Ralph Cifaretto: A Character Evaluation

In this episode we will take a look at Ralph Cifaretto and how, despite being involved in some of the more memorable situations in the show, left a remarkably small footprint on the series.

[@DizzyDaDon]

I love how even in The Sopranos we refer to Michael K. Williams as Omar 😭 such a legend

[@JSWang-ii8kd]

it got to be Omar, same accent, he just didn't have to carry the shootgun in his own place.

[@ndogg20]

He ain't building no bookcase.

[@frankmurphy7234]

@@ndogg20 still in Jersey

[@orourkeda]

Omar's comin' yo.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

The Wire & The Sopranos, the height of TV entertainment and HBO

[@TheValhalla1989]

His ability to make money kept him alive that long.

[@tapset]

He was earning with 3 hands!

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

That’s why it’s good to be valuable people will take up with your shii

[@chriskelly4477]

Oh yeah 👍 !!! He was a strong earner !!! All the way till his end!!!

[@WilliamBrinkley45]

That and being a made man….When your a made man no one can touch you unless you violate omertà or take a shot at another made man. That’s why he got away with talking sh!t about Johnny Sacs wife. Tony never told anyone what he did to Ralph or it would have been his own head for killing a made man over a horse and a whore.

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

And his great humor

[@NigerianSeafood]

I love Ralphie, he was a sort of Dorian Gray picture to the other guys. The way they felt about Ralphie is the way society at large feels about them.

[@ndogg20]

Yeah lovable guy that beat to death a pregnant woman. Just like society to look down its nose at someone like that.

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@ndogg20 even Paulie suffocated an old lady

[@renatoh.santosdasilva3080]

@@faisalkamal4319 that was f-ed up too

[@middleeastern5796]

@@ndogg20 She was a whoah!!

[@markb5403]

Very allegorical, the sacred and propane..

[@James_Wisniewski]

Does anyone else find it kind of impressive that Jackie Jr managed to carry a gun around for weeks without accidentally blowing his foot off?

[@juannaym8488]

Ralphie gave it to him empty and Jackie Jr. never checked. My theory

[@dtraversodt]

🤣🤣 Jackie Jr ,Matt and Sean were Slip and Fall school graduates

[@latviandragon2718]

jackie wasnt that dumb

[@israelvalenzuela2635]

​@@dtraversodtwhat did they major in? Drowning in the penguin exhibit?

[@dtraversodt]

@@israelvalenzuela2635 😅😅

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

That hitman in the elevator almost gave Ralphie a whacking he couldn’t understand. The hitman also drives a Rincoln.

[@pauliep2020]

I get it. He drives a Lincoln

[@mikimiyazaki]

@@pauliep2020 thought it was a catarac

[@MrEd-ft6ge]

Sun-Tuh-Zoo?

[@massmuertos7472]

It was a turquoise honda del sol you poon

[@ddave7026]

😂😂

[@natedogg890]

Ralphie set up a huge chain of events, it was the start of the unravelling relationship with NY, his death gave Vito a bump, then that thing happened, which finally put Carlo as capo... Who then flipped

[@Psychology]

I feel Tony B directly and indirectly set up the ending of the show.

[@bradhorowitz2765]

Hmmm…good argument there….having a rat as a capo does change the game. But it’s worth asking, how MUCH does that actually impact the ending? Of course it matters depending on what you think happens. If Tony goes to jail because If testimony by Carlo…then yes ralphie indirectly helps ensure Tony’s demise. But how likely is this? Tony has gotten away with crimes that used eyewitness-it’s been good luck on his side. We aren’t even sure what exactly Carlo will say if it is Carlo. The most likely outcome is that Tony was killed by a conspiracy of paulie, the New York mob and Patsi. When looking at this outcome, rlaphie didn’t seem to play a major role. Patsi wanted Tony dead after his brother was killed, paulie realized he was never going to be sage with Tony; u could make the case that the crew by the end had lost confidence in Tony. Was any of this related to how no one believed Tony’s cover story about ralphie? Well the video makes the case not really-but u could say it certainly didn’t help Tony. After all, if Tony would kill a valuable asset over s horse, what else isn’t he capable of doing? As for the New York mob, they had bigger issues with Tony. Rlaphie s death may have caused Vito to be promoted who then had his thing which then caused Phil to go berserk-but was NY really upset about how Tony handled Vito initially? In fact, Phil’s actions seemed to make him look unreasonable to everyone else. You also could counter that Vito didn’t impact why phill’s own crew betrayed him. It was the NJ/NY war that caused them to decide to wack Phil (and Tony)

[@mkultra2456]

@@bradhorowitz2765 Bud you gotta learn to use paragraphs. Break up that blob of text into some and more people will read it.

[@mkultra2456]

@Nate Dogg Johnny Sac had planned all along to take over Jersey by having Tony whack Carmine then blaming Tony and bringing down the other families wrath on him.

[@gluck5869]

@@mkultra2456 In an academic context what he typed WOULD be a paragraph. People's attentionspans have just gotten short.

[@lazarbro]

Finally a Ralph analysis that doesn't blabber on for 10 minutes about masculinity and crime and other shit than would be blatantly obvious on a first watch.

[@lacym9278]

I freaking loved Ralphie, but "Whoever did this" is probably one of my favorite episodes. He was very engaging to watch, like a trainwreck about to happen. Unhinged and delightful lol

[@ddave7026]

Freaking woman murderer yeah he great ..

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

I happened to watch "Bound" with Jennifer Tilly and the whole movie I was like "C'mon Ralphie, yet again you're gonna take the fall??"

[@marcog1368]

Every time I think of Ralphie I think of him laughing when Silvio was hitting that girl

[@kevinwilt3918]

Three grand it cuts into me and where do I get my phuking balls??!!

[@rollocostadelagorillion2902]

😂😂😀😀😁😁😅😅😃😃😄😄

[@joshpointoh]

Yeah, me too. It wasn't even that funny

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

Great scene 😂

[@icaanul]

Nah, it's when janice was going to put him on the street as mommy's little hoowah.

[@Lossandthepanda]

I have come to reclaim Rome, for my people.

[@deadchanneldontwatch7347]

"how you doin' ?"

[@Lossandthepanda]

@@deadchanneldontwatch7347 I HAVE COME TO RECLAIM ROME, FOR MY PEEPOLE!

[@user-qn1zp5bi2h]

A line that is never once uttered in the movie Gladiator.

[@deadchanneldontwatch7347]

@@Lossandthepanda "I I dont get it!"

[@kevinwilt3918]

They didn't have flat tops in ancient Rome !!

[@asandwell]

I wonder if anyone else has ever noticed all the parallels between Ralph's first and final appearances: In Ralph's first appearance, Tony is grieving the recent death of his mother. In Ralph's final appearance, it's Ralph who is grieving the recent injury to his son. In Ralph's first scene, he visits Tony in the latter's home while Tony is underdressed. In Ralph's last scene, Tony comes to visit Ralph in *his* home while Ralph is underdressed. Ralph visits Tony on an overcast summer day. Tony visits Ralph on a sunny winter day. Their first conversation is about Ralph setting fires. Their final conversation is also about Ralph setting a fire. Their first conversation is also about the subject of Ralph's possible promotion to captain. Tony's last conversation regarding Ralph likewise concerns Ralph's status as a captain--namely, him and Christopher discussing how Tony has just killed a captain without having a sit-down with the other captains first. Tony and Ralph's first conversation takes place by Tony's swimming pool. After Tony kills Ralph, he puts Ralph in his own bathtub and later buries him in a flooded quarry. What else am I missing?

[@anthonyboyle5766]

That is a great observation, especially about how the first conversation being about no more fires and then Tony killing Ralph over setting a fire.

[@James_Wisniewski]

Whadaya mean he didn't leave much of a footprint?! He was one of Tony's best earners!

[@faisalkamal4319]

Actually all his jobs were given to Vito good ship captain Spatafore

[@dtraversodt]

@faisalkamal4319 how ironic is that: Ralphie sleeps with his friends wife and then further enables their son entering the life. Afterwards, his friend's cousin takes over his rackets upon his death

[@alanclarke3593]

Ralph was just so funny that phone call to Paul's mum

[@dspsblyuth]

This is detective Mike Hunt. Beaver Falls PD. Do you have a son Peter-Paul?

[@UATU.]

Ralph Cifaretto’s lasting impact was to be a new measurement of evil behavior in the Jersey mob. He might not have directly been a force going forward, but he sure as hell was memorable. Best Joe Pantoliano villain ever. Great video as always!

[@Luxarium]

Definitely one of the best characters, basically every scene with him was golden. Really would’ve been interesting to see how he would’ve faired in later seasons, especially the end of 6. Would he have turned? Or gone crazy and caught a shit ton of bodies

[@faisalkamal4319]

People like that don't survive very long John sack boss he's gone

[@trapcorleone4321]

He definitely would’ve set tony up to die so he could be boss lol

[@ddave7026]

Not him at all. I could totally see a scenario like that if it was Ritchie vs Phil. That would have been a war!

[@trapcorleone4321]

@@ddave7026 idk I think him and tony went through to much and nether one really liked each other.. I feel Ralph would’ve been the ring leader in getting the capos to turn especially after tony was protecting tony b after the unsanctioned hit

[@dtraversodt]

@trapcorleone4321 even if the Mafia underworld, it's like Jackie Sr. was Tony's angel and Ralphie was his devil

[@Drew_Thompson]

Ralphie’s lasting legacy was Tony’s money problems that got him killed.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Actually tony spends alot of his money on mansion ,boats and gambling

[@matthewmorris5893]

@@faisalkamal4319 Tony had a lot of that money to throw around when Ralphie, and then Vito, were still alive. They made him a ton of cash. Once they were gone he continued gambling but had to borrow the 200k from Hesh and wasn't being paid nearly as much from this promotion of Carlo to the Esplanade. This is also the reason that Tony tells Carlo that he needs to "shuck a cock instead of watching TV land"..which is a line is like to incorporate more into everyday conversation

[@mostknownunknown907]

@@faisalkamal4319 yea but Ralph was one of the biggest earners in his family. "10 million a year off construction" Ralph said, and Tony didn't correct him. When Ralph died, and then Vito died, that was part of a chain of events that left Tony without a significant part of his organization's cash flow. He needed the $ and as many soldiers under him possible as to go to war with NY later and it cost him big. Tony S shouldn't have killed Tony B either, he would've been Tony's ace in the hole for that war

[@rasheemthebestfirstone3274]

@@mostknownunknown907 he is dumb he should’ve put his cousin on so his cousin wouldn’t have done what he did

[@cletusjones9411]

@@mostknownunknown907 that last point on Tony B is interesting. The only thing is the other guys wouldn’t have wanted ton go to war with New York to protect Tony B.

[@iwillheadlockyournan731]

This video made me appreciate Johnny Sacks baddass yet hilarious reactions to Ralph wanting to kill Tony.

[@nouryy]

That Clerks reference was ace. Keep up the great work!

[@bullywhispers9544]

Glad you like it!

[@BlackBeWhite2k7]

Ralph being more or less forgotten kinda goes hand in hand with his character constantly rubbing everyone around him the wrong way and stirring shit up everyone wanted to move on from

[@tarman8568]

*"Forced to go into hiding at Omar's place"* Hilarious! 😂

[@joshpointoh]

They say you die twice. The last time you take a breath and the last time someone says your name Honestly I think Ralphie leaves about as much of a legacy as most of us do. Even if you are moderately successful in life, have a couple kids. Who remembers you? Some family and a few friends.

[@MrRoboto81]

As vile as he was, Ralph was one of the most interesting characters on the show and was killed off too soon. It would have been interesting to see if he would have changed his ways after his son was in the hospital, as the seemed to hint at it, but then he was killed. I would have loved to have seen him last longer in the show along with Richie, Feech, and Tony B.

[@SMbigpapi]

Ralphie doesn't have any twins he has one son named Justin!! Tony Blundetto has the twins

[@bullywhispers9544]

Good catch!

[@darkfieldsofme]

Genuine question... Who shot Justin with the arrow?

[@SMbigpapi]

@@darkfieldsofme his friend but I don't remember if they mentioned his name

[@kai-in1xt]

@@darkfieldsofme two black guys

[@mkultra2456]

@@kai-in1xt Oh yeah... those guys

[@JoJoJoker]

Ralph was arguably the 2nd best character after Tony Soprano in many ways.

[@seankelly378]

I think Christopher just beats him

[@isopropyltoxicity]

​@@seankelly378but Christopher doesn't have an arc, when he should. Ralphie is a man who will never change, but more interesting. I never really liked Christopher

[@seankelly378]

@@isopropyltoxicity Christopher's arc is a downward spiral of a sensitive man not cut out for the mob. Ralphie is just a cunt. Where's my arc

[@guitarlover1370]

​@@isopropyltoxicityYou know who had an ark?

[@PolishGod1234]

​@@guitarlover1370Noah

[@Iankiely]

I love these character evaluations, always so we'll made !

[@bullywhispers9544]

Thank you!

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@bullywhispers9544 prince matchiabelli series is also good

[@joeodonnell921]

Thought ralphie represented what tony would be like if he had absolutely no restraint whatsoever

[@johnc6158]

That stealthy ninja Vito 😂 you’re the funniest KZbinr in the sopranosphere

[@laurenpeterson9510]

Great episode!

[@Christian-gy6fk]

“He was forced to go into hiding at Omar’s place” 😂😂😂

[@mmcneil777]

He left a pretty major legacy. His Ginny joke started the discord between NY and NJ. Johnny never really viewed NJ the same way again. This was a problem because he eventually became Boss. The discord eventually became war. Ralph wasn’t the sole reason, but Ralph telling the joke and Paulie snitching to Johnnie about it got the ball rolling. Toney questioned Paulie’s role in it and almost killed him over it. Paulie was already latently disloyal and the scare with death gave him more reasons to betray him at fhe end of the show. Also Toney’s killing Ralph over the horse also caused some of the captains and crew to start questioning his leadership. There had been some questions before but they were concerned Toney wasn’t totally stable and could kill them over a trivial issue. It was a misperception because Toney really killed Ralph over Tracie. His delay in getting rid of him made it seem it was over a horse when it was really for a bigger reason. However it created a perception and he didn’t have as much trust with his captains as before. Ralph’s legacy was actually fairly pivotal. Though there was other reasons behind the war with NY, the Ginny Sack joke got the ball rolling. He was in some respect the bridge between the more innocent, upbeat seasons of the Sopranos to the darker, war years of last seasons of the Sopranos.

[@motionpictureplus]

Great analysis. I suspect Johnny overheard the guys joking about Ginny at the Bing but played dumb. His greed outweighed his rage until Paulie tipped him off about Ralph’s joke. That sent him into a fury, tearing open the old wound, and Ralph became a scapegoat

[@kevinwilt3918]

Ralph never killed Tracee. He sent her to slip and fall school such a klutz.

[@MrEd-ft6ge]

Yea it's sad when they go young like that

[@kevinwilt3918]

@@MrEd-ft6ge what's really sad is Sil never got his 3 grand back for fixing those choppas. Madone.

[@SkyGlitchGalaxy]

Ralph was probably the funnest character in the whole series.

[@pr0gressd]

Love the thumbnail, great jokes also

[@samsquanch1996]

Ralph is one of my favorite characters, sure he was unlikable but his character brought a lot of rich story into the show.

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

Yeah me too. Such a colorful person.

[@scottdoherty7531]

Bro is that a "superhero movie" reference. You made my fuckin day lol

[@jesse3050]

This was a great video my favorite character right next to Johnny sack

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Johnny's mine too.

[@georgemelitsis2607]

Great channel

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Tony was short sighted. When war erupted, hed already killed his best men

[@tapset]

The worst thing he did was not give up his cousin immediately

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Richie, Ralphie, Feech ,Furio etc honestly would’ve been great in a war with New York but things Tony did led to this.

[@tapset]

@@mysteryjunkie9808 I don't think Ralph and Richie could work together they were both so volatile and Richie was actively plotting against Tony.. furio turned into a bitch

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Everyone blames Tony. Tony didn't make Furio fall in love with Carmela and not be able to handle those feelings. Tony didn't make Richie run Beansie over and turn him into a shopping cart. Tony gave Feech several chances but he wouldn't follow the rules. Ralph killed a nice 20 year old hooah carrying his baby and possibly killed a horse and blinded Georgie with his Gladiator fixation. They were all schmucks who failed Tony.@@mysteryjunkie9808

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Well except Furio, he was awesome and at least had the foresight to leave before his feelings became a problem and saved himself. Furio not a schmuck.

[@ebeneezerscrooge2942]

Ralph was my favorite character. Had an uncle just like him when i was a teenager. He was crazy.

[@aaronkolatch5211]

I wonder if he's ever going to do any videos on Paulie Walnuts? Paulie Walnuts is one of the most memorable characters on that show. Maybe a character overview, or a how Machiavelli was he video.

[@nouryy]

Paulie is my favourite character in the series. Hopefully we'll see a video about him soon.

[@aaronkolatch5211]

@@nouryy same here. He's my favorite in the entire series.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Most colorful character of the show

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Couldn't stand Paulie. He whined and complained too much, he stuck his nose where it didn't belong, and he was a tattletale. Plus, he walked around with a sense of entitlement because he and Tony went back to the old days. Sil went back just as far, and never flaunted it. Everyone has there opinion, and I respect them all. Even the ones I don't agree with. Anyways, that's mine.

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@Soxruleyanksdrool i think Paulie was ambitious and wanted to be boss ans Sil wasn't

[@theboard3476]

If there is 1 rule in organized crime that 99% will work every time. Be able to make other people a lot of money constantly. As long as your able to do that, most of the time you’ll be good.

[@mikimiyazaki]

And guys who owe significant money and are perceived as being likely to pay it off, often are allowed to live (requests for the guy to be hit denied at sit downs) at least until they pay off said debt.

[@DetroitMuscle]

He was my favorite character. Killed off too soon. His insecurities and vulnerability was like a younger junior soprano

[@helpIthinkmylegsaregone]

Well, you know, since Sopranos is about the non-redemption of its characters, you could argue that no character leaves as much of a consequence as you might otherwise expect. Like, even Ade is sort of insignificant on terms of the great scheme of things, outside of Christopher being kinda sad here and there. Ralphie is maybe the most significant in terms of group dynamic, because his death showed the Crew that made men aren't safe from Tony, which probably seals his own fate at the end. But in terms of emotional development, the whole series is about the non-effect of destroyed lives.

[@busterducke4898]

Remember almost everyone in the Saprano Crew are Related by Family..and they cheat Lie and Kill each other over money. Moreover their conflicts are real life issues that Family encounter Death has its Glory of Inheritance .. To the cunning goes the Power.. And the Next Target

[@cultivatedmind8352]

Ralph and Phil were some of the best villains of any show. You loved seeing them on screen and yet rejoice when they get their deserts.

[@dubvuchyea502]

He was my favorite guy

[@CharliRay]

Ralph is the guy you want on your team

[@rafaelcastro6743]

Sin duda

[@JorgeTorres-pr6mn]

We shouldn't forget Tracey hit a made guy. Ralphie acted accordingly, text book perfomance if you ask me

[@renatoh.santosdasilva3080]

Nah, he didn't have to kill her. Gloria hits Tony, Irina hits Tony. He doesn't kill any of them.

[@tomdanks3427]

Hell yeah real grease ball shit

[@kevinwilt3918]

@@renatoh.santosdasilva3080 1 those 2 were goomahs not who-ahhhs 2. Tony didn't go to Miami so he didn't do all that coke.

[@MoJoeMan1999]

You must be a reprehensible psycho then

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

@@renatoh.santosdasilva3080 that’s because Tony didn’t have the makings of varsity athlete.

[@denis3208]

He was the one that stands most out, others are what you would expect and he was more like a stand up comedian than a mobster.

[@realazduffman]

Tracee was a who-are

[@orourkeda]

As always, it's a sign of tremendous acting that we hate Ralph so much.

[@zate5355]

Hes like a less cartoonish and more repellant Joe Pesci character.

[@orourkeda]

@@zate5355 Funny how?

[@mikeservello4394]

Ralphie Cifaretto never had the makings of a Roman Emperor

[@dtraversodt]

Tony overlooked it cause he was a top earner but anybody notice Ralph broke a mob rule: slept with his friend/associates wife? Notice also that Ro was a chronic smoker, something that usually causes cancer. It's as if Ro and Ralphie represents what could drive Jackie Sr. to death

[@Void7.4.14]

Aside from being the murder that got people to start questioning T, his horrible effects on the women in his life, and the adding of tensions with NY (these things never really go away, they mostly just pile on to a situation that goes back and forth between cold and hot), I'd say his main contribution seems to be taking the families construction empire up a few notches. It's made pretty clear on several occasions that the boost in family profits isn't just due to the new ventures with NY and that he has a central role in it. Those increased profits and turning that crew into the most profitable left an impact that we'd see play out later with Vito and other lines.

[@faisalkamal4319]

John would have killed as soon as he became boss

[@blahblahblahbloohblah]

fact check for 4:31, he was killed by some black guys, he was selling ecstasy

[@georgetazberik6834]

One weakness in the writing of The Sopranos, we're TOLD over and over again that characters like Ralph or Vito are 'good earners' but we're never actually SHOWN that they're incompetent socially on screen but somehow very competent at cash flow, and so I never really buy it.

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

Next to chris and furio,i adore ralphie lol he's the kinda guy I'd hang with.

[@souldreamer9056]

One thing I’ve pondered: it wouldn’t be out of character for Ralphie to want Jackie out of the house so that he can have Rose for himself. Could Jackie have told the card game story to deliberately set him up for a whacking. He knew that Jackie would most certainly botch the job. Thoughts?

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

Ralphie's main legacy was the Aprille crew and the Esplanade project. He made the fiomer a far more successful crew than Gigi could ever come close to doing and even improved on the record of the crew's founder, Richie Aorille and at least equalled Jackie Aprille's record. And though Vito Spatafore through his hard work managed to exceed Ralph's success, he did so by building on Ralph's own success, Vito succeeded by standing on tbe shoulders of the giant that was Ralph Cifaretto. And Ralph's hard work and devotion to the Esplanade ptoject turned it into the money machine it remained throughout the entirety of the series, making vast sums of money for not only the New Jersey family but New York as well. . .

[@JSWang-ii8kd]

the reason he did not left much legacy is also part of the deal he struck with agent Smith in the Matrix.

[@budwhite9591]

Let’s do it. Before the crank wears off

[@LuisRojas-mz2mg]

Tony B had the twins. Ralphie just had Justy, I believe.

[@tfive24]

I love clerks. My favorite part of the movie .

[@c-secofficer123]

He went out because it was the straw that broke the Camel’s back. Always how it is with guys like him. It’s not ONE big thing they did, it’s a culmination of little events

[@buymybooks437]

Do an episode on the Aprile curse.

[@greyjedi6430]

Love Ralphie

[@marctorres2759]

Ralph was the man. its a shame he didnt last alot longer.. I loved when he clipped his toenail into Janice’s face.lmao

[@juniorfortune5873]

Ginny was snacking in the basement

[@cjisrael901]

Do Ozark next !

[@donniejohnson7439]

I belong to the Paulie walnuts School of thinking on this one, The levels of disrespect he showed to that many made guys, He would have ended up having an accident one day or the other

[@markabrahams5824]

Janice pimped Ralph out he never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@bradpeters6076]

Tracy wasn't a sympathetic character. She los custody of her first kid because she was burning them with cigarettes

[@KittySnicker]

And that justified killing her, right?

[@bradpeters6076]

@@KittySnicker no, I just said she wasn't a sympathetic character because of that.

[@dsiino925]

He earns with 3 hands

[@buymybooks437]

He was my favorite character. I hated to see him go.

[@chriskelly4477]

I just saw a close-up still of Ralphy 4 the first time.....it's amazing how they create that thinning hairline....& I know it's "nobody's muff" cus I'm not any Skag.....😅😅😅

[@rudy_82]

“In a row”🤣🤣🤣

[@BODYBAGxPAT]

Ralphie doesn't have twins, the was Tony B. The kid that shot Ralphies son with the arrow was a friend.

[@user-jn1jx2gg3h]

I think he’s a truly sick individual as a person. He’s very much into sadism and masochism not just sexually but in his treatment of others in everyday life. He’s truly a sociopath that feels no empathy. The only thing that truly got to him emotionally was his son’s tragic accident. Which, frankly surprised me. Even though I personally think there is an emotional biological bond that strongly connects parents & children. Some people are clearly too mentally & emotionally sick to feel it or treat it like it’s precious. But, apparently Ralph did. It was only then that Ralph had feelings of wanting to change until Tony brought up Valentina.

[@LMFAO7530]

Omar’s place😂😂

[@robertzeitz3924]

The question could be, what would his impact have been if he had been able to play the game a little better and gain power in NJ (or NY) instead of alienating everyone above him. It's kind of a scary thought.

[@j.m.5744]

The truth is, most mobsters act like Ralph. He would be normal if this was real life. Well, with less money.

[@alexm2930]

Ralphie seems to really understand and call out Tony for what he is. And personally however much I despise Ralphie I don't think he burned down the stable.

[@t_hetty1758]

Was it actually Ralph child or no?

[@faisalkamal4319]

It was but he lied

[@freddynovember5842]

I think your over lookinga few things about Jackie Jr. He wasn;t stupid, he just didn't have Tonys blessing to enter the life, this ended up being a curse.

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

Ralph was my favorite character. I can’t believe there are so many haters. World need more humorous attitude in serious business and Ralph got plenty

[@SuperHorseSense]

I honestly think Tony would have been better off telling his crew he ended up killing Ralphie cause he was a piece of shit no one liked, and he had it coming. I mean whether it was about the horse, Tracy, his history of insults, or whatever, the truth is Ralph was gonna wind up dead because of some bullshit he pulled. It would have been better for Tony to admit this instead of casting doubt by implying New York had something to do with it. This was the point where his crew started to realize he was not trustworthy as a boss.

[@AlxndrXX]

I have a feeling you don't really have a solid grasp of what the mafia is.

[@grimaldus1523]

if Tony can get away with killing a made guy because he perceives the made guy to be a piece of shit then everyone in the Mafia is going to live in fear of getting killed by their own boss over nothing. Every Capo would band together to oust him.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

I think Ralph legit changed toward the end of his last episode and would have been a reformed man (well by mob standards) had he lived. He would have still been an evil mobster and all that entails, but he would have quit all the crazy stuff - the coke, the nastiness, cruelty, all the crazy violence (the gladiator stuff, killing hooahs etc). Tony has a dream in a later episode where he sees bald Ralph in his car with a caterpillar crawling on his bald head, wondering if this means he killed Ralph just as he changed into a butterfly.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Or just before he could change.

[@Wetcamerainc]

Great fucking acting 🎭

[@RedStl]

Tony B had twins , not Ralphie.

[@Filthy_Larry]

2:34 I have to correct you there. He was defending himself. She hit him first.

[@daveyboy_]

The Sopranos- brought to you by Snapple

[@chickenandksivideoreviewer9739]

I kind of like him. He doesn't pretend to be a good guy

[@TimParker-Chambers]

5:30 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SouthernOregonReps]

He kept the show moving! I loved to hate him! Nice clerks splice!

[@aaronrowell6943]

Don't kill your earners without a back up plan

[@leimerthe]

What about when ralph tells johnny sack that it wasnt his kid she (tracy) was carrying? Was that just bs or?

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Totally bs. Just like when he told Tony he didn’t kill the horse.

[@musicenjoyer]

he was unironically my favourite character, i really disliked that he killed that girl :(

[@ChinDulles]

He was trying to be a good father to Jackie Jr? I think the point of the Jackie Jr story was less about Jackie Jr and more from a parental View if a kid doesn't have anyone around to steer them in a positive direction he's going to go in a negative Direction especially when it's all around him. The path of least resistance

[@johnphantom1344]

Since Ralph died tony lost his ability to fight the New York guys cause ralph was his last top earner and tony killed all his other earners. So when he does this is when tony is forced to accepted Vito even tho he is gay because the family wasn’t earning nearly enough to handle all their beef. So Ralphy dying pretty much was the final nail in the coffin for tony. Because all he had left was vito and Vito was gay which angered New York

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Vito was a good earner too.

[@raptorbadger3131]

Why do you sound like Mr. Boss from smiling friends?

[@philipwujr.4786]

Whhhaah.. you don't consider shrapnel a legacy??