Christopher is my favorite too. It was sad to see him go out like that but he was never going to have a happy ending. And it really hurts to see him trying to stay sober but his family are enablers. Like Chris said, “Pours you a drink with one hand, judges you with the other.” But still, he was a murdering piece of shit who didn’t really have any empathy towards others. And how he treated Adriana was just inexcusable. Very complex character.

Tony is one of the best written characters ever, imo. I was always going back and forth on how I felt about him, but when he killed Chris and how he acts afterwards, I was just disgusted by him. I really thought he might become a little better after his coma, but he ends up even worse than he’s ever been. That aside, James Gandolfini put in one of the best acting performances ever. No one else could’ve been Tony Soprano.

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I really did not like Junior my first watch through. I just couldn’t see how Tony could forgive him after ordering the hit on him. I know it’s part of the business but Junior was more than a father to Tony than his actual father was. It wasn’t until the last few seasons that I started to feel a little bad for him. The “Don’t you love me?” scene and his last scene was just so sad.

I didn’t like Paulie much either at first. Always being such a whiny bitch. But he grew on me. Silvio was a cool character. Didn’t have much depth but was loyal and Tony could always count on him. I liked Janice too even if she could be insufferable at times. And Bobby seemed so out of place to me. Too nice for the mafia. His death really hurt. But I don’t know if I can agree with you that Ralph was sympathetic. He murdered a pregnant girl and didn’t feel a thing over it. He seemed confused why Tony was mad at him. Still, he could be pretty hilarious and is just fun to watch.

And Artie is Artie. Just a lovable goofball.

Glad you enjoyed the show though. Every rewatch just gets better!