The Sopranos was a show whose first season I found very easy to just jump right into and enjoy, and here in just its second season the show is really making a strong push as one of the greatest of all time. All I need is the next 4 (or 5, sort of ) seasons to come close to the lofty heights of the first two. After the major events that all went down in the first finale, Tony begins the season by just trying to pick up the pieces and return things to normal- eventually Dr. Melfi returns, and the already strained relationship between her and Tony gets even more complicated as to her disgust, she starts developing strong feelings for him. We see Tony's wife and kids more caught up in the mob life than ever before, unable to remain blissfully ignorant of how the man of the house affords them their lifestyle, and struggling with whether to be proud or ashamed of their powerful mob-boss father. I felt like the other mob members became more well-defined characters as well- Big Pussy and his questionable loyalty; Paulie Walnuts, haunted by those he's murdered; and maybe my MVP of the season, Christopher, who can be psychotic and the member most eager to move up the ranks, but at the same time we can see a very human side of him that hangs onto some normal dreams and aspirations outside of the mob. All of this culminates in a finale that must be the best episode so far, where Tony spend half of the episode wandering through fever dreams and coming to unfortunate and brutal conclusions. All in all this was a stellar season, and I'll be checking out season 3 very soon.
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