Originally Posted by Joe Obenberger

It's a common reaction at first glance and lots of people tend to agree. Till you start digging. And then you can see that it was masterfully engineered with planning evident for two years in Season Six, both parts one and two. Read this article. It took me several readings to get everything the author has to say - and while I think he got carried away at some points of his analysis, his core thesis is so well supported as to be beyond refutation, I think. http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.co...on-of-the-end/

I agree that Sopranos is on top of the heap. I've owned the black boxed set for years and I'm going through the episodes, in some cases for the third or fourth viewing, still seeing things I did not see before. I just learned that several friends are doing the same thing. It's a tribute to the writing that there is much to learn with each new viewing.