel most guilty about. Val get's obsessed with symbols related to heat - fans, the pool, sweat, and grilled cheese cooked on radiators. They also ...
03.21.2019 Episode 60 Marco Polo Val and Alex narrate the entire history of Marco Polo and his adventures with the Khans. Jr, Meadow, Finn, Tony B, and Tony are unhelpful and male-female relationships are put under a microscope. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into ...
03.18.2019 Episode 59 In Camelot It's all a big nothing. Junior's life is only death, Tony represses memories of profound psychic importance, Christopher enables his friend and pushes him towards the brink of oblivion. Also dogs and horses!Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the ...
03.14.2019 Episode 58 Sentimental Education Tony Blundetto snaps and Carmela is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Val and Alex dissect an episode with almost no Tony and examine Carmela's involvement in another ethically questionable relationship. Today's symbols include: koi fish, travel agency posters, blue paint, ...
03.11.2019 Episode 57 Irregular Around the Margins Val and Alex discuss blue and red realms within the Crazy Horse, parallels between characters, the continuing importance of animals, hypocritical behavior, and why Tony is a dick for taking Carmela's apple. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the ...
03.07.2019 Episode 56 All Happy Families Val and Alex talk ablution, comedy in the show, who AJ is becoming, and Feech's arc. Are there really any happy families in Sopranos world?Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode ...
03.04.2019 Episode 55 Where's Johnny? Val and Alex discuss Snapple, how Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete, how intimidating characters get intimidated, severe dementia, Barb!, how times overlap and whether Junior loves Tony. Where's Johnny?Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the ...
02.28.2019 Episode 54 Rat Pack It's raining, mothers are in hell, Val and Alex discuss the level of Adriana's alcoholism, the mob wives do their own deep dive on Citizen Cane, and Tony wears a Tabasco shirt.Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper ...
02.25.2019 Episode 53 Two Tonys In the opener of season five, Val and Alex discuss the passage of time, who the two Tonys are, concepts of masculinity, and the collateral damage the famiglia inflicts. They also delve into the old chestnuts of Sopranos symbolism like ...
02.21.2019 BONUS episode - Season 4 discussion Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 4. Hope you like it! Season 5 will start up on February 25th at our normal time. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into ...
02.18.2019 Episode 52 Whitecaps In the season four finale, Val and Alex talk about phones, grapefruit juice, collateral damage, zooming in on characters, the connections between Alan Sapinsly and Tony, and how it's "too late" for everyone in the Sopranos. Alex and Val (Obsessive ...
02.14.2019 Episode 51 Eloise In the penultimate episode of season 4, Val and Alex discuss Meadow's compassion and integrity (vs pretension), an evolution of color representing Carmela's mental state and Billy Budd's gayness. Also they give AJ a C for his paper and Furio ...
02.11.2019 Episode 50 Calling All Cars Val and Alex unpack Tony's decision to leave therapy and how it affects his subconscious. In this episode, they look into some amazing dream sequences, legs, hell-like imagery, and Janice's reclaiming of the most manipulative person in the show award. ...
02.07.2019 Episode 49 The Strong Silent Type What does it mean to be the strong silent type? In this episode, everyone is isolated, Carmela is jealous of Maedo's present, Tony is not a sad clown, plus animals show up as clothing, veal, pets, paintings and drugs. Cosette! ...
02.04.2019 Episode 48 Whoever Did This Uncertainty is everywhere, Father Phil continues to offer bad advice/Rolling Stones lyrics, Ralph really builds on lessons learned by calling Ginny Sack "Shamu," oranges and eggs mean bad things and Pie-O-My's goat friend makes an appearance. Alex and Val (Obsessive ...
01.31.2019 Episode 47 Mergers and Acquisitions Val and Alex analyze relationships between men and women, education, money and the animalistic aspects of Valentina. Also, mozzarella snacks, bagpipe music, diaper drives, crazy eyes, farm hotels, trivia savvy Icelanders, and sexy cheese graters!Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive ...
01.28.2019 Episode 46 Watching Too Much Television Adriana watches too much television, Chris does too much "horse," scammers pass around too much blame, Brian does too many stripper shots, and David Chase enters David Simon territory. Also, belts!Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues ...
01.24.2019 Episode 45 Everybody Hurts Tony is a great guy! The episode gives Val the best gay strip club name of all time, everyone loves Armagnac, mirrors reflect who people actually are, Tony as a hawk, more colors!, Devon's dad collects late Picassos nbd, and ...
01.21.2019 Episode 44 Pie-O-My Val and Alex talk about different animals as symbols, Jojo!, being a front-runner, colors, archenemies Jr. and his caricature artist, framing of shots, an amazing final scene, and "horse" as club, animal and drug. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive ...
01.17.2019 Episode 43 The Weight Val and Alex talk about eating junk food, Furio's sad olives, Godfather 2 references, casting choices in the show, tension building, pairings of characters, plus eggs, fritatas, Krispy Kremes, Pizza Pizza, cake and crumbcake! Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive ...
01.14.2019 Episode 42 Christopher Val and Alex tackle one of the more unpopular episodes of Sopranos. Val makes a strong case for what's going on in terms of identity and politics, Alex thinks parts are heavy handed (by Sopranos standards). Val adds some incredible ...
01.10.2019 Episode 41 No Show Val and Alex analyze Meadow's direction in life, a thread of duplicity that runs through the episode, and Carmela's early 2000's financial website. Also Alex makes a triumphant return to talking about colors and phones as metaphors. Alex and Val ...

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in at the end (an obsessive analysis of The Sopranos)

What's in at the end (an obsessive analysis of The Sopranos) about?

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in at the end (an obsessive analysis of The Sopranos) episodes:

Episode 89 Season 6B discussion

Episode 88 Made in America

Episode 87 Blue Comet

Episode 86 The Second Coming

Episode 85 Kennedy and Heidi

Episode 84 Walk Like A Man

Episode 83 Chasing It

Episode 82 Remember When

Episode 81 Stage 5

Episode 80 Sopranos Home Movies

Episode 79 Season 6A Discussion

Episode 78 Kaisha

Episode 77 Cold Stones

Episode 76 Moe n' Joe

Episode 75 The Ride

Episode 74 Johnny Cakes

Episode 73 Luxury Lounge

Epsiode 72 Live Free or Die

Episode 71 Mr and Mrs John Sacrimoni Request

Episode 70 The Fleshy Part of the Thigh

Episode 69 Mayham

Episode 68 Join The Club

Episode 67 Members Only

Episode 66 Season 5 Discussion

Episode 65 All Due Respect

Episode 64 Long Term Parking

Episode 63 The Test Dream

Episode 62 Cold Cuts

Episode 61 Unidentified Black Males

Episode 60 Marco Polo

Episode 59 In Camelot

Episode 58 Sentimental Education

Episode 57 Irregular Around the Margins

Episode 56 All Happy Families

Episode 55 Where's Johnny?

Episode 54 Rat Pack

Episode 53 Two Tonys

BONUS episode - Season 4 discussion

Episode 52 Whitecaps

Episode 51 Eloise

Episode 50 Calling All Cars

Episode 49 The Strong Silent Type

Episode 48 Whoever Did This

Episode 47 Mergers and Acquisitions

Episode 46 Watching Too Much Television

Episode 45 Everybody Hurts

Episode 44 Pie-O-My

Episode 43 The Weight

Episode 42 Christopher

Episode 41 No Show