"The Sopranos"
He Is Risen (2001)

Regisseur:

Allen Coulter

Drehbuchautoren:

David Chase (creator) and
Mitchell Burgess (teleplay)

TV-Serie:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Erstausstrahlung:

15. April 2001 (Staffel 3, Folge 8)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Tensions rise between Tony and Ralphie, until circumstances demand that they resolve their differences. Meadow gets involved with Jackie's son, ands ends up in trouble.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Extramarital Affair | Crime Boss | Drug Dealer | Gay Character

Nutzerkommentare:

Tony vs. Ralph

Besetzung

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti
Dominic Chianese	...	Corrado 'Junior' Soprano
Steve Van Zandt	...	Silvio Dante (as Steven Van Zandt)
Tony Sirico	...	Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler	...	Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano, Jr.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Meadow Soprano
Jason Cerbone	...	Jackie Aprile Jr.
Andy Davoli	...	Dino Zerilli (as Andrew Davoli)
John Ventimiglia	...	Artie Bucco
Robert Funaro	...	Eugene Pontecorvo
Joe Pantoliano	...	Ralph Cifaretto
Jerry Adler	...	Herman 'Hesh' Rabkin

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Drehorte:

Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Brad Grey Television

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Enthält ausschnittsweise "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987)

Soundtrack:

The Captain

Tony vs. Ralph

This episode is less a TV series than it is a heavyweight contest between two powerful actors, both renowned for playing villainous brutes: James Gandolfini and Joe Pantoliano. The friction between their on-screen personas reaches its highest points here, setting the tone for the remaining five episodes of the season as well as most of the fourth series.

Continuing where University left off, Tony and Ralphie keep avoiding each other since the latter beat a Bada Bing stripper to death and the former reacted with violent retaliation in front of a dozen people. They both have good reasons for being mad at each other - Ralph is a made guy, so he couldn't get hit just like that, but then again he totally crossed the line with Tracee - however circumstances dictate that a peaceful solution be found: firstly, their struggle might damage business with New York, which is why Johnny Sack urges Ralphie to apologize; secondly, one of Tony's captains suffers a fatal heart attack (sitting on the toilet, in case you were wondering), and there is only one person who seems to deserve a promotion. Clue: it ain't Paulie or Sil...

In addition, He Is Risen opens up a new, risky path by having Meadow Soprano embark on a relationship with Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone). That kind of thing can't and won't end well, and the teleplay uses that blossoming romance well to contrast with the increasing hatred between the two lovers' "fathers" (Ralph is sleeping with Jackie's mom), but since there are still five shows to go all the cute stuff is kept to a minimum, the real core of the story being the metaphorical showdown between the boss and his hot-tempered captain. In the end it boils down to a duel between Gandolfini and Pantoliano, an old-school confrontation, involving two great thespians, to see who's the biggest bad-ass. Result: almost a tie, but eventually there's no doubt - good old Tony prevails, no matter what.