wow, people think Pine Barrens is a bad episode? Overrated? Man i liked it when it originally aired and still love it. Dumbass wiseguys in the snow, what's not to like?
When something gets popular, the "cool kids" will rag on it because agreeing with the masses is definitely not cool. You remember those fucktards, we've all met some.
@@7RMadridfan no. Tony told them the guy they were chasing was interior of the ministry, which is essentially a Russian police division. Paulie is an idiot and the cell phone reception was spotty, which led to the hilarious "interior decorator" line.
@@7RMadridfan No, it's not. Tony told Paulie that the guy was with the interior ministry. Paulie either misheard or misunderstood it as him being an interior decorator. Same with the Czechoslovakians.
Can we at least agree that it's one of the funniest episodes in the series?? Pauli and Chris eating condiment packets after going a whole few hours without eating kills me every time.
Gloria threw food at Tony. That needs to be resolved. Later on Uncle Jun even asks Tony if he’s been eating steak. At least we know Uncle June’s sense if smell hasn’t got dementia.
I thought the Tasmanian devil was a rare real wolf like mammal in Australia with the bite of an alligator.. They even made a film about it with Willem Dafoe.
It's true and yeah I saw the Willem Dafoe movie as soon as I heard of it on JRE. I used to think it was just a cartoon character from Looney Toons (Taz). The real version looks cool and scary a.f.
For me this episode was memerable. Not even due to the jokes, it just had a entertaining 'vibe'. And if people are annoyed that the plotlines dont get completed, is kinda weird to me. Since just in real life, people dont get closure to lifestories sometimes. I am a storyteller myself, and this is a critical point to remember when making scrips/archs.
@@Omerta369 I was like:"what are you saying". But then I rembered its a reference. I really need to watch the whole series again. Coming weekend I am visiting my parents and Ill take sopranos with me 😂
@@homelessjesse9453 the seasons were gonna end like it did. This is better then a storyline where there was war with the russian mob and leaving that rushed+unfinsihed
"Pine Barrens" is a perfectly enjoyable episode if you are into the characters and their off-screen lives. It's a world-building episode. I guess the folks who don't like it just want more mob hits. I watch every episode, but sometimes I'm mobile and can't comment. Great Sopranolog, Kino!
i have a theory that in the end of the episode, thats when Tony started loosing faith in paulie a bit more. He gives him a choice. If he wants to go back to look for the russian that means he is on Tonys side and wants him to be safe, because Slava will kill Tony if he comes back. But Pauly says no, indicating he doesnt care that much if it happens, he cares more about himself. Thats why Tony makes it clear that if they get any heat from this, he will throw pauly under the bus and offer him up to Slava. I dont know if anyone else got this from their interaction in the car but i really felt that conversation to be heavy. Anyway, good job Kino and thank you for the episode review.
I always took it more like Tony has a suspicion that Paulie is lying about for sure knowing the Russain’s dead and is trying to give him an out to tell the truth. He’s basically saying “hey if there’s a chance this guy lived, we need to deal with this” and Paulie, tired, cold, hungry and embarrassed decides to lie and say no, as in there’s no point, they’re sure he couldn’t survive. Paulie’s almost swallowing the dread because they aren’t sure and Tony is telling him he’ll be the one to suffer. Also says a lot that despite all of Christopher’s downfalls, Tony knows immediately who started the conflict and why it escalated the way it did. Chris may be impulsive and violent, but rarely unprovoked and always to people he knows won’t be a threat. Chris has more of a way of collecting, making a snide comment at most but usually shootin’ the shit with people. Paulie almost looks for trouble and Tony knows it.
@@empac8631 just like when they meet the cubans ,paulie comes flying outta therental car aggressive and disrespectfull asking "wheres charro" -tony knew exactly who caused theconflict
"Don't make me pull rank on you kid" "Fuuck You Paulie, captain or no captain right now were just two assholes lost in the woods" gotta be my favorite line in the episode. The way imperioli delivers is is gold.
Little note here the PINE BARRENS episode wasn't filmed in new Jersey pine barrens but in Harriman State Park in NYS. The NJ film commissioner at the time wasn't a fan of the sopranos cause he thought they portrayed Italian Americans in a bad light. So he nixed their filming permits. They got the OK from NYS.
im from the pine barrens and sadly theres no mountains :( i still think this episode is amazing and the portrayal of it being somewhere extremely rural to drop a body is lowkey accurate and will never fail to make me crack up because its always been a running joke within south jersey
2:34 the plot hole that always pissed me off. Valeriy incapacitated his would-be killers in about 1 second. He could have killed both Christopher and Paulie in one second more (each). The guy is a friggin PROFESSIONAL killer, he's bigger/stronger than Christopher and Paulie put together, and they'd been making him dig his own grave. He's also holding a great murder weapon. He should have dispatched them, taken their wallets and keys, and gone to Roy Rogers himself.
@@christianporter3638 When he gets back to Newark the other interior decorators are going to give him a ration of shit, that's one thing we can be sure of!
I kind of think the Russian should’ve came back for one more episode for closure. There again, if he did came back; surely the Russian boss would made some moves on Tony. Cause who else could’ve stolen pauile and Christopher’s car?
I read this interview a couple two three months ago, maybe more, but I remember it saying something like the boy scouts find him, Slava sends him to Russia for surgery and rehabilitation, and the part I don't remember is how or why he came back to the states to work for Slava again, but I do remember a scene being discussed where Paulie and/or Chris are walking around in slava's building and they see Valery sweeping or mopping or buffing a floor with this huge scar on his head and it was implied that he was mentally retarded from the brain damage and he and Paulie (I'm certain it was just Paulie now I think of it) lock eyes and there's a moment where it's as if the Russian wants to say something or whatever, like, he _knows_ it's Paulie and what he did to him, but bc of his brain damage, he just can't, and Paulie stares him down too and I guess it's also implied that Paulie knows the Russian is done and can't ever say anything.
I grew up in Southern Ocean County so the Pine Barrens were my backyard. You can tell they didn't film it here, because there's too much open space in those woods. Fitting a camera crew in the real forest here wouldn't be that easy. X files did a Jersey devil episode and that looked just as weird.
If you’re from NJ, you know that the show wasn’t shot in the Pine Barrens. In the end as they drive off, you see mountains and the Pine Barrens are flat.
2 comments....being Russian myself, the boss should’ve been drinking Stolichnaya or maybe Beluga. Second, I’ve dated girls as hot and as crazy as Gloria and the red flags are so apparent, their looks aren’t worth the time and games they put u through
It never made sense to me that the Russians didn’t retaliate for what Paulie did. You can talk about interviews and theories all you want to me it’s implied in the episode that the Russian survived getting shot and made his way back to Paulies car and used it to escape. Surely word would’ve made its way back to the Russian boss who would’ve been less than pleased that they tried to murder one of his best friends for no reason at all.
This is without question my favorite episode of the entire series. If you didn’t like it, then you never understood the chemistry between Paulie and Christopher.
Pine Barrens is arguably the funniest episode of any series ever. I laughed so much it hurt. Anyone who’s suffered through similar conditions (and I have), knows that a freezing night in spring wear will turn a ketchup packet into a gourmet meal and automotive carpet into a Canada Goose parka. Michael Imperioli and Tony Sirico’s agony in this absolutely hilarious episode was so convincing, it made me turn up the heat just watching it.
Seeing the old clips (especially Paulie's frantic hair) just have me in stitches again. My god, the writing and the comedic timing, these guys can do anything! Brought back memories of watching this episode for the first time at the dorm laughing my socks off. My favorite episode hands down. 😘👌
When Chris was trying to make the fire rubbing the 2 sticks together by the van, he heard a twig snapping a couple times and chose to go back in the van. I wonder if that was Valery?
I can see why overhyping might dissapoint some people. I saw Sopranos waaaay back in the day and had no idea what to expect. Those were the good old days.
I can answer the grey goose comment. Russians don’t drink russian vodka outside Russia. Only local stuff is considered good in Russia. Outside g grey Goose is probably the best brand
How could anyone not love this episode. From that interior decorator killing 16 Czechoslovakians to being worried about that Slaverasshole. This episode has it all.
This is the episode that showcased the true evil within these characters, especially Paulie, it made begin to hate these guys and the illusion was broken. The only one of the Soprano crew that stayed true to himself was Silvio.
This was a great episode and I think the first one I happened to watch on late night tv which got me hooked on the sopranos. This is also your best review yet.
I think Crissy said recently him and Paulie initially had a script that was suppose to have them hanging out somewhere and randomly they'd see the Russian walking on the corner but it was cut out last minute.
Two of my favorites Tony's moments in this episode : his reaction when Paulie tells him they found a truck, and his laughter when Bobby shows up in hunter clothes. Just rewatched it tonight and I just replayed these two bits over and over laughing like an idiot.
Pine Barrens deserves its reputation. It’s very original because it’s a fully encapsulated story. You don’t need to know anything about these characters and you can understand everything that’s going on.
I've been waiting for your breakdown of probably the best episode of television ever recorded. It was worth it. This episode really placed the basis of paulie and chris' relationship going forward. They have to work together after this but theres always a sense of disrespect between them up until chris dies. It wasn't just the best episode, it ignited a story arc that fueled some of the best moments. Also: Grey goose is pandered as premium vodka but everyone knows vodka is all the same bullshit. Its all the same piss with different labels.
Grey Goose was very popular when it came out and back then all these new liquors were being HEAVILY and aggressively marketed. It would not surprise me one bit if the only reason Grey Goose was used was strictly because they paid ALOT of money to be featured on the show, and they placed it here because "Russians drink vodka". Thats it, forgetabaht it. Gabagool.
Observations: 1- Tony has so many hos that his ho caught him cheating with another ho. 2- Most of the murders on the show are less about strategy and more about the mobsters getting pissed and letting emotions run wild combined with they know how to murder. 3- I wonder how that van ended up in the woods. 4- No such thing as no strings sex. Sooner or later your side piece will throw a prime rib at you. 5- the Russian guy should return in a sequel
I’ve only watched the series once (it’s my favourite TV series by the way) and I personally thought this episode stood out from the rest with the one liners and just the entire scenario Paulie created out of his stubbornness😂
I know this show was gritty, but here's the best way I can describe this episode: If you ever watch rock's modern life, filbert and heffer were the best duo in the show, just like Chris and Paulie, different personatiles, but Chris and Paulie when they got paired up together in a scene you knew some funny shit was gonna happen 🤣, Kino keep up the great work.
You skipped over the part where Bobby came to Junior’s house decked out in hunter gear. And Tony losing it. Bobby really had to eat a lot of shit. From everyone.
Until I started reading about/watching videos about this episode, I had always just assumed that the russian guy died, we do pretty clearly seeing him getting shot in what looks like the head... either way I agree it's not too important, it does seem that he probably did die seeing as there were never any repercussions for this by the russians that we know of
Love watching these recaps of the sopranos. One of my favorite tv series ever it’s up there as one of the best. Would you ever consider doing recaps of other tv series’s specifically “The Wire.” Have you seen it?
This episode is one of my favorites since its a great character study! Seeing both paulie and Christopher eating the condiments in the car sends me lmao
Grey Goose? One would think perhaps Stolichnaya vodka. That was originally banned in the US until Gorbachev due to the Cold War, but like Cuban cigars, some people were still able to get it.
I loved this episode and Sopranos was a good memory for me and my dad and I would watch it together when I was in middle school. One of my best memories of us together.
That animal Blundetto did a good job directing this episode.
Better writer than Christopher is. No wonder why he has a grudge against Tony B
@@josephgrmovsekcollaredcons6085 tony egg, tony uncle al, ichabod crane hehehe
Props to you for even being able to say his name
@@tsqualers I never forget. I can’t forget... what was I talking about?
dont do it to yourself phil
"ITS THE EPISOOOOODDEEE" - Richie, probably
@Ste 45 relahhh your flexinnnn
Nice to know witness protection comes with HBO subscription
Can you believe it, you redecorate the interior of your apartment, one week later you're in jail?
@thisisTheend this comment made me genuinely laugh. Richie Aprile was a pisser.
wow, people think Pine Barrens is a bad episode? Overrated? Man i liked it when it originally aired and still love it. Dumbass wiseguys in the snow, what's not to like?
When something gets popular, the "cool kids" will rag on it because agreeing with the masses is definitely not cool. You remember those fucktards, we've all met some.
Thats bs. Never heard a singular person say they disliked it
I liked it just fine, but one of the best? I don't agree
I like the episode, and don't understand why any fan of the show wouldn't, but yeah, a lot say it's the best episode, which is overrating it.
People that don’t like Pine Barrens don’t have the makings of a varsity athlete. (Small hands)
“he was an interior decorator”, “his house look like shit.”
Why’d he say he was an interior decorator I didn’t get that , I’m prolly jus dumb😂
@@josuebernal8508 Interior Decorator is a slang meaning a Lethal soldier that has been involved with the Russian Military.
Chris is always doing that and it always hilarious.
@@7RMadridfan no. Tony told them the guy they were chasing was interior of the ministry, which is essentially a Russian police division. Paulie is an idiot and the cell phone reception was spotty, which led to the hilarious "interior decorator" line.
@@7RMadridfan No, it's not. Tony told Paulie that the guy was with the interior ministry. Paulie either misheard or misunderstood it as him being an interior decorator. Same with the Czechoslovakians.
When Tony was breaking Bobby's balls over the hunting outfit 🤣🤣🤣
FUCK THIS!!!
@@MinoritiesRlazy yeah
😂
Apparently that take was a real reaction, Gandolfini just cracked the fuck up at it and they kept it in the show.
@@actuallynotsteveThat’s because Bobby’s actor was holding a giant dildo offscreen. NOT KIDDING!!! 😂
@@actuallynotsteveBobby walked in with a dildo irl.
Can we at least agree that it's one of the funniest episodes in the series?? Pauli and Chris eating condiment packets after going a whole few hours without eating kills me every time.
I TOLD YOU WE SHOULDVE WENT TO ROY RODGERS
Mix it with the relish!
AND I SHOULD’Ve FUCKED DALE EVANS BUT I DIDN’T!
The cold and snow will do that to you. Calorie’s
Chrissy didn't eat breakfast man
I was gonna stop at Roy Rogers before I watched this, but couldn't wait!
And I should have fucked their lemons, but I didn’t
Tic Tacs and ketchup packets are better
John Brick so long as you mix it with the relish
First things first !!
My mum always tells me to count to ten when I think of Roy Rogers. But I never remember.
Gloria threw food at Tony.
That needs to be resolved.
Later on Uncle Jun even asks Tony if he’s been eating steak.
At least we know Uncle June’s sense if smell hasn’t got dementia.
good one lol
Theory: Valerie is the infamous “Jersey Devil” that roams the pine barrens
I thought the Tasmanian devil was a rare real wolf like mammal in Australia with the bite of an alligator.. They even made a film about it with Willem Dafoe.
The Jersey Devil is a folklore beast
It's true and yeah I saw the Willem Dafoe movie as soon as I heard of it on JRE. I used to think it was just a cartoon character from Looney Toons (Taz). The real version looks cool and scary a.f.
HE killed 12 Kinoslovakians on his own he was an interior decorator
His CZcams channel looked like shit!
His house looked like shit
His vlog looked like sxht
I always thought it was funny that their Russian commando photo looks like it was taken the day prior.
For me this episode was memerable. Not even due to the jokes, it just had a entertaining 'vibe'.
And if people are annoyed that the plotlines dont get completed, is kinda weird to me. Since just in real life, people dont get closure to lifestories sometimes. I am a storyteller myself, and this is a critical point to remember when making scrips/archs.
You know who had an ark ? Noah
@@Omerta369 I was like:"what are you saying". But then I rembered its a reference.
I really need to watch the whole series again. Coming weekend I am visiting my parents and Ill take sopranos with me 😂
Still. I would’ve rather this led to a potential Russian-jersey conflict than what we got with the final two seasons.
@@homelessjesse9453 the seasons were gonna end like it did. This is better then a storyline where there was war with the russian mob and leaving that rushed+unfinsihed
The Russians would never let this slide...this is like Johnny sack never doing anything about blundetto and just letting him off
"His house looked like shit" 😂
What struck me is these two gansters stuck out in the woods and they are helpless against mother nature.
captain or no captain, right now we're just two assholes lost in the woods...
Borko's losing control!
Fuggin slander if u ask me..
If you thought Pure Kino had an ego before, forget it now!
He's gonna to war
He should start taxing em
Borkos HBO strikes whateva happened there
"Pine Barrens" is a perfectly enjoyable episode if you are into the characters and their off-screen lives. It's a world-building episode. I guess the folks who don't like it just want more mob hits.
I watch every episode, but sometimes I'm mobile and can't comment. Great Sopranolog, Kino!
It’s stressful for me.
that's a stupid comment because the rest of Sopranos isn't just more mob hits.
@@raygun26What is?
i have a theory that in the end of the episode, thats when Tony started loosing faith in paulie a bit more. He gives him a choice. If he wants to go back to look for the russian that means he is on Tonys side and wants him to be safe, because Slava will kill Tony if he comes back. But Pauly says no, indicating he doesnt care that much if it happens, he cares more about himself. Thats why Tony makes it clear that if they get any heat from this, he will throw pauly under the bus and offer him up to Slava. I dont know if anyone else got this from their interaction in the car but i really felt that conversation to be heavy. Anyway, good job Kino and thank you for the episode review.
I always took it more like Tony has a suspicion that Paulie is lying about for sure knowing the Russain’s dead and is trying to give him an out to tell the truth. He’s basically saying “hey if there’s a chance this guy lived, we need to deal with this” and Paulie, tired, cold, hungry and embarrassed decides to lie and say no, as in there’s no point, they’re sure he couldn’t survive. Paulie’s almost swallowing the dread because they aren’t sure and Tony is telling him he’ll be the one to suffer. Also says a lot that despite all of Christopher’s downfalls, Tony knows immediately who started the conflict and why it escalated the way it did. Chris may be impulsive and violent, but rarely unprovoked and always to people he knows won’t be a threat. Chris has more of a way of collecting, making a snide comment at most but usually shootin’ the shit with people. Paulie almost looks for trouble and Tony knows it.
@@empac8631 just like when they meet the cubans ,paulie comes flying outta therental car aggressive and disrespectfull asking "wheres charro" -tony knew exactly who caused theconflict
"Don't make me pull rank on you kid"
"Fuuck You Paulie, captain or no captain right now were just two assholes lost in the woods" gotta be my favorite line in the episode. The way imperioli delivers is is gold.
Little note here the PINE BARRENS episode wasn't filmed in new Jersey pine barrens but in Harriman State Park in NYS. The NJ film commissioner at the time wasn't a fan of the sopranos cause he thought they portrayed Italian Americans in a bad light. So he nixed their filming permits. They got the OK from NYS.
Yeah, either that or there's a hidden mountain range in Southern NJ lol.
I always thought that it didn’t look right. Thanks for the explanation
His name ended in a vowel and he was damn proud of it
im from the pine barrens and sadly theres no mountains :( i still think this episode is amazing and the portrayal of it being somewhere extremely rural to drop a body is lowkey accurate and will never fail to make me crack up because its always been a running joke within south jersey
A New Jersey film commissioner nixing a permit because he's mad about how it portrays Italians sounds like the plot of a Sopranos episode.
2:34 the plot hole that always pissed me off. Valeriy incapacitated his would-be killers in about 1 second. He could have killed both Christopher and Paulie in one second more (each). The guy is a friggin PROFESSIONAL killer, he's bigger/stronger than Christopher and Paulie put together, and they'd been making him dig his own grave. He's also holding a great murder weapon. He should have dispatched them, taken their wallets and keys, and gone to Roy Rogers himself.
Agreed sir. But, both Paulie and Christopher had THICK plot armor so.....ya
@@christianporter3638 When he gets back to Newark the other interior decorators are going to give him a ration of shit, that's one thing we can be sure of!
You’re right.When he hit Chrissy with that implement it should of been game over for them.
BINGO -- huge plot hole.
I thought I was the only one who noticed that!
As soon as he hit Christopher with the shovel, Paulie should have unloaded that 9mm in his back... He had it pointed at him already..
Gloria throwing that steak at Tony was a reference from Goodfellas
Was it the part where the coke was thrown at Henry in the movie
Actually, the decorator line, and the scene where Bobby walks into the kitchen, are the two funniest moments in television history!
One of the best episodes of the series along with University (season 3) and College (season 1)
And directed by the great Steve Buscemi
The Russian is alive. David Chase confirmed that in a interview
I kind of think the Russian should’ve came back for one more episode for closure. There again, if he did came back; surely the Russian boss would made some moves on Tony. Cause who else could’ve stolen pauile and Christopher’s car?
@@mr.patriotjol any car theives
Of course. It was a graze in a very vascular area. He got right back up
Yeah apparently there is a shot, where its as if its from the trees, apparently he is up the tress?
I read this interview a couple two three months ago, maybe more, but I remember it saying something like the boy scouts find him, Slava sends him to Russia for surgery and rehabilitation, and the part I don't remember is how or why he came back to the states to work for Slava again, but I do remember a scene being discussed where Paulie and/or Chris are walking around in slava's building and they see Valery sweeping or mopping or buffing a floor with this huge scar on his head and it was implied that he was mentally retarded from the brain damage and he and Paulie (I'm certain it was just Paulie now I think of it) lock eyes and there's a moment where it's as if the Russian wants to say something or whatever, like, he _knows_ it's Paulie and what he did to him, but bc of his brain damage, he just can't, and Paulie stares him down too and I guess it's also implied that Paulie knows the Russian is done and can't ever say anything.
The steak-throwing incident was a real moment from David Chase’s life he included in the show.
Did he have a bee on his hat?
That can't be true. David Chase has always looked like a walking corpse.
The scene at juniors was one of the best sopranos moments .."whats that smell? Were you eating steak?"
*bobby walks in*
I grew up in Southern Ocean County so the Pine Barrens were my backyard. You can tell they didn't film it here, because there's too much open space in those woods. Fitting a camera crew in the real forest here wouldn't be that easy. X files did a Jersey devil episode and that looked just as weird.
That's because x files was filmed in British Columbia, Canada.
If you’re from NJ, you know that the show wasn’t shot in the Pine Barrens. In the end as they drive off, you see mountains and the Pine Barrens are flat.
too bad your from new jersey though hope things pick up
@@The4AMChannel still better than whatever culturless shithole you’re from
@@sdeepj tf lol
@@sdeepj the fucks your problem asshole?
2 comments....being Russian myself, the boss should’ve been drinking Stolichnaya or maybe Beluga. Second, I’ve dated girls as hot and as crazy as Gloria and the red flags are so apparent, their looks aren’t worth the time and games they put u through
im sure grey goose was product endorsement
It never made sense to me that the Russians didn’t retaliate for what Paulie did. You can talk about interviews and theories all you want to me it’s implied in the episode that the Russian survived getting shot and made his way back to Paulies car and used it to escape. Surely word would’ve made its way back to the Russian boss who would’ve been less than pleased that they tried to murder one of his best friends for no reason at all.
Bingo!!
I don’t think the Russians were even mentioned much after that episode,much less seen. ICBW
Jackie Jr. never had the markings of a varsity Scrabble player.
"ASS"..."POO".....Oh-bli-que? You can't use Spanish words! 🤣
No Spanish
"PUT REMOTE ON DOCKIN STAY-SHON!"
This is easily one of my favorite episodes of the whole series. Paulie & Chris are always gold together, and this is the best example.
It almost feels like they were going to do a spin off sitcom starting Chris and Paulie and this was the pilot
I know the whole meme, But Valery was cool, he had a cool voice and I wish we could have seen more of what made him such a badass interior decorator
Paulie and Christopher caused a lot of problems for Tony.
Captain obvious over here 👈 lol
This is without question my favorite episode of the entire series. If you didn’t like it, then you never understood the chemistry between Paulie and Christopher.
Paulie Walnuts never had the makings of a varsity interior decorator.
House looked decent, though.
@@THEAdmiralXizor I bet it did with that painting of Tony.
@@lean.2366 Lol! Yes... I was playing off of the "his house looked like shit" quote from Christopher, but you're right as well.
Pine Barrens is arguably the funniest episode of any series ever. I laughed so much it hurt. Anyone who’s suffered through similar conditions (and I have), knows that a freezing night in spring wear will turn a ketchup packet into a gourmet meal and automotive carpet into a Canada Goose parka. Michael Imperioli and Tony Sirico’s agony in this absolutely hilarious episode was so convincing, it made me turn up the heat just watching it.
Agreed. I love hiding under a heavy blanket and watching this one in winter after a couple drinks. Perfection!
My favorite Christopher line: “ We shoulda gone to Roy Rodgers!”
Seeing the old clips (especially Paulie's frantic hair) just have me in stitches again. My god, the writing and the comedic timing, these guys can do anything! Brought back memories of watching this episode for the first time at the dorm laughing my socks off. My favorite episode hands down. 😘👌
Surprised you didn’t mention Tony’s session with Melfi at the end when Melfi points out how similar Gloria is Tony’s mom.
I'm Russian, and we all drink Grey Goose because it's good! Better than most Russian vodka! Don't get tied down in analyzing that.
I saw a TV show in the 90s that said Goose is the most pure vodka they tested.
Valeri had the makings of a varsity athlete let me tell ya a couple three things.. Hehehe
I heard the Russian went to find another universal remote to put back on "sacking station".
Docking station lol
@@alexdelarge703 sitting at the sack of the bay watching the tiiiiiiide roll away!
@@deathbymonkeys Otis Bluing
@@alexdelarge703 obviously a typo
When Chris was trying to make the fire rubbing the 2 sticks together by the van, he heard a twig snapping a couple times and chose to go back in the van. I wonder if that was Valery?
The best Sopranos episode. Anybody can watch this as a stand alone having never watched this series and still enjoy it.
no one remembers Tony & Gloria, or Meadow & Jackie Jr. 😂
OHH Bruno Magli Ova Here!
I always questioned if it was the Russian mob in jersey that killed tony. Slava could of gotten word from his friend if he survived
Naw, he took that 5 grand and Cadillac and started a new Life.
I can see why overhyping might dissapoint some people. I saw Sopranos waaaay back in the day and had no idea what to expect. Those were the good old days.
You were told two times to kick up to Pure Kino and who do you kick up too? BORKO?
I can answer the grey goose comment. Russians don’t drink russian vodka outside Russia. Only local stuff is considered good in Russia. Outside g
grey Goose is probably the best brand
How could anyone not love this episode. From that interior decorator killing 16 Czechoslovakians to being worried about that Slaverasshole. This episode has it all.
Comedy alone is not “all”. My favorite part of The Sopranos was the drama and psychology
You know Kino keeps an eye on the comments. This episode came highly recommended. Respects Kino
This is the episode that showcased the true evil within these characters, especially Paulie, it made begin to hate these guys and the illusion was broken.
The only one of the Soprano crew that stayed true to himself was Silvio.
This was a great episode and I think the first one I happened to watch on late night tv which got me hooked on the sopranos. This is also your best review yet.
Yeah? Maybe you’re a flambe.
@@chrisdawson1776 what does your comment even mean?
@@Jeffery_Saulter Eh, charcoal briquette, mulignan...
@@chrisdawson1776 a butterhead?
I think Crissy said recently him and Paulie initially had a script that was suppose to have them hanging out somewhere and randomly they'd see the Russian walking on the corner but it was cut out last minute.
Two of my favorites Tony's moments in this episode : his reaction when Paulie tells him they found a truck, and his laughter when Bobby shows up in hunter clothes. Just rewatched it tonight and I just replayed these two bits over and over laughing like an idiot.
The episode where Paulie realized his slip was showing. Tony and him were never the same after this.
They got lost in the woods.... With snow in the ground. Never could figure out why they didn't just follow the tracks back.
The Directing was amazing (Steve Buscemi btw) and the episode where I actually realised HOW FKN ASININE Paulie is! Great analysis again mate 🖤
Pine Barrens deserves its reputation. It’s very original because it’s a fully encapsulated story. You don’t need to know anything about these characters and you can understand everything that’s going on.
Yes! It's a perfect "stand alone" episode, like X files "Jose Chung's From Outer Space "
I've been waiting for your breakdown of probably the best episode of television ever recorded. It was worth it.
This episode really placed the basis of paulie and chris' relationship going forward. They have to work together after this but theres always a sense of disrespect between them up until chris dies. It wasn't just the best episode, it ignited a story arc that fueled some of the best moments.
Also: Grey goose is pandered as premium vodka but everyone knows vodka is all the same bullshit. Its all the same piss with different labels.
Grey Goose was very popular when it came out and back then all these new liquors were being HEAVILY and aggressively marketed. It would not surprise me one bit if the only reason Grey Goose was used was strictly because they paid ALOT of money to be featured on the show, and they placed it here because "Russians drink vodka". Thats it, forgetabaht it. Gabagool.
When I was in Russia, some of my professors said that they thought Grey Goose was the best vodka.
Love that u noticed the Russian drinking grey goose instead of Stoli
The sacred and the drunk off your ass
Uncle Polly, sleep in peace. You have lived a long, interesting and worthy life. You are always in our hearts!🤟
OH! He jumped out of the tree , and came at me wit a chainsaw!
The one we’ve all been waiting for
I audibly gasped seeing this in my recommendations!
Observations:
1- Tony has so many hos that his ho caught him cheating with another ho.
2- Most of the murders on the show are less about strategy and more about the mobsters getting pissed and letting emotions run wild combined with they know how to murder.
3- I wonder how that van ended up in the woods.
4- No such thing as no strings sex. Sooner or later your side piece will throw a prime rib at you.
5- the Russian guy should return in a sequel
The fly episode in The Breaking Bad reminds me a lot of this episode. Love them both.
Agree, but The Fly actually has a lot of symbolism and character development which I don’t think this one has
I've seen this episode so many times, i've come to enjoy the little jingle on tv at the Sopranos house about halfway through the episode 😁
The milk box cartoon
youre very underrated. thanks for breaking down this timeless show
I appreciate that!
I’ve only watched the series once (it’s my favourite TV series by the way) and I personally thought this episode stood out from the rest with the one liners and just the entire scenario Paulie created out of his stubbornness😂
Great into Kino! Knowing we’ve been waiting in this one 😁
I know this show was gritty, but here's the best way I can describe this episode:
If you ever watch rock's modern life, filbert and heffer were the best duo in the show, just like Chris and Paulie, different personatiles, but Chris and Paulie when they got paired up together in a scene you knew some funny shit was gonna happen 🤣, Kino keep up the great work.
Rocko's modern life
After this I’m headed to Denny’s for like 10 grandslam breakfasts
Love that grey goose detail . Keep up the videos they’re awesome
It's just hilarious to see Paulie and Christopher way over their heads with what looked like an easy target. 🤣🤣
"His House Looked Like Shit."
😂🤣🤣😂
How do you get lost in snow? Didn't they leave tracks?
Lost in the snow, in the Pine Barrens? Re-follow your tracks in the snow! How hard is it? Lol!
You skipped over the part where Bobby came to Junior’s house decked out in hunter gear. And Tony losing it. Bobby really had to eat a lot of shit. From everyone.
Worth mentioning is the fact that it didn't supposed to snow, but they wrote it in so they can keep up with the filming schedule.
Babe, wake up. Kino's up to the Pine Barrens.
You skipped the part where tony cracks up at Bobby’s outfit!! Haha
Until I started reading about/watching videos about this episode, I had always just assumed that the russian guy died, we do pretty clearly seeing him getting shot in what looks like the head... either way I agree it's not too important, it does seem that he probably did die seeing as there were never any repercussions for this by the russians that we know of
One of my three favorite "OHs" in the series is in Pine Barrens; when Christopher takes a piss outside Paulie's side of the van.
Love watching these recaps of the sopranos. One of my favorite tv series ever it’s up there as one of the best. Would you ever consider doing recaps of other tv series’s specifically “The Wire.” Have you seen it?
My favorite episode of the show and probably of any television show ever it's so fucking funny
Jackie was a smooth criminal
"xAss?" 👀
"yea.. as in lemme get some"
It wasn't overrated. It was tonally unique to the rest of the series. We just loved it.
This episode is one of my favorites since its a great character study! Seeing both paulie and Christopher eating the condiments in the car sends me lmao
Can't help but think Imperioli would have wanted a second take on that "his house looked like shit" line
"Captain, or not captain. Now we are two assholes, lost in woods"
Grey Goose? One would think perhaps Stolichnaya vodka. That was originally banned in the US until Gorbachev due to the Cold War, but like Cuban cigars, some people were still able to get it.
I loved this episode and Sopranos was a good memory for me and my dad and I would watch it together when I was in middle school. One of my best memories of us together.
5:34 I always LOL at Paulie's wild eyes and wings spreading out like spider legs LOL.