The entire dramatic weight of The Sopranos comes down to a short conversation between two broken men.

This article contains spoilers forThe Sopranosseries finale.

The legacy of the climax deserves all of the hype it gets.

James Gandolfini and Steven Van Zandt on The Sopranos.

What clip am I talking about?

Unless youre a superfan, you might not even remember.

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Tony and Uncle Junior shared a rocky relationship, to say the least.

What, you dont recognize me?

Tony sarcastically tests Juniors memory, to which his uncle says, We used to play catch.

immediately brings up to his father once again at the restaurant just a few minutes after this scene.

Tony ignores the positive memory and again attempts for Junior to identify his mobster past.

You and my dad, you guys ran North Jersey.

Juniors response spoils the importance Tony tries to place upon it.

Well, thats nice.

These people serve no purpose to society except in their own minds.

Its the calm before the storm, but it also stands alone as the best conversation in the series.