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The Sopranos (1999)
David Chase didn't sold his characters for ''juicy plot''!
Once, a guy told me, "Don't waste your time with The Sopranos; nothing happens!"
I was really excited to watch it, so I didn't bother with his opinion.
It took me a while to understand why he said that. The show was going great for me, and I was loving it... But then I reached the episode "Employee of the Month." In this episode, one of the most beloved characters of the show, Dr. Melfi, went through something disgusting and painful. We all felt horrible for what happened to her, and we all wanted to see the aggressor suffer the consequences. We all wanted to see him being punished. Dr. Melfi could have told Tony, and we would have had a satisfying ending. But we didn't because... DAVID CHASE IS A GENIUS. He didn't sell out Melfi's character. She was a woman of principles, smart, responsible, professional, and she stayed true to her ideals. He didn't turn her into someone she's not just for a "juicy plot."
That's when I understood what the guy meant. The Sopranos is different from any other show. It's the most consistent and the best one, but it's not for everybody. Some people just want to see the action, the deaths, the plot twists. Some people watch it only for the show's finale. Who's going to die? Who's going to live? Are they going to jail? Will she live happily ever after? That's why, to some people, "nothing happened."
Most shows cater to the audience's desires, providing satisfying moments like exploding the villain with an old man in a wheelchair inside a nursing home for the elderly. And if that's not enough, the villain emerges with half of his face off. Boom! It's a badass scene. I'm not gonna lie, I love Breaking Bad, but that's the reason they're more popular-they give the audience the "pleasure" we want.