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The Sopranos season 3
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The third season of the American crime drama series The Sopranos began airing on HBO with a two-hour premiere on March 4, 2001, before concluding on May 20, 2001, and consisted of thirteen episodes. The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 27, 2002.[1]
The story of season three focuses on the relationship between Tony and his children — Meadow, as she begins her first year at Columbia University, and Anthony Jr., who is having behavioral troubles in high school. Tony's relationship with his aging mother, Livia, is brought to a head. Uncle Junior, released from prison, now deals with health issues. Dr. Melfi experiences a horrifying personal trauma, but begins to make real progress in discovering the root causes of Tony's panic attacks. Also featured heavily are Christopher's rise in the mob when he becomes a made man, Jackie Aprile Jr. joining the crime family and Tony's extramarital affair with another one of Dr. Melfi's patients, Gloria.
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Cast
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, the acting/street boss of the DiMeo crime family, who struggles with his relationship with his children and the son of his late friend.
- Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi, Tony's therapist, who undergoes a trauma and is tempted to make use of her connections.
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano, Tony's wife, whose struggles with her husband's work as it becomes more severe.
- Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti, Tony's cousin and a DiMeo soldier who is unhappy with his new responsibilities.
- Dominic Chianese as Corrado "Junior" Soprano, Jr., Tony's uncle and the boss of the family, who is still stuck on house arrest.
- Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante, the family's loyal consigliere.
- Tony Sirico as Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri, a short-tempered capo who begins having issues with Chris.
- Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr., Tony's son, whose disciplinary issues become more and more severe.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano, Tony's daughter, whose choice of boyfriends puts her at odds with her father.
- Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano,[a] Tony's petulant mother, who may testify against him in court.
- Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva, Chris's fiancée.
- Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano, Tony's dramatic sister who gets into a feud with her mother's caretaker.
- John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco, Tony's non-mob friend who runs a restaurant.
- Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby Baccalieri, Junior's kind-hearted aide.
- Federico Castelluccio as Furio Giunta, a soldier under Tony.
- Robert Funaro as Eugene Pontecorvo, a DiMeo soldier.
- Kathrine Narducci as Charmaine Bucco, Artie's moral wife.
- Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto, a volatile, crude soldier with ambitions that clash with Tony.
- Notes
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Episodes
- Notes
- As depicted in "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office...".
- As depicted in "Funhouse".
- Tony's ex-girlfriend, first seen in "The Sopranos".
- A Bada Bing worker and frequent subject of Tony's abuse, first seen in "46 Long".
- As depicted in "Funhouse".
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Reviews
The third season of The Sopranos received widespread critical acclaim, garnering a score of 97 out of 100 on Metacritic[15] and a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a critics consensus of, "Deftly using its complex characters to delve into thorny moral quandaries, the third season of The Sopranos continues to deliver consistently compelling, albeit controversial, viewing."[16] Caryn James of The New York Times cited the show as a pop-culture phenomenon and stated, "Even measured against insanely high expectations, the series is as good as it has ever been."[17] The Los Angeles Times lauded the series as the "elitist of the elite", adding: "...The Sopranos resurfaces once more as a superbly written and executed hybrid of popular entertainment and high art, offering up its own Golden Age of TV".[18] Detroit Free Press commended the series creator, David Chase, and singled out the show's writing and acting for praise: "The Sopranos, even as series creator David Chase changes pace this season from power struggles to family matters, is still as good as television gets: wonderfully written, superbly acted, always unpredictable."[15]
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