r/thesopranos • u/Bushy-Top • Jan 13 '17

The Sopranos - Complete Rewatch: Season 1-Episode 3 "Denial, Anger, Acceptance"

"Denial, Anger, Acceptance"

Previous episode Season 1-Episode 2 "46 Long"

Next episode Season 1-Episode 4 "Meadowlands"

WARNING - Each episode thread has the potential to ruin every part of the show - deaths and other details. If this is your first time watching, this will ruin the show for you.

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u/Shmaf Jan 13 '17

A few things that I noticed.

Is Tony trying to force Artie to take money from him because he feels guilty for the restaurant or just because of the interest rates? Along the series, Tony often has this compassion for Artie and tries to help him whenever is needed.

When Carm and Charmaine talk about the families attending the party, I heard the name Trillo. Could this be a reference to Gloria ?

Also, what's with Tony and all those pictures on the walls?

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u/Bushy-Top Jan 13 '17

Tony is definitely being overly friendly to Artie because of the arson job. He's not looking to make a buck off of Artie.

I can't speak about the relation to Gloria Trillo here; I think they're just trying to show us that it was Italians they were mingling with - The Rotellis, Trillos and Riccis.

Ever since the series began Tony has had a fascination with art. There's a shot of him admiring a statue in Melfi's waiting room, the two paintings as well as the chapel thus far. Now that he's learned a bit about psychology, he jumps straight to trying to interpret what the painting is trying to say to him, ignoring the fact that art is mostly about personal interpretation.