I'm watching this series about 20 years after it first aired. I was ambivalent about watching it, because I really didn't think I would enjoy it. Pleasantly surprised me that it is well written and interesting. Overall, it's a good watch. I especially like Carmela as a character.
However, some things cheapen the show. Way too much of the F word. I know it's part of the world, but every other word is F. After a certain point, I start tuning out what they're actually saying because of the swearing.
And I do understand the culture of extra women, etc. But I think they over did the sex and nudity. I get it. Tony is a philanderer and is going to have sex with as many women as he wants. But I don't need to see it every episode. Same with the strip club. We know that's where they hang. I don't need to see it.
I want to like Tony, and in certain ways, he is almost a sympathetic character. But the way he treats his wife turns me off of him. She has allowed him a great deal of latitude and I think she wants to be a good person. She is a good wife and mother and I do think she tries to make up for his illegal activities. Yes, she knows what he does, so she does have some culpability. But I do think she believes in her marriage above anything else. Until she finally reaches the breaking point.
I cannot stand Janice, and can't figure out why Tony insisted she come back for their mother's funeral. She is a horrible person to everyone around her. I really hated how she moved in on Bobby and forced him into a marriage. She always has an angle and cannot be trusted. Absolutely hate the scenes she is in.
Despite Tony being a bully, he does have a moral code that can be respected. He does protect those loyal to him, except for his wife. He doesn't respect his marriage or the home she has created for him. That part of the culture I don't understand.
It is interesting how there is always someone plotting and scheming. What a way to live!
However, some things cheapen the show. Way too much of the F word. I know it's part of the world, but every other word is F. After a certain point, I start tuning out what they're actually saying because of the swearing.
And I do understand the culture of extra women, etc. But I think they over did the sex and nudity. I get it. Tony is a philanderer and is going to have sex with as many women as he wants. But I don't need to see it every episode. Same with the strip club. We know that's where they hang. I don't need to see it.
I want to like Tony, and in certain ways, he is almost a sympathetic character. But the way he treats his wife turns me off of him. She has allowed him a great deal of latitude and I think she wants to be a good person. She is a good wife and mother and I do think she tries to make up for his illegal activities. Yes, she knows what he does, so she does have some culpability. But I do think she believes in her marriage above anything else. Until she finally reaches the breaking point.
I cannot stand Janice, and can't figure out why Tony insisted she come back for their mother's funeral. She is a horrible person to everyone around her. I really hated how she moved in on Bobby and forced him into a marriage. She always has an angle and cannot be trusted. Absolutely hate the scenes she is in.
Despite Tony being a bully, he does have a moral code that can be respected. He does protect those loyal to him, except for his wife. He doesn't respect his marriage or the home she has created for him. That part of the culture I don't understand.
It is interesting how there is always someone plotting and scheming. What a way to live!