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A good chunk of Season 3 actually had to be rewritten after the death of Nancy Marchand. It was supposed to focus on Livia testifying against Tony.

The key thing to remember is that The Sopranos was the first series to ever feature an anti-hero/villain as the main character. HBO didn't think that it would work, that audiences would reject it. It laid the groundwork for all modern TV programs with morally ambiguous protagonists.

I genuinely think the finale of this show is brilliant

I think the dream sequences are incredible.

Season 4 and the Carmela and Tony marriage drama is so well done. It’s not normally something I enjoy but wow, Edie Falco was incredible during those scenes. She doesn’t get enough praise.

Going full time was the best thing for you. Pumping out great content like a boss. Keep it up cody

I actually see 6A and 6B as two distinct seasons, and even Chase himself refers to it as Season 6 & 7. For one, Season 6A ends on a note of closure for Phil Leotardo whereas Season 7 sees him reflect on that decision and change his mind. There's enough time and change between "Kaisha" and "Soprano Home Movies" to easily separate the two storylines. As for the best season? I think it's clearly Season 3. The pivot towards darker, richer storylines instead of one-off semi-comedic affairs was a huge risk for the show, and it paid off in spades.

My ranking: 7. 6A- It started off really strong but kinda peters out. While the Vito arc didn’t have the weight it should have because we didn’t know much of anything about him before this season. Still, even my least favorite season of the best show ever is a really good season of TV. 6. Season 3- It’s a season made up of a lot of great moments. However, it doesn’t really come together to form something that feels unison and special. But it’s a solid transition season. 5. Season 4- Probably the most low-key yet soapy season. It just has so many great and underrated character moments. While if Carm is your favorite character (like she’s mine) it’s hard to not appreciate this. And ultimately, this is a show that might be about marriage before it’s about anything else. 4. Season 2- It took some rewatches for me to really see how well-conceived this season is. It has a couple of my least favorite episodes. But it’s still really well crafted. While the final two episodes are about as good of a one-two punch as any show has given. 3. Season 1- Because it’s the first season, it’s gonna have some creaky moments, trying to find its style and perspective. But it’s still a fantastic debut season, many with moments and episodes remaining some of the show’s very best. 2. Season 5- Probably the most overtly Shakespearian and tragic season of the show. It’s just thoroughly great. 1. Season 6B- What a consistently downbeat and suppressive final lap. But it came together almost perfectly. And that cut to black being the final image was a genius move. That could have been gimmick-y and a “copout”, but instead, it perfectly reflects what the show (especially season 6) had been building to thematically. This used to be one of my least favorite seasons. Now, I adore it the most, despite how draining it is. The Sopranos for me is still the best TV drama ever. From a characterization, acting, dialogue, theme standpoint, no other show has touched it. It had the balls to grow but also stay true to itself and continue to challenge the audience.

My only nitpick with this masterpiece of a show was how Melfi ended things so suddenly with Tony. God knows he’s long deserved to have her slams the door in his face but I just felt like Melfi would’ve already considered that possibility with Tony. I dunno maybe it’s just me but I’ve always wished they handled it differently lol

I thought ending was perfect. Tony had his lights turned out. Pretty obvious

Christopher moltisanti is my favorite tv show character of all time, his arc is so perfect and depressing

Perfect intro lol, kickass shirt too brother!

I first got into the Sopranos during the quarantine in 2020 and just started a rewatch recently (hit season 3 yesterday) and yeah, it’s definitively one of the best series ever put to television. The juxtaposition of everyday life and involvement in the mafia intermingled with themes of mental health issues, wealth disparity, various inevitabilities, and the death of the American Dream all come together really well into a show you just want to binge the hell out of. Since I was watching on HBO Max my first time, when I hit the finale I genuinely thought there was another season after the cut to black. It’s a frustrating choice but an artistically valid and reasonable one so I can’t be mad at it, as confusing as it was at the time. As a nostalgia whore, I’d say seasons 1 and 2 are tied as the favorites for me. There’s just something about seeing these characters at their starting points, especially now knowing where they’ll end up. I just want every scene with a character that gets whacked later on to last forever, to spend as much time with them as possible. Season three is great, four did feel like a bit of a dip for me, then five and six kind of level out to an even keel in my opinion. All around, I think every season is a phenomenal exercise in character writing, plot structure, pacing, and development. Wish I could say the same about the new movie but I kinda got left disappointed by how little we actually get of Michael Gandolfini as Tony

I’d say season 2 is my favorite just because of the back and forth between Tony and Richie. Season 3 is a close second and then season 5

Tony dies at the end. They keep cutting from a third person view and a first person view, the last cut from the third person view is to a black screen and the music stops, simulating death. It’s also foreshadowed in a conversation between Bobby and Tony earlier in the season.

Christopher is my favorite character in anything so it was so interesting to hear your point of view, and his death made me cry so hard we had to pause it. Anyways keep up the great work!

Absolutely love this show. Here's my ranking 1. Season 5 2. Season 6 3. Season 3 4. Season 4 5. Season 2 6. Season 1

I want to dislike Tony’s mom like you do, but I just can’t. Sometimes her bitterness and mutual annoyance with her kids is freaking hilarious, other times when she shows what a monster she can be, I find it very impactful. She reminds me a lot of my own mother in certain ways or things she says, and I think that’s why her storyline is probably the most interesting to me. You get an objective look at a dysfunctional mother/child relationship from the outside.

I like how the movie finally gave us the origin story of Gabagool.

Damn I love the sub-plot with Steve Buscemi in the show.

I've been into The Sopranos for 15 years, it's my favorite show. I've always felt that season 5 was the best, and 3 the second best. I really love season 4 though. Great ranking!

Season 3 was supposed to be about his mother testifying against him but she died before they could film it.

I recently discovered your channel. I really enjoy your in-depth breakdown of why you rank each season where you do. I agree with you on your pick for best and worst season, but I rank the others differently. 6. Season Four (the finale is an absolute knockout, but like you said, it's too soap operatic) 5. Season Three (a handful of standout episodes, but I didn't care for Jackie Jr.'s arc, and it took up way too much time) 4. Season Two (a retread of the first season, but still really solid) 3. Season One (fresh and exciting, introduces all the fascinating themes that the series would explore, and Livia is terrifying) 2. Season Six (bleak as hell, showing all the rotten fruit born of Tony's evil ways) 1. Season Five (the best of everything the show has to offer)

The fact that you hate the dream sequences kind of invalidates all your other opinions on this show lol...I do wonder what your definition of 'soap opera' is because I dont think you're using it correctly, does anything involving family drama count as soap opera?

Great video - with excellent analysis, honest criticism - and a very fresh take! I watched The Sopranos as each episode was aired live and it remains my favorite show of all time. ( I happen to be an Italian American who grew up in Howard Beach and now lives in New Jersey, so this definitely- and literally - hit close to home! Lol!) I have watched it through several times and it is one of those very rare series that gets BETTER with each viewing - and most people I know who have seen it feels the same way. Even if they are underwhelmed the first time - they see the greatness of it pretty easily next time around. If you look at what TV was before it - and see what it is like after it - you will see the absolutely incredible influence it had on Television in general. Besides featuring some of the very best acting ever seen on Television - or Film for that matter - The Sopranos really showed that TV could be every bit as exciting,artistic and as deep as any film could ever be. And I LOVE the ending! Sure - it’s certainly likely that Tony got killed there - but did anyone really want to see him shot in front of his family like that? I think Chase KNEW fans did not want to see that - so he purposely left it completely open for everyone to debate and discuss years later - just brilliant! My rankings 1. Season 2 2. Season 1 3. Season 6 4. Season 3 5. Season 5 6. Season 4

You have no idea how much I want to see a movie similar to what Thanksgiving is but about "cleaver"

1. Season 5 2. Season 2 3. Season 3 4. Season 6 5. Season 4 6. Season 1 Not one bad season, but Season 5 has an extra boost because of Steve Buscemi and Long Term Parking. Season 1 is still great but I prefer the rest of the season just a bit more.

Animal Blundetto and The Shah Of Iran are my two favourite characters on TV Series.

It would be awesome if you made a video about your top 10 best moments from the show, i would love to hear your more in depth views on some of the crazy stuff that happens, like ralphies death, chris drug intervention scene, bobby and chris death. The sopranos is my favorite show ever so obviously any more videos you might possibly do on the show i would love

Pine Barrens is the best episode ever. Mix it with the relish

For as much sopranos talk there is on KZfaq there really wasn't anyone of note doing a best of seasons. Good vid. Be cool to do a top 10 episodes video of this and other series

Season 3 has always been my favorite. Mainly because of Ralphie and Pine Barrens lol

I am hardcore Sopranos fan (Probably much more then you are) but I have always thought that Season 5 was the best. Your other rankings and critiques I could argue with you on though. But otherwise I really enjoyed your video.

I suggest you watch boardwalk empire. Sopranos was long my favorite show. But I love history and boardwalk is probably the most underrated unappreciated show of all time. Lots of actors from the sopranos appear.

My favorite TV show ever and I'm glad you gave it a shot! My ranking goes: 6. Season 1 5. Season 2 4. Season 5 3. Season 3 2. Season 6 1. Season 4

We have basically the same order for sopranos. Be cool to see a 31 with the seasons of sopranoes, the wire, breaking bad, Dexter, game of thrones or banshee/justified.

Just finished the series for the first time a couple days ago. Can’t wait to watch the many saints of Newark!

Wow Cody...I am definitely an OG fan, rewatched series more than 5 times, and I pretty much have the same season order. I can ALWAYS throw on season 2 or 3 and enjoy. Astute opinions as always my dude!

Highly recommend the wire if you haven’t watched it. Just based of your review of the sopranos I think you would like it better it’s pretty solid all the way through, best crime show of all time IMO.

19:52 Im sorry man, how did you watch "Employee of the month" and not get that the entire point was that Melfi said "no" at the end😭😭. Even if you missed that, her not mentioning it is literally a resolution to that plot

My ranking, in order: S1, S2, S3, S6B, S4, S6A, S5. The first two seasons feel completely different from Seasons 4-6, with Season 3 acting as the bridge to slowly transition into the show’s new style. But I personally think the first two are the best-the pacing, the style, the story lines are all 🔥. Been watching since I was 12 and have seen the show 9 times. Try to do a rewatch every year.

Nice vid! Hope you'll review all of Banshee's seasons at some point!

I understand why people don’t like AJ, but I love him! Why? Cause he’s SO real! I know a little shit just like him, and I thought it was a great and realist interpretation of the lost teenager that doesn’t know what to do with his life. And people can rave all they what about M. Gandolfini’s performance in the movie, I thought the kid who played Tony as a child was really Channelling AJ.

Fans are dumb. The ending was excellent. People are so used to having everything wrapped up in a bow. That ending had people talking about what they thought happened afterwards like movies of the 70s used to do. And if you follow the clues you know what happens to Tony

That intro lmfao. Just researched the series for the first time in years with my brother in law who had never seen it. This video is an instant click. Keep up the good work 🤘🏻🎃🫀🩸🤡🧟‍♂️🧛🏻💀

loved that intro! Sopranos is the GOAT. We don't have Breaking Bad or SOA without the Sopranos. Tony was the first anti hero before Walt and Jax

Good review! I like the reasoning's behind most of it. I'm surprised by the #1 season though, which is fine and I appreciate Cody being original and not scowering the internet and adjusting his list accordingly. Over the years season 5 is most commonly ranked last or second to last if you were to average out every ranking on the internet ever done. Apparently Cody has a lot of influence because I'm checking out the comment section and now I'm seeing others rank season 5 #1 which aside from Cody I've never seen before. Overall the seasons of The Sopranos are so close that I don't have a strong opinion on the season rankings... it's a personal preference vs. perhaps a bad interpretation. Me personally, one of the reasons as to why I rank season 5 towards the back, is for one of the reasons that Cody gives for season 4 being his least favorite. I can't stand watching marital problems in shows. In season 4, it was only the final episode where they had marital problems, but in season 5 there's a lot more time dedicated to their marital problems and it's not until the end of the 8th episode when they reconcile. Either separate and be done or don't.

I agree with you my friend I'm on season 5 right now and I think it's one of the best one awesome review and I appreciate a soprano ranking thank you Cody man take it easy brother

Cody doesn't have the makings of a Varsity athlete

Chrissy is the first Jesse Pinkman Better respect him 😈

I remember my parents had the VHS tapes when I was 7 and I would sneak watch them every time they left the house lol

I met Vincent Pastore at City Island back in 2014

1.) Season 4 (best) 2.) Season 5 3.) Season 6B 4.) Season 3 5.) Season 6A 6.) Season 2 7.) Season 1 (worst)

Thanks for reviewing my favourite TV Series Cody!!

1. The Sopranos Season 5 2. The Sopranos Season 6 3. The Sopranos Season 3 4. The Sopranos Season 1 5. The Sopranos Season 4 6. The Sopranos Season 2 I just recently finished the show. I really dug the show on the whole and I'm sure my Season Ranking is crazy

I thought it was a great show. My biggest gripe with it is that the ending is just terrible. There’s no way around it. I’ve tried to get behind the idea because I enjoyed the rest of the show so much but I can’t

I think the ending of this show is brilliant. I can understand why some would be disappointed with it, but I really appreciated it. Season 2 and 4 are up there for my favorite seasons. My favorite show ever next to Breaking Bad. Great video man!

Cody! Please, huge fan. When are you going to rank and review every season is Sons?!? Would love to hear your take

The man even said he had plans to kill off tony but decided against it even that should tell you if he was really wacked or not but other than that i feel like the ending could be interpreted to what the audience wants it to be, I'm one of those theorists that believe it was just a reminder anything could happen at any moment and that no mob boss is safe and that tony believes he's gonna be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life.

Season 3 and season 5 are my favorites no doubt.

My ranking is 6. Season 5 5. Season 4 4. Season 1 3. Season 6 2. Season 3 1. Season 3 I’m very surprised that you put season 5 as the top. Most people I know think it’s the worst season, but like you’ve said, your thoughts will be different compared to those who’ve been long time fans. Either way, I still love season 5, and this show is still my favorite

I didn't watch in real time until the second half of season 6, although I was old enough even for season 1 in the late 90's. I watched and caught up on dvd and the replays on hbo of the first part of season 6 right before the 2nd half of season 6 aired. I didn't think I'd like it, even though my parents watched every sunday night. Well I was wrong, it's my favorite show of all time, and I wish I would've caught it real time.

My dad once said “there would be no breaking bad without sopranos”, I totally agree

I hope at some point you can review all the seasons just like you did with Breaking Bad. I would love to hear a more in-depth thought on each season from you.

My ranking: 1- Season 5 2- Season 4 3- Season 3 4- Season 6B 5- Season 2 6- Season 1 7- Season 6A

I can't even begin to rank this or any other show I love. I like all the seasons, good and bad. Same with all the other shows I love. Great ranking cody.✌

I don’t understand why the ending is so misunderstood. The audience gets wacked. It’s a great choice for the end of this thing and probably the best thing about season 6

Season 2 will always be my favorite

I'm the only one who loves season 4 the most I feel😂😂😂

Where did you get that shirt? Looks awesome dude!

Imo season 1 is underrated. It's so great.

I'm on season 3 now. I hated Lavia was so glad when she died. I hate AJ as well. Like despise him....I did not like Pussy's death in season 2. That was my buddy 😔😓 Ritchie's death brought me joy 😂😂😂 BET YOU WONT HIT NOBODY ELSE! Great review as usual!!!!

Personally my favorite drama series. None of the seasons are bad I like them pretty much in order. If you've never seen kill the Irish men check it out. Its a good lowkey mobb movie

One of my favorite TV shows of all time. Great ranking Cody and take care and stay safe 👍.

Wow. As much as I admire your videos and rankings, I can't believe how far off your favorites are from mine. Then again, I've been into the Sopranos since day one in 1999 and have rewatched the series probably over 30 times. I feel season 4 is very underrated with original and newbie Soprano fans. Yes, I agree, it is like watching a 10-episode soap opera and has the least number of kills in the series, and not as climatic, but that's why I liked it. We see more of the inner beings of these characters, and who they really are. Season 5....well.... has some of my favorite episodes but also has a lot of my least favorite. That being said my rankings are 1, 6part1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6 part 2. Yes, I have to divide season 6 because the second half just seemed more like a season 7 and as much as I love 6 part1, I have a hard time putting part 2 along with it. Like better call Saul season 6 and breaking bad season 5 I understand not dividing because the part two series on both those shows start off from where part 1 end.

Would you do a top 10 characters list? Or episodes?

I love the fuck out of this show and it’s very difficult for me to rank the seasons because in my opinion all of the seasons were good not one bad episode and not one bad season in my opinion. This show was just flat out perfection. And one of the biggest influences in one of the biggest reasons why we have all the other great shows that came after it. I mean without the sopranos we wouldn’t have breaking bad. Which is we all know another great fucking masterpiece. Just think how bad ass it would be if we had a Sopranos and breaking bad crossover just imagine Walter White working with Tony soprano. I know we will never get that but just imagine how cool that would be. But yeah I can’t think of anything else to say that hasn’t already been said greatest television show on Earth and nothing will ever top it. James Gandolfini will forever be missed but the legacy that he left behind that is the Sopranos and the character that he played will live on forever.

First I'd like to say I was born and raised in that area of New Jersey where Sopranos was filmed. I lived 20 minutes from Bada Bing. 30 minutes from the exterior of Tony's house as the inside was mostly sound stage. My ranking is as follows. 7-season 4, 6-season 6A, 5-season 6B, 4-season 5, 3-season 1, 2-season 2, and finally 1-season 3. I was around 10th grade give or take when season 3 debuted. I had never seen an episode up till that point. My mom was a nut with censorship of what was appropriate for kids my age to watch. But one day, my dad who was a monster fan of this show was watching through the series as he tends to do with things he was a fan of. And he's like hey if you want to sit down and watch, your mom isn't home. S3E5- Another Toothpick was my first episode. I was addicted immediately. I had struggles in school and depression myself. AJ and Meadows struggles, I identified with them. Also cause Jersey was my home my whole life up to that point. Seeing the surrounding areas including 1 of my local shopping malls which would appear in the show a handful of times. Sopranos has a massive nostalgia factor for me. Especially season 3.

LMAO we have almost the sam list 1. Season 3 2. Season 5 3. Season 2 4. Season 6 5. Season 1 6. Season 4 All of them are great, so hard to pick between them. The Many Saints of Newark was decent but a bit of a let down and paled in comparison to the show.

I'll have to politely disagree. I'm not sure what my complete ranking would be, but to me seasons 1 and 2 are perfect. It's too bad the actress that played Tony's mom died. David Chase had a whole story planned out. It's cool that you gave Season 5 some love though. If I remember correctly that's when the fans on the internet started to whine about the show back in the day. Interesting to see the whole series from the point of view of someone watching it now, instead of watching it in real-time.

The Sopranos is one of the few TV series that I’ve seen every single episode. I honestly don’t have a favorite season but your list is pretty close to what I would’ve picked. I feel that people overrate the hell out of this show, the show basically steals the spirit and energy of Goodfellas, and made it into a TV series, just my opinion. But I will say this, Pine Barrens is one of the funniest TV episodes from a dramatic series ever

Season 4 was the worst. Felt like nothing changed despite tonys marriage by the end

I stood this series as one of the best when I first saw it years ago . Recent watch it's not for me . And your points and honest and brave and I appreciate that man. Made me lmao about AJ

Jaw literally dropped when you said season 4 was the worst reason, for me that’s season 3

Season 4 was a strange one. It had some of the best performances, but it didn't quite flow like the stronger seasons.

#06. Season 4 #05. Season 1 #04. Season 2 #03. Season 6 #02. Season 5 #1. Season 3

7. Season 4 6. Season 2 5. Season 3 4. Season 6A 3. Season 1 2. Season 5 1. Season 6B

Anyone who didnt like the Sopranos ending probably liked the Halloween 2018 ending

The sopranos is no boy meets world. But still very good. I give it a tony having a panic attack out of a Tony banging a peg legged russian...

Brilliant intro 😆

13 minutes in. Was just wondering how you felt when AJ tried committing suicide in the pool? Personally, I think it’s a magnificent scene. Tear up every time.

I totally respect your opinion on the show. You made a lot of good points. I will say that a great show or film I personally don't need to "like" or "dislike" a character, as long as they are compelling, authentic and well acted. Also, the Season 4 marriage stuff and much of the family stuff in the show is many fans least favorite cause we can't live vicariously through it like the mob stuff. It's just showing us they have the same problems we all have, which can be a bummer. The Sopranos represents the highs and lows of TV. It's suppose to exciting and funny AND be a downer that makes you think about the worst parts of human existence.

Hahahha the joke at the beginning i love it

Lemme tell you a couple of 3 things, Sopranos is the best show.

Not to be THAT GUY, but I think u just missed the whole point of the show

Honestly, I'm on the complete opposite side of the spectrum when it comes to Sopranos fans. By this point the mob genre feels pretty overplayed, so it's basically essential in the 21st century to take a unique spin on it. The psychological and suburban family sides of the story were my favorite, and for still having a lot of humor, the show definitely doesn't glorify a life in organized crime (I used to argue that films like Goodfellas didn't either, but putting that side by side with a show like this, it definitely does to a greater extent). It's the first time in the mob genre I felt genuinely claustrophobic, as if there was no escape. Especially as the show started getting darker, it felt like there was no way out as characters like Vito and Eugene show the flipside of the life, where even if these people get smart enough to want to walk away, there are certain hooks that will destroy you if you try to break loose. And back to a more general sense, by focusing so completely on every aspect of the Sopranos' lives (I mean the actual family) it genuinely feels to me like a character study or a novel with how well you get to know the protagonists. Also, there's so much room for interpretation, so much silence in the show, so much ambiguity. Personally, I love that. Stupid stuff like Tony just sitting by the lake in "Soprano Home Movies" where he just sits there? I live for stuff like that in stories, where the audience just has time to reflect and process some of their own ideas. It's why slowburns, when done well, are usually the best pieces in any genre. That's why I love movies like Blade Runner, where there's so much atmosphere, and just enough dialogue, while also being spare about it, that viewers begin to develop, in real time, their own interpretations and philosophies. When a movie has a breakneck pace these days, I think I often come out of it kinda dizzy at this point because of how much I've been spoiled by other movies and shows that give you time to react and reflect.

I thought I was the only person on earth that thought season 5 was the best

Yea that Story line with Vito never would’ve happened in today’s society people would cry and complain but in real life there’s been several gay dudes who ended up getting clipped by the mob due to Homosexuality, Sammy the Bull had one killed actually

Season 3 is my favorite season, season 5 is probably my second as well and underrated. The best episode is Pines but I also love Christopher's intervention. They nailed that scene.