For years, The Sopranos felt like one of those rare TV dramas that could still surprise people in real time. Long before streaming turned every twist into a race against spoilers, David Chase’s mob saga had already trained fans to watch every episode like something huge could happen at any second.

That pressure only grew as the HBO hit became a full-blown obsession. Michael Imperioli recently said the series helped create an early spoiler economy, with fans and media hungry for any hint about what was coming next.
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