"Pax Soprana" is the sixth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Frank Renzulli, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on Sunday February 14, 1999.
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After a long wait, a Soprano has finally become the boss of the DiMeo crime family, and it's Tony's Uncle Junior. But as his lead henchman, Mikey Palmice, says when he busts up Sammy Griggio's card game, Junior is "not respecting old arrangements". H...
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"Pax Soprana" is the sixth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Frank Renzulli, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on Sunday February 14, 1999.
* = credit only
After a long wait, a Soprano has finally become the boss of the DiMeo crime family, and it's Tony's Uncle Junior. But as his lead henchman, Mikey Palmice, says when he busts up Sammy Griggio's card game, Junior is "not respecting old arrangements". He changes old deals and attempts to have more money funneled toward him, while allowing less to trickle down to his capos.
Tony allowed Junior to gain control of the family in the hope that he himself would be able to be the de facto boss, while leaving Junior to deal with the headaches associated with being the boss. Thus, the captains come to Tony to complain, letting him know they are unhappy with the way Junior "eats alone" and that Mikey should've let the card game proceed after Sammy brought up Jimmy Altieri's name.
Junior makes another...
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