Joanna Doug Henwood wrote:
> Dennis Claxton wrote:
>
>>> Which is why Tony Soprano is the hero of our time.
>>>
>>> Joanna
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>>
>>
>> I don't think it's the way Tony makes a living that enthralls people.
>> That's been done a million times. I think it's the way he makes a
>> living combined with his seeing a psychiatrist. Now he's even
>> recommending his doctor to a friend. Like Tony told Carmela
>> "cunnilingus and psychiatry have brought us to this."
>
>
> But he's not really a hero. One of the things that makes the show so
> great is how you love and hate Tony at the same time, or almost at the
> same time. He's evil and ordinary, charming and horrifying, sexy and
> repulsive. Ditto to a lesser degree the minor characters. That's not
> your usual one-dimensional TV.
>
> Doug
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