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David Chases gangster thriller/soap opera/satire/philosophical statementThe Sopranosturns 20 today.
The book is calledThe Sopranos Sessions, andits available now.
Its the one where Carmelas dad Hugh insists that she invite her soon-to-be ex-husband to his birthday party.
The secondary plot in this episode is nearly as compelling: Cousin Tony B.
But the rest of the episode is remarkable, too.
But the more important story is about Carmela.
It taught its contemporaries and successors that you could shock viewers not just withwhathappened, but how and when.
Timing had never before been used as such a devastating dramatic weapon.
Her decision is expressed in one syllable, No, followed by the series first-ever cut-to-black ending.
University (Season 3, Episode 6)
