how about the scene when artie pulls a shotgun on tony in the first season ?? In what world can u pull a gun on the boss of a family without any repercussions??
Artie and Tony where mates from the old days and went to school together, i think that they had this special relationship and only Artie could do that and get away with it. In the early seasons they had a lot of good scenes together, i especially like the food fight they have in Tony's kitchen. When Artie tries to kill himself, that's where there relationship changes and we see less of him.