The Sopranos: What Tony's Bathrobe Really Means

Two federal agents walk up a driveway in New Jersey, and the boss of the state's biggest crime family comes out to meet them in a bathrobe. Why does The Sopranos dress Tony like this? Six acts, from the walk for the paper in the pilot to the last time he goes down for it: the ducks, the kitchen floor, Big Pussy on the couch, Uncle Junior digging in the yard, a robe sent to Dr. Melfi, a hotel room under another man's name. Almost everyone who wears one in this show is near the end of something. 0:00 Two suits and a bathrobe 1:07 Act I — The Driveway 2:33 Act II — The Patient 3:55 Act III — The Window 5:45 Act IV — The Old Kings 8:25 Act V — The Gown 10:04 Act VI — The Paper — Sources: The Sopranos (HBO, 1999–2007) · The Godfather (1972) All footage is used for commentary and criticism. No Signal After Four — visual style, and who it is for.