Proshai, Livushka
| "Proshai, Livushka" | |
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| The Sopranos episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten |
| Written by | David Chase |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 301 |
| Original air date | March 4, 2001 |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
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"Proshai, Livushka" is the twenty-eighth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the second of the show's third season. It was written by David Chase, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on March 4, 2001.
Tony follows his early-morning ritual: picking up the morning paper and scanning the headlines, which address a violent mob conflict involving Tony's company, Barone Sanitation. Tony suffers a panic attack and collapses in the kitchen. When Carmela arrives home, she immediately drops her bags to help him off the floor. When she asks what happened, he states "Uncle Ben" and the scene rewinds to Tony greeting Meadow and her new friend. Tony comes down the stairs and is surprised to see Meadow on the couch. Meadow tells Tony she needed to borrow the VCR and came with a friend. Meadow's friend, Noah Tannenbaum, comes out of the bathroom and compliments Tony on his home theater and begins to chitchat with Tony about his thoughts on film history, as they were just watching James Cagney's The Public Enemy, a favorite of Tony's. Unfortunately, Noah is oblivious to Tony's racial prejudice regarding his daughter's choice of partner. When Meadow goes upstairs, Tony asks Noah where his heritage is derived from, and Noah says he is Jewish on his father's side and African-American on his mother's. Tony, using a couple of choice racial slurs, warns Noah to stay away from his daughter and to break up with her as soon as they return to campus. Noah storms out of the house. Tony goes to the kitchen, opens a cabinet, sees a box of Uncle Ben's Rice and then suffers the panic attack.
Tony visits his mother, Livia, in an attempt to set things straight and warn her not to talk to the FBI. Livia automatically thinks something is wrong and becomes fidgety. Livia's new aide, Svetlana, tells Tony she is making Livia fill out "Granny Remembers" baby journals that Carmela bought when the children were born. Tony is furious when he realizes Livia has never touched them. Livia says, "It is none of anybody's business." Growing aggravated, Tony tells her to do what she wants regarding his upcoming trial and to leave him alone.
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