"The Sopranos"
Whoever Did This (2002)

Regisseur:

Timothy Van Patten

Drehbuchautoren:

David Chase (creator) and
Mitchell Burgess (teleplay)

TV-Serie:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Erstausstrahlung:

10. November 2002 (Staffel 4, Folge 9)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Ralph's callous behavior finally steps over the line, while Chris gets deeper into his heroin habit.

Plot Keywords:

Returning Character Killed Off | Gangster | Extramarital Affair | Crime Boss | Drug Dealer

Nutzerkommentare:

Judgment Day for Ralph

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 20

11:00 AM

AETV

Whoever Did This

#4.9

Besetzung

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi (credit only)
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 (credit only)
Drea de Matteo	...	Adriana La Cerva (credit only)
Aida Turturro	...	Janice Soprano
Federico Castelluccio	...	Furio Giunta (credit only)
John Ventimiglia	...	Artie Bucco
Joe Pantoliano	...	Ralph Cifaretto
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Samuel Allen	...	Shane Patrzelka
Sharon Angela	...	Rosalie Aprile
Murielle Arden	...	Elodi Colbert
Leslie Bega	...	Valentina La Paz
Ava Maria Carnevale	...	Dr. Donna Dechristafaro
Dan Castleman	...	Prosecutor
Dane Curley	...	Justin Cifaretto
Richard D'Alessandro	...	Denis Capozza
Frances Ensemplare	...	Nucci Gualtieri (as Frances Esemplare)
Robert Funaro	...	Eugene Pontecorvo
Gene Gabriel	...	Policeman #2
Joseph R. Gannascoli	...	Vito Spatafore
Manon Halliburton	...	Lois Pettit
Susan Jhun	...	Allison Pak
Tim Kang	...	Dr. Harrison Wong
Alla Kliouka Schaffer	...	Svetlana Kirilenko (as Alla Kliouka)
Marissa Matrone	...	Ronnie Capozza
Rosa Nino	...	Iñez Muñoz
Frank Pando	...	Agent Grasso
Richard Portnow	...	Attorney Hal Melvoin
Maria Elena Ramirez	...	Neighbor
Rob Leo Roy	...	Print Newsman
Debargo Sanyal	...	Orderly
Paul Schulze	...	Father Phil Intintola
Matt Servitto	...	Agent Dwight Harris
Brian Smyj	...	Agent Smyj
Yelena Solovey	...	Branca Libinsk (as Elena Solovey)

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

Dialogzitate:

Janice Soprano: Svetlana. I've been meaning to talk to you.
Svetlana Kirilenko: I bring nurse for Tony's uncle. I don't come to see you.
Janice Soprano: Listen, I never should have taken your prosthesis, but it brought me back to the Lord.
Svetlana Kirilenko: Uch, you are boring woman!

Soundtrack:

When I Need You

Judgment Day for Ralph

This is one of the ultimate Sopranos episodes. And its also probably the most emotional of all the episodes, which says a lot. The emotions are different, raging from first humor then tragedy and grief and finally revenge. Tony puts an end to Ralph's miserable and villainous existence in a highly emotional and exhilarating scene. The fight was well choreographed and must have taken a toll on the actors, but it paid off because it looks so realistic.

Rarely any other TV character deserved to die like Ralph Cifaretto. He got away with a murder so foul and brutal and continued living like nothing happened. This was in a way payback for everything that happened in episodes "University" and "He is risen". Ralph murdered an innocent young girl and then got promoted as a better man died, a man he despised. And to top it all off, he killed another beautiful innocent creature for his own gain. This was in a way God's own judgment over Ralph. First he took his son away, then his own life.

That last scene with Tony wandering around the Bing and then seeing Tracee's picture on the wall was poignant beyond words. Some viewers wondered previous to this whether Ralph deserved such a violent end, after what happened to his son and his repentance and desire to mend his ways.This scene made it all clear to them. Tony with all his flaws was the avenging angel who rid the world of another evil being.

Superb work from the writers Green and Burgess and a great performance by Pantoliano and also Gandolfini. One plus also is the absence of Bracco and her at times pointless character dr. Melfi. This is as good as TV shows can get.