"Don't Stop Believin'" blares in the background while the HBO. This slight by the Soprano family gives Paulie pretext to look back toward New York. The creator of "The Sopranos" may have accidentally answered one of the most perplexing questions in TV history: Did Tony Soprano die in the series finale?. They need someone who commands loyalty from the Soprano family whilst remaining loyal to New York. The only person in Soprano management who fits that description is Paulie. e.) in s6e21 Made In America (the series finale), Paulie watches Tony meet with FBI Agent Dwight Harris to discuss the whereabouts of Phil Leotardo. Paulie Walnuts was an amazingly outrageous character, thanks to his ability to scare viewers one minute and have them laughing a minute later. If you look closely, you will see that the signs are all there. Although Tony was definitely thinking about murdering Paulie (there is one scene on the boat where he stares intently at a large knife for a few seconds), he eventually decides not to go through with it in the end. This boat trip was a big mistake on Tonys part. He had accused Paulie of leaking information and made him fear for his life. Here are Paulie Walnut's 10 most intimidating quotes from The Sopranos. Some of the theories make a fair amount of sense while otherswell, dont. Christopher was struggling with his drug problem for years and was unable to shake it off, despite many attempts at getting clean. Tony Soprano : You stay within the family, give me your hand. 8 Paulies Fate. They're at a diner, surrounded by about a dozen or so patronsincluding one especially sketchy-looking character. Biggest thing though is when Paulie and Patsy are in the Bing and we see a In the show, he was portrayed by Tony Sirico. My favorite is that Paulie and Sil have an all-out war for control of the family after Tonys death. Sirico originally auditioned for the role of Uncle Junior with Frank Vincent, but Dominic Chianese landed the role. Paulie easily cost Tony $50100K & almost got Ralph clipped. Richie Aprile (David Proval) is Jackie Aprile's older brother. In one of the most famous kills on the show, Paulie and Chris (Michael Imperioli) hunt down Mikey Palmice, a man responsible for several attempts on Tony's life. Tony Soprano shoots Blundetto in the head with a shotgun in order to give him a quick death. In the film, he was portrayed by Billy Magnussen, who also played Logan Ash in No Time to Die. There are a few possible fan theories out there about the fate of the character everybody loved to hate, Paulie Walnuts. Maybe he knows the hit is on. [quote="soprano.toni"]Tony was killed because of Polly. Patsy is the accountant for Tony Soprano's crew, and is often seen calculating the group's finances in the Bada-Bing or Satriale's offices. and when Walden loudly puts his gun on table in their safehouse. It flashes between violence (shooting his friend Paulie Walnuts), self-harm Palermo also had a close member of his crew betray him to the FBI. I can feel it itching me already." Looks how scared Paulie becomes! Patsy intimidating Gloria Trillo. What Ive noticed is that most fans dont agree on the WHY, HOW, and most importantly the WHO portions of this equation. Paulie is one You may have heard a version of this theory before, but I am here to comprehensively explain the sad truth; Tony Soprano was betrayed and he was betrayed by Paulie Gualtieri. Now, I know what at least half of you are thinking already Ouuhhhhh! Sweet Madon! you know what this Reddit post is right? Satanic Black Magic! Sick shit!! In previous seasons, Paulie has also shown that he is open to a change in leadership. As you can see, these are not two men that Tony can bet his life on. Patsy Parisi turns up at Tonys home with a gun. The Lupertazzi family wanted Tony dead. Instead of handing him over to Phil who would have tortured and then killed him. I thought Paulie wasnt happy about Tony making him consigliere, but then this dawned on me. Despite my having taken the time to blur out any nudity in this video, it's been flagged for sexual content and demonetized. Who killed Tony Soprano? Paulie knows Tony suspects him for the Ginny Sac joke betrayal. "It won't be cinematic." Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri : his like your father it doesn't matter if it's somebody here or the outside you bring it to him and he'll solve it for you. He begins the series as a soldier, but later becomes a caporegime and eventually underboss of the DiMeo crime family, led by Tony Soprano. If you haven't done it yet, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel and RING THE BELL. Even though Tonys killing of Christopher branched out of many different reasons, the immediate cause for it was Christophers persistent drug use problem. You probably remember it well, the finale of The Sopranos, one of the greatest TV shows of all time.Airing on June 10, 2007, the man himself, Tony Soprano, and his family go out for a bite to eat. Tony interrogated him on the trip and scared him on the boat in FLA- he thought Tony was going to kill him. Sending Phil on a rampage of vengeance. Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Sirico on the HBO series The Sopranos, one of the chief henchmen of series protagonist Tony Soprano. Answer (1 of 7): There is a line by Butchie that goes by so quick youd miss it. In the last episode, Tony offers Paulie the chance to be captain of the Aprille crew but Paulie refuses, citing the bad luck the previous captains of that crew had. The signs are not that obvious. Watch the last scene again. Chase makes visual call-backs to the pilot in the scenes shot in front of Satriales (called Centannis in the pilot) in the finale. Pasquale "Patsy" Parisi, portrayed by Dan Grimaldi, is a member of the DiMeo crime family, and was a former soldier in Junior's Crew, until his transfer to the Soprano Crew in 2000. (15) Paulie and the Satriales visual motif: Chase only directed two episodes of the series, the very first (pilot) episode and the finale. For all the jaw-dropping plot twists The Sopranos delivers, dont expect silver-haired hit man Paulie Walnuts to crack and turn informant, if You may have heard a version of this theory before, but I am here to comprehensively explain the sad truth; Tony Soprano was betrayed and he was betrayed by Paulie Gualtieri. Christophers Drug Addiction. 10 "F**king poison ivy all over. After Paulie (Tony Sirico) and Silvio (Steven Van Zandt) try unsuccessfully to beat the cooperation out of him, they call Tony for help in the middle of 13. and Butch says no, not Paulie. For Tony Soprano, there is no betrayal worse Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a character on the HBO series The Sopranos. Ray Curto, The Secret Informant. Tony Blundetto: Kills Billy Leotardo and wounds Phil Leotardo without Tony Soprano's permission. Paulie never kicked up "Ive met a lot of tough guys in my life," Tony Sirico, the actor-savant who played Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri and who, years earlier, had Viewers miss these signs because of two reasons. He agrees because if Patsy becomes in charge he could tell Tony about Paulies betrayal. David Chase instead offered him the role of playing Paulie Gualtieri, Sirico agreed Answer (1 of 4): Paulie was steady telling tall tales talking out of school causing problems with Tony & The Lubertazi (misspelled) family over Ralphs joke, Real Estate and the the damage was substantial. The NY guys are discussing who to assassinate, and one of them says Paulie? April 6, 2000 4:00am. Makes you wonder. Paulie Gualtieri and Patsy Parisi conspired with New York to kill Tony Soprano. In fact, he was brought into the DiMeo crime family before Tony, with a Paulie also gets scared when Butch says to Tony: You do what you gotta do.