"The Sopranos" Walk Like a Man (2007)

Director:

Terence Winter

Writers:

David Chase (creator)
Terence Winter (written by)

TV Series:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Original Air Date:

6 May 2007 (Season 6, Episode 17)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Head | Shop | Gangster | Informant | Depression

Cast

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti
Dominic Chianese	...	Junior Soprano (credit only)
Steve Van Zandt	...	Silvio Dante (as Steven Van Zandt)
Tony Sirico	...	Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler	...	A.J. Soprano
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Meadow Soprano
Aida Turturro	...	Janice Soprano Baccalieri
Steve Schirripa	...	Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri (as Steven R. Schirripa)
Dan Grimaldi	...	Patsy Parisi
Carl Capotorto	...	Little Paulie Germani
Tim Daly	...	J.T. Dolan
Max Casella	...	Benny Fazio

Runtime:

Germany:54 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Fairfield, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Quotes:

Carmela Soprano: It's better to have loved than lost, A.J. It's better to have loved and lost, A.J.
Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano Jr.: [incredulous] What?
Tony Soprano: It is.

Movie Connections:

Features Hellfighters (1968)

Soundtrack:

White Flag

"This therapy is a jerk-off"

The previous episode was good, but left some fans unsatisfied with the absence of a strong plot line. That "flaw" is compensated over and over again by Walk Like a Man, which resurrects old tensions and prepares some characters for the end of the series, especially AJ.

Tony's son, you might remember, was dumped by Blanca in Chasin It, and now he spends his whole time at home doing nothing. Hating to see his kid act "like a whining b*tch", Tony tries to encourage him to do something new with his life, and even attempts to do the same with Dr. Melfi, claiming he doesn't need therapy anymore. Furthermore, old bitterness reemerges between Christopher and Paulie, as the latter's nephew robs the former's father-in-law and violent reactions ensue. An attempt to establish peace between the two leads to Chris getting really drunk for the first time in years, an event that could have bad consequences for his old AA friend JT Dolan (Tim Daly).

Two very different father-son dynamics are analyzed in the episode: on the one hand, we have Tony and AJ, who really love each other but will forever be divided by the many secrets the old man has to hide; on the other, there's Paulie, who's been a kind of a mentor for Chris, though in the rough way, and now hates to see his pupil fail to live up to expectations. Imperioli doesn't, however: in fact, he practically steals the whole show with less than five scenes, his excellent performance culminating in an affecting duet with the Emmy-nominated Daly that foreshadows the darkest of outcomes for the remaining four episodes. Brilliant and scary.