Rank #1: S01E03 – “Denial, Anger, Acceptance” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
In our third Sopranos Sitdown we get into S01E03 “Denial, Anger Acceptance” of The Sopranos! Should you work for your friends? How does a Hasidic divorce work – if at all? And what’s the difference between speed and meth anyway? All important questions answered in this third episode of Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown.
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Rank #2: S01E04 – “Meadowlands” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
Jim and Jakob check in this week with episode 4 of season 1 “Meadowlands”, we get a nice dose of Tony’s home life and work life and how they overlap and we see the fallout after the events of last week’s episodes. Also since it is Sopranos and it is 1999 we get some hilarious technology and AJ trying to catch a bug! All this and more!
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Rank #3: S02E01 – “Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist’s Office…” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
After a brief break we’re heading back to New Jersey for a family reunion or two in the first episode of The Sopranos Season 2!
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Rank #4: Sopranos Sitdown S04E09 – “Whoever Did This” – Cut To Black
This is a biggie folks! You were lulled into a false sense of security as this season has been somewhat of a slow burn as far as the mob violence is concerned. We’ve had the tension build, an FBI informant behind the scenes, a stolen girlfriend and a stolen horse, a junkie ready to become the future of the family and it all comes to a head (Get it?)!
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Rank #5: Sopranos Sitdown S02E10 – “Bust Out” – Cut To Black
We are back making up for lost times with our discussion of Sopranos Season 2, EPISODE 10 “Bust Out”! Things are happening as Tony could be facing some hard time as a witness comes forward that puts him on the scene of the Matthew Bevilaqua murder meanwhile Carmella is looking to get more than her wallpaper done. r
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Rank #6: Sopranos Sitdown S03E01 – “Mr. Ruggiero’s Neighborhood” – Cut To Black
It is time for season 3! Jim and Jakob discuss and breakdown the premiere of season 3 “Mr. Ruggerio’s Neighborhood” and lament the time we have to spend with the feds over our lovable Tony Soprano crew, but we are very thankful for the knowledge of shoelaces and just how filthy they can be. All this and more in the latest episode of CUT TO BLACK!
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Rank #7: Sopranos Sitdown S02E11 – “House Arrest” – Cut To Black
Jim and Jakob are here to discuss Season 2 Episode 11 “House Arrest”, Tony is trying to deal with keeping a low profile while Junior is trying to deal with his forced low profile and Richie Aprile just can’t turn off his Manson Lamps. All this and more in the latest episode of CUT TO BLACK.
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Rank #8: S02E03 – “Toodle-Fucking-Oo” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
Uh oh, we got ourselves a new character, Richie Aprile has been released from jail after doing a 10 year bid and he is already making waves for Tony Soprano. Just one more thing for Tony to worry about as Meadow Soprano throws a huge party trashing her grandmother’s house. “IN YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE!?” Jim and Jakob go over all of that and more in the new episode of Cut To Black!
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Rank #9: Sopranos Sitdown S03E03 – “Fortunate Son” – Cut To Black
After getting some things out of the way in episodes 1 and 2, The Sopranos S03E03 “Fortunate Son” revs the psychological engine and gets the season started!
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Rank #10: S02E02 – “Do Not Resuscitate” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
Is it DNR or DNA? I need to know so I can finish up my school report or blab to my grandma and cause all kinds of drama! AJ Soprano is back in full form in this episode and we get some progress on Tony and Uncle June’s relationship and so much more! Join along with Jim and Jakob as we discuss episode 2 of Sopranos Season 2!
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Rank #11: Sopranos Sitdown S02E04 – “Commendatori” – Cut To Black
Come on a trip with us and Tony Soprano to the MOTHER COUNTRY! We take a trip to Italy, TO DO GOOD BUSINESS, because WHO ELSE HUH? WHO ELSE? Come join Jim and Jakob as we discuss and breakdown Episode 4 of Season 2 enttitled “Commendatori”
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Rank #12: Sopranos Sitdown S04E04 – “The Weight” – Cut To Black
The New York/New Jersey tension is rising but not in the way that we expected. In what seemed like a throwaway line earlier in the scene is having major ramifications as word gets back to Johnny Sack that his wife is fat. This he can’t believe and he cannot allow. The dreaded Johnny Sack/Ralph Cifaretto alliance is no more as Johnny now wants Ralph’s head and Tony tries to hold it all together without having to come out of his own pocket. Societal norms are challenged yet again on the Sopranos so come along for the ride with Jim and Jakob.
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Rank #13: Sopranos Sitdown S04E08 – “Mergers And Acquisitions” – Cut To Black
Uh oh, Tony is bored! He isn’t getting enough crime in his life because he is trying to delegate more and give himself protection, but that means he doesn’t get to unleash his joy through crime! So we are in for some more self sabotage from our favorite mob boss!
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Rank #14: S01E05 – “College” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown
This week Jim and Jakob get together to discuss the episode that Time Magazine lists as the best episode of The Sopranos and TV Guide has labelled it the #2 TV Episode of all time. Does this mostly standalone episode live up to the hype? Can Tony be fully honest with his daughter? And will Carmella give into sin during a night of sacrament? All this and more in the new episode of CUT TO BLACK – A Sopranos Sitdown.
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Rank #15: Sopranos Sitdown S04E05 – “Pie-O-My” – Cut To Black
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Rank #16: Sopranos Sitdown S03E11 – Pine Barrens – Cut To Black
We made it! We are finally discussing Pine Barrens, thought of as one of the greatest Sopranos episodes ever! Chris and Paulie are lost in the woods, steaks go flying at people’s heads and of course that lovable Russian. But what does Jakob think about this episode? Being an entitled millenial that spouts off about Breaking Bad and Youtube does he have the attention span to appreciate art like this? Find out on the latest episode of Cut To Black!
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Rank #17: Sopranos Sitdown S03E02 – Proshai, Livushka – Cut To Black
Jim and Jakob are discussing episode 2 of season 3, entitled “Proshai Livushka” big things happen and we get some pay off to our discussion of the movie “The Public Enemy”
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Rank #18: Sopranos Sitdown “The Public Enemy” – Cut To Black
Jim and Jakob are here with a small diversion before we dive into Sopranos Season 3. We take a look back at a classic gangster film that highly influenced David Chase, the James Cagney movie “The Public Enemy”. This movie will play a small role in season 3 and we discuss it’s history and it’s attachment to everyone’s favorite show “The Sopranos”
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Rank #19: Sopranos Sitdown S02E05 – “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – Cut To Black
Put on your berets and get ready to yell out A and B to your heart’s content because we’re going to acting class! A place I was fairly certain this show would never go, but I’m so glad that it did, because this is an incredibly well-balanced and solid episode of The Sopranos with some memorable scenes to boot! All this and more in our coverage of The Sopranos S02E05 – “Big Girls Don’t Cry”.
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Rank #20: Sopranos Sitdown S04E01 – “For All Debts Public and Private” – Cut To Black
Onto season 4! Things are getting real for Tony and the gang as they are dealing with a whole new world post 9/11. Tony is screaming about the money and using any excuse he can to squeeze every cent out of his crew and family. Things are heating up with the FBI and Chris goes on a personal mission of his own. All this and more in the latest episode of CUT TO BLACK!
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