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Tony saving AJ is an amazing scene of acting and writing
Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:41 pm
My YouTube shorts algorithm is nothing but Sopranos lately. Tony saving AJ popped up today and it reminded me to watch the whole scene again.
This is fricking top notch not only tv but better than cinema
We all know how Tony is so hard on AJ because he knows he’s caused all his problems and he’s the way he is, but the little things get me.
AJ looking out at the pool, no music, just the bleak of late fall with the tarp open, sitting on the diving board, jumps in with the plastic and cinder block, then once it hits him deciding not to do it and freaking out
Tony getting home, his heavy breathing as he digs into Carm’s leftovers, mmmm that’s good. Hears AJ, what the frick?? Doesn’t drop the food when he runs out, curses in anger than jumps in the pool as a dad to save his son.
Initial lash of anger “stop frickin fighting me!” “the frick did you do!” then seconds later his father instincts kick in and he’s saying “I got you baby” to his teenage son. He goes from tough guy Mob boss who hates his son, to dad who realizes he still does have some love for his son in a matter of 60 seconds
No matter how we frick or what we turn into we can always see our kids for that baby that we brought into the world, that’s what Tony saw
Damn, what writing and acting
This is fricking top notch not only tv but better than cinema
We all know how Tony is so hard on AJ because he knows he’s caused all his problems and he’s the way he is, but the little things get me.
AJ looking out at the pool, no music, just the bleak of late fall with the tarp open, sitting on the diving board, jumps in with the plastic and cinder block, then once it hits him deciding not to do it and freaking out
Tony getting home, his heavy breathing as he digs into Carm’s leftovers, mmmm that’s good. Hears AJ, what the frick?? Doesn’t drop the food when he runs out, curses in anger than jumps in the pool as a dad to save his son.
Initial lash of anger “stop frickin fighting me!” “the frick did you do!” then seconds later his father instincts kick in and he’s saying “I got you baby” to his teenage son. He goes from tough guy Mob boss who hates his son, to dad who realizes he still does have some love for his son in a matter of 60 seconds
No matter how we frick or what we turn into we can always see our kids for that baby that we brought into the world, that’s what Tony saw
Damn, what writing and acting
This post was edited on 7/9/25 at 10:43 pm
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Posted on 7/10/25 at 1:00 am to Frac the world
Neither has the makings of a varsity athlete.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 5:51 am to Frac the world
James Gandolfini is the greatest breathing actor in the sound era.
Obviously.
Obviously.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 6:02 am to Frac the world
I get why they had to make AJ the type of kid he was, but it would have been interesting to see Tony have an heir apparent son.
I know it’s a mob movie/show cliche, but they could have got a lot of mileage out of the “I don’t want you to follow me into this, but it’s in your nature” routine.
I know it’s a mob movie/show cliche, but they could have got a lot of mileage out of the “I don’t want you to follow me into this, but it’s in your nature” routine.
This post was edited on 7/10/25 at 6:03 am
Posted on 7/10/25 at 6:15 am to Sus-Scrofa
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I know it’s a mob movie/show cliche, but they could have got a lot of mileage out of the “I don’t want you to follow me into this, but it’s in your nature” routine.
Agreed, but to a large extent that was Christopher’s arc. Granted, the relationship was not a true father/son one, but I think that for the most part it would have been largely the same.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:09 am to Sus-Scrofa
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I know it’s a mob movie/show cliche, but they could have got a lot of mileage out of the “I don’t want you to follow me into this, but it’s in your nature” routine.
You missed it. AJ was the same type of teenager Tony was. But because of his sheltered life, his outlets were a different form of self destructive behavior.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:14 am to Willie Stroker
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You missed it. AJ was the same type of teenager Tony was. But because of his sheltered life, his outlets were a different form of self destructive behavior.
Nope. AJ was never competent in the mobster life. Tony was whether he wanted to be or not. It was just his built in instinct. That’s mentioned several times in the series.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:20 am to Sus-Scrofa
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Nope. AJ was never competent in the mobster life. Tony was whether he wanted to be or not. It was just his built in instinct. That’s mentioned several times in the series.
Built in instinct? WTF? This was not Game of Thrones with a mythical lineage that leads viewers to suspend reality to buy into that crap.
What you described is simply the psychology of the characters. Psychology is heavily featured in the series.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 11:04 am to Philzilla2k
quote:*was.
James Gandolfini is the greatest breathing actor in the sound era.
Too soon?
Posted on 7/10/25 at 11:39 am to Frac the world
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My YouTube shorts algorithm is nothing but Sopranos lately.
Mine is the same. Weird.
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Posted on 7/10/25 at 11:42 am to Frac the world
Agreed. It is an incredibly powerful scene.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 1:20 pm to Frac the world
Absolutely. Gandolfini was so incredible in that role.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 1:24 pm to Sus-Scrofa
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Nope. AJ was never competent in the mobster life.
Meh, I recall when AJ went through that cool guy phase, throwing parties, collecting money and enforcing, seemed pretty competent in that way, for his age.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 12:00 pm to Willie Stroker
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Built in instinct? WTF? This was not Game of Thrones with a mythical lineage that leads viewers to suspend reality to buy into that crap. What you described is simply the psychology of the characters. Psychology is heavily featured in the series.
Huh? I’m just saying AJ was always more Fredo than Michael.
AJ was not just his dad with a different upbringing.
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