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Originally Posted by mugenjin
Point taken to some extent but that said I still think that most people here considered the Sopranos more "focused" than BE.
Carmela's house was a means of trying to achieve some kind of independence from Tony which created some conflict and I suppose it's Margaret's motivation as well but so far all we've seen are scenes of Margaret facing difficulties dealing with 1930's beliefs towards birth control.
Don't forget in Season 1 Margaret was beat by her ex hubby resulting in a miscarriage.
I feel like BE and the Sopranos are very similar shows, and we will only be able to resolve this when the series is over. I do think that the Soprano's has a distinct advantage because along with Oz and Six Feet Under it was the first of the Premium Cable Series. Anything that follows has to meet that benchmark to not be trashed.
Regardless, the Sopranos is the "Goodwin's Law" of TV discussion.