@Soymuscle Mike
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what do you consider the top 10 Sopranos episodes?
In no particular order, but I guess the order in which these immediately came to mind might say something:
Walk Like a Man & The Ride (S6A & 6B)
I've said it before but Chris is my favorite character, and his relationship with Tony my favorite arc in the show. Both of these episodes are about the deterioration of their relationship, but in The Ride they're still willing to hold on to whatever is left of it. In WLAM it's just gone. The flashback to Chris telling Tony about Ade is where it broke.
Something interesting I noticed on my latest rewatch is that almost every Chris-centric episode is also an AJ episode, and they will cut between the two a lot. Definitely intentional and says a lot. When AJ self-destructs Tony is reduced to either whimpering and calling him baby or forcing opportunity after opportunity onto him. When Chris self destructs it keeps chipping away at Tony's love and respect for him, until the endpoint.
Knight in White Satin Armor & Funhouse (s2)
S2 is my favorite season and everything great about Sopranos is in these two. From the villains to male friendships to family to nightmares and psychology etc. This is also when I started watching the Sopranos so after this I had to wait for season 3 which made me go back to this season a lot.
Whitecaps (s4)
Brutal fukking stuff but such a masterclass by Edie Falco and James. There's just so much visceral anger and pain.
"What do they have that I don't?"
"All you do is fukking bytch and moan and bytch and moan, fukk it!"
University (S4)
The low point of depravity for everyone involved. Ralphie to the extreme, but it highlights now and will continue to highlight what lowlevels ALL of them are. A few seasons later Sylvio doesn't even remember why Ralphie did this. Paulie is angry because he's jealous of Ralph, and only that. Tony is legit upset but doesn't break until Ralph kills his horse, and damn nears ends up beating Gloria to death himself a few episodes later.
Scary ass episode but very well done.
Made in America (final)
I've always loved the episode, but love it more on every rewatch. Am fully convinced that this is the end for Tony.
Few more that come to mind:
College (S1)
Army of One (final episode S3)
D-Girl (S2)
These last three can easily change with others depending on the time of day, but I think the first 7 are pretty solid favorites for me.