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Re: You Notice Season 1 is Different to the Rest?
[Re: NickyScarfo]
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06/24/12 11:14 PM
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I've noticed this as well. Infact i usually find season 1 and 2 to be more closer alike, and the rest being darker. My favourite seasons are the first two, where Tony was easier to like. They relatonship between Tony and Livia was the best aspect of the first two seasons. The scenes with Melfi seemed a bit more fresh as well.
My theory, which is similar to IvyLeague, has more to do with the absence of a actor/character. I think the death of Natalie Marchant left the writers in a scramble, and thus come a much darker tone. The characters go through a noticable change in season 3. This is also the season where we got the most "plot holes."
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Re: You Notice Season 1 is Different to the Rest?
[Re: NickyScarfo]
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06/25/12 07:16 AM
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I liked the tone of the first seasons more, there was that heavy italian emphasis i.e the food, it showed more of the mob side such as the truck hijacking, associates such as with Brendan.
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Re: You Notice Season 1 is Different to the Rest?
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06/30/12 12:02 PM
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I agree that I also liked seasons 1 & 2 best.
I do recall reading that at some point, David Chase was appalled at the fact people really liked Tony and the crew so much that he started making the show much darker and the characters much more unlikable. It's mentioned over at another forum that discusses David Chase and the Sopranos.
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Re: You Notice Season 1 is Different to the Rest?
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07/13/12 02:35 AM
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The actress who played the mother dying may have had big influence on how subsequent seasons went. The interaction between her and Tony was usually comic, after she was gone that element was less present. Absolutely. Nancy Marchand's death was a major loss to the show.
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