Amour Fou (The Sopranos) Amour Fou (The Sopranos) "Amour Fou" is the 38th episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the 12th of the show's third season. Its teleplay was written by Frank Renzulli from a story idea by series creator, David Chase. It was directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on May 13, 2001. "* = credit only" Carmela and Meadow are spending time in the Metropolitan Museum of Art when Carmela has to go to the restroom to use a tampon. She has some alarming symptoms and fears ovarian cancer. When she comes back, she is brought to
The Sopranos popular culture of the last quarter century." In 2007, Roger Holland of PopMatters wrote, "the debut season of "The Sopranos" remains the crowning achievement of American television." "Time Out New York" 's Andrew Johnston had high praise for the series, stating: "Together, Chase and his fellow writers (including Terence Winter and "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner) produced the legendary Great American Novel, and its 86 episodes long." Johnston asserted the preeminence of "The Sopranos" as opposed to "The Wire" and "Deadwood" in a debate with television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, both of whom would later include "The