We continue our retrospective of Season 4! In this half, we engage in a fiery listener mail segment! Were we too soft on Adriana / too critical of the FBI? There are several deep discussions about Ralphie, Christopher, Adriana, Furio, and the Soprano kids - PLUS, our top three categories continue with top three characters/performances, top three moments, and top three episodes!

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Season 4 is an unusual, pattern-breaking, introspective journey with an explosive end! We're thrilled to finally get to talk about the big picture! Chris, Lily, Paul, & Jordan discuss what makes season 4 special, where it ranks with the other seasons, and why it "felt" so much different. There are several great discussions here about Tony's role as husband / partner, Carmela's heartbreaking journey, dreams, therapy, the increased importance of the New York family, and of course - our top 3's! In this half, we give you our top three food moments, top three music cues, and top three quotes!

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Chris, Lily, Paul, & Jordan discuss what is, arguably, the best season finale yet: "Whitecaps". Junior's trial wraps up, tensions between NJ and NY hit a fever pitch, only to pull back at the last second, and Tony's worst nightmare comes true as the Soprano family finally disintegrates from within. At its core, our coverage of Whitecaps will feel like one giant love letter to the actress Edie Falco and the character Alan Sapinsly. As David Chase and company wrap up the rich and misunderstood season four, we discuss the ways this episode not only concludes this strange season perfectly, but also closes the loop on several events from the series pilot. We're truly honored to cover this masterclass in television drama. All this and so much more, right after we tort you into the poor house...

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The penultimate episode "Eloise" baffled Chris, Paul, and Jordan in the best possible way. For three seasons, The Sopranos have given us wild and explosive penultimate episodes. They completely change it up this year though! Even the gangsters are being passive-aggressive. The rich action is all happening underneath the surface for our characters as Furio leaves town, New Jersey and New York's problems come to a head, Junior's trial takes a dark turn, and Paulie realizes he's been played. It's a contemplative, unnerving, and deep episode, driven by an absolutely elegant script, themes of parental jealousy, a white glove motif, and a monumental performance by Edie Falco. Plus! Paul spits fire for all of us as he breaks down Billy Budd. All this and more, right after we disappear to Naples for Christ's sake...

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What an eerie and delightful surprise favorite of season 4! Chris, Paul & Jordan have a blast breaking down "Calling All Cars", an episode in which many characters are calling out for communication with the dead, while Tony cuts off the best source of communication he has among the living. Therapy is in serious jeopardy, while Bobby is forced by Janice to reconcile with his dead wife. AJ continues his rigorous "studying", while the situation with New York escalates with the introduction of the hilarious Camine Lupertazzi Jr. All this, plus more evidence of a supernatural presence looming over Sopranoland, and some killer dream sequences! Coming up right after our chat with Captain Jacobus...

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Chris, Paul & Jordan share loads of laughs this week as they break down "The Strong Silent Type" which simultaneously deals with incredibly bleak subject matter, while quite possibly delivering some of the funniest scenes in the show's history.  Everything is heating up to a boil, and it's not clear where it's all going. Furio and Tony. Tony and New York. Chris and his drug addiction. Carmela and Furio - all of it is juggled beautifully here. Plus, there are some really dynamite Melfi scenes where Tony starts asking some big questions that tie all the way back to the pilot episode. Who, in this show, really embodies the "Strong Silent Type"? All this and more, right after we steal all those pork loins from Stew Leonard's...

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Chris, Lily, Paul, & Jordan break down the monumental "Whoever Did This". Structurally, this episode is one of the most unique outings in the series, not only for its script, but for its placement in the season. Acts of God and acts of Gangster abound, as Tony and Ralph's relationship finally boils over in the most brutal possible way. Plus! Christopher comes to Tony's aid... or maybe he did-dent? Wonderful performances, wonderful script, one of the all time great episodes. All this coming up, right after we look for some Visene...

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"Mergers & Acquisitions" is a tricky episode in that none of the story threads pay off in a big way, but the action going on beneath the surface is incredibly rich. Lily joins Chris, Paul, & Jordan this week to further discuss the theme of money this season and why it's so essential to the story being told. These characters are all moving assets around, personal or otherwise, and the lives of our characters only get more complicated. Paulie tries to settle his mother into Green Grove, Tony once again wrestles with boredom, and Carmela takes bold action when Tony's extramarital activities make their way into the home. Plus! A whole lot of talk about Ralphie, as the show subtly tips off the audience as to where his hatred of women comes from. All this and more just as soon as we hit on 18...

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There is some righteous anger on our podcast this week as Chris, Paul, and Jordan dissect the extremely cynical, but wildly entertaining "Watching Too Much Television". This week Tony, Ralphie, and Zellman engage in one of the most gut churning scams we've seen on the show. It's a pitch black reflection of the American political system, and it's one you can't look away from. Themes of sentimentality and humiliation run deep as Tony doles out some truly biblical punishment in an unforgettable final sequence. Plus! Furio and Carmela's attraction continues to escalate, and Adriana searches for any way out of her current predicament, even if the only way out is all just a television induced fantasy. Fantastic hour of drama! Listen to the boys break it all down, right after we extend to you the same courtesy we would a crack addict...

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In this episode, Chris, Paul, & Jordan break down "Everybody Hurts"! This episode is about sight - The way the characters see themselves and the way they wish to be perceived is all in question. After a tragic revelation, Tony is forced to come to terms with whether or not he is a "toxic person". He gets his answer by episode's end after enabling Artie Bucco's short and pitiful stint in the loansharking business. AJ isn't spared existential questions about how he is perceived when he finds out that the "gangster dudes girlfriend" is far wealthier than he ever imagined. Who is AJ without Tony Soprano as his father? How is he seen by his friends and his new girlfriend Devin? All this and so much more as we eagerly sink our teeth into this episode's incredible script, whip-smart direction by Steve Buscemi, and tour de force acting from John Ventimiglia, all coming up right after we see if our message machine is broken...

R.I.P. Tony Sirico!!

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