Big Nothing Big Nothing Podcast

We got the chance to sit down with one of the authors of the study that convinces Melfi to ditch Tony at the end of the show. He talked to us about his views on criminal psychology, whether Melfi could have helped Tony, and whether there's any hope for our crime-ridden world.

First, some long-buried outtakes from the series are brought to light which show the REAL reason Tony needed counseling. Then in Part 2 of our examination of therapy in The Sopranos, we go a little deeper into David Chase's thoughts on therapy and how his own experiences with psychotherapy come through in the show, what Tony uses therapy for, and why nothing ever seemed to stick. Plus we dig into what we can find about Chase's childhood and do a little armchair psychology of our own 👀

Oh boy, a double-feature! This is Part 1 of our discussion of therapy in the Sopranos: we talk about the development of Melfi's role, her decision to terminate Tony's therapy, and the model of therapy in the show, and then start to think about why therapy didn't work for Tony. Stay tuned for Part 2 after the break!