Christopher Moltisanti as boss?

In evaluating how Christopher Moltisanti could have become, and would have been as, boss we will look at the obstacles he would face, his potential allies and threats, the windows of opportunity he would have had and, ultimately, how he would've been as boss. A hypothetical Sopranos episode.

[@laurenpeterson9510]

Even if he manuged to get the drip on Tony lol

[@travismiles5885]

Im sure Tony got the drip a few times from some of the hooers at the Bing

[@Jaysteez7]

I started watching Sopranos in 2003, that spelling had me on the floor back then and still floors me now.

[@bullywhispers9544]

@@travismiles5885 lol

[@hisholiness4537]

In the end, he was just to loyle to his capo

[@CrookedRosePOD]

@@bullywhispers9544 and hes always late lol

[@TRontheLegacy]

Honestly, Chris’s best chance at becoming boss would have been if Tony had lived and if Chris had completely cleaned himself up, because Tony wanted him as his heir apparent

[@bradhorowitz2765]

Completely. Had Chris not been a guy looking for easy thrills and sucked up Tony’s mistreatment of him, and been smart enough to maneuver himself into the gang, he def would have had a better chance to be the boss.

[@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942]

And he was only gonna speak through chris so he could have just given the orders he wanted to and say they came from tony if he wanted to

[@Tommy88-]

I know it’s fiction lol, but I don’t think nyc would have ever respected him as boss regardless (not that they really respected the jersey guys in the first place).

[@bradhorowitz2765]

@@Tommy88- agreed chris isnt respected or even well known by the nyc gangs. makes sense. chris is on the bottom of the pecking order, chris never built up a strong support base (Chris's mini-gang comprised of dumb cowardly jersey teenagers), chris is NOT smart and he is prone to being addictive, weak, and indecisive. In this hypo where chris becomes boss (and so unlikely) chris would have been manipulated or killed by the nyc gang

[@TheSuckoShow]

Yep. He was Tony's prince. But I guess that's the catch. He's not disciplined enough to become a Lvl. 100 Boss in any scenario, even having been groomed for the position. All he really had to do was get clean and wait his turn, but he couldn't.

[@Activated_Complex]

Christopher as boss? I think it’d go something like this… Day 1: Shows up high to a meeting and mouths off to New York. Day 2: Found by joggers.

[@joemckim1183]

As far as Johnny Sack is concerned Christopher should still be sitting out in the car.

[@leonardschofield9913]

Found by spounge bob

[@kmsleyang8972]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 not found by joggers

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

The fundamental question is, will Chrissy be as effective as a boss like Tony was? And he will be, even more so? But until he is, it's going to be hard to verify that I think he’ll be more effective.

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

🤣😂

[@chapman3713]

He would...ent.

[@piggymaster3209]

Chris was more human than tony so I think he would be

[@sharpasacueball]

@@piggymaster3209 As a mob leader, wouldn't it be better to not be human?

[@joemckim1183]

Christopher is one of those Allegorical guys they don't make anymore.

[@qualityesports7802]

Killing Tony without killing Silvio would be just as big of a mistake as killing Caesar without killing Mark Antony.

[@ZackZ-mg9uq]

Yea but Marc Anthony was just a singer. Only known for marrying J Lo. You're getting a little confused here

[@GuidoLuzzi]

@@ZackZ-mg9uq who said i was confused? i neva seen it.

[@ebeneezerscrooge2942]

Mark Anthony. Baby I Need To Know.

[@christophermoltisanti9301]

The old-timers in the family and especially old style soldiers and captains would have never accepted Christopher as a new boss. That would been a trigger for insurrection in the family or an outright war. Therefore Christopher was great as a soldier, to follow orders and show some low-level management, but nothing more than that.....

[@joshuajarod1909]

A sober Christopher had the potential to be the best of all of them. Arguably the best behind the trigger, had the creativity to come up with his own solutions to problems (his idea to wack Emil and that solved the triboro towers situation singlehandedly) and could decieve even the most experienced of mobsters (tricked Feech into taking tvs)

[@johnlane5704]

Yet Tony had been grooming him to one day become the boss before it was clear Christopher was too much of a liability with the drug\ alcohol problems

[@faszikilawang8445]

Maybe later in life. Had Chris made it to his 40s, Tony's age in the first season. But he didn't make it there.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

It was more like possibly taking over in 10-20 years. Tony was trying to groom him to be his #2, his heir. In a small way, he was looking towards the future.

[@brendanmuller7301]

They wouldn't need to. As Chris even as boss, would still be taking orders from Tony who would be a "shadow boss" in a sense. Until Tony eventually passes and by that time chris would be late 40s+ and likely wiser. At least that was tonys clear plan.

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

If Chrissy were boss he would protect his crew beneath his natural canopy.

[@bullywhispers9544]

He could still be smoking a cigarette while doing it too

[@cosmicskates7721]

And protect them by using the technique of positive visualization lol

[@FrancisR420]

Tony soprano did nothing wrong

[@cosmicskates7721]

@@FrancisR420 no he didn't but you jogged my memory about what I feel was so wrong omg @ Joey Peeps funeral when Tony & Johnny Sac stepped away to iron things out, Silvio and the guys were also hanging out and Phil asks Silvio how his daughter is doing and Sil does his shoulder shrug and answers "good' and confidently nodding his head. Idk I'm cray enough as it is but I wish Silvio would have mentioned that to Tony lol I say that bc I feel like if he had bought that to Tony's attention, maybe in a subliminal way Tony wouldn't have let his guard down during the series finale since I am of the strong conviction that Meadow ended up being mortally wounded in the crossfire by the Members Only assassin. That most likely was the ultimate satisfaction for the people with their vendetta against Tony. I wish I didn't come to that conclusion but I have and not a whole lot changes my mind lol awww 🧅 💍 👌

[@justpeachy4851]

@@bullywhispers9544 with his hands behind his back

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

The fundamental question is, will Chris be as effective as a boss like Tony was? Maybe even more so? Until he is, it's going to be hard to verify that Chris will be more effective.

[@TG-xg5ts]

Lmao

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

😂🤣😅

[@hisholiness4537]

Jokes aside, that's not a high bar tbh. Tony was a shit boss

[@SantomPh]

@@hisholiness4537 for Jersey, he was a good boss with selfish and stupid underlings. His weaknesses were a fondness for Christopher and promoting him before his time, plus paranoia over the unusual leadership structure of the DiMeos, with the last confirmed boss in jail, Jackie dead, Junior being the figurehead and Tony officially just being on the street. Were Tony in a NY fam he would have not have the makings of a varsity athlete

[@GuidoLuzzi]

@@SantomPh jersey? please.

[@shutup2751]

the old school soldiers in the aprile and barese crews would never accept chris as boss, he'd be lucky to last a few months

[@johnlane5704]

Tony had been grooming Christopher to become boss until it was clear that his drug\alcohol addiction got out of control

[@3ggh3ad]

also it was pretty obvious the other capos, silvio, and made guys didnt respect him ( from when he was mad interim capo during paulies incarceration)

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Never know, maybe Chris would try to get the family more involved in the entertainment business.

[@brendanmuller7301]

He'd last because the only scenario he'd be a boss was with Tony as a shadow boss giving orders to him, Tony would likely make that known to the old style guys and they'd begrudgingly accept chris as he'd be tonys puppet essentially

[@vincentharris2259]

​@@brendanmuller7301 But They Still wouldn't respect Him Because of his Drug Habit.

[@CaptainTrips560]

“And he felt genuinely happy for Chris on his promotion” *stops the clip right before Ralph’s face change shows how he really feels*

[@travismiles5885]

Chris didn't have the brains or the patience to be boss. Plus being a junkie was a huge liability but that has been covered already.

[@johnlane5704]

I agree with you on Chris not having the patience but he did take care of the Emil situation on his own so I wouldn't say he didn't have the brains

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Emil Situation?

[@molasorrosalom4846]

True, and don't forget about the Easter Baskets.

[@coolbreeze4249]

He didn’t have the makings of a varsity athlete

[@hisholiness4537]

You'd be surprised how many successful ppl you've seen are actually functioning addicts in secret.

[@tylerhill40]

Chris couldn't handle the responsibility, and if he somehow did get it, his enemies would outsmart him anyway.

[@mauricehunt297]

Great concept, what a way of extending Sopranoverse

[@Gigibaby88]

I'm glad you "manuged" to make this great video. Just remember to be loyle to your capos! 😉

[@bullywhispers9544]

Always!

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

Christopher had great potential and pissed it all away.

[@travisgames6608]

I like how Chris and Jackie junior referred to Carmela as the First Lady. A lot of it was prior to Tony being moved up to acting boss. Even in season one Tony's family were revered as the first family, despite Tony being a Capo at the time.

[@guillegarcia7146]

Si isn't it a mistake?

[@ryancarroll3957]

Wasn't he 'street boss' at that time? A term from the real mib

[@travisgames6608]

@@ryancarroll3957 prior to that too. Back when he was just a capo in season 1.

[@mitchellwright5478]

@@ryancarroll3957 a street boss is a Capo, captains, etcetera

[@joemckim1183]

@@mitchellwright5478 No Street Boss is basically the guy who ran the whole family while the actual Boss is either in jail or just trying to buffer himself completely from whats going on in the streets. Tony was the Street Boss at the beginning of season 1 to basically run the family but keep the target on Junior as being the official boss. It wasn't until Junior shot Tony that he was officially removed as the Boss.

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

The main problem to all of this was that Chris wasn't enough of an earner and besides getting into movies, didn't have a lot of new ideas or political connections. That's what a good boss brings to the table through experience: he can sit down with New York, lean on bureaucrats, have police informants, and grease politicians.

[@MeanGenesToysandNovelties]

after your gillette razor joke i officially subscribed to your channel. well done sir !

[@B_B463]

Chris had emotional problems and wouldn't be able to keep his cool in situations which require patience and thinking. Johnny Sack and Tony also were loose cannons and really lacked the ability to THINK before doing something, or to separate business from personal life. The only people who were boss material for the NJ outfit were Silvio, Patsy or Ralph. Silvio is obvious; he is calm natured, level-headed and rarely acts impulsively; except for the one time he iced Big Dom with Carlo in the social club. Patsy on the other hand has shown great patience, cunning and respect for the overall workings of the hierarchy. He really kept his cool with Christopher and honestly didn't do any irrational stuff when he was passed over for the Capo position.. that guy is pure mob material and therefore an excellent candidate. Same with Ralph, because despite being a sadistic idiot he still makes very good decisions business-wise and was very creative. He wouldn't be my first choice but I think he did have the necessary characteristic traits to become an efficient leader of the outfit.

[@ned5231]

I'd have to disagree about Silvio, in the episodes where he was acting boss for Tony he showed that he hated making decisions and couldn't give a firm answer to the guys below him, he didn't want the job and hated the pressure that came with it, Sil is the perfect consigliere someone who's smart and loyal and can be relied on for advice but who lacks ambition, Patsy it's kinda hard to tell he again doesn't seem to have the ambition it would take to become boss but he's on screen less than alot of Tony's crew so maybe we just didn't see that side of him when he was around Tony he seems well liked enough and was very patient which are good qualities, Ralph is a good earner but he seems to rub alot of people the wrong way, if I were a betting man I'd put money on Paulie, he's a decent earner but more importantly he's both liked and feared by other mobsters, he respects traditions and has ambition even though he hides it well, I also think he would have been the New York families preferred candidate, someone who'll keep the rest of the new jersey guys in line while also being subservient to the 5 families wishes, it would also be pretty easy to turn him against Tony as he already suspects Tony is considering getting rid of him and it would be easy for New York to play on those fears while also dangling the carrot of being boss in front of him to get him to turn

[@flochforster22]

Patsy would be the best boss, and in the end he might've actually become one after Tony got whacked. He has shown patience, intelligence, emotional control and effectiveness as a mobster.

[@ned5231]

@@flochforster22 from what's shown in the show he doesn't have the necessary ambition to be a boss and he doesn't instill fear in others which is needed to keep control of underlings, look how Tony treated him, he killed his brother and then just let him keep hanging around him without any fear that Patsy would retaliate, this pretty clearly shows that other mobsters don't see him as someone to be feared, he would be better suited to the role of consigliere or underboss

[@joemckim1183]

And even the Big Dom situation that was more of Carlo not being to keep his cool and Silvio just backing him up.

[@joemckim1183]

@@flochforster22 The problem with making Patsy the Boss is he was just a soldier, he was never even a Capo. That would be him basically jumping 4 rungs in the ladder all at once.

[@mikec42]

Boss? it wasn't long ago I remember he used to wait in the car...

[@jq1030]

As far as I’m concerned he should still be there….

[@warandconquest6522]

He couldn’t sell it

[@johne6106]

I like to think Benny is running the family today.

[@Cloud1995324]

I don’t think Ralph or Patsy would accept reporting to Christopher.

[@joemckim1183]

Patsy accepted reporting to Chris when he was made Acting Capo when Paulie was locked up when it should've been Patsy getting that job. But I guess Patsy didn't really a choice but to swallow his pride in that particular situation.

[@Ashw1115]

@@joemckim1183Yeah without Tony, Chris wouldn’t be as powerful tbh. They would just whack him for being a junkie and basing a movie off them. Hell they might’ve whacked him along with Adrianna.

[@joemckim1183]

@@Ashw1115 Chris probably only survived the hit parade there because he immediately told Tony about it and didn't try to hide it at all. If Tony knew that Chris was hiding this info for any amount of time he would've probably gotten taken out also.

[@maylabrown4584]

I love the theory of Chris creating the Many Saints of Newark, or at least it being adapted based off of the original terrible sounding screenplay he was making, but i gotta say that you really need to fix the audio on some parts. The Razor Commercial Clip almost blew my eardrums out lol

[@joemckim1183]

That would imply that much of MSoN was fictionalized since Dickie died when Christopher was a baby, there was no way that Chris would've known what really went on with Dickie. I doubt that he knew that Dickie's father had a twin brother in prison.

[@maylabrown4584]

@@joemckim1183 Exactly, it just makes more sense that MSsON is a fictional, fantastical recreation of supposed events that occurred in the past. Which also makes sense why some events happen differently than how they appear in the Show. Like Johnny Boy's arrest or Silvio's age.

[@CollaredConsulting]

That movie was such ass. Chase must be a secret fanook

[@talbertobarbossa75]

This episode Certainly opens the door to another question. How would Ralph Cifaretto would have done as Boss? Detestable or not, he certainly had multiple good opportunities, especially before his connection to Johnny Sack got severed by the joke. And his skills as an earner were hard for even the guys who hated him the most to argue with. He would have been ruthless but far more successful than Chris and perhaps even a worthy mirror image to Tony in the role. Ralph always did seem to be the guy willing to cross what few lines Tony never would. Would love to see your evaluation.

[@hisholiness4537]

Ralph had more empathy than Tony when it came to his loved ones. Tony just made everyone around him miserable.

[@playboymaxim]

Ralph didn't know when to keep his mouth shut

[@snuffthisrooster7043]

Like other have said the old timers would never have accepted Chris as is. However if had sobered up and his relationship with Tony didn't deteriorate he could have been boss when he was older.

[@ian7064]

Interesting analysis. Assuming Chris could by some miracle take over as boss, I think he's too volatile of a person to be an effective leader and he lacks the cunning of a Tony Soprano to compensate for impulsivity

[@davidhubbard5196]

@HidanVenom the problem with a lot of guys that actually did try coups, like Ralphie and Richie and in this scenario theoretically Christopher, is that it wouldn't work with New York. Tony had a longstanding relationship with Johnny Sack and Carmine, and remember, even NY weak as fuck at the end with years of infighting between Carmine and Johnny were still able to take out Tony like swatting a fly. Chris would do some dumb shit, Johnny wouldn't like it, and Johnny would look for new management over there possibly in the form of Ralph (if Chris took over before the joke heard round the world.) Or Sil or even....God Forbid Paulie. Tony had the respect needed in NY to make shit work, Chris never could, he was too hot headed and impulsive. NJs whole thing lived on a razors edge, if they irritated NY too much it was over and that was made obvious again and again throughout the series.

[@TheSuperhomosapien]

But how would Christopher deal with his biggest threat presented by Benny Fazio, criminal mastermind?

[@johnnymoondog9474]

Christopha as boss? Not that strunz. Not in this life.

[@amarevanhook7453]

Chris as boss woulda been hilarious

[@brendanmuller7301]

The only way for Chris to have been the boss was 1. If adriana never became an informant her turning then death started the ball rolling for the end of chris' and tony's relationship 2. Chris had stayed clean but still drank recreationally meaning tony and others wouldn't be so annoyed by chris' aversion to alcohol and whatnot and I genuinely think with adriana's help this could've happened 3. Avoided being killed in Bobby's place as number 2. Pretty much, if adriana didn't work with the feds and he didn't get killed by new york, he would've been tony's number 2 by the end. Pretty much everything that corroded their relationship wouldn't have happened, hell if chris did end up making cleaver he almost certainly wouldn't have included the sleeping with the girlfriend thing as to not upset or embarrass adriana and make himself look like a cuckold for staying with her and probably wouldve made the villain less overtly a parody of tony as shed almost certainly point it out go him, so again, tonys reception to cleaver wouldn't be negative as it was in canon. Really adriana's death put a ticking time bomb on tony and chris' relationship and on chris' life as a whole. He only lived a few more years after her death and that really makes sense, she was dumb, they both were, but she did help keep him somewhat grounded, hell with her around and sil's help chris may not have been a bad boss even. Still reckless, stupid, and worryingly immature, but he may have survived longer as a boss than phil or junior did. Also as a boss with Tony still alive (doubt he could kill Tony and get away with it) it would be a situation Tony had actually planned from the start with chris being boss while tony was the one actually giving orders, old school guys, and those closer to Tony would've known and respected this, and even if they didn't want to, respected Chris. He would've acted as an essential mouthpiece/puppet and legal fall guy for tony until he later passed but by that time chris would be late 40s+ and would hopefully be more mature and capable of managing a micro-family. After all, that's clear what Tony wanted for Chris for good and bad. For him calling Jackie Jr little lord fuck pants Chris was treated similarly by Tony. In a sense, much like their Italian ancestors, Tony was the emperor, and Chris was his adopted son and heir.

[@JK-uj8ur]

Christophers only shot at making boss would be to: 1. get his act together (drugs, lack of focus, impulsive behaviour) 2. Play the long game - slowly re-establish himself as a serious mobster, climb up the ranks and wait for an opportunity. There is no express way for him as he is starting from such a deep self inflicted handicap.

[@IAmTheDoctor00]

I think we're all forgetting Christopher is Spider and he needs to dance.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

I figured a great plot twist is if Chrissy pulled an Eastern Promises move. Instead of Chrissy calling Tony and having Aide get whacked, he negotiates a deal with the Feds whereby he stays where he is at, gives evidence to the FBI regarding Tony and anyone else he wants gone, and then after the Feds arrest Tony, Sil, and anyone else Chrissy gets evidence on. Then Chrissy just steps into the top spot becoming the highest ranking CI in FBI history. BOOM!

[@3inchhippotomous.508]

How would Vito fit into all these theories though?

[@dogeord6060]

All these theories and Ginny sack still couldn’t fit in.

[@raygun26]

The many saints being written by Chris is the funniest thing I’ve heard all week.

[@lambrosk3790]

Really good breakdown. Very insightful observations. Also backed up by actual real life events of infamous double crosses between the New York, Jersey and Philadelphia families. Specifically, the idea of Ralf trying to take out the NJ boss (Tony) and underboss ( Sill). It happens to mirror the real life murders of Philly Boss Angelo Bruno and his underboss, by a powerful NJ captain, Tony ‘Bananas’ Capanegro. He ended up being killed by the Genovese family for not having permission. Then there’s the scenario with Chrissy getting a promotion if he had taken out Furio (if Furio had killed Tony) which, again, mirrors the events of the hit on Carmine Galante (a de facto Boss of the Bonnano family) who was killed by HIS Italian body guard Caesar Bonivante (Who was, like, Furio, hired muscle straight from Italy 🇮🇹) Caesar was killed shortly after by Bruno Indelicato (the son of a recently murdered, and powerful Bonnano captain Sonny “Red” Indelicato). Bruno (who was also a known drug addict, like Christopher) was given a promotion for killing Caesar Bonivante and brought into the fold with the upper levels of the Bonnano family. Not sure if you knew. Still, in your hypothetical scenarios, they played out eerily similar in real life. Don’t mean to be long winded but WOW. You nailed those right on the head.

[@cuginoeddie8677]

You forgot the Feetch La Manna factor

[@enak413]

the fundamental question is would he be as effective a leader or even more so ... but until he was it would be hard for him to verify

[@babylonian.captivity]

Just so you know, the second you said "manuged" I started cracking up and missed everything you said for the next fifteen seconds. I had to stop and go back.

[@TooLooze]

Tony was just doing some gardening for Ralphie and got something in his eye. He went inside and found Ralphie that way.

[@jaylenlenear3944]

Please do a if Larry Barese became boss he had the biggest crew and was the kongest running capo so i think it was a legit chance.

[@johnignacio856]

Awesome channel. Can you apply the laws to boardwalk empire?

[@matthewgabbard6415]

I’ve always wondered if that Carmella First Lady line was alluding to some plot that was going on and people just forgot about it

[@pabloacosta2219]

Tony worry bout Chris snitching but in everybody in they momma was telling & Chris remained solid !

[@leeadams4934]

Lol step 13 tho you funny as hell

[@mikeh7917]

I remember when you used to wait in the car. As far as I am concerned you should STILL be there!!!

[@christrejo5715]

Im trippin on 🍄 RN him in the mirror ducked me up 😐🥴

[@alyssarichardson2544]

Looking in the mirror on psychedelics is some scary shit lol

[@christrejo5715]

Yup… but I was peeeking and him with that broken glass had me focusing on too many things at the same time.

[@alyssarichardson2544]

@@christrejo5715 haha fuck yeah, sounds wild :)

[@brody6465]

Make a video on Paulie as boss

[@benjaminhamzic7928]

Can you do a similar video but about Junior Soprano instead

[@TimParker-Chambers]

0:46 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 That tagline is such a trip down memory lane 👍👍👍👍 And it worked; before I had a beard, I only used Gillette razors 👍👍👍👍

[@kingarthur3978]

This is exactly Paulies plan to take Tony's throne. He gave up Silvios location/ plans & was gave up Tony's location in the last episode. That's why he didn't argue with Tony about becoming capo because he knew Tony was going to die

[@johnnyboyspero5470]

Never mind varsity this guy didnt get through t-ball leagues.

[@kludgedude]

Leverage the natural canopy

[@BucketOfMarbles]

Hey man, can you balance your audio? It's excruciating when it jumps up in volume.

[@bigboyblue7181]

Christopher is what you'd call a loose cannon.

[@xbacongrizzler6929]

His heroin addiction alone would have made him a terrible boss to be completely honest. Doomed from the start if he even manages to reach that height 😂

[@kbtken]

The only way that Chris could have become boss is if everyone else got busted at the same time except him because the FBI thought he was a nobody like that time he didn’t get mentioned in the mob news report. My guess is that he would unsuccessfully try to move the family to Hollywood if he got the top spot

[@joemckim1183]

Well in that situation they would've definitely been in a glorified crew.

[@centurion8446]

Tbh I get the impression that he would not have risen as far if not for being Tony/Carmela's cousin. He lacked Made Guy ability let alone Capo ability and had no respect at all

[@josephflores2979]

They would definitely be a glorified crew if all these things happened

[@GuidoLuzzi]

the people in jersey are potato farmers. ask anyone from the NY families

[@srka42]

Had Silvio died from his asthma related issues when Tony was in a coma, maybe Tony would’ve made him consigliere.

[@joemckim1183]

Before Christopher's having to go into rehab Tony was bringing him along to eventually take over the family. He would've needed Tony to stay alive for awhile after the show ended and eventually when Chris' time as Underboss became more fully established and guys like Silvio and Paulie getting too old to take the spot. Basically his best chance was to remain as Tony's #2 and wait out the guys who had a claim ahead of him.

[@robertlee4172]

Chris's addictions was the major roadblock for the captain's chair. Capo di capi. All those guys after him, Jackie Jr, Dino, Sean Gismonte, Drinkwater, Furio, Adrianna all whacked out on drugs. We all saw how his hookup with Julianna, got him hooked on smack again. It wouldn't take much for Chris to tale drugs from Matush or any one of them underlings. Chris would never have made it. As Junior said,, "A dog you love catches rabies, you put it out of its misery, right away." In the whole scheme of the Sopranos series, Junior was right.

[@rickykeim2005]

Tony wanted Chris to take over but he Had issues he just couldn't Control. which made him Unpredictable and Unreliable to an extent. Yeah I felt Bad for Ralph I mean he was Earning with Both Hands and Tony still wasn't happy. The way Their Relationship ended was very Similar to how it Started. Tony Breached Protocol Over Tracy and He did the Same because of Pie Oh My. You don't kill one of your Top Guys over a Sex Worker and a Horse.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Chris's addiction to junk sank him in so many ways. Just goes to show you to stay away from that sheeeeit.

[@cincymutt]

Biggest issue is that Chris is no schemer. Once he realized he was no longer favored by Tony, he should've buckled down and started planning against him. If Tony was in his spot, he'd have known he had to make a move. But Chris just didn't have the chops nor true ambition; he needed to secure his own connections and be able to perceive opportunities.

[@leetaylor1154]

Hahaha that’s me right now sniff 🤧 x

[@Cbart23]

Does this look like the senate to you T?

[@xlderecklx]

Without watching this, I'm coming in with the belief that he will have his attention too divided to be successful, he has no legitimacy from no true respect among capos and would be easily challenged in the long run. He's very keen into the lifestyle and wouldn't be too easily manipulated if he is sober. If not, all bets are off.

[@joesephwillmore9872]

this is dope my guy. subbed

[@chriskelly4477]

He did say "Bat outa hill" * These guys need to pay attention in school!

[@jh6025]

I think he would have been a good boss if you didn't have the drug problem. He's a lot like Tony with the impulsiveness. He has with Tony doesn't when he's communicating with younger people, like when he was helping the two idiots crack the safe.

[@williamspellman856]

His best shot would have been to kill Silvio with no connections or a lead to someone else. Also being clean when Tony calls him or actively have been in league with Tony’s attitude towards Ralphie at that point. Succession for New Jersey is guaranteed if he can whack Adriana with no suspicion to the feds or maybe they (feds) keep that leverage while the series goes a different way.

[@CanadianMemorials]

I enjoy the points driven home....you can't whack the boss and become the boss---

[@FrankMitchell-lh1pl]

Off topic but I think Yo-Yo Mendez had tony popped at diner n took over the family

[@marqueswilliams345]

Chris as a boss damn this Jersey thing was horrible lol

[@jace4294]

Ralphie wasn’t happy for Christopher. he was happy that a less capable guy was going to be in position of Capo which would have made it easier for him

[@cosmicskates7721]

Well hey if ur adding wisecracking from everyone in the series, then @ 3:55 i nominate Aunt Louise who was w JS & Tony during Allegra's reception lol 🚫 🌶

[@lijunasuguerra6424]

Nah bro I gotta disagree with you on that Ralph is happy about Chrissy's promotion. If you've watched the whole scene as soon as Chrissy took his eyes away of Ralph you'll also see Ralph's smile turned into almost like a frown. It's all smoke and mirrors to this guys

[@CommanderFearless]

Tbh I think his best opportunity would be if he had went to Johnny Sack after the joke and told him that everyone was laughing and making fun of her. John would have gone apeshit. Plus Paulie and Patsy weren’t happy with Tony at the top at that time. Also, Ally Boy would for sure join up with Chris if he knew New York had his back. From the Richie-Ally conversation, it’s clear Ally goes wherever the wind is blowing. He wouldn’t stand against New York. And that’s the biggest fucking crew in the family. The Aprile crew wouldn’t want to piss off John. The only problem is, could making this move give Chris enough clout to be the boss? Patsy, Larry/Ally, Vito, Raymond (who was already with the FBI lol) all could make a case to be boss.

[@joemckim1183]

In this situation they might've gone with Chris' idea to take out Tony but no way would NY have backed this plan with it making Chris the Boss. At the time of the Ginny Sack joke Chris was just simply being made Acting Capo of Paulie's crew. At most Chris would've gotten out of this being the permanent Capo with Paulie moving up to Underboss.

[@mattie2695]

8:58 - 9:05 lmfao

[@Onlocationtours]

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[@godfather4377]

If Chris was boss, there would be more dead bodies around than crew members.

[@brh0065]

I think Chris would have matured 10x if he became boss. He matured quite a but throughout the show. Drugs would still trip him up though and his rep would be ruined quickly as a boss. His crew would be paranoid about his drug usage as well.

[@rossdawson5575]

Only one thing you can do when a dog gets rabies. Saying that I’ve been clean for 12 years and I made his habit look like experimentation. (Definitely not bragging about that)

[@dtczyk8976]

Literally all he had to do was not so drugs. Fucking Tony gift wrapped the job for him.

[@nowayman1406]

Chris could have been the boss because early in the series Tony thought of him as his heir but Chris screwed himself up with alcohol and drugs

[@666Eva]

These steps to boss are far to complicated for Chrissy

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

Even if completely sober for the rest of his life he still would not make it. He was too stupid. Don’t get me wrongI like him and everything, he’s my homie

[@terranman4702]

Larry Barese and Albert....And Albert... They would whack him without a second thought.... Second thought. Hell, even Sil and Pauly wouldnt follow Chrissy 'Toilet Hair Natural Canopy' Moltisanti.

[@elit3268]

Christofuh would have been a disaster as a boss. Agita left n right. Dysentery amongst the rank and file. Ooooof.

[@murraykelm5691]

Poor Bobby, no one ever considers him.

[@TeeJaySmall]

But he was loyle to his capo

[@darekkabaja2]

Even if chris was sober it'd still would not be a long tenure. Please remember that he wanted to be in the spotlight - that mindset is not good even for a glorified crew's boss. Plus he is not very smart. With a smart right hand man, maybe. But I just dont see it.

[@SmokeyFuck]

As a human with needs that will never be satisfied it’s hard to say Chris would’ve been anything other than a soldier, the fact he raise I’m rank was only due to Tony’s love and favoritism towards him. Chris is by all means not a push over in the eyes of a civilian. I’m the mob life Chris had no redeeming power or qualities other than blood and loyalty. Even then tony slowly realized that Chris was acting out in ways to belittle or discredit Tony’s reputation especially with the movie release. Making tony realizes a junkie who lies and conducts himself on a level of no to little concern about the repercussions of actions. That’s why I feel Chris wouldn’t have been a good boss if he ever where to be.

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

He would've been a terrible boss and Paulie probably would've had him killed out of resentment.

[@Yora21]

Maybe 10, 20 years down the line. But not at this point.

[@jjccg9415]

If he was clean he could have been a decent boss.

[@cyrusamaria]

Chris age and lack of experience compared to other members to me makes this whole plan a non starter. The guys who are upper echelon are all older guys and who have been around a while.

[@louistracy6964]

Molti-santi, not Moltisantay, what the fuck?