The Voice

I just watched one of my favorite episodes of The Sopranos, "D-Girl." It's probably their funniest.

One of the best things about the show is how they capture the voice of New Jersey gangsters, as well as that of a middle class Italian family. "D-Girl" makes fun of Hollywood types, people the writers know personally, and you can tell. Alicia Witt is especially good (in the title role), and Jon Favreau, playing someone close to himself (he wants to capture the "voice" of gangsters for his own script) is also fun.

The only time I've ever felt the show really missed the voice of a type was in the most recent season, when they dealt with New Hampshire homosexuals. They love ripping apart the pretensions of any group, but here they seem befuddled. Maybe they were afraid getting too campy, but it seemed to me they treated them with kid gloves, which made them seem a but lifeless.

Columbus Guy says: Well, there's your problem right there. But-lifeless New Hampshire homosexuals don't need taking apart, they need support.