Why the whole figurehead shit in Season 1, using his uncle (who had been almost a second father to him growing up) as a lightning rod? Junior was an old man; it's not like he was going to be in charge forever; Let the old guy have his day. He'd still be the lightning rod of the family, without Tony "running things behind his back." The whole arrangement doesn't make sense anyway - unless a Boss in jail, how can anyone be a front Boss? If the Boss isn't obeyed, he's going to know. Tony and the Capos still had to kick up to Junior, even if it wasn't their full percent. So, really, how could Tony be the "de facto" Boss? He wasn't making any decisions. Junior was. I understand it's to create a plot conflict between the two, but the arrangement makes no sense to me.