Tony receives some shattering news from Vin Makazian (John Heard), the corrupt detective in his employ. And yet, of course, Tony wants to be *110%* convinced that the information is correct before he takes action. He just can't believe that this is the case. Livia continues to deeply resent him for her lot in life, and similarly drops a bombshell in Junior's lap that will require *him* to do something about it.
The tension is extremely thick in this particularly riveting episode, written by Frank Renzulli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein. Paranoia begins to take hold as now Tony has to question his friendship with a particular crew member.
James Gandolfini is simply incredible, the way that he is able to portray all these different facets of Tony's personality. At one point, he gets right in Paulie's face, and angrily demands to know whether or not Paulie has acted prematurely in taking care of the problem. He also has great moments with Heard, whose character is ultimately paid off here, as well as Karen Sillas (playing Debbie), who offers some remembrances of Vin in a conversation with Tony. The big confrontation between Paulie and Big Pussy is a true corker.
The title here refers to a repeated refrain in the script, and it really is true: there are enough characters here who had been in the dark for too long. And we see the toll that worry takes on characters, including B. P., who constantly mentions a back problem that may not actually exist.
'Nobody Knows Anything' is brilliant at helping this first season to build and build in intensity as things will eventually come to a head.
10 out of 10.
The tension is extremely thick in this particularly riveting episode, written by Frank Renzulli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein. Paranoia begins to take hold as now Tony has to question his friendship with a particular crew member.
James Gandolfini is simply incredible, the way that he is able to portray all these different facets of Tony's personality. At one point, he gets right in Paulie's face, and angrily demands to know whether or not Paulie has acted prematurely in taking care of the problem. He also has great moments with Heard, whose character is ultimately paid off here, as well as Karen Sillas (playing Debbie), who offers some remembrances of Vin in a conversation with Tony. The big confrontation between Paulie and Big Pussy is a true corker.
The title here refers to a repeated refrain in the script, and it really is true: there are enough characters here who had been in the dark for too long. And we see the toll that worry takes on characters, including B. P., who constantly mentions a back problem that may not actually exist.
'Nobody Knows Anything' is brilliant at helping this first season to build and build in intensity as things will eventually come to a head.
10 out of 10.