while we know these sopranos is a fantastic show and easily one of the greatest television shows of all time it's a show that features some of the single greatest television episodes ever aired on the small screen with classics such as irregular around the margins made in america whitecaps college and who could forget the series's pilot that started it all however despite all these fantastic episodes and so many other classics from the series there's one episode that seems to stand tall above the rest and that is the NUMBER_TOKENth episode of season NUMBER_TOKEN pine barrens in this video i will analyze and summarize the popular episode and go into detail on what makes pine barrens so beloved by fans and why it has triggered a cult following before we get started be sure to click subscribe and click the bell to get notifications on all upcoming sopranos content and be sure to follow me on twitter instagram and patreon links will be in the description below now pine barrens isn't one of my favorite episodes of the series as some of my favorites are irregular around the margins long term parking marco polo the strong silent type and candy and heidi but i can see why so many admire the episode and why it has such a strong cult following pine barrens initially aired on may NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN and was the first episode that was directed by steve buscemi this would be the first of four times that buchemi directed for these sopranos and the episode was written by the amazing terry winter and tim van patten the episode revolves around three major story lines there is the storyline of jackie jr cheating on meadow but it's almost a side plot opposed to the three major plots within pine barrens the first plot being gloria and tony's relationship as the episode begins with gloria returning from morocco as she enters tony's boat she answers the phone only to be startled by an ex-girlfriend of tony's in irena answering the phone this is where tony begins to see gloria's true colors come to life after he lies to her what you said was that you didn't want to piss me off which implies that you'd have to deal with me which was more about sparing you than my PROFANITY_TOKEN feelings before her trip to morocco tony and gloria's relationship was going very smooth and this side of gloria is something new to tony and something he has yet to see tony and gloria's relationship within pine barrens almost parallels the entirety of the series as a quick summary of these sopranos would be a new jersey mob boss trying to balance his work life as a gangster and his personal life within his family and throughout the episode that is exactly what we see here we watch as tony tries to balance and hide his relationship with gloria away from his family but also while trying to be a family man nowhere is this more noticeable than the dinner scene with carmela and aj as earlier in the episode tony and gloria make up from their argument that happened on the boat and the two forgive and forget over a dinner at gloria's house part of what makes pine baron so special is
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