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The Sopranos S1E3 — Denial, Anger, Acceptance

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The Sopranos•Season 1•Episode 3

Denial, Anger, Acceptance

8.5/10 · 14,497 votesJan 24, 199945 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Uncle Junior's associate Mikey Palmice stirs things up by making Junior think Tony wants to be next in line for boss. Meanwhile, Tony, Paulie and Silvio deal with Hasidic family problems.

Directed byNick Gomez

Written byMark Saraceni

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Cast11

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Tony Soprano

Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Carmela Soprano

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Meadow Soprano

Robert Iler

Robert Iler

A.J. Soprano

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Jennifer Melfi

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Christopher Moltisanti

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Silvio Dante

Tony Sirico

Tony Sirico

Paulie Gualtieri

Dominic Chianese

Dominic Chianese

Corrado 'Junior' Soprano

Nancy Marchand

Nancy Marchand

Livia Soprano

Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore

Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero

Crew11

J

Juliet Polcsa

Costume Design

N

Nick Gomez

Director

M

Mark Saraceni

Writer

D

Dean Taucher

Production Design

Alik Sakharov

Alik Sakharov

Director of Photography

C

Conrad M. Gonzalez

Editor

Frank Renzulli

Frank Renzulli

Supervising Producer

Robin Green

Robin Green

Co-Executive Producer

Mitchell Burgess

Mitchell Burgess

Co-Executive Producer

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Jason Cahill

Executive Story Editor

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Mark Saraceni

Story Editor

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Episode Summary

"Denial, Anger, Acceptance" is episode 3 of The Sopranos season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 14,497 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Nick Gomez and written by Mark Saraceni, it aired on January 24, 1999.

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