In the early seasons it seems like Silvio is much older than Tony/Jackie Sr./Ralphie. And Paulie is always referenced as one of Johnny Boy's soldiers (remember Barb saying "Paulie Gaultieri, is he STILL ALIVE?" And Tony refers to Silvio as "no spring chicken." But then in later seasons it seems that Silvio came up with Tony, was in the same schwag crew, etc. Tony is supposed to be what, 44, 45 at the end? Silvio looks and acts much older. But when Ralphie talks about taking down Feech's poker game, it seems like Silvio is the same age as them all.

I'm also confused about when Johnny Boy Soprano died. Sometimes it seems like he died when Tony was in his 30s, maybe 1990--but at other points it seems like he was dead by the time Tony was making his bones in his early 20s.

Junior is also a confusing age–when Tony is 8 or 9 years old, Junior seems to be in his 30s in the flashbacks—but then he has dementia when Tony is 44? So he gets dementia in his 60s? He should have been in his prime, not wearing dentures and losing his mind?