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Eloise (The Sopranos episode)
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"Eloise" is the fifty-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos
and was the twelfth of the show's fourth season. It was written by Terence Winter
, directed by James Hayman
and originally aired on Sunday December 1, 2002.
's trial concludes, Eugene Pontecorvo and Dogsy find juror Danny Scalercio while he is out shopping with his son and intimidate him.
Little Carmine and Johnny Sack
try to convince Carmine, Sr.
to reduce his demands in his dispute with Tony over the HUD
scheme. Carmine Sr., becoming angry, insults his son and refuses to back down. Sack meets with Tony and Silvio
at Carmine's new restaurant and offers a minor compromise; Tony, angry in part because Carmine will not deal with him face-to-face, rejects it and later orders that the restaurant be damaged.
Carmine uses his union influence to shut down work at the disputed project, the Esplanade. Tony decides to wait the dispute out, expecting the financial losses on both sides will quickly force Carmine into a compromise. Johnny Sack meets with Tony and raises the possibility of killing Carmine, surprising Tony.
In the Soprano household, Carmela
and A.J.
discuss a paper he is writing on Billy Budd
. Tony's callous behavior toward Carmela angers Furio, who has difficulty restraining himself when Tony calls his wife a "moody bitch." Tony remains unconscious of the romantic tension between Carmela and Furio. Carmela later visits Furio's house to discuss decorating, but a possible flirtation is interrupted by one of her father's contractors.
Tony, Furio, and other members of the crew visit an Indian casino. While most of the others carouse, Furio stands aloof. Later, as the drunken crew prepares to board the casino's helicopter for the flight home, Furio grabs Tony by the shirt front and appears barely able to restrain himself from shoving Tony into the spinning tail rotor. Furio tells the baffled Tony he was standing too close to the blades. The next day, Furio does not appear when expected, and Carmela learns he has abruptly returned to Italy. Carmela and Rosalie Aprile have dinner at Nuovo Vesuvio. When Rosalie suggests Tony might have taken action against Furio, she becomes distraught.
A family dinner to meet Meadow's new boyfriend, Finn DeTrolio, further dispirits Carmela. Their annual mother-daughter birthday outing the next day turns quickly into hostile bickering. Carmela complains to Tony about her disagreements with Meadow, sharply irritating her, but he later approaches his daughter and suggests that she treat her mother with more restraint.
Paulie Gualtieri
learns from his mother that her friend Minn Matrone keeps a large cache of money in her home. After a rough-edged conversation with Silvio reveals unhappiness with his declining financial contributions, Paulie approaches Carmine Sr., only to learn that Johnny Sack has never passed along his previous suggestions of a shift in loyalties. Upset, Paulie decides to steal Minn Matrone's cash to make up his shortfall to Tony. When she arrives home unexpectedly, recognizing him and interrupting the burglary, Paulie kills her. He then nervously makes a large payment to Tony.
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
and was the twelfth of the show's fourth season. It was written by Terence Winter
Terence Winter
Terence Winter is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire...
, directed by James Hayman
James Hayman
-Career:His credits include Judging Amy, Ugly Betty, Joan of Arcadia, Kingpin, Jake and the Fatman, The Sopranos, Any Day Now, ER, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Huff, House M.D., The Client, Murder One, Texasville, Northern Exposure, Moon Over...
and originally aired on Sunday December 1, 2002.
Plot summary
As Junior SopranoJunior Soprano
Corrado John Soprano, Jr., played by Dominic Chianese, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Usually referred to as "Junior" or "Uncle Jun", he is the mentor and surrogate father for capo Tony Soprano. A younger Corrado sometimes appears in flashbacks and is played by Rocco...
's trial concludes, Eugene Pontecorvo and Dogsy find juror Danny Scalercio while he is out shopping with his son and intimidate him.
Little Carmine and Johnny Sack
Johnny Sack
John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, played by Vince Curatola, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was the longtime underboss and later the boss of the powerful Brooklyn-based New York City Lupertazzi crime family...
try to convince Carmine, Sr.
Carmine Lupertazzi
Carmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Biography:...
to reduce his demands in his dispute with Tony over the HUD
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
scheme. Carmine Sr., becoming angry, insults his son and refuses to back down. Sack meets with Tony and Silvio
Silvio Dante
Silvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
at Carmine's new restaurant and offers a minor compromise; Tony, angry in part because Carmine will not deal with him face-to-face, rejects it and later orders that the restaurant be damaged.
Carmine uses his union influence to shut down work at the disputed project, the Esplanade. Tony decides to wait the dispute out, expecting the financial losses on both sides will quickly force Carmine into a compromise. Johnny Sack meets with Tony and raises the possibility of killing Carmine, surprising Tony.
In the Soprano household, Carmela
Carmela Soprano
Carmela Soprano née DeAngelis, played by Edie Falco, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the wife of Mafia boss Tony Soprano and the program's most prominent female character.-Character biography:...
and A.J.
Anthony Soprano, Jr.
Anthony John "A.J." Soprano, Jr. , played by Robert Iler, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Usually just called "A.J.", he is the son of Carmela and Tony Soprano. He is a prototypical underachiever and is a constant source of stress and anxiety for his parents...
discuss a paper he is writing on Billy Budd
Billy Budd
Billy Budd is a short novel by Herman Melville.Billy Budd can also refer to:*Billy Budd , a 1962 film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov, based on Melville's novel...
. Tony's callous behavior toward Carmela angers Furio, who has difficulty restraining himself when Tony calls his wife a "moody bitch." Tony remains unconscious of the romantic tension between Carmela and Furio. Carmela later visits Furio's house to discuss decorating, but a possible flirtation is interrupted by one of her father's contractors.
Tony, Furio, and other members of the crew visit an Indian casino. While most of the others carouse, Furio stands aloof. Later, as the drunken crew prepares to board the casino's helicopter for the flight home, Furio grabs Tony by the shirt front and appears barely able to restrain himself from shoving Tony into the spinning tail rotor. Furio tells the baffled Tony he was standing too close to the blades. The next day, Furio does not appear when expected, and Carmela learns he has abruptly returned to Italy. Carmela and Rosalie Aprile have dinner at Nuovo Vesuvio. When Rosalie suggests Tony might have taken action against Furio, she becomes distraught.
A family dinner to meet Meadow's new boyfriend, Finn DeTrolio, further dispirits Carmela. Their annual mother-daughter birthday outing the next day turns quickly into hostile bickering. Carmela complains to Tony about her disagreements with Meadow, sharply irritating her, but he later approaches his daughter and suggests that she treat her mother with more restraint.
Paulie Gualtieri
Paulie Gualtieri
Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri played by Tony Sirico, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is a caporegime and later underboss in the Soprano crime family.-Plot details:...
learns from his mother that her friend Minn Matrone keeps a large cache of money in her home. After a rough-edged conversation with Silvio reveals unhappiness with his declining financial contributions, Paulie approaches Carmine Sr., only to learn that Johnny Sack has never passed along his previous suggestions of a shift in loyalties. Upset, Paulie decides to steal Minn Matrone's cash to make up his shortfall to Tony. When she arrives home unexpectedly, recognizing him and interrupting the burglary, Paulie kills her. He then nervously makes a large payment to Tony.
Guest starring roles
- Ray AbruzzoRay AbruzzoRay Abruzzo is an Italian-American actor, noted for his appearances on television.He made regular appearances in the following series: Dynasty , The Practice and The Sopranos .Other TV credits include: Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote, L.A...
as Little Carmine Lupertazzi - Sharon AngelaSharon AngelaSharon Angela is an American film, television actress, screenwriter and director. Angela is probably most well known for her portrayal of Rosalie Aprile on the HBO series, The Sopranos....
as Rosalie Aprile - Fran Anthony as Minn Matrone
- Anna Berger as Cookie Cirillo
- Elaine Bromka as Ellen McDermott
- Carl CapotortoCarl CapotortoCarl Capotorto is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Little Paulie Germani on The Sopranos. He is also the author of Twisted Head: An Italian-American Memoir.-External links:*...
as Little Paulie Germani - Max CasellaMax CasellaMax Casella is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Sopranos, Doogie Howser, M.D., and as the voice of Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series.-Life and career:...
as Benny Fazio - Dan Castleman as Prosecutor Castleman
- Matthew Del NegroMatthew Del NegroMatthew Del Negro is an American actor. He was born in Mount Kisco, New York as the youngest of three children. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he played Division I lacrosse. After graduating, he began to study acting, and after appearing in several minor commercials and independent...
as Brian Cammarata - France Esemplare as Nucci Gualtieri
- Robert FunaroRobert FunaroRobert Funaro is an American film and television actor. Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series The Sopranos...
as Eugene Pontecorvo - Joseph R. GannascoliJoseph R. GannascoliJoseph R. Gannascoli is an Italian-American actor and celebrity spokesman most notable for his portrayal of Vito Spatafore on the HBO series, The Sopranos.-Early life:Joseph R. Gannascoli was born and raised in Brooklyn....
as Vito SpataforeVito SpataforeVito Spatafore, Sr., played by Joseph R. Gannascoli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was a member of the DiMeo Crime Family and a subordinate of Tony Soprano. He was married to Marie Spatafore with two children, Francesca and Vito, Jr., and was a closeted homosexual... - Michael Goduti as Alfie
- Jerry Grayson as Marty Schwartz
- Dan GrimaldiDan GrimaldiDaniel "Dan" Grimaldi is an American actor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Career:...
as Patsy Parisi - Kevin InterdonatoKevin InterdonatoKevin Interdonato is an actor who has appeared in such television shows as The Sopranos. Interdonato is one of the stars of the 2008 low-budget horror film Leeds Point. He was awarded the "Robert Pastorelli Rising Star Award for Acting" at the 2008 Garden State Film Festival...
as Dogsy - Will JanowitzWill JanowitzWill Janowitz is an American film, television and stage actor as well as writer. He is first generation American with his mother having been born in the Czech Republic and his father Berlin, Germany.- Biography :...
as Finn DeTrolio - Tony LipTony LipTony Lip is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi in the HBO series The Sopranos. He portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone in Donnie Brasco.Lip is from Paramus, New Jersey...
as Carmine LupertazziCarmine LupertazziCarmine Lupertazzi, Sr., played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn-based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.-Biography:... - Mark Lotito as Dave Fusco
- Bruce MacVittie as Danny Scalercio
- Jeffrey M. Marchetti as Petey
- Brian McCormackBrian McCormackBrian McCormack is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.He plays for the Portlaoise club. He usually plays at wing back for the Laois senior football team....
as Greg Erwitt - Evan Neuman as Colin McDermott
- Aleksa PalladinoAleksa PalladinoAleksa Palladino is an Italian American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her lead roles in Manny & Lo, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Find Me Guilty, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.-Life and career:Palladino was born in New York City, where she grew up...
as Allesandra - Richard PortnowRichard PortnowRichard Portnow is an American actor known for such films and television shows as Barton Fink, Se7en, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Spirit, Law Abiding Citizen, Private Parts, Fallen Arches, Double Down, Spring Break '83, The Sopranos, Hannah Montana and Boston Legal.-Life and career:A...
as Attorney Melvoin - Joe Pucillo as Beppy Scerbo
- Gay Thomas-Wilson as Nurse
- Richard Vitiello as Joey Numbers
First appearances
- Finn DeTrolio: Meadow's boyfriend.
Deceased
- Minn Matrone: suffocated by Paulie Walnuts after he attempted to steal her money and she caught him in the act.
Title reference
- The title refers to the portrait, EloiseEloise (books)Eloise is the name of the protagonist in a series of children's books written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight.Eloise is a six-year-old girl who lives in the "room on the tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel in New York with her Nanny, her pug dog Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee. A...
, at the Plaza Hotel, which is based on the books of the same name. Carmela and Meadow have a tradition of eating lunch while seated in front of this painting.
Music
- The song played during the Soprano family's visit to Meadow in New York is "New Slang" by The ShinsThe ShinsThe Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
. - The song played over the end credits is "Little Bird" by Annie LennoxAnnie LennoxAnnie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
. - The song played in the background of a scene between Silvio and Paulie is MetallicaMetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's cover of "The Small Hours" by HolocaustHolocaust (band)Holocaust is a heavy metal band based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 1977 while still at high school, the original lineup, featuring guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley, vocalist Gary Lettice, bassist Robin Begg and drummer Paul Collins, became part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
. - The song played at the Bada Bing office when Paulie gives Tony a large envelope of cash (after the murder and robbery of Minn Matrone) is "Real Fonky Time" by Dax RidersDax RidersDax Riders is a French techno synth-funk band founded in 1994 by Oliver Dax and Cédric Azencoth . In 1998, their duo became a trio, when Nicolas Berger Vachon joined them after a successful joint concert tour as the lead singer and keyboard...
. - The song played at the wedding is "Sopa De Caracol" (Conch Soup) by Banda Blanca.