Amour Fou
- Episode aired May 13, 2001
- TV-MA
- 1h
Gloria grows increasingly demanding until Tony realizes who she is, and Jackie Jr. ends up in very serious trouble when Chris realizes who he is.Gloria grows increasingly demanding until Tony realizes who she is, and Jackie Jr. ends up in very serious trouble when Chris realizes who he is.Gloria grows increasingly demanding until Tony realizes who she is, and Jackie Jr. ends up in very serious trouble when Chris realizes who he is.
- Dino Zerilli
- (as Andrew Davoli)
- Father Obosi
- (as Isaach De Bankolè)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJames Gandolfini won an Emmy Award for this episode.
- GoofsWhen Patsy goes with Gloria for a test drive, at first they are in a Mercedes E-Class, but when they pull up, the car changes to a Mercedes S-Class (both in exterior and interior shots).
- Quotes
Gloria Trillo: [while taking a test drive in a car, after Patsy stopped in an empty parking lot] look, if I'm not back in ten minutes they call the cops: standard operating procedure
Patsy Parisi: [Takes out a gun and points it at her] here's some "standard operating procedure", stay the fuck away from Tony Soprano. Shut the fuck up and listen, it's over. Over and done. You call or go anywhere near him or his family, they'll be scraping your nipples off these fine leather seats and here's the point to remember: my face will be the last one you see, not Tony's, we understand each other? It won't be cinematic
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
Having been hit in the face with a steak at the hands of Gloria, Tony decides to end it with her, and has Patsy Parisi tell the insane woman what awaits her, should she decide to stalk the big guy or his family. The bad day gets even worse when Jackie Jr., upon hearing his father and Tony got made after robbing a card game, decides to pull off a similar stunt, only to run into Furio and Christopher, who recognize him and ask for his head. Tony agrees that the boy has run his course, but waits for Ralphie's say on the matter.
Essentially the first half of a two-parter, Amour Fou is, like all other season closers, not afraid to get its hands dirty: while Jackie's fate was pretty clear from the start, the treatment Gloria receives comes off as cruel even by Sopranos standards. The human drama that takes place should be involving enough even for those who don't like the show (because of the violence, the swearing or whatever reason there might be), a fact acknowledged by Tony's angry reaction to a spiteful remark made by Chris: "You may not love me, but you will respect me!". That sentence is aimed at the program's detractors as much as it is at Chrissy. Personally, I love it.
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- Hackensack, New Jersey, USA(Hackensack bridges)
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- Runtime1 hour
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1