In the fifth episode of season three, things go poorly for Mustang Sally, Fountains of Wayne is a store full of metaphors, Tony is a racist hypocrite, bad things come in threes, and Artie gets a rad earring. Also, maybe Tony just passes out because he's guilty of something. Probably. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at inattheendpodcast@gmail...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 31
In the fourth episode of season 3, Val and Alex tackle one of the heaviest scenes of the entire series. They also compare white phones to black phones, Tony eating celery to Richard Lapenna chopping parsley, and question Janice's assertion that she operated at a very high level until Richie died. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at inattheend...
Nov 22, 2018•51 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Meats, evil birds, football, Chris wears suits, AJ as philosopher, and people watch too many movies. Val and Alex unpack an episode that delves into relationships between fathers and sons. Val also thinks Noah Tannenbaum sucks. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Nov 19, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 29
In the second episode of season 3, Val and Alex have a deep dive on the use of the song "If I Loved You," talk about racist Tony, how white and black both signify death, people being robots, rewinding, and SFX Livia's best friend Fanny. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Nov 15, 2018•43 min•Season 3Ep. 28
In the season 3 opener, Val and Alex discuss the multiple point of views that we see Sopranoworld through, amazing musical mashups, Sopranos vs. Law and Order, Absolut Vodka ads, roughage and peeing in pools. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Nov 12, 2018•37 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Val and Alex wrap up season 2 talking about fish, cowboy Tony, dreams, self immolation, papadums, dock sounds, deep references to Godfather II, and the soothing sweet medicine of Coca Cola. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Nov 08, 2018•39 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Val and Alex talk about mixed metaphors, Junior as a cat, Russians' serious beef with Romanians and Poles, double agent 00Pussy, feminist Janice, Chicken Soup for the Soul and pony boots. They also talk about whites, blacks and color swatches (of course). We also reference a great series of interviews with writer Terence Winter, you can access a playlist of them here . Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New...
Nov 05, 2018•59 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Val and Alex talk about the movie Sliding Doors, Marshall Mcluhan, Junior's sleep apnea machine, POV shots, alexithymia, train wrecks and relentless boredom. Also we are sorry, we wanted to link to Agent Harris' complete arc, but the youtuber we mentioned has just had his videos taken down. Here's a video of kittens instead! Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2...
Nov 01, 2018•35 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Val and Alex talk about listening to Webern in Sopranoworld, Ramlosa water, almost coming in second at a swim meet, state-certified dangerous wallpapermen, chatting on ICQ, and cannibalizing your family! Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Oct 29, 2018•36 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Val and Alex compare Tony to Pol Pot, religion to spirituality, the bible to Memoirs of a Geisha, wind chimes to death, churches to stockyards, and crucifixes to game boys. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!
Oct 25, 2018•38 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Val and Alex talk about selfishness in a zero sum world, how nobody cares about Richie's jacket, who's the man, and why you should be very worried if someone gives you a ricotta (reegot) pie with pineapples. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Oct 22, 2018•33 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Val and Alex discuss how the only absolute truth is death, intense dread is everywhere, in life you have to choose between boredom and suffering, "Nitch" has some cool philosophy, it's all a big nothing, we all die alone, and other fun things like Adriana's Vince Vaughn crush!!! We reference some of our absolute favorite Sopranos writing too at Sopranos Autopsy . Check it out. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watch...
Oct 18, 2018•54 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Alex and Val discuss what it means to be a happy clean headed wanderer and why Tony hates them so much, Meadow's complicity and agency in the situation with Eric Scavino's car, the concepts of chance/luck, what was so important about getting the executive game, and Vito! Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and plea...
Oct 15, 2018•33 min•Season 2Ep. 19
After last week's trip to Italy, Alex and Val discuss the big girls and boys in S2E5 and how they let themselves express their emotions, Christopher's acting skills, colors (of course) including tan, Tony as the Wizard of Oz, and the interaction of boat names and testicles. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and p...
Oct 11, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 18
In S2E4 Val and Alex talk Godfather II, the #girlboss of the Italian family and how that could never exist in SopranoWorld, Paulie saying commendatori to David Chase, the beginnings of divorces, and Christopher's amazing trip to Mount Vesuvius which was so great and he didn't do any drugs at all. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at inattheend...
Oct 08, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In the third episode of season two, Alex and Val discuss Meadow getting her Discover Card taken away and cleaning up after throwing a sweet party, find out who Parvati Wasatch really is, continue analysis of characters sizes (this week's new character is no calzone with legs), hear one of Paulie's jokes (twice), do some yoga, and meta-over analyse our obsessive over-analysis of the show along with Elliot Kupferberg. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos ep...
Oct 04, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 16
"What's grandma into?" "I don't know, negativity?" Alex and Val discuss calzone's with legs like Bobby Baccala, characters who have changed their tune on key issues, the shift in generations from the golden generation of WWII vets all the way to AJ, how this show continuously plays with us by putting cliffhangers at the beginning of episodes, and Alex confronts his confusion between Junior, Reverend James Junior and Reverend James Senior. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper is...
Oct 01, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 15
6:54? What does it mean? Alex and Val discuss the season two opener where time is not linear, we get the entrance of one of the best/worst Sopranos, Tony sees a new psychiatrist who wears a full denim outfit, Alex refers to a pool cleaner as a creepy crawler, and we are guessing that a few more people are going to have to die for Tony's personal growth. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come o...
Sep 27, 2018•46 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The season one finale! Alex and Val go through where each of our main characters end up by the end of the season, Alex discusses the evolution of Artie's hat and why Melfi's scissors are grey, the show takes care of three villains, Jeannie Cusamano has a big ass, Livia has a creepy smile and we get the best last line ever, "go take a Midol". Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays a...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this penultimate episode of season one, Alex has a fully formed idea about the Isabella hallucination/dream sequences (oh and lots about colors), Val struggles to have any kind of coherent thoughts besides a few stray observations and orange juice sightings, we have a disagreement about Livia's intentions, talk diegetic music, the wind, and being a moody f*** when you're in a position of power. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode im...
Sep 20, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Alex and Val discuss how the ambiguity in this episode/this whole show plays with us as viewers, examine how a number of characters are being manipulated, take a shvitz with Paulie and Pussy to cure backpain, talk about the arc of one of Val's favorite characters, over analyse Meadow's butterfly clips and caution you about orange juice. We mentioned in the show a youtuber that pieces together full series arcs of characters from the show. Shoutout borkomcl for doing this job, and also please enjo...
Sep 17, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Alex and Val groove to the sweet sounds of Defiler and Visiting Day while they discuss people trying to fit into communities they know nothing about, being a "dancing bear" when you are part of a stereotyped group, what it's like to be a mayonnasier/mangecake, and they record this episode in Denmark. Meow. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at ...
Sep 13, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode Alex and Val discuss Junior going down in Boca Raton, a #metoo perspective on justice for sexual crimes, how one's context can impact everything from their moral perspectives to their name, and obsess over the use of black and white in characters' clothing (even Meadow's 90's pants). Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at inatthe...
Sep 10, 2018•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode Alex and Val discuss two Italian dinner parties, Polish Rashomon and the Godfather, character arcs, ethnic stereotypes and Christopher's incredible dialogue/why they are gonna want his ass. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Sep 06, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode Alex and Val dicuss flashbacks, Michael B Jordan's cameo, the best "child development tools", and avoid the topic of their own parents and childhoods. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!
Sep 03, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Val and Alex discuss the use of color in characters' clothing, vaguely recap Roman history, and deep dive on Tony's cannoli. Here we are after a long hike in Upstate NY, recreating a scene that we'll talk about in... 30 weeks or so? We highly recommend Dan Carlin's podcast Hardcore History, including the one mentioned in this episode, King of Kings, about the Persian empire. https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-56-kings-of-kings/ Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issue...
Aug 30, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Alex and Val talk about one of their favorite episodes of all time - how a bunch of characters are impacted by the flu, the connections the characters have to nature, Dr/Father Phil and Meadow's amazing 90's fashion. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Alex and Val discuss the medium of TV as short stories, seafood, why it's impossible to revisit the past, and why we live in NYC not New Jersey. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!
Aug 23, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Alex and Val discuss the stages of grief, the connections between art and emotions, how Alex's 13 years of experience in jazz made him able to identify one song in this episode, and what it means to be gangster. Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!...
Aug 20, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode Alex and Val discuss generational changes, forget Georgie's name, and discuss the importance of titles (twice). Alex and Val (Obsessive Analysis) dive into the deeper issues of The Sopranos episode by episode immediately after watching. New episodes come out Mondays and Thursdays at 2:30pm. Email us at [email protected] and please rate and review!
Aug 17, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2
