Tony used Paulie and Ralph all wrong!!! Power Law 26 in the Sopranos

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  • In this episode we will evaluate law 26 of Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power, keep your hands clean, by focusing primarily on Tony Soprano, Paulie Walnuts, Ralph Cifaretto, Carmine Lupertazzi Sr, Johnny Sack and Butch DeConcini.

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  • @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes
    @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    I’m going to enjoy watching this tomorrow morning ( it’s 2:30 am here in England) as I love these Power Law analyses.

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Good morning. As you can tell I pinned you. Hope you enjoy the episode!

    • @alexjaybrady
      @alexjaybrady 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm also in England and love these vids

    • @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes
      @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bullywhispers9544I certainly did! Thank you!

    • @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes
      @DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@alexjaybradygreat aren’t they?

    • @shaunfloyd8852
      @shaunfloyd8852 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Paulie could only take so much betrayal

  • @loganerb3952
    @loganerb3952 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    Very good points… I don’t think Tony ever realized that Paulie was stabb’d in da Heart!

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

    • @MomMom4Cubs
      @MomMom4Cubs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Up in da club, no less.

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      How much more betrayal can he take?!?

    • @dwightwilkerson8664
      @dwightwilkerson8664 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

    • @tomz5704
      @tomz5704 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who ya been talking too? Buncha q**rs!!

  • @WallKenshiro
    @WallKenshiro 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Jackie's death was truly the beginning of the end for their whole outfit.
    Everything, and everybody, was in place before he died.

    • @sabataskull9661
      @sabataskull9661 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That and the Carmine Sr death were the begining of the end.
      Without their best bosses, NJ and NY lost peace , members and money.
      A lot of disenthery in the ranks 😂
      Cunnilingus and psichiatry bring them to this 😂

    • @WallKenshiro
      @WallKenshiro 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@sabataskull9661 you're not wrong, and Quasimodo predicted all of this.

    • @ArendJanV
      @ArendJanV 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@WallKenshirobit of a pozour you ask me.

    • @schrisdellopoulos9244
      @schrisdellopoulos9244 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@sabataskull9661OOFA! With the spelling. What a stroonz.

    • @lordfatcock
      @lordfatcock 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@WallKenshiroQuasimodo.... Whatever happened there?

  • @Psychology
    @Psychology 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    You really did your homework here.
    "Just a little taste" - Jimmy Conway

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you very much! It is greatly appreciated!

    • @lifeisstr4nge
      @lifeisstr4nge 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Next time do it two town over

    • @BlameItOnTheLagTTV
      @BlameItOnTheLagTTV 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao loved this

  • @laurenpeterson9510
    @laurenpeterson9510 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Power laws are back!

    • @tomz5704
      @tomz5704 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At last!!! It's been 20 years!

  • @poisonoak2719
    @poisonoak2719 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I completely agree Paulie as the aggressive and firm underboss would’ve been ideal, but I don’t believe that was practical because for most of the season Junior was officially the boss. In an unofficial manner Tony could’ve empowered Paulie as underboss but he’d officially still be on the same level as the other capos with no authority to tell them what to do. And we actually saw this play out when he tried to order Richie to build Beansie’s ramp

  • @DizzyDaDon
    @DizzyDaDon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Come on Bully, we need these Power Law videos of The Sopranos & The Wire back on a regular basis. No other content creator comes close to the type of energy and brilliance you bring in your videos

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Who’s “we”?

    • @briceedwards4662
      @briceedwards4662 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TL2354me and oc

  • @JohnMoog-ug6bk
    @JohnMoog-ug6bk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    If he didn’t have to flee due to attraction to Carmella, Furio might’ve developed into what you’re talking about

    • @jackstrand5341
      @jackstrand5341 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Yeah but he’s almost too effective and Tony might have to worry abt a mutiny

    • @alyssarichardson2544
      @alyssarichardson2544 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@jackstrand5341that's actually a really good point, I didn't think about that. Cheers

    • @gregoryporch8395
      @gregoryporch8395 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Furio's lovesick puppy arc was nauseating

    • @djLagwayEnjoyer
      @djLagwayEnjoyer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gregoryporch8395fuckin nauseating! You don’t ever admit the existence of love!

    • @DTheCritical
      @DTheCritical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gregoryporch8395 They had to find a way to get rid of him without killing him

  • @johnnyoldenjr.
    @johnnyoldenjr. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Very good take.. Anytime Tony gave an order and paulie was around he would reinforce whatever tony said.

  • @AJK156
    @AJK156 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Just when I thought the laws were gone, he pulls us back in!

  • @k-baye6292
    @k-baye6292 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Bet we have a Furio. Dude was like the Incredible Hulk.

  • @robertblackmore703
    @robertblackmore703 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was impressed by your reasoning and mapping of Greene’s strategies to the show. Well done.

  • @BobLoblowLawFirm
    @BobLoblowLawFirm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I stopped tying my shoes after going to public restrooms

  • @user-cs7ns1rq2x
    @user-cs7ns1rq2x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    goat video maker

  • @gregoryporch8395
    @gregoryporch8395 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I waited for how "Keep Your Hands Clean" applies to the Sopranos and it was worth the wait. This may be your best video on the series so far.

  • @rufusblue8044
    @rufusblue8044 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Great video

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

  • @MadMetsFan
    @MadMetsFan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On movie sets, a director who knows what they are doing will use the first-unit director to do the "dirty work" so the main director can maintain a cordial relationship with the cast and crew

  • @kelleymcbride4633
    @kelleymcbride4633 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great insights! Love the deep dive on the structure keep em coming!

  • @yungsodaman
    @yungsodaman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I really want that melfi Greek vid you mentioned at the end.

  • @MrArdytube
    @MrArdytube 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really excellent. The video does call to attention the overlooked challenges of bring in msnsgement

  • @brooks0013
    @brooks0013 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of best compare and contrast of the Sopranos thanks for the content

  • @degu8085
    @degu8085 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    They actually have a separation for the situation you described in real life. There’s a street boss and an underboss position for the bigger families. Paulie could be the street boss and then Ralph could be underboss.

  • @IrishYobbo07
    @IrishYobbo07 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great analysis as always! ❤

  • @Dancin_Dave_Riverstone
    @Dancin_Dave_Riverstone 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very Enjoyable.

  • @RJBurle
    @RJBurle 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very good. Awesome insight.

  • @drpg11
    @drpg11 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great video. We want to see the Melfi video. If you do it I’ll watch it for sure

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You'll _watch it for sure_ regardless of the content. If it's a new _Sopranos_ video, we're all gonna click 👍

  • @Evan-qt3ep
    @Evan-qt3ep 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Now that you point it out you’re right, Tony could’ve for sure used Ralph as a weapon against New York but he kilt him haha

  • @vernefits1953
    @vernefits1953 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great analysis

  • @FranklinSninsky
    @FranklinSninsky 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing vidoe, pauly would have def been a better hoice than bobby for underboss near the end of the show, however I think tony knew almost for sure that pauly was the new york snitch talking to johnny sac, and therefore he didnt trust him, bobby may have been less violent and less of a go getter, but bobby was much easier to control...

    • @sabataskull9661
      @sabataskull9661 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bobby was loyal to the end like Silvio.

  • @SerboFaca1
    @SerboFaca1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    He didn't have underboss because he was underboss, Junior was official boss

  • @Uhtred-the-bold
    @Uhtred-the-bold 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think Bobby woulda been a good underboss

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂 good one 👍

  • @SantomPh
    @SantomPh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When Furio arrives Tony changes the setup to him then Paulie and Sil then Furio and Big Puss. This makes Paulie the underboss. In a traditional setup this makes Paulie and Sil the ones to communicate with the capos and the boss, but Tony himself wrecks this by regularly meeting with his capos and having Furio drive him. A boss is not supposed to be a hands on leader.
    His arrangement with Junior means that he isn't the known boss of the family, or as Angelo Garepe says, one of two bosses. He even accepts that 3 NY families are led by a council. While this makes Junior the lightning rod, the fact that virtually everyone knows Tony is in charge makes that pointless. Johnny Sack's insistence on a sole leader is noted here, so that no one questions or shares authority.
    Ralphie's one asset is that he knows how to make money, but in a selfish way. We don't even know how he was made.

  • @nancyvillines4552
    @nancyvillines4552 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great one 😊

  • @tomaszrachwald4057
    @tomaszrachwald4057 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting. The Borgia example you have mentioned it seems was almost to the letter copied by Herbert in Dune. Baron Harkonnen sends Rabban to pacify Arrakis, with plan to replace him with Feyd-Rautha when dirty work is done.

  • @jasonbodine6033
    @jasonbodine6033 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hell yeah! Siren’s song.

  • @arhandemirok2189
    @arhandemirok2189 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always thought that the reason for why Paulie was given only the role of Capo and nothing more is that he was kind of a stunad of the first magnitude. But yes, it would still be probably better than to have no any consistent underboss at all.
    And yeah, killing Ralphie was a HUGE mistake on part of Tony. All I know is that he never had the makings of a varsity organized crime boss.

  • @biggiesmartypants
    @biggiesmartypants 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @scatmanjohn2681
    @scatmanjohn2681 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A video about the therapy sessions being a siren song would be very interesting

  • @jayegeecorporate8788
    @jayegeecorporate8788 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Paulie wasnt trusted for a while after the Ralph/Ginny fiasco

  • @CalvinLangatMMA
    @CalvinLangatMMA 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Please do the Dr Melfi thing and whatever happened there. Sounds interesting

  • @Psychology
    @Psychology 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic episode

  • @Carmine_Lupertazzi
    @Carmine_Lupertazzi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent as always.

  • @ricardotorres1527
    @ricardotorres1527 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    awesome video would like to see the melfi one for sure

  • @hollywoodhogan.7009
    @hollywoodhogan.7009 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bobby was number 3. He was never the underboss

  • @cleaver3519
    @cleaver3519 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    if that animal blundetto would take orders that would of been tony's best pick. he would fight anyone.

  • @NaZtRdAmUs
    @NaZtRdAmUs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Furio could have been Tony's personal pitbull but they went another way with him.

  • @Medleminlbou
    @Medleminlbou 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watching the sopranos for to long end i love it but i like to open the episode be couse i love to listing to your voice ❤
    I like your english make me learing ❤️

  • @kingrobthegreat7446
    @kingrobthegreat7446 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    cool vid

  • @SuperMickyChow
    @SuperMickyChow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whenever anything goes wrong at work, i always say "Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this!"

  • @TAC618
    @TAC618 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff. I would have liked Ralphie in that role. Especially after the fall out with Johnny sac. His loyalty would have been cemented. Just my two cents.

  • @AH-is5yg
    @AH-is5yg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're right, Ralph would have been a scapegoat since Ralph can't control his temper and he takes things too far.

    • @alexmuenster2102
      @alexmuenster2102 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      >>he takes things too far

    • @AH-is5yg
      @AH-is5yg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alexmuenster2102 who cares

  • @Slippindisc
    @Slippindisc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Paulie is the obvious underboss because he’s loyle to his capo. But Tony did try to set that up, when he brought furio over “it’s gonna be you, me and Syl”

  • @coachpete23
    @coachpete23 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some great points mate here 👍🏼

  • @plaidchuck
    @plaidchuck 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Paulie was probably the least ambitious of the regular characters. He wanted his piece through traditional organized crime channels which tony mentions is a liability in regard to showing legit income. Paulie even walked away from the Aprile crew money over superstition. This actually put him into a more survivable position because Tony didnt trust him enough with real responsibilities and at the same time he wasnt a target during the NY war.

  • @diligentsun1154
    @diligentsun1154 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Solid analysis

  • @dend1
    @dend1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Furio was the perfect guy for this. Don't Bitch to me!

  • @johnclay2716
    @johnclay2716 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You know, I never put my finger on it. But it is incredibly odd that there's no underboss in the Dimeo family

  • @Dabshanks
    @Dabshanks 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bobby was the worst pic as underboss

  • @alexmuenster2102
    @alexmuenster2102 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Vito would have made a great underboss! I know, I know! But hear me out! *Prior to being exposed* , Vito was a loyal and intelligent capo regime who had never displayed the slightest ambitions vis-à-vis Tony's position as boss. Vito was a high earner. He was also a capable enforcer (Requiscat in pace, Jackie Jr.!) If Tony had somehow gotten wind of Vito's perverse proclivities first, he could have subtly let Vito know that Vito would be under his protection. The added loyalty which he would have thus won would have been immeasurably valuable! Of course, Tony would have had to "manage" or "curate" Vito's behavior to make sure that he didn't dance out of line. But esp. Vito's deviousness and cunning as a still-in-the-closet homosexual would have been valuable assets to Tony.

  • @stuntmasta305
    @stuntmasta305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Paulie is too dumb to manage. Yes, he’s loyal, yes, he’s aggressive. But he’s impulsive. Don’t forget that he did as much damage to the family as the FBI did, or even NY.
    Ralphie at least is competent. No one respects paulie other than being a kiss ass for Tony.

  • @malcolmjohnson943
    @malcolmjohnson943 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you

  • @bandit7519
    @bandit7519 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    one thing you forgetting is tony was under boss tony didn t become the true boss till season 6 when jr shot him remember he wanted the fbi and the world to think jr is the boss and tony is the under boss he should have made uncle Paulie street boss have Paulie deal with the captains and paulie the only one who can talk to sil or tony

  • @smacwhinnie
    @smacwhinnie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paulie can only take so much betrayal

  • @miggydee9927
    @miggydee9927 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Missing the big picture

  • @anthonykojalowicz8189
    @anthonykojalowicz8189 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ralph was Tony's best asset, he should have been his underboss.

    • @tbarnett984
      @tbarnett984 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not after Pie O My and Tracy, he had to go.

  • @kingrobthegreat7446
    @kingrobthegreat7446 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    With respect though, you have it worng.
    1. Animal Blundtto should have been groomed to be underboss with Paulie as a sub if needed.
    2. The whole point of the mob is the cats paw/plausible deniablity. It doesn't matter who' doing the job as long as it gets done. And as long as the boss isnt fingered for it.

  • @seansmith7462
    @seansmith7462 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Paulie would have been great as an enforcer, but he could not have been under boss because he wasn't intelligent.

  • @GroundbreakGames
    @GroundbreakGames 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God help us all if the guy who made this video ever decides to go to the dark side. 😂

  • @Evan-qt3ep
    @Evan-qt3ep 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love a new bully whisperer episode to kick off my Saturday

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why?

    • @Evan-qt3ep
      @Evan-qt3ep 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TL2354 why? Wtf do you mean why?

  • @natenate4525
    @natenate4525 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Babe wake up Bully Whispers posted

  • @wookieboss2643
    @wookieboss2643 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I disagree, although your points about his character are true I believe ultimately Ralf wasn't trustworthy. Tony knows this ,he couldn't have Ralph doing business with new York . Johnny and even Phill are to clever not to stir him up and manipulate the situation to new Yorks benefit. Even if that didn't happen Ralph would make a move against tony with that power .

  • @earlpipe9713
    @earlpipe9713 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ralph was the best!🤌

  • @jpVari
    @jpVari 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He never understood paulies emotionality

  • @jotaro_kujo488
    @jotaro_kujo488 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What is the criminal mastermind was also a scapegoat to make money off Artie 🤔

  • @A_r78
    @A_r78 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Carmine Sr
    Whatever happened there

  • @MrSpringzz
    @MrSpringzz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    siren song video plz

  • @jerryberry8181
    @jerryberry8181 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No Bob the Builder 😢

  • @wingwangtingtang
    @wingwangtingtang 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the main problem with tony's crew was most of them should have hit glass ceiling. none of them including tony himself were boss material. but when all youve got are idiots its inevitable that these idiots get promoted beyond their abilities. that more than anything contributed to the downfall of the jersey mob

  • @jengasias
    @jengasias 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its one thing to notgo down on every girl you hook up with but your wife though?

  • @gustavusadolphus6097
    @gustavusadolphus6097 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This isnt power law bob the builder but it'll do

  • @daltonstephenson7669
    @daltonstephenson7669 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Coach hauser was wrong
    Tony neva had the makings of a varsity coach!

  • @cedarbay3994
    @cedarbay3994 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you trying to pronounce Romania?

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      No, Romagna in Italy. Thanks for watching!

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You're not a big fan of history huh cedarbay?

  • @Adarkane325xi
    @Adarkane325xi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Burt being choked is some of the worst acting i’ve ever seen.

  • @gon3302
    @gon3302 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Power laws are kinda cringe

  • @frankmurphy7234
    @frankmurphy7234 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn I ain't 1st

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for commenting anyway. Every comment helps. Hope you enjoyed!

  • @Tvrese76
    @Tvrese76 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Been waiting on this my boy

    • @bullywhispers9544
      @bullywhispers9544  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hope it didnt disappoint. Thanks for watching!

  • @Gigibaby88
    @Gigibaby88 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Definitely would be interested in an episode about Melfi's sessions being like a siren song from Greek mythology

  • @HBCOU
    @HBCOU 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those mob guys are over rated 💯