History Recap / TheSopranosS6E5MrAndMrsJohnSacrimoniRequest

* {{Hypocrite}}: Phil declares to the other mobsters that he's not ashamed to say that he thinks Johnny Sack is less of a man for his InelegantBlubbering after being carted off by the authorities in front of his daughter. But in front of a wedding guest who isn't in the circle of mobsters? He adopts Tony's more sympathetic understanding of Sack.

Nearly every still surviving character in the series has been invited to the wedding of Johnny Sack's daughter, including his enemies such as Rusty Millio. Sack obtains legal permission to attend the wedding, but only for six hours, along with no alcohol and tabbing the expenses and other strict conditions.

Johnny Sack sends Phil to Satriale's to request Tony to carry out a hit on Rusty Millio. Sack fears that Rusty will resume trying to take over the family again by finding another puppet. Tony initially refuses. But Tony changes his mind after speaking with Sack personally at the wedding.

The Federal Marshalls escorting Sack minimize the amount of time that Sack can spend at his daughter's wedding by insisting that the six hours includes transportation time. They also make a point of humiliating Sack by forcibly cuffing him and carrying him away in front of his daughter and all the guests. Sack is reduced to tears as he's carried away, with his wife Ginny fainting. Phil loses respect for Sack afterward.

* AsskickingLeadsToAuthority: After his coma, Tony has been dealing with the other mobsters openly questioning his decisions and orders, and a gradual loss of respect among the men. After a brief moment of brooding on whether his BatmanGambit can work, Tony decides to provoke his own bodyguard, Perry, into a fight. Although Perry is younger and very muscular, Tony manages to make short work of the younger man despite not having fully recovered from his surgeries. Tony won't have to worry about open disrespect or being second-guessed anymore, at least not from his own men.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Tony is more and more having his decisions questioned by the other Jersey mobsters, Chris especially, on the perception that he's weakened from BadassDecay. He confides as much to Dr. Melfi. He ultimately addresses it with a demonstration of AsskickingLeadsToAuthority.

** And Tony banks on Perry showing it again and fighting back when he puts his BatmanGambit based on AuthorityEqualsAsskicking into motion.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: After his coma, Tony has been dealing with the other mobsters openly questioning his decisions and orders, and a gradual loss of respect among the men. After a brief moment of brooding on whether his BatmanGambit can work, Tony decides to provoke his own bodyguard, Perry, into a fight. Although Perry is younger and very muscular, Tony manages to make short work of the younger man despite not having fully recovered from his surgeries. Tony won't have to worry about open disrespect or being second-guessed anymore, at least not from his own men.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Tony is more and more having his decisions questioned by the other Jersey mobsters, Chris especially, on the perception that he's weakened from BadassDecay. He confides as much to Dr. Melfi. He ultimately addresses it with a demonstration of AuthorityEqualsAsskicking.

* IDontPayYouToThink: Tony and Christopher discuss hiring outside help to wack Rusty.

** Perry very clearly has one, as he's ready to get out of the car and take his fists to another driver who cut him off.

** Tony provides a clue that his post-coma [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor change of heart]] may be short-lived when he tells Carmela: "You make our own luck".

The Federal Marshalls escorting Sack minimize the amount of time that Sack can spend at his daughter's wedding by insisting that the six hours includes transportation time. They also make a point of humiliating Sack by forcibly cuffing him and carrying him away in front of his daughter and all the guests. Sack is reduced to tears as he's carried away. Phil loses respect for Sack afterward.

** Chris still doesn't get it when Paulie corrects him on Allegra's name being Italian for "happiness".

* BodyguardingABadass: Perry's role. It turns out Tony is still very capable, but both he and Carmela thought personal protection would be advisable in the immediate wake of having been released from the hospital.