Silvio Is Consigliere ( Where the hell have I been)
rjfoe
Thought he was Capo or made man that ran the Bing. Don't recall any
scenes that he mediated other than the sit down with Paulie and Ralphy
in the last episode. (Maybe I just don't see the any similarites to
Duvalle in 1) Any Thoughts?
mobstershoo-ah
He might be the advisor to Tony,
but was he to Junior?
to Jackie Sr.?
The only thing he said at the "sit down" was "Hey He's (Tony) the Boss and
he made his decision...."
- that's kinda consigliere-ish , I guess....
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Gary Greenbaum
I'm not sure who was Jackie's consigliere. Junior may not have had time
to formally appoint one. That Silvio is, can be seen from the sitdown scene,
and from other times when he has been the one to advise Tony (remember
the scene near the end of "Amour Fou" where Tony and Silvio are sitting
there when Ralphie comes in, and as Silvio begins to leave, he says to
Tony "What we said!", reminding Tony of how to handle Ralphie)
Silvio's status may be a bit informal, due to the fiction that Junior remains
boss.
Gary Greenbaum
Crow T Robot
Silvio is at least a capo. He was made way back when and got
another(?) bump in season 2. He didnt mediate the sitdown Tony did,
which wouldnt be unusual with 2 capos who are good earners. The
Dunkin Donuts scene was just a meeting.
The Tom Hagen role wasnt a very realistic portrayal of what
consiglieri do, so it is a poor measuring stick.
Crow T Robot
Precisely.
Tony doesnt comport himself like a Boss (acting or otherwise) so as
not to draw lightening bolts from the feds, likewise Silvio or any
other administration member plays it down as well.
Silvio as Junior's consigliere as seen by the FBI is laughable though.
It is clear T and Silvio have a long history together and little
interaction with Junior before or after the arrest. So it should be
apparent to the FBI who the real power is, but the writers ignore
that.
Tom Guarriello
Well, de facto, Sil is consigliere. Paulie is nuts. Pussy is dead.
Christopher is a moron. Gigi: morte. Parisi, Bacala, no dice. T needs
somebody who's at least stable to talk to and, scary as it might be, Sil
seems to be the one.
He engineered two sitdowns with Ralphie and one with Paulie, and they all
came off smooth. Now, would I trust Sil for advice like I'd trust Tom
Hagen?
Come on.
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rjke...@gmail.com
as far as BOSS... we saw how he handles that little job when tony got shot by junior. He was slanging huffs for days! He's the consigliere for a reason. A little aloof at times though to me.