The Sopranos: Down Neck First Watch

October 27, 2021 9:08 AM - Season 1, Episode 7

Anthony has disciplinary problems at school, prompting Tony to recount memories of his childhood with Dr. Melfi.
posted by overeducated_alligator (2 comments total)

- It's the 90s! The ADHD (nee ADD) plotline is of its time. It's a little on-the-nose thematically but it still works. Another blast from the past: AJ talking about the first episode of South Park.
- Tony is recovering a lot of traumatic memories! Young Tony looks like he was more of a sensitive kid than AJ.
- I lost it when they hauled the clown away in the police truck.
- Tony says to Livia what we all know: "If you'd been born after those feminists, you woulda been the real gangster."
posted by overeducated_alligator at 9:14 AM on October 27, 2021

I LOVE the younger Livia in this episode -- so unhinged and bitter, a perfect match for Nancy Marchand's performance.
posted by Saxon Kane at 1:27 PM on October 30, 2021