.gif)
Long Term Parking (The Sopranos episode)
Encyclopedia
"Long Term Parking" is the sixty-fourth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos
and the twelfth of the show's fifth season. It was written by Terence Winter
, directed by Tim Van Patten
and originally aired on May 23, 2004. The episode was photographed by Alik Sakharov
, ASC (American Society of Cinematographers nomination for outstanding achievement in cinematography) http://emmys-tv.metaltoad.com/news/2005/asc-television-nominations-top-cinematographers-named
, Little Carmine loses his nerve and decides to back off from confrontation with Johnny Sack
to the dismay of his associates. The Soprano family is forced to have a sitdown with Johnny Sack
and the Lupertazzi family. Tony
says he does not know the whereabouts of his cousin, but the New York
contingent is not satisfied. Johnny Sack suggests another of Tony's cousins could be substituted for Blundetto, a comment obviously directed at Christopher
. Before the meeting ends, Sack warns Tony to either deliver Blundetto, "on a spit" or prepare for war.
During their surveillance of Adriana
's nightclub, the FBI notice that she is behaving oddly. They observe her carrying a garbage bag out of her club, which she throws into a dumpster only to retrieve it and place it in her car trunk a few seconds later. Through further investigation, they learn from Adriana that a homicide took place in the club that night and she had helped dispose of the evidence.
Tony approaches Carmela
with the intention of moving back in. They eat dinner at Nuovo Vesuvio, where he promises to be faithful but Carmela seems reluctant and hesitant, and asks for more. She wants Tony to front her $600,000 to begin building a "spec house" on a piece of real estate which she believes will be a good investment. Tony agrees, and he says he'll come back home. He then visits his girlfriend Valentina and breaks up with her. Still in the hospital from the burn injuries she sustained while cooking for Tony, she has her head wrapped in a scarf to cover the hair loss and scarring. After Tony breaks up with her, she threatens to kill herself.
When Tony goes back to the house with his luggage, he greets and asks A.J. to help him with it, to which A.J. replies, "where do I put them?", implying he had not been told their parents would be getting back together. Finally, Carmela comes in and greets him. Tony hands her a gift and Carmela unwraps a Hermès scarf.
Tony receives a phone call from Tony B. and learns of his cousin's whereabouts, via a tracer placed on his phone. Tony B. called him from a business near their Uncle Pat's farm near Kinderhook, New York. Tony agrees to look after Blundetto's two sons and admits to him the truth about the night Blundetto got arrested all those years ago (Tony S. had previously claimed to have been mugged by a couple of "Unidentified Black Males", but he had really passed out after an argument with his mother). Tony B. seems unfazed by the revelation and ask his cousin if all Tony S. did for him was because of that.
The FBI confronts Adriana and threatens her with 25 years in prison for obstructing a homicide investigation. Adriana convinces them to let her talk to Christopher to try to convince him to cooperate with her and let the FBI place them in the Witness Protection Program. When she comes home and tearfully tells Christopher that she has been cooperating with the FBI, he reacts violently, nearly strangling her to death. After he calms down, they talk and he seems to agree with her suggestions to move away. He tells her he loves her and is leaving to buy some cigarettes; however, while at a gas station he has second thoughts while watching a poor man and his family get into a beat-up Chevrolet Citation
and drive away. Adriana later gets a call from Tony, who says Christopher tried to commit suicide and that Silvio
is on his way over to pick her up and take her to the hospital. While in Silvio's car, Adriana begins to cry. Noticing her grief, Silvio reassures Ade that Christopher is okay, and everything will be alright. It then becomes apparent that the story about Christopher trying to commit suicide was a lie, as Silvio drives deep into the woods and turns onto a dirt road. She struggles to escape in the car, but Silvio grabs her and throws her to the ground. As Adriana struggles desperately to crawl away on the forest floor, Silvio pulls out a pistol and fires two shots.
Soon afterwards, Christopher packs Adriana's clothing and personal items into a suitcase, then tosses it into an industrial marshland in Newark, then drives her Ford Thunderbird
to Newark Liberty International Airport
, where he leaves it in the "Long Term Parking" area, and walks away.
After word gets to New Jersey
that Johnny Sack has become the unquestioned successor to Carmine Lupertazzi
, Tony meets the new Boss at vacant lot by the Manhattan Bridge
in Brooklyn
, as is their custom. Tony asks that he be given the chance to kill his cousin Tony B. so that he does not suffer, but Sack does not accept his offer. He tells Tony that Phil Leotardo is going to do it "his way". Upon hearing this, Tony withdraws his offer by cursing at Sack, stating that nothing will happen to his cousin, and angrily leaves.
Later Tony goes to the Bada Bing
and finds Christopher watching ¡Three Amigos!
in the back room. He quickly realizes Christopher is high. Christopher admits to snorting some heroin because he cannot take the pain, telling Tony he loved Adriana. Tony loses his composure and gives Christopher a severe beating.
Carmela and Tony survey the land on which Carmela plans to build her spec house, which coincidentally looks similar to the area in which Adriana was killed. As Carmela discusses her plans, Tony sits on a tree stump and silently expresses a feeling of sadness as he looks over the land, with Carmela standing at his side.
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
and the twelfth of the show's fifth season. It was written by Terence Winter
Terence Winter
Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire...
, directed by Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. As a director, Van Patten has directed episodes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Rome, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Ed, and Sex and the City. Van Patten is perhaps best known for portraying...
and originally aired on May 23, 2004. The episode was photographed by Alik Sakharov
Alik Sakharov
Alik Sakharov, A.S.C. is a Soviet-born American cinematographer and television and film director....
, ASC (American Society of Cinematographers nomination for outstanding achievement in cinematography) http://emmys-tv.metaltoad.com/news/2005/asc-television-nominations-top-cinematographers-named
Guest starring
- Frankie ValliFrankie ValliFrankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
as Rusty Millio - Ray AbruzzoRay AbruzzoRay Abruzzo is an Italian-American actor, noted for his appearances on television.He made regular appearances in the following series: Dynasty , The Practice and The Sopranos .Other TV credits include: Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote, L.A...
as Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. - Karen YoungKaren Young (actress)Karen Young is an American actress.Born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Young studied at Rutgers University. After graduation she moved to New York City and became an actress, appearing in such films as 9½ Weeks, Jaws: The Revenge, Daylight, Mercy and Hoffa. Her ex-husband is Tom Noonan...
as Agent Robyn Sanseverino - Frank VincentFrank VincentFrank Vincent is an American actor, musician, author and entrepreneur. He is a favorite performer of director Martin Scorsese, having played important roles in three of Scorsese's most acclaimed films: Raging Bull , Goodfellas and Casino . He often plays a gangster and works both in features and...
as Phil Leotardo - Leslie BegaLeslie BegaLeslie R. Bega is an American theatre, film and television actress; known for performances in Head of the Class, David Lynch's Lost Highway, and a recurring cast member in CSI: NY and The Sopranos. Also featured as a dancer in the breakdancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo...
as Valentina La Paz - Joseph R. GannascoliJoseph R. GannascoliJoseph R. Gannascoli is an Italian-American actor and celebrity spokesman most notable for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series, The Sopranos.-Early life:Joseph R. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn....
as Vito SpataforeVito SpataforeVito Spatafore, Sr., played by Joseph R. Gannascoli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was a member of the DiMeo Crime Family and a subordinate of Tony Soprano. He was married to Marie Spatafore with two children, Francesca and Vito, Jr., and was a closeted homosexual... - Frank PellegrinoFrank PellegrinoFrank Pellegrino is an American actor and restaurateur.Born in East Harlem, Pellegrino has often acted in law and gangster-themed film and television productions. He was a member of an early sixties singing group called The Holidaes. There is a rare recording of a song called "Never" that appears...
as Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso - Matt ServittoMatt ServittoMatt Servitto is an American actor, probably best known for his role on The Sopranos as FBI agent Dwight Harris. He also appeared on all 3 seasons of the Peabody Award-winning series Brotherhood as Rep. Donatello and had a guest appearance on Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw's editor...
as Agent Dwight HarrisDwight HarrisSpecial Agent Dwight Harris, played by Matt Servitto, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is an FBI agent assigned to Tony Soprano's case... - Chris Caldovino as Billy Leotardo
- Emad TarabayNick TarabayNick E. Tarabay is an American actor of Lebanese descent.- Early life :Tarabay was born in Tripoli, Lebanon to a large family. His mother and father still reside in Lebanon as does his younger brother and a large extended family of cousins, uncles and aunts. He moved to New York after high school...
as Matush - Homie Doroodian as Kamal
- Santos as Gilbert Nieves
- Arthur Nascarella as Carlo Gervasi
- George Loros as Raymond Curto
- Frank Albanese as Uncle Pat Blundetto
- Patty McCormackPatty McCormackPatty McCormack is an American actress with a career in theater, films and television.She achieved success as a child actress, and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Bad Seed...
as Liz La Cerva - Nick Annunziata as Eddie Pietro
- Vinnie Vella, Sr.Vinny VellaVinny Vella is an actor and part-time comedian.-Early life:Vella was born Vincet in New York City. His father raced at to win enough money to buy a scale for the pushcart he sold fish from, then earning enough to open a fish store.-Career:He is probably best known for the role of "Artie Piscano"...
as Jimmy Petrille - Felicity LaFortuneFelicity LaFortuneFelicity LaFortune is an actress and singer, best known for appearing on daytime soap operas Ryan's Hope as Leigh Kirkland Fenelli and All My Children as Laurel Banning Dillon .In 2000, LaFortune filled in for Hillary B...
as Dr. Sarah Klum - Adam Sietz as Walter
- Tony SiragusaTony SiragusaAnthony "Tony" Siragusa , nicknamed "Goose", is a former National Football League defensive tackle who spent twelve seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens. He currently works as a sideline analyst for NFL games broadcast on the Fox Network.-Early life:Siragusa attended David...
as Frankie Cortese - Marc Damon Johnson as Scout Leader
- Jelani Jeffries as Sea Scout #1
- Eisley Tate as Sea Scout #2
- Adrienne D. Williams as Secretary #1
- Yvonne Jung as Secretary #2
- Danny Petrillo as Teenage Tony SopranoTony SopranoAnthony John "Tony" Soprano, Sr. is an Italian-American fictional character and the protagonist on the HBO television drama series The Sopranos, on which he is portrayed by James Gandolfini. The character was conceived by The Sopranos creator and show runner David Chase, who was also largely...
- Kyle Head as Teenage Tony BlundettoTony BlundettoAnthony "Tony" Blundetto, played by Steve Buscemi, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is Tony Soprano's cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show's fifth season. Tony Blundetto first appears as a calm, composed, and reformed criminal ready to pursue...
- Lou SavareseLou SavareseLou Savarese is an Italian-American boxer, and a former professional boxer from Houston, Texas, United States.-Amateur career:...
as Bodyguard
Episode recap
Following the murder of Billy Leotardo by Tony BlundettoTony Blundetto
Anthony "Tony" Blundetto, played by Steve Buscemi, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is Tony Soprano's cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show's fifth season. Tony Blundetto first appears as a calm, composed, and reformed criminal ready to pursue...
, Little Carmine loses his nerve and decides to back off from confrontation with Johnny Sack
Johnny Sack
John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, played by Vince Curatola, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was the longtime underboss and later the boss of the powerful Brooklyn-based New York City Lupertazzi crime family...
to the dismay of his associates. The Soprano family is forced to have a sitdown with Johnny Sack
Johnny Sack
John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, played by Vince Curatola, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was the longtime underboss and later the boss of the powerful Brooklyn-based New York City Lupertazzi crime family...
and the Lupertazzi family. Tony
Tony Soprano
Anthony John "Tony" Soprano, Sr. is an Italian-American fictional character and the protagonist on the HBO television drama series The Sopranos, on which he is portrayed by James Gandolfini. The character was conceived by The Sopranos creator and show runner David Chase, who was also largely...
says he does not know the whereabouts of his cousin, but the New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
contingent is not satisfied. Johnny Sack suggests another of Tony's cousins could be substituted for Blundetto, a comment obviously directed at Christopher
Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher "Chris" Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was Tony Soprano's protégé and a Capo in the Soprano crime family.-Biography:...
. Before the meeting ends, Sack warns Tony to either deliver Blundetto, "on a spit" or prepare for war.
During their surveillance of Adriana
Adriana La Cerva
Adriana La Cerva played by Drea de Matteo, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the long-time girlfriend and, later, fiancée of Tony Soprano's protégé, Christopher Moltisanti.-Character history:...
's nightclub, the FBI notice that she is behaving oddly. They observe her carrying a garbage bag out of her club, which she throws into a dumpster only to retrieve it and place it in her car trunk a few seconds later. Through further investigation, they learn from Adriana that a homicide took place in the club that night and she had helped dispose of the evidence.
Tony approaches Carmela
Carmela Soprano
Carmela Soprano née DeAngelis, played by Edie Falco, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the wife of Mafia boss Tony Soprano and the program's most prominent female character.-Character biography:...
with the intention of moving back in. They eat dinner at Nuovo Vesuvio, where he promises to be faithful but Carmela seems reluctant and hesitant, and asks for more. She wants Tony to front her $600,000 to begin building a "spec house" on a piece of real estate which she believes will be a good investment. Tony agrees, and he says he'll come back home. He then visits his girlfriend Valentina and breaks up with her. Still in the hospital from the burn injuries she sustained while cooking for Tony, she has her head wrapped in a scarf to cover the hair loss and scarring. After Tony breaks up with her, she threatens to kill herself.
When Tony goes back to the house with his luggage, he greets and asks A.J. to help him with it, to which A.J. replies, "where do I put them?", implying he had not been told their parents would be getting back together. Finally, Carmela comes in and greets him. Tony hands her a gift and Carmela unwraps a Hermès scarf.
Tony receives a phone call from Tony B. and learns of his cousin's whereabouts, via a tracer placed on his phone. Tony B. called him from a business near their Uncle Pat's farm near Kinderhook, New York. Tony agrees to look after Blundetto's two sons and admits to him the truth about the night Blundetto got arrested all those years ago (Tony S. had previously claimed to have been mugged by a couple of "Unidentified Black Males", but he had really passed out after an argument with his mother). Tony B. seems unfazed by the revelation and ask his cousin if all Tony S. did for him was because of that.
Chevrolet Citation
The Chevrolet Citation was a compact car sold by the Chevrolet brand of American automaker General Motors for model years 1980-1985. The Citation and its X-body siblings were among GM's first front wheel drive compact cars, following the trend of front drive compacts such as the Honda Accord...
and drive away. Adriana later gets a call from Tony, who says Christopher tried to commit suicide and that Silvio
Silvio Dante
Silvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
is on his way over to pick her up and take her to the hospital. While in Silvio's car, Adriana begins to cry. Noticing her grief, Silvio reassures Ade that Christopher is okay, and everything will be alright. It then becomes apparent that the story about Christopher trying to commit suicide was a lie, as Silvio drives deep into the woods and turns onto a dirt road. She struggles to escape in the car, but Silvio grabs her and throws her to the ground. As Adriana struggles desperately to crawl away on the forest floor, Silvio pulls out a pistol and fires two shots.
Soon afterwards, Christopher packs Adriana's clothing and personal items into a suitcase, then tosses it into an industrial marshland in Newark, then drives her Ford Thunderbird
Ford Thunderbird
The Thunderbird , is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005...
to Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States...
, where he leaves it in the "Long Term Parking" area, and walks away.
After word gets to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
that Johnny Sack has become the unquestioned successor to Carmine Lupertazzi
Carmine Lupertazzi
Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Biography:...
, Tony meets the new Boss at vacant lot by the Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn . It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, as is their custom. Tony asks that he be given the chance to kill his cousin Tony B. so that he does not suffer, but Sack does not accept his offer. He tells Tony that Phil Leotardo is going to do it "his way". Upon hearing this, Tony withdraws his offer by cursing at Sack, stating that nothing will happen to his cousin, and angrily leaves.
Later Tony goes to the Bada Bing
Bada Bing
The Bada Bing! is a fictional strip club from the HBO drama television series The Sopranos. It was a key location for events in the series, named for catchphrase "bada bing", a phrase popularized by James Caan in The Godfather. The popularization of the fictional club benefited the real-life go-go...
and finds Christopher watching ¡Three Amigos!
¡Three Amigos!
Three Amigos is a 1986 American adventure musical comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Randy Newman...
in the back room. He quickly realizes Christopher is high. Christopher admits to snorting some heroin because he cannot take the pain, telling Tony he loved Adriana. Tony loses his composure and gives Christopher a severe beating.
Carmela and Tony survey the land on which Carmela plans to build her spec house, which coincidentally looks similar to the area in which Adriana was killed. As Carmela discusses her plans, Tony sits on a tree stump and silently expresses a feeling of sadness as he looks over the land, with Carmela standing at his side.
Deceased
- Gilbert Nieves: stabbed to death by Matush Giomana.
- Adriana La CervaAdriana La CervaAdriana La Cerva played by Drea de Matteo, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the long-time girlfriend and, later, fiancée of Tony Soprano's protégé, Christopher Moltisanti.-Character history:...
: shot by Silvio Dante for being an informant to the FBI.
Title reference
- Christopher parks Adriana's car in the "Long Term Parking" section at the airport, part of his attempt to establish a plausible explanation for her disappearance.
Awards
- Terence WinterTerence WinterTerence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire...
won the Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on this episode. - Drea de MatteoDrea de MatteoDrea de Matteo is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her roles Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom Joey, as Angie Bolen on ABC's Desperate Housewives, and as Adriana La Cerva on the acclaimed HBO TV series The Sopranos, a role for which she won the Primetime Emmy...
and Michael ImperioliMichael ImperioliJames Michael Imperioli , commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an American actor and television writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also...
both won the Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for their performances in this episode. - The episode was nominated for an ASC awardAmerican Society of CinematographersThe American Society of Cinematographers is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. It is not a labor union, and it is not a guild. Membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with distinguished credits in the film...
for cinematography. - Empire Magazine named it the best Sopranos episode of all time.
Production
- Christopher's line "The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive" is from Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
's song "Born to RunBorn to Run (song)"Born to Run" is a song by American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album Born to Run.- Songwriting :Written at in Long Branch, New Jersey in early 1974, the song was Bruce Springsteen's last-ditch effort to make it big. The prior year, Springsteen had released two...
", a pop culture reference made more apropos by the presence of Steven Van ZandtSteven Van ZandtSteven Van Zandt is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve...
(as Silvio DanteSilvio DanteSilvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
), longtime guitarist in Springsteen's E Street BandE Street BandThe E Street Band has been rock musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972.The band has also recorded with a wide range of other artists including Bob Dylan, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Nicks, Tom Morello, Sting, Ian...
. Van Zandt also sings backing vocals on the "Born To Run" track. - Many fans speculated that Adriana had survived because her death was not shown on-screen. However, Drea de MatteoDrea de MatteoDrea de Matteo is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her roles Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom Joey, as Angie Bolen on ABC's Desperate Housewives, and as Adriana La Cerva on the acclaimed HBO TV series The Sopranos, a role for which she won the Primetime Emmy...
confirmed in her 2005 DVD commentary that Adriana was indeed killed. De Matteo quotes Steven Van Zandt as saying, "Do[the fans] think I was shooting squirrels?" Later in the DVD commentary, de Matteo talks about the strong fan reaction to Adriana's death. - Steven Van Zandt and Drea De Matteo asked David ChaseDavid ChaseDavid Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
to cut out the scene where Christopher tells Tony about Adriana in order to keep her death at the hands of Silvio a surprise. The scene was later aired in the sixth season episode "The RideThe Ride (The Sopranos episode)"The Ride" is the seventy-fourth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's sixth season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on May 7, 2006.-Guest starring:...
", as a flashback.
Music
- The song playing when Tony enters his Bada Bing office near the end of the episode is "Super Bon BonIrresistible BlissIrresistible Bliss was Soul Coughing's second album, released in 1996 . The band initially planned for Tchad Blake, producer of their first album, Ruby Vroom, to produce the album, but the death of a family member in a car accident caused Blake to take a hiatus...
" by Soul CoughingSoul CoughingSoul Coughing was a popular New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 1990s. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unusual cult...
. - The Shawn SmithShawn SmithShawn Smith is a Seattle-based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands and also as a solo artist. He was born in Spokane, Washington.Smith has cited Freddie Mercury, Prince and KISS as early influences...
song, "Leaving California", plays in the background while Silvio drives with Adriana. - The song playing in Silvio's car when he parks in the woods is "BarracudaBarracuda (song)"Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Little Queen .-Reception:...
" by HeartHeart (band)Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
. - The song played over the end credits is another song by Shawn SmithShawn SmithShawn Smith is a Seattle-based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands and also as a solo artist. He was born in Spokane, Washington.Smith has cited Freddie Mercury, Prince and KISS as early influences...
,"Wrapped in My Memory", from Shield of ThornsShield of ThornsShield of Thorns is the second solo studio album by Seattle musician Shawn Smith. Two songs were featured on the "Long Term Parking" episode of The Sopranos fifth season on HBO....
.