The Sopranos | We Need To Talk About Walden...

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6 ай бұрын

It's the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos, and in today's video I wanted to discuss the Sopranos solider Walden, a minor character who might actually be more important than we first realized.
Walden is the man who whacked Phil Leotardo, and from what we've seen he could be a competent underling for Tony Soprano.

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@tiltskillet7085 6 ай бұрын

I'm appalled you blame Chris for Cosette's death, when it was clearly suicide by asphyxiation. Reliable witnesses attest hearing her declare "[she didn't] want to live no more" before crawling under him for a warm place to die. That's some sad ****, not murder.

@bonvct 6 ай бұрын

Poor mother fucker said they didnt want to live anymore...sad shit

@tomdanks3427 6 ай бұрын

I almost choked on my lunch 😂 I laughed so hard

@stefan.agnello9772 6 ай бұрын

She diddennt

@qvalue9982 6 ай бұрын

I truly believe she musta crawled unda thea for warmth aw somethin' ?

@lean.2366 6 ай бұрын

Alright, but you gotta get over it.

@teksnotdead902 6 ай бұрын

I kinda wish Walden had more airtime because Frank John Hughes, who played Walden, was excellent in Band of Brothers.

@CFunk33 6 ай бұрын

Bill Guarnere ova here!

@amyparsons-king2309 6 ай бұрын

Gonorrhea

@localfatty4364 6 ай бұрын

THATS WHERE I KNEW HIM FROM!!

@JamesRDavenport 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I thought that was him but I wasn't sure at first. Kind of an underrated actor in my opinion

@rdgpromotions6087 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@aaron6170 6 ай бұрын

Walden is someone that most audience members can really admire. He's good looking, well-spoken, tough, and we don't see him harass civilians or treat women badly. The actor must have had the day of his life when he finds out his character gets to take out the Shah.

@griz312 6 ай бұрын

The actor is Frank John Hughes, he is perhaps best known as Wild Bill Guarnere from Band of Brothers.

@mariozd971 6 ай бұрын

And sadly, we don't see him anymore in films and tv-shows, probably it's gonna stay that way because he was already 41 in 2008, when the last season aired, meaning he's now close to 60 years. Almost an old man, crazy when you think that Max Casella(Benny) is the same age as him and he looked like a kid, what is understandable considering that he didn't reach puberty until 27 years old, there is some rare syndrome for that condition@@griz312

@Edfiki86 6 ай бұрын

He is a bonafide war hero.

@daddy3085 6 ай бұрын

⁠@@griz312gonorrhea

@SexGod225 6 ай бұрын

The strong, silent type you might say

@NotQuiteFirst 6 ай бұрын

Best bit was when Walden showed up and said "it's Walding time"

@WarBrah 6 ай бұрын

Walden’s name is a callback to Thoreaus reflective work Walden, emphasizing transcendentalisms hallmark values of self reliance and individuality. Remember he’s physically fit, doesn’t do drugs, is mentally collected, and succeeds when entrusted with enormous individual responsibility at the end completing the hit on Phil. He’s the philosophical anti Chris.

@freakingabagool3510 6 ай бұрын

He also doesn’t seem to rely on the other guys in the crew for validation, like many of the other ones do. Perry with his muscles marinara, the one big guy with his ma in hospice, and especially Chrissy, with his egotistical attitude and his stories where he’s the hero. It’s actually very obvious now after pondering for a while what you mean by this comment. Someone’s been actually paying attention, free soft drink of choice for you, my friend.

@WarBrah 6 ай бұрын

@@freakingabagool3510 Sopranos Suggested Reading List: Henry David Thoreau, King Louis the Whatever, and Sun Tazoo

@nothingissimplewithlloyd 6 ай бұрын

There’s not a little irony there since Walden is known as a terribly hypocritical piece of philosophy about self reliance from a guy who never really was self reliant.

@WarBrah 6 ай бұрын

@@nothingissimplewithlloydRegardless, he’s clearly juxtaposed against the behavior of Christopher. A disciplined soldier that had to grind his way up instead of being an incompetent nepo baby.

@tristizzy 6 ай бұрын

Isn't it anarchist?

@Buford_T_Justice1 6 ай бұрын

That Animal Walden, I can’t even say his non Italian sounding name.

@gustavoherrera6754 6 ай бұрын

I really like Walden, even if he has a very small role. Not only because he killed the Shah, but also because that actor played one of the funniest and best characters in Band of Brothers: Wild Bill Guarnere. I wish he was more recognized, he was hilarious and heartwarming in that show.

@srb2591 6 ай бұрын

Loved him in Band of Brothers , calling White a Quaker all the time lol

@Inbraneinthememsane 3 ай бұрын

The gonorrhea character ?

@oscarmontesjr2717 6 ай бұрын

The last episode “Made In America” was a Dream of Tony’s problems going away. Walden represented what Chris could have been if he had no been a drug addict…..Walden lifting weights at the Pork store just like Chris used to do and right infront of Chrissy’s picture was the sign.

@birdman9594 6 ай бұрын

Nice point

@mikedawolf95 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, also lifting more that 5lbs and not smoking while lifting lol

@MatthewHollins-ys3lm 6 ай бұрын

Very profound Oscar, The Sacred and the Propane.

@HOTD108_ 6 ай бұрын

The last episode being a dream theory always struck me as a weak argument. I mean there are whole scenes that Tony's not present for. Like, why would Tony be dreaming of AJ almost having sex in a car? Very poor theory.

@johndez5213 6 ай бұрын

@@HOTD108_🤣🤣

@chadinmich1 6 ай бұрын

They would’ve used Walden to kill Phil because Phil probably had no idea who Walden was and he would’ve spotted Pauly or someone else higher up in the family a mile away. I always wondered how he just popped in out of nowhere though

@tomdanks3427 6 ай бұрын

I imagine lil Paulie as the driver all crippled up . He was going around playing a detective

@nowgo_ 6 ай бұрын

@@tomdanks3427 Benny was the driver for the phil hit

@tomdanks3427 6 ай бұрын

@@nowgo_ the criminal mastermind

@robertlee4172 6 ай бұрын

He was sitting in a car, not far from the gas station, with Benny. Watching the traffic at the pumps.

@ihateallthethings2683 6 ай бұрын

@@tomdanks3427true. Very logical explanation

@elmalteado4163 6 ай бұрын

The Legendary Man who killed the Legendary Man who spent 20 years in the can, and also, compromised.

@POPANDER 6 ай бұрын

I assume this is his whole nickname. 😂

@TlouSebotja 6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣..

@TlouSebotja 6 ай бұрын

@@POPANDER, bruhh 🤣🤣 I just knew who he was talking about...

@thefonz76299 6 ай бұрын

And also looks like the Shah of Iran

@williamflowers9435 6 ай бұрын

I wonder what Phil thinks about the fact that he got whacked by a guy who’s best known as Gonorrhea?

@danieljohnson2005 6 ай бұрын

Damn! This was a great analysis. I don’t know why, but I always liked Walden, even though he was hardly in the series. The comparison you made to his awkwardness in the room was perfect. That’s exactly how I’ve always seen it.

@MatthewHollins-ys3lm 6 ай бұрын

I'd like to say I always liked Walden, but the first Coupla/three viewings I didn't even notice him, as Cineranter said it was easy to miss him, which I guess is a mark of how capable he was, he just got on with things. I thought it was Benny who whacked Phil until I had to ask on a forum as I wasn't sure.

@EloyRamirez 6 ай бұрын

I could not figure out why I like his character so much either…so I looked him up on IMDb and I was like…ohhhhh!…Band of Brothers. It was like I was already conditioned to like him lol😂😎

@HOTD108_ 6 ай бұрын

@@MatthewHollins-ys3lmHe's a real come from behind kinda guy.

@scottandrews947 6 ай бұрын

I always liked him (and he always stood out to me during the original series run) because that actor played one of the main characters in Band of Brothers, which is another favorite show of mine.

@heroedeleyenda05 6 ай бұрын

I like how every time someone dies, their spot gets immediately filled. Showing that this is a business that needs to keep running. Also have y'all noticed how Tony's reign must have been the worst 7 years the organization had? All of the upper management from season 1 got taken out during that short amount of time. And most of their replacements did as well. That's why people kept rising trough the ranks so fast. And to your point about how the new generations dont care about the old timers... Let's not forget that in season 1 the actual boss of the family is in jail and only gets mentioned once, then he probably died soon after and no one mentions him ever again. Most likely they didnt care about him at that point. He was probably just an expense in their books. They probably threw some money at his family and his commissary and that's it

@Inbraneinthememsane 3 ай бұрын

Why was it Tony’s leadership? His decisions were not what causes this Actually it was Ralph, Pauli, the Ginny-question and the convicts getting out as well as the war for carmines successions None of this I anything Tony had his hand in - on the contrary, he was trying to be loyal to Tony B, Vito, and he didn’t off Ralph and Richie at first, which he may should have done before.

@AbdulGabagool83 6 ай бұрын

Crazy how Patsy and Walden can have a father figure relationship like Tony and Chris after the last episode

@HOTD108_ 6 ай бұрын

Yet another clue that Pasty is the one who arranged to have Tony whacked in the final scene. Pasty is already laying the groundwork for him taking over, even down to having his own pseudo-underboss like what Chris was to Tony. All the pieces are there. Pasty ordered the hit.

@maplebear6527 6 ай бұрын

@@HOTD108_ I still think it was either Butchie or Eugene's wife.

@GuidoLuzzi 6 ай бұрын

@@HOTD108_that doesn't make sense for Patsy to kill him. his son was marrying meadow. if anything it would have been done after the wedding. Allegra's wedding cost the king of new york $400,000. you think patsy can afford that or wants to pay?

@Bitterman5868 5 ай бұрын

@@GuidoLuzzi Patsy wanted vengeance, also, giving all of NJ to NY now that tony is dead and having his son take care of a grieving meadow out of the business is something he would do. Tony became a nuisance even to his own family.

@DH-xh3pg 6 ай бұрын

“I will have you know I was named after the late, great Bobby Darin …” I love that line 😄

@joecastle9993 6 ай бұрын

This might be a short video, but it's, in my opinion, one of your best. Excellent analysis on a minor character 👍🏾👍🏾

@SubManifest 6 ай бұрын

I’ve never thought that deeply about Walden’s character but this all makes sense. It’s probably why I was never surprised or confused by his sudden appearance as a character and significant feature towards the end of the show. That was always the beauty of sopranos to me, is that the world was so rich and felt so real that when characters just materialized, without any grand introduction, it felt organic.

@bromagnumman4254 6 ай бұрын

Definitely, it treated the audience as adults that didn't need to be spoon fed everything. Unlike that many saints thing, whatever happened there...

@SubManifest 6 ай бұрын

@@bromagnumman4254 David Chase never made it right with the audience, even back then I knew it was a mistake. I always felt truly immersed in the show, and even though I’ve seen it countless times, it never looses the effect because of those unseen layers.

@bromagnumman4254 6 ай бұрын

@@SubManifest Haha, very well said sir!

@maniac50ae14 6 ай бұрын

I always liked Walden and wanted more development of his character but, he definitely gave me more of a new Furio or Sil vibe in the sense that he came off as serious and competent. In fact, id say he'd be a new Sil with the way the camera is aimed upward showing his fsce as hes finishing off Phil mirrors the scene of Sil doing Ade. The look on their faces are the same as they are doing it. Combine that with the slicked back hair and similar mannerism with how they hold themselves while standing

@tbesnd2065 6 ай бұрын

Didn't actually realise he was the one to whack Phil until I watched it for the second time.

@simonpierre8283 6 ай бұрын

Wild bull survied the war and joind Tony soprano crew

@Dead_Again1313 6 ай бұрын

He did survive the war but lost a leg. May he rest in peace.

@TheLuri89 6 ай бұрын

What was his name again? Bill guarnere or something

@MegaAslan10 6 ай бұрын

Excellent Analysis. You really nailed it here

@Tiabliaj1989 6 ай бұрын

...and here I was thinking it was Benny Fazio, criminal mastermind, who took out the Shah of Iran. Oh what a twisted web they weave.

@ricocox2591 6 ай бұрын

I noticed him. And he was likable from the start.

@stephenduckham9736 6 ай бұрын

Interesting to me that you made this video. I always firmly imagined Walden actually taking over the family or being Patsy's number 2. The exchange with Paulie is particularly telling, Walden doesn't take Paulies shit, he is forthright in his response and Paulie has no one to bounce off. I believe Patsy gave the order on Tony's hit, now Meadow will have to look at the man who ordered her dad killed, much like Patsy had to with Tony. It's a cruel irony.

@erickennedy8534 6 ай бұрын

Pasty did not do shit. He was a solider who was a scared to shoot Tony and piss in the pool

@stephenduckham9736 6 ай бұрын

@erickennedy8534 if you say so. Patsy was not scared. He had a reality check and decided not to do it right then and there. Patsy's Mrs is eyeing up the lovely crockery, hinting that she may soon replace Carmella as 'first lady'. Butchy ending up in charge in New York will echo Patsy taking charge in Jersey, both are little, therefore underestimated, both had beefs with their own boss and both are capable of violence and threatening violence without be over bearing. That's just my take.

@erickennedy8534 6 ай бұрын

@@stephenduckham9736 His brother Spoons was the real.deal., that why Tony had him clip. Pasty was a glorified account who got involved in the life.

@frankmachin5438 6 ай бұрын

You believe ugatz!

@Jimmyfly215 6 ай бұрын

Walden whacking Phil would have been a huge step in the direction of being made, if he was not already. but Chris was only given the trajectory cause of Tony's relationship with Dickie, and how Dickie schooled Tony he would do the same for Chris. Chris never had a hit of that caliber. so in most ways, he was already above anything Chris could do or handle.

@BiggityBoggity8095 6 ай бұрын

You underestimate Chris as a soldier. Chris was either pulling the trigger himself, orchestrating, or at the very least present for every DiMeo hit throughout the series. He’s got more bodies on him than a Chinese cemetery. It was drug addiction and strained relations with his supervisors that caused his performances to falter. It’s also notable that he spent his prime years as an all-star hitter applying for management positions. This was his weak point, he was a bad manager due to entitlement and lack of accountability. But to judge his abilities as a house painter based on his time as a manager is bogus. Considering his tribulations, and the time he spent in politics, he performed adequately in his time. Chris absolutely would’ve been capable of hitting Phil. His experience as a tailor was vast, he knew how to gather information and create a comfortable environment for his victim. Walden was spoon fed the intel. Butch, Patsy, and Paulie handed him Phil on a platter, because Tony had a connect in the FBI. Chris would’ve been able to find him on his own. Saying that Walden is better at painting houses than Chris simply because he did Phil is… overzealous. Chris was the second best soldier Tony ever had, first place goes to Furio. But that’s not even fair because they were used in different positions. It’s like saying a great back fielder is better at soccer (football for non-Americans) than a great offensive lineman is at football. Furio being the back fielder and Chris being the offensive lineman. They were both muscle, but their specialties within that field were different. TLDR, give Chris a fair shake damnit.

@Dead_Again1313 6 ай бұрын

@@BiggityBoggity8095 Plus Phil (justifiably) killed his cousin, so it would've been a good job for Chris.

@BiggityBoggity8095 6 ай бұрын

@@Dead_Again1313 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Tony should’ve sided with his cousin and went to war with the Lupertazzis. They were trying to take control of the DiMeo family since at least season 3. There’s a reason why John was making turncoats out of Tony’s most senior (Paulie) and most talented (Ralph) employees. A coup was probably in the making since Carmine’s era. There’s also a reason why the Lupertazzis would’ve preferred a carefully constructed coup to an all out war, they respected the DiMeo family’s ability to hit back just as hard. Why did Carmine capitulate to Tony on the esplanade? He knew Tony could set things in motion, and he wasn’t wrong, because it almost happened. Tony could’ve won an all out war with NY if he struck first. John and Phil were comfortable in their sense of superiority. Hit them first, Butchie will catch some hot ones later from Carmine Jr’s crew. It could’ve been done

@Dead_Again1313 6 ай бұрын

@@BiggityBoggity8095 I agree. Anthony B would have done well to have taken Phil out along with his brother and Tony had to choose peace or violence. Both coming with their own risks. It would have been great if the three cousins stuck together but I think Tony saw NY as superior and might have been too intimidated by the idea of a war with them. They were a pain and a threat to Tony's guys from early on, and Anthony B sparked things off but Tony S kind of folded. Chris could have at least gone down fighting in the war to secure power if Tony wanted him gone. I've said the same thing as you. This should have kicked off a real offensive between the two and the DeMeo family should have thrown everything they had at NY instead of screwing around trying to talk their way out of it.

@antoniobaugh707 6 ай бұрын

@@BiggityBoggity8095 if tony would have sided with his cousin he would have been dead way before season 6 because tony would not only have to go against the lupertazzi family he would have to go up against the other 5 families

@scottboyd3838 6 ай бұрын

For years after the series ended and before I did a rewatch, I always wondered who was it that popped Phil, just jumped up one day and said "who was that guy who whacked Phil????" And when I googled it I was "Walden who?" Actor was great in Band of Brothers too.

@grimeztwoeleven 6 ай бұрын

The actor Frank John Hughes was my favorite character in Band of Brothers playing Bill Guarnere. Dudes a stud and great actor.

@allenjames6286 6 ай бұрын

Walden killing Phil also parallels/foreshadows the death of Tony in the sense that he is killed by someone (most likely a lower-ranking soldier from the NY crew) he's never seen before.

@saulbennett4677 3 ай бұрын

Good point

@a.williams1945 6 ай бұрын

Walden always stood out to me because I recognized the actor from an episode of Law & Order he was in called "We Like Mike" that he played a prominent role in.

@marctorres2759 6 ай бұрын

It was a very good L&O episode. One of the most memorable IMO.

@Bitterman5868 5 ай бұрын

i onlyu know him as Bill Guarnere

@adamgonzales4188 6 ай бұрын

Walden was my favorite small role character ever

@gorky1986 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I always wanted to know more about Walden. And your analysis is spot on excellent!

@kaljic1 6 ай бұрын

My favorite scene is, when after Paulie questions his name asking What kind of an Italian is named "Walden"? he verbally smacks him down by reminding he was named after Bobby Darin---Robert Walden Cassoto.

@faisalkamal4319 6 ай бұрын

killed Phil and owned Paulie

@elmalteado4163 6 ай бұрын

Lol, yes.

@elmalteado4163 6 ай бұрын

I also like Walden as a name tho.

@bmac454 6 ай бұрын

"Well your the only baby here "😆

@MrKyleb1997 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Didn’t realize how significant this character was.

@Santoro126 6 ай бұрын

If he didn’t kill Phil I would of thought he was a cop, specifically Carlo’s FBI handler. Doesn’t seem like a typical mobster and when they all visit Tony he keeps mentioning “Carlo is coming up” multiple times to the point he seems to be covering for him.

@alexmuenster2102 6 ай бұрын

>>he keeps mentioning “Carlo is coming up” multiple times to the point he seems to be covering for him

@spwb2k 3 ай бұрын

John Frank Hughes achieved a rare two-fer: his Sgt Guarnere is the first on-screen gunshot/kill on D-Day in Band of Brothers, and Walden's hit on the Shah is the last-ever hit/gunshot in the Sopranos...that we see.

@BENNY_MAC 6 ай бұрын

Yes! Somebody finally did a video on my favorite character of all time!

@brooklynjim2099 6 ай бұрын

there is another dynamic to Walden that you missed... the under lying tension between Paulie and Walden in the infamous "cat" scene has to do with the fact that it was actually Walden's great uncle Wellington who ran over Paulie's father with the Trolley.

@GuidoLuzzi 6 ай бұрын

paulie doesn't know his real dad. "some Russ asshole"

@SuperGrimupnorth 6 ай бұрын

Yet again... great comments & pointers 💯

@atalcot1 6 ай бұрын

In my head canon he’s the grandson of Staff Sgt. “Wild Bill” Guarnere, also a natural born killer according to his former commanding officer.

@ronaldbanks-mw2ou 6 ай бұрын

Great episode I loved it. I love this channel. Do more vids like this if you can, that would be great 👍

@moegreen5760 6 ай бұрын

I remembered this guy from band of brothers. Great take on Walden in your video

@Nlbg16 6 ай бұрын

You always have interesting takes on this show. I never realky gave Walden a second thought until now.

@Nebzies 6 ай бұрын

the depth of this show... gonna rewatch soon.

@TheCaredawg 6 ай бұрын

Good stuff as always

@dr3dg352 6 ай бұрын

I definitely like Walden, especially now that I have my own adorable orange cat! He really was everything Christopher wasn't.

@EPICANDCOOLDC 6 ай бұрын

Imo, the existence of Walden doesn't prove the prominence of randoms showing up and how Tonys crew was shrinking. I feel like it proves that money is actually still powerful, as new guys are always looking to make a new for themselves in the dimeos

@cptsponko32 6 ай бұрын

Watch him in Band of Brothers. Wild Bill Guarnea😮

@berry541 6 ай бұрын

Very good analysis. I’ll buy it.

@joeyboy1002377 6 ай бұрын

I love walden for one reason!! He was Guarnere in band of brothers.

@BobStallmanArchUser 6 ай бұрын

very good video and analysis , im glad this was brought up, the changes to the sopranos familly post 2007 *after season 6* would have been drastic with guys like Walden, Little Paulie,Benny Fazio,Albert Barese and even Murmur and that big guy Dante Greco too some extent were all occupying prominent positions within the sopranos family by then ... it's good that the show ended when it did because it leaves the rest to imagination but i beleive a 7th season could have potentially added much more to a already legendary show ... then again perhaps it is so legendary because that 7th season never happened.

@seansmith7462 6 ай бұрын

Albert Barese would have become boss or underboss if Sil didn't come out of his coma

@BobStallmanArchUser 6 ай бұрын

@@seansmith7462 yeah probably i dont doubt it, these Barese guys were solid throughout the show, very few scènes and attention given to them, but their shared onscreen time shows their power.

@GuidoLuzzi 6 ай бұрын

poor little paulie. Ralph's crew left him standing outside waiting in 10 degree weather

@peterlombardo4301 6 ай бұрын

He was also an FBI agent who worked with Carl Handratty (Tom Hanks) on the Frank Abagnale case.

@talesfromthetrip 6 ай бұрын

I was seriously just thinking the past couple days that someone should make a video on Walden lol

@pigpig252 6 ай бұрын

I was very excited when I saw him. I'd only seen that actor previously as Guarnere in Band of Brothers and he was an absolute favourite

@reupbeatz2174 6 ай бұрын

Really good analysis of Walden makin small talk about Carlos arrival

@Carmine_Lupertazzi 6 ай бұрын

excellent analysis

@bmac454 6 ай бұрын

The Shah of Iran Was to never eat grilled cheese of the rad _iator again ,, Walden was trained as a dead shot as previously he d been with the 101 st b4

@road3557 6 ай бұрын

Walden, what kind of name is that for an Italian. - Pauley Walnuts.

@robertlee4172 6 ай бұрын

Walden Robert Casotto, a.k.a. Bobby Darrin. The connection with Christopher, is he sang 'If I Were A Carpenter', when he drives up to the Esplanade construction site. Henry David Thoreau is "The Happy Wanderer". He spent 2 years in Walden Pond, Massachusetts, living in isolation. He wrote about spending time in the woods, enjoying his connection with nature.

@Popepaladin 6 ай бұрын

And Quasimodo predicted all this.

@robertlee4172 6 ай бұрын

@@Popepaladin Who did what? Quashimodo shucks caulks, while watching TV Land.

@GuidoLuzzi 6 ай бұрын

you sit here 9-5 and see if you like it

@robertlee4172 6 ай бұрын

@@GuidoLuzzi I'd rather have them 'no show' jobs.

@richards6431 6 ай бұрын

I hope there is a sequel series with Walden as Underboss/Boss.

@GuidoLuzzi 6 ай бұрын

he's still waiting for Carlo

@localfatty4364 6 ай бұрын

Great insight

@EPICANDCOOLDC 6 ай бұрын

Was waiting for a walden vid. my favourite character

@HOGANHAGGAR 6 ай бұрын

good analysis

@darrenrenna 6 ай бұрын

What a cool take! I don't even remember this character, great attention to detail. You could see mobsters of this breed taking the operation in a distinctly American direction less connected to the old ways.

@robertlee4172 6 ай бұрын

Always with the good observations...I never would have made that connection with Angie. That thing about Paulie sitting alone in front of Satriale's, so allegorical.

@allanlomas5133 6 ай бұрын

Told Phil a couple of three things

@justinrowland5191 6 ай бұрын

My opinion, to quote animal house, "we need the dudes." It was end times. Moreover, the last season. What major character was left to do grunt work? I damn sure know Paulie wasn't gonna do it. Lol

@gocygo63 6 ай бұрын

...not to throw water on your thoery... ...but the actual line from the Animal House scene was, "...we need the dues..."... ...as in they needed new pledges because new pledges mean more dues (money) to pay for utilities, a house cook, bands for house parties, etc...

@justinrowland5191 6 ай бұрын

Lol. No offense taken. Never knew that

@justinrowland5191 6 ай бұрын

Really though, the mob, at least how it's portrayed on the show, same deal. They need hard hitters on that pyramid scheme.

@gocygo63 6 ай бұрын

@@justinrowland5191 ...I was in a fraternity in college...trust me, we had a VERY healthy "social budget"...& we ALWAYS needed "the dues"...LOL!

@drewpowers7236 6 ай бұрын

The actor that played Walden just played Frank Sinatra in the making of The Godfather series The Offer. He did a pretty solid job. Only other thing I’ve seen the guy in.

@afroviewer11 Ай бұрын

This is an actually brilliant retrospective on a random character

@isaiahdaddys9379 6 ай бұрын

Great video. It's like Chase was leaving breadcrumbs for a potential sequel.

@NateBullock-ow6on 6 ай бұрын

Walden is like a young Paulie 💪

@SeorgeGoros 5 ай бұрын

I agree, I think that this was a way for the show to show the audience that no matter who ends up getting got, they’ll always be young men who rise to replace them and who might end up being smarter and better at it

@cuginoeddie8677 6 ай бұрын

I’ve stated on other forums over the years that Walden may have taken over as capo when Larry Baresi went away given he makes an appearance shortly after. Baresi did have the biggest crew as they once said but aside from Albert we never seen any of them, they mentioned a few times that Albert wasn’t to sharp either. This would make perfect sense given only the top guys came to visit Tony right after the accident with Chris. Also, if you notice Paulie seemed to show him respect in their ball breaking and kept his mouth shut when Walden mentioned little Paulie. It is never mentioned that he was in Carlo’s crew, I believe he was asking for him since he was the last of the top guys to show.

@cuginoeddie8677 6 ай бұрын

I should also note that the actor who played him was 40 years old at the time, but unlike Chris and Benny he didn’t play the part in his nature or by his dress as a younger guy like those 2 did. He carried himself differently like an older man unlike the likes of Chris, Benny, Matt, Sean and Brendan who who all had the characteristics of growing up in hip hop culture.

@alexmuenster2102 6 ай бұрын

>>It is never mentioned that he was in Carlo’s crew, I believe he was asking for him since he was the last of the top guys to show.

@cuginoeddie8677 6 ай бұрын

@@alexmuenster2102 it didn’t look like Walden was standing up for Carlo at all, it’s was more of a suspicion or concerned type. Aside from that, he came out of nowhere and to Tony’s house which nobody outside his inter circle did throughout the series. Once Tony became boss the only members of his family that did show up that weren’t high up were his drivers, Furio, Benny and Perry. No other soldiers were ever at his house aside from Chris for the obvious reason and Ralph because he was dating Roe

@mikef6063 5 ай бұрын

After the final season, I definitely think Walden would have quickly risen in the ranks. The DiMeo family still had plenty of members and could have continued doing business. I think Patsy would have become boss, yet arguments can be made for Paulie or Albert Barese who were I believe the only remaining captains. You would expect a current captain or underboss to become the boss in a vacancy. Remaining crews would have been: 1- Anthony Maffei presumably became capo of Junior's old crew after Bobby was killed (probably a smaller operation by this point). 2- Paulie Gualtieri was capo of Tony's old crew, which was merged with the Aprile/Gervasi crew. Carlo had become capo of the Aprile crew after Vito's death, in addition apparently to his own crew (former Altieri crew) and Paulie agreed to take over the old Aprile crew after Carlo's death. Chris Moltisanti's crew was also merged under Paulie after his death. 3- Albert Barese was capo over Larry Berese's crew while being arrested for violating his house arrest You'd have to imagine that Paulie's crew would have been broken up into at least two crews at some point in the near future once the "chinese dumpster fire" was gotten under control. It was literally the remains of the old Soprano crew, the remains of the Aprile crew, and the remains of the Altieri crew all put together. Plus Christophers crew. Too big and would probably be split up once capable leadership was identified. I think Patsy would skipper one and maybe eventually Benny or Walden the other. Made men and associates remaining (that we know of, including little known characters with minor roles) would include Patsy Parisi, Paulie Gualtieri, Larry and Albert Barese and their entire crews most of whom we were never introduced too, Benny Fazio, Walden Belfiore, "Murmur" Zancone, Little Paulie Germani, Anthony Maffei, Peter "Bissell" LaRosa, Terry Doria, Dante Greco, Perry Annunziata, Jason Molinaro, Cary DiBartolo, Bobby Zanone, Donny K, Kevin "Dogs" Interdonato, Vincent Pisaturo, Frankie Cortese, Corky DiGoia, Alfie Goduti, Joe DaRuffa, Big Frank Cippolina, Joey Sammarco, Max Pellegrino, Dave Salerno, Nicholas Spagnelli, Corky Caporale, Hesh Rabkin, John Stefano, the three unnamed associates of Benny at the card game when Little Paulie got thrown out the window, the unnamed Aprile crew guys hanging out at their social club with Ritchie, and numerous characters who hadn't been mentioned since season 1, like the three soldiers that helped Mikey break up Sammy Grigio's card game and the soldier who helped him throw Rusty Irish off the bridge. Also, the unnamed mobsters hanging out with Junior at the Sit Tite luncheonette, and the bodyguard who accompanied Junior when leaving Vesuvio's crossing the street. These guys wouldn't have just vaporized. There was still a vast criminal enterprise in operation. It was just that the leading characters who we were most exposed to were largely gone. Other people would have stepped up to fill the ranks, as always happens. The question remains, who would have been boss? Paulie would have returned to being underboss and controlled the largest dollar rackets in the family, and so he could become boss and make Patsy his underboss and take over as skipper of those combined crews. That is what I think would probably happen. I don't think Paulie would be successful. I think Patsy would eventually end up as boss. But I think the show was made to reflect the downfall of the real NJ DiMeo family, the DeCav's, who used to be a freestanding family but now fly under the Gambino's. And so it could be that the DiMeo's have no boss, and instead answer to NY. It's been said that in real life, the NY families consider the DeCav's their "farm team." They would often outsource hits to them, just like in Sopranos, the NY family (Lupertazzi's) would often try to do the same to the DiMeo's. There's also the scenes where NY denigrates NJ as "farmers" (which I believe comes from actual FBI recordings of real NY mobsters discussing NJ), and when Carmine characterizes the DiMeo's as a "glorified crew" since the NJ family is smaller and less powerful. In real life, the DeCav's throughout this period and up until today had about 30-60 made members and an estimated 50-100 associates. Each of the five NY families have about 150-250 made members and up to 500 associates. One difference between the show and reality is that in real life, several of the NY families have crews operating in NJ, where in the show it was insinuated that any involvement NY (treated as a block) had in NJ was through their dealings with the DiMeo's. What I don't understand is the seeming contradiction in different lines of the show. In early seasons, Sil refers to NY opening the books to new made guys but laying down the probationary period stipulation. This would seem to infer that NY had control over the DiMeos from the beginning, since they controlled who got made in the DiMeo family. If the DiMeo's were independent, they would control who they make themselves. Yet, later in the show the opposite was implied. Phil (NY) complained that the DiMeo's make anyone and everyone, which infers that the DiMeo's control who they make (not NY). Was this just a mistake in the show's writing? Sometimes at the beginning things are introduced that contradict later themes and premises, which is typical for any show. But I never understood it if it was deliberate.

@AFCDakota 4 ай бұрын

Good post. I don’t think the NJ guys had freedom to give out buttons - candidates still had to be screened by the other families (check for debts, beefs etc) There was probably a perception in NY that the quality of the candidates were not as good as NY (earnings, association and size of criminal enterprises etc)

@timurjack8773 6 ай бұрын

6:05 Christopher was successful in the family for a while though, no matter how much the boss back him up, if he wasn't useful and if he wasn't a good earner he wouldn't join the family that young age. Remember Junior asks Tony in the 1st season, if Chris is a good earner or not, Tony says he is then Junior wants him to work in his crew as punishment but Tony refuses that, at that point Chris didn't join the family but he was still important for Tony so he couldn't give him to Junior.

@robertprice5243 6 ай бұрын

Right,,,tony even told Benny you're done you're getting too old to be beating people up which means he's moving up like you said

@raphodonbiampa5756 6 ай бұрын

Very observant!! The sacred and the propane!

@marctorres2759 6 ай бұрын

I remember the actor who played Walden from an episode in Law &Order called We like Mike. Another actor from the L&O tree.

@AriGoldBawse 6 ай бұрын

I always thought Benny whacked Leotardo 🤣, thanks for this video

@ihateallthethings2683 6 ай бұрын

Was terrified they were rebooting this show for a second when I saw that title 😂 this masterpiece doesn’t need that mess

@faisalkamal4319 6 ай бұрын

what's that name for an Italian

@scottboyd3838 6 ай бұрын

Thank-you for finally doing an episode on The Guy Who Whacked Phil!!! Never hesitated too. Good soldier.

@shawnleighton339 6 ай бұрын

thats the actor who play "Wild" Bill Guarnere in Band of Brothers. hes a very likeable actor

@sammorris2681 6 ай бұрын

Thank u for explaining why this awesome character just came out of nowhere in the best show ever created.

@starstone33 6 ай бұрын

And think about this for Walden to hit Philly from new york. Tone had em in good regards

@bobbyjones3351 6 ай бұрын

I compare the crew at the end of the Sopranos to Ricos Roughnecks at the end of Starship Troopers, Johnny Rico who was a high schooler at the beginning and is a Lt at the end, in charge of a bunch of children.

@devanman7920 6 ай бұрын

This is completely blowing my mind and I feel like you've CGI'd him in because I don't remember this guy at all.

@Burnthealphabetpeople 6 ай бұрын

He’s gonna be a big player in the family after the show ended since he is the one who whacked Phil Benny to since he was the getaway driver for Walden

@kurtwpg 6 ай бұрын

Walden is going away for a long time. He's the direct subordinate of a rat.

@slightlygone 6 ай бұрын

He has definitely been doing some things

@joshuafult84 2 ай бұрын

" I wanted to be a main character on The Sopranos... I compromised I took the role as Chrissy's replacement " - Waldin

@thenoblegnuwildebeest3625 6 ай бұрын

Tbh, even after having rewatched the series 2 times, I had no idea who Walden was until watching this video. I didn't even recall that the guy who killed Phil was a named character, I had just assumed it was some random guy they'd contracted the job out to.