Lorraine Bracco's role in particular is a positive one: Melfi's quite consciously meant to be a moral counterpoint to Tony's gangsterism.
It's ironic, considering the obsession in the show itself of characters like Richard LaPenna, Melfi's ex-husband, towards negative portrayals of Italian-Americans.
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