The Sopranos: Why Adriana’s Season 5 Death Happened Off-Screen

While The Sopranos showed numerous gruesome death scenes, the Sopranos Adriana death was off-screen, and here’s why. Portrayed by Drea de Matteo, the Italian-American character plays a prominent role in the HBO series as the girlfriend of Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), the “nephew” of crime boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). Across 6 seasons, the best episodes of The Sopranos traded heavily in death and high shock factors: in general, it’s the betrayals and tragedies that tend to last longest in memory, after all.