...To Save Us All from Satan's Power

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"...To Save Us All from Satan's Power" is the 36th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the 10th of the show's third season. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and directed by Jack Bender, and originally aired on April 29, 2001.

Starring

• James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
• Dr. Jennifer Melfi
• Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
• Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
• Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr.
• Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante
• Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
• Anthony Soprano, Jr.
• Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva *
• Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano
• Artie Bucco
• Charmaine Bucco
• Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby Baccalieri
• Furio Giunta
• Eugene Pontecorvo

• Valery
• Jimmy Altieri (flashback
  sequences)
• Jackie Aprile, Jr.
• Matthew Cerbone as Young
  Jackie Aprile, Jr.
  (flashback sequences)
• Andrew Davoli as
  Dino Zerilli
• John Fiore as
  Gigi Cestone
  (flashback sequences)
• Patsy Parisi
• George Loros as
  Ray Curto
• Big Pussy Bonpensiero
  (flashback sequences)
• Aaron Arkaway
• Jackie Aprile, Sr
  (flashback sequences)
• Alik Sakharov as Agron
• Gabriella Dante
• Joe Pucillo as
  Beppy Scerbo
  (flashback sequences)
• Frank Ciornei as
  Slava Malevsky

Synopsis

On Christmas morning, the Sopranos are opening their gifts when Jackie arrives with presents from his mother, and his own present for Meadow, an engraved necklace. She ostentatiously embraces and kisses him, while he glances at Tony. Alone with Tony, Jackie tells him he has flunked out of Rutgers but believes he can be a serious student of men's fashion. He says, "I'm sorry," again and again. Tony says, "I haven't decided what to do with you." After Jackie leaves, Tony has to fake amusement when Meadow gives him her present, a Big Mouth Billy Bass.

Title reference

• The episode's title is taken from a verse of the Christmas carol "
  God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  ".

Cultural references

• Pussy mentions that he flew with 90s budget airline ValuJet.
• Christopher states that there is significant money in the Grinch, and references the choice to cast Jim Carrey as the Grinch.
• The
  OJ Simpson trial
  is shown throughout the 1995 flashback scenes.
• The Russians mention that Russian Christmas doesn't occur until January. He also mentions IBM ThinkPads.
• Janice is taking Percodan (oxycodone/aspirin) for her wrist injury.

References to prior episodes

• The
  Second Opinion
  ".
• The
  Funhouse
  ".

Music

• The song played over the end credits is "I've Got a Feeling" by the American Sacred Steel gospel group, The Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson.
• During the 1995 Christmas flashback at Satriale's, the jukebox was playing "
  The Chipmunks
  .
• The song Silvio has turned off in the Bada Bing is "The Cycle" from Virgos Merlot's Signs of a Vacant Soul album.
• "Funky Drummer Boy", a remixed version of "The Little Drummer Boy" from Thornetta Davis plays at the rival strip club where Tony beats up Jackie Jr.
• The song playing while Bobby Baccalà is playing Santa is "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt.
• The song playing while Tony, Silvio, and Paulie are eating in Vesuvio is "White Christmas" by The Drifters.

External links

• "...To Save Us All from Satan's Power" at HBO
• "...To Save Us All from Satan's Power" at
  IMDb