TV Review - The Sopranos

The Sopranos (1999-2000)
Ep. 9 - "Boca," dir. by Andy Wolk
Ep. 10 - "A Hit is a Hit," dir. by Matthew Penn
Ep. 11 - "Nobody Knows Anything," dir. by Henry J. Bronchtein
Ep. 12 - "Isabella," dir. by Allen Coulter
Ep. 13 - "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano," dir. by John Patterson
Ep. 14 - "Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist's Office," dir. by Allen Coulter
Ep. 15 - "Do Not Resuscitate," dir. by Martin Bruestle
Ep. 16 - "Toodle-Fucking-Oo," dir. by Lee Tamahori
Ep. 17 - "Commendatori," dir. by Tim Van Patten
Ep. 18 - "Big Girls Don't Cry," dir. by Tim Van Patten
Ep. 19 - "The Happy Wanderer," dir. by John Patterson
Ep. 20 - "D-Girl," dir. by Allen Coulter
Ep. 21 - "Full Leather Jacket," dir. by Allen Coulter
Ep. 22 - "From Where to Eternity," dir. by Henry J. Bronchtein
Ep. 23 - "Bust Out," dir. by John Patterson
rating: 5 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from As Seen On TV

Maybe the fortunes of "The Sopranos" rise and fall with the way the show writes Carmella. It takes a very great, magnanimous creator to make her struggle with infidelity so critical a part of season one, to resolve it as the crisis of a confused courter (the priest), and then to return to the inherent complications, thrills, and confusions of being a decent person trying to find her happiness in a messy, selfish world. She makes love to Tony just one episode prior - in a sweet, beautiful engagement - and when she closes the door and kisses Vic Musto, I couldn't be happier for anyone on TV.