The Sopranos large cast of characters, many of whom get significant amounts of character development—regardless of level of importance. Some only appear in certain seasons, while others appear (sporadically or constantly) throughout the entire series. All characters were created by David Chase, unless otherwise noted. Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is the series' protagonist. Tony is one of the capos (and the unofficial underboss) of the New Jersey-based DiMeo crime family, at the beginning of the series; he eventually becomes its undisputed boss. He is also the patriarch of the Soprano household. Throughout the series, Tony struggles to balance the conflicting requirements of
Meadowlands (The Sopranos) Meadowlands (The Sopranos) "Meadowlands" is the fourth episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos". It was written by Jason Cahill, directed by John Patterson and originally aired on January 31, 1999. Tony becomes increasingly paranoid over his secret sessions with Dr. Melfi, especially after a near-encounter with Silvio, whose dentist is located just opposite Melfi's suite. However, Tony has also begun developing feelings for Melfi, even to the point of having a detective in his employ, Vin Makazian, secretly follow her. Unfortunately, Makazian assumes Melfi is Tony's mistress and, when he sees her with a date, he pulls the