Tony Soprano's panic attacks are a liability in a business where weakness is disqualifying
The Guardian's description casts Tony Soprano as a captain of industry: a mansion in New Jersey, a flourishing business, the respect of all who know him—and no peace of mind. The joke is that the industry is organized crime. Panic attacks and a psychiatrist are not executive wellness perks; in that world, no self-respecting murderer, loan shark, pimp, drug dealer or protection racketeer would dare show such weakness.
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Take
The uncomfortable part is that the show never settles the verdict: admire him, pity him, or despise him?
Pushback
Pity is a trap. The panic attacks are real, but so are the murderer, the loan shark and the protection racketeer; the weakness is not the only thing in the room.