Early Signs of Carlo's Betrayal | The Sopranos Explained 

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"Sil hit him first", that line was very telling , literally & figuratively.

Honestly have to wonder if Carlo's presumed lack of loyalty is due to him seeing how Tony runs his shop for all these years. By the time we really get to know Carlo, Tony has already killed plenty of people within his own family and really balked at any tradition that old timers might have respected. "Attitude reflects leadership" - Avon Barksdale

was confused why i hadn’t seen this video then realized it was uploaded 10 minutes ago lmao

Your analysis allows me to continue to see new things on The Sopranos, it’s legit incredible.

I agree it's foreshadowing. After all, Quasimodo predicted all of this.

Carlos telling Tony that Silvio hit Dom first is an excellent spot. Definitely foreshadowing.

"Fuck that honor and loyalty shit" i honestly cant blame em for flipping.

The most underrated foreshadowing is when Silvio says “these are RAT droppings, we should call an exterminator”

I knew he flipped after visiting Hesh. His facial expressions in the backseat told a story...

I would add to this the scenes showing Carlo's closeness to his son (he cares enough to notice when his son "gets the blues" and they bond over what food is good at a buffet). We readily believe that he would betray the Family for his family, if it came down to it

Carlo got captain when Vito took off. Jimmy Altieri got killed season one. Vito wasn’t even a character season one. Well he was but as an extra when Chris shot the bakery guy in the foot

Always thought Carlo’s given name was a Godfather-ian reference to the late Carlo Rizzi. Last seen demonstrating the limitations of auto safety glass.

Tony's crew had more rats than a 1700s cargo ship. Jimmy, Big P*ssy, Carlo, Ray Curto, Eugene Pontecorvo. Totally unrealistic, but it does punctuate how lousy Tony's leadership was.

This might not be popular and it would've been seen as something of a 'filler' episode, but I would've really liked it if there was a bit of tradition that each season contained an episode without Tony and his inner circle. An episode each season dedicated to the rest of the family, just a series of small stories among the rest of the crew, give the rest of the guys/actors a bit of time to shine as we see some of the stuff they get up to and how they are when Tony isn't around.

Fucking loved Carlo and his perpetual punished puppy expression

The depth of characterization and writing is what gave a cast of fantastic actors such a platform to shine and make The Sopranos one of the greatest television series ever produced.

Carlo would flip no matter what. Not a stand up guy. Tony’s behavior would have just given him mental justification to do what he was gonna do anyway

Some sopranos theories i believe are worth making a vídeo of: 1. Was Johnny Sack really interested in killing Tony Blundetto or was he simply waiting for the best moment to profit from it in the same way Carmine profitted from the Ginny Sack joke situation? If we take a deep look in the whole situation involving Tony B, giving him to Phil Leotardo would only satisfy Phil's thrist for revenge, not benefitting Johnny at all. In my opinion Johnny wanted the Soprano Family to kill Tony B so he could find a reason to take money from Tony. 2. Even saying he wanted to give Jackie jr. a pass because of the card game incident, was Tony really interested in letting Jackie jr. go or he simply didnt want to carry the burden of killing his best friend's kid, deciding to press Ralph to do it? 3. What could have possibly led Carmine Lupertazzi to settle with the Soprano Family in the whole HUD scam beef? And we could even make a comparision beetween this plot and the Ginny Sack joke plot, putting in contrast how both Carmine and Johnny dealt with their respective situations.

I'm not sure this is relevant, but during the crew settling down in the safe house, Carlo gives away their location, by asking Tony, "We order apizza?" (it sounded like "We order a-beets?") Tony agrees, "Ya." 'Apizza' is a distinct regional term in Italy, also regionally used in Connecticut, particularly in New Haven.

Going back to the "su**ing a c**k" reference. Tony may have been onto something. Look at his biggest earners. We know Vito did for sure, and we know enough about Ralphie to know it's not impossible he might have done it, either already or eventually... Do you think there is a correlation between "su**ing a c**k" and making a lot of money in construction? You should deep dive that. I've been a fan of your channel for a couple years now. Thanks

small hands, that was his problem

its probably really hard to find good gangsters to hire. if someone is enough of a scumbag to be a criminal, why would they be expected to be loyle to their capos?

Hey! Great content man! I would like to raise two topics, if I may. 1) The parallel between Christopher and Pauly chasing the Russian in the woods and them chasing Mikey P on season 1. Maybe nothing but I thought it interesting that they were at it twice. Also, earlier on season 3, Meadow mentions the symbolism of snow as death, and here they are surrounded by infinite death. Is this their purgatory? 2) On season 4, the parallel between Valentina and Pie O My. Both get burned. Also Tony asked for the painting of him and the horse to be burned.

"Think about it though, Ton. His sudden disappearance..." "FEDS?!!"

It's always good to have the basic premise of The Sopranos explained every time you make a video about the series. After all, a lot of watchers may not be familiar with it, even after subscribing to a channel largely about the series, or having randomly put the phrase Sopranos into a you tube search, looking for fan sites.

Him and Patsi were the hardest to figure out

Carlo flipping was very appropriate when taking into account the ambiguity of the show's ending. It provides a more longform bad outcome for Tony in the event of him not succumbing to the shortform bad outcome of possibly being whacked by his many enemies. Him ratting provides the possibility of arrest and imprisonment. One of the many different potential bad outcomes that a mobster might be subjected to.

They had to kill Dom the second Sil hit him. Look how much trouble Tony, a boss, got in for hitting a Jersey made guy. Two Jersey nobody's (in New York's opinion) putting hands on a New York made guy would have triggered a massive retaliatory strike. Note: I know nothing about the real Mob, just commenting on the world as depicted in the show.

An insightful and very funny video. I just finished the Sopranos for the first time and was absolutely floored. Your channel has been a great find. It stands out over most of the others.

I always felt that among the many flaws in season 6 Sopranos, the downplaying of Carlo and his son Jason's powerful story that was never fully realized was the major flaw. There was tremendous buildup and back story: Carlo being disenchanted with Tony after hearing that Tony doesn't care about loyalty, add to that the constant insults. Then there is Jason, much time is spent introducing this character, building him up as an unlikable violent douchebag. All that for nothing. There weren't any scenes of Jasons bust, Carlo having to turn informant to help his son legally. The two characters father and son are never seen again and only mentioned in a brief conversation Tony has with his lawyer. Carlo's testimony would have been the final nail in the coffin of Tony's career. A great undercurrent of a story that would have built more tension in the final season that was overlooked and forgotten among the many and less intriguing storylines.

I noticed these things too. The sacred and the propane.

I'm glad you caught that CineRanter. Very Observent, the saced and the propane.

The poet Archibald MacLeish wrote a poem that ended with the line "a poem should not mean, but be." Great art doesn't lecture you, it just is what it is. Imagine if Chase had ended the series with some guy just walking up to Tony in the restaurant and shooting him in the head. That would not be art. If Tony goes to confront Ralphie and Ralphie says "yeah, I did set fire to the stable, what's the problem?" and Tony flies into a rage and kills him, all the art involved in creating the layers of Ralphie's character and the layers of Tony's motivation in killing Ralphie are gone.

Well done. Yes, this show is THAT smart to foreshadow such an arch. Good catch.

Billy could've made boss

I love your videos watch them all the time thank you pal much love

Yeah, I think the main reason that made Carlo flip was watching Tony's going downhill as a leader, specially in the final season. Tony was lost in his gambling problems, greedy nature and all the other excess in his life that started to influence the way he dealt with the crew, not caring about them, nor loyalty or honor as he said himself in a conversation with Carlo

Do one on Tony and Silvio's friendship.

great vid!

great video bro

Carlo flipped when Tony did not care about Bobby sutution, and his son hot caught up.

Borko is back from Florida

This is very well thought-out.

The writing in these videos is SO good

Honestly, I don’t think Silvio made the right decision to murder Carlo’s cousin. Turncoat or not, no one would have accepted that, especially since Silvio didn’t make his cousin’s body disappear. Can you imagine how his wife reacted upon seeing her husband murdered in their house? How that affected their family? It’s no surprise that Carlo flipped.

Slight correction it wasnt the jokes about Vito that got Carlo mad with Fat Dom. It's when he was insinuating that Carlo was gay that sent him over...

The first signs of betrayal that was noticeable was after Vito was whacked. When he came into Satriale's and spoke about Phil's crew whacking Vito, he complimented Phil as a form of admiration saying that "Phil is not all talk," right in front of Tony

When he says “I hear you Tone” the audio sounds like it’s via a wiretap, little things like that make it the greatest show of all Time

Great analysis

just when Silvio hit Dom I knew the guy was gonna end up like that. ain't no way they could have just have a fight and end it in good terms

He really did have a look on his face as though he was always on the verge of tears. Maybe that's just the actor's natural resting face? No idea, but it does add to the role, regardless. And the "Sil hit him first" is absolutely the way a little brother would react to trouble when his parents came home to a mess. 😅 I love your work on this show, mate, great stuff. You bring the sort of English studies critique to it, not just the whats and hows, but the whys - a show like this was built to be examined this thoroughly. Kudos to you, bud.

Great vid

Tony, like Paulie, was stabbed in da Haahrt.

The Silvio comment about Rat turds just blew my mind. Good catch

Great video, I had talked to my buddy about Carlo showing his snitch like tendencies, with, "Sil hit him first"

Carlo was actually named in Season 5. Tony B. was placed in his crew

I commented on the last video pointing out Vito ratting on Silvo here, not an ounce of credit for the observation. Cheers bro

Good call! Again.

I'm glad Carlo flipped Tony needed to crash and burn at the end.

When Carlo says that Sil hit him first, it makes me wonder if maybe the feds had a wire in the Bing and Carlo knew this and this was his way of being able to explain to the feds why Dom was killed while Carlos was there.

He’s gotta GOOOO

There’s also the scene when Chrissy is killed and the guys visit Tony at his house. One of the guys talks a lot about Carlo’s arrival, which Sil points out.

I always thought Chase showed Carlo cutting farts in the safe house when they were trying to eat was a sign of disrepect, that he no longer respected Tony's leadership and/or were nervous farts cause he already had made the decison to flip.

What I never understood was why all the stuff that the writers had Carlo doing wasn’t just what they would have Paulie do instead. Carlo seemed redundant to Paulie. And to be honest, I really didn’t like anything they did with Paulie from season four to the end anyway.

Carlo was sniveling in the meeting from All Debts Public and Private

He hurt Carlo a few times you tell in his face.

Yeah Phil rolled through w/ the SAVAK & did Parade Float dirty 😂

“Sil hit him first” was true though 😂

Rat droppings? Damn, I never even caught that lol.

To be fair, Dom would have to go. Its a fatal crime in Cosa Nostra to put your hands on another Madeguy unless he's gonna go. They wouldnt be able to punch him without a sitdown with Phil which we all know wouldn't go well. Carlo did what was going to have to happen way. If you punch a madeguy, might as well go all the way and maintain plausible deniablity.

Great eye!

Not only did Carlo leave lipstick marks on Vito's sausage, but also left it on Agent Lipari's sausage too.

I don't agree with your explanation of the situation with Fat Dom. Sil hit him with a vacuum and jumped on him, which is against the rules and surely would've put a target on Sil's head when dealing with Phil as boss. It was either kill Dom or put Sil's life in serious danger. Carlo was doing the smart thing if you ask me in that situation. Sil overreacted if anyone did

Having seen the entire show back within a few months now, I have been wondering about all the car accidents on The Sopranos. Like seriously, there is a lot of them. Were they just easy plot devices to use over and over again and a product of poor writing? Any meaning behind them?

The way chris turns to look at tony after carlo disrespects is classic 😂

I believe you got it completely right

00:35 LMAO 😅😅😅

Sal Marcano from Mafia 3 looks like Carlo.

You got something slightly incorrect: it wasn't sil saying carlo no it was fat dom saying it. Sil would have known from the second Dom got hit, he had to go, because he was a made man, and that would have started a war with NY if he went back and said what happened.

You are right on

I completely disagree with your analysis. I’m even going so far to say… I CALL “BULLSHYTE” ! The moment Silvio punched a made-man, Carlo had to kill him. Both Silvio & Carlos would’ve gotten clipped. Because one of the top rules of the mob was Made-Men can never lay hands on, or strike another Made Man, on penalty of death. There was no way Carlo could let that guy walk out alive. Because he would’ve been implicated regardless. Remember the guy Coco that bothered Meadow ? Tony got a pass for stomping his mouth out & pulling a gun on the other only because Coco sexually harassed & disrespected Tony’s daughter & this insulted Tony “as a Man” & “As a Man of Honor”. Tony almost got clipped for beating up Ralphie outside the Bing. After which Tony HAD TO make Ralph a capo to compensate. “Silvio hit him first” means Carlo had to stab him because the line had been crossed & Silvio had to be protected” Silvio told Tony not to come in so Tony could have “ignorance & deniability” thus protecting Tony from backlash.

Well, you're probably right. Carlo's son was arrested on drug charges and it's the likely cause that he flipped, to save his son. Carlo had a weak, nervous character, always looked worried and Tony probably only put him in charge of construction because he was the "best" of a few bad available alternatives (Paulie, for example). In that season 4 scene when Tony yells at Carlo, Ralph and Ray Curto Carlo looks like a kid being yelled at by a teacher or parent, unlike Ralph and Ray who sort of pushed back to some extent. Tony's problem was that he wasn't always the best at reading people and that he was prone to belittling those working close to him.

Carlo: “Sil hit em first” …. All you need to know 😂

Boardwalk empire we need that

"another parade float". Funny, but people really have to know the show inside and out to understand what you say pal. Other than that, your productions are excellent, very good analysis

"He'S a NaTuRaL LeAdEr!" One issue I have with The Sopranos and MSoN is that there's a lot of telling of abilities, but when it comes to showing them? Not so much. Tony being a "natural leader" is a big one, because he's pretty terrible at it. Worse, I'd say, is the IQ claims Tony puts forth both about himself and Tony B. Frankly, I don't think David Chase even knows what IQ actually says about an individual, let alone what high IQ behavior entails. Probably even thinks that IQ and emotional IQ are completely separate.

Silvio never said Carlo no it was fat Dom saying no

Tony getting killed ruined Carlo's leverage with the law, then word gets out he is a Rat too.

Carlo gives me Sammy Gravano vibes from top to bottom. Only difference is in why they flipped, as Tony wasn't trying to throw Carlo on a sword when he did.

‘Parade Float’? He’s a captain now,don’t talk about him like that

This show is to good to end😢

Remember though, you can't hit another made man. So sending him back to NYC with a black eye was out of the question. They had to kill him at that point or keep their hands to themselves and kick him out.

Ok but my bro Carlo could still fill out a t-shirt

Carlo straddles the line between old school mafioso who is anxious about Tony and sniveling coward who wants to save his own ass. Subtle character

I confess that it took me by surprise when Carlo flipped despite the mention of his lad shotting swag. Another pearl my young Sopranos Sage. 👍 ☘️🎓📚🌟🇬🇧😎

I very uch doubt that anyone could have picked up on this at the time. It may be easier to see with the benefit of hindsight.

Carlo always seemed nervous.

It takes years to dissect and every scene of the Sopranos. It's unbelievable.

Yeah, I thought the "Sil hit him first" comment was truly lame. I would have thought there would be repercussions from Silvio. He's not the type to take that crap.