Everybody Hurts (The Sopranos)

"Everybody Hurts"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 6
Directed by	Steve Buscemi
Written by	Michael Imperioli
Cinematography by	Alik Sakharov
Production code	406
Original air date	October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20)
Running time	55 minutes
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"Everybody Hurts" is the 45th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the sixth of the show's fourth season. Written by Michael Imperioli and directed by Steve Buscemi, it originally aired on October 20, 2002.

Starring

• James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
• Lorraine Bracco as 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 *
• Anthony Soprano, Jr.
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
• Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva
• Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano
• Artie Bucco
• Charmaine Bucco
• Furio Giunta
• Ralph Cifaretto

* = credit only

Guest starring

Synopsis

, who explains that he should not blame her, or himself, for her death.

Plagued by guilt, Tony seeks ways to prove he is a good person and performs some generous acts for his friends and family. He signs a living trust for Carmela, in place of the one he refused to sign before. He then arranges for

Furio

is introduced to a blind date arranged by Carmela. She smiles uneasily, seeing them get on well.

Don Corleone

money", he has no answer.

One evening, high on heroin, Christopher receives a call from Tony instructing him to meet in twenty minutes. Tony says that to limit his own exposure, he will be giving more of his orders through Christopher, who will help "take the family into the 21st century." Christopher feels deeply honored, but continues to take heroin.

, who declines but mentions it to Tony. Tony meets Artie, reminds him of their friendship, and insists that he accept the loan from him at only 1.5 percent interest.

Ten days pass and Jean-Philippe is not answering his phone. Artie confronts him at his home. Jean-Philippe reveals that the deal has failed and he does not have the money. Artie attacks him, but Jean-Philippe gains the upper hand, rips out his earring and throws him out. At home, Artie overdoses on alcohol and pills and calls Tony to apologize. Tony deduces that he is trying to kill himself and calls 911. At the hospital, Tony says that Artie can clear his

of payment. Artie expresses admiration that Tony could foresee that the deal would go bad and that he would be able to profit from it; this observation infuriates Tony. Furio is sent by Tony to Jean-Philippe's apartment to collect the debt.

First appearances

• Devin Pillsbury
  : A.J.'s girlfriend.
• Matt Testa
  : A.J.'s friend.

Deceased

• Gloria Trillo
  : Tony learns of Gloria's suicide by hanging in this episode.

Title reference

• The episode's title refers to the emotional difficulties faced by Tony, Adriana, Artie, Gloria, and Dr. Melfi. “Everybody Hurts” is also the title of a popular early-90s ballad by influential American rock band R.E.M.

Cultural references

• The Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965) album is featured in one scene, wherein a mint copy was part of Devin's father's record collection.
• A.J.'s friends refer to
  Don Vito Corleone
  several times.
• Devin's father has several Pablo Picasso paintings displayed in his home.
• Pillsbury is a flour and cake manufacturer. It is common for Italian Americans to refer to non-Italians as anything to do with dough, cake, or white bread ^{[citation needed]}

Music

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• Armand Van Helden
  's "Kentucky Fried Flow" is played when Christopher and his friend are seen in a bathroom and his friend is vomiting, while Christopher is looking in the mirror after shooting heroin
• Weezer's "Island in the Sun" is played during the conversation between Carmela and Adriana at the gym
• "
  I Only Have Eyes For You," by The Flamingos
  , is played in the scene where Tony has dinner with Janice
• D'Angelo's "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" is playing when A.J. and Devin are making out on the couch in the Soprano home
• The Aquatones's "You" plays as Tony dreams about Gloria
• "Ballin' Out Of Control" - Jermaine Dupri, Featuring Nate Dogg
• Manu Dibango's "Em'Ma" is playing as Artie confronts Jean-Philippe about his money
• "Tout doucement" - Bibie
• Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is played in a scene near the end, where Tony, Carmela, and their guests have a meal at an Italian restaurant, presumably following the Billy Joel concert
• The song played over the end credits is "Take Me for a Little While" by Dave Edmunds

References

External links

• "Everybody Hurts" Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at HBO
• "Everybody Hurts" at
  IMDb