Isabella (The Sopranos)

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"Isabella"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 12
Directed byAllen Coulter
Written byRobin Green
Mitchell Burgess
Cinematography byPhil Abraham
Production code112
Original air dateMarch 28, 1999 (1999-03-28)
Running time47 minutes
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"Isabella" is the 12th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. Written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and directed by Allen Coulter, it originally aired on March 28, 1999.

Starring

* = credit only

Guest starring

  • Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Isabella
  • Mikey Palmice
  • Father Phil
  • Agent Harris
  • Jimmy Altieri
  • John Eddins as
    William "Petite" Clayborn
  • Touche as
    Rasheen Ray
  • Kareen Germaine as Nurse
  • Johnathan Mondel as Boy
  • Jack O'Connell as Vendor
  • Katalin Pota as Lilliana
  • Denise Richardson as Newscaster
  • Sal Ruffino as
    Chucky Signore
  • Bittu Walia as Doctor
  • David Wike as
    Donnie Paduana

Synopsis

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and theorizes that Isabella was an idealized maternal figure.

Donnie Paduana, contracts two gunmen to carry out the hit on Tony. Uncle Junior cannot bear to hear the details of the plan when Mikey tries to report. Meanwhile, Christopher is concerned about Tony's emotional state and secretly follows him; he unknowingly prevents the hit when he pulls his car up next to the assassins', blocking their view of Tony. Mikey and Donnie urgently meet about the failed attempt, with Junior hiding in the backseat of Mikey's car. Donnie promises to try the hit again the next day and casually remarks that even Tony's mother
wants him dead. Junior, fearing Donnie's "big mouth", has Mikey kill him.

The next day, the assassins make their move while Tony is running errands. In a ferocious struggle, one of them is killed and the other is briefly dragged along the street as Tony tries to drive away. Tony evades the gunmen but crashes into a parked car. At the hospital, Tony says that his injuries occurred in an attempted

immunity from prosecution
, which Tony scornfully rejects. The next day, Livia and Junior visit Tony at home. Livia appears not to know who Meadow is; Junior later comments on the "good timing" of this apparent memory loss.

Deceased

  • Mikey Palmice
    on orders of Uncle Junior.
  • William "Petite" Clayborn
    :     accidentally shot by his partner, Rasheen Ray, in the failed attempt on Tony Soprano's life.

Title reference

Isabella is the Italian exchange student Tony hallucinates.

Music

Filming locations

Listed in order of first appearance:[1]

Reception

Alan Sepinwall has lauded "Isabella" as one of the greatest episodes of The Sopranos.[2] Emily St. James found the subplot with the titular character to be outlandish, but still described the episode as featuring "classic scene after classic scene".[3]

References

  1. ^ Ugoku. "The Sopranos location guide - Filming locations for". www.sopranos-locations.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "In another 'Sopranos' classic, Tony has to fight off two assassins". UPROXX. August 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ^ St. James, Emily. "The Sopranos: "Isabella"/"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano"". TV Club. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

External links

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