Yes. My Headline is based on my ranking of seasons from best to worse. I know some may disagree, but I've felt this way since the show ended in 2007. And as a tradition I make it a point to watch the entire series once a year.
I seriously think season 4 is the most underrated season of the Sopranos. Yes, it's not climactic as the others. As a matter of fact, it has the lowest death toll than any of the others. So what??
Much like season 6 part one, the writers take a different approach in season 4.
This season was more like a soap opera. And yes, soap operas can be dull. But take the Sopranos and make it into a soap opera, and you have brilliance, making every episode watchable. I like how we see the anger building up between Tony and Carmella, which is finally all released in White Caps. It's almost watching a battle of a fight between mother and father, and you have to choose who is more logical in the battle. Which in the end they both seem hypocritical, bearing little logic.
I like how Tony wants to stop making appearances and puts a now drug addicted Christopher to test by killing the alleged murderer of Christopher's father. (of course in the many saints of Newark we find out that he wasn't the killer. It was Junior all along) But Tony's plight is to run his business and orders through Christopher, unbeknownst to Tony, that Chris is battling a major heroin habit.
We see Johnny Sack playing a major role in this season and how defensive he can be over the wisecracks of his overweight wife, Ginny.
We see Ralphy and Tony becoming closer as business partners, only to have Tony take away his horse and his goomar. And we see Ralphy's sensitive side after a tragedy with his son, which leads him to a dark path, which gets him killed over a horse.
This season has very important episodes, one being Everybody Hurts, where Tony finally realizes that his actions have a negative reflect on people, especially the people in his life that do not deserve it...which is a foreshadow on seasons to come.
One disappointment is Furio. In season 2 and 3 we see Furio as this mean and ruthless soldier of Tony's who shows no remorse and is relentless. But he softens up in season 4 because of his attraction to Carmella.
Season 4 is definatley underrated among fans, and should be watched with an open mind.
I seriously think season 4 is the most underrated season of the Sopranos. Yes, it's not climactic as the others. As a matter of fact, it has the lowest death toll than any of the others. So what??
Much like season 6 part one, the writers take a different approach in season 4.
This season was more like a soap opera. And yes, soap operas can be dull. But take the Sopranos and make it into a soap opera, and you have brilliance, making every episode watchable. I like how we see the anger building up between Tony and Carmella, which is finally all released in White Caps. It's almost watching a battle of a fight between mother and father, and you have to choose who is more logical in the battle. Which in the end they both seem hypocritical, bearing little logic.
I like how Tony wants to stop making appearances and puts a now drug addicted Christopher to test by killing the alleged murderer of Christopher's father. (of course in the many saints of Newark we find out that he wasn't the killer. It was Junior all along) But Tony's plight is to run his business and orders through Christopher, unbeknownst to Tony, that Chris is battling a major heroin habit.
We see Johnny Sack playing a major role in this season and how defensive he can be over the wisecracks of his overweight wife, Ginny.
We see Ralphy and Tony becoming closer as business partners, only to have Tony take away his horse and his goomar. And we see Ralphy's sensitive side after a tragedy with his son, which leads him to a dark path, which gets him killed over a horse.
This season has very important episodes, one being Everybody Hurts, where Tony finally realizes that his actions have a negative reflect on people, especially the people in his life that do not deserve it...which is a foreshadow on seasons to come.
One disappointment is Furio. In season 2 and 3 we see Furio as this mean and ruthless soldier of Tony's who shows no remorse and is relentless. But he softens up in season 4 because of his attraction to Carmella.
Season 4 is definatley underrated among fans, and should be watched with an open mind.