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You know you talk about these guys like it's an anthropology class. The truth is, they bring certain modes of conflict resolution from all the way back in the old country, from the poverty of the Mezzogiorno, where all higher authority was corrupt.
― Meadow Soprano, explaining her thoughts on the Mafia[src]

Meadow Mariangela Soprano[1] is a major character on The Sopranos. She is the daughter of Tony and Carmela, as well as the older sister of A.J. A stark contrast to her brother, she is a great achiever in the family and is a source of pride for her parents.

She is portrayed by Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

Biography[]

Meadow had interests in higher education as did her mother, who urged her to take advantage of the educational opportunities given to her, although her love life often seemed to get in the way. Due to her good performance in academics and mellow attitude, her parents often favor her over A.J. One of her biggest educational slips was when she began dating Jackie Aprile Jr., the son of the late Jackie Aprile Sr.. Although Jackie Jr. first appeared to be interested in Meadow, he often visited the Bada Bing and cheated on her. Meadow soon realized this when she caught him with another girl after growing worried about Jackie's long time disappearance. Meadow's father at first seemed happier when Meadow dated Jackie Jr. rather than her previous boyfriend, but soon discovered his possession of a gun and regular visits to the Bada Bing.

Family meals

Meadow and her father Tony have a dinner.

Jackie Jr. and Meadow broke up soon after. After Jackie Jr. took part in a robbery of a card game where the card dealer was killed and Furio Giunta was shot, he was murdered by Vito Spatafore on Ralph Cifaretto's orders. Ralph had been dating Jackie's mother Rosalie, but ultimately decided Jackie Jr. should be killed. After hearing of his death, Meadow was devastated. Despite their break-up, it was clear she still had feelings for him, and there was perhaps a part of her that wanted their relationship to continue. Meadow began drinking while she was grieving and acted out at the restaurant while Uncle Junior sang in front of the family and their friends after Jackie's funeral.

Meadow soon recovered from her grief, and continued going to school and working in a law center. Some time later, she met Finn DeTrolio and began a relationship with him. They moved in together and planned to start a life together but soon broke up, most likely because Finn had gone to California for school and their relationship had turned into a long distance one (Meadow's changing attitude towards the mafia lifestyle may have also played a large part, as they had been bickering about this). At the end of the series, Meadow had begun dating Patsy Parisi's son, Patrick. While out on a date with Patrick, Meadow was approached by a Lupertazzi family capo named Coco Cogliano who recognized her as Tony Soprano's daughter, and unsettled her by making crude and sexual remarks. The next day, Meadow revealed to Tony and Carmela what happened with Coco. Enraged, Tony tracked Coco down at his restaurant, badly beating him with the butt of a revolver and curbstomping him, knocking out his teeth. This could be seen as one of the events that accelerated the brewing war between Phil Leotardo and Tony Soprano.

At the end of the series, it was revealed Meadow had become engaged to Patrick Parisi and might find employment at his law firm. She seemed to have abandoned her dreams of becoming a pediatrician or giving pro bono legal aid to oppressed minorities in favor of a lucrative career defending white collar criminals, motivated by the "treatment of Italians" she found exemplified in her father's arrests by the FBI. While Tony and Carmela acted like they were happy she was no longer gonna be a doctor, in reality Tony was saddened that Meadow was now on track to defending criminals like him, when he never wanted her to be involved in his business at all, but he also knows it’s his fault for letting His and Carmela’s influence and lies effect her.

The last time Meadow is seen in the show, she is struggling to park her car while her family waits for her in their favorite diner. Despite the wholesome all-American family scene (a dubious "Don't Stop Believing" plays in the background) Tony is wary of everyone in the diner and everyone who enters the diner, anyone of whom could be a Leotardo hitman. When we hear the bell on the door signifying someone else entering the diner, we do not see who it is, leaving us to wonder if it is Meadow who has finally parked her car or the hitman Tony is worried about. One of the final thoughts is whether Meadow is late and is therefore not there when the screen fades to black.

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Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Funhouse"
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