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"The Sopranos" (1999)Original Air Date:
17 November 2002 (Season 4, Episode 10)Plot:
In the midst of suspicions that he killed Ralph, Tony tries to intervene to get Chris clean and sober. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Christopher's dark places more (2 total)Cast
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Although briefly visible on screen, the 'dead' Cosette was soft model/puppet built exclusively to match the actual dog. On the day of filming, when the director was dissatisfied with the model's rubber tongue, a realistically limp tongue was fabricated by the prop department using a thick slice of prosciutto. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Svetlana Kirilenko's husband Bill is in Florida to watch the New York Mets Spring Training, however, when Paulie sits down to watch TV, we see the New York Yankees playing the Boston Red Sox in Yankees stadium during a regular season game. (Spring Training games are never played in major league ballparks). moreQuotes:
[at Christopher's intervention]Dominic Palladino: Paul, you wanna read your statement?
Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: 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.
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For over three seasons, Christopher Moltisanti has been involved in some pretty dark stuff, but nothing can match the utter bleakness of his state of body and mind as presented in The Strong, Silent Type, which stands out as the best episode of the fourth series alongside the previous Whoever Did This.
In the aftermath of Ralph's death, Tony must avoid suspicions, as killing a made guy for personal reasons isn't permitted, and therefore leads the "investigation" concerning the murder. Soon enough, another problem emerges: Chris's drug use has gotten to an almost unsustainable level, seeing as he accidentally killed Adriana's dog by sitting on it, and so the ones who love him stage an intervention with the help of a certain Dominic Palladino (Elias Koteas). Things don't go as planned, though, as the particularly tense relationship between Chrissy and Paulie turns violent and old grudges emerge with devastating consequences.
The first show of the season seemed to indicate Christopher had finally found some peace; now, nine episodes later, we see him at a point of his life so low few people would recover from it. The central intervention scene is fundamental in allowing Michael Imperioli to try new things with his role: as there's been enough of the cocky, ambitious hit-man, it's time to show a more tormented side, and he does so with a heartbreaking realism, anticipating his Emmy-winning efforts in Season Five and proving you don't need blood to make a great episode of The Sopranos: five minutes of psychological violence are just as effective.