The Sopranos (season 3) The Sopranos (season 3) The third season of the HBO drama series "The Sopranos" began airing on March 4, 2001 and concluded on May 20, 2001, consisting of thirteen episodes. The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 27, 2002. The story of season three focuses on the relationship between Tony and his children — Meadow, as she begins her first year at Columbia University, and Anthony Jr., who is having behavioral troubles in high school. Tony's relationship with his aging mother, Livia, is brought to a head. Dr. Melfi experiences a horrifying personal trauma, but
Soprano Home Movies song." Kim Reed of Television Without Pity gave the midseason premiere an A−, writing "...while, on the surface, not much happened, I think there were a ton of callbacks to previous episodes and that familiar Soprano tension was used to good effect." Maureen Ryan of the "Chicago Tribune" wrote "this is loose, contemplative "Sopranos" storytelling at its best." Lisa Schwarzbaum of "Entertainment Weekly" was impressed with the midseason premiere and wrote that, despite not being a very eventful episode on the surface, "everything happened". Alan Sepinwall of "The Star Ledger" gave "Soprano Home Movies" a positive review and praised it