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

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. Rising Damp.

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!

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. 

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!

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!

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 Artie loses his super cool earring. 

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!

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 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!

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 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!

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 musical flair at a key moment and Janice and Ralphie have some weird...stuff.

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!

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 (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!