The Sopranos (TV Series)
Fortunate Son (2001)
Lorraine Bracco: Dr. Jennifer Melfi
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Quotes
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Tony Soprano : [Referring to his recollection of his mother excited by fresh meat] it was probably the only time the old man got laid
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Probably
Tony Soprano : Pretty sick huh? Getting turned ob by free cold cuts
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Do you think you questioned why the meat was free? The meat that was going into her children's mouths?
Tony Soprano : [Referring to his parent's intimacy] I don't know, I don't want to know, I don't even want to think about any of this shit
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I'm sure it was too much for you then too, that's why you short-circuited. Puberty, witnessing not only your mother and father's sexuality but also the violence and blood so connected to the food you were about to eat. And also the thought that someday, you might be called upon to "bring home the bacon", like your father
Tony Soprano : All this from a slice of gabagool?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Kind of like Proust's Madeleine's
Tony Soprano : [Confused] what?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Marcel Proust wrote a seven volume classic: Remembrance of Things Past. He took a bite of a Madeleine, it's kind of a tea cookie he used to have when he was a child and that one bite unleashed a tide of memories of his entire childhood and ultimately of his entire life
Tony Soprano : This sounds very gay, I hope you're not saying that
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : No, understanding root causes will make you less vulnerable to future episodes
Tony Soprano : My fuckin head is swimming here
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : We're going have to stop, it's a lot to process but we've made real progress today, good work and I'd really like you to write down any thoughts or "associations."
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Tony Soprano : [during his therapy session, referring to Hesh] Alright, this has gotta start showing results or end. I talked to a business associate of mine, a man I respect about these panic attacks. Enough fuckin around, enough money in your pocket, what's the story here?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : The latest thought on treatment on panic attack syndrome is a three pronged approach
Tony Soprano : [confused] So, it's a "syndrome?"
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Medication to treat the depression, psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. We've got you on medication, if you feel you're ready, you could see a behaviorist
Tony Soprano : Wait a minute, talk to somebody else?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You seem unhappy with my approach. If you're really ready to commit to mental health, I say "Great, let's get going." I'm ready to help but we'll have to "delve deeper" and focus. This latest "incident" for starters
Tony Soprano : [referring to Noah Tannenbaum] Alright, fine, my daughter brought home a black: They were on the couch watching TV, snuggling
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : And?
Tony Soprano : [referring to the Saturday Night Live comedy sketch performed by Eddie Murphy] And she went upstairs and I had a frank conversation with "buckwheat" and you know, I told him to stay the fuck away from my daughter and she came downstairs and they left
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : And then you had the panic attack?
Tony Soprano : No, not right then, I ran to the kitchen to fix a sandwich, opened the cabinet, I saw a box of Uncle Ben's rice, then boom!
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I see, the rice logo, the first onset of hyperventilation that occurred upon seeing the rice?
Tony Soprano : [after thinking it over] No, I was taking the gabagool out of the fridge
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I'm thinking when you first came here: the panic attack with the ducks, as I remember it, you were grilling meat, weren't you?
Tony Soprano : [amused, impressed, chuckles] The memory on you
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : [smiles] Sausages, wasn't it?
Tony Soprano : Sausages, steaks, yup
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Well, let's get back to that gabagool
Tony Soprano : [after he finishes a phone conversation on his cell phone] Sorry, where were we?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : The connection between your anxiety attacks and meat
Tony Soprano : Right, what was it again?
