Originally Posted By: Its_da_Jackeeettttttt
If Jackie, Sr. were kept alive longer, it would have muddled the storyline for Season 1. Jackie's death dovetailed with Junior's feud with Tony over Comley Trucking, and Junior's dangerous reactions (killing Brendan Filone, mock executing Christopher, threatening Tony).

The death of Jackie and the resulting power vacuum helped amplify the tension between Tony and Junior. For only being the third and fourth episodes of the series, I think it was a good way to keep up the suspense for a new viewer.



I agree. However, I'd have loved to see more than one flashback with Jackie Sr. The only time we get to see him is 1995 with Pussy and that's only like 2 minutes long. It would have been nice to see a flashback to their younger days or Jackie actually giving orders and running his family his way.

-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...

-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso