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* TheStoic: This is what Tony would like to be and sometimes laments that Americans - including himself - have gone soft, always whining, complaining and dominated by their emotions. His role model is GaryCooper; the strong, silent type.
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* TechMarchesOn: Used in-universe to deconstruct several tropes:
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* TheStoic: This is what Tony would like to be and sometimes laments that Americans - including himself - have gone soft, always whining, complaining and dominated by their emotions. His role model is GaryCooper; the strong, silent type.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Tony's / Gandolfini's signature {{Joisey}} accent drops significantly during his season 6 AdventuresInComaLand.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Tony's / James Gandolfini's signature {{Joisey}} accent drops significantly during his season 6 AdventuresInComaLand.
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**"Hey Pussy...did she even really exist?"
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* CanYouHearMeNow: Poor telecommunication service is the source of problems in "Pine Barrens", where [[HilarityEnsues Paulie and Chris get lost in a frozen forest]]. Tony gets gradually more and more agitated and has to give them orders [[NoIndoorVoice very loudly and full of profanity]] while his parents-in-law are in his house.
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* CellPhonesAreUseless: Poor telecommunication service is the source of problems in "Pine Barrens", where [[HilarityEnsues Paulie and Chris get lost in a frozen forest]]. Tony gets gradually more and more agitated and has to give them orders [[NoIndoorVoice very loudly and full of profanity]] while his parents-in-law are in his house.
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'''''The Sopranos''''' is a deconstructive CriminalProcedural series centered around New Jersey [[TheMafia Mob]] [[TheDon Boss]] Tony Soprano, who after a panic attack secretly begins seeing a therapist. Hilarious RealityEnsues as his therapy coincides with him sending his troublesome, sociopathic mother Livia into a nursing home when it becomes apparent that she's no longer able to take care of herself.
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* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Tony is adamant that A.J. doesn't go into the life like him, partly because he's simply not cut out for it. Jackie Aprile also felt this way towards his own son, and [[GiveHimANormalLife arranged with Tony]] to make sure this wouldn't happen before [[spoiler:he himself died in the fourth episode. Tony doesn't succeed and [[TurnOutLikeHisFather Jackie Jr.]] ends up dead later on, further strengthening his decision to keep A.J. out of it]].
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* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: EvilParentsWantGoodKids:
** Tony is adamant that A.J. doesn't go into the life like him, partly because he's simply not cut out forit. it.
** Jackie Aprile also felt this way towards his own son, and [[GiveHimANormalLife arranged with Tony]] to make sure this wouldn't happen before[[spoiler:he he himself died in the fourth episode. Tony [[spoiler:Tony doesn't succeed and [[TurnOutLikeHisFather Jackie Jr.]] ends up dead later on, further strengthening his decision to keep A.J. out of it]].
** Tony is adamant that A.J. doesn't go into the life like him, partly because he's simply not cut out for
** Jackie Aprile also felt this way towards his own son, and [[GiveHimANormalLife arranged with Tony]] to make sure this wouldn't happen before
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* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: What Christopher quite blatantly attempts with his film scripts.
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''Cleaver'' is a ShowWithinAShow movie written and produced by Christopher Moltisanti in season 6, but who has been working on and off on the project since season 1. It is about Michael, a Mafia hitman who gets set up and killed by his associates. This is done at the instigation of Michael's boss Salvatore, who is lusting after Michael's fiancé. Michael is then resurrected as the eponymous "Cleaver", an undead zombie who kills off all his former enemies one by one, including his boss and former fiancé.
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''Cleaver'' is a ShowWithinAShow movie [[ShowWithinAShow Movie-Within-the-Show]] written and produced by Christopher Moltisanti in season 6, but who has been working on and off on the project since season 1. It is about Michael, a Mafia hitman who gets set up and killed by his associates. This is done at the instigation of Michael's boss Salvatore, who is lusting after Michael's fiancé. Michael is then resurrected as the eponymous "Cleaver", an undead zombie who kills off all his former enemies one by one, including his boss and former fiancé.
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* TheGamblingAddict:
** Tony's friend David Scatino, who tragically gets TrappedByGamblingDebts.
** Chris's friend and [[TheSponsor sponsor]] J.T Dolan, in a very reminiscent way, but he manages to stay afloat.
** Tony himself ends up 'chasing it' after a bad luck streak. Being rich and powerful, he can afford it, but goes through it in a very unpleasant mood and insults his friend and moneylender Hesh with the AllJewsAreCheapskates trope.
** Tony's friend David Scatino, who tragically gets TrappedByGamblingDebts.
** Chris's friend and [[TheSponsor sponsor]] J.T Dolan, in a very reminiscent way, but he manages to stay afloat.
** Tony himself ends up 'chasing it' after a bad luck streak. Being rich and powerful, he can afford it, but goes through it in a very unpleasant mood and insults his friend and moneylender Hesh with the AllJewsAreCheapskates trope.
* TheLastDance: Baccala Sr. has a pretty awesome/brutal one, while in the terminal stages of lung cancer.
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* TheGamblingAddict:
** Tony's friend David Scatino, who tragically gets TrappedByGamblingDebts.
** Chris's friend and [[TheSponsor sponsor]] J.T Dolan, in a very reminiscent way, but he manages to stay afloat.
** Tony himself ends up 'chasing it' after a bad luck streak. Being rich and powerful, he can afford it, but goes through it in a very unpleasant mood and insults his friend and moneylender Hesh with the AllJewsAreCheapskates trope.
* TheLastDance: Baccala Sr. has a pretty awesome/brutal one, while in the terminal stages of lung cancer.
** Tony's friend David Scatino, who tragically gets TrappedByGamblingDebts.
** Chris's friend and [[TheSponsor sponsor]] J.T Dolan, in a very reminiscent way, but he manages to stay afloat.
** Tony himself ends up 'chasing it' after a bad luck streak. Being rich and powerful, he can afford it, but goes through it in a very unpleasant mood and insults his friend and moneylender Hesh with the AllJewsAreCheapskates trope.
* TheLastDance: Baccala Sr. has a pretty awesome/brutal one, while in the terminal stages of lung cancer.
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* AscendedFanboy: Many prominent New Jerseyans receive cameos, often as themselves; these include Jon Bon Jovi, Lawrence Taylor (of the New York Giants), and Eric Mangini (of the New York Jets).
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* TheDanza: JT Dolan, played by Tim Daly. Doesn't seem like it at first, but when [[FridgeLogic you realise]] that Daly's full name is James Timothy Daly or JT Daly...
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* ThrowItIn: Tony putting his hands on a turned on stove at Ralph's house was an actual accident and his reaction is genuine.
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** Alternatively, the show has three successive Big Bads, each lasting two seasons: Livia Soprano, Ralph Cifaretto, and Phil Leotardo.
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->''"Maybe it's all just a big nothing."''
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->''"I'm in the waste management business. Everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up. It's a stereotype, and it's offensive."''
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** Happens to minor season 6 character Faustino "Doc" Santoro during a power struggle for over the next New York boss.
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** Happens to minor season 6 character Faustino "Doc" Santoro during a power struggle for over the next New York boss.
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** Happens to minor season 6 character Faustino "Doc" Santoro during a power struggle for over the next New York boss.
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* StrawNihilist: Anthony Jr. briefly becomes one in season 2. To his parents' dismay he suddenly starts espousing a nihilistic worldview, questions the purpose of life, name-checks Nietzsche, and declares that GodIsDead.
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* StrawNihilist: Anthony Jr. briefly becomes one in season 2. To his parents' dismay he suddenly starts espousing a nihilistic worldview, questions the purpose of life, name-checks Nietzsche, and declares that GodIsDead. It pops back up again in season 6 after his girlfriend dumps him.
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* FanDisservice: Tony in his robe and underwear. Especially his sex scenes.
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It\'s not whitewahsing, it\'s the trope, nothing to do with the actual character but with his final scenes. Nuance. You may dislike the character, but you can\'t really deny Johnny Sack is given an empathic death scene with lot of build-up played for empathy, even in-universe he\'s mourned. It\'s not your hated asshole mobster dying, but a human being right there, a husband and a father. The human angle is explictly evoked, they make him interact with another cancer patients and all. A Death In The Limelight not even subtle or ambiguous by the show standards. Not even Death Of The Author is in play because it\'s intentional, I could quote DVD commentaries from many writers, not only David Chase, if needed. This was slighty touched discussion, no problem with the actual conversation but you should not Edit war.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In a rare occurrence, [[spoiler:Johnny Sack]] is given a touching and empathic death scene, dying after a long illness and surrounded by his anguished family. The show makes a point about a broken mobster dying [[spoiler:of cancer]] is still a human being, a father and a husband. In-universe, even the mobsters who felt betrayed by the man mourn his loss and honor his memory.
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Seriously, let\'s not whitewash any of the characters in the show. The show creator actually didn\'t want any of the characters to be sympathetic, so he made them out to be as unrepentant jerks as possible.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In a rare occurrence, [[spoiler:Johnny Sack]] is given a touching and empathic death scene, dying after a long illness and surrounded by his anguished family. AntagonistInMourning ensues in the aftermath.
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* JammedSeatbelts: How Sean Gismonte ends up getting killed.
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Bad examples a) You not understanding their motivations (greed, power, social status , supremacy in a tribal, pecking and petty way ) does not mean they do for the evulz, and the second part is a completely unrelated rambling. b) the fbi bring down junior and johhny sack donships and it\'s strongly hinted they would bring down Tony throgh Gervasi, they manage to flip a lot of people, produce a lot of moles, not bad for incompetent, also they are not corrupt, miles away from the trope. Grammar and word cruft
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* BadCopIncompetentCop: You know that the FBI were incompetent in their jobs when they do nothing about investigating the crimes Tony and his friends commit.
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* ForTheEvulz: Just about every mobster, alpha male and bitch in the show, including Tony himself (despite his backstory), does whatever evil and jerk things they like, '''because they can'''. The same is with the FBI, being the fact that they were the epitome of PoliceAreUseless, does nothing about investigating the crimes Tony and the others commit, because they trust in them, '''completely'''.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: If you ask most characters, being a mafioso or abetting family member of one doesn't go in the way of being a good Christian or upstanding citizen.
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* HeroAntagonist: While it's hard to call the FBI themselves heroes, due to the fact that they were consenting, manipulative jerks, they counts as such in the sense that they were opposing the mobsters, from the point of view of the criminals. Agent Harris in particular, is a FriendlyEnemy of Tony's and eventually [[spoiler:EnemyMine against Phil]] because some developments about the WarOnTerror.
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* HeroAntagonist: While it's hard to call The FBI agents who oppose the FBI themselves heroes, due to the fact that they were consenting, mobsters provide anti-hero, manipulative jerks, they counts as such in the sense that they were opposing the mobsters, from the point of view of the criminals.and callous versions. Agent Harris in particular, is a FriendlyEnemy of Tony's and eventually [[spoiler:EnemyMine against Phil]] because some developments about the WarOnTerror.
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* HumiliationConga: Season six includes two neutral ones
** [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]
** [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]
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* HumiliationConga: Season six includes two a neutral ones
**one with [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes going through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: If you ask most characters, being a mafioso or abetting family member of one doesn't go in the way of being a good Christian or upstanding citizen.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: If you ask most characters, being a mafioso or abetting family member of one doesn't go in the way of being a good Christian or upstanding citizen.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In a rare occurrence, [[spoiler:Johnny Sack]] is given a touching and empathic death scene, dying after a long illness and surrounded by his anguished family. AntagonistInMourning ensues in the aftermath.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In a rare occurrence, [[spoiler:Johnny Sack]] is given a touching and empathic death scene, dying after a long illness and surrounded by his anguished family. AntagonistInMourning ensues in the aftermath.
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* VillainousBSOD: Tony's panic attacks, triggered by repressed phobias, thoughts and feelings and some unpleasant situations.
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* BadCopIncompetentCop: You know that the FBI were incompetent in their jobs when they do nothing about investigating the crimes Tony and his friends commit.
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* ForTheEvulz: Just about every mobster, alpha male and bitch in the show, including Tony himself (despite his backstory), does whatever evil and jerk things they like, '''because they can'''. The same is with the FBI, being the fact that they were the epitome of PoliceAreUseless, does nothing about investigating the crimes Tony and the others commit, because they trust in them, '''completely'''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the gangsters, it comes with the job description, with an odd AffablyEvil character here and there in the mix. The mafia is an underworld inhabitted by sociopaths and alpha-males or bitches. While lot of guys do qualify, ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the gangsters, it comes with the job description, with an odd AffablyEvil FauxAffablyEvil character here and there in the mix. The mafia is an underworld inhabitted by sociopaths and alpha-males or bitches. While lot of guys do qualify, ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
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* HeroAntagonist: The FBI, Agent Harris in particular, FriendlyEnemy of Tony's and eventually [[spoiler: EnemyMine against Phil]] because some developments about the WarOnTerror.
* HeroicBSOD / VillainousBSOD: Tony's panic attacks, triggered by repressed phobias, thoughts and feelings and some unpleasant situations.
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* HeroAntagonist: The FBI, While it's hard to call the FBI themselves heroes, due to the fact that they were consenting, manipulative jerks, they counts as such in the sense that they were opposing the mobsters, from the point of view of the criminals. Agent Harris in particular, is a FriendlyEnemy of Tony's and eventually [[spoiler: EnemyMine [[spoiler:EnemyMine against Phil]] because some developments about the WarOnTerror.
* HeroicBSOD / VillainousBSOD: Tony's panic attacks, triggered by repressed phobias, thoughts and feelings and some unpleasant situations.WarOnTerror.
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* VillainProtagonist
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* VillainProtagonist: Tony himself isn't one of the shows' best protagonists. He is a thug who kills other mobsters, being a womanizer and adulterer who cheats his wife behind her back, have a gambling addiction in the form of horse races, not a nice mafia boss to work for, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and not to mention]], being an asshole who [[ClusterFBomb frequently curses]].
* VillainProtagonist: Tony himself isn't one of the shows' best protagonists. He is a thug who kills other mobsters, being a womanizer and adulterer who cheats his wife behind her back, have a gambling addiction in the form of horse races, not a nice mafia boss to work for, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and not to mention]], being an asshole who [[ClusterFBomb frequently curses]].
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Played with. Tony Soprano cites SigmunFreud (whom he learned about in his "semester and a half" of college) to explain to Melfi that he understands therapy "as a concept", but the show deals with psychology a lot, and it really isn't here. Often called the most accurate fictional depiction of what ''actually'' happens in therapy. Tony however is diagnosed with a compelling FreudianExcuse and Freud is also the TropeCodifier for OedipusComplex, one of the MommyIssues mentioned often by Melfi despite Tony's repulsion.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Played with. Tony Soprano cites SigmunFreud SigmundFreud (whom he learned about in his "semester and a half" of college) to explain to Melfi that he understands therapy "as a concept", but the show deals with psychology a lot, and it really isn't here. Often called the most accurate fictional depiction of what ''actually'' happens in therapy. Tony however is diagnosed with a compelling FreudianExcuse and Freud is also the TropeCodifier for OedipusComplex, one of the MommyIssues mentioned often by Melfi despite Tony's repulsion.
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* AmoralAttorney: Neil Mink and Harold Melvoin, traditional and very expensive mob-lawyer who reinforce the genre-savviness of the bosses and their ability to commit crime or get away with it.
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** BenKingsley and LaurenBacall make a cameo when Christopher is pitching his own movie. The role finally goes to Danny Baldwin.
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** Chris shoots a bakery worker in the foot for taking too long with his order. In ''{{Goodfellas}}'', he was shot in the foot for taking too long making a drink.
** The murder of [[spoiler: Angelo Garepe]] referred back to the death of Billy Batts in ''{{Goodfellas}}''; both were beaten, thrown into a car trunk, and shot while pleading for their life. Batts was played by actor Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo) who reverses his role from victim to executioner.
** The murder of [[spoiler: Angelo Garepe]] referred back to the death of Billy Batts in ''{{Goodfellas}}''; both were beaten, thrown into a car trunk, and shot while pleading for their life. Batts was played by actor Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo) who reverses his role from victim to executioner.
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** Chris shoots a bakery worker in the foot for taking too long with his order. In ''{{Goodfellas}}'', ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', he was shot in the foot for taking too long making a drink.
** The murder of [[spoiler: Angelo Garepe]] referred back to the death of Billy Batts in''{{Goodfellas}}''; ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''; both were beaten, thrown into a car trunk, and shot while pleading for their life. Batts was played by actor Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo) who reverses his role from victim to executioner.
** The murder of [[spoiler: Angelo Garepe]] referred back to the death of Billy Batts in
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played straight for almost all the female characters. Arguably averted for Melfi, but even she feels an unhealthy attraction to Tony.
* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Averted. Tony Soprano cites Freud (whom he learned about in his "semester and a half" of college) to explain to Melfi that he understands therapy "as a concept", but the show deals with psychology a lot, and it really isn't here. Often called the most accurate fictional depiction of what ''actually'' happens in therapy. Freud, however, is the TropeCodifier of the OedipusComplex, one of the MommyIssues mentioned often by Melfi despite Tony's repulsion.
* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Averted. Tony Soprano cites Freud (whom he learned about in his "semester and a half" of college) to explain to Melfi that he understands therapy "as a concept", but the show deals with psychology a lot, and it really isn't here. Often called the most accurate fictional depiction of what ''actually'' happens in therapy. Freud, however, is the TropeCodifier of the OedipusComplex, one of the MommyIssues mentioned often by Melfi despite Tony's repulsion.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In a rare occurrence, [[spoiler:Johnny Sack]] is given a touching and empathic death scene, dying after a long illness and surrounded by his anguished family. AntagonistInMourning ensues in the aftermath.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played straight for almost all the female characters.Arguably averted for Played with Melfi, but even she who feels an unhealthy attraction to Tony.
Tony but is able to fight it off.
* AllPsychologyIsFreudian:Averted. Played with. Tony Soprano cites Freud SigmunFreud (whom he learned about in his "semester and a half" of college) to explain to Melfi that he understands therapy "as a concept", but the show deals with psychology a lot, and it really isn't here. Often called the most accurate fictional depiction of what ''actually'' happens in therapy. Freud, however, Tony however is diagnosed with a compelling FreudianExcuse and Freud is also the TropeCodifier of the for OedipusComplex, one of the MommyIssues mentioned often by Melfi despite Tony's repulsion.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played straight for almost all the female characters.
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** ''{{Goodfellas}}''. It's mentioned quite a few times in the series, even though ''half of the major cast are in it'', including but not limited to Michael Imperioli (Christopher), Vincent Pastore (Pussy), Tony Sirico (Paulie), Frank Vincent (Phil) and LorraineBracco (Dr. Melfi), who played a major supporting role in the film as the main character's wife.
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** ''{{Goodfellas}}''.''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''. It's mentioned quite a few times in the series, even though ''half of the major cast are in it'', including but not limited to Michael Imperioli (Christopher), Vincent Pastore (Pussy), Tony Sirico (Paulie), Frank Vincent (Phil) and LorraineBracco (Dr. Melfi), who played a major supporting role in the film as the main character's wife.
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** As discussed above, this show opened the door for a lot of shows that tried to show "gritty" depictions of crime families. Most of those shows only copied the shocking violence, and not the great dialogue, wicked sense of humor, complex themes and excellent acting that made this show a success, which is why they're all gone. The show itself isn't subtle in its attempts to pick up where ''{{Goodfellas}}'' left off in its demythologising of the Mafia. A truly impressive amount of the cast of this show had parts of varying significance in that film. In case it wasn't obvious enough, their first choice to play Tony Soprano was Ray Liotta.
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** As discussed above, this show opened the door for a lot of shows that tried to show "gritty" depictions of crime families. Most of those shows only copied the shocking violence, and not the great dialogue, wicked sense of humor, complex themes and excellent acting that made this show a success, which is why they're all gone. The show itself isn't subtle in its attempts to pick up where ''{{Goodfellas}}'' ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' left off in its demythologising of the Mafia. A truly impressive amount of the cast of this show had parts of varying significance in that film. In case it wasn't obvious enough, their first choice to play Tony Soprano was Ray Liotta.
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* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler:Vito Spatafore.]] is a straight deconstruction; the other gangsters find it disgusting, Tony, his only defender, is given a hard time, the guy has to flee [[spoiler: and is eventually killed for being gay. Vito essentially commits suicide by returning to the fold despite having found a new life and an attractive boyfriend.]]
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* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler:Vito Spatafore.]] Spatafore]] is a straight deconstruction; the other gangsters find it disgusting, Tony, his only defender, is given a hard time, the guy has to flee [[spoiler: and is eventually killed for being gay. Vito essentially commits suicide by returning to the fold despite having found a new life and an attractive boyfriend.]]
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* HairTriggerTemper: Anyone would want to watch their step around pretty much anyone in the cast. While there are a few exceptions that are a little more level-headed, they all had their BerserkButton.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Anyone would want to watch their step around pretty much anyone in the cast. While there are a few exceptions that are a little more level-headed, they all had have their BerserkButton.
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* HumiliationConga: Season one includes two neutral ones
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* HumiliationConga: Season one six includes two neutral ones
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* HypocriticalHumor: The characters' numerous hypocrisies (for instance, that many of the mobsters consider themselves to be observant Catholics) are frequently showcased for laughs and irony.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The characters' numerous hypocrisies (for instance, that many are frequently showcased for laughs and irony:
** Many of the mobsters consider themselves to be observantCatholics) Catholics and the mobwives, who live on blood-money, are frequently showcased for laughs very devout and irony.self-righteous.
** Many of the mobsters consider themselves to be observant
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* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the gangsters, it comes with the job description, with an odd AffablyEvil character here and there in the mix. The mafia it's an underworld inhabitted by sociopaths and alpha-males or bitches. While lot of guys do qualify, ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the gangsters, it comes with the job description, with an odd AffablyEvil character here and there in the mix. The mafia it's is an underworld inhabitted by sociopaths and alpha-males or bitches. While lot of guys do qualify, ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
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* LampshadeHanging: In the season 6 opener, Tony tells Dr. Melfi when they're discussing [[spoiler: Vito's secret homosexuality that it bothers him how every other show on TV tends to rub the gay agenda or lifestyle in your nose.]]
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* LampshadeHanging: LampshadeHanging[=/=]LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the season 6 opener, Tony tells Dr. Melfi when they're discussing [[spoiler: Vito's secret homosexuality that it bothers him how every other show on TV tends to rub the gay agenda or lifestyle in your nose.]]
--->You'd think I was [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecture]] before or something.
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** To ''{{Goodfellas}}''.
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** To ''{{Goodfellas}}''.''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''.
** Phil has two when he escalates the conflict to unprecedented levels:
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrlIpoQfQg No more of this Butchie... No more]].
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-YlD9UrpA4 There is no scraps in my scrapbook, make it happen]].
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrlIpoQfQg No more of this Butchie... No more]].
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-YlD9UrpA4 There is no scraps in my scrapbook, make it happen]].
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** Hot-headed Richie Aprile hits Janice. She hits him back. [[spoiler: [[BoomHeadshot With a gun.]]]]
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** Hot-headed Richie Aprile hits Janice. She hits him back. [[spoiler: [[BoomHeadshot With [[spoiler:With a gun.]]]]bullet to the chest.]]
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Minor Example Indentation and style, present tense / historical present is the normalized way. Bury Your Gays do not apply in Any One Can Die settings
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* BreakTheCutie:
** Tracee, who gets no respect from anyone she tries to impress and is beaten to death [[{{Jerkass}} by Ralphie]].
** Near the end of the show [[spoiler: Christopher, who after a long struggle and heavy personal sacrifices is now redeemed and happy, he is a captain, has a new and stable family and his long-awaited movie project is a reality. Then comes an ugly feud with Paulie, some disrespectful jokes and a general lack of empathy with Tony, which when combined make him snap and relapse into his drug habits, with fatal consequences. [[hottip:*: He is not exactly a Cutie, but since he attempts redemption he gets more sympathetical and is not a Haughty.]]]]
** Tracee, who gets no respect from anyone she tries to impress and is beaten to death [[{{Jerkass}} by Ralphie]].
** Near the end of the show [[spoiler: Christopher, who after a long struggle and heavy personal sacrifices is now redeemed and happy, he is a captain, has a new and stable family and his long-awaited movie project is a reality. Then comes an ugly feud with Paulie, some disrespectful jokes and a general lack of empathy with Tony, which when combined make him snap and relapse into his drug habits, with fatal consequences. [[hottip:*: He is not exactly a Cutie, but since he attempts redemption he gets more sympathetical and is not a Haughty.]]]]
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* BreakTheCutie:
** Tracee, whoBreakTheCutie: Tracee gets no respect from anyone she tries to impress and is beaten to death [[{{Jerkass}} by Ralphie]].
** Near the end of the show [[spoiler: Christopher, who after a long struggle and heavy personal sacrifices is now redeemed and happy, he is a captain, has a new and stable family and his long-awaited movie project is a reality. Then comes an ugly feud with Paulie, some disrespectful jokes and a general lack of empathy with Tony, which when combined make him snap and relapse into his drug habits, with fatal consequences. [[hottip:*: He is not exactly a Cutie, but since he attempts redemption he gets more sympathetical and is not a Haughty.]]]]Ralphie]].
** Tracee, who
** Near the end of the show [[spoiler: Christopher, who after a long struggle and heavy personal sacrifices is now redeemed and happy, he is a captain, has a new and stable family and his long-awaited movie project is a reality. Then comes an ugly feud with Paulie, some disrespectful jokes and a general lack of empathy with Tony, which when combined make him snap and relapse into his drug habits, with fatal consequences. [[hottip:*: He is not exactly a Cutie, but since he attempts redemption he gets more sympathetical and is not a Haughty.]]]]
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Vito. Essentially commits suicide by returning to the fold despite having found a new life and an attractive boyfriend.]]
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: A major issue for Christopher. He spends the entire show carving a status for himself, [[spoiler: yet after deep personal sacrifices and a rank of Captain he gets and feels disrespected... which triggers his final demise.]]
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: A major issue for Christopher. He spends the entire show carving a status for himself, [[spoiler: yet after deep personal sacrifices and a rank of Captain he gets and feels disrespected... disrespected. Near the end of the show, after a long struggle he seems redeemed and happy, he is a captain, has a new and stable family and his long-awaited movie project is a reality. Then comes an ugly feud with Paulie, some disrespectful jokes and a general lack of empathy with Tony, which triggers when combined make him snap and relapse into his final demise.drug habits, with fatal consequences.]]
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* EvilVersusEvil: Tony and his friends themselves ain't no saints, but the other mobsters who were against them are much worse.
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* EvilVersusEvil: EvilVersusEvil[=/=]ALighterShadeOfBlack: Tony and his friends themselves ain't no saints, but the other mobsters who were are against them are much worse.
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* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler:Vito Spatafore.]]
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* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler:Vito Spatafore.]] is a straight deconstruction; the other gangsters find it disgusting, Tony, his only defender, is given a hard time, the guy has to flee [[spoiler: and is eventually killed for being gay. Vito essentially commits suicide by returning to the fold despite having found a new life and an attractive boyfriend.]]
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* HairTriggerTemper: Basically, you wanted to watch what you said around pretty much anyone in the cast. While there were a few exceptions that were a little more level-headed, they all had their BerserkButton.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Basically, you wanted Anyone would want to watch what you said their step around pretty much anyone in the cast. While there were are a few exceptions that were are a little more level-headed, they all had their BerserkButton.
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* HumiliationConga: A neutral / [[TraumaCongaLine borderline sympathetic]] one in Season 6; [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]
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* HumiliationConga: A Season one includes two neutral / [[TraumaCongaLine borderline sympathetic]] one in Season 6; ones
** [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]
** [[spoiler: Johnny Sack goes through hell once he's the big boss; arrested, incarcerated, embargoed and humilliated in front of his family and friends on the day of his daughter's wedding. He shames himself by breaking the ''Omertà'' code of silence to lower his sentence, only to die of cancer not much later.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: A lot of guys could qualify but ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
** However, given the [[CrapsackWorld setting of the show]], everyone could count.
** However, given the [[CrapsackWorld setting of the show]], everyone could count.
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* {{Jerkass}}: A Most of the gangsters, it comes with the job description, with an odd AffablyEvil character here and there in the mix. The mafia it's an underworld inhabitted by sociopaths and alpha-males or bitches. While lot of guys could qualify but do qualify, ''nobody'' matches up to the level of sheer obnoxiousness that is Ralph Cifaretto, who... well. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKzzh1A0so Just watch the man in action, why don't you.]]
** However, given the [[CrapsackWorld setting of the show]], everyone could count.]]
** However, given the [[CrapsackWorld setting of the show]], everyone could count.
** Corrado's constant mistreatment of Bobby is precisely written to balance the sympathy/empathy attached to his increasing emasculation and senility.
** Paulie and his chronies pointlessly bully Christopher and disrespect his daughter. In turn, the evoked sympathy is lost when Chris [[spoiler: kills Dolan, his sponsor and [[HeKnowsTooMuch only friend]]]] as a consequence of said disrespect.
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** Nancy Marchand (Livia Soprano) died between seasons. The writers gave her a final scene with Tony, cut from her previous work with him. It was terrible. Most jarring was that Livias lines were pretty generic with Tony's dialogue made to fit. Not to mention that [[spoiler: Tony probably wouldn't have visited his mother or even talked to her at that point.]]
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** Nancy Marchand (Livia Soprano) died between seasons. The writers gave her a final scene with Tony, cut from her previous work with him. It was terrible. Most jarring was that Livias lines were are pretty generic with Tony's dialogue made to fit. Not to mention that [[spoiler: Tony probably wouldn't have visited his mother or even talked to her at that point.]]
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They do not, Butt Monkey is a very specific trope about things always going south for a character \"it must be a regular occurrence.\", and here most of the characters are bullies or/and rich and successful, with up and downs or sudden (as in not sustained) downfalls. As an aside tip If i may, broad generalizations make for bad examples, like in Zero Context Example regardless of the wording.
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** Most of the cast themselves counts too, due to the fact that they bought their miseries upon themselves. Whoever's acting as the most assholish character one scene after another is likely to be the episode's key AssholeVictim.
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* SliceOfLife: The show is a character study rather than a thesis-oriented work.
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** Most of the cast themselves counts too, due to the fact that they bought their miseries upon themselves. Whoever's acting as the most assholish character one scene after another is likely to be the episode's key AssholeVictim.
