Talk:Paulie Walnuts
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[edit] the 3AM thing
The article talks about 3AM - " On a restless night awaiting his biopsy results Paulie awoke at 3 a.m. and went to the Bada Bing! club. Just inside he had a striking vision of the Virgin Mary hovering above the stage."
I seem to recall back in season 2(?) that after Christopher gets shot and is in hospital, after a near death experience, he tells Paulie something about his time will come at 3AM and this really wound Paulie up at the time and we went to see a psycic.
[edit] Girlfriend
Isn't paulie's girlfriend Michelle played by Judy Reyes, who we only see in "From Where to Eternity" (episode 2.9). I'll go back and check. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 22:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, I'm right. It's about 20 minutes into that episode (I'm watching a recording, with ads, off the TV, so your timing may vary). She wears a glittery green T-shirt. I'll change the article accordingly. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:21, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Russian Mob Thing
Can someone organize this article? There's nothing to indicate when general description ends and long-winded explanation of the russian mob episode begins. That part alone should at least be broken into paragraphs.
[edit] Section 8?
During the "Pine Barrens" episode, I seem to recall Paulie telling Christopher that he spent 4 years in the Army Signal Corps. This would seem to indicate that he completed his full term in the service. Comments?
When is it stated that Paulie left the Army on a Section 8? Also, is there any reference to the origins of the "Walnuts" nickname? I never heard a charaecter actually call him this until Episode 207, "D-Girl," when Christopher tells Amy she lies better than Paulie Walnuts.
The section 8 comment comes from Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti. Chris and Paulie talk about character arcs. Paulie describes his own personal arc, which includes "spent some time in the army, got section 8".RudyLucius 03:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Paulie as Underboss?
Is there any 'in-show' evidence that Paulie has been promoted or is this an assumption based on Christopher's claims that he is a capo? I ask because when Tony was in hospital, Silvio took over as acting-boss, not Paulie, who would seem the more logical choice considering his alleged position.
I'm pretty sure there is no evidence at all of Paulie being underboss. Also, Underboss is a lifelong position. The only way to lose that title is to become boss or to be knocked off. So, if Tony wants to make Christopher his underboss he wouldn't name Paulie otherwise he would have to kill Paulie just to get Christopher the spot. Not to mention, is Paulie the person Tony would want running the show after he's gone? not so paulie is in his 6o's thus when chis will be ready to be underboss paulie will either be dead or retired.
There isnt any evidence at all. I was just looking at that, he isnt listed in that position even on the HBO Sopranos site.
I'm pretty sure Tony is actually underboss, he is technically "Acting Boss" even though he has always really held power.
Listed as underboss in DiMeo family structure here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiMeo_Crime_Family and considering that Moltisanti is the Capo now. Paulie didn't become the acting boss after the shooting of Tony because Silvio was a close friend and actually acted to take the reigns with no objections. Tony was never an underboss. When they set up Junior as a lightning rod, Junior put Beppy Sasso as his underboss. Externally, people know Junior to be the boss of the Soprano Crime Family and Tony as the acting boss but internally, everybody knows Tony runs and has ran everything.
- Tony did tell Paulie that Chris, Pussy, and the newly-imported Furio would all be reporting to him (Paulie). Sorry, don't remember the name of the episode, but I think it was the first episode of season 2. Not sure if that means Paulie is a capo now, since Tony didn't use the title specifically when talking to Paulie.24.21.139.41 15:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- Ah, here we go. The title of that episode is "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office."24.21.139.41 15:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
No, Paulie is not the Underboss. There is no reference of any kind outside of fan speculation that Paulie is considered the Underboss of the family. Tony is still an Underboss in Name. In other words, the Underboss is actually the Boss -- Tony Soprano. Junior is still recognized as the head of the family.
Actually he is, if you check his HBO profile and choose Tony Soprano, whre it says relationships it states that Paulie is indeed the Underboss.
