Sopranos Autopsy: Made in America

[teach1st]

I know there is a surfeit of Soprano analyses on the Internets. My favorite is "Sopranos Autopsy," by Ron Bernard. Ron has diligently blogged each Sopranos episode with what seems to me to be amazing insight, especially in regard to, in his words:

My main goal is to uncover how local techniques—that is, specific operations and arrangements within each episode—contribute to the overall design and significance of the series. To do this, I will slice up scenes, dissect dialogue, probe characters and their motivations. I will study the program’s organic televisual elements such as camerawork, sound editing and set design. I will examine the TV/film conventions that act as the skeleton upon which the series is built. I’ll tweak every sinew and joint of The Sopranos that I need to in order to gain a better grasp of it.

Anyway, Ron blogged about the penultimate episode of season six "The Blue Comet" about a year ago. Since then, his loyal readers have been waiting for him to get around to the show's finale, "Made in America." A year later, he finally has. The whole site, Ron's thoughts on each episode, is fantastic, but I think he outdid himself with "Made in America." It's long, long, long, but for Sopranos fans, I think it's well worth the read. (Spoilers abound.)

Sopranos Autopsy: https://sopranosautopsy.com/

Sopranos Autopsy, "Made in America": https://sopranosautopsy.com/season-6-part-ii/made-in-america-6-21-2/

[True Dough]

1. I came for Sopranos

but I was quickly distracted by "surfeit" and, later, "penultimate."

Great diction! I had an editor early in my career who used surfeit now and again. It was where I learned of the word.

[teach1st]

2. LOL!

I tend toward the pedantic when I write. It's the fallout from a career in teaching.