This scene really is a perfect example of the brilliant writing in this show. From a thematic and character driven standpoint, it perfectly conveys that Phil did twenty years in the can.
"The grieving process, it takes time the closer you are to somebody" is Phil's way of saying I'm not over your cousin killing my brother and the chances of us making a deal here today are pretty slim
Goddamn, that's right. That crappy botched hit that Tony Blundetto did. The mess Tony S. had to clean up. That shit broke my heart. What a fucked up way to go.
The brilliance of the Sopranos is that if you look at little details in this scene and others, you can actually notice that Phil did 20 years in the can. It's subtle but there.
He wanted grilled cheese, but he compromised, he ate manicotti off a woman. He wanted to fuck a tissue, but he compromised. He jacked off into the radiator instead.
@****** That scene was supposed to play out differently, but Frank Vincent was not in town so they changed it up and ADR'd his lines. David Chase supposedly talked about it in the commentary for that episode.
Phil was one of the best written characters on the show. Despite being a bitter, hostile prick there was a sense of realness to him. Just imagine, being in Jail for 20 years while your peers are making money, having the time of their lives, while you miss out on all of that as well as being away from your loved ones. Then once you return, not a shred of gratitude or acknowledgement you receive. Right after that your brother gets murdered and you can't do anything to avenge him. And you still keep compromising, taking orders and running errands for selfish pricks like Tony. Wasn't a surprise that Phil ended up bitter and angry like that. So many people I know in my life, good people, I can see the same things and I see why. Phil's a great example of what can happen to a person when life does you hard, but you don't complain and carry on with a heavy heart.
The other old school bastard real as fuck was Richie Aprile, Frank (Phil) and David (Richie) were extremely great performers of their roles. Great way to analize Phil bro.
Actually he wanted to be Phil Leonardo, since he explained Leotardo was the result of an error during immigration. You're such a horrible Sopraons fan you didn't even catch that
After watching all these Phil Leotardo videos I can't still find information about how many years he did in the can. Come on Phil, it's not a shame to talk about this.
Edward Garro. He actually has only been acting for the past 15 or so years. Before that he was a police officer for the city of East Providence, Rhode Island. I agree he does a great job. He was good in The Departed too (as Amal a role as it was)
Sgt. Hartman Chased Phil and forced him to throw away his ice cream, then backs the killing of Phil's brother. Man, Frank Vincent just gets no respect from the young shine box mobsters.
Robert Thomas NOPE he didn't back the hit. Actually Tony told him "NO!!". If TS didn't love TB so much he'd been handed over and killed immediately for that. Also he felt guilty b/c TB went to jail & TS wasn't there b/c of a panic attack.
I love how when Tony and Silvio leave at the end, Tony leaves his chair wide open but Silvio pushes his in. Little character touches like that is what makes me love this show.
there was so much turmoil with new jersey and new york due to ralph, tony b, and new york wanting a piece of everything new jersey touched i honestly don’t think Phil gave a single fuck about tony and his crew at this point😂
I said no compromises. Maybe you didn't hear about it, you've been away a long time; they didn't go up there and tell you. I don't do comprises anymore.
i dunno maybe u could talk to him, whaddya want me to do he dont listen , just talk to him he's your brother . I just to you Sal, he dont listen . Just talk to him though , what am i askin
to be fair, tony brought up a personal moment between the two of them to try gain leverage in the deal - he does this in front of all of phil's guys. tony was out of line doing so
@@MrFreeney1 true true. it seemed like phil was flexing his power to new jersey by having his cronies in the room. usually at a meet it's only the high level guys/whoever is privy to what's being discussed.
Bitter old sociopath. "20 yiz in the can, I get out, couple tree years later an SUV runs over my head, pops it like a grape. See what I'm gettin' at heah?"
I don't think using " LMAO " accurately gauges just how goddamn funny your comment is! My stomach hurts from laughing so hard - it's been months since that happened - thank you!
Poor tony everytime he tries to become pragmatic he ends up being ignored and walked over. Yet when's he's violent everyone gets shocked and wants to act like he's unreasonable.
What's really uneasy to think about, at least for me, is knowing Frank Vincent died in 2017, and then exactly 1 week later, Greg Antonacci, the actor who played Butch DeConcini, passed on as well!
I wanted a painting I saw, it had one dog looking one way and the other dog looking the other way. I comprised and got a grilled cheese from the radiator
Pauly was actually a lucky guy. The fact thst he was close to Tony but could never truly get into his inner circle...even if he was basically Underboss at one time it was kind of just for show. He was never as trusted by Tony as Sylvio, Christopher, or even Bobby near the end. It probably saved his life. Bobby on the other hand, moved up into Tony's inner circle at the worst time possible and it cost him his life.
By coming to this meeting, Bobby announced to NY his high position in the Sopranos Family, that's what got him killed in the end. If it was Paulie sitting here, the story would be different.
Yep. They were considering how to decapitate NJ and Bobby's name came up because this sit down meeting. He was in the inner circle and he got blasted on a train set.
Paulie feared Phil like the crybaby pussy he was, Phil s the man, fuck paulie s book. This show robbed us when Richie put paulie in his place, i wanted to see that Lionel put in drive over paulie.
One of the best things about the final season (6a and 6b) is how Agent Harris (who was Tony's arch nemesis) ends up becoming his most valuable ally. Harris saw some horrible ugly TRUE evil in his war on terror and definitely came to see Tony as the lesser evil.
Frank Vincent's expressions in this scene truly nail it. It totally gives out the accelerating tension between Tony and Phil. 1:46 "First off, it wasn't an offer. It's my position, 25 percent." Then 2:01 "Which I considered, and rejected." 2:07 "For what?" and to me the best one is at 2:28 "This is business, Anthony." Later on, Phil totally lets it all go down the hill with "Charlie Schwab over here," and the last compromise line. Brilliant.
Iconic scene which inspired a ton of hilarious quotes on here. Grilled cheese on the rad-iator, 20 years in the can, and many compromises. I miss this series so much 😁😁😁
I loved the final season how Tony and Agent Harris both realized the other was the lesser evil (Tony was not half as bad as Al Queda and Agent Harris helping Tony find Phil was in return.
@@jamesb.9472 ya merry xmas to you too, asshat... don't be pissed at me because you're too dumb to get the references, you linear thinking wannabe troll.
That look Butch has right before Tony explains his and Phil's talk in the hospital, makes me wonder if he was starting to think Phil was being unreasonable and that eventually led to him betraying Phil.
Butch was the closest thing to a levelheaded guy in Phil's crew by a bigass margin. As soon as Tony says he's going to air it out in front of everybody, Butch doesn't just perk up and pay attention - his whole expression gets more serious, and he even looks worried. It's like he's thinking, 'Oh, Christ, what'd Phil do THIS time...?' He probably knew by this point that with Carmine, Sr. and Johnny gone and Phil taking over in their stead, the whole NY organization was on borrowed time. Phil was too stubborn, self-absorbed, and emotional to yield to anything, which meant he was going to very quickly start stepping on toes. Pissing off Tony was one thing, but even if Phil could handle that (Spoiler: He couldn't.), he was probably going to start issues with the other 4 Families sooner or later. Butch made the right call selling Phil out in the end.
David Chase: "The fans wanted to see Tony murdered on screen so I compromised. I cut the last scene of Tony to black so people can look at pointless clues to believe he got whacked.
@@victorsolano6369 It's more about leaving things somewhat open to interpretation while trusting the intelligence of at least some viewers to put pieces of the puzzle together instead of being spoonfed everything.
@@wetalkinb0utpractice which, well i assume, is fun for the writer cuz then he can come up with his own interpretation as well yet never reveal it much to the chagrin of his audience who also have their own theories
@@victorsolano6369 I get what you're saying, but many writers leave the endings of their works open to interpretation. Life often isn't so clear cut or black and white