2. THE KNIGHT IN WHITE SATIN ARMOR (Season 2)

''All in all,'' says T as his sister takes her bag of need and rage back to Seattle, ''I'd say it was a pretty good visit.'' Better than that: Tony deals with a suicidal goomah, Junior sides with his nephew, Big Pussy sings. Oh, and Janice pulls the trigger on Richie Aprile in one of the greatest shock pops in Sopranos history. For a Grand Guignol flourish, nothing beats the late-night fleshhacking in Satriale's. — Lisa Schwarzbaum