Yeah, I was thinking about that scene earlier. There's also a few scenes where Christopher is seen looking at Bobby with sort of envious eyes. You remember that time in Chrissy's garden when he was barbequing? Bobby's rise caught most of them by surprise I think. Paulie resented it, but I always felt Bobby was the most underrated character on the show. There was a big shift in season six when Bobby took on more responsibilities and started bringing in a lot of money. He seemed to be always be telling Tony about new business opportunities. It was pretty obvious at that point where he stood.

"You should tell him to go fuck himself and his 200k. And what's he gonna do about it?" - Bobby Bacala