One of my favorite fan theories is that Little Carmine is actually putting on a front the whole time that he's dumb and lets the others like Phil and Johnny Sack duke it out. He stays away from overt violence the whole time but he's consistently shown as having a lot of money and being eager to move into more legit business like he does with Chris and the movie studio and Hollywood stuff. When the series ends he'd be in one of the best positions to take over and consolidate power in New York and Jersey. Everyone else is mostly dead, in jail or broke or some combination of that. He'd have more money and influence than anybody and soldiers and captains would flock to him for work.
@markschade6951 I get it but I don't really believe that theory because I think one of the recurring themes in the Sopranos is that being the son of a made guy makes you grow up spoiled and immature. Little Carmine seemed like he was supposed to be the adult version of AJ and Jackie Jr.
Love how haunting that final sit down is. What once took place over warm rambunctious dinners with wine, now take place in the freezing cold in a junkyard hanger with bottled water. It really does show the decay of the mob
The quip from the passing tour bus too; "Little Italy used to cover over 40 square city blocks, but has now been reduced to a single row". Once a shark, now a tiny fish.
Not the case at all, because the mob didn't decay, even in real life the mob is still very powerful if not just as powerful, rather the final sitdown was supposed to show that they aren't as untouchable as they think, because like you said in your comment their normal sit-downs take place in high-class location over delicious food and wine because these guys have power and can do things like that while on the other hand the final sit-down takes place in the hangar while in the cold while drinking water bottles because they're in the middle of a war the outside party such as other street gangs or separate families can easily take advantage and try to take him out during this sit down so they have to choose a location where they can be safe, so rather than showing the decay of the mob that scene was actually trying to show you The Not So Glamorous side of that lifestyle
@@Patrick.WeightmanYeah, now the Chinese mob has the area. There will always be mob in NY. Italian, Chinese, Russian, etc. More sharks in the same pond.
whats crazy is it gives off death vibes, apparently david chase originally was planning for tony to get whacked a few minutes during walking out of the sitdown with new york, I imagine it would look similar to this, and tony doesn't really look that powerful here, so it would have looked legit if they had him clipped with an even scarier looking crew
Tony visiting Phil unannounced to play his heart strings quite literally was one of the biggest power moves and most underrated moves as boss in the whole show
Carmine Sr was the only guy who ran everything right - logical decisions, virtually free of emotional BS. All of these other guys would get bent over the smallest issue. But yeah that awful combover though
Agreed!…Butch basically sat back & let Tony & Phil play their “cat & mouse” game with one another. In the end it was the numbers game that worked in his favour. No Phil, Johnny, Rusty or Angelo to get in his way, Carmine Jr lacked the balls to step up. On the Jersey side no Tony, Sil, Bobby or Christopher to stand against him & the only capos left were Paulie & Patsy. He let Tony think he won then took him out. Brilliant move.
@@Glemtlol no…I believe Butch reported to Phil. Carmine Jr like Paulie had lost credibility & respect when he backed out of the “tennis match” with Johnny Sack. Like Paulie he was somewhat seen as a two face. He had literally very little to no influence in resolving the conflict as tensions escalated.
@@johnjamieson9221 he backed out in order to set his enemies up against each other and then swoop him in and take over. Carmine was very smart, and he had read 48 laws of power hence why he referenced Louis 14th finance minister.
Nah his fate was already sealed. That scene was just a symbolizing of his DOC was as the expression goes "taking food off his plate". Lot of the urban youth use that phrase now.
Butchie had some balls talking to Tony like that at the hospital. Made it kind of full circle when Tony beat up Coco and threatened Butchie.. “you want some too?!”
I feel like that was a, “I respect that move so much that I have to save face in any kinda way” move. The balls it took for Tony to go there alone made all the alpha’s insecure for a moment, as Butch showed.
It did not serve him well b/c someone/anyone that survives 20 yrs of lock-up knows how to read ppl and situations n damn sure lasts longer than 2 months as a mob boss....Phil & Johnny S had 2 of the shortest reigns in mob history!!!
Butchie pulled the strings. The final episode, and the final scene had Butchie written all over it. He tried to push Phil into killing Tony very early on. When Phil was out of the picture, Butchie decided Tony had to go. He even set up the Doc hit. I've heard so many different conspiracies around the Sopranos ending, but the one that makes the most sense is that Butchie had tony killed. Tony pointed a gun in his face, Butchie wouldn't let that slide. The fact that Jersey took out Phil justified Tony getting whacked. They basically laid out what they wanted to do. Take out upper management... Tony, Silvio, and Bobby. That sit down NJ had with NY was a ploy with the added benefit of taking Phil out of the equation.
@@ceerious that pygmy thing in Jersey had to be restructured so it could benefit NY. Butchie had no loyalties to Tony (or Jersey). He was always plotting behind the scenes. Phil even said that he wouldn't wack a boss... Butchie was fine with it though. So they decided to let Tony take out Phil, so they could justify killing Tony. If we got a peek into the future of the Soprano family (after the finale), I wouldn't be surprised if Paulie had some knowledge about what was going on... maybe he became the boss. Thanks for your reply... I appreciate it.
@@CommonCentrist82 you're right. and ofcourse. i always appreciate feedback. love this community. Butchie sort of resembles a hot Sammy the Bull. After Lil Carmine lit the match for Phil. Butchie moves in. makes sense brother.
Agreed, and I think he used Paulie and Patsy to get it done. In return, they would retain top spots in the new setup. That's why Paulie and Patsy met with Corky at the bar and went out back to meet with the hitters. That's why there was no hit after the bar scene, because Tony was the hit.
I really liked his character. No bullshit to him and he played the game a step ahead. When he got off the phone with Phil, he knew it wasn't going to end well for him. So, he in effect, set Phil up. Whether he had a hand in Tony's alleged death, idk. The last scene will debated forever. All I know is when we left this show, he was still standing.
@@nonytknocker Hes not just a director. He's THE director, showrunner, and creator. He came up with everything involving the characterizations and plot lines. If he says it was his intention that Tony caught it in the last episode, then that's exactly what happened. Making you wrong. Its very relevant. Its more relevant from him than anyone else in the world.
@@whoknows4379 its not relevent from anyone, a piece of media should be taken as is, you cant add anotations after the fact and confirm things that were left intentionally vague, otherwise hermione was black and deckard was 100% an android just because the creators said so.
R I.P. Gregg Antonacci 🎬Your role as "Butchie" DeConcini and later as Johnny Torrio in Boardwalk Empire was fukin' fantastico! Salute Commandatori🫡🇮🇹🇺🇸
12:16 so Christopher stiffs this guy outta 30 bucks of fish and now butch gives him a beating after her worked his way up to construction from behind the fish market counter 😂
8:26 THIS! This would have sent me into a murderous rage. Never touch the food on my plate. I just think that’s got to be one of the rudest things you can do at the dining table.
That's the whole reason why they killed him. It represents his insane greed, his plate was full yet he still took food off of other people plates despite having a full plate of food
@@SerraPontosSoc And you could tell it was going to happen by Phil's reaction. Phil was giving him a last meal, if he actually valued the guy he would have said "get your fork off my plate you greedy fuck".
Tony's biggest mistake was not killing Butchie right then when he went to beat up Coco. He had the gun pointed right at him - finger on the trigger (and I think there was a reason Chase shows us that). Butchie was the one that ultimately put out the hit on Tony after becoming boss of the Lupertazzi family
No way could Tony get a pass on killing Butchie. New York would instantly go after the entire crew, and they would have serious motivation behind it. It's different when Phil gets a boner and orders the hits. It's just the Boss overreacting. Butchie was probably high ranking (Capo at the very least) and definitely had lots of guys who supported him. They would be thirsty for blood.
What? No, that would've been a terrible move. You just speak after the fact with the assumption that he put the hit on Tony in the end, and even if that is true, at the time it would've been a brainless move to shoot him.
It seems to me Little Carmine became the Boss by the way that last sit down went. Butchie looked to Carmine for every answer. I think Carmine, after Johnny and Doc and Phil were all cleared, he stepped up easily with no push-back.
Carmine said some dumb stuff but he wasn’t dumb. Im convinced he did that on purpose. He’s the only one that ended up truly freed from the mob business.
Carmine Sr lowkey was the smartest one outta all the sociopathic bosses. He played his cards right and knew when and how to use certain things to his advantage
Carmine is like his Father because he got a poker face.. See he mentions the bad shit ny did to Tony and Tony accepts and moves on, then he mentions Phils brother and shows Tony and who ever else in the room, that its something that Phil is never gonna let go of. He delivers the line like an off handed remark and Phil flies off the handle. So in the end, Phil got whacked because he lacked the ability to let go and move on and Tony didnt get whacked because he did everything he could to help Phil get over it, even while Phil was fuckin w Jersery....
NO he didnt... He was made in America, but the show is hollywood. The only reason David Chase weakly mumbled out he did was because actor JG was dead and there was gonna be NO future Sopranos movie. Duh... Im sure Chase was trying to get the right script, time and actor James Gandolfini to go along w the project. If the lights "went out" they surely went out on Meadow.@@Charles-qn1bt
im no child and if everyone one drank poison to get on the space ship hiding behind Haleys comet, then I guess in THAT case, you and everyone else be standing at " Heaven Gate " and I sadly would still only be standing on the ground, here on earth. @@Charles-qn1bt
Butchie being that little and able to climb to underboss means he had to be pretty damn ferocious. And the way he stepped to Tony at the hospital, a lotta' heart. Also, it's funny how Janice always benefited from being related to Tony. She wacked Richie, Tony cleans up the mess. She gets beat up by goons for stealing the lady's prosthetic leg, Tony beats up the goon. Bobby gets wacked, Tony sees to it she gets compensated. Although most of these moves were to maintain Tony's reputation as a person to be respected and feared, she always benefited, lol.
Neither Janice nor Carmella had a single redeeming quality. Both played helpless when necessary, had no values, were total derivatives of the men in their lives. And were able to inflict guilt on their significant others just like Livia did to Tony. Carmella's total stupidity when dealing with AJ was a sin; when Tony tried to instill till some common sense discipline she destroyed Tony. Carmella and Janice ALWAYS played one person against another in every situation. And they were both completely insecure and were unable to mature in any way. Carmella's schoolgirl fixation with Furio was pathetic. The guys used violence to settle grievances; these two lived for the petty jealousies. ...just as evil, just not as violent. You can tell these women were based on Chase's real-life family experiences ....as a first-generation Italian, watching the maternal drama on this show is absolutely spot-on.
Why did butchie reverse stance on the war? I might be forgetting some scenes but he went from "take out the senior management" to "maybe we need a truce" pretty abruptly.
@@victorsforza6213 he underestimated it. It was like Tony said. War means deaths. Phil knew but went on. Butchie realized and stepped off. The china town thing is one of the brilliant sub texts the show gives.
@@victorsforza6213 also Butchie always saw Phil as the man. But when he ran away and hid like a girl, Butchie knew it didnt mean shit when its all lives and stuff.
Tony is so slick, he 's securing a payout to Janice b/c he knows with Bobby out of the pic, it won't be long b4 Janice reaches out to him (but i loved how Tony always looked out for her, when she killed Richie Tony had her back & when the Russians roughed her up)....
I think all the pieces were already in place for the hit to go down. Still, maybe Doc doing that eliminated any possibility of Phil calling it off at late notice. At the end of the day, I think Doc was a marked man and it ultimately didn't make a difference.
Little Carmine was said too many stupid things to be as stupid as he appeared. As for Phil; I thought he was a prick during the first run of the series. However after watching the series twice since then, I realize that all things considered; he was actually one of the more reasonable characters. He had a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he came out, but it was well within the bounds of what would be only natural, especially compared with people line Feech and Richie.
After a couple of viewings, I felt the same about Phil. But after this last run, I changed my mind. Phil is just a big baby. In fact, they're all big babies - none have the temperament to run the gig, except for Carmine Sr. All of their whiny egos got them killed
1:44 "Pick somebody over there". I dont know much about real mafia life or how accurate this is but it would terrify me being in that life knowing you could be killed just because they cant kill the one they want and they drew your name out of a hat
For these gangsters, the biggest psychological problem is that their work is not recognized by the society and the legal system. They know that their actions will eventually be severely punished, so they can never enjoy life and face morality like a normal person in their psychological world. Therefore, even though they have their own families and friends, they can never live like a normal person, and all their affection and friendship may be betrayed and deceived.
"probably going down on sheep or some shit" That would definitely be me making some stupid ass awkward remark and then being very embarrassed as soon as I say it
*In a world filled with loathsome characters, Butchie was by far the most unintimidating, yet smug & annoying character on the show, to think that little weasel brought down Phil & later Tony makes my blood boil. I'd take a sequel, spin-off season just to see him get his.*
Lol most unintimidating? Lol he wasn't even the most unintimidating guy in his crew. Lol they're are literaly two guys in the same scene at the bar that are exponentially less intimidating. If you think the Bald, non Italiab looking guy who makes the sheep joke is scarier thab Butchie you're crazy. I can tell you're not from the Northeast and never actually met real wise guys...
Hope ceerious realises that Borko’s has more buttons than his grandma’s corsets. there might be a line of cars a mile long full of Cozzarelli's awaiting
I didn’t realize how much of a war mongerer butchie was. I don’t see things going well for that family after Phil died, they had a run of great leaders. Carmine, John, and Phil ,even though he went crazy with vengeance and got himself killed. Nevertheless he was a stand up guy who demanded respect, was decisive, and knew how to flex his muscles. Butchie will run that family into the ground. They already look weak due to losing the war against the “glorified crew” Dimeo family. As for the Dimeos, I like to think Silvio comes out of his coma and makes Paulie his consiligere. Silvio for the mafia chess match and Paulie as his strong right arm. Both of those guys are seasoned veterans and were much less ambitious than Tony and Junior, and ambition seemed to lead to nothing but trouble throughout the show. Hopefully they got it running back to how Jackie ran it. Try to keep the peace, make sure everybody eats, and keep their noses out of New York and away from the five families.
@3:50 , why did u cut out the part where Tony says " I went somewhere...all I know is i NEVER want to go back" ? He implies that he was in Hell, and for Phil to live a better life.
so...after not wanting to wack tony earlier by saying stuff about how its wrong to wack a boss...now he switches to carmine sr. concept of considering the new jersey family as nothing more than a "glorified crew" thus deranking tony as a "boss" but more of as a capo of a large family....so now he can live with putting a hit out on tony since he no longer considers him to be a real "boss" of a family.
What if Butchie was the snitch informing the FBI? One of those 3 in the room with Phil - when considering wacking Tony - was the snitch. That same snitch told agent Harris which gas station they'd find Phil.
@ 18:50 They didn't want to re-shoot the scene, so they went with it. The guy was supposed to walk away when he was signaled to walk away but he forgot and even says out loud "fuck it's too cold" then turns around and walks away. He wasn't supposed to hear the phone call. I love spotting these mess ups.
Butch had the unique ability to keep his eye on NJ and NY at the exact same time
lol
That was a good one bro
How can he see straight when he sees askew??
Ooooooooooow 😂
He didn't need no fookin corrective eyeball positioning
How to turn into a house:
1. Serve 20 years in the can
2. Always compromise
3.Have a diet that consists mainly of grilled cheese off the radiator.
4. Jerking off into a tissue.
Plus : never eat in the car, and never accept fuckin drills.
How many years in the can? Did he ever mention it?
@@Hunter88993 It's pronounce rahatiator😂
Little Carmine could have prevented an entire war but for "WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE."
LC did it on purpose to have Phil taken out and get the family back
I knew it he is a genius and he even got tony wacked and did business with whatever was left@@DrynSarcastic360
One of my favorite fan theories is that Little Carmine is actually putting on a front the whole time that he's dumb and lets the others like Phil and Johnny Sack duke it out. He stays away from overt violence the whole time but he's consistently shown as having a lot of money and being eager to move into more legit business like he does with Chris and the movie studio and Hollywood stuff.
When the series ends he'd be in one of the best positions to take over and consolidate power in New York and Jersey. Everyone else is mostly dead, in jail or broke or some combination of that. He'd have more money and influence than anybody and soldiers and captains would flock to him for work.
That’s what made him boss at the end, he said this intentionally
@markschade6951 I get it but I don't really believe that theory because I think one of the recurring themes in the Sopranos is that being the son of a made guy makes you grow up spoiled and immature. Little Carmine seemed like he was supposed to be the adult version of AJ and Jackie Jr.
Love how haunting that final sit down is. What once took place over warm rambunctious dinners with wine, now take place in the freezing cold in a junkyard hanger with bottled water. It really does show the decay of the mob
The quip from the passing tour bus too; "Little Italy used to cover over 40 square city blocks, but has now been reduced to a single row".
Once a shark, now a tiny fish.
Not the case at all, because the mob didn't decay, even in real life the mob is still very powerful if not just as powerful, rather the final sitdown was supposed to show that they aren't as untouchable as they think, because like you said in your comment their normal sit-downs take place in high-class location over delicious food and wine because these guys have power and can do things like that while on the other hand the final sit-down takes place in the hangar while in the cold while drinking water bottles because they're in the middle of a war the outside party such as other street gangs or separate families can easily take advantage and try to take him out during this sit down so they have to choose a location where they can be safe, so rather than showing the decay of the mob that scene was actually trying to show you The Not So Glamorous side of that lifestyle
@@Patrick.WeightmanYeah, now the Chinese mob has the area. There will always be mob in NY. Italian, Chinese, Russian, etc. More sharks in the same pond.
@@memelord6335the mob is nowhere near as powerful as it was. Even in the early 2000s it was a shadow of its former self
whats crazy is it gives off death vibes, apparently david chase originally was planning for tony to get whacked a few minutes during walking out of the sitdown with new york, I imagine it would look similar to this, and tony doesn't really look that powerful here, so it would have looked legit if they had him clipped with an even scarier looking crew
Borko fans meeting Ceerious fans
“We gotta stop meeting like this”
Its undignified
Borko references always make me chuckle. Man, I love the sopranos community 😂
@@rd30000 I don't like it, this guy's big-mouthed.
Ceerious fans responding to Borko fans
"Next time... there'll be no next time...."
Borko is so sensitive he got pissed and banned me from his catboy server
Tony visiting Phil unannounced to play his heart strings quite literally was one of the biggest power moves and most underrated moves as boss in the whole show
that move and figurin out johnny sack with the wackin carmine move
@@ceerious truth brother
He made him cry like a woman, a fuckin disgrace !! 🤣 even tells him quit crying lol nice cherry on top
@@Benny-Fazio even cindarella didnt cry
@@ceerious his coach turned into a pumpkin ehhehe
After all these years we’re still watching clips of this show on RUclips
Because they're great
@@zappa3543 yes
20 fuggin years ago
And almost all the main guys in this clip are dead in real life as well. Phil, Tony, Butchie, Doc Santoro and Albie.
My wife keeps telling me to find a new show .
Carmine Sr was the only guy who ran everything right - logical decisions, virtually free of emotional BS. All of these other guys would get bent over the smallest issue. But yeah that awful combover though
That combover is a major flaw in average day to day, but next to these guys that sh*t might as well be a halo 😂
Not fully true. He let emotions take hold and talked shit on Tony when his dad spoke highly of him.
Too much gherkins, tho.
He don't want that apple cart upset, but he didn't say nothin'
@@ClintEatswood Sr, not Jr
Balls is when you look HBO in the eye an jam and icepick in their copyrights
lmfao. i got 2 left
Fuck 'em.. HBO are nuttin' but a glorified crew.
Balls is when you look Tony Soprano in the eyes and he's at least a foot taller than you. 😂
Carmine “it didn’t have to be this way” was the smartest shit he said in the whole show
He was a genius
@@HikkiSa10 hell yea. Low key. He made it!
Yeah … and he was why it was that way . His ineffectiveness!! 😊
@@HikkiSa10 the shootin
@@Mindfultranslations In fairness, it's hard to verify he thinks he'll be more effective
In this whole series, it’s weird to see how many times a character will casually converse with another character that will eventually kill them
that was how it was in cosa nostra
Your killers come with smiles, they come as your friends and they always seem to come right when you need them the most.
It's done with all due respect. Hand to god
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Happened allot with the mob in real life too, best friends are excepted to kill you if they order it
Butchie: "You shoulda called first".... Tony: Walks right through him without a single fuck given.
He could have bit Tony's crotch.
Not really, he showed Butch respect considering how small he is. He went around him. If he really wanted to, he could have walked through him
Butchie played his cards the right way , from beginning to end .
Agreed!…Butch basically sat back & let Tony & Phil play their “cat & mouse” game with one another. In the end it was the numbers game that worked in his favour. No Phil, Johnny, Rusty or Angelo to get in his way, Carmine Jr lacked the balls to step up. On the Jersey side no Tony, Sil, Bobby or Christopher to stand against him & the only capos left were Paulie & Patsy. He let Tony think he won then took him out. Brilliant move.
@@johnjamieson9221butchie was working for carmine jr, carmine jr became boss
@@Glemtlol no…I believe Butch reported to Phil. Carmine Jr like Paulie had lost credibility & respect when he backed out of the “tennis match” with Johnny Sack. Like Paulie he was somewhat seen as a two face. He had literally very little to no influence in resolving the conflict as tensions escalated.
@@johnjamieson9221 he backed out in order to set his enemies up against each other and then swoop him in and take over.
Carmine was very smart, and he had read 48 laws of power hence why he referenced Louis 14th finance minister.
Phil turning into a house is still the funniest thing ever
😂😂😂
Doc taking Phil's food sealed his fate 😂😂
Gets you murdered by the Jabbawockeez.
Nah his fate was already sealed. That scene was just a symbolizing of his DOC was as the expression goes "taking food off his plate". Lot of the urban youth use that phrase now.
Imagine if he did that to Tony 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ironroad18 We're with da Jabbawockeez! ✋😲🤚
When Butch walks all the way to Chinatown and realizes is the funniest thing ever.
i did the same thing 4 years ago 😂 i forgot they only had 1 block left.
@@ceerious One row of shops and cafes, right?
@@petervermeer8659 yep. depressing.
@@ceeriousdisgrace is what it is.
@@phillyab whaddya gonna do.. hehehehehe
The Shah of Iran was spot on
Spitting image
I don’t see it
Phil morphing into a sentient house makes The Sopranos one of the top sci-fi series of all time.
Oh! Fuckin' science fiction?
Your rival Borko, whatever happened there...
whatever happened there?!?!?!
@@ceeriousThe copyright strike
God rest his soul
Jesus Christ GaunterODimm2 what the...why would you POSSIBLY bring that up?
@@happycompy skit/response video comin soon on it lol
Butchie had some balls talking to Tony like that at the hospital. Made it kind of full circle when Tony beat up Coco and threatened Butchie.. “you want some too?!”
I feel like that was a, “I respect that move so much that I have to save face in any kinda way” move. The balls it took for Tony to go there alone made all the alpha’s insecure for a moment, as Butch showed.
You call that balls? Balls is when you look a guy in the eye while you jam an ice pick through his lung.
I meant balls as in nerve, gall.
My favorite part of Butchie’s character arc is the fact that Phil did 20 years in the can. Missed it on my first watch!
It did not serve him well b/c someone/anyone that survives 20 yrs of lock-up knows how to read ppl and situations n damn sure lasts longer than 2 months as a mob boss....Phil & Johnny S had 2 of the shortest reigns in mob history!!!
@@hardren101 Phil made it personal
@@willie417 Yes, he did, makes NO sense to make such a move while he is still getting his footing.
20 years?!??! No wonder Phil is so angry all the time. That Animal Blundetto only did 16 years in the can, and he was chill as hell.
@@willie417 Good point b/c much of his actions were made based on being blinded with hate related to the death of his kid brother.
Butchie pulled the strings. The final episode, and the final scene had Butchie written all over it. He tried to push Phil into killing Tony very early on. When Phil was out of the picture, Butchie decided Tony had to go. He even set up the Doc hit.
I've heard so many different conspiracies around the Sopranos ending, but the one that makes the most sense is that Butchie had tony killed. Tony pointed a gun in his face, Butchie wouldn't let that slide. The fact that Jersey took out Phil justified Tony getting whacked. They basically laid out what they wanted to do. Take out upper management... Tony, Silvio, and Bobby. That sit down NJ had with NY was a ploy with the added benefit of taking Phil out of the equation.
Butchie one makes sense.
@@ceerious that pygmy thing in Jersey had to be restructured so it could benefit NY. Butchie had no loyalties to Tony (or Jersey). He was always plotting behind the scenes. Phil even said that he wouldn't wack a boss... Butchie was fine with it though. So they decided to let Tony take out Phil, so they could justify killing Tony. If we got a peek into the future of the Soprano family (after the finale), I wouldn't be surprised if Paulie had some knowledge about what was going on... maybe he became the boss.
Thanks for your reply... I appreciate it.
@@CommonCentrist82 you're right. and ofcourse. i always appreciate feedback. love this community. Butchie sort of resembles a hot Sammy the Bull. After Lil Carmine lit the match for Phil. Butchie moves in. makes sense brother.
Agreed, and I think he used Paulie and Patsy to get it done. In return, they would retain top spots in the new setup. That's why Paulie and Patsy met with Corky at the bar and went out back to meet with the hitters. That's why there was no hit after the bar scene, because Tony was the hit.
There are no scraps in my scrapbook!!! Lol
That was Philly best damn quote ever!!!! Lol
Carmine was smarter than he put on. He totally did the with your brother Billy comment on purpose. He let them fight each other.
im thinking that. i made a video on him being George Bush but im gonna go deeper on the next one
Yes he did.
Very allegorical. He oversaw the shrine of Da Something
@@titoreza3507The shrine of Sun Tazoo?
@@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagoolthe Chinese Prince matchabelli
0:23 "No provocation whatsoever...."
Also Phil: kills Angelo.
Butch had aspirations of becoming the boss he played the game perfectly for both sides 💯
I really liked his character. No bullshit to him and he played the game a step ahead. When he got off the phone with Phil, he knew it wasn't going to end well for him. So, he in effect, set Phil up. Whether he had a hand in Tony's alleged death, idk. The last scene will debated forever. All I know is when we left this show, he was still standing.
Being fake is not a step ahead it's just pooosy boy antics....
Chase confirmed that Tony did in fact bite it in the last episode. He confirmed it in an interview about a year or 2 ago. Before TMSON came out.
@@whoknows4379 what a director says after the fact is irrelevant
@@nonytknocker Hes not just a director. He's THE director, showrunner, and creator. He came up with everything involving the characterizations and plot lines. If he says it was his intention that Tony caught it in the last episode, then that's exactly what happened. Making you wrong. Its very relevant. Its more relevant from him than anyone else in the world.
@@whoknows4379 its not relevent from anyone, a piece of media should be taken as is, you cant add anotations after the fact and confirm things that were left intentionally vague, otherwise hermione was black and deckard was 100% an android just because the creators said so.
When I greet someone from now on, I’m greeting them like this ….
YOUNG AND TALL AND TAN AND LOVELY
I greet them with
“Whatdya know whatdya say”
I ask them if they are wearing a wire
R I.P. Gregg Antonacci 🎬Your role as "Butchie" DeConcini and later as Johnny Torrio in Boardwalk Empire was fukin' fantastico! Salute Commandatori🫡🇮🇹🇺🇸
RIP a great one
Commandatori… now that’s respect!
@@CLxJames ...over here, they make it real.
"we should let him sleep..."
He played a great bad guy for sure
The Sha of Iran eating grilled cheese sandwiches off of a prison radiator is just unacceptable
Don’t forget jacking off in a warm tissue
“Borko being the main uploader, whatever happened there…”
18:45 “let’s do it over the phone.”
Uncle Philly was ahead of his time. Virtual meetings are the craze today. No more unnecessary inperson meetings.
😂
He wanted to speak in person but he comprised he dialed a number in a Telebooth
Uncle Philly my ass
😂@@alpkorsan
No more compromises.
Butch sure kept his eye on the prize, whatever eye that was
😭😭😆
Whatever happened there
On the tiger
There were two prizes
Carmine "Your brother Billy whatever happened there"
Tony "ALLRIGHT THEN"
🤣🤣🤣
12:16 so Christopher stiffs this guy outta 30 bucks of fish and now butch gives him a beating after her worked his way up to construction from behind the fish market counter 😂
😭
😂😂😂 I know right
Wasn’t he also an EMT and accused of stealing from Tony’s wallet?
@@dariog36th wait what??? 😂😂😂 how?? lol 😂 he’s been a variant in the TonyVerse for how long and where the TVA
@@dariog36th not him lol 😂 I found the mystery wallet biopsy thief
ruclips.net/video/C4Sygh4hcaU/видео.htmlsi=9jg7Mvl5j0eOB904
Butch was an underrated character in my opinion.
Uncle Pilly turning to a house and shouting at Carmine jr is the funniest shit ever 🤣🤣
It showed Phil was a pussy and scared of Tony!!!! Weak ass move, to yell like a bitch out of a frickin window 🪟!!!! Lol
I like this one. I'm watching the same actor as John Torrio in Boardwalk Empire.
Torrio is actually someone im gonna do soon. i loved that actor Greg
8:26 THIS! This would have sent me into a murderous rage. Never touch the food on my plate. I just think that’s got to be one of the rudest things you can do at the dining table.
That's the whole reason why they killed him. It represents his insane greed, his plate was full yet he still took food off of other people plates despite having a full plate of food
@@SerraPontosSoc And you could tell it was going to happen by Phil's reaction. Phil was giving him a last meal, if he actually valued the guy he would have said "get your fork off my plate you greedy fuck".
11:46 I just now realized that's the deli counter guy that Chrissy scams with the book of matches when he's buying fish.
😂😂 moving up in the world
Tony's biggest mistake was not killing Butchie right then when he went to beat up Coco. He had the gun pointed right at him - finger on the trigger (and I think there was a reason Chase shows us that). Butchie was the one that ultimately put out the hit on Tony after becoming boss of the Lupertazzi family
No way could Tony get a pass on killing Butchie. New York would instantly go after the entire crew, and they would have serious motivation behind it. It's different when Phil gets a boner and orders the hits. It's just the Boss overreacting. Butchie was probably high ranking (Capo at the very least) and definitely had lots of guys who supported him. They would be thirsty for blood.
What? No, that would've been a terrible move. You just speak after the fact with the assumption that he put the hit on Tony in the end, and even if that is true, at the time it would've been a brainless move to shoot him.
It seems to me Little Carmine became the Boss by the way that last sit down went. Butchie looked to Carmine for every answer. I think Carmine, after Johnny and Doc and Phil were all cleared, he stepped up easily with no push-back.
Get a mop
Carmine said some dumb stuff but he wasn’t dumb. Im convinced he did that on purpose. He’s the only one that ended up truly freed from the mob business.
Phil was the worst boss ever😂😂😂
Turn that off!
Phil is a great actor!!! He has played many mob movie parts!!!!
Get a mop. Most underrated line in the series
lol *"ALRIGHT THEN"*
Carmine Sr lowkey was the smartest one outta all the sociopathic bosses. He played his cards right and knew when and how to use certain things to his advantage
Young and tall and tanned and lovely 🎶
The girl from ipanema
47. Just a kid. I was old enough to be his father.
Carmine is like his Father because he got a poker face.. See he mentions the bad shit ny did to Tony and Tony accepts and moves on, then he mentions Phils brother and shows Tony and who ever else in the room, that its something that Phil is never gonna let go of. He delivers the line like an off handed remark and Phil flies off the handle. So in the end, Phil got whacked because he lacked the ability to let go and move on and Tony didnt get whacked because he did everything he could to help Phil get over it, even while Phil was fuckin w Jersery....
Cool story... except Tony did get whacked.
NO he didnt... He was made in America, but the show is hollywood. The only reason David Chase weakly mumbled out he did was because actor JG was dead and there was gonna be NO future Sopranos movie. Duh... Im sure Chase was trying to get the right script, time and actor James Gandolfini to go along w the project. If the lights "went out" they surely went out on Meadow.@@Charles-qn1bt
@@jawneetest Okay, child... Don't stop believing. But you're on your own there. Everyone else knows he was whacked. The End.
im no child and if everyone one drank poison to get on the space ship hiding behind Haleys comet, then I guess in THAT case, you and everyone else be standing at " Heaven Gate " and I sadly would still only be standing on the ground, here on earth. @@Charles-qn1bt
Tony was definitely not whacked💯
“He never really saw straight, that guy.” -Phil “Shah of Iran” Leotardo
Butchie reminds me of Smegle of lord of the rings. Wicked lil creepy guy, but effective 😅😅😅
Butchie being that little and able to climb to underboss means he had to be pretty damn ferocious. And the way he stepped to Tony at the hospital, a lotta' heart.
Also, it's funny how Janice always benefited from being related to Tony. She wacked Richie, Tony cleans up the mess. She gets beat up by goons for stealing the lady's prosthetic leg, Tony beats up the goon. Bobby gets wacked, Tony sees to it she gets compensated. Although most of these moves were to maintain Tony's reputation as a person to be respected and feared, she always benefited, lol.
lots of similarities to Sammy the Bull
Neither Janice nor Carmella had a single redeeming quality. Both played helpless when necessary, had no values, were total derivatives of the men in their lives. And were able to inflict guilt on their significant others just like Livia did to Tony. Carmella's total stupidity when dealing with AJ was a sin; when Tony tried to instill till some common sense discipline she destroyed Tony. Carmella and Janice ALWAYS played one person against another in every situation. And they were both completely insecure and were unable to mature in any way. Carmella's schoolgirl fixation with Furio was pathetic. The guys used violence to settle grievances; these two lived for the petty jealousies. ...just as evil, just not as violent. You can tell these women were based on Chase's real-life family experiences ....as a first-generation Italian, watching the maternal drama on this show is absolutely spot-on.
Every Mafia family needs a Butchie .
A useless mouthpiece who literally does nothing? Yes, definitely a valuable position.
Butch just wanted the position of power and used Phil
its a possibility but nothing indicated it. the garage scene? nah. he was loyal til Phil ran
Nope, Butchy knew Phil was off the rails and needed to be a scapegoat!!! Smart move actually!!!
That last sit down between Tony and Butchie is such an incredible scene. What a masterpiece this show is.
Why did butchie reverse stance on the war? I might be forgetting some scenes but he went from "take out the senior management" to "maybe we need a truce" pretty abruptly.
he looked around Little Italy and it turned into China Town. Basically meaning it was all over.
also he knew he was probably better off with Carmine and no beef after he saw what was going on around him.
Phil was going off the rails and war costing too much going on for too long.
They took out upper management already
@@victorsforza6213 he underestimated it. It was like Tony said. War means deaths. Phil knew but went on. Butchie realized and stepped off. The china town thing is one of the brilliant sub texts the show gives.
@@victorsforza6213 also Butchie always saw Phil as the man. But when he ran away and hid like a girl, Butchie knew it didnt mean shit when its all lives and stuff.
Butch reminds me of Sammy the bull and I mean the way he caries himself and his height etc. He could've potrayed Sammy really good.
wow you know what...i see that
Tony is so slick, he 's securing a payout to Janice b/c he knows with Bobby out of the pic, it won't be long b4 Janice reaches out to him (but i loved how Tony always looked out for her, when she killed Richie Tony had her back & when the Russians roughed her up)....
Don't forget he was gonna have richie wacked in the first place but janice beat him to it.
@@krtlkid I actually missed that the 1st time around. I was binge-watching on HBO sometime ago.
Little dude has some balls though, squaring up in the doorway to Tone who's like 3x his weight
Doc signed his death warrant when he reached for that sausage, just like Christopher signed his death warrant when he ate Tony's tobelerone.
lmao i laughed at the tobelerone 😭 i love you guys
we love u 2 kissy kissy muah @@ceerious
He ate his lo mein, Tony was dreaming about it the whole day and someone ate his shit@@ceerious
I think all the pieces were already in place for the hit to go down. Still, maybe Doc doing that eliminated any possibility of Phil calling it off at late notice.
At the end of the day, I think Doc was a marked man and it ultimately didn't make a difference.
That actor was given nickname Doc here, because he was a real doctor in the real life( medical, not like dr. Fegoli or Kissinger lol)
Our friend the mayor of Serbia, Ceerious wants him gone.
geezsh Borko?
@@ceerioushe looks a lot like Frankie valli ask me.. hehehehehe
Borko doing sopranos upload all the time now ceerious is on the scene
@@ianmoran2419 power vacuum capos buy their time no ones sure who to pay so no one gets paid
Borko? He's a stunard that one
There’s no scraps in my scrapbook lol the way the other two look at each other like what?
😂
16:28 - actually Christopher did get his finger pricked when he was made.
Little Carmine was said too many stupid things to be as stupid as he appeared.
As for Phil; I thought he was a prick during the first run of the series. However after watching the series twice since then, I realize that all things considered; he was actually one of the more reasonable characters. He had a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he came out, but it was well within the bounds of what would be only natural, especially compared with people line Feech and Richie.
After a couple of viewings, I felt the same about Phil. But after this last run, I changed my mind. Phil is just a big baby. In fact, they're all big babies - none have the temperament to run the gig, except for Carmine Sr. All of their whiny egos got them killed
It was all on purpose
Seeing Phil cry like that, my estimations of him as a man just fucking plummeted
even cindarella didnt cry
"We gotta stop meeetin like this huh?" As big Tone towers over him by about 14 inches lol. Butchie was no joke. He had balls no doubt.
He was the Joe Pesci type little guy w a killer streak.
1:44 "Pick somebody over there". I dont know much about real mafia life or how accurate this is but it would terrify me being in that life knowing you could be killed just because they cant kill the one they want and they drew your name out of a hat
Ya know the frag grenade that was shown in tonys House earlier in the show, should have been used in the war.
For these gangsters, the biggest psychological problem is that their work is not recognized by the society and the legal system. They know that their actions will eventually be severely punished, so they can never enjoy life and face morality like a normal person in their psychological world. Therefore, even though they have their own families and friends, they can never live like a normal person, and all their affection and friendship may be betrayed and deceived.
They form their own, smaller society which rewards success with esteem and status.... normal society is for mooks and losers
Tony really liked Phil cause he talked to him on a human level.
we gotta stop meetin like this
I gotta say that was pretty funny.
It's undignified
It goes against the conditions of your parole.
"probably going down on sheep or some shit"
That would definitely be me making some stupid ass awkward remark and then being very embarrassed as soon as I say it
Who is that dude??
The way Tony turns around to look at the water cracks me up EVERY TIME lmfao
"Lemme tell you a couple of three things"
There's no scraps in borkos scrap book.. HEHEHE
10 points to Borko with every upload.
im the boss of this family
@@ceerious borko ain't respectin old arrangements
nobody:
and i mean absolutely nobody:
Butchie: 😟😟😟
*In a world filled with loathsome characters, Butchie was by far the most unintimidating, yet smug & annoying character on the show, to think that little weasel brought down Phil & later Tony makes my blood boil. I'd take a sequel, spin-off season just to see him get his.*
Lol most unintimidating? Lol he wasn't even the most unintimidating guy in his crew. Lol they're are literaly two guys in the same scene at the bar that are exponentially less intimidating. If you think the Bald, non Italiab looking guy who makes the sheep joke is scarier thab Butchie you're crazy. I can tell you're not from the Northeast and never actually met real wise guys...
Hope ceerious realises that Borko’s has more buttons than his grandma’s corsets.
there might be a line of cars a mile long full of Cozzarelli's awaiting
i got a video coming. im settin up a truce with lil carmine me and borko. stay tuned
It’s a triumver thing.
Butch was a sneaky little snake playing everyone
ALL HAIL THE SHAH OF IRAN
Phil should of known when butch said "it's been done before "
I didn’t realize how much of a war mongerer butchie was. I don’t see things going well for that family after Phil died, they had a run of great leaders. Carmine, John, and Phil ,even though he went crazy with vengeance and got himself killed. Nevertheless he was a stand up guy who demanded respect, was decisive, and knew how to flex his muscles. Butchie will run that family into the ground. They already look weak due to losing the war against the “glorified crew” Dimeo family. As for the Dimeos, I like to think Silvio comes out of his coma and makes Paulie his consiligere. Silvio for the mafia chess match and Paulie as his strong right arm. Both of those guys are seasoned veterans and were much less ambitious than Tony and Junior, and ambition seemed to lead to nothing but trouble throughout the show. Hopefully they got it running back to how Jackie ran it. Try to keep the peace, make sure everybody eats, and keep their noses out of New York and away from the five families.
New York won
No chance Sil would’ve came back let alone boss
Oh come on Butchie was a little fucking weasel. It was obvious.
Was Happy Butchie Survived...I Liked The Character and Actor
@3:50 , why did u cut out the part where Tony says " I went somewhere...all I know is i NEVER want to go back" ? He implies that he was in Hell, and for Phil to live a better life.
They should have done more with Gerry “The hairdo” 😂😂😂 That’s a cold ass nickname and he was in line to be boss
0:13 my favorite moment
Whatever happened there!!
@@Bigbo79The Shooting
BUTCH IS SUCH A TREASURE ALSO LOVED HOM ON BOARDWALK EMPIRE AS JOHNNY TORRIO
so...after not wanting to wack tony earlier by saying stuff about how its wrong to wack a boss...now he switches to carmine sr. concept of considering the new jersey family as nothing more than a "glorified crew" thus deranking tony as a "boss" but more of as a capo of a large family....so now he can live with putting a hit out on tony since he no longer considers him to be a real "boss" of a family.
4:20 Tony towering over Butch but he doesn't even flinch, says something about his character
The guy who got his ass kicked by Butch was in another episode as a fish salesman.
What if Butchie was the snitch informing the FBI?
One of those 3 in the room with Phil - when considering wacking Tony - was the snitch.
That same snitch told agent Harris which gas station they'd find Phil.
interesting!
Or a wire
Butchie said “drops his gyatt.” I really hope people pick up on that.
The Coco beatdowm & curb stomping was the BEST scene in The Sopranos!
18:20
“And you used to sell laser printers out the back of your Crown Vic!”
Great line who is that guy?
Albie. hes always with Butchie or Phil
@@ceerioushe was in goodfellas, one of billy batts’ cronies
Balls is when you look a guy in the eyes while you drive an ice pick in his lung love it
Ceerious is going to be sitting on one ass cheek the whole way over with uploads like this! It’s his time!
thanks i appreciate that 🫡
Especially after don junior, whatever happened there
@@zerodiniro3273 what was don junior uploadin that got him pinched. he went long vids like this?
@@ceerious Something like that, I always thought it was the diner scene with the copyrighted music. He probably didn't even hear it when it happened
@@zerodiniro3273 I think we been had, I think borkos took out another made guy, don junior.. hehehehehe
@ 18:50 They didn't want to re-shoot the scene, so they went with it. The guy was supposed to walk away when he was signaled to walk away but he forgot and even says out loud "fuck it's too cold" then turns around and walks away. He wasn't supposed to hear the phone call. I love spotting these mess ups.
The word on the streets is Ceerious is the favourite to take over
it was don juniors turn in the driver seat and his channel gave out...his channel. its a metaphor
@@ceerious 23 uploads just a fvckin kid too.. hehehehehe
@@victorsforza6213 poor Don Junior hbo sent the wrong ex con back to jail
Wow 47 I'm still a kid 😮😂😂😂
Its funny that when Phil talks to Tony he always calls him Anthony.
Another middle age “kid”