The Women of The Sopranos
Christine Bude
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The final episodes of the phenomenal HBO drama series "The Sopranos" is in gear. There have been interviews with cast members promising that the final episodes are going to be bloody. 
To me, the drama would not have to be bloody to be intriguing. The character studies and the interactions between the characters are fascinating enough.
The drama is largely fueled by testosterone. The men of the mob are where all the action is. The women behind the men, give the series depth and heart.
There are women visible throughout the drama. Many of the women, such as the nude dancers at the Bada Bing, add interest to the scene, but serve as background to the conversations that the gangsters have. There are mistresses, mostly nameless, who seem to come and go. Then there are the wives and lovers at home.
Following are the key women in HBO's The Sopranos:
Carmela Soprano played by Edie Falco: Carmela the wife of mob boss, Tony Soprano., and the mother of two grown children with him. Carmela keeps an immaculate home, is a great cook and a devoted wife and mother. She is long suffering, as Tony navigates from woman to woman, but always comes home to Carmela. Carmela is deeply religious, and for a while had a close friendship with the parish priest. She also entertained an infatuation with Furio, who was a ponytailed member of Tony's crew. In exchange for her devotion, Carmela gets wealth, power, furs and jewels.
Still she worries constantly, with insecurity about what will happen if Tony comes to a bloody end. When Tony had a fling with the one legged Russian nurse, it appeared to be the last straw for Carmela, who kicked him out and separated from him. She found that Tony was not going to make divorce easy on her, as he consulted all of the top attorneys so that she would have a hard time finding a descent lawyer to represent her. Eventually, she took Tony back, but negotiated a piece of land to build a spec house on as part of the bargain. When Tony was shot, she was at his side constantly, even surprising herself when she told a comatose Tony that she loved him.
To me, the drama would not have to be bloody to be intriguing. The character studies and the interactions between the characters are fascinating enough.
The drama is largely fueled by testosterone. The men of the mob are where all the action is. The women behind the men, give the series depth and heart.
There are women visible throughout the drama. Many of the women, such as the nude dancers at the Bada Bing, add interest to the scene, but serve as background to the conversations that the gangsters have. There are mistresses, mostly nameless, who seem to come and go. Then there are the wives and lovers at home.
Following are the key women in HBO's The Sopranos:
Carmela Soprano played by Edie Falco: Carmela the wife of mob boss, Tony Soprano., and the mother of two grown children with him. Carmela keeps an immaculate home, is a great cook and a devoted wife and mother. She is long suffering, as Tony navigates from woman to woman, but always comes home to Carmela. Carmela is deeply religious, and for a while had a close friendship with the parish priest. She also entertained an infatuation with Furio, who was a ponytailed member of Tony's crew. In exchange for her devotion, Carmela gets wealth, power, furs and jewels.
Still she worries constantly, with insecurity about what will happen if Tony comes to a bloody end. When Tony had a fling with the one legged Russian nurse, it appeared to be the last straw for Carmela, who kicked him out and separated from him. She found that Tony was not going to make divorce easy on her, as he consulted all of the top attorneys so that she would have a hard time finding a descent lawyer to represent her. Eventually, she took Tony back, but negotiated a piece of land to build a spec house on as part of the bargain. When Tony was shot, she was at his side constantly, even surprising herself when she told a comatose Tony that she loved him.