Schadenfreude Schadenfreude Schadenfreude (; ; 'harm-joy') is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another. It is one of four related emotions or concepts. Schadenfreude is a complex negative emotion. Rather than feeling sympathy towards someone's misfortune, schadenfreude evokes joyful feelings that take pleasure from watching someone fail. This emotion is displayed more in children than adults, however adults also experience schadenfreude, they are just better at concealing their expressions. "Schadenfreude" is borrowed from German; it is a compound of "Schaden", "damage, harm", and "Freude", "joy". The German
From Where to Eternity he responds that he does, and that God has been very generous to him. Tony agrees, and the two toast. The episode's title is a play on film "From Here to Eternity" (1953). It also refers to Christopher's taking a trip to the afterlife and not knowing whether it was purgatory or hell. From Where to Eternity "From Where to Eternity" is the 22nd episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the ninth of the show's second season. It was written by Michael Imperioli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, and originally aired on March 12, 2000. "*