Episode Rankings: The Sopranos

There are some shows out there where I wouldn't necessarily call them one of my favorites, but I can understand why one would call it their favorite, or even on a more objective level, the best show ever made. FMA:B isn't one of my favorite anime, but I totally get when people say it's the best one. Similarly, I totally get why so many consider The Sopranos to be the greatest show ever made, it's really something special. The amazing performances from the cast, the influence it had on prestige TV, the blending of dark subject matter with goofy quotable dialogue and moments of sheer ridiculousness, and probably most importantly, the sheer ambition that David Chase put into the show and how he constantly pushed the bar for television. Not everything The Sopranos did worked for me (Employee Of The Month, for example), but I can't say I was ever bored or left feeling like The Sopranos settled for playing things safe. Watch it if you haven't already, it's definitely an experience. Here's my ranking of its episodes:

1. Long Term Parking (S5.12)
2. The Blue Comet (S6.20)
3. Whoever Did This (S4.09)
4. I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano (S1.13)
5. Made In America (S6.21)
6. Whitecaps (S4.13)
7. Another Toothpick (S3.05)
8. Funhouse (S2.13)
9. Pine Barrens (S3.11)
10. Isabelle (S1.12)
11. Kennedy And Heidi (S6.18)
12. The Knight In White Satin Armor (S2.12)
13. Members Only (S6.01)
14. The Strong Silent Type (S4.10)
15. College (S1.05)
16. The Second Coming (S6.19)
17. Army Of One (S3.13)
18. Cold Cuts (S5.10)
19. Soprano Home Movies (S6.13)
20. From Where To Eternity (S2.09)
21. Two Tonys (S5.01)
22. Everybody Hurts (S4.06)
23. Pilot (S1.01)
    
24. All Due Respect (S5.13)
25. For All Debts Public And Private (S4.01)
26. Second Opinion (S3.07)
27. Nobody Knows Anything (S1.11)
28. Kaisha (S6.12)
29. Unidentified Black Males (S5.09)
30. Amour Fou (S3.12)
31. Meadowlands (S1.04)
32. Proshai, Livushka (S3.02)
33. Big Girls Don't Cry (S2.05)
34. Stage 5 (S6.14)
35. D-Girl (S2.07)
36. The Legend Of Tennessee Moltisanti (S1.08)
37. Rat Pack (S5.02)
38. Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist's Office (S2.01)
39. Cold Stones (S6.11)
40. Calling All Cars (S4.11)
41. Walk Like A Man (S6.17)
42. He Is Risen (S3.08)
43. 46 Long (S1.02)
44. Mayham (S6.03)
45. Marco Polo (S5.08)
46. No Show (S4.02)
47. Mr Ruggerio's Neightborhood (S3.01)
48. The Weight (S4.04)
49. The Test Dream (S5.11)
50. To Save Us All From Satan's Power (S3.10)
51. The Ride (S6.09)
52. Toodle-F***ing-Ooo (S2.03)
53. All Happy Families (S5.04)
54. University (S3.06)
55. Pax Soprana (S1.06)
56. Bust Out (S2.10)
57. Denial, Anger, Acceptance (S1.03)
58. Eloise (S4.12)
59. Join The Club (S6.02)
60. Boca (S1.09)
61. Where's Johnny (S5.03)
62. Mr And Mrs John Sacrimoni Request (S6.05)
63. Do Not Resuscitate (S2.02)
64. Fortunate Son (S3.03)
65. Watching Too Much Television (S4.07)
66. Pie-O-My (S4.05)
67. Remember When (S6.15)
68. Full Leather Jacket (S2.08)
69. Johnny Cakes (S6.08)
70. Sentimental Education (S5.06)
71. Commendatori (S2.04)
72. Live Free Or Die (S6.06)
73. Down Neck (S1.07)
74. The Fleshy Part Of The Thigh (S6.04)
75. Mergers And Acquisitions (S4.08)
76. The Happy Wanderer (S2.06)
77. Moe And Joe (S6.10)
78. In Camelot (S5.07)
79. A Hit Is A Hit (S1.10)
80. The Telltale Moozadell (S3.09)
81. Employee Of The Month (S3.04)
82. Irregular Around The Margins (S5.05)
83. House Arrest (S2.11)
84. Luxury Lounge (S6.07)
85. Chasing It (S6.16)
86. Christopher (S4.03)