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The Sopranos · Characters Ranked

Best Sopranos Characters, Ranked by IQ Score

Tony Soprano anchors the founding text of prestige TV. The Sopranos characters whose cognition built the show, ranked.

The Sopranos's character density is the founding-text of prestige-TV character work. The show's commitment to letting each made man, capo, soldier, family member operate with their own cognitive register — and to letting Tony's therapy sessions with Dr. Melfi be the actual subject of the show — established the template subsequent prestige dramas worked inside.

Anchor picks: Tony Soprano is the canonical prestige-TV protagonist. James Gandolfini's performance defined what cable drama could be.

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    The Sopranos poster — IQ Score 176/200 — Masterclass tier

    The Sopranos

    Masterclass crime, drama

    Tony Soprano sits in Dr. Melfi's office and talks while ordering hits. The show's cognitive achievement is depicting the interior life of a violent man without absolving him. Educational value from its portrayal of anxie…

    176/200

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