He Is Risen (The Sopranos)

"He Is Risen"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 8
Directed by	Allen Coulter
Written by	Robin Green Mitchell Burgess Todd A. Kessler
Cinematography by	Alik Sakharov
Production code	308
Original air date	April 15, 2001 (2001-04-15)
Running time	54 minutes
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"He Is Risen" is the 34th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the eighth of the show's third season. It was written by Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess and Todd A. Kessler, and directed by Allen Coulter, and originally aired on April 15, 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
• Anthony Soprano, Jr.
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
• Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva
• Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano
• Artie Bucco
• Eugene Pontecorvo
• Ralph Cifaretto

Guest starring

• Hesh Rabkin

Also guest starring

Synopsis

. Later, they are together on her bed; doped and drunk, she falls asleep; he slightly lifts her clothes but goes no further. On a date, they make out in his car. Meadow warns Jackie that their relationship is unlikely to go anywhere at the moment. On another evening, an over-excited Meadow takes Jackie's car and wrecks it. She is unharmed, but he is deeply concerned and she asks to spend the night with him instead of being driven home.

In

dealership. They have been double-booked and he gives her the appointment. Later, he visits the dealership and she accompanies him on a test drive. They end up in bed on Tony's boat. Gloria calls Melfi to cancel a session. Melfi hears a man's voice in the background.

heart attack

on the toilet; Ralphie is the best choice to succeed him. He is relieved and joyous when Tony tells him of the promotion. Then he asks whether he's being promoted on merit or just to replace Gigi. Tony does not answer. He walks away when Ralphie suggests they have a drink together.

First appearances

• Gloria Trillo
  : a therapy patient of Dr. Melfi's and a car saleswoman at Globe Motors.
• Little Paulie Germani
  : Paulie Gualtieri's nephew and crew member.
• Aaron Arkaway
  : Janice's Christian boyfriend who suffers from narcolepsy.

Deceased

• Gigi Cestone
  : dies of a heart attack while on the toilet at the Aprile crew hangout.

Title reference

• It is a reference to Aaron, Janice's
  narcoleptic, evangelical boyfriend, who asks Jackie Jr. if he has heard "the good news, He is risen
  ".
• This episode originally aired on
  Easter Sunday
  .
• The title is also a reference to Ralph being finally promoted to Capo of the Aprile crew.

Cultural references

• When Tony tells Carmela to disinvite Ralphie and Ro for
  Mr. Spacely
  's house for dinner.
• Tony, Hugh, A.J., and Chris watch the annual Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game, during which Janice claims that she served Barry Sanders when she was a waitress at Kenny Rogers.
• Silvio warns Tony that Ralph is the type to pull a "Jack Ruby" on you, referring to the sneak-attacking shooter of Lee Harvey Oswald.
• When Jackie Junior comes into Ro's kitchen, Ralph greets him, "Oh,
  Fabian
  !"
• The deaths of Elvis Presley and Don Simpson. At the funeral of Gigi Cestone (who dies of heart failure while on the toilet), all are in agreement that Gigi's death, while natural, was arguably one of the most embarrassing ways to go. Anthony Soprano states that it's "how Elvis went." Silvio Dante mistakenly replies, "That guy in Hollywood, too. 'Don' something. Producer of The Simpsons."
• Tony references Sun Tzu's The Art of War on a couple of occasions.
• Tony references "
  Machiavelli's The Prince
  .
• Speaking to Tony about Gigi's crew, Uncle Junior says, "For them he's a Ghibelline, coming to butt in." The Ghibellines were a political and military faction in 13th- and 14th-century Italy.

Music

• The song at the party where Jackie is selling
  ecstasy
  and meets Meadow is "Touch Me" by Taskforce (Thrillseekers Remix).
• When Ralphie turns his back on Tony at the casino, the song playing on the jukebox is "Ghost Riders in the Sky" by The Ramrods.
• Prior to this, "Rag Doll" from The Four Seasons is played. The lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli appeared later in season 5.^[1]
• The music playing at Gigi's funeral is Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni (also played at Livia's funeral in "Proshai, Livushka").
• The song "Whoa!" by Black Rob is played in the episode.
• The song played over the end credits is "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers.

References

External links

• "He Is Risen" at HBO
• "He Is Risen" at
  IMDb