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[Complex @Complex_Nobody]

Pictures of pets.
A thread.

[MobstersDaily @MobstersDaily]

Just watched The Sopranos S3E4, “Employee of the Month,” and I genuinely need to sit in silence for a minute because what the hell was that.

That might be one of the most insane episodes of television ever made, not because it’s loud or flashy or trying to shock you for no reason, but because it puts you in the worst possible emotional position as a viewer.

The entire time, you know exactly what Tony Soprano is capable of. You know what would happen if Melfi told him. You know he would not call a lawyer, file paperwork, or wait for the system to correct itself. He would handle it in the most Tony Soprano way imaginable, and the terrifying part is that the episode makes you want him to.

That’s what makes it so disturbing.

The show spends years telling you Tony is a monster, then creates one situation where you catch yourself begging for the monster to be unleashed.

And then Melfi says no.

That final “no” might be one of the strongest moments in the entire series. Not dramatic. Not cinematic revenge. Not some Hollywood justice scene where everyone claps. Just a woman sitting across from the one person who could destroy the man who hurt her, choosing not to hand her pain over to a gangster.

It’s brutal because it denies the audience the exact thing we think we want.

Most shows would’ve turned that episode into revenge porn. The Sopranos does something way more uncomfortable. It forces you to sit with the fact that justice doesn’t always happen, rage doesn’t always get release, and morality is only real when it costs you something.

Dr. Melfi could have crossed that line and nobody watching would’ve blamed her.

But she doesn’t.

That’s why this episode is so fucked up and so brilliant. It makes Tony’s violence feel tempting, then reminds you why giving in to that temptation would mean losing something even bigger.

This show was operating on a level most television still hasn’t caught up to.

[Vale ♊️ @BitterCRZDLoner]

If I was getting molested by a bad bitch and some fag stops her I'd kill him

[Middle Age Riot @middleageriot]

Some people think it's wrong to speak ill of the dead, so while he's still alive, let's all agree that Mitch McConnell is shit wrapped in skin.

[𝓓𝓮𝓵 @delonperc]

CPTSD is wanting someone to notice you’re not okay, while also hoping no one asks because you don’t know how to explain a wound that started before you had words for it.

[Tigo @TigoODonnell]

Some days I feel like we were raised and grew up thinking we’d blossom into a better, kinder, world, only for it to just be a fantasy.

[Mæster Gekko @MGecko117]

Hermen Hulst is the guy who thought Concord would be “the future of PlayStation,” pushed for the panic acquisition of Bungie, and greenlit the development of Horizon: Hunters Gathering instead of a Killzone reboot. Under his leadership, Sony Interactive Entertainment have seen over $1B in value destruction, including ~$765M in impairment losses and ~$400M from the Concord / Firewalk failure. He is a walking, talking financial hazard to the entertainment industry

[Complex @Complex_Nobody]

@zeddikins Most criticisms I'm seeing feel like they're missing the forest for the trees in a lot of cases. Like everyone expects Halo to cater specifically what they deem to be Halo and anything less than that is garbage to be cast to the fire. But that's just Twitter rewarding bad takes

[Goodable @Goodable]

Breaking News:

For the first time ever, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood has officially launched a YouTube channel.

Full episodes. Classic Clips. 100% wholesome.
💗

[arleon pr manager || 174 DAYS TILL XMAS 🎄 @arthursspoon]

bradley shared a post for anthony head... I cant do this rn

[Fortnite @Fortnite]

Springfield Reloaded.
Summer ‘26.

Yeah, we're thinking we're back.

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

This is such a wild violation of free speech and a tacit admission that Israel has an outsized influence on the west, ironically proving Hasan correct

[Complex @Complex_Nobody]

@TheVocalButcher Happy birthday friend!

[Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi]

We were warned

[EDMIRE @EDMIRE2k]

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[Cornelius Cornelmus🪸🪼 @rare_blabbit]

potential great creature design

[la bella vita @drugproblem]

It’s so funny seeing the idiots in the replies whine about how she won’t name names. But if she did and the ‘famous man’ was someone they idolized, they’d treat her like Amber Heard and call her a liar.

[PROVOCATEUR @sighjunwa]

kinda need to know what camera/lenses capture the way that rhinestones reflect light like this