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Why was Tony So Hesitant on Ralphie and Vito? #943064
06/10/18 07:03 PM
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Hi all,

Long time since I've posted but this is something I've been thinking about it for a while. Why was Tony so hesitant to get rid of Ralphie and Vito? While earlier in the series he was so decisive to get rid of people like Richie Aprile and Feech La Manna?

I mean Ralphie throughout the seasons kept doing progressively worse things from almost causing a war with Johnny Sack, pissing off Paulie/Silvo, to beating a young stripper to death. Not to mention his generally reckless and questionable behavior even by mob standards (i.e. getting pegged by Janice). I could have seen him doing a Big Pussy if ensnared in a trap by law enforcement.

While Vito's homosexuality as dictated by mafia rules was to be punished by death. Even despite this (and the harsh criticism from Paulie, Carlo, Silvio etc), threats from Phil etc. he seriously considered keeping him around.

I'm assuming he entertained these instances because Ralphie and Vito were both "good earners?" Or was it because of Richie and Feech posed a direct threat to Tony's leadership?


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Re: Why was Tony So Hesitant on Ralphie and Vito? [Re: MrWilliams] #943235
06/11/18 03:11 PM
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As Ralphie mentioned in a Season 3 episode, the bottom line speaks the loudest.

Before Janice shot him, Richie was bringing light envelopes to Junior and blaming it on others.

Re: Why was Tony So Hesitant on Ralphie and Vito? [Re: MrWilliams] #943293
06/11/18 07:58 PM
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Both Richie and Feech were a threat to Tony's position as Boss and both resented him for different reasons.
Feech, because he had a problem with a "kid" like Tony being his Boss,and Richie because he was an Aprile and should be the Heir to the throne.
They had the attitude that because of who they were at one time,and because they had done time for the Family, they should be able to "jump the line".
They both had to go, because it was only a matter of time before they attempted some kind of a move.

Ralphie,on the other hand ,while being a certified psycho,was also a ferocious earner. Even Carmine Sr. wouldn't OK a hit on him by Johnny Sac,because of the Esplanade cash fountain that he was in charge of.
Had he not been such a violent wacko,he probably would have had a long,profitable career with the Sopranos.

Vito was also an earner. There is a scene where Tony talks about him bringing in three times as much money in construction as any of his other guys.
His only liability was his sexuality. I think that Chase tried to portray Tony as a new breed of "Yuppie mobster", who felt "to each his own",but at the same time understood that Vito's case was beyond appeal.

Re: Why was Tony So Hesitant on Ralphie and Vito? [Re: MrWilliams] #946014
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Same reason lots of guys get passes, they were bringing in a lot of cash.

Re: Why was Tony So Hesitant on Ralphie and Vito? [Re: MrWilliams] #949950
08/13/18 09:46 PM
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The money.


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