One of my favorite characters is Paulie's "mom" (who we learn is actually his aunt). My mom and I both agree that she raised him as a loving presence and it makes my heart flutter when she gets off the bus and says, "Paulie! I won $20. Great episode. Interestingly, the amount of money Paulie demands from Jason is exactly the amount Green Grove costs, as they say in this episode ($4000 a month, I think). It might imply that Paulie was going to pay her Green Grove fees after all, but later episodes seem to contradict that idea. Perhaps the amount was subconscious on Paulie's part. At the end of the episode when Tony says life is a gift, Janice already knows that it's BS. This episode IMO epitomizes the brilliance of The Sopranos. When Paulie finds out who his real birth mother is he's angry, sad, confused. All natural reactions. And when he sees how Jason's mother comes to plead to Tony not to hurt her son, Paulie starts crying. He sees the love and protection of a mother and wishes he had that from his real mother. Your heart breaks for Paulie in this episode. But just when you want to route for Paulie, the producers of the show bluntly remind us what Paulie is-a stone cold, murdering gangster. Paulie beats up Jason and extorts money from him!
Review of The Fleshy Part of the Thigh
I don't care if you're in deer valley or death valley I want 4.. And if you ever mention this to Borko
21 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers