Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood

You can never have seen any other episode of the Sopranos and totally enjoy this one. It is less serious than most, but that is not detrimental. It is like a mini Scorsese movie, but actually meatier on plot than some of his early "classics". The plot revolves around the FBI attempting to bug Tony's house. There is no moments of confusion about what is going on due to never seeing previous episodes, and it wraps up neatly with clear indications it will be relevant in future episodes. Plus it has the GENIUS mash up of Peter Gunn and the Police Every Breath You Take, which as it is playing, fits the action on screen like a glove. Would rate it 10, but got to reserve that number for the best of the best. (Episode also does not have a Dr. Melfi scene, which is always a plus)

A comic episode. The FBI decides to bug "the sausage factory," otherwise known as the Soprano homestead. This proves difficult, with people coming in and out at all times of the day and night. Tony meanwhile must deal with Patsy, who knows Tony killed Patsy's brother. Soon enough, Patsy is standing in Tony's backyard, with a pistol aimed squarely at Tony's head, who is inside and highly visible through a window. The FBI boys are just yards away, in a panic over what to do. The episode with Artie pointing a rifle at Tony was dark and serious, while this episode is played strictly for laughs (although there is that one moment when you're not sure what's going to happen with Patsy). It's a Keystone Kops delight. To add to the merriment, Carm takes Adriana with her to tennis lessons, only to find her hunky instructor is leaving and a female instructor with eyes only for Adriana is taking over. Plus Tony's water heater blows up. Can't this guy ever catch a break?

This episode was an exciting beginning to season three! It was creative, surprisingly well made and really had me on edge a couple of times!

With the outcome of season two, the FBI has lost their information and must now take different measures to gather information on The Sopranos!

This was a nice to show that there are tighting their grip and that things could chamge in the future! Tony is smart, but the big question is if he is gonna be smart forever!

The other storyline was great too and ties back to the season two! It is never completely resolved in the episode, but it is clear that something will happen at some point!

Not much happens this episode, and what does happen, sadly isn't that interesting and could be summed up with one or two scenes in a different episode

In this episode, we got a different perspective to what we are used to have while watching Sopranos, seeing Tony as an real antagonist to our side. Yeah, in this one, I supported the FBI team 😅 I love the freedom that the crew responsible to Sopranos have to play with music, screening, etc. That's why I love episodes like "Tenesse's Moltisanti" (I think that's the name) and "Funhouse".

I am still watching to the third season and I don't really know any spoilers, but I can tell for these kind of episodes that a lot of awesome things still gonna happen.

When I finish watching, I think I'm gonna lose my friends.