in at the end (an obsessive analysis of The Sopranos)

Episode 89 Season 6B discussion

Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 6B. Hope you like it! Thank you so much for listening, we've real

Episode 88 Made in America

In this episode, Val and Alex discuss the incredible finale of The Sopranos. Thank you so much for listening, it has been a real pleasure to make this podcast and discuss

Episode 87 Blue Comet

Alex and Val talk about blue comets, gravitational pull, orbits and trains! Therapy is another criminal enterprise and maybe someone else really wanted that steak recipe.

Episode 86 The Second Coming

Livia's philosophy of nihilism prevails! Val and Alex examine the similarities and differences between Tony and AJ's depression. Sopranoworld has a magnetic pull and both

Episode 85 Kennedy and Heidi

Alex's favorite episode! Val and Alex talk about asbestos, flipping through stations, collateral damage, and control. Tony's evolution (or devolution?) continues and he f

Episode 84 Walk Like A Man

AJ cries, watches cartoons and ulimately becomes somewhat of a nihilist. Characters inherit traits from their parents, food shows up everywhere, and everyone seems comfor

Episode 83 Chasing It

Val and Alex examine issues of control, business, and addiction. Tony chases trying to be an even bigger dick than normal. A giant piano hangs over his head and we confro

Episode 82 Remember When

Val and Alex look into issues of identity, control, and culture. Junior makes a new friend, and Tony brings Paulie out on a pretty unenjoyable boat ride. Remember when is

Episode 81 Stage 5

Val and Alex deep dive on a crazy episode. They interpret characters' interpretations, examine death and legacy, and think Cleaver is really great. Alex somehow gets into

Episode 80 Sopranos Home Movies

Val and Alex get to season 6B and start by dissecting symbols like water, ducks, boats, and Monopoly rules. Times passes in mysterious ways, two bells ring, POV shots get

Episode 79 Season 6A Discussion

Val and Alex dedicate an episode to discussing the overarching ideas throughout the entirety of season 6A. Hope you like it!   Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive in

Episode 78 Kaisha

Why are all the women Tony is with the same? Will any of Tony's experiences actually change him? Why would Carmela even get that beret for Tony? Alex and Val examine gift

Episode 77 Cold Stones

Val and Alex explore the cosmos and talk about Paris as an otherworldly domain. What is it you want from life, and does everything just get washed away? AJ's life is goin

Episode 76 Moe n' Joe

Val and Alex discuss working a real job (which is hard for jazz musician Alex), Meadow's blueberry fiasco, family, Vito's questionable decision to return, and proletariat

Episode 75 The Ride

In a cheery episode, Val and Alex talk about how boring every day life is and how nothing really matters. Characters seek thrills and tend to self destruct when confronte

Episode 74 Johnny Cakes

According to Tony "if you have the chance to do something that makes you happy, you should take it." Vito and Tony share parallels, Tony freaks out when he doesn't get wh

Episode 73 Luxury Lounge

Artie's back, and he's interested in his hostess... again? Like everyone in the show, Artie deals with questions of identity, mundanity and coping with his life. Da Giova

Epsiode 72 Live Free or Die

Val and Alex talk about identity and how characters represent themselves to the world. Vito escapes Soprano orbit and has his own "who am I" moment while attempting to li

Episode 71 Mr and Mrs John Sacrimoni Request

Val and Alex talk about Tony's reintegration into regular physical life, the false representations everyone makes of themselves, and how Val doesn't like people who only

Episode 70 The Fleshy Part of the Thigh

Val and Alex get metaphysical and dissect a key episode of the Sopranos in which different characters represent different philosophies of dealing with the world. John Sch