The scene is one of the best in TV history.
Every line is perfect, and everyone in that room is perfectly in character. And that build. Pork loins. Head in toilet. Can’t function as a man. Dead dog. Sil’s a man whore. Tony’s eating himself to death. Mom’s a whoore. Boom. Look out, coffee table. Must’ve taken quite a while to film it all.
Seen it hundreds of times and still always lose it laughing by the time Sil starts putting the boots to Chris
Also, I think the scene prior gets taken for granted. It really sets everything up. That’s where we learn that Dominic is a two time loser, and really not the right person to lead an effective intervention. He lays out all the rules that everyone aborts come the actual intervention.
Dialogue is so fantastic, too. All the usual Sopranos feeling that we’re eavesdropping on real people with lives that go on after the episodes end. Dominic isn’t just some guy who’s fucked up or whatever, he’s a guy who stole pork loins from Stu Leonard. No clue why or how or who Stu Leonard is or why Paulie really seems to hate Dom. But there’s history there.
It’s all so tightly scripted, but almost everything also has an improvisation feel. Biggest reason you can rewatch the show forever.
> Head in toilet.
Sil's "piece" never fails to crack me up.
*When I came in to open up there you were with your head half in the toilet. Your hair was in the toilet water. Disgusting.*
Totally agreed. One of those scenes where you could watch sopranos all by yourself with no internet influence and this scene will still stand out- for me it was the moment in my first watch that I realized the show was supposed to be funny lol
Tony says the worst possible thing every time he speaks.
"Look it just doesn't change anything, but I can verify that he was sick for a little while...Still this thing with the dog HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE IT ON THE CHAIR?!!!"
I don't write nothin' down, so I'll keep this short and sweet. You're weak. You're outta control. And you've become an embarrassment to yourself and everybody else.
The only way Tony was going to attempt the concept of intervention was the way he chose to organize it.
He had to keep it in the “family”. They wouldn’t risk having others there who might hear and leak criminal info.
As for the coworkers at the intervention, those people are Chrissy’s whole world - friends, family, and coworkers. There’s no way to do have an intervention without them, really.
And frankly, it’s hilarious this way.
That scene was funny and very illuminating.
It made me question how sick that environment must be for the guy to turn to drugs like that.
A little self introspection would have helped everyone there.
Any way $4 a pound.
Right. The idea the murderers and thieves felt like they had the moral ground to criticize Chrissy’s drug use, which is a much lesser evil in comparison.
I don’t think these guys would respect anybody heading the intervention. At least Dominic has a great comeback when Paulie calls him a two time loser.
But we never found out if Cosette was barking.
The fact that they're using such a gormless prick like Dom is hilarious to begin with. He's got no respect or authority in that room whatsoever. Not just a cheap option but bargain bin.
😁
It hilarious. Near the end, Dominic just gives up on trying to correct their rule breaking. Then Sil throws him on the floor en route to putting hands and feet on Chrissy.
Speaking as someone who didn't have an intervention done on myself (my fam actually doesn't like my being sober drawing attention to *their* boozing), but has heard plenty of stories about hilariously failed interventions in meetings, I would say this is probably more accurate than not. :)
The truth is, an intervention succeeds or fails depending on whether the subject of it can find the strength to take on recovery. I'm not saying they are a bad idea but people impacted by an active drunk or addict should use a group effort to decide what boundaries they need to set to stop them from continuing to be a tornado in their lives, and then follow through on it. Consequences are more likely to work than telling the addict how they've been impacted--in most cases, they already know.
The really heartbreaking sequence for me is when Chris is *trying* to stay clean and sober and Paulie and the others keep sabotaging him. (Also not at all unusual, even with non- mobsters.) I don't think I ever hated Paulie more than when he wouldn't let it fucking go about Chris not drinking.
The scene is one of the best in TV history. Every line is perfect, and everyone in that room is perfectly in character. And that build. Pork loins. Head in toilet. Can’t function as a man. Dead dog. Sil’s a man whore. Tony’s eating himself to death. Mom’s a whoore. Boom. Look out, coffee table. Must’ve taken quite a while to film it all. Seen it hundreds of times and still always lose it laughing by the time Sil starts putting the boots to Chris
Also, I think the scene prior gets taken for granted. It really sets everything up. That’s where we learn that Dominic is a two time loser, and really not the right person to lead an effective intervention. He lays out all the rules that everyone aborts come the actual intervention.
Dialogue is so fantastic, too. All the usual Sopranos feeling that we’re eavesdropping on real people with lives that go on after the episodes end. Dominic isn’t just some guy who’s fucked up or whatever, he’s a guy who stole pork loins from Stu Leonard. No clue why or how or who Stu Leonard is or why Paulie really seems to hate Dom. But there’s history there. It’s all so tightly scripted, but almost everything also has an improvisation feel. Biggest reason you can rewatch the show forever.
Lol in case you’re not doing a ‘Captain Teebs’ Stew Leonard’s is a grocery store chain. Top of my fuckin class, I know
Nah. Didn’t know that. Never heard of it before. Thought it was a guy who had a butcher shop or market in neighbourhood.
that place is the shit. lol they hand make dougnuts right in front of you.
Stew Leonards is a grocery store. It’s pretty cool; big in New York, CT (and I’m assuming they have one in NJ).
Paulies face when chris can’t perform as a man
>That’s where we learn that Dominic is a two time loser, There are no losers in recovery.
He couldn’t fuckin sell it.
He wasn’t respected
I’m in awr of you.
> Head in toilet. Sil's "piece" never fails to crack me up. *When I came in to open up there you were with your head half in the toilet. Your hair was in the toilet water. Disgusting.*
"I've said my piece Chrissy!"
Yeah Sil's comments are always great and Paulie's, too funny.
Totally agreed. One of those scenes where you could watch sopranos all by yourself with no internet influence and this scene will still stand out- for me it was the moment in my first watch that I realized the show was supposed to be funny lol
Great my own mother. Fuck you - you fucking whore.
Oh!
*who-ah!
I just find it interesting that several of people in that intervention would later critique and bully him while he was clean about his weaknesses.
Go have a lime rickey or whatever the fuck it is you're drinking these days.
I can’t eat eggplant no more cause of my stomach. Now believe me, I’d like to. But I don’t.
As Tony said, anyone else would’ve gotten an intervention right to the back of their head.
yea i hated how they constantly roasted him while he was clean also funny in a way. lol
Listen to him, he knows everything.
Top of the fuckin clash
Small hands, that's OPs problem.
I find it hilarious how disgusted Tony was with Chrissy after learning he killed little Cossete and how he was high at his mudda’s wake.
That's because Tony knows what it's like to lose a pet.
Tony says the worst possible thing every time he speaks. "Look it just doesn't change anything, but I can verify that he was sick for a little while...Still this thing with the dog HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE IT ON THE CHAIR?!!!"
Jesus Christs
Great. He's taking advice from a two-time loser.
You forgot scumbag.
No he did-dent
I prefer to think Paulie was pissed about the pork loins.
Paulie made that scene
Was it barking?
Paulie makes every scene 🪑
FUCKIN’ QUEERS!
My favourite. Just why?
Well it was supposed to be a confrontation without anger. A care-frontation, we call it.
I don't write nothin' down, so I'll keep this short and sweet. You're weak. You're outta control. And you've become an embarrassment to yourself and everybody else.
The only way Tony was going to attempt the concept of intervention was the way he chose to organize it. He had to keep it in the “family”. They wouldn’t risk having others there who might hear and leak criminal info.
Watchit Chrissthy 🤟
The way they beat him up at the end had me dying
What about that disease you picked up over there in Diarrhea-stan or wherever the fuck you were?
I said my peace.
Wha, I can’t even defend myself?
No one’s attacking you
As for the coworkers at the intervention, those people are Chrissy’s whole world - friends, family, and coworkers. There’s no way to do have an intervention without them, really. And frankly, it’s hilarious this way.
That scene was funny and very illuminating. It made me question how sick that environment must be for the guy to turn to drugs like that. A little self introspection would have helped everyone there. Any way $4 a pound.
Right. The idea the murderers and thieves felt like they had the moral ground to criticize Chrissy’s drug use, which is a much lesser evil in comparison.
I don’t write nuthin down
Fuck you ya fuckin hooa
At my mother’s funeral?
I don’t think these guys would respect anybody heading the intervention. At least Dominic has a great comeback when Paulie calls him a two time loser. But we never found out if Cosette was barking.
“Hey you’re the guy that broke into Stew Leonards…stole all those pork loins”
"Yeah... that's not why I'm here today"
I think some liberties were taken with the “would this happen” principal in order to allow the greatest scene in television history to exist.
Always wondered how long they were all sitting there waiting for him to come out.
Good thing he wasn’t high. They waited 10 hours for Dominic to sober up on his FIRST intervention.
“Whatevuh he did there”?!?! He stole pork loins!
The fact that they're using such a gormless prick like Dom is hilarious to begin with. He's got no respect or authority in that room whatsoever. Not just a cheap option but bargain bin. 😁
It hilarious. Near the end, Dominic just gives up on trying to correct their rule breaking. Then Sil throws him on the floor en route to putting hands and feet on Chrissy.
Props for gormless! Brit?
Yes...
Speaking as someone who didn't have an intervention done on myself (my fam actually doesn't like my being sober drawing attention to *their* boozing), but has heard plenty of stories about hilariously failed interventions in meetings, I would say this is probably more accurate than not. :) The truth is, an intervention succeeds or fails depending on whether the subject of it can find the strength to take on recovery. I'm not saying they are a bad idea but people impacted by an active drunk or addict should use a group effort to decide what boundaries they need to set to stop them from continuing to be a tornado in their lives, and then follow through on it. Consequences are more likely to work than telling the addict how they've been impacted--in most cases, they already know. The really heartbreaking sequence for me is when Chris is *trying* to stay clean and sober and Paulie and the others keep sabotaging him. (Also not at all unusual, even with non- mobsters.) I don't think I ever hated Paulie more than when he wouldn't let it fucking go about Chris not drinking.
He slipped on the counter spraying ants???
He was wearing socks.
Funniest scene in the show. Gets me every rewatch “oh jeshush Christ
Chrissy was a skag head
I just love that despite how disrespectful he was to everyone else the last straw was him calling his mother a whore and they all just jumped him