The Sopranos received many
awards for its excellent script writing
and performances. Some have
commented that the most interesting
parts of the show are its dark
black humor, Tony’s wacky deranged
mother, and the bizarre
juxtaposition of ultraviolent, corrupt
Mafioso behavior with the trials
and tribulations of mundane,
upper-middle-class suburban New
Jersey life. In a typical episode,
Tony can be seen whacking a (former)
subordinate one minute, then
railing against his impotence in
dealing with his out-of-control
teenage daughter the next.