The cat is Adriana. She was wearing cat prints when she died while crawling on all fours. She's still in love with Chrissy, and she now catches rats at Satriale's out of guilt for being one in life.

@AlphonseWeebay

2 ай бұрын

That’s so disturbing

@aanbb48

2 ай бұрын

Now there’s an image

@aanbb48

2 ай бұрын

Now there’s an image

@stevengodoy6896

2 ай бұрын

@@aanbb48 like the mushrooms growing out my ass

@Emery101

2 ай бұрын

Like this one, it’s gonna be my head canon.

Paulies superstitions kept him alive the whole show lol

@CJVS995

Ай бұрын

He's paranoid and rightfully so

@xSupra

Ай бұрын

@@CJVS995 Some say he even lived by the skin of his nuts during the 70's when the Colombos were going at it.

@goatmaneric

Ай бұрын

The mind-destroying horror of being superstitious

@jacktanguay8061

Күн бұрын

Tales from the trip in the wild, cool

Also important: the Virgin Mary appears to Paulie on the pole dancing stage. A figure of innocence and motherhood on the stage of sin and strippers. Definitely some symbolism there.

@heinousman3730

2 ай бұрын

The sacred and the propane..

@Aurora-bv1ys

2 ай бұрын

Very allegorical

@weps8983

2 ай бұрын

Glad you caught that @MazeMe, very observant

@cultivatedmind8352

2 ай бұрын

Im reminded of Louis the whatever's finance minister, The Something...

@robertlee4172

2 ай бұрын

Paulie wasn't a pragmatist. Not like others in the mafia.

I was watching the Virgin Mary episode stoned at like 2am alone lol that scene had me shook

@RM-306

2 ай бұрын

Me too. Jumped out my skin It was freaky and so unexpected

@miller566

Ай бұрын

Lmao, I was vaping thc for hours alone at my house on a mountain and started to look around for strange things 😂after watching that episode.

@E.C.2

20 күн бұрын

She would never appear at a strip joint. It was Satan in disguise,just like the Olivia figure on the staircase. Satan was mocking her the way Sopranos Men mock women life and God.

@HeisenbergXx

19 күн бұрын

LOL! It is a creepy scene. Good thing you were only smoking weed. If you had been on mescaline or LSD she would have come out of the TV and sat next to you!

@Dulla786

19 күн бұрын

@@HeisenbergXx mate, that would be wild lol 😂

Another supernatural scene that was very brief and brushed over was the scene where, right after Tony’s mother dies, AJ hears a door creaking while alone in the house

@XxTheGoOfYxX

2 ай бұрын

"Grandma?" was AJ's first reaction too haha

@robertlee4172

2 ай бұрын

Just the Soprano mini mansion, settling on the soft underbelly of NJ's wealthy upper class.

@GAME7ROCK

12 күн бұрын

what episode is that

The supernatural elements in The Sopranos are executed so well in pretty much every respect imo it's all so subtle and yet powerful just the same

@MrCinemuso

2 ай бұрын

I think there's a Kubrick influence in how it's done. No wow factor visually, just matter of fact and then let the significance play out in the viewer's head.

@richardfilanderer

2 ай бұрын

It’s like Twin Peaks only (way) more contained, which is perfect for The Sopranos’ style of storytelling

@djcoinlaundry

Ай бұрын

@@richardfilandererI’m pretty sure the dream episodes chase asked lynch for advice.

@Rome274

11 күн бұрын

It shows the true genius of this show

The fact that Paulie went to whine to that priest was priceless! "You left me un-protected... you aint never gonna see another dime from me." 😂😂😂

You’ve been warned Renagede, the money goes up to Borko!

@stevengodoy6896

2 ай бұрын

next time, they'll be no next time

@fritzforsthoefel8031

2 ай бұрын

Borko cares about our feelings

@petersabourin1276

2 ай бұрын

Look Joey. Made it all the way to the Rs

@lolmasterjerkit1531

2 ай бұрын

HOW ABOUT THIS HUMDITY?!

@user-br8gj7cu9v

2 ай бұрын

where’s the gabagool ???

Whaddya hear, whaddya say!

@Professional_Lube_Job

2 ай бұрын

My favorite line

@lildemonshannon5202

2 ай бұрын

I always thought he sounded like vito there

@soda989

2 ай бұрын

is there a cultural reference for this line? is it from a tv show or movie?

@teg7171

2 ай бұрын

​​@@soda989 it comes from the movie "Angels With Dirty Faces." James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan and the Dead End Kids. Cagney plays gangster Rocky Sullivan, who greets others with the above phrase. He runs it together and it comes out like this: "Whaddya Hear ? Whadyya Say ?" -edit, i took this from reddit

@justjoshua5759

2 ай бұрын

He he he he

I haven't watched the sopranos since watched it on DVD rented from Netflix YEARS ago. Decided to re-watch the whole thing, one day after I finish the series Tony Sirico (Paulie) died and it felt so eerie to me.

@BennyFazioRoxxSoxx8448

2 ай бұрын

Danggg I remember the Netflix dvd era , they had literally everything on it back then !

@Emery101

2 ай бұрын

Used to burn all the dvds. thanks Netflix, rest in piss now

@youdontknowmegigna

2 ай бұрын

You killed him. Stop watching things.

@br3akstuff

2 ай бұрын

@@youdontknowmegignaWhack this one, whack that one, never enough body count for devilishlybenevolent!

@svetlanapharmd9961

2 ай бұрын

​@@youdontknowmegigna 😂😂😂

Idk man superstition is kind of spooky. Black magic. Sick shit!

@Emery101

2 ай бұрын

I get that reference.

@fritzforsthoefel8031

2 ай бұрын

Paulie threw a chair

@mitchellwright5478

Ай бұрын

FUCKIN QUEERS! Yeets chair

LOVE THE CONTENT MAN KEEP THE SOPRANOS STUFF COMING !!

@deshaunreid7728

2 ай бұрын

I was about to say the same thing man doing the lords work. Everything's hunky dory

You have the best sopranos analysis ive ever watched.

The more you live the more you encounter supernatural occurrences, you kinda learn to ignore them or look more into them.

I wish his mum got more love and recognition than the one scene after Paulie gets over himself 😥

Pussy resembles Tony quite a lot in Paulie´s dream, especially in the posture. It almost feels likes Pussy´s head´s on top of Tony´s body. Which to me, just gives that little extra feeling of unease, exactly how a dream sequence should feel. The simbolism it´s not that difficult to crack, but you´ll probably need one or two more views to get there, and i just love that level of commitment to detail the showrunners consistently showcased throughout the whole of the series.

I was actually going to look for a video like this about Paulie and was so surprised when I seen it on your channel just now. Great videos from you!

Loving your seorano vids, especially since you tend to do them about all the aspects I love most. The supernatural, mystical, psychological and dreams.

Paulie’s ghosts, whatever happened there

If you refer back to the scene that Mikey visits Jackie, after he leaves Jackie calls Mikey “the grim fuckin reaper”. This relates very heavily to “3 o’clock” 🧐

The spirit put him on hold

RIP Tony Sirrico :(

this channel is becoming my favorite one. great analysis. very allegorical, my friend

12:06 I think you mean he told Tony, but regardless, great video!

I love your content, especially the Sopranos stuff. Very well analyzed!

I love the music/ambience you choose for this video

That was a great analysis! Perfect! TNX.

I also think Chase was simply trying to represent the very real superstitious nature common among actual Italians and recent Italian immigrants.

@thetechlibrarian

2 ай бұрын

Maybe but it was deeper than that because it was shown the physic was real

@Marcus007

2 ай бұрын

@@thetechlibrarian Good point and I agree with you in part - Chase went further - but I think it started with his wanting to represent that aspect of the culture. Actually, I think Chase went too far in that - to your point - there is really no other explanation for the psychic's statements other than he was really speaking to the other side. I think it would have been better if Chase showed the superstitious mind in action - where the psychic says something that is both ambiguous but also insightful and we see Paulie's psychology read into it - like Chase did with the cat and even Mary in the club. Ultimately though, I don't think Chase was trying to say anything deeper about the series other than exploring Paulie's character. So I dismiss the 3 o'clock stuff etc as being meaningful. But I am a firm believer that Tony did not die in the end - based on Van Zandt's revelation that he persuaded Chase not to have him die in the finale in the event Chase ever rebooted the series. If Tony was dead in Chase's mind - the reboot would not be an option...

@joeyg2860

2 ай бұрын

The Virgin Mary comparison to Peter Paul’s real mother is brilliant.

2:05 I misheard erraticism as eroticism

@tetsuya2ko

2 ай бұрын

he def pronounced it eroticism

@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN

2 ай бұрын

​@@tetsuya2koIt can be pronounced in that manner as well.

@tetsuya2ko

2 ай бұрын

@@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN in what accent? "erratic" vs "erotic" is an important distinction, lest your thesis take a sudden Freudian turn.

Great vid thank you

How the fuck is this his song?

@mitchellwright5478

Ай бұрын

Funny tidbit, that was actually Tony Sirricos favorite song, when he was a young man he got married, had kids but ended up cheating on her with a fling of a girl who also ended up dumping him He also was an actual associate in one of the families in New York Tldr it’s a reference to the actual actors past

What kind of meat did Dr. Russ Fegoli eat on Fridays during lent? Nun.

There's only a handful of supernatural events in the show, but it's fun that it's dealer's choice on if there's a very tangible spiritual prescience in the show.

This is very well phrased, carefully constructed, and quite insightful. But I gotta say my favorite part is the way you seamlessly transition to a Jersey dialect when quoting Paulie without losing your calm and thoughtful tone of voice.

The 3 o’clock thing so I think he gets shot by the guy coming out of the bathroom so if he’s facing forward then I guess the guy came out from 3 o’clock

@boltzy_

2 ай бұрын

3 o clock is also known as the devils hour. I used to work as a security guard at a large supermarket, me and one other guy and every time we would get the night shift 3AM was what we genuinely dreaded, i could swear that we used to hear footsteps and shit at that hour. Im a bit skeptical about ghosts but im certain the 3am thing is real.

Never understood the mad love for Paulie. Knowing what we know now, Syl is the true GOAT that deserves all our love.

@whosmikey9941

2 ай бұрын

Paulie is his own man, Silvio a soldier

I have to right to defend myself T!😂😂😂 rip Pauline

I just smashed the show out this week and I picked up so much of Paulis hand gestures lol

A ton of Magical Realism in this show.

Tiger. A jersey with 38 on it. Revolver to the head from his 3’o’clock

Priest: what are your sins my son? Paulie: now don't get cvnty!

I always saw Paulie turning down the captaincy as a survival thing. I think he knew the Soprano "family" was on its way out, and he didn't want to be part of "management" when their time comes. He's been through a gang war before, after all, and survived the transition. That's just my perspective, though. Love the video, and love how many interpretations this great show can have.

8:50...Russ Fegoli, aka Bruce Kirby, aka Bruno Kirby's dad. Bruno played young Clemenza in GFII - discuss.

Michael Imperioli (Christophuh) wrote the medium episode.

Is the scene with Tony and Paulie on the boat in front of a green screen? Asking for a friend of ours

Tree o’clock.

Man this guy's one hell of a writer.

'This isn't meant to be a blanket critique of religious people' - proceeds to make a blanket statement calling most religious people hypocrites. So sick of the subtle anti-religious sentiment.

Back in my day!!

This is some satanic shit

I will say I believe the tiger on the wall is probably indicated of the high-school football team in Bloomfield NJ, the Bloomfield bangels. Holstens is very much so a real place so idk I believe the wall motif connected to that. Love the rest of the analysis though!

One thing I never noticed until now is that Paulie's vision of The Virgin Mary slightly moves her head a bit. I always thought she was like a statue or something.

Tony Supernatural: Remember, the guy would have panic attacks, pass out, faint and he'd get dizzy and get on medication...the dreams were really more open after this in Tony Soprano's character -- he would tell the psychiatrist about his dreams, get into his nervous energy through his mother and how she'd gnaw at his mind and discredit him which was akin to his friends discrediting him in business and all the crap he had to deal with -- same difference.... So Tony Soprano dealing with the supernatural, he was always there, which is why he was both perceptive and logical being able to see through the cracks, even when he didn't get shot. Paulie: Paulie was funny and I wish they would have went into the supernatural more with Paulie, this guy was really freaked out by the signs and situations that followed his life -- he had this blind innocence concerning his life in what really happened vs. what he did for a living, always knowing good things would happen for him in the afterlife.

12:05 tony?

In ancient Roman culture they, the cats are represented as a rat or pest killer it was foreshadowing of the removal of pests and rats.

With the way Paulie earned, it's not the like the church was going to miss that $2.23 cent donation anyway.

Gotta say when i saw the virgin mary scene for the first time it scared the shit outta me

Another episode which takes an _oblique_ look at Paulie's spiritual side is Pine Barrens. It's done subtly, but the whole episode is packed with religious/Catholic imagery. Basically the story of Paulie, Chris, & Valery works as an allegory for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Valery represents Jesus, who is "killed" by Roman soldiers, goes into the tomb (trunk of the car) only to be found "resurrected". He then vanishes into thin air seemingly impossibly (he has ascended to heaven). It sounds a bit silly on the surface, but there are many details peppered throughout the episode which tie it all together. Paulie and Chris spend the night lost in the wilderness, which represents Paulie being spiritually lost as he wanders through life without any real purpose. There's a post on the Sopranos subreddit called "Valery is Jesus" which goes through all the details.

knowing how much it takes to get whacked when you are in the mob, and living in such uncertainty every day for your entire life, it's very fitting that these guys would be extremely superstitious

Walt fuckin' Whitman ova' here.

Was David chase that Italian that mugged off Paulie in Italy?

@BigEvan96

7 күн бұрын

Looks like him.

REAL, REAL, REAL, REAL💯💯💯.🙏🏽🩸

Paulie carried the show

The supernatural way works is amazing. You can't just have a drama about mafia if characters are sentient molecules. Humans are more than just animals, they can be both holy and evil.

12:08 was that a mistake?

I was such a believer in the Russ Fegoli being Paulie’s biological father connection but David Chase said this isn’t the case. He is not Paulie’s biological father.

When you mentioned religion as strict doctrine vs lip service in Catholicism, I started laughing remembering paulies "time you serve in hell" mathematics, which sounds like some gibberish some corrupt pope from the middle ages made up, and today would be found ironically still cannon because it was never really looked into and overturned.

Paulie's superstitions...moreover, the Italian superstitions. The sacred and the propane. We see this in the final scene of "Cleaver", where a cornuto and a rosary is hanging from the rearview mirror. Jesus is watching your back. But if all else fails, the cornuto steps in to ward off the mallochio. We see how Tony struggles with the imagery that appears in his dreams throughout the series. His subconscious is warning him of impending doom. Christopher sees these images too, while in a coma. It's their guilt that leads them to create these prophetic warnings. (the beacon seen from Tony's hotel room window). Paulie imagines the Virgin Mary. Not the actual Virgin Mary, but a statue of a Virgin Mary as depicted by an artist/sculptor. The ones Paulie has seen his whole life, going to Sunday services. So, in effect, his subconscious created that memory at the Bing.

Note how Paulie threw the chair at his 3 o’clock 3:18

@dracinmyhand

Ай бұрын

wow bro literally see shit abt this show so much

Have we officially upgraded Russ Fagoli to "probably"?

@6:09 see this is so weird cuz i grew up around a lot of southern baptists and they dont have an anti catholic bias unless they come from catholics themselves like the few cajun baptists i know

the sacred and the propane

Hell is hot, not cold. Hey renegade, did you hear what I said? I said hell is hot, not cold, Heh heh heh heh.

Presumably only telling Tony* about it.. 12:08

Holy shit the Russ thing never put that together

6:20 i get it but drinking is ok, ots getting drunk thats evil. Which is why the Southern protestants in the US lost the civil war

@antuanperez426

25 күн бұрын

🤡

FAWKIN QWEEYUHS

The Virgin Mary prays always for sinners at all times forever and ever.

Go on then. Lol. Paulie is just very superstitious.

What the fuck u two talkin about?

When pauly made the appointment call he sound like a mob guy, psychic dude read recent news on mobsters deaths and threw out names just my take on it

@CryptidMech

Ай бұрын

Doesn't explain the poison ivy bit

Dude no. The scene is meant to be comedic, a joke. You’re reading the tone wrong. The medium is a hack like any other. By cold reading “poison ivy” and “they’re laughing” he was saying Paulie had a gay experience in the woods lol.

The Sopranos bends more metaphysical rules than the Catholic Church!

Paulie got "Vito'ed" by Tony 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂sound a bit ............

I think Chase genuinely hates the fans of this show and isn't really that deep just thought it would be fun to end the show and the follow up movie as horrible as possible and he succeeded

I think Tony died when he was in the hospital while in his coma alternate life fantasy thing. He never recovered. That cut to black at the end is just someone finally pulling the plug.

@shionsonozaki5730

2 ай бұрын

awful idea

@NipplePinchGenocide

2 ай бұрын

@@shionsonozaki5730 thanks

@Aurora-bv1ys

2 ай бұрын

That means Phil never died...

@NipplePinchGenocide

2 ай бұрын

@@Aurora-bv1ys No. He kept on telling stories about 20 years în the can