Written by series creatorexecutive producer david chase and supervising producer matthew weiner, and directed by longtime series director allen coulter, it originally aired in the united states on may 16, 2004. Season 5 the test dream 5x11 aired 16 years ago may 16, 2004 tony escapes to the plaza hotel for a night of rest and relaxation, but his dreams are haunted by past faces. The fifth season was released on dvd in region 1 on june 7, 2005. Episode 64 originally aired may 16, 2004 written by david chase and.
The test dream is the 63rd episode of the hbo television series the sopranos and the 11th episode of the shows fifth season. Its one of the best sopranos episodes ever, and constitutes the first third of season fives finale. Bening is playing herself youre annette bening, tony says to her and so her appearance has a similar effect as those earlier season 5 celebrity appearances found mostly in episode 5. The sopranos location guide season 5 5x11 the test dream. The fact that bening occasionally looks into the camera serves to further break down the fictional fourth wall. Filming locations for the test dream the sopranos location guide. The test dream is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the sopranos, and the one i still think about most out of all 86 of them. This episode is unique in that it features an elaborate.
Cousin tony heads off to avenge the death of his good friend, while a dream. The episode ends with tony calling carmela, suggesting that they may end up back together. Check out this episode on imdb or wikipedia previous episodenext episode. The sopranos s 5 e 11 the test dream recap tv tropes. Remembering the sopranos episode the test dream, the closest. With james gandolfini, lorraine bracco, edie falco, michael imperioli. Episode 11, the test dream, written by series creator david chase and supervising producer matthew weiner, is one of my all time sopranos favorites, with a dramatic accident with tonys goomar, valentina, a mob hit on a newly released associate, angelo garepe, the vengeance of tony b. The fifth season of the sopranos aired on hbo from march 7 to june 6, 2004. Previous all episodes 86 next the test dream poster. The whole fifth series dealt with the return of two excons, tonys cousin tony blundetto steve buscemi and johnny sacks henchman phil leotardo frank vincent, and it is these two figures who determine most of the actions in these three concluding episodes. After his latest goomar is injured, tony escapes to the plaza hotel for a night of rest and relaxation, but his dreams are haunted by past faces. The test dream is beautiful, mysterious, entrancing, filled with hidden meanings.
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