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* CallBack: Tony S could smell the burnt hair from Valentina, and it reminds of when Carmine Sr. said he was smelling burnt hair shortly before his HollywoodHeartAttack. RuleOfSymbolism may suggest that Tony S is himself living on [[YourDaysAreNumbered borrowed time]].

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* CallBack: Tony S could smell the burnt hair from Valentina, and it reminds him of when Carmine Sr. said he was smelling burnt hair shortly before his HollywoodHeartAttack. RuleOfSymbolism may suggest that Tony S is himself living on [[YourDaysAreNumbered borrowed time]].
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* TranquilFury: Tony S visits Tony B in his home, and picks up that Tony B seems agitated and angry. And indeed Tony B blows up at his kids over relatively minor things. Tony S' own SelectiveObliviousness causes him to misread that Tony B is in fact quite angry over something else together. It isn't until he he gets the news of Angelo's death from Silvio that Tony S realizes that Tony B was planning a RoaringRampageOfRevenge even that morning.

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* TranquilFury: Tony S visits Tony B in his home, and picks up that Tony B seems agitated and angry. And indeed Tony B blows up at his kids over relatively minor things. Tony S' own SelectiveObliviousness causes him to misread that Tony B is in fact quite angry over something else together.altogether. It isn't until he he gets the news of Angelo's death from Silvio that Tony S realizes that Tony B was planning a RoaringRampageOfRevenge even that morning.
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* TranquilFury: Tony S visits Tony B in his home, and picks up that Tony B seems agitated and angry. And indeed Tony B blows up at his kids over relatively minor things. Tony S' own SelectiveObliviousness causes him to misread that Tony B is in fact quite angry over something else together. It isn't until he he gets the news of Angelo's death from Silvio that Tony S realizes that Tony B was planning a RoaringRampageOfRevenge even that morning.

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* OhCrap: Angelo nods thoughtfully after Phil insists that Johnny Sack [[BlatantLies needs to see him right away]]. He does his best to get out of the situation by trying to get back into his car with the intention of eluding the Leotardo brothers, although it's [[ThwartedEscape ultimately in vain]].

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Angelo nods thoughtfully after Phil insists that Johnny Sack [[BlatantLies needs to see him right away]]. He does his best to get out of the situation by trying to get back into his car with the intention of eluding the Leotardo brothers, although it's [[ThwartedEscape ultimately in vain]].vain]].
** Tony S, when Silvio informs him that the Leotardo brothers took out Angelo. Tony S knows that Tony B is likely to try a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, which will [[SpannerInTheWorks only screw up the already delicate situation with the New York family]].
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* ThwartedEscape: Angelo, once he knew what the [[ProfessionalKiller Leotardo brothers]] were up to, made what was likely the best possible attempt for him to get out of the situation. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm He knew he stood no chance]] in a direct confrontation with the brothers, especially against the much larger and stronger Billy Leotardo. So he makes as though to return to his own car to follow the brothers to Johnny Sack's residence. It was meant to buy himself the opportunity to try and elude the brothers in his own car. Unfortunately for him, the brothers were onto his plan and Billy throttles him from behind, leading to his CruelAndUnusualDeath.

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* ThwartedEscape: Angelo, once he knew what the [[ProfessionalKiller Leotardo brothers]] were up to, made what was likely the best possible attempt for him to get out of the situation. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm He knew he stood no chance]] in a direct confrontation with the brothers, especially against the much larger and stronger Billy Leotardo. So he makes as though to return to his own car to follow the brothers to Johnny Sack's residence. It was meant to buy himself the opportunity to try and elude the brothers in his own car. Unfortunately for him, the brothers were onto his plan and Billy throttles him from behind, leading to his CruelAndUnusualDeath.CruelAndUnusualDeath.
* WhamLine: Silvio's voicemail for Tony S: "Angelo got it, last night. Probably Phil."
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* StalkerWithACrush: Tony S almost got it on with Charmaine in ages past. And he takes to occasionally calling her from numbers other than her own (e.g. a hotel phone) but without speaking to her. He doesn't go through with actually speaking to her because he's well aware that Charmine [[SubvertedTrope wants nothing to do]] [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys with guys like Tony S]]. Tony S [[CallBack briefly seeing]] [[Recap/TheSopranosS5E1TwoTonys Dr. Melfi]] in the hotel lobby punctuates that Tony S has exhibited similar behavior towards both women.
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* SuspiciousSpending: Tony S avoids raising attention over his stay in an expensive New York hotel by using a false name and paying in cash. He has to use a credit card to cover incidentals, but is careful enough to avoid any charges.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Tony is more worried about looking like the bad guy if he breaks up with Valentina too soon after the accident, then about the fact that Valentina is still in agony after suffering horrible burns.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Tony is more worried about looking like the bad guy if he breaks up with Valentina too soon after the accident, then about the fact that Valentina is still in agony after suffering horrible burns. He's also [[SelectiveObliviousness oblivious]] when it's obvious that Tony B is himself really struggling with home issues of his own.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Tony is more worried about looking like the bad guy if he breaks up with Valentina too soon after the accident, then about the fact that Valentina is still in agony after suffering horrible burns.
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* CallBack: Tony S could smell the burnt hair from Valentina, and it reminds of when Carmine Sr. said he was smelling burnt hair shortly before his HollywoodHeartAttack. RuleOfSymbolism may suggest that Tony S is himself living on [[YourDaysAreNumbered borrowed time]].
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* PunkInTheTrunk: What the Leotardo brothers do the Angelo, both stuffing him in alive, and then [[BoomHeadshot shooting him to death]] after he was tucked in.

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* PunkInTheTrunk: What the Leotardo brothers do the to Angelo, both stuffing him in alive, and then [[BoomHeadshot shooting him to death]] after he was tucked in.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: The Guatemalan OldMaid tries to alleviate her situation with [[BadBoss Tony S]] by bringing him Enchilladas. But Tony S isn't impressed, as he just passes them on to Tony B.


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* OldMaid: Tony S really dislikes the new maid. And since we've known for ages that Tony S is a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain, we also know that her being Guatemalan doesn't help either.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Angelo pleads with Phil to spare him on the basis of WeUsedToBeFriends. It doesn't work.
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* {{Retirony}}: Sort of. Angela wants to live a quiet retired life after leaving prison. But he got drawn back into the game by the likes of Rusty Millio, Little Carmine and Tony S on account of the SuccessionCrisis overtaking the New York family. And his part in Joey Peep's death leads to his own death [[{{Revenge}} in retaliation]]. Phil to Angelo: "You couldn't [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] retire!?"

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* {{Retirony}}: Sort of. Angela wants wanted to live a quiet retired life after leaving prison. But he got drawn back into the game by the likes of Rusty Millio, Little Carmine and Tony S on account of the SuccessionCrisis overtaking the New York family. And his part in Joey Peep's death leads to his own death [[{{Revenge}} in retaliation]]. Phil to Angelo: "You couldn't [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] retire!?"
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* Retirony: Sort of. Angela wants to live a quiet retired life after leaving prison. But he got drawn back into the game by the likes of Rusty Millio, Little Carmine and Tony S on account of the SuccessionCrisis overtaking the New York family. And his part in Joey Peep's death leads to his own death [[{{Revenge}} in retaliation]]. Phil to Angelo: "You couldn't [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] retire!?"

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* Retirony: {{Retirony}}: Sort of. Angela wants to live a quiet retired life after leaving prison. But he got drawn back into the game by the likes of Rusty Millio, Little Carmine and Tony S on account of the SuccessionCrisis overtaking the New York family. And his part in Joey Peep's death leads to his own death [[{{Revenge}} in retaliation]]. Phil to Angelo: "You couldn't [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] retire!?"
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The Leotardo brothers force a car crash on Angelo as he's driving home. They then throttle him, beat him, and shoot him to death before stuffing him in the back of their car.


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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Angelo gets throttled from behind by Billy, stuffed into the back of Phil's car, [[CurbStompBattle beaten mercilessly by Bill]], then [[BoomHeadshot shot twice in the head by Phil]].


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* PunkInTheTrunk: What the Leotardo brothers do the Angelo, both stuffing him in alive, and then [[BoomHeadshot shooting him to death]] after he was tucked in.
* Retirony: Sort of. Angela wants to live a quiet retired life after leaving prison. But he got drawn back into the game by the likes of Rusty Millio, Little Carmine and Tony S on account of the SuccessionCrisis overtaking the New York family. And his part in Joey Peep's death leads to his own death [[{{Revenge}} in retaliation]]. Phil to Angelo: "You couldn't [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] retire!?"
** It is also perhaps a RiddleForTheAges whether [[BlatantLies Tony S]] mentioning Angelo as the originator of the [[WeCanRuleTogether power sharing plan]] was a [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom contributing factor]] for making Johnny Sack and his allies suspicious of Angelo, or whether Angelo's part in Joey Peep's death was enough by itself.
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* OhCrap: Angelo nods thoughtfully after Phil insists that Johnny Sack [[BlatantLies needs to see him right away]]. He does his best to get out of the situation by trying to get back into his car with the intention of eluding the Leotardo brothers, although it's [[ThwartedEscape ultimately in vain]].



* SurpriseCarCrash: How the Leotardo brothers corner Angelo while he's trying to drive home.

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* SurpriseCarCrash: How the Leotardo brothers corner Angelo while he's trying to drive home.home.
* ThwartedEscape: Angelo, once he knew what the [[ProfessionalKiller Leotardo brothers]] were up to, made what was likely the best possible attempt for him to get out of the situation. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm He knew he stood no chance]] in a direct confrontation with the brothers, especially against the much larger and stronger Billy Leotardo. So he makes as though to return to his own car to follow the brothers to Johnny Sack's residence. It was meant to buy himself the opportunity to try and elude the brothers in his own car. Unfortunately for him, the brothers were onto his plan and Billy throttles him from behind, leading to his CruelAndUnusualDeath.
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* BlatantLies: Phil to Angelo: "Johnny wants to see you."
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* ClusterFBomb: Angelo really lets loose after the SurpriseCarCrash.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Angelo gifts Tony B with a sign that reads: "[[IAmTheNoun Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!]]" Tony S is going to spend the rest of season 5 having [[BeleagueredBoss his authority]] challenged or questioned or undermined multiple times. And just to make the symbolism that much more explicit, the scene makes a GilliganCut to Tony S himself.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: Angelo gifts Tony B with a sign that reads: "[[IAmTheNoun Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!]]" Tony S is going to spend the rest of season 5 having [[BeleagueredBoss his authority]] challenged or questioned or undermined multiple times. And just to make the symbolism that much more explicit, the scene makes a GilliganCut to Tony S himself.himself.
* SurpriseCarCrash: How the Leotardo brothers corner Angelo while he's trying to drive home.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Valentina gives one to Tony S when he [[FauxAffablyEvil pours on a cheery demeanor]] while visiting her in the hospital.
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Tony S is becoming bored with Valentina. They argue, which results in Valentina getting the long sleeves of her robe too close to a gas burner while she's trying to cook ages. She ends up getting burnt badly, and survives only because Tony smothers the fire with a blanket.

Angelo and his son visit Tony B in the casino. He provides Tony B the rest of the payment for taking out Joey Peeps, as well as a sign that reads: "Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!" Tony B hangs it up in the casino kitchen.
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* FacialHorror: Valentina's face is badly burnt following her accident.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: Angelo gifts Tony B with a sign that reads: "Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!" Tony S is going to spend the rest of season 5 having [[BeleagueredBoss his authority]] challenged or questioned or undermined multiple times. And just to make the symbolism that much more explicit, the scene makes a GilliganCut to Tony S himself.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: Angelo gifts Tony B with a sign that reads: "Because "[[IAmTheNoun Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!" Why!]]" Tony S is going to spend the rest of season 5 having [[BeleagueredBoss his authority]] challenged or questioned or undermined multiple times. And just to make the symbolism that much more explicit, the scene makes a GilliganCut to Tony S himself.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Tony B makes himself clear he regards Angelo as one.

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* ParentalSubstitute: Tony B makes himself clear he regards Angelo as one.one.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Angelo gifts Tony B with a sign that reads: "Because I'm The Boss ... That's Why!" Tony S is going to spend the rest of season 5 having [[BeleagueredBoss his authority]] challenged or questioned or undermined multiple times. And just to make the symbolism that much more explicit, the scene makes a GilliganCut to Tony S himself.
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** Angelo delivers a payment to Tony B for [[ProfessionalKiller killing Joey Peeps]]. The scene also makes a point of emphasizing how close Tony B and Angelo are as [[BestFriend Best Friends]].

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** Angelo delivers a payment to Tony B for [[ProfessionalKiller killing Joey Peeps]]. The scene also makes a point of emphasizing how close Tony B and Angelo are as [[BestFriend Best Friends]].Friends]].
* ParentalSubstitute: Tony B makes himself clear he regards Angelo as one.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tony S to Valentina, "You're not gonna cook, are ya?"

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Tony S to Valentina, "You're not gonna cook, are ya?"ya?"
** Angelo delivers a payment to Tony B for [[ProfessionalKiller killing Joey Peeps]]. The scene also makes a point of emphasizing how close Tony B and Angelo are as [[BestFriend Best Friends]].

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{{Foreshadowing}}: Tony S to Valentina, "You're not gonna cook, are ya?"

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* DistractedByTheSexy: A rather more indirect example. Valentina desperately wants to hold onto Tony the KavorkaMan. She's so absorbed in her argument with him that she fails to notice that her long-sleeved robe is too close to the gas burners of the stove.
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{{Foreshadowing}}: Tony S to Valentina, "You're not gonna cook, are ya?"
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