S1E1 — The Sopranos. Which, if you think about it, is a hell of a thing to name your pilot. Not "Welcome to Jersey" or "Meet the Sopranos" — just, the name of the show, staring back at you, completely unbothered. That's Chase telling you exactly what kind of show this is going to be before a single frame has rolled.

Tony's falling apart and he doesn't entirely know why. The ducks left. Melfi's listening. Livia's already doing permanent damage and we're twenty minutes in. Junior's got that look. Carmela's got that other look. And somehow, against all odds, you're already in. You're already invested in this man who you probably shouldn't be rooting for and almost certainly will be anyway.

We break it all down. The stuff you caught, the stuff you didn't, and the stuff Chase hid in plain sight for six seasons.

This is episode one. Of eighty six. Buckle up.

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