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Yep, they were "even" after the Peeps thing. Killing Billy Leotardo sealed his fate.Not to mention Fat Tony gave skinny Tony the cushy job running the casino. He did more than enough to pay him back. Though he could have also thrown in a dentist visit.
Yeah, but they skipped rocks on the pond when they had long hair!
I know this story of course, it is a very important thread. I just don't in any way consider Tony B saving Tony S due to this. Tony B keeping his mouth shut was meaningless in this case. He was not in any way protecting Tony S
at both the dentist crank and calling them fat and skinny Tony. Well-played!And yeah, Tony B. never saved Tony S. Tony S.'s guilt over the whole thing may have made it seem that way, but it's not the way it was.
I don't think it was a nod to Goodfellas; that's just how Italian families operate.
You know what gets me every time from that one; "mix it with the relish"
Skip could actually be the dumbest TV cop ever.Let's see. We run into Jimmy the Elvis impersonator at the party store. Sal is visibly shaken, and worried that Jimmy knows he's a rat.
Remember when Pussy was delusional about working with the FBI, he was following Chrissy and he hit the 7-11 clerk with his car? When Skip came to see him in the hospital, Sal said "I owe you, Skip. The rest of my life, I'll never forget; you looked the other way on that Bevilaqua beef."To which Skip replied: "What? The bureau would never turn its head on a murder charge." But then of course, he dropped the subject.
The best part about that is how long it took him to get in the car after he shot him. With his weight, getting in and shifting his weight enough for him to be able to close the door took a bit of time.
Oh, and I never did reply to this:I am aware of all of that, but if Skip did overlook it, letting his bosses hear that tape would make him look bad. His bosses would be like, "If you knew Sal was directly involved, AND had that kind of proof on tape, why didn't you do something about it?" Then again, we never saw Skip again after Season 3, Episode 1, so maybe he got the axe and it was just never told to us the viewers.
My buddies and I always break that one out.
Always cracks me up. So did Tony buy that boat? Was the Cuban guy fake? Certainly they didn't give it back to somebody with the blood of an FBI informant on the carpet.
"Oh, okay Puss... we didn't realize it was an ACE. Keep doing what you're doing!"
Sal says "Oh yeah" when T mentions the Cuban guy. So I'm assuming he's real and he's 'a friend of theirs'.Always cracks me up. So did Tony buy that boat? Was the Cuban guy fake? Certainly they didn't give it back to somebody with the blood of an FBI informant on the carpet.
"Oh, okay Puss... we didn't realize it was an ACE. Keep doing what you're doing!"
Best season finale of the entire series. In the first scene afterwards, Gandolfini with little dialogue really shows some serious acting chops.
Couldn't find it either, but yes, great scene. "Well see if you can figure out the difference."Semi-related: Omar, before The Wire...
Always been my favorite episode. Love the executive card game.
"Make sure you sweep up under Sil's feet there."
IIRC, he seriously thought Tony would kill him.
I don't think you RC.
Upon further consideration, I am fairly certain that it is you who doesn't RC, sir.
Reading through some of this thread now. Just watched season 6B recently...it's right up there with season 1 and 2 for me. I loved it. Season 5 was great as well.That's the entire issue in a nutshell. This show was never supposed to last six seasons. Chase wasn't even sure if it would get picked up after the pilot.
When the well of ideas in an awesome TV series starts to run dry, it's sad to watch. :(
Yeah, 6B was decent, if uneven. But the crap with "Kevin Finnerty" early in 6A was nearly unbearable.Although when Paulie's voice pulled him through, and he heard Meadow saying "Don't go, Daddy"... that was pretty emotional.Reading through some of this thread now. Just watched season 6B recently...it's right up there with season 1 and 2 for me. I loved it. Season 5 was great as well.That's the entire issue in a nutshell. This show was never supposed to last six seasons. Chase wasn't even sure if it would get picked up after the pilot.
When the well of ideas in an awesome TV series starts to run dry, it's sad to watch. :(
It's fun to go back through the thread and read the posts as the episodes were airing live in the final season. Especially when Junior shot Tony.Everyone was all...
To be fair, it's now been a few years since I've watched these particular episodes, but I'm still pretty sure that's why Artie was going to kill himself. Artie's thinking behind it doesn't have to make logical sense (how many suicides do?). As far as killing himself because he's afraid of being killed, sure. If you felt that the mafia was after you and there was no escape, would you rather die by your own hand, or die by whatever method Tony & friends have planned for you (consider the way Vito died before you answer that)?There is ZERO chance Tony would have killed Artie over $50K, and I'm certain that was the last thing on Artie's mind. Tony pisses fifty grand. The suicide attempt wasn't about money. It was about being a failure. He was going through a divorce, so he's a failure as a husband. He couldn't afford braces for his daughter, so he's a failure as a father.
His restaurant isn't doing well and Jean-Philippe just screwed him over in a "business deal," so he's a failure as a provider. His lame attempts to make Jean-Philippe's sister fall for him were unsuccessful, so he's a failure as a ladies man. He can neither intimidate nor beat up a 120-lb. French guy, so he's a failure as a tough guy. He can't pay Tony back, so he's a failure as a friend. (Note Artie's frantic phone call to Tony after he took the pills: "I'm sorry I let you down.")
He is despondent. Nothing is going right in his life. So he's going to kill himself because he's afraid of being killed??
just now.I understand that shooting unwatchable Joey episodes conflicted with her Sopranos schedule, but still. Funny how things turn out.What makes The Sopranos so great is that the women are ruling over the men, and they are not these quiet women who are getting the SH#T kicked out of them.The men fear the women more than their male enemies. I swear to God, they do. They can't get rid of us. What are they going to do... kill us?
The rumor was that doing both shows was too much for her, so she requested a "resolution" for Adriana.She got one.
Yeah that worked out well for her.
Yea, really. Is she on any show now? Employed?
She was on the first season of Sons of Anarchy for a while then left. She just came back on the show last week.
Would have liked to see where the storyline took us had Drea not departed one of the best shows ever for one of the worst.And also if Nancy Marchand hadn't died.
I, for one, was kind of glad when Livia died (not Marchand herself). I hoped that it would cut down on Tony's visits to Dr. Melfi.
Yeah, I don't appreciate all the smarty pants people who tell me that the psychiatry scenes are an important element of the show. I didn't start watching the show to see therapy sessions. I like mob stories. And FWIW, Chase indicated that had Marchand lived, Livia and Tony would have reconciled. Beyond that, who knows.
Honestly you can FF through every therapy scene and miss a thing. The show makes perfect sense without them.
