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

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!

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, and Piggy's glasses. 

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. 

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?

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?

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.

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 animals, orange juice, and cigarettes. Alex also gets very excited that Jamie-Lynn Sigler's name becomes Jamie-Lynn DiScala in the credits, very exciting stuff.

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 the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching.  New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm.  Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!

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. 

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 an A+ for his shirt.