Master Epps Returns nice observation: in that scene he definitely gives a “heh,” just to please Tony, but doesn’t give any extra hehs as to incriminate himself about the Ginny Sac issue
One of my favorite scenes on the show. I love how Tony pledges to enjoy life and treat every day as a gift after recovering from his shooting, then instead plunges into total sociopathy and paranoia.
Round House Agreed, but the fact that Tony still hasn't let it go is telling. Johnny Sack and Ralph Cifaretto are both dead at this point so really the Ginny Sack joke should be ancient history. But Tony still considers using that as an excuse to kill Paulie, a man who has served his family for years and who he once looked up to. It shows that Tony is becoming more ruthless as a boss and doesn't really trust anyone anymore, not even his closest associates.
Silver Snail14 Look at it from Tony's point of view, for years Big Pussy and few other guys were rats and Tony had no Idea. there are plenty of episode in which Tony has flashbacks to when he was being setup by his closest friends. Pussy was a rat for the feds and still did his dirty work on the side with out them knowing, this is why it was so hard for Tony to figure him out even tho Tony's detective friend told Tony Big pussy was a rat. It is never stated in the show, but all the evidence is there to provide that Paulie too is a rat for the feds. Remember how Pussy protected Tony for the bevilacqua kid murder even tho he was working for the feds, so too did Paulie protect Tony for the first hit that he and tony did. Tony is not crazy, his mind is clear.
I understand Tony's mindset in this scene and why he wouldn't want to take any risks with any potential rats in his crew, but I still see it as evidence of Tony's growing alienation from the people closest to him. I don't think his mind is clear at all. I think that Tony loses most of his humanity after recovering from the shooting and gradually becomes more monstrous. He makes Bobby kill the Frenchman out of spite just because they had a drunken fistfight, he starts a fight with his young driver and beats the crap out of him just to show that he can, he doesn't put up the money to help Vito Jr. and has the kid taken away instead, then he considers killing Paulie and murders Christopher in cold blood after the car accident. Tony pretty much unravels in the final season of the show.
I can tell you are a fan like me, but Tony is far from crazy. lets look at the characters you mention. Tony forgives the person that shoots him and send him to hospital. Bobby assume that role/job because when Tony was in the hospital, bobby was not earning did hits on the side (remember the rapper that wanted to get shot in the leg). pulse bobby father was hitman. As the leader Tony had to show strength, coming out the hospital we was weak and could not let the guys see that. Remember how how phil said he lost respect for Johnny sack when he saw him cry. Tony made plans to have Vito Jr taken care of. As for Christopher, It was only a matter of time before he would betray Tony. Christopher always talk about writing a book. With his drug problem and Adriana death, it was only a matter of time. As for Paulie, he was working with the feds, you need to find out why Tony said to Paulie "Remember when is the lowest form of compliment" and what it implies. You see in the sopranos, everything repeats but with different forms. The first few seasons, sets up the last few season. By the final season, tony is smarter, but he is not crazy.
@@meowdalachow7932 I was gonna say the same thing.. Sometimes shit screws up the shot, or the actor's screw it up. How much Spaghetti is he supposed to eat for a 3 minute scene?
“When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up?” & right when Tony grabbed that drink for Paulie contemplating to whack him, you see him standing up. Paulie was such a superstitious character.
I don’t think Paulie is being superstitious here. As silly as he is, he’s an experienced, street wise gangster that’s managed to survive the mob life for decades. I believe he was rubbing his chest as an excuse to have his hand close to his gun. And as Tony stood up behind him, Paulie stood up as well to be prepared.
@@ssnewp2340 tbf pussy was pretty out of it after all that tequila and last drink with his friends who were making it known they were to kill him for his betrayal
Hi there to whoever reads this..turn back now before you get caught up in the never ending loop of sopranos clips. It’s too late for me but you can save yourself!!
Poor Paulie my ass. He should've kept his mouth shut around Johnny Sack (snake that he is) and not say anything about his wife. Paulie just wanted to play on the fence, but Tony only sees things in black and white.
The look on Gandolfini's face when he keeps asking Paulie if he told John about the joke was amazingly scary. You have to hand it to James, what a great actor to be able to do that on a rocking boat, out at sea. Technically, that was master film making, props to the crew and both actors.
Totally. It subverts the old Godfather gangster-gothic style of suits & barettas & Caravaggio lighting; this mob boss is scary in broad daylight in a Hawaiian shirt, smiling at his friend.
"Jesus Christ that hurt!" Tony was definitely thinking that Paulie could've been hurt a lot more just then. He had a very "you have no idea how lucky you just got" smile on his face.
Actually Paulie played it perfectly, denied everything and never gave in to admitting. Saved his life. As soon as tony cringed thinking about it, you could tell he couldn’t kill him.
Hahaha it's so fucking true, I just finished sopranos before 2 days and still I get the same reaction when I see that scene, and every scene of Paulie, damnnn I think I will never find it boring hehe
This scene is absolutely perfect. The Sopranos is one of the few shows that can capture the true tension of a scene without the use of music. You truly never know what it going to happen next
Scott Bergstrom he had to give him some pain - to get it out of his system and to let Paulie know “Damn right I was thinking about whacking you, you costly pain in the ass”.
Gandolfini is a goldmine of these brief non-verbal moments that convey huge amounts of meaning within the context of the scene. He’s so good at it, it’s crazy.
Exactly right - Tony's look said "think yourself lucky that's all you got. You deserved a lot more for telling Johnny Sack AND lying about it when I asked you.
The way they create tension in these scenes is just amazing. The wind howling, the quiet moments after a short back and forth, really has you wondering if he's about to kill Paulie
In the end Tony just couldn't do it... even if perhaps Paulie might have deserved it. It's almost like that big grin on Tony's face was him laughing at himself for his own weakness. I mean, at the end of the day Paulie was a relatively sympathetic character... relatively speaking of course!!
The fact Tony was even considering killing one of his oldest friends over a joke even if it did cause him trouble shows what an absolute psychopath he is.
A joke? Paulie fueled a lot of the problems in the show. He cost Tony and the DiMeo Crime Family a lot of money and lives when he was whistleblowing to Johnny Sack, he was even trying to jump ship at one point in time.
He was never in any real danger before. Of course he's acting tough when he's beating on defenseless or unsuspecting people. That's easy. He still took his kangaroo court like a pro. Shows he wasn't all pathetic and had some genuine "mob honor" in him.
@Barrier Boy but Paulie REALLY deserved to be clipped. Big mouth, selling details about family interest for Sack, nearly caused a war with that joke, and hardly made any income.
@Barrier Boy dude, you don't have the intelligence to understand what you are watching. Tony knew it was him and that nervous/tense confession confirmed it. In case you didn't know, Paulie was the one who told on Ralphie. He was fixing to betray Tony and get in the other bosses good graces. Tonys instincts were always good.
@@michadebicki6534 Are you serious? Did you forget the time when Paulie stole that lawnmower from the landscapers? He probably made some serious coin off that. At least 50 bucks. That was like Tony's crew's Lufthansa Heist.
I love that the show ends with Paulie being the only member of the family who's done alright for himself. Assuming Tony does in fact get killed in the final scene, that means Paulie could very well become the next boss because no one else is left. All of the other top guys are either dead, incapacitated, or captured by the feds (as Carlo is said to have done and Patsy will probably do too due to his son's arrest). Paulie acted like a dumb, psychotic asshole for six seasons and he ends up coming out on top. There's no meritocracy in the mob, clearly.
Since when was Patsy captured just because his son was arrested, he’s a smart guy, him and Paulie probably okay’d the hit on Tony and then led the family
Throwing the bottle seemed to be Tony's way of making peace. He didn't show weakness by openly giving Paulie a pass, instead communicating strength and discipline while also offering a drink to let Paulie know that peace has been restored. The way Paulie gets up and stands waiting to be killed most likely earned him extra respect from Tony
He could have made peace with Paulie, but he could have done that w/o throwing the bottle. It's telling that Tony brought up Tourettes syndrome, asking Paulie if he had himself checked for that... but it's Tony who seems to -- in a sense -- have an issue with Tourettes (uncontrollable contextually inappropriate impulsive behavior); he gets that "look" in his eyes... then "something" happens, just like when he --- _not_ planned ahead -- killed Christopher Moltisanti. On the boat after staring at the knife, he seemed to be in a state where he was struggling to not give into the uncontrollable urge (never planned) to kill Paulie and using that knife. I think throwing the bottle was he trying to rein himself in and releasing his pent-up rage by instead throwing _something_ (just happened to be a bottle) at Paulie. Blowing off serious deadly steam. I'm not saying that the Tony character had Tourettes, but that his comment to Paulie speaks to some pathological uncontrollability in Tony that's a thousand times worse than anything a true Tourettes would do.
In Paulies dream earlier in the series, he says "When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up???". I think that seemingly random line has a connection to this scene. He thought his time had come so he stood up.
all these guys/personas portrayed in the series are more or less sadistic sociopathic murderers. the amount of wannabe-thug mafia-fanboys who worship these types is pretty much sad/tragic. human brainwashed condition I guess.
3Dtimespace yup. I always thought The Sopranos slowed down on the glorification of the mafia. Much more accurate of the decline of the wiseguys, stated on the show in multiple occasions. Tony, boss of jersey. Sure, he's got the money. Big house. Beautiful women. That comes with the territory. He's also in therapy. He's overweight. His kids are a mess. His wife uses him for her selfish needs but mostly openly hates him. His "other family" laughs by his side but keep their distance when they can. He's depressed. Even better when they show the rest of the crew. Paulie is not living large. Christopher.... where to start!? And the most repetive scenes that scoop up a lot of airtime are a bunch of unhealthy middle aged men sitting around eating sausage and pepper sandwiches in a titty bar. I can go on and on. Put it this way. Goodfellas had Joe Pesci abusing a restaurant owner to the amusement of a whole party of gangsters. The Sopranos had Artie Bucco sticking his annoying head in every time you thought the family was starting to enjoy themselves. At very few points did this lifestyle ever seem glamorous
What? So making a business decision to whack somebody, albeit a long time friend, is sadistic? I don't think you now what sadistic means. Sociopathic, maybe. But sadistic, I hardly think so.
Paulie was always scared of tony and he shows it here very clearly. This is why I can't understand why some people say that he was the only one not scared of tony.
One of the greatest scenes in the entire show imo, the swaying boat just adds this incredibly nervous tension to the whole thing, both of them know exactly what's going on but can't bring themselves to say it.
The second Tony’s mood changed and he started the bad jokes, Paulie’s worst fear he had in his gut was just confirmed. He was the oldest of them all and in the end, sole survivor. He’s not stupid despite the nonsense.
I love how the scene makes you feel like Tony in the moment, it literally makes me anxious to watch this because of the weird cuts, silences, camera movement and the strong wind sound
I like how the framing gets closer and closer in on both of their faces as the scene gets more and more tense. It really gives the scene a sense of claustrophobia and being stuck so you really feel how paulie feels
For those of you who didn’t get it. Tony knew Paulie told the joke and Paulie knew that Tony knew. Tony was testing Paulie to see if he would crack under pressure if the feds got to him.
If Paulie had of admitted it, Tony would have killed him for the trouble he caused and for lying to him. I dont think he was ever 100% certain, he had strong suspicions though.
Was a bit like the Ralph and John situation re: the joke, when Tony makes him call him to deny it. Paulie lies well here. He could have talked too much and tried to explain how it wasn't him and it would have been suspicious. He goes on the offensive and bit and acts offended that Tony thinks it could be him.
That devilish smile Tony has it's almost like staring to death itself, on that last second bottle throw, I'm sure Paulie saw his life passing before his eyes. Such a great scene
One of the best scenes on the show. Paulie wasn't stupid, he knew that if he ever revealed he gossiped that Ginny Sack joke he was as good as dead, and Tony obviously at that time was really doubtful regards his loyalty towards him or at least worried that Paulie could flip. Finally he didn't whack Paulie because he had no proof, just suspicions, and it was his word against his. Brilliant scene.
Patrick 777 777 Is it? I loved it when it started. Turned a bunch of people into it. Grew up in NJ & even in my upscale suburb you knew who was what. Now I can't bear it.
@@samanthab1923 It means you have a conscience , it has too much profanity , cursing and it glorifies violence too much , and I'm sick and tired of watching phychos .
James was a great actor, he really made you think twice. I remember his performance in True Romance although a small one, you see so much in him, hes a crazed psychopath at the same time hes a scared insecure henchman all that with a hint of comedy in him. He an action type persona he could play a real good brute. But him as a person a softy with a heart of gold, you knew he was a great guy even when playing these other kinds of people on film. His smile told you everything about him. A true actor, better than alot of people actually give him credit for.
The offence wasn't all that weak though - Tony knew whoever told Johnny that joke was essentially a mole in the family (glorified crew) leaking other business... he mentioned some specific business issues around the time when the whole joke thing blew up.
He didn’t whack him as he realised John is out of the picture and Paulie was more use alive than dead. Plus he didn’t want any more attention from the police and feds over Paulies disappearance.
This scene hits so hard especially when Tony gets home and sees the couple thousand dollar espresso coffee machine and realizes his bad behavior/where he treated Paulie
I don't think he acknowledges his thoughts/behaviour. I think he sees Paulie's gift and then praises it because it lines up with his (Tony's) decision not to kill him. On another day, Paulie would've been dead. And Tony would've acted like he was 100% correct in killing him, too.
@@defragsbin I think you're right. and his statement in this episode to Beansie, who seems confused as to why Tony's attention is turning to Paulie now, that he's simply "waiting for the other shoe to drop" and expecting the worst... this may be a great insight into Tony's psychology. he simply feels it's "time" for someone to disappoint him and for him to kill them in return, as if he expects to kill someone towards the end of each season, just like the audience. and this perfectly foreshadows Christopher's fate without even referring to him directly.
@@miracle_grrrl_mira I agree. Tony's always got a person that's his 'biggest problem' at any given moment -- sometimes it's a logical choice (Richie), sometimes it's a mixed bag (Ralphie -- Tony was right in many ways, but clipped a made guy in a moment of rage), and other times he's just irrationally mad about something (Paulie's general personality and loose lips). When someone is at the forefront of Tony's mind, most other problems are backgrounded. Yeah, Paulie messed up by getting played by Johnny Sack, but Tony had nothing more than suspicions at this point. If anything, the only concrete thing Tony could say against Paulie was he didn't kick up the full amount and he was loose-lipped at times. I think Tony mainly wanted to clip Paulie because at that moment in time, he couldn't bear to be around him. The Florida trip makes this clear in teeth-grinding detail. He hates the history, the fact he used to look up to him and the connection with his father. I think this also plays into the narrative of the last couple of seasons -- Tony has become irredeemable at this point. For the first 3-4 seasons, there is some humanity there. We see the pressure he's under, and we can identify with _some_ of his choices. However, since he stays on the same path, therapy ultimately teaches him to be a more effective mobster. It doesn't improve him as a person because he's unwilling to do the work. By season 6, he's so far gone that he's ready kill one of his oldest friends/associates on a gut-level whim, and it's not really surprising behaviour by this point. Tony is dead as a person long before Made in America cuts to black.
@@defragsbinwell it’s not like Paulie was lucky, Tony was looking for any excuse to fight Paulie, kinda similar with Ralphie, but Paulie didn’t give him one. Smart AF, perhaps the only time where he wasn’t a hot head.
In the beginning, authorizing a whack or having to carry out one on your own accord was well thought out and a heavy burden. In the end, just being annoyed and irritated by one of your men was reason enough to whack them. This scene is paramount in expressing Tony's complete degeneration as a human being.
His crew grew thin to the point besides Tony himself, there's only Paulie alive at the series finale. And he got away because of his liar and incompetence skills.
He knew Paulie told Johnny,and that he did it behind his back. If he can shit stir about that,then what else would be be capable of saying,and to who. That's a slippery slope my friend.
I think it makes sense. Paul he's one of those guys that just is too stupid to get himself killed he's like Popeye walking while he's asleep through a construction site and never falling off the girders.
they should've put one of those fake scenes of him actually whacking paulie and its all bloody to shock viewers, and then it goes back to him staring at the cooler with paulie in the back lol that would've been funny
In the end Pauly was one of the most loyal guys Tony had left after Sylvio.. Despite almost trying to join the Lupertazzi Family in season 4. Pauly liked Tony and his dad and only considered a betrayal when he knew Tony was very unhappy with him like in season 4. Pauly was a bachelor and had no family especially after his aunt/mom died. He had nothing else left but the guys in the Family and his reputation as a stand up guy as Beansie said He wasn't going to flip like Carlo to protect a family member or try and start a new life like Eugene. Yes, we did see his loyalty waver a bit in S4 and he was a chatter box but we had no reason to believe he would truly betray Tony. Tony basically made the decision after this episode that Pauly was someone who had been with him from the beginning and was a ride or die member of his crew despite his quirks. And he says to Carmela at the end of this that it's guys like Pauly that allow them to live high on the hog. Pauly definitely made the right choice here not confessing about the Johnny Sack joke. Ralph and Johnny were both dead at this point. Tony probably would have whacked Pauly either here or later if he had fessed up to that....even though his close circle was dwindling by now.
Those times Paulie got loose lips and said things he shouldn't have to John - I think it was out of pure ignorance and not thinking as opposed to a breach of loyalty. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and he wasn't a big picture thinker. Think of that dinner scene in Italy.
this is some eerie shit, I just finished rewatching the sopranos...a couple of hours later Tony dies, I feel like I been stabbed in the heart. RIP Uncle Paulie!
I was very surprised Tony "didn't" kill, Paulie. There was many things that led up to that scene. When he was in the can, telling John about ralph's fat joke to his wife, and also telling john about the fake HUD scheme ralph and tony had going, which ended up costing them hundred's of thousands, and significant tension between them and new york, not to mention Paulie not having a legit proof of income when Barone Sanitation changed ownerships, and the severance package ended after the 2nd year leaving him easy pickings for the FED. Than you add into the mix, Paulie had no wife or kids for Tony to have to take care of financially if Paulie got clipped so it would have been an inexpensive hit, and the simple fact, Paulie can't stfu... not to mention this was when Tony started getting very parinoid.. If you add all those things together, it should spell a hit.. I was very very surprised this didn't happen....
Very tense scene. I agree, but besides Paulie talking too much, he was always loyal to Tony and the big guy looked at him as a father figure at some aspects. I knew before Tony even throw the bottle that he wasn't going to do it. Like I pointed out in another comment, if you look at Tony's facial expression at 2:50, and the fact that he slaps the pillar, he just looks like he's thinking "God Dammit, I can't do this. Love the guy too much". And ironically, when the series was all over, Paulie could be looked at as the last man standing.
bigb860 He wasn't always loyal to Tony. Whenever he was upset, like a little child he would always go running to Johnny Sack and air out his families dirty laundry, and tell him Tony's business which in return gave nothing but loss of income, and tensions between the families that ended up in people getting severely beaten. When Paulie confronted Carmine believing Johnny's lies that Carmine liked him, spoke about him, and asked about him, and Carmine looked at him like he had 2 heads asking who he was, it was a gut shot to Paulie because at that critical moment Paulie knew Johnny was full of shit, and simply using him for information. Than he starts bashing Johnny around Tony. etc. Again, I was very surprised he wasn't clipped. But the irony is, at the End, Paulie would have been in charge of the family.
Haha, the only reason I brought up him running the family is because tony is dead, Silvio was in a coma, christopher was 6 feet under and there was no one left...
Nobody was closer to Tony than Christopher, and if you think about it, he contemplated killing him many times. Once, even had a gun to his head. Another time, he said "if it were anybody else". This was all before he finally did actually kill him. There's no doubt in my mind that if you were around him long enough, that's how you'd end up sooner or later for one reason or another.
Tony Sirico just passed away in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Interesting that that’s where he gets the closest to dying on the show…Rest in peace Tony Sirico!
Tony is a perfectionist, he told Paulie when Pussy was wearing a wire: "We need to be 100% sure" ... he needed to be here as well. And he wasn't.. I think Paulie knew exactly what was going on here and he puts up a show. If he'd confessed here, he already knew it is way too late for being apologized for it.
I'll never forget the first time seeing this scene haha I almost lost it because I was thinking the same thing about Paulie and the Aheh heh heh tick lmao.. The funniest is when Tony and Paulie meet the guys down in Miami to discuss the business transaction (you send us a truck and we send u a truck filled with pool toys, french shampoo, etc) and then Paulie pinches the guys cheek and does the "heh heh" lololol
I just noticed this for the first time yesterday. At first I thought he was just fixing his fishing pole, and then I thought he was looking for any way to defend himself, like put the hook through Tony's eye or his throat
Old comment but, thats also why paulie holds his hands infront of him, if someone were too attack him, having his hands in his pockets, folded or behind his back would take too long to defend.
First time I saw it I really thought Paulie was done for, the way Tony looks at him and later looking at the ocean, like "who would know out here?" Paulie was an idiot in a lot of ways but was comic relief as well. I'm glad he survived.
Paulie in a good mood: “heh heh heh”
Paulie in a bad mood: “heh heh” or “heh”
Master Epps Returns nice observation: in that scene he definitely gives a “heh,” just to please Tony, but doesn’t give any extra hehs as to incriminate himself about the Ginny Sac issue
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Phil, Gloria & Christopher before The Sopranos ua-cam.com/video/TZ72D4aiNdU/v-deo.html
Like morse code
Tony smiling is FAR more terrifying than when he’s raging out.
3:03
@smile is demonick (*everyone knows +ha+)
Sun Bull you get scared that easily? wow
Phil, Gloria & Christopher before The Sopranos ua-cam.com/video/TZ72D4aiNdU/v-deo.html
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I’d love to see you up against a smiling psychopath who knows how to kill people 100 different ways. Dipshit.
Paulie knew exactly what was going on and still had the balls to play along.
When he got up to look at the water that was him getting ready lol
It’s probably the only reason why he’s one of the only ones who makes it to the end, he was 100%
@@tsoprano4891 got nothing to do wtit
@@vincentsanabria you drunk fam or just immune to char dev
So did Borko
This scene always made me feel weird mostly because they're eating pasta on a boat
Don’t knock it until you try it.
@@Strummie When on the sea, do like the fishes.
I wonder how much pasta James had to eat to keep the consistency between takes. 🤢
Eating that stuff on a boat swaying that much is going to make you puke.
@@Romulan2469 i haven't spent too much time on a boat, but this was my first thought lol
When a mob boss asks you go on a fishing trip with him.... say you're sick.
For example look at what happened to Fredo.
😂🤣I love this comment. When my boss asked me on one (He's Italian) my mind immediately went to he was gonna kill me
I+DONT +HA+ (*fyi/JSY)... #wakeUP
I doubt you can do that, without major repercussions.
@@xavierann5222 😭😭😭😭😭
One of my favorite scenes on the show. I love how Tony pledges to enjoy life and treat every day as a gift after recovering from his shooting, then instead plunges into total sociopathy and paranoia.
Its not paranoia if you are correct, and we know that Tony is correct about Paulie snitching to Johnny sacks .
Round House Agreed, but the fact that Tony still hasn't let it go is telling. Johnny Sack and Ralph Cifaretto are both dead at this point so really the Ginny Sack joke should be ancient history. But Tony still considers using that as an excuse to kill Paulie, a man who has served his family for years and who he once looked up to. It shows that Tony is becoming more ruthless as a boss and doesn't really trust anyone anymore, not even his closest associates.
Silver Snail14 Look at it from Tony's point of view, for years Big Pussy and few other guys were rats and Tony had no Idea. there are plenty of episode in which Tony has flashbacks to when he was being setup by his closest friends. Pussy was a rat for the feds and still did his dirty work on the side with out them knowing, this is why it was so hard for Tony to figure him out even tho Tony's detective friend told Tony Big pussy was a rat. It is never stated in the show, but all the evidence is there to provide that Paulie too is a rat for the feds. Remember how Pussy protected Tony for the bevilacqua kid murder even tho he was working for the feds, so too did Paulie protect Tony for the first hit that he and tony did. Tony is not crazy, his mind is clear.
I understand Tony's mindset in this scene and why he wouldn't want to take any risks with any potential rats in his crew, but I still see it as evidence of Tony's growing alienation from the people closest to him. I don't think his mind is clear at all. I think that Tony loses most of his humanity after recovering from the shooting and gradually becomes more monstrous. He makes Bobby kill the Frenchman out of spite just because they had a drunken fistfight, he starts a fight with his young driver and beats the crap out of him just to show that he can, he doesn't put up the money to help Vito Jr. and has the kid taken away instead, then he considers killing Paulie and murders Christopher in cold blood after the car accident. Tony pretty much unravels in the final season of the show.
I can tell you are a fan like me, but Tony is far from crazy. lets look at the characters you mention.
Tony forgives the person that shoots him and send him to hospital.
Bobby assume that role/job because when Tony was in the hospital, bobby was not earning did hits on the side (remember the rapper that wanted to get shot in the leg). pulse bobby father was hitman.
As the leader Tony had to show strength, coming out the hospital we was weak and could not let the guys see that. Remember how how phil said he lost respect for Johnny sack when he saw him cry.
Tony made plans to have Vito Jr taken care of.
As for Christopher, It was only a matter of time
before he would betray Tony. Christopher always talk about writing a book. With his drug problem and Adriana death, it was only a matter of time.
As for Paulie, he was working with the feds, you need to find out why Tony said to Paulie "Remember when is the lowest form of compliment" and what it implies.
You see in the sopranos, everything repeats but with different forms. The first few seasons, sets up the last few season. By the final season, tony is smarter, but he is not crazy.
Tony’s evil smile here just cracks me up. As if he’s saying “come oooon, you can tell me. Not like I’m gonna kill you or anything”
I know right. The director specifically made sure to shoot that 3-second segment as he's eating to clearly portray that too.
He was trying to lure Paulie into false sense of confidence- catch him in the lie, and kill him right there
He was fishing for information you dumfck, he was hoping Paulie would be dumber than all of you @@FutureBusinessTech
its hilarious how paulie just survives everything, even while being mean and screwing up constantly, while everyone else dies 😂
heh heh
Paulie is the pawn that made it to the other side
As if he told the writers to never write him off, lol.
That is the kind of person that life rewards
Reminds me of most workplaces
Tony stabbed his food 400 times and took 1 bite.
2 bites
C Money fucking maniac shit that is
real acting right there baby
@@meowdalachow7932 I was gonna say the same thing.. Sometimes shit screws up the shot, or the actor's screw it up. How much Spaghetti is he supposed to eat for a 3 minute scene?
JaybayJay only tony can still be scary as shit eating spaghetti
The higher the tension gets between Tony and Paulie, the more the boat rocks in the water. Great visual storytelling.
The rocking was the same troughout the video.
Yeah, they made the waves bigger for the scene.
Never noticed that but you’re right!!
great catch btw
It's just zoomed in closer making it look that way
2:34 Paulie just walks to the edge of the boat and turns his back on Tony, thinking "Well, if you're gonna do it then do it."
"When my time comes, will I stand up?"
“When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up?” & right when Tony grabbed that drink for Paulie contemplating to whack him, you see him standing up. Paulie was such a superstitious character.
I don’t think Paulie is being superstitious here. As silly as he is, he’s an experienced, street wise gangster that’s managed to survive the mob life for decades. I believe he was rubbing his chest as an excuse to have his hand close to his gun. And as Tony stood up behind him, Paulie stood up as well to be prepared.
@@tlightning8383 paulie holds his hands infront of him to always be prepared to defend himself. Always thought that was an interesting fact.
Yeah I noticed that too. Pussy died asking if he could sit down, Paulie believed that this was his time and chose to stand up.
@@ssnewp2340 tbf pussy was pretty out of it after all that tequila and last drink with his friends who were making it known they were to kill him for his betrayal
@@tlightning8383 It wouldn't have mattered, if Tony had thrown that knife instead of the beer, he would have got him.
Paulie was hesitant and came close to confessing, but his better instinct kept him alive.
Yeah, Ralphie dies cus of that mistake. Paulie 100% mob.
That's one thing Mob Capos often told their underlines. "Dont admit to anything".
@Alex F I don't think you do.....get a life and stop living someone else's.
@@ishitunot5152 Youshit Wenot
@@Avengerie I am guessing English is not your first language.
Paulie would never admit he told John about that joke.......because of the implication.
hahahaha nice
nice. and their on a boat. Dennis would be proud
lmao made my day
I love you, ahhh fucking hilarious, im in tears.
it's not like YOU would be in any danger...
Rest in peace James and Tony. Your impact will last forever.
James nasality is legendary!
His name is Paulie
@@jorgelugo9473 portrayed by Tony Sirico, you moron
no one will know what this show was in 50-75 years... but yeah sure "forever" lol
@@sly9263*Yeah sure* , nobody's listening Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue either... You're completely clueless about art 🙄
Most humans are 90% water, Tony is 90% carbohydrate
90% zeppole
Nowhere near 90% water!!! What are we jellyfish?
Wow, Tony is in total sociopath mode here. That sinister smile says it all. Very scary.
Ya james was a great actor
Lol that smile as he's slurping that food down was evil AF
yep
I almost barfed in this scene.
More like pycho
How can Tony think about whacking Paulie after Paulie made him a plate of pasta?
Because he like the rest of them was a sociopath who got more and more paranoid and restless as the show got to the end
I never fully understood that. Might be because I missed the first four seasons, but it seems like he suddenly wants to kill Paulie. Why?
barely ate it so the pasta mustve sucked
I guess he served the dish cold
@@hejho240 Italian food is still yummy even when it is cold.
Hi there to whoever reads this..turn back now before you get caught up in the never ending loop of sopranos clips. It’s too late for me but you can save yourself!!
4:41AM here. Send help
@@2minutecarnivore DAMN YOU UA-cam RECOMMENDATIONS!!
Go f yourself, I'm going till dawn!!!
On my 3rd day of binge. I regret it
Heh heh heh
The cinematography in this scene with the waves and the background water going up and down is spot on. Really adds to how intense the scene is.
Whoa Steven Spielberg over here! Takeiteasy
@@seewhativescene LMAO comments on sopranos clips are great
Not just the waves, to me it was also how desolate it is out there. Tony could've done anything. Who would've known ??
Poor Paulie, cook his boss a big plate of food and he starts thinking about killing him.
Poor Paulie my ass. He should've kept his mouth shut around Johnny Sack (snake that he is) and not say anything about his wife. Paulie just wanted to play on the fence, but Tony only sees things in black and white.
@@raulquiroz7492 Also told Johnny what Tony and Ralph were doing business wise.
Absoleet lmfao ain’t that some shit 😂😂😂😂
That's what he gets for running his mouth.
Absoleet Too many onions in the sauce
The look on Gandolfini's face when he keeps asking Paulie if he told John about the joke was amazingly scary. You have to hand it to James, what a great actor to be able to do that on a rocking boat, out at sea. Technically, that was master film making, props to the crew and both actors.
@Cobb Knobbler yeah sure you could easily do it right? you must have 4 Oscars on your shelf
lol you think the boat was actually rocking and out at sea.
He knew he had paulie by the balls (*and paulie knew it too)
Totally. It subverts the old Godfather gangster-gothic style of suits & barettas & Caravaggio lighting; this mob boss is scary in broad daylight in a Hawaiian shirt, smiling at his friend.
Imagine if the camera man all of a sudden turned the camera upside down. Now he'd have had to play the scene upside down.
"Jesus Christ that hurt!"
Tony was definitely thinking that Paulie could've been hurt a lot more just then. He had a very "you have no idea how lucky you just got" smile on his face.
he does have an idea... it probably didn't even hurt but Paulie had to say something to cover the jumpiness that he just showed
Actually Paulie played it perfectly, denied everything and never gave in to admitting. Saved his life. As soon as tony cringed thinking about it, you could tell he couldn’t kill him.
Paulie's bodily functions betrayed him, luckily for him Tony didn't trust his instincts and get rid of him right there
@@seewhativesceneTony knew, if Paulie blabbed be would have capped him
@@UreksatheJade except he didn’t
@@Obs23456 and?
@@UreksatheJade and I’m right
Tony's imitation of Paulie's laugh was one of the funniest moments of the series for me. LOL
Lmfao ikr im still laughing
what was more odd is he actually found "Three's A Company"funny
Hahaha it's so fucking true, I just finished sopranos before 2 days and still I get the same reaction when I see that scene, and every scene of Paulie, damnnn I think I will never find it boring hehe
I just laughed out loud
HEHEH, HEHEH
-"Heh heh heh, he he!"
Words to live by
I think you gotta tic or somethin'.
😂😂😂😂
That outta hold em alright
He should get that checked out
One of my favourite scenes, sad to know both these wonderful actors aren’t with us no more. RIP 😇
This scene is absolutely perfect. The Sopranos is one of the few shows that can capture the true tension of a scene without the use of music. You truly never know what it going to happen next
That look Tony gave at the end after Paulie says "That hurt!", it's like him saying it could have hurt a lot more.
Scott Bergstrom he had to give him some pain - to get it out of his system and to let Paulie know “Damn right I was thinking about whacking you, you costly pain in the ass”.
@@jfayiii I think he was testing his reflexes. Paulie was an experienced thug in diry fighting and Tony knew that.
Gandolfini is a goldmine of these brief non-verbal moments that convey huge amounts of meaning within the context of the scene. He’s so good at it, it’s crazy.
@@MarcoBoneMan Like when he wanted his $200,000.00 back. That was funny, though.
Exactly right - Tony's look said "think yourself lucky that's all you got. You deserved a lot more for telling Johnny Sack AND lying about it when I asked you.
The way they create tension in these scenes is just amazing. The wind howling, the quiet moments after a short back and forth, really has you wondering if he's about to kill Paulie
In the end Tony just couldn't do it... even if perhaps Paulie might have deserved it. It's almost like that big grin on Tony's face was him laughing at himself for his own weakness. I mean, at the end of the day Paulie was a relatively sympathetic character... relatively speaking of course!!
@@bobshenix wooow, I never saw it like that. He's laughing at his own weakness, damn
the background of the sea and sky on the close ups on them individually adds so much to it as well
The fact Tony was even considering killing one of his oldest friends over a joke even if it did cause him trouble shows what an absolute psychopath he is.
A joke? Paulie fueled a lot of the problems in the show. He cost Tony and the DiMeo Crime Family a lot of money and lives when he was whistleblowing to Johnny Sack, he was even trying to jump ship at one point in time.
Paulie did it to cause a rift between Tony and Johnny. Paulie was not a friend, he was a snake. Not killing Paulie here cost Tony his life in the end.
@@darth3261 but tony never died
@@benzx1434yes he did lol
@@nealingtypeshi damn bro, this comment session is still very active
Paulie was one of the few mobsters that truly scared me. To see him scared is like watching your father cry. Confusing.
He wasn’t scared he was ready and was playing along to tony game u see he got up when tony was behind him
????????@@xavierpardo7808??????????????
You're so scared of the truth you convinced yourself of this bullshit
He was a mod guy in real life that’s why
He's the comic relief. When he's not being funny, it's especially grave times.
He was never in any real danger before. Of course he's acting tough when he's beating on defenseless or unsuspecting people. That's easy.
He still took his kangaroo court like a pro. Shows he wasn't all pathetic and had some genuine "mob honor" in him.
“When I’m nervous or tense”
At this point, Tony knew he had him
@Barrier Boy but Paulie REALLY deserved to be clipped. Big mouth, selling details about family interest for Sack, nearly caused a war with that joke, and hardly made any income.
No then he knew paulie knew
@@michadebicki6534 sacks wife was a sack of shit.
@Barrier Boy dude, you don't have the intelligence to understand what you are watching. Tony knew it was him and that nervous/tense confession confirmed it. In case you didn't know, Paulie was the one who told on Ralphie. He was fixing to betray Tony and get in the other bosses good graces. Tonys instincts were always good.
@@michadebicki6534 Are you serious? Did you forget the time when Paulie stole that lawnmower from the landscapers? He probably made some serious coin off that. At least 50 bucks. That was like Tony's crew's Lufthansa Heist.
I love that the show ends with Paulie being the only member of the family who's done alright for himself. Assuming Tony does in fact get killed in the final scene, that means Paulie could very well become the next boss because no one else is left. All of the other top guys are either dead, incapacitated, or captured by the feds (as Carlo is said to have done and Patsy will probably do too due to his son's arrest). Paulie acted like a dumb, psychotic asshole for six seasons and he ends up coming out on top. There's no meritocracy in the mob, clearly.
Since when was Patsy captured just because his son was arrested, he’s a smart guy, him and Paulie probably okay’d the hit on Tony and then led the family
@@Obs23456 i like this as a head-cannon epilogue
Paulie is ultimately doomed though, considering his refusal to listen to the Virgin Mary's warning
@@Obs23456 it was Carlo's son who got arrested
@@mrx7181 haven’t watched in a while so of course the shmuck got that wrong
Throwing the bottle seemed to be Tony's way of making peace. He didn't show weakness by openly giving Paulie a pass, instead communicating strength and discipline while also offering a drink to let Paulie know that peace has been restored. The way Paulie gets up and stands waiting to be killed most likely earned him extra respect from Tony
beautiful 😭 love this show
He could have made peace with Paulie, but he could have done that w/o throwing the bottle. It's telling that Tony brought up Tourettes syndrome, asking Paulie if he had himself checked for that... but it's Tony who seems to -- in a sense -- have an issue with Tourettes (uncontrollable contextually inappropriate impulsive behavior); he gets that "look" in his eyes... then "something" happens, just like when he --- _not_ planned ahead -- killed Christopher Moltisanti. On the boat after staring at the knife, he seemed to be in a state where he was struggling to not give into the uncontrollable urge (never planned) to kill Paulie and using that knife. I think throwing the bottle was he trying to rein himself in and releasing his pent-up rage by instead throwing _something_ (just happened to be a bottle) at Paulie. Blowing off serious deadly steam. I'm not saying that the Tony character had Tourettes, but that his comment to Paulie speaks to some pathological uncontrollability in Tony that's a thousand times worse than anything a true Tourettes would do.
Fucking hell it means all things to all men.....
In Paulies dream earlier in the series, he says "When my time comes, tell me, will I stand up???". I think that seemingly random line has a connection to this scene. He thought his time had come so he stood up.
I like to think that Tony was testing Paulie if he could keep his mouth shut.
Paulie knew he was one wrong answer away from a very different boating experience.
This scene is brilliant. Perfectly captures Tony's sadistic tendencies.
all these guys/personas portrayed in the series are more or less sadistic sociopathic murderers. the amount of wannabe-thug mafia-fanboys who worship these types is pretty much sad/tragic. human brainwashed condition I guess.
3Dtimespace yup. I always thought The Sopranos slowed down on the glorification of the mafia. Much more accurate of the decline of the wiseguys, stated on the show in multiple occasions. Tony, boss of jersey. Sure, he's got the money. Big house. Beautiful women. That comes with the territory. He's also in therapy. He's overweight. His kids are a mess. His wife uses him for her selfish needs but mostly openly hates him. His "other family" laughs by his side but keep their distance when they can. He's depressed. Even better when they show the rest of the crew. Paulie is not living large. Christopher.... where to start!? And the most repetive scenes that scoop up a lot of airtime are a bunch of unhealthy middle aged men sitting around eating sausage and pepper sandwiches in a titty bar. I can go on and on. Put it this way. Goodfellas had Joe Pesci abusing a restaurant owner to the amusement of a whole party of gangsters. The Sopranos had Artie Bucco sticking his annoying head in every time you thought the family was starting to enjoy themselves. At very few points did this lifestyle ever seem glamorous
thirdeyeindoctrine James Gandolfini was a great actor
one of the greatest shows
What? So making a business decision to whack somebody, albeit a long time friend, is sadistic? I don't think you now what sadistic means. Sociopathic, maybe. But sadistic, I hardly think so.
RIP Paulie, and James, and Frank Vincent. These guys changed my life man. I’ll forever be greatfull. Fuck man all the legends are dying it’s not fair
That's the way it works rangerstationlegion you know that.
@@irieite9666 how much more betrayal can I take ?!
Paulie this imbecile said
Paulie was always scared of tony and he shows it here very clearly. This is why I can't understand why some people say that he was the only one not scared of tony.
Born too late to explore the Earth.
Born too early to explore the Universe.
Born just in time to watch The Sopranos.
He he
You can still explore the Earth dude
@@spkoftdvl the earth is made unlike him!
HOW SWAY?! YOU AIN'T GOT THE ANSWERS SWAY! YOU AINT BEEN DOING THE EDUCATION! @@spkoftdvl
@@spkoftdvl it aint the same like back in the day
One of the greatest scenes in the entire show imo, the swaying boat just adds this incredibly nervous tension to the whole thing, both of them know exactly what's going on but can't bring themselves to say it.
Also seems to me that the sea sat in as a symbol for Pussy - another old and good friend that Tony killed.
This show is so boring.
@@Xavi-Camwhy are you even here
@@TouchNGo99 cos it’s genuinely interesting to me why this was such a hit.
@@Xavi-Cam name a better show then
The second Tony’s mood changed and he started the bad jokes, Paulie’s worst fear he had in his gut was just confirmed. He was the oldest of them all and in the end, sole survivor. He’s not stupid despite the nonsense.
I love how the scene makes you feel like Tony in the moment, it literally makes me anxious to watch this because of the weird cuts, silences, camera movement and the strong wind sound
I like how the framing gets closer and closer in on both of their faces as the scene gets more and more tense. It really gives the scene a sense of claustrophobia and being stuck so you really feel how paulie feels
Never noticed that
Never had the makings of a varsity interrogator
Dan Gummer 🤣😂
Hahahahaha
And there it is. The all too predictable "vArSiTy" comment. How clever and original.
@@N3G4T1V3_ wish I could get that upset at inconsequential things... 🤪🤪
Phil, Gloria & Christopher before The Sopranos ua-cam.com/video/TZ72D4aiNdU/v-deo.html
The way Tony eats that pasta always gets me. I'm always watching him fiddle with the pasta. Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle.
For those of you who didn’t get it. Tony knew Paulie told the joke and Paulie knew that Tony knew. Tony was testing Paulie to see if he would crack under pressure if the feds got to him.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
If Paulie had of admitted it, Tony would have killed him for the trouble he caused and for lying to him. I dont think he was ever 100% certain, he had strong suspicions though.
This was brilliant scene, it reminds the viewer that Tony is the protagonist, not the hero.
in a show on mobsters, there are no heroes
Death Rager except for Bobby, bobby kicked the shit out of him
protagonist is the hero idiot
lol no "a protagonist is the main character of any story."
*Antagonist
What an enjoyable time on the boat.
Yeah I’d love to have my friend think about wacking me
They were just breaking balls & shooting the shit
R.I.P. Tony Sirico, A.K.A. Paulie Walnuts. You're heheheing with da angels now.
Tony mocking Paulie's laugh gets me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anyone else get lost in Sopranos clips like i do? Amazingly addictive!
When he says it wasn't me Tone. It's like he's begging for his life as he knows the implications
I saw that as more of a “back the fuck off.”
Was a bit like the Ralph and John situation re: the joke, when Tony makes him call him to deny it.
Paulie lies well here. He could have talked too much and tried to explain how it wasn't him and it would have been suspicious. He goes on the offensive and bit and acts offended that Tony thinks it could be him.
@@takethesky8478 Me too.
Couldn’t imagine any one else playing Tony on this show. RIP
Now that both these actors are dead i imagine this scene playing in heaven....Rip James and Tony
I think Tony's most evil face in the series was demonstrated in this scene. 1:56 is chilling. The talent that was James Gandolfini.
Yeah that and the slow mo at the club when chrissy realizes how alone he is.
@@mattsterh7740 yeah he looks like the devil personified there.
Nah worst one is when Chrissy sees them laughing in slow motion Tony looks like the devil incarnate
The serie wouldn't be the same without Paulie. He's a funny guy!
funny how?
Grant McKee you talking to my?
tatleman5314 Forget about it, Travis.
The Seperator funny how?!
i amuse you? im here to fuckin amuse you?
If Tony says "you're a dead man", you're gonna he fine.
If Tony says "I just wanna tolk to ya", you better run like hell.
That devilish smile Tony has it's almost like staring to death itself, on that last second bottle throw, I'm sure Paulie saw his life passing before his eyes. Such a great scene
One of the best scenes on the show. Paulie wasn't stupid, he knew that if he ever revealed he gossiped that Ginny Sack joke he was as good as dead, and Tony obviously at that time was really doubtful regards his loyalty towards him or at least worried that Paulie could flip. Finally he didn't whack Paulie because he had no proof, just suspicions, and it was his word against his. Brilliant scene.
Plus, revealing the truth and confessing on an isolated boat with just the two of them there. I don't think so.
2:03 I love that from Paulie. Looks Tony dead in the eye and stood his ground. I think if he admitted it then Tony would’ve killed him.
Paulie got balls.
Duhhh
He used the same exact line when Tony was convinced Paulie ratted to the feds.
I couldn't think of anything worse than spending an afternoon alone with Tony
Hard to believe both of them are gone. RIP
I think the whole series is about Tony becoming his mother - a psychopath with a borderline personality.
DatKrispyBoi Becoming? He was always that way. By the end I couldn't stand him. It's hard to even watch now.
@@samanthab1923 That's a good sign .
Patrick 777 777 Is it? I loved it when it started. Turned a bunch of people into it. Grew up in NJ & even in my upscale suburb you knew who was what. Now I can't bear it.
@@samanthab1923 It means you have a conscience , it has too much profanity , cursing and it glorifies violence too much , and I'm sick and tired of watching phychos .
So you go on youtube an watch clips about phycos can't be that sick an tired of it
Admitting he was nervous almost got Paulie a swim with the fishes.
1:56 that shot of Tony was perfect
James was a great actor, he really made you think twice. I remember his performance in True Romance although a small one, you see so much in him, hes a crazed psychopath at the same time hes a scared insecure henchman all that with a hint of comedy in him. He an action type persona he could play a real good brute. But him as a person a softy with a heart of gold, you knew he was a great guy even when playing these other kinds of people on film. His smile told you everything about him. A true actor, better than alot of people actually give him credit for.
YES, he was great in True Romance!
Tony knew, but loved Paulie too much to whack him for such a weak offense whilst making sure that Paulie knew that he knew. A very powerful scene!
The offence wasn't all that weak though - Tony knew whoever told Johnny that joke was essentially a mole in the family (glorified crew) leaking other business... he mentioned some specific business issues around the time when the whole joke thing blew up.
It was not a week offense so much conflict happened bc of what Paulie did
loved, ehh at this point in the show Tony only loved one person and even that's debatable
He didn’t whack him as he realised John is out of the picture and Paulie was more use alive than dead. Plus he didn’t want any more attention from the police and feds over Paulies disappearance.
He was only 90% sure that Pauli was the one and he didn't want to kill one of his closest friends without being 100% sure.
Who can eat that much rigatoni on a rocking boat? I would puke.
With "friends" like Tony, you need no enemies.
Love how Tony tries to lull Paulie into spilling the beans. Paulie is too street smart to bite.
This video makes me seasick
Lmao...
I think that's the point
@least we ur weak...
Me too
You want a dwink?
The camera is almost like purposefully conveying a sense of nausea or unease here
It's a boat, they rock
@Cringe Captor Shrekura They strived for realism and anyway it was just 1 scene as opposed to the whole thing.
This scene hits so hard especially when Tony gets home and sees the couple thousand dollar espresso coffee machine and realizes his bad behavior/where he treated Paulie
Hits hardest that the idiots in the comments pretend they don't know everything Paulie did behind Tony's back
I don't think he acknowledges his thoughts/behaviour. I think he sees Paulie's gift and then praises it because it lines up with his (Tony's) decision not to kill him. On another day, Paulie would've been dead. And Tony would've acted like he was 100% correct in killing him, too.
@@defragsbin I think you're right. and his statement in this episode to Beansie, who seems confused as to why Tony's attention is turning to Paulie now, that he's simply "waiting for the other shoe to drop" and expecting the worst... this may be a great insight into Tony's psychology. he simply feels it's "time" for someone to disappoint him and for him to kill them in return, as if he expects to kill someone towards the end of each season, just like the audience. and this perfectly foreshadows Christopher's fate without even referring to him directly.
@@miracle_grrrl_mira I agree. Tony's always got a person that's his 'biggest problem' at any given moment -- sometimes it's a logical choice (Richie), sometimes it's a mixed bag (Ralphie -- Tony was right in many ways, but clipped a made guy in a moment of rage), and other times he's just irrationally mad about something (Paulie's general personality and loose lips). When someone is at the forefront of Tony's mind, most other problems are backgrounded.
Yeah, Paulie messed up by getting played by Johnny Sack, but Tony had nothing more than suspicions at this point. If anything, the only concrete thing Tony could say against Paulie was he didn't kick up the full amount and he was loose-lipped at times. I think Tony mainly wanted to clip Paulie because at that moment in time, he couldn't bear to be around him. The Florida trip makes this clear in teeth-grinding detail. He hates the history, the fact he used to look up to him and the connection with his father.
I think this also plays into the narrative of the last couple of seasons -- Tony has become irredeemable at this point. For the first 3-4 seasons, there is some humanity there. We see the pressure he's under, and we can identify with _some_ of his choices. However, since he stays on the same path, therapy ultimately teaches him to be a more effective mobster. It doesn't improve him as a person because he's unwilling to do the work.
By season 6, he's so far gone that he's ready kill one of his oldest friends/associates on a gut-level whim, and it's not really surprising behaviour by this point.
Tony is dead as a person long before Made in America cuts to black.
@@defragsbinwell it’s not like Paulie was lucky, Tony was looking for any excuse to fight Paulie, kinda similar with Ralphie, but Paulie didn’t give him one. Smart AF, perhaps the only time where he wasn’t a hot head.
2 legends! RIP ❤
1:56 You don't ever want to see that smirk on Tony's face.
He was such a great actor, you can see so many emotions hes going through only on this scene alone.
Rip tony sirico and james gandalofini. They really were one of a kind.
Tony was about as subtle as a brick through your window here.
he was so pissed he wasn’t 100% sure it was paulie so he could kill him.
In the beginning, authorizing a whack or having to carry out one on your own accord was well thought out and a heavy burden. In the end, just being annoyed and irritated by one of your men was reason enough to whack them. This scene is paramount in expressing Tony's complete degeneration as a human being.
His crew grew thin to the point besides Tony himself, there's only Paulie alive at the series finale. And he got away because of his liar and incompetence skills.
@Fundamentally Unorthodox You could say that the ruin that comes from breaking the rules consistently is the enforcement mechanism.
He knew Paulie told Johnny,and that he did it behind his back. If he can shit stir about that,then what else would be be capable of saying,and to who. That's a slippery slope my friend.
TONY WAS THE BOSS, PAULIE WAS IN HIS CREW- HE DIDNT NEED PERMISSION AUTHORIZATION OR SIT-DOWN
THE BOSS DPESNT ANSWER TO ANYONE- DOESNT HAVE TO ASK FOR ANY PERMISSION TO WHACK HIS OWN GUY @Fundamentally Unorthodox
who woulda thought Paulie would end up being the last man standing?
allegedly
Paulie,Patsy, Litte Paulie and Benny to be exact
I think it makes sense. Paul he's one of those guys that just is too stupid to get himself killed he's like Popeye walking while he's asleep through a construction site and never falling off the girders.
Me
When you're in the Mafia, NO ONE IS SAFE.
NO ONE!!
There's not a hint of honesty in that smile he gives Paulie. It's the type that is trying to trick you into relaxing.
they should've put one of those fake scenes of him actually whacking paulie and its all bloody to shock viewers, and then it goes back to him staring at the cooler with paulie in the back lol that would've been funny
hahaha that would be so cruel
juvenilemafia10 The second time I watched the show I actually expected this to happen because for some reason I falsely remembered it happening.
Schrodinger Mandela effect
they shouldnt do that, its a poor shocker, other shows can do that,but not sopranos
thank god youre not a writer
juvenilemafia10 well said
This was such great acting. For both of them. All of their thoughts and emotions were in their eyes. They barely had to read any lines.
In the end Pauly was one of the most loyal guys Tony had left after Sylvio.. Despite almost trying to join the Lupertazzi Family in season 4.
Pauly liked Tony and his dad and only considered a betrayal when he knew Tony was very unhappy with him like in season 4.
Pauly was a bachelor and had no family especially after his aunt/mom died. He had nothing else left but the guys in the Family and his reputation as a stand up guy as Beansie said He wasn't going to flip like Carlo to protect a family member or try and start a new life like Eugene.
Yes, we did see his loyalty waver a bit in S4 and he was a chatter box but we had no reason to believe he would truly betray Tony.
Tony basically made the decision after this episode that Pauly was someone who had been with him from the beginning and was a ride or die member of his crew despite his quirks. And he says to Carmela at the end of this that it's guys like Pauly that allow them to live high on the hog.
Pauly definitely made the right choice here not confessing about the Johnny Sack joke. Ralph and Johnny were both dead at this point. Tony probably would have whacked Pauly either here or later if he had fessed up to that....even though his close circle was dwindling by now.
UA-cam essay safespace group therapy sopranos junkies need intervention and a psychologist
Those times Paulie got loose lips and said things he shouldn't have to John - I think it was out of pure ignorance and not thinking as opposed to a breach of loyalty. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and he wasn't a big picture thinker. Think of that dinner scene in Italy.
Paulie wasn't loyal though. Silvio and Bobby were the most loyal.
this is some eerie shit, I just finished rewatching the sopranos...a couple of hours later Tony dies, I feel like I been stabbed in the heart. RIP Uncle Paulie!
I was very surprised Tony "didn't" kill, Paulie. There was many things that led up to that scene. When he was in the can, telling John about ralph's fat joke to his wife, and also telling john about the fake HUD scheme ralph and tony had going, which ended up costing them hundred's of thousands, and significant tension between them and new york, not to mention Paulie not having a legit proof of income when Barone Sanitation changed ownerships, and the severance package ended after the 2nd year leaving him easy pickings for the FED. Than you add into the mix, Paulie had no wife or kids for Tony to have to take care of financially if Paulie got clipped so it would have been an inexpensive hit, and the simple fact, Paulie can't stfu... not to mention this was when Tony started getting very parinoid.. If you add all those things together, it should spell a hit.. I was very very surprised this didn't happen....
Very tense scene. I agree, but besides Paulie talking too much, he was always loyal to Tony and the big guy looked at him as a father figure at some aspects. I knew before Tony even throw the bottle that he wasn't going to do it. Like I pointed out in another comment, if you look at Tony's facial expression at 2:50, and the fact that he slaps the pillar, he just looks like he's thinking "God Dammit, I can't do this. Love the guy too much". And ironically, when the series was all over, Paulie could be looked at as the last man standing.
bigb860 He wasn't always loyal to Tony. Whenever he was upset, like a little child he would always go running to Johnny Sack and air out his families dirty laundry, and tell him Tony's business which in return gave nothing but loss of income, and tensions between the families that ended up in people getting severely beaten. When Paulie confronted Carmine believing Johnny's lies that Carmine liked him, spoke about him, and asked about him, and Carmine looked at him like he had 2 heads asking who he was, it was a gut shot to Paulie because at that critical moment Paulie knew Johnny was full of shit, and simply using him for information. Than he starts bashing Johnny around Tony. etc. Again, I was very surprised he wasn't clipped. But the irony is, at the End, Paulie would have been in charge of the family.
bigb860 you said it dude, I totally agree, down to the part about Tony's facial expression at 2.50. :)
Jamison Pinard In all honesty, Paulie couldn't run a family to save his life. New York would have used him like a puppet just to make money.
Haha, the only reason I brought up him running the family is because tony is dead, Silvio was in a coma, christopher was 6 feet under and there was no one left...
Nobody was closer to Tony than Christopher, and if you think about it, he contemplated killing him many times. Once, even had a gun to his head. Another time, he said "if it were anybody else". This was all before he finally did actually kill him. There's no doubt in my mind that if you were around him long enough, that's how you'd end up sooner or later for one reason or another.
"You ever been checked for tourrettes? You know? HEH HEH EHH" - that part made me laugh lol.
Tony Sirico just passed away in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Interesting that that’s where he gets the closest to dying on the show…Rest in peace Tony Sirico!
Tony is a perfectionist, he told Paulie when Pussy was wearing a wire: "We need to be 100% sure" ... he needed to be here as well. And he wasn't.. I think Paulie knew exactly what was going on here and he puts up a show. If he'd confessed here, he already knew it is way too late for being apologized for it.
Paulie had to have remembered what happened to Pussy and knew not to say anything
Not A Lolicon for sure, just finished the episode and he had flashbacks to whacking Pussy as he was walking onto the boat
He said 110 percent
I'll never forget the first time seeing this scene haha I almost lost it because I was thinking the same thing about Paulie and the Aheh heh heh tick lmao.. The funniest is when Tony and Paulie meet the guys down in Miami to discuss the business transaction (you send us a truck and we send u a truck filled with pool toys, french shampoo, etc) and then Paulie pinches the guys cheek and does the "heh heh" lololol
1:25 Tony just verbally killed Paulie.
Between this and him killing his nephew earlier on in the season, and killing Ralfie 2 seasons previous, he nearly killed half his crew himself.
If there was no war with new york Tony would have wiped out his glorified crew himself.
@@Danickas0 you forgot Big Pussy Bompansaro.... I still dont get the logic of calling oneself ''big Pussy''
The writers of the Sopranos were masters when it came to scenes like this, complemented by flawless acting. RIP Mr. Gandolfini
Paulie is suck an old gangster that as soon as Tony got behind him Paulie got up a walked to the edge ready to defend himself.
I just noticed this for the first time yesterday. At first I thought he was just fixing his fishing pole, and then I thought he was looking for any way to defend himself, like put the hook through Tony's eye or his throat
Paulie knew where the axe was
That or he knew it was coming and was simply resigning himself to the fact he was screwed.
Old comment but, thats also why paulie holds his hands infront of him, if someone were too attack him, having his hands in his pockets, folded or behind his back would take too long to defend.
@August Mi oh ye i know, if it was real life anything could happen, but obviously the show wouldnt let tony die that way.
This is the scene that best captures the pure essence of Tony. Unwavering loyalty or else.
I always wondered if tony genuinely thought his smile made people drop their guard in situations like this.
I think his intention was the opposite with the smile
First time I saw it I really thought Paulie was done for, the way Tony looks at him and later looking at the ocean, like "who would know out here?" Paulie was an idiot in a lot of ways but was comic relief as well. I'm glad he survived.