"The Sopranos" The Second Coming (2007)

Director:

Timothy Van Patten

Writers:

David Chase (creator)
Terence Winter (written by)

TV Series:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Original Air Date:

20 May 2007 (Season 6, Episode 19)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Tony Fails to reason with Phil as more problems increase with Anthony as his depression increases and he results to suicide.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Psychiatrist | New Jersey | Mafia | Female Nudity

Cast

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti (credit only)
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 (credit only)
Steve Schirripa	...	Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri (as Steven R. Schirripa)
Frank Vincent	...	Phil Leotardo
Ray Abruzzo	...	Little Carmine Lupertazzi
Dan Grimaldi	...	Patsy Parisi
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Carlo Gervasi (as Arthur Nascarella)

Runtime:

Germany:51 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Kearny, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Brad Grey Television

Trivia:

The poem A.J. reads is "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Elliot uses the term "sociopath", which is a non-clinical term often used by laypeople but rarely, if ever, by clinicians. "Psychopath" is the correct clinical term.

Quotes:

Tony Soprano: This is gonna sound stupid, but I saw at one point that our mothers are... bus drivers. No, they are the bus. See, they're the vehicle that gets us here. They drop us off and go on their way. They continue on their journey. And the problem is that we keep tryin' to get back on the bus, instead of just lettin' it go.

Movie Connections:

References "The Untouchables" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Please Mr. Postman

Closer to the edge

The dramatic events of Kennedy and Heidi suggested Tony Soprano would have some pretty dark thoughts and emotions to deal with in the series finale. The Second Coming increases the darkness as much as possible, containing events that will truly determine the premise of the last two episodes of the show.

Following Christopher's death, neither Tony nor Carmela know how to cope with the situation, especially after AJ's depression leads him to a suicide attempt in the pool. Moreover, Tony ruins his already strained relationship with Phil Leotardo by kicking the crap out of a guy who molested his daughter. Apparently, the full scale war between New York and New Jersey that he has tried to avoid for years looks bound to happen.

Emotionally, The Second Coming isn't nearly as strong as the previous episodes, or the following ones, but as a tone-setter for flawlessly executed drama it has few rivals, especially in the tragic scenes involving Anthony Jr. and his father's reaction to his suicidal thoughts. Plus, for those lamenting originality in the violent bits, the restaurant confrontation between Tony and the jerk who harassed Meadow is the single most revolting sequence in the show's history. If you've seen American History X, you'll have a pretty good idea of how extreme, but also incredibly powerful, that moment is.