But he looks at Meadow, like, you told me he was gay. I don’t remember if she did tell him that because he didn’t want her to have male roommates, who are straight. 🤷🏻♀️
@@HappyGirl92593 He looks at meadow because one she’s living with a male. Two he knows he’s stepped in it andMeadow is going to be pissed about the remark. All that goes away though as Carmella takes the prize for champion homophobe lol.
Well he was an expert in why the one guy that hung himself. Maybe he had been a closet homosexual but in this case he would have to side with the college students.
AJ's demeanor in this scene is really telling. He shows no enthusiasm over college when earlier in the show he gleefully said he wanted to go to harvard or west point but tony shot it down. Then here he is proud to have earned a C on his paper when he was never a good student, and Carmela immediately insults the grade, and AJ's look of pride drops. C is an average grade and AJ is a below average student. Belittling his achievements, no matter how small, completely shatters his self confidence.
What are you talking about he is a dumbass and has no interest in anything don’t blame the parents for being annoyed and ashamed of a looser soon like that
He was brought up pampered up with this cushioned life and spoiled. He was programmed not to do an earnest living. In the first 2 seasons AJ doesn't seem that bad, but once season 3 begins the problems start to take effect.
@Jaegar19Ultima What a dumbass and ill-informed comment. Plenty of poor students work hard and earn academic scholarships proving that poor doesn't make you less smart. The only link between being poor and intelligence would be access to proper nutrition during growing years and good schools (which encourage critical thinking and other necessary skills). But as I said that can and has been negated by scholarship programs and other ways to access healthy food. Nature only gives a predisposition but nurture and environment can provide the rest.
@@nectarinedreams7208 not really, from the sounds of AJ actually tried to read the book so when the girl says the thing about the nude statue he reacts with genuine surprise because he must have missed it.
I love how Tony the macho old school mob boss managed to go along better with the conversation about homosexual books than Carmela. Her arguing was making it more awkward😂😂😂
Bc carmella was a self perceived more devout catholic, Tony practiced it for traditional purposes but didn’t really buy any of it. He’s indifferent which eventually is why he’s the only one who doesn’t mind Vito being gay or see the big deal other than old school mob rules.
@@aepr84 the truth lies in the middle. Vito was his best earner, and that was mostly why Tony didn't want to have him whacked, but Tony wasn't a raging homophobe either, at least compared to the likes of Paulie or Carlo...
“I’ll go to Rutgers, I guess…” This line had me howling. Those exact words came out of every classmate of mine back in my NJ high school who had no idea what they wanted to do after high school. So good.
@@mattmaccaronio5990 you’re a complete fucking idiot. Jersey is one of the most most diverse states on the nation. Should we just have higher Ed for white people? Go fuck your racist ass. Even worse you’re literally just saying that to be a dumbass tool. Why is affirmative action bad? How did it ruin Rutgers? Did you even go to Rutgers?
Someone pointed out that Carmela was “helping” AJ out with that paper, which adds even more context to why she was so upset about not understanding Billy Budd. Not only did she get denied by Furio, she also got hoed by proxy thru AJ’s teacher an now Meadow and her elite friends. All Carm cares about is status and appearances, without that and the little hope that Furio gave her for something deeper all she can do is lash out and be petty.
I always interpreted that as them putting AJ down in a way. He was super proud of his C and Carmella instantly pokes a hole in that balloon, even though it was better than he normally did in school. I know a lot of people hate AJ but I always figured a lot of scenes make it clear that he's a knucklehead because Carmella and Tony aren't very supportive of him.
@@umbradumont5077 The one time he was planning on doing something pretty noble (joining the military because he was passionate about the issues in the Middle East) he was immediately talked out of it and given a mafia adjacent job.
Well obviously Carmela was helping him or probably did the whole paper for him and got shocked to find out she got a C. It’s all her her her. Carmelas definition of working hard is to watch the movie.
@@umbradumont5077 You don't interpret very well. Carmella was under the impression he worked really hard on it and was surprised he only got a C. She wasn't mad at him or trying to diss him.
Social skills are a real thing, and Tony had great social skills, he literally can fit in anywhere and go along with the conversation, carmella however, with very little redeeming qualities was out of her league at this table
The way you worded it makes it sound like you're trying to say that just because Tony could fit in at the table, he somehow has more redeeming qualities than carm? Cmon now. Carmella, for all her faults, is still a much better person than Tony, as low of a bar as that may be. Making wise cracks at the dinner table doesn't make Tony any less of a monster.
I love how Tony, with people very much unlike himself, knows how to charm. Yeah, I get it... he's a charming sociopath, but it's still fascinating nonetheless
Yes, but I've noticed how happy Meadow appears to be. She displayed moments of hostile and belligerent attitudes with Tony and Carmella in the past, but it's refreshing to see her in a sociable mood with everyone. Maybe it's because she's in love with Finn that brings out the positivity in her.
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle Listen, man, I get that you're homophobic, but just because you think she's right doesn't mean she's right. And this is coming from a Christian guy. God doesn't hate gays. He's the one that made them. Gay people are a creation of God himself. Why would you hate a creation of God? This is assuming the reason you're homophobic is because you're religious. If you just hate gay people, well, I can't really help you with that.
This was more about how miserable Carmela was because the man she was lusting after cut off all communication with her. She was taking her unhappiness out on everyone.
@@borntoplay4748 Trouble is, Meadow is also just as self-righteous with her "shut up, I go to school so I know more of the world than you" too. Both are unbearable.
Spoken like someone with a mother who would rather fall ass-first from the lethal height of Everest onto a bed of adult cacti below than admit she’s wrong, and has nowhere near the life experience it would take to justify her dismissive arrogance.
Another comic relief genius of Sopranos, Tony accused all the wrong people being gay. He thought this kid was gay, the guy who came to check the house for the bear. But he couldn't point out the gays in his own crew!! Lol!! Genius writing!! In everyday life you works with people with that. I remember working with a couple of guys who thought almost everyone else was gay!!
@Dan Chapowski I mean, yeah they made mistakes, but to be a mafia boss you gotta have some level of intellect. Probably more so than the average human.
The little 4 second scenes on this show with the acting to go with it makes this show something that will never happen again , for when tony says no offense to when meadow is staring at him .. genius writing and amazing acting and great directing
Tony was the old school New Jersey dad and reminds me so much of my own NJ dad. Not the criminal part, but his demeanor. He was always the smartest guy in the room but never let on. He just let the conversation roll and had the perfect line afterwards. I miss him a lot.
I seem to remember that the next book AJ had to read was "Death In Venice", so my headcanon is that they were explicitly doing a module on early LGBT literature and he just didn't pick up on that because he wasn't listening.
Yeah even though death in Venice is more of an examination into Greek ideas of beauty. The practice of pederasty praised beauty as a conduit to knowledge. I’d fucking love to see AJ trying to read Death in Venice though lmao.
You know Paris, France? In English, it's pronounced "Paris" but everyone else pronounces it without the "s" sound, like the French do. But with Venezia, everyone pronouces it the English way: "Venice". Like 'The Merchant of Venice' or 'Death in Venice'. WHY, THOUGH!? WHY ISN'T THE TITLE DEATH IN VENEZIA!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!? IT TAKES PLACE IN ITALY, SO USE THE ITALIAN WORD, DAMMIT! THAT SHIT PISSES ME OFF! BUNCH OF DUMBASSES!
Love how proud A.J. is when he tells Meadow he got a C on his Billy Budd paper but you see that smile evaporate when Carmela starts berating him as to why he only got a C
It’s clear from this scene that Carmella’s memory of the book stem from her adolescent or innocent years, so she has a fond regard for the book. Ironic that she should use the term ‘picked on by an evil boss,’ at a time when she was emotionally drawn to Furio.
Contrary to popular belief, it was Carm who never had the makings of a varsity athlete... You can see how trapped Carmella was and she knew it too. She was jealous of everyone including her own daughter. Every time she tries to make a little something for herself she’s reminded that Tony controls everything. She felt genuine love for Furio, as opposed to the deeply ingrained resentment for Tony- I feel so bad for her. But like Artie’s wife (I can’t remember her name) said “We both made our choices. I made my choice, I’m happy with my life” EVERYTHING about this show is amazing! The writing, the character development! I just cannot cope 😍
@@KingKuba1313think the fella meant that his comprehension of media is ahead of Carmella. Like how you miss the fact that this scene isn’t trying to say carm is right, and that her ranting is in fact very uncomfortable
Meadow asks a bottle of wine and Tony brought a box of probably stolen Evian which was preferred by Valentina when they meet. Damn, Tony is really something.
Meadow actually is wrong though. Which I think really sums up the dynamic here really well. She gets all emotional and defensive but Meadow is actually spouting bullshit as if its fact because one professor she heard speak said so.
@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 Lol, a real intellectual here. You're also getting emotional and defensive, because you don't know what you're talking about, same as Carmela.
Oh man, the performance of Meadow's friend who denied he is gay is amazing: that serious look he gave Tony, and hand gesture to emphasize his point. Tony's reply to his denial is even better, LOL. So fun to watch this part!
Carmela always had an inferiority complex, because deep down she knows that even though her and Tony have a nice house, expensive cars, designer clothes, jewelry, neither of them has education or culture, and it always made her feel bad when she was with people who knew more than her.
Love the scene later on where AJ's reading "Death in Venice," another homoerotic book. Nice little touch. Probably before the writers decided on the Mr. Wexler/Carmela affair plot line. Pretty advanced for high school!
Edie Falco’s acting is so perfect. This is 1000% what my parents sound like when they won’t let something go in a movie related argument. They take it to an overly serious hostile place. 😄
Tony is trying so hard here, to be a normal loving father, to be a good husband, and instead of appreciating the moment of what she wanted carmela goes nuts. We were THIS close to a good family dinner scene
tony never stops makin jokes except when he's pissed off. either he's joking around, talking intensely, or throwing a total fit. if he ain't laughing, look out.
I am loving every clip i watch from this show. If it were winter now, i would start from the beginning and watch it all over again. But i'm gonna stick to the youtube clips for now.
God this is fucking funny. The way Tony says “no offense” and then “you’re not? to the guy who isn’t gay, and the way Meadow looks at him. And then when the girl talks about the passage in Billy Budd and AJ says “really?”, Tony just shifts straight to his usual anger at AJ: “Thought you read it!” Then as Carmela makes a scene and everyone is embarrassed , Tony looking like he couldn’t give less of a shit. Great writing and acting.
Edie Falco is not only hot, but an incredibly brilliant actress. The scene with her, Rosie Aprille and Meadow when they are talking about Vito being gay. The way she pauses, and then rolls her eyes as she says the words “possibly gay,” is a priceless expression of someone who personally has a ‘holier than thou’ attitude towards everyone else, yet enjoys to ‘burn the source’ with everybody else!
"We had lain thus in bed, chatting and napping at short intervals, and Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs over mine, and then drawing them back; so entirely sociable and free and easy were we; when, at last, by reason of our confabulations, what little nappishness remained in us altogether departed, and we felt like getting up again, though day-break was yet some way down the future." -Moby Dick. Herman Melville was gay before being gay was hip :o haha
@@arnavrawat9864 oh yes, nothing gay at all about two sailors napping and spreading their hairy legs over each other! as we all know, it isn't gay if the balls don't touch 🙃
@@chavzone Are you a guy? Cause gayness depends on what you percieve as sexual. I am a guy and don't sexualise this scenario. I don't think anyone else should either, friendship should not be automatically interpreted as gayness
"I'm not gay", "You're not?" Lol!
Tony got @good read on people
funny scene,
i really liked that character, wish they did more with him
@@boksaboki he was our lil princess
I like the way he glanced over at Meadow, the guy's roommate, when he says this.
Yeah well Vitos bottom was impacted
How funny is it that the part where Tony mistakes the guy for being gay isn’t even the most awkward part in this scene. Brilliant acting from Carmela.
But he looks at Meadow, like, you told me he was gay. I don’t remember if she did tell him that because he didn’t want her to have male roommates, who are straight. 🤷🏻♀️
@@HappyGirl92593
He looks at meadow because one she’s living with a male. Two he knows he’s stepped in it andMeadow is going to be pissed about the remark.
All that goes away though as Carmella takes the prize for champion homophobe lol.
He didn’t mistake anything. The look at meadow showed that meadow told tony he was gay.
most awkward part? the most hilarious part.. and he knew Fielder was going to get him for that comment. lol
@@NotableSavageno I take that prize
Tony should’ve called Vito, he would know the answer.
Did Billy Budd serve on the Good Ship Lollipop?
Good one!
Vasilijan Nikolovski he was greasing the Union
@Vasilijan Nikolovski he was at the pharmacy refilling his blood pressure medication.
Well he was an expert in why the one guy that hung himself. Maybe he had been a closet homosexual but in this case he would have to side with the college students.
AJ's demeanor in this scene is really telling. He shows no enthusiasm over college when earlier in the show he gleefully said he wanted to go to harvard or west point but tony shot it down. Then here he is proud to have earned a C on his paper when he was never a good student, and Carmela immediately insults the grade, and AJ's look of pride drops. C is an average grade and AJ is a below average student. Belittling his achievements, no matter how small, completely shatters his self confidence.
Carmela knew he never had the makings of a varsity anything
What are you talking about he is a dumbass and has no interest in anything don’t blame the parents for being annoyed and ashamed of a looser soon like that
He was brought up pampered up with this cushioned life and spoiled. He was programmed not to do an earnest living. In the first 2 seasons AJ doesn't seem that bad, but once season 3 begins the problems start to take effect.
@@chosen2794 AJ is the worst kinda son you can have a complete fucking moron . Wow he got a c , at least get a fucking B-
@Jaegar19Ultima What a dumbass and ill-informed comment. Plenty of poor students work hard and earn academic scholarships proving that poor doesn't make you less smart. The only link between being poor and intelligence would be access to proper nutrition during growing years and good schools (which encourage critical thinking and other necessary skills). But as I said that can and has been negated by scholarship programs and other ways to access healthy food.
Nature only gives a predisposition but nurture and environment can provide the rest.
“I thought you read it”. The subtle comedy of this otherwise pretty tense scene is very well done
I came here to rewatch that part. It cracked me up.
Poooor AJ. 😂
Love that Tony gets more animated by this revelation than the whole gay discussion lol
I love when A.J. says "Really?!" and Tony replies...."I thought you read it"
Same! 😊 That line shows Tony 's sharpness!👍
The "Really?!" was pretty forced. AJ wouldn't react like that
@@nectarinedreams7208 not really, from the sounds of AJ actually tried to read the book so when the girl says the thing about the nude statue he reacts with genuine surprise because he must have missed it.
@@harlowsafford5959 Carmella read the book is the implication.
@@caribou617 you mean Carmela wrote the report? We know she read the book based on what she's already saying in this scene.
I love how Tony the macho old school mob boss managed to go along better with the conversation about homosexual books than Carmela. Her arguing was making it more awkward😂😂😂
Bc carmella was a self perceived more devout catholic, Tony practiced it for traditional purposes but didn’t really buy any of it. He’s indifferent which eventually is why he’s the only one who doesn’t mind Vito being gay or see the big deal other than old school mob rules.
Carmella was only in a mood because of Furio..
@@nm233306 T didn''t care about Vito being gay because he was a great earner, any other guy would be dead no hesitation whatsoever
@August Mi i think u misunderstood my comment completely, read it again and think about it
@@aepr84 the truth lies in the middle. Vito was his best earner, and that was mostly why Tony didn't want to have him whacked, but Tony wasn't a raging homophobe either, at least compared to the likes of Paulie or Carlo...
“I’ll go to Rutgers, I guess…”
This line had me howling. Those exact words came out of every classmate of mine back in my NJ high school who had no idea what they wanted to do after high school. So good.
9/10ths probably went
nowhere after H.S.
I mean, for many, Rutgers isn’t a bad choice.
Same. I’m the one guy who didn’t go Rutgers lol.
Rutgers was a great school for a low price before it was ruined by affirmative action like most colleges
@@mattmaccaronio5990 you’re a complete fucking idiot. Jersey is one of the most most diverse states on the nation. Should we just have higher Ed for white people? Go fuck your racist ass. Even worse you’re literally just saying that to be a dumbass tool. Why is affirmative action bad? How did it ruin Rutgers? Did you even go to Rutgers?
Carmela's mood swings could sink the titanic
When she's up she expects everyone else is to be, but when she's down she makes sure everyone else is down with her.
She mad cuz she missed out on Furio's D
But she's right. Everything she said was correct.
Don't worry, I heard they're sinking a crate of Viagra to try and raise it.
@@OrdinaryInspiration That crate was stolen by a band of thieves. The police are now looking for a gang of hardened criminals.
Someone pointed out that Carmela was “helping” AJ out with that paper, which adds even more context to why she was so upset about not understanding Billy Budd. Not only did she get denied by Furio, she also got hoed by proxy thru AJ’s teacher an now Meadow and her elite friends. All Carm cares about is status and appearances, without that and the little hope that Furio gave her for something deeper all she can do is lash out and be petty.
Nice analysis!
Good call
How did furio deny her? He did want her too. Tony just would’ve killed him
100% my mom right there. She was just as ignorant and petty as Carmela in this scene.
yup and her body language and facial expressions when she first arrives inside Meadows apart is of disgust and condescension.
"thought you read it"
" I don't know....."
Love that exchange 😂
Vijay Kumar no more with the i dont know
one of my favorite scenes of season 4. when AJ proudly says he got a C and Carmella freaks out which instantly evaporates AJ's smile is pitch perfect.
What is disturbing is for all her feigned concern she didnt even know he had gotten a C
I always interpreted that as them putting AJ down in a way. He was super proud of his C and Carmella instantly pokes a hole in that balloon, even though it was better than he normally did in school.
I know a lot of people hate AJ but I always figured a lot of scenes make it clear that he's a knucklehead because Carmella and Tony aren't very supportive of him.
@@umbradumont5077 The one time he was planning on doing something pretty noble (joining the military because he was passionate about the issues in the Middle East) he was immediately talked out of it and given a mafia adjacent job.
Well obviously Carmela was helping him or probably did the whole paper for him and got shocked to find out she got a C. It’s all her her her. Carmelas definition of working hard is to watch the movie.
@@umbradumont5077 You don't interpret very well. Carmella was under the impression he worked really hard on it and was surprised he only got a C. She wasn't mad at him or trying to diss him.
Love the fact that Tony makes the florest joke, everyone laughs apart from AJ as he don't get it
He looks so confused hahahah
AJ didn't have the makings of a varsity genius
AJ's face at the end. He looks completely out of touch with everybody on that table.
@Boco Corwin His name is Billy Budd, as in flower bud.
AJ is not bright, at all
Social skills are a real thing, and Tony had great social skills, he literally can fit in anywhere and go along with the conversation, carmella however, with very little redeeming qualities was out of her league at this table
Carmella? Very little redeeming qualities? I don't think so...
Ya tony was a real angel.
@@Morbutt ?? Care to add then?
@@gabagoolenjoyer Who said he was an angel? Most psychopaths or sociopaths are extremely charming and use it as a form of manipulation
The way you worded it makes it sound like you're trying to say that just because Tony could fit in at the table, he somehow has more redeeming qualities than carm? Cmon now. Carmella, for all her faults, is still a much better person than Tony, as low of a bar as that may be. Making wise cracks at the dinner table doesn't make Tony any less of a monster.
I love how Tony, with people very much unlike himself, knows how to charm. Yeah, I get it... he's a charming sociopath, but it's still fascinating nonetheless
I agree he’s had interactions with all types of people throughout and show and knows how to talk to them
He has great social skills, can make conversation anywhere with anyone
He had far better social skills than Carmella
He was a psychopath not sociopath. A sociopath would likely not be able to be charming like Tony.
@@rman52 Sociopaths are usually the charmers, psychopaths lack emotion/ emotional understanding
So much tension around that table, this was beautifully written
Yes, but I've noticed how happy Meadow appears to be. She displayed moments of hostile and belligerent attitudes with Tony and Carmella in the past, but it's refreshing to see her in a sociable mood with everyone. Maybe it's because she's in love with Finn that brings out the positivity in her.
"No offense."
"Oh I'm not gay."
"You're not?"
"No.. >:l"
*Tony avoids eye-contact awkwardly*
I LAUGHED SO HARD.
KarlSalameh nah he was pissed at his daughter for living with a straight guy. Wasn’t awkward at all. He was pissed at Meadow
When you are discussing something negative or dubious just turn to someone and say "no offence." Actually an old joke and done many times before this.
Lol he looks at Meadow like 'is he seriously not gay?'
Her looks at Meadow like, "Why'd you tell me he was gay?"
@@damomand "Three's company", Sopranos style ;-)
When Tony is more progressive than you, there’s a real problem there.
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle she’s not tho
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle how
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle no, she isn’t
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle are you stunad?
@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle Listen, man, I get that you're homophobic, but just because you think she's right doesn't mean she's right. And this is coming from a Christian guy. God doesn't hate gays. He's the one that made them. Gay people are a creation of God himself. Why would you hate a creation of God? This is assuming the reason you're homophobic is because you're religious. If you just hate gay people, well, I can't really help you with that.
I love how after Tony makes me the mistake of thinking that kid is gay, he immediately can feel Meadow's stare burning through him
No, she had told him her roommate was gay earlier, so that they wouldn’t object to her living with a male (straight). Tony just caught her out.
They did a good job of capturing the awkward conversations that happens when you have strangers at family dinner.
This was more about how miserable Carmela was because the man she was lusting after cut off all communication with her. She was taking her unhappiness out on everyone.
And how extremely awkward it is when someone argues a losing point to the death, even when everyone else disagrees.
Love how tony picks up on ajs bs during the discussion haha
How did he even get a C?
@@Onmysheet carmela wrote that entire paper for him i think there's a scene showing it
And this what she’s doing while jimmy is out fighting in the war
@@edwardfetner2513 so Carmela is the one who got C than 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Every conversation with a self righteous, “shut-up-I’m-older-so-I-know-more-than-you” Mother ever.
So damn true😂
@@borntoplay4748
Trouble is, Meadow is also just as self-righteous with her "shut up, I go to school so I know more of the world than you" too. Both are unbearable.
@@IAmPez Jackie should've slapped some sense into her. After he gave her his name, of course.
Spoken like someone with a mother who would rather fall ass-first from the lethal height of Everest onto a bed of adult cacti below than admit she’s wrong, and has nowhere near the life experience it would take to justify her dismissive arrogance.
@@IAmPez isn't that the point of school? like, to know more?
“WELL MAYBE HES GAY EVER THOUGHT OF THAT”😂😂 she got so mad
Another comic relief genius of Sopranos, Tony accused all the wrong people being gay. He thought this kid was gay, the guy who came to check the house for the bear. But he couldn't point out the gays in his own crew!! Lol!! Genius writing!! In everyday life you works with people with that. I remember working with a couple of guys who thought almost everyone else was gay!!
And Mr Wegler!
Gary Cooper
Meadows face when Tony says "You're not" is classic
tony even though he's a thug is a lot smarter than carmela
carmella is a dumb blonde.. who i hated the whole show, lol
He once said to Johnny Sack on the phone that he had a IQ of 136
You have to be pretty smart to be a career criminal. To break the law for decades and never get caught requires a decent level of intelligence.
Tony is very smart
@Dan Chapowski I mean, yeah they made mistakes, but to be a mafia boss you gotta have some level of intellect. Probably more so than the average human.
"Yeah,No Offense"
"Im not Gay"
Love that Tony and the kid keep their cool like it is a normal conversation.
Tony was lucky he didnt punch his lights out
Cody Ables
That's exactly the kinda thing he's hoping to avoid
@@nuckymancini7013 Why would Tony punch him? Tony was never overtly homophobic.
@@scottyclayton5604 he was referring to that low testosterone hasidic homeboy
@@mimir4965 Oh, I see, it was early when I read that.
Usually gets D's and F's... Yeah thats enough to get into Rutgers
yup,Jackie Jr. Got in there 😂
Jackie jr RIP wanted to be Hugo Boss
What a way to embarrass your kid in front of his sister's friends.
You kidding? That’s Rutgers SCHOLARSHIP material. They let you in General Admission if you’re able to find the campus.
YOU PAY $120,000 FOR AN EDUCATION YOU CAN GET BY BEING POOR. IS SOCIAL CLASS NOT EDUCATION ANYMORE. IS A JOKE
Colin was the strong, silent type
Been sitting most our lives because this Gangsta's Paralyzed
He was gay, Gary Cooper?
He was gay billy bud
When Furio left, he took half of Carmella with him because surely she wasn't her whole self that day
Stupida faaking gay book
Oh so was that why she was moody?
Buford Montgomery jaysus ! Who butt hurt you when you were a kid ?
His mom.
Youre rite..i never thoght of that
The little 4 second scenes on this show with the acting to go with it makes this show something that will never happen again , for when tony says no offense to when meadow is staring at him .. genius writing and amazing acting and great directing
“Thought you read it.”
Excellent.
So many incredible beats to this scene but AJ's incredulous 'really?' followed by Tony's angry 'I thought you read it?' Is the stand out for me.
2:37 tony clearly being very impressed by AJ
As per usual lol
A proud father moment
The most underrated scene in all of the Sopranos. I come across it once in a while and laugh my ass off everytime.
This is one of the funniest scenes they did. So many angles and differnt tensions. Superb acting to boot
Holy shit Carmella makes Tony look like a cultured professor in this.
Tony was the old school New Jersey dad and reminds me so much of my own NJ dad.
Not the criminal part, but his demeanor. He was always the smartest guy in the room but never let on. He just let the conversation roll and had the perfect line afterwards. I miss him a lot.
I seem to remember that the next book AJ had to read was "Death In Venice", so my headcanon is that they were explicitly doing a module on early LGBT literature and he just didn't pick up on that because he wasn't listening.
Yeah even though death in Venice is more of an examination into Greek ideas of beauty. The practice of pederasty praised beauty as a conduit to knowledge. I’d fucking love to see AJ trying to read Death in Venice though lmao.
You're a fucking animal. You mean LGBTQXYZ_1794 how could you leave out so many under served groups
You know Paris, France? In English, it's pronounced "Paris" but everyone else pronounces it without the "s" sound, like the French do. But with Venezia, everyone pronouces it the English way: "Venice". Like 'The Merchant of Venice' or 'Death in Venice'. WHY, THOUGH!? WHY ISN'T THE TITLE DEATH IN VENEZIA!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!? IT TAKES PLACE IN ITALY, SO USE THE ITALIAN WORD, DAMMIT! THAT SHIT PISSES ME OFF! BUNCH OF DUMBASSES!
@@concernedcitizen9023 : Actually, the original title is "Ein Tod in Venedig." Thomas Mann was German.
@@concernedcitizen9023
I like how you got your panties all twisted up though. 🤣
The girl who plays Alex is Angela Darmody in Boardwalk Empire!
you read my mind...... and saved my brain 10 minutes of annoyance thx
oooh shit . Good eye
Holy crap I didn't catch that. Lot diff younger and long hair and diff color hair. Man I hated her on BE. I was more into Jimmy and I'm straight lmao.
Well done!! shreDs girl at the bing hence why tony and her were a bit weird
Shes going to be in the irishman as well
Love how proud A.J. is when he tells Meadow he got a C on his Billy Budd paper but you see that smile evaporate when Carmela starts berating him as to why he only got a C
Carmela immediately sees a dollar sign when she finds out the girl is a Spanish Princess. XD
It’s clear from this scene that Carmella’s memory of the book stem from her adolescent or innocent years, so she has a fond regard for the book. Ironic that she should use the term ‘picked on by an evil boss,’ at a time when she was emotionally drawn to Furio.
not even tony could save that last outburst from carmella with a joke
Love how Carm is arguing like Paulie having arguments about germs lol. So needlessly aggressive
This shit was way ahead of it’s time
How so?
@@antonboludo8886 - The gay stuff is basically EVERYWHERE now, I think was his point.
@@freddybeer Tony Soprano is not the Landlord of Three's Company, though.
🤣.
@@antonboludo8886 - Lol!!!
@@freddybeer People are more intelligent and aware nowadays, that's all. And it makes ignorant people feel left out.
2:49 AJ is still processing that joke and this too 1:54 😂
"Being picked on by an evil boss" *cuts to Tony* wtf! Hahahaha
That's the season Vito gets killed for being gay. Foreshadowing.
You never picked up on the sexual tension between Tony and Big pussy?????
@@dariog36th nah, man she's talking about Furio.
Sexual tension between tony and Georgie
such a funny scene and a prime example of The Sopranos being ahead of their time
Contrary to popular belief, it was Carm who never had the makings of a varsity athlete...
You can see how trapped Carmella was and she knew it too. She was jealous of everyone including her own daughter.
Every time she tries to make a little something for herself she’s reminded that Tony controls everything. She felt genuine love for Furio, as opposed to the deeply ingrained resentment for Tony- I feel so bad for her. But like Artie’s wife (I can’t remember her name) said “We both made our choices. I made my choice, I’m happy with my life”
EVERYTHING about this show is amazing! The writing, the character development! I just cannot cope 😍
She only thought she loved Furio.
Amen.
My mom is 50% Italian, and she's the same exact way with my dad.
Meadow’s reaction to tony thinking that dude is gay is hilarious 😂
"Billy Budd's the ship's florist right?" haahha classic tony line
explain it?
le k lol u dumb
@@ThePsychic24 I don't get it also!
Maybe some ships do have florists
@@ThePsychic24 I always thought florist was considered a feminine job as were flowers so a gay guy would sterotypically be feminine.
"My wife's an Italian princess too for that matter". ROFL !
GREAT hilarious scene.
-Im not gay
-You're not? *he stares Meadow* LOL
This is her opinion 20yrs ago. Gosh of Sopranos was in 2022.
Would never be made
Pretty impressive when Tony seems more cultured than Carmella!😂
I wouldn't call that cultured.
You probably think society is cultured now...
@@KingKuba1313think the fella meant that his comprehension of media is ahead of Carmella. Like how you miss the fact that this scene isn’t trying to say carm is right, and that her ranting is in fact very uncomfortable
carmela is the original inspiration for the karen archetype
Except she’s a gangster badass
There’s so many things happening here. God, the writing on this show was wild.
Props to Fin for making conversation with the awkward sibling
Meadow asks a bottle of wine and Tony brought a box of probably stolen Evian which was preferred by Valentina when they meet. Damn, Tony is really something.
And now Carmela shows us just how insufferable she can be
Meadow actually is wrong though. Which I think really sums up the dynamic here really well. She gets all emotional and defensive but Meadow is actually spouting bullshit as if its fact because one professor she heard speak said so.
@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 meadow is extremely annoying
You realize Tony has the same views right?
@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 Lol, a real intellectual here. You're also getting emotional and defensive, because you don't know what you're talking about, same as Carmela.
@@imcallingjapan2178 lol that sounds like you bud.
Oh man, the performance of Meadow's friend who denied he is gay is amazing: that serious look he gave Tony, and hand gesture to emphasize his point. Tony's reply to his denial is even better, LOL. So fun to watch this part!
I forgot this scene. My gosh so much to unpack...what a fantastic well written scene.
Carmela always had an inferiority complex, because deep down she knows that even though her and Tony have a nice house, expensive cars, designer clothes, jewelry, neither of them has education or culture, and it always made her feel bad when she was with people who knew more than her.
You don’t learn anything but garbage at a liberal arts college culture my fuckin ass
Love how in the midst of it all Tony doesn’t let AJ off the hook.
Love the scene later on where AJ's reading "Death in Venice," another homoerotic book. Nice little touch. Probably before the writers decided on the Mr. Wexler/Carmela affair plot line. Pretty advanced for high school!
Edie Falco’s acting is so perfect.
This is 1000% what my parents sound like when they won’t let something go in a movie related argument.
They take it to an overly serious hostile place. 😄
Tony is trying so hard here, to be a normal loving father, to be a good husband, and instead of appreciating the moment of what she wanted carmela goes nuts. We were THIS close to a good family dinner scene
2:35
Tony's disappointed "I thought you read it" though 😂
You beat me to it. The look on Tony's face while he sais that is priceless
“Thought you read it” will always be funny to me.
i love how tony is just watching all this
Carm, it's 2006. There are pillow biters in the special forces.
"you're not?" HA HA HA
"Billy Budd's the ships florist" I almost barfed up a lung laughing..
Tony with all his gangsterness had a great way with people.
Social skills were brilliant and funny too.
tony never stops makin jokes except when he's pissed off. either he's joking around, talking intensely, or throwing a total fit. if he ain't laughing, look out.
This is one of my fave scenes in the series. Works on SO many levels! :-D
aj's expressions are the best in this scene lol
Yeah, especially at the end 🤣
“I can’t believe I stood up for Herman Melville! I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the heart!”
Billie Bud must've been taking the same medicine Vito was on.
Dawg meadows face after tony thought her friend was gay LMFAO
I am loving every clip i watch from this show. If it were winter now, i would start from the beginning and watch it all over again. But i'm gonna stick to the youtube clips for now.
God this is fucking funny. The way Tony says “no offense” and then “you’re not? to the guy who isn’t gay, and the way Meadow looks at him. And then when the girl talks about the passage in Billy Budd and AJ says “really?”, Tony just shifts straight to his usual anger at AJ: “Thought you read it!” Then as Carmela makes a scene and everyone is embarrassed , Tony looking like he couldn’t give less of a shit. Great writing and acting.
Billy Budd is a come from behind kinda guy.
I'd watch the Sopranos spin-off where it's just Tony hanging out with college kids.
"no offense"
"im not gay"
"you're not?"
LMAOOOO
Ooooooh
Karen Soprano was a really well-written character.
Her name's Carmela.
Ah yes, every woman is a 'Karen' when they speak about stuff like this in a negative light right?
@@BattlerEvil that's all you see in Carmela's behaviour?
@@BattlerEvilto be fair she does have the Karen fade
@@BattlerEvilspeak about stuff like what?
'REALLY?' 'Thought you read it' lol
Edie Falco is not only hot, but an incredibly brilliant actress. The scene with her, Rosie Aprille and Meadow when they are talking about Vito being gay. The way she pauses, and then rolls her eyes as she says the words “possibly gay,” is a priceless expression of someone who personally has a ‘holier than thou’ attitude towards everyone else, yet enjoys to ‘burn the source’ with everybody else!
20 years later Carmella was proven 100% correct.
At the end Tony was like “whatever happened to Gary Cooper”
Bro Tony's other life is a breeze compared to Carmela's shit LOL
"We had lain thus in bed, chatting and napping at short intervals, and Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs over mine, and then drawing them back; so entirely sociable and free and easy were we; when, at last, by reason of our confabulations, what little nappishness remained in us altogether departed, and we felt like getting up again, though day-break was yet some way down the future." -Moby Dick. Herman Melville was gay before being gay was hip :o haha
Melville was ahead of his time lol, he was also cool with other races way before that was a thing.
That's so far away from being gay
@@arnavrawat9864 oh yes, nothing gay at all about two sailors napping and spreading their hairy legs over each other! as we all know, it isn't gay if the balls don't touch 🙃
@@chavzone Are you a guy? Cause gayness depends on what you percieve as sexual.
I am a guy and don't sexualise this scenario. I don't think anyone else should either, friendship should not be automatically interpreted as gayness
@@arnavrawat9864 EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE THE SAME VIEWPOINT AS ME!!!!
Carmela taking her heartbreak re Furio disappearing out on her daughter who she sees is just starting her life
02:49 totally authentic laughter
Lord, Carmella was in a MOOD
I just realized she’s acting like Livia
1:45 Tony looking at meadow like “sorry I called your new friend gay”
no it’s probably more so that he’s bothered that she’s living with another straight man who’s not her boyfriend
"I thought you read it." So fast and so funny.
Beautiful dinner conversations,,perfect