Home > The Sopranos > Season 3 « TV Series Page The Sopranos: Season 3 (2001) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Want to see Episode List Season 3 The Sopranos Critics Consensus Deftly using its complex characters to delve into thorny moral quandaries, the third season of The Sopranos continues to deliver consistently compelling, albeit controversial, viewing. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 11 99% Audience Score User Ratings: 391 See score details Other TV Shows FREE HBO: Chernobyl Band of Brothers The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst The Wire Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? 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Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood Air date: Mar 4, 2001 The third season of the popular HBO crime series opens with the FBI trying to devise a method of bugging the home of New Jersey mob boss Anthony Soprano (James Gandolfini). In the meantime, Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) adjusts to life as a freshman at Columbia University, his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) takes tennis lessons, and his son Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler) is more concerned about his skateboard and cigarettes than schoolwork. Tony is also worried about Patsy Parisi (Dan Grimaldi), twin brother of the slain Philly, who was murdered on Tony's orders. His erratic behavior and heavy drinking seem an indication that Patsy knows who's responsible for his brother's death, causing Tony and his lieutenants to keep a close watch on the embittered soldier. "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood" was written by series creator David Chase. View Details 2. Proshai, Livushka Air date: Mar 4, 2001 Some computer-generated imagery summons the ghost of a departed cast member for one final appearance in this turning point episode of the hit crime drama. After learning that his daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) is dating a half Jewish, half African-American student at Columbia, New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) has a stress-related anxiety attack and blackout. His problems are compounded when, after a contentious visit with his mother Livia (Nancy Marchand), he receives word that the manipulative matriarch has died of a stroke. Tony's flower-child sister, Janice (Aida Tuturro), insists on a memorial service but gets more than she bargained for when assembled family members share their true feelings about the less-than-dearly departed. At a session with his therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), Tony about sums it up by confiding that he's glad his mother is gone. A key witness against him in a case involving stolen airline tickets, Livia is now silenced forever, and her emotional passive-aggression is no longer a part of his life. View Details 3. Fortunate Son Air date: Mar 11, 2001 New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) makes a breakthrough in his therapy with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) in this episode of the hit drama series. Remembering that his first "spell" occurred when he was 11 years old, Tony suddenly realizes that all of his blackouts have occurred when he was preparing meat. This revelation forces him to confront a painful memory about his father and recently deceased mother. Meanwhile, Tony's nephew, Christopher (Michael Imperioli), bungles his new responsibilities of a "made man" and is forced to hold up a Rutgers University box office to pay his weekly payment to Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico). A feud between Tony's sister, Janice (Aida Turturro), and their late mother's housekeeper, Svetlana, heats up, resulting in a stolen artificial leg, while Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) gives her dad Tony the silent treatment, and Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler) excels on the football field. When he's promoted for his gridiron performance, however, A.J. blacks out under the pressure, just like his dad. View Details 4. Employee of the Month Air date: Mar 18, 2001 A violent sexual assault followed by justice aborted due to a legal technicality leaves Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) flirting with the idea of using her mob connection to get revenge in this powerful episode of the cable crime drama. When she's raped in the stairwell of her office building, Dr. Melfi expects the attacker to be prosecuted, but an improper police procedure results in the rapist getting off. After she recognizes her rapist at a fast food restaurant where he works, she considers telling her mob boss client Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) about the incident, knowing he'll exact retribution, but the therapist remains silent. In the meantime, Tony deals with his uppity subordinate, Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano), by promoting one of Ralph's garbage business associates in his stead, and Tony's sister, Janice (Aida Turturro), has a violent run-in with Russian gangsters over a stolen prosthetic leg. Some good news comes Tony's way when he learns of a new 25-million-dollar waterfront project coming into his territory, but the appearance of new neighbor Johnny Sack (Vincent Curatola), a powerful New York crime boss, is a cause for concern. View Details 5. Another Toothpick Air date: Mar 25, 2001 New Jersey mob kingpin Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is finally joined by his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), for a contentious session with his therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), in this episode of the hit HBO drama series. When his frustrations lead to a traffic ticket from officious trooper Wilmore (Charles S. Dutton) on the way home, an angry Tony tells his corrupt state assemblyman, Zellman (Peter Riegert), to "fix it." Compounding Tony's frustrations and concerns is the fact that his Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese) has cancer, a family associate has been put in a coma by an unprovoked attack, and a dying former gangster (Burt Young) has been assigned a retaliatory hit. Then there's Tony's daughter, Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), still not speaking to her father because of his racist attitudes, and his restaurant-owner friend Artie Bucco (John Ventimiglia) has a crush on his nephew's girlfriend, Adriana (Drea de Matteo). When Tony goes to Fountains of Wayne to pick up a backyard ornament, he discovers that Officer Wilmore has been reduced to a part-time job because his run-in with Tony has had political repercussions. View Details 6. University Air date: Apr 1, 2001 The violence toward women characteristic of this hit cable drama's third season continues with shocking brutality in this heartbreaking episode. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) resists the efforts of one of his needy young go-go dancers, Tracee (Ariel Kiley), to become "friends." He's got enough problems at home with his own daughter, Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), who has been giving him the silent treatment over her father's prejudice toward her mixed-race boyfriend. When the boyfriend casually dumps Meadow, however, she's furious, hurling invective at her family and slamming doors. Meanwhile, Tracee has become pregnant with the child of Tony's garbage business underling, Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano), who reacts with a typically uncaring attitude. When Tracee insults Ralph in front of his friends and business partners, he meets her outside Tony's strip club and brutally beats her to death. Tony reacts violently, attacking Ralph and violating the code of la cosa nostra . View Details 7. Second Opinion Air date: Apr 8, 2001 Dealing with health care professionals of various stripes proves to be an arduous task for two members of a crime family in this episode of the hit cable TV series. When his Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese) undergoes a not-entirely successful cancer treatment at the hands of less-than-compassionate Dr. John Kennedy (Sam McMurray), New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is furious. So he schedules a threatening heart-to-heart with the surgeon on the golf course that leaves Junior in the doctor's suddenly far more caring hands. In the meantime, Tony's wife Carmela (Edie Falco) is referred to a blunt psychotherapist (Mike Nichols), who tells her that she's complicit in her husband's crimes and will never be happy unless she leaves him. In the meantime, Tony's lieutenants Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) and Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) continue to clash over their new business arrangements, and Tony deals with the financial concerns of the widowed Angie Bompensiero (Toni Kalem) by smashing the window of her new Cadillac. View Details 8. He Is Risen Air date: Apr 15, 2001 Accomplished character actress Annabella Sciorra joins the cast of this popular crime series. As Thanksgiving approaches, New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) deals with the fallout of his beating his garbage business subordinate Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano). A violation of the Mafia code, Tony's now obliged to either kill Ralph or apologize, but finds himself loathe to do either -- and instead embarks on a torrid affair with a beautiful but troubled Mercedes Benz dealership sales rep, Gloria Trillo (Sciorra). In the meantime, Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) has begun dating shiftless Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), the wannabe gangster son of Tony's one-time boss. While Jackie Jr.'s mother (Sharon Angela) is thrilled at the union, Tony and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) are less enthused about the young man's questionable prospects. The holidays bring resolution to at least one of Tony's problems: when a Soprano family crew boss dies unexpectedly, Tony's able to heal the rift with Ralph by promoting him to captain, a position of authority Cifaretto has long craved. View Details 9. The Telltale Moozadell Air date: Apr 22, 2001 Love is in the air with this episode of the popular cable crime drama, written by co-star Michael Imperioli. Meadow Soprano (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), the daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony (James Gandolfini), is now seriously dating Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), a wiseguy wannabe who's skipping his premed college classes to set up his own crew. When Tony gets a hint of Jackie's true nature, he's furious; but he's no angel himself as his affair with Mercedes Benz sales rep Gloria Trillo (Annabella Sciorra) is heating up, a visit to the Bronx Zoo turning into a torrid encounter in the snake house. Things are further complicated at home when Tony's son, Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler), is caught vandalizing school property, but his status as a new football star earns him undeserved leniency. Tony and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) aren't inclined to take it so easy on their errant son, but no punishment seems to have much effect; Tony's no more able to get through to his own son than he is Jackie. View Details 10. To Save Us All from Satan's Power Air date: Apr 29, 2001 A Mafia chieftain becomes uncharacteristically reflective as Christmas approaches in this episode of the cable TV drama. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is experiencing a sense of loss over the death of his friend Pussy Bompensiero, who traditionally played Santa Claus at Tony's annual charity bash. Tony's feelings of woe are compounded by his discovery of his daughter's boyfriend, wiseguy wannabe Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), receiving a lap dance from a stripper at a go-go club; Tony gives the college dropout a solid beating. In the meantime, a Russian money launderer friend of Tony's gives him a little holiday gift: the identity of the ruffian who viciously assaulted his sister Janice (Aida Turturro). Tony and his lieutenant Furio give the man a beating as a holiday gift to Janice, and on Christmas morning, a chastened Jackie shows up with a gift for Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and an attitude adjustment for her father. View Details Show More Episodes The Sopranos: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (12) Tv Season Info Series three of The Sopranos begins with the 'disappearance' of Richie Aprile and the return of Ralph Cifaretto. Tony tries guiding Jackie Aprile Jr, but his frustration grows as he's not happy with Jackie's behaviour. Ralph commits an unspeakable crime, Tony becomes so furious with Ralph that he goes against the most traditional mafia code to teach him a lesson. Genre: Drama Network: HBO Premiere Date: Mar 4, 2001 Cast James Gandolfini as Anthony Soprano Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano Dominic Chianese as Corrado `Uncle Junior' Soprano Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano Jr. Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante Tony Sirico as Paulie `Walnuts' Gualtieri Jason Cerbone as Jackie Aprile Jr. Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva Steve Schirripa as Bobby `Bacala' Baccalieri Federico Castelluccio as Fioro Giunta Vincent Curatola as Johnny `Johnny Sack' Sacramoni Dan Grimaldi as Patsy Parisi John Fiore as Gigi Cestone Tom Aldredge as Hugh DeAngelis Suzanne Shepherd as Mary DeAngelis Sharon Angela as Rosalie Aprile Jerry Adler as Herman `Hesh' Rabkin Annabella Sciorra as Gloria Trillo Ari Graynor as Caitlin Rucker Alla Kliouka Schaffer as Svetlana Kirilenko Andrew Davoli as Dino Zerilli Patrick Tully as Noah Tannenbaum Vincent Pastore as Salvatore `Big Pussy' Bonpensiero Kathrine Narducci as Charmaine Bucco Max Casella as Benny Fazio Joseph R. Gannascoli as Vito Spatafore Gregory Alan Williams as Rev. James Jr. Turk Pipkin as Aaron Arkaway Frank Ciornei as Slava Malevsky Vitali Baganov as Valery Ariel Kelly as Tracee George Loros as Raymond Curto Maureen Van Zandt as Gabriella Dante Oksana Babiy as Irina Peltsin Frank Santorelli as Georgie Burt Young as Bobby `Bacala' Baccalieri Sr. Louis Lombardi as Skip Lipari Sam McMurray as Dr. John Kennedy Frank Wood as Dean Ross Albert Makhtsier as Stasiu Wosilius Katalin Pota as Lilliana Wosilius Sully Boyer as Dr. Krakower David Mogentale as Coach Goodwin Richard Maldone as Albert Barese Joseph Siravo as Johnny Boy Soprano Frank Pando as Agent Grasso Toni Kalem as Angie Bonpensiero Frank Pellegrino as Frank Cubitoso Rocco Sisto as Young Junior Soprano Saundra Santiago as Jeanne Cusamano Michael Rispoli as Jackie Aprile Mark Karafin as Egon Kosma Matthew Breiner as Rob Peter Bogdanovich as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg Michele DeCesare as Hunter Scangarelo Peter Riegert as Assemblyman Zellman Annika Pergament as Newscaster Ian Group as Colin Tony Lip as Carmine Lupertazzi Erica Leerhsen as Birgit Olafsdottir Tommy Savas as Xavier Ilene S. Landress as Dr. Laurens Deepa Puroht as Ambujam Joseph Badalucco Jr. as Jimmy Altieri Dayna Gizzo as Rita Ismail Bashey as Dr. Mehta Peter Davies as Paxton Robert Bogue as Ed Restuccia Crystal Fox as Nurse Nicole Burdette as Barbara Giglione Louis Crugnali as Carlo Renzi Anya Shetler as Ilana John Fiske as FBI Man Will McCormack as Jason LaPenna James Murtaugh as Judge Lapper John Freudiger as Chooch Carl Capotorto as Little Paulie Germani Michael Garfield as Len Tannenbaum Lorenzo Gregorio as Miles Tony Hale as RN Collins Joe Bacino as Little Joe Michette Ardente as Mandee Jana Januskova as Dancer Gary Perez as Agent Marquez Zachary Knower as Dr. Enloe Raymond Franza as Donny K Alik Sakharov as Agron Kelly Kole as Debbie Frank Bongiorno as Guiseppe Matt Servitto as Agent Dwight Harris Yvette Mercedes as Homeless Woman James Shanklin as Anesthesiologist Brian Smyj as Agent Smyj Anne Assante as Caterina Cella Emad Tarabay as Matush Igor Zhivotovsky as Igor Parnasky Colleen Werthmann as Agent Malatesta Ralph Lucarelli as Cozzerelli Denise Borino as Ginny Sacramoni Gregory Russell Cook as Rocco De Trollio Richard Verdinio as Police Officer Jay Christanson as Agent Jongsma Daniel Booth as Waiter Charles Trucillo as Cop No. 1 Kieran Campion as Epsilon Zet Laila Robins as Young Livia Soprano Joe Pucillo as Beppy Luiza Liccini as Stripper No. 1 Dennis Gagomiros as Agent Theopolis Sal Petraccione as George Piocosta William Da Ruffa as Joe David Warshofsky as Cop No. 2 Matt Cerbone as Young Jackie Jr. Dominick Charles Carbone as Kevin Bonpensiero Neal Jones as Agent Tancredi Marie Athanasiou as Stripper No. 2 Daniel Oreskes as Principal Cincotta Ed Vassallo as Tom Giglione Lou Bonacki as Francis Satriale Michael Hogan as Dov Ginsberg Mark Damiano II as Young Tony Soprano Gary Evans as FBI Tech No. 1 Vito Antuofurmo Sr. as Bobby Zanone Glenn Kessler as FBI Tech No. 2 Juliet Fox as Young Janice Soprano Bill Kocis as Father Nicolai Domenica Galati as Mother Margo Singaliese as Lisa Cestone Elxis McLaren as Young Barbara Soprano Tyler Gulizio as Little Boy Marcia Haufrecht as Fanny Loulou Katz as Little Girl Peter McRobbie as Father Felix Cyndi Ramirez as Girl Kelly Madison Kole as Debbie Etan Maiti as Jason Peter Byrne as Security Guard Rosie Chavolino as Second Dancer Jay Boryea as Bouncer Jay M. Boryea as Bouncer Larry Clarke as Cop David Ross as Janitor Scout as The Miami Relatives Capathia Jenkins as Store Employee Diego Lopez as EMT Show More Cast Episodes 1. Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood Air date: Mar 4, 2001 The third season of the popular HBO crime series opens with the FBI trying to devise a method of bugging the home of New Jersey mob boss Anthony Soprano (James Gandolfini). In the meantime, Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) adjusts to life as a freshman at Columbia University, his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) takes tennis lessons, and his son Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler) is more concerned about his skateboard and cigarettes than schoolwork. Tony is also worried about Patsy Parisi (Dan Grimaldi), twin brother of the slain Philly, who was murdered on Tony's orders. His erratic behavior and heavy drinking seem an indication that Patsy knows who's responsible for his brother's death, causing Tony and his lieutenants to keep a close watch on the embittered soldier. "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood" was written by series creator David Chase. View Details 2. Proshai, Livushka Air date: Mar 4, 2001 Some computer-generated imagery summons the ghost of a departed cast member for one final appearance in this turning point episode of the hit crime drama. After learning that his daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) is dating a half Jewish, half African-American student at Columbia, New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) has a stress-related anxiety attack and blackout. His problems are compounded when, after a contentious visit with his mother Livia (Nancy Marchand), he receives word that the manipulative matriarch has died of a stroke. Tony's flower-child sister, Janice (Aida Tuturro), insists on a memorial service but gets more than she bargained for when assembled family members share their true feelings about the less-than-dearly departed. At a session with his therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), Tony about sums it up by confiding that he's glad his mother is gone. A key witness against him in a case involving stolen airline tickets, Livia is now silenced forever, and her emotional passive-aggression is no longer a part of his life. View Details 3. Fortunate Son Air date: Mar 11, 2001 New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) makes a breakthrough in his therapy with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) in this episode of the hit drama series. Remembering that his first "spell" occurred when he was 11 years old, Tony suddenly realizes that all of his blackouts have occurred when he was preparing meat. This revelation forces him to confront a painful memory about his father and recently deceased mother. Meanwhile, Tony's nephew, Christopher (Michael Imperioli), bungles his new responsibilities of a "made man" and is forced to hold up a Rutgers University box office to pay his weekly payment to Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico). A feud between Tony's sister, Janice (Aida Turturro), and their late mother's housekeeper, Svetlana, heats up, resulting in a stolen artificial leg, while Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) gives her dad Tony the silent treatment, and Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler) excels on the football field. When he's promoted for his gridiron performance, however, A.J. blacks out under the pressure, just like his dad. View Details 4. Employee of the Month Air date: Mar 18, 2001 A violent sexual assault followed by justice aborted due to a legal technicality leaves Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) flirting with the idea of using her mob connection to get revenge in this powerful episode of the cable crime drama. When she's raped in the stairwell of her office building, Dr. Melfi expects the attacker to be prosecuted, but an improper police procedure results in the rapist getting off. After she recognizes her rapist at a fast food restaurant where he works, she considers telling her mob boss client Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) about the incident, knowing he'll exact retribution, but the therapist remains silent. In the meantime, Tony deals with his uppity subordinate, Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano), by promoting one of Ralph's garbage business associates in his stead, and Tony's sister, Janice (Aida Turturro), has a violent run-in with Russian gangsters over a stolen prosthetic leg. Some good news comes Tony's way when he learns of a new 25-million-dollar waterfront project coming into his territory, but the appearance of new neighbor Johnny Sack (Vincent Curatola), a powerful New York crime boss, is a cause for concern. View Details 5. Another Toothpick Air date: Mar 25, 2001 New Jersey mob kingpin Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is finally joined by his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), for a contentious session with his therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), in this episode of the hit HBO drama series. When his frustrations lead to a traffic ticket from officious trooper Wilmore (Charles S. Dutton) on the way home, an angry Tony tells his corrupt state assemblyman, Zellman (Peter Riegert), to "fix it." Compounding Tony's frustrations and concerns is the fact that his Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese) has cancer, a family associate has been put in a coma by an unprovoked attack, and a dying former gangster (Burt Young) has been assigned a retaliatory hit. Then there's Tony's daughter, Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), still not speaking to her father because of his racist attitudes, and his restaurant-owner friend Artie Bucco (John Ventimiglia) has a crush on his nephew's girlfriend, Adriana (Drea de Matteo). When Tony goes to Fountains of Wayne to pick up a backyard ornament, he discovers that Officer Wilmore has been reduced to a part-time job because his run-in with Tony has had political repercussions. View Details 6. University Air date: Apr 1, 2001 The violence toward women characteristic of this hit cable drama's third season continues with shocking brutality in this heartbreaking episode. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) resists the efforts of one of his needy young go-go dancers, Tracee (Ariel Kiley), to become "friends." He's got enough problems at home with his own daughter, Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), who has been giving him the silent treatment over her father's prejudice toward her mixed-race boyfriend. When the boyfriend casually dumps Meadow, however, she's furious, hurling invective at her family and slamming doors. Meanwhile, Tracee has become pregnant with the child of Tony's garbage business underling, Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano), who reacts with a typically uncaring attitude. When Tracee insults Ralph in front of his friends and business partners, he meets her outside Tony's strip club and brutally beats her to death. Tony reacts violently, attacking Ralph and violating the code of la cosa nostra . View Details 7. Second Opinion Air date: Apr 8, 2001 Dealing with health care professionals of various stripes proves to be an arduous task for two members of a crime family in this episode of the hit cable TV series. When his Uncle Junior (Dominic Chianese) undergoes a not-entirely successful cancer treatment at the hands of less-than-compassionate Dr. John Kennedy (Sam McMurray), New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is furious. So he schedules a threatening heart-to-heart with the surgeon on the golf course that leaves Junior in the doctor's suddenly far more caring hands. In the meantime, Tony's wife Carmela (Edie Falco) is referred to a blunt psychotherapist (Mike Nichols), who tells her that she's complicit in her husband's crimes and will never be happy unless she leaves him. In the meantime, Tony's lieutenants Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) and Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) continue to clash over their new business arrangements, and Tony deals with the financial concerns of the widowed Angie Bompensiero (Toni Kalem) by smashing the window of her new Cadillac. View Details 8. He Is Risen Air date: Apr 15, 2001 Accomplished character actress Annabella Sciorra joins the cast of this popular crime series. As Thanksgiving approaches, New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) deals with the fallout of his beating his garbage business subordinate Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano). A violation of the Mafia code, Tony's now obliged to either kill Ralph or apologize, but finds himself loathe to do either -- and instead embarks on a torrid affair with a beautiful but troubled Mercedes Benz dealership sales rep, Gloria Trillo (Sciorra). In the meantime, Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) has begun dating shiftless Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), the wannabe gangster son of Tony's one-time boss. While Jackie Jr.'s mother (Sharon Angela) is thrilled at the union, Tony and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) are less enthused about the young man's questionable prospects. The holidays bring resolution to at least one of Tony's problems: when a Soprano family crew boss dies unexpectedly, Tony's able to heal the rift with Ralph by promoting him to captain, a position of authority Cifaretto has long craved. View Details 9. The Telltale Moozadell Air date: Apr 22, 2001 Love is in the air with this episode of the popular cable crime drama, written by co-star Michael Imperioli. Meadow Soprano (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), the daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony (James Gandolfini), is now seriously dating Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), a wiseguy wannabe who's skipping his premed college classes to set up his own crew. When Tony gets a hint of Jackie's true nature, he's furious; but he's no angel himself as his affair with Mercedes Benz sales rep Gloria Trillo (Annabella Sciorra) is heating up, a visit to the Bronx Zoo turning into a torrid encounter in the snake house. Things are further complicated at home when Tony's son, Anthony Jr. (Robert Iler), is caught vandalizing school property, but his status as a new football star earns him undeserved leniency. Tony and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) aren't inclined to take it so easy on their errant son, but no punishment seems to have much effect; Tony's no more able to get through to his own son than he is Jackie. View Details 10. To Save Us All from Satan's Power Air date: Apr 29, 2001 A Mafia chieftain becomes uncharacteristically reflective as Christmas approaches in this episode of the cable TV drama. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is experiencing a sense of loss over the death of his friend Pussy Bompensiero, who traditionally played Santa Claus at Tony's annual charity bash. Tony's feelings of woe are compounded by his discovery of his daughter's boyfriend, wiseguy wannabe Jackie Aprile Jr. (Jason Cerbone), receiving a lap dance from a stripper at a go-go club; Tony gives the college dropout a solid beating. In the meantime, a Russian money launderer friend of Tony's gives him a little holiday gift: the identity of the ruffian who viciously assaulted his sister Janice (Aida Turturro). Tony and his lieutenant Furio give the man a beating as a holiday gift to Janice, and on Christmas morning, a chastened Jackie shows up with a gift for Tony's daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and an attitude adjustment for her father. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Sopranos Season 3 All Critics (11) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (0) It goes beyond The Godfather because it's punctuated with smiles, and set to a score that uses the music of big-name artists in an unusually creative way. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic This is The Sopranos at its best, a series that doesn't play by television conventions. It doesn't make nice. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic It's their moral ambiguity that most grounds them in reality and makes them so fascinating that missing even one episode is unthinkable. Every move they make, every step they take, we'll be watching them. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Top Critic "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood" is a slyly confident, funny return to the world of The Sopranos, an episode that takes a cue from, well, Hitchcock to talk as much about our relationship to the show as anything else. Jul 15, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… Emily VanDerWerff AV Club Top Critic Even measured against insanely high expectations, the series is as good as it has ever been. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Caryn James New York Times Top Critic The nice thing about The Sopranos is that everything -- every subplot, every minor character, every musical cue (the premiere's highlight: Tony, singing along in the car to Steely Dan's ''Dirty Work'') -- yields results Jul 11, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Top Critic Show's technical attributes are still first-rate and the direction/portrayals makes each character come to life Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Phil Gallo Variety Top Critic What's remarkable about [producer David] Chase's work on Sopranos is his ability to maintain the show's crucial duality: We don't want Tony to be caught and punished, but we always know he should be. Jul 11, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Robert Bianco USA Today Top Critic A look at a mistifing figure of a gangster in the contemporary times. A necessary look to ourselves. [full review in Spanish] Nov 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo If the true test of a show is how it handles adversity, the third-season premiere on March 4 proves The Sopranos is better than ever. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Terry Kelleher People Magazine Overall, The Sopranos returns in better form this year than it did at the start of its second season. New territory is explored and Chase seems more willing to push the Soprano story forward. It's not sitting in neutral by any means. Jul 11, 2014 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (11) Audience Reviews for The Sopranos: Season 3 Sep 09, 2015 Season 3 featured one of the most shocking episode ever,definitely not for everyone. But despite the controversy, season 3 was still fun to watch. Sylvester K Super Reviewer May 09, 2015 I found this season to be the least compelling of all. I was just not overly engaged by some new turn of events and certain story elements get out of hand with their repetition. Still, when it's great, it's amazing. Not many shows manage to hold so well after so long, all thanks to some tight writing and acting from the larger than life cast. Francisco G Super Reviewer Apr 13, 2020 A tear jerker of a season finale, very moving and sadly realistic Tony D Mar 29, 2020 As good as tv series can ever be. Name one problem or mistake with this series..... Nope, can't, amazing cast with faultless acting. Stunning sound track, witty one lines, frightening violence. True to form, real and never to be beaten chris S Jan 10, 2020 Season 3 of the Sopranos develops the characters even further and has some great episodes. Ma'ark T Jan 15, 2019 The best TV show ever. I do not think we will ever see anything like it again. Buddy G Feb 06, 2018 Jodido Tony, jodida familia Soprano. Pasan con una rapidez los capitulos que se nos va volando temporada con temporada José C Apr 10, 2016 Kelli Aprile: "Jesus Christ, look at who our father was! My brother wasn't killed by some drug dealer! He was killed by some fat f**k in see-through socks." This took me awhile, but here it is. Season 3 of The Sopranos was freaking great just like how I expected it to be. While it's not on the same level of outstanding as season one & two (In my opinion), but it's still a great season with lots to like with it's characters, story and actors. There's a lot in this season that actually did better than the last two seasons, but there's some things that this season didn't do so well. So lets dive in. Tony Soprano is known for being one of the best anti-hero of all time. He's right up there with Walter White -'Breaking Bad', Frank Underwood 'House of Cards', Hannibal Lecter 'Hannibal' and Dexter Morgan 'Dexter'. Even the most despicable things Tony has done in this season, you still can't help but to like the guy. The reason why I'm bringing this up now and not the last two seasons is because I think this is the season we finally have a full gasp of what Tony is as a character. Imagine a villain who isn't fully aware that he is a villain, but thinks he's a good person and everything that he dose is for the right reasons, and that right there is basically Tony. We also see an other side of him that we understand how Tony's emotion works or the reason why he's so cold at times. Jame Gandolfini delivered a beautiful performance this season, as he always adds new things to his character in every season and making the word 'character development' very relevant in this show. Just like what I said in my season 2 review, James was brilliant and I'm likely going to say that again for my season 4 review, but that's the thing, I'm seriously running out of things to say for this guy, as he's always terrific in everything. The one thing I absolutely need to praise this season is how engaging it was. All of it has to do with the writing, as it was really terrific and well written for a show like this. This is TV at it's finest and this is also David Chase at his finest of writing. Some of the performances was pretty good from the cast, but if I had to pick out a weak performance from any of the cast it would be Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante. He wasn't awful or terrible, but compared him to the other actors, he really dose stand out as the weakest out of all of them. He didn't do too bad in the past season but for some reason he stuck out like a sore thumb in this season. He just has the same boring facial expression in every scene he's in and it's very distracting after awhile. It's not until I found out that Steven Van Zandt wasn't an actor before he started the show but a musician (and it really shows). But who knows, he might improve later on in the seasons, as that has happened before and I seriously hope I'm right on that. I already brought up the unfortunate death of Nancy Marchand in my last review, as the episode "Funhouse" was her final TV performance. She died before season 3 could even start filming, so Writer David Chase decided there should be one final conversation with Tony before Livia gets killed off. The dialogue from previous episodes was pieced together for Livia's half of the conversation, and state- of-the-art CGI effects were used to place old footage of her face on a body double, but it's some of the worse looking CGI I've ever seen. I know it wasn't easy for them to do, since it took them two weeks to put all together and the fact that Nancy was a very major character in the show, but the visual effect's are so noticeable and quite laughable. The lighting on her face doesn't match the light of the room or the other characters in the room with her. It was pretty awful. Overall The Sopranos: Season 3 is a great season with many amazing episodes that makes this show as great as it is. Time for Season 4. Matthew B Nov 23, 2014 Going in with high expectations, The Sopranos delivers gruesome violence as well as characters who are left with extremely questionable actions and compelling, thought-provoking story arcs. Ryan C Jul 25, 2014 The show's character development continues to improve, with help from James Gandolfini in its episodes, along with diving deeper into the relationship between several paired characters, creating one of its best episodes in Pine Barrens. 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