Season 1:
"College" (episode 5, aired February 7, 1999)\nTony kills two birds with one stone by taking Meadow to tour a Maine university and rubbing out an old nemesis over the same weekend.
"Isabella" (episode 12, aired March 28, 1999)\nTony's depression and hallucinations hit an all-time high as Livia and Uncle Junior's plan to put him out of his misery fails on a grand scale. \n
\nSeason 2:
"The Knight in White Satin Armor" (episode 25, aired April 2, 2000)\nTroublemaking Richie Aprile is finally silenced -- by Janice no less -- and Big Pussy agrees to take his job as an FBI informant to the next level by wearing a wire.
"Funhouse" (episode 26, aired April 9, 2000)\nTony's fever-induced dreams guide him to the truth about Big Pussy's traitorous lifestyle, and Pussy soon receives his comeuppance at the hands of Tony, Paulie and Silvio in the bowels of a boat at sea. \n
Season 3:
"Employee of the Month" (episode 30, aired March 18, 2001)\nDr. Melfi is raped in a parking garage and agonizes over whether or not to seek Tony's help for revenge, ultimately deciding against it.
"Pine Barrens" (episode 37, aired May 6, 2001)\nChristopher and Paulie wind up lost in New Jersey's Pine Barrens in the dead of winter after a money collection run goes horribly wrong. \n \n \nSeason 4:
"Whoever Did This" (episode 48, aired November 10, 2002)\nRalph Cifaretto burns Tony's beloved horse, Pie-O-My, alive for the insurance money after his son is impaled by an arrow, and Tony exacts his vengeance, chopping Ralph into pieces while bonding with Christopher during the makeshift burial process.
"Whitecaps" (episode 52, aired December 8, 2002)\nThis episiode is an emotional tour-de-force, as Carmela finally becomes fed up with Tony's infidelities and kicks him out of the Soprano household after a heated physical argument. \n \n Season 5:
"The Test Dream" (episode 63, aired May 16, 2004)\nThe series' dream imagery is nearly at its peak in this installment, shifting the entire series into focus as a metaphor for Tony's bruised, sociopathic psyche.
"Long Term Parking" (episode 64, aired May 23, 2004)\nThis heartbreaking episode sees the unforgiving demise of Christopher's longtime love Adriana La Cerva, who became an informant during season 4, at the hands of Silvio. \n
Season 6:
"Join the Club" (episode 67, aired March 19, 2006)\nThe majority of this episode takes place in Tony's head as he lies near death in a hospital bed after being shot by a mentally incapacitated Uncle Junior. The powerful familial emotion of the hospital scenes and the eerie intensity of Tony's dreams drift in and out of one another at will.
"The Blue Comet" (episode 85, aired June 3, 2007)\nAll hell breaks loose for both the New York and New Jersey families as they order nothing less than the full extermination of one another. But, of course, not all goes as planned.
John Barnett
\n"The Sopranos" (season 1) -- Here is the episode that started it all and introduced us to the whack jobs that are Carmela, Uncle Junior and Tony's deceased mom Livia.
"BOCA" (season 1) -- When it's discovered that Junior enjoys a certain sexual act, one of the show's greatest one-liners is delivered during a golf game … although we won't repeat it here.
"The Knights in White Satin" (season 2) -- The first of Janice's many relationships ends when she decides she doesn't want to be with her fiancé Richie and, well, kills the bastard.
"Funhouse" (season 2) -- It's the end of the line for FBI informant Big Pussy, who on boat trips learns he'll be sleeping with the fishes. A few episodes later, this traumatic killing hilariously haunts Tony in the form of one of those damn singing Big Mouth Billy Basses.
"Employee of the Month" (season 3) - Dr. Melfi is violently raped, and we sit waiting for her to ask Tony to help her get revenge the entire episode. Unfortunately, it never happens.
"University" (season 3) -- A stripper at Bada Bing becomes the newest victim of Ralphie's anger issues.
"The Strong, Silent Type" (season 4) -- Christopher's intervention shows the family at their craziest -- and their best.
"Irregular Around the Margins" (season 5) -- Tony and Adrianna are the butt end of countless blowjob jokes when their car flips at three in the morning. Christopher gets pissed.
"All Due Respect" (season 5) -- Tony and Carmela split, something that most couples in their situation would've done a long time ago. Then again, Carm was always religious, and you don't just divorce Tony Soprano. The arguments show two of TV's finest actors at the top of their games.
"The Fleshy Part of the Thigh" (season 6) -- Watching the two most powerful mobsters in the country (Tony and New York's Johnny Sac) running nervously from the cops in the snow is priceless.
-Mellini
