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It's basically a story of a mobster who uses psychiatry to become a more effective criminal. This show came out in my mid 20s and I didn't watch it through the first time until I was close to 30. But as I rewatch it I am not watching some breakthrough television. I am watching a series about a man who is essentially a parasite who feeds off others and a psychiatrist who wants to treat a mobster.

As I watch Tony Soprano now, I don't see an anti-hero. I see a man with zero morals or values with a show creator trying to create a redemption arc but dies at the end. Everyone else sees the anti-hero who is redeemed but dies at the end. I don't see that at all.

Did I miss the point?

It's basically a story of a mobster who uses psychiatry to become a more effective criminal. This show came out in my mid 20s and I didn't watch it through the first time until I was close to 30. But as I rewatch it I am not watching some breakthrough television. I am watching a series about a man who is essentially a parasite who feeds off others and a psychiatrist who wants to treat a mobster. As I watch Tony Soprano now, I don't see an anti-hero. I see a man with zero morals or values with a show creator trying to create a redemption arc but dies at the end. Everyone else sees the anti-hero who is redeemed but dies at the end. I don't see that at all. Did I miss the point?
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Yes, you did miss the point. Rest assured, sometimes it's better that way.

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I watched it for the first time and the Tony Soprano character is a jumble of all the worst aspects of human nature, albeit he'll tear up at the thought of his failure of a son who happens to have a vicious streak.

I think the show is merely okay, it has some ridiculous moments and is basically a middle finger to the Italian American community.

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I always wondered if David Chase went out of his way to piss on the Italians on purpose.

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You must have missed the point because you made zero mention of Tony not having the makings of a varsity athlete.

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My big ah-ha moment watching the Sopranos was realizing that the shrink, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, was Henry Hill's wife from Goodfellas. In witness protection?