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Ralph Cifaretto- Sopranos

Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:39 pm
Posted by SaintlyTiger88
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2013
1984 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:39 pm
I was watching the Season 4 episode "Whoever Did This" of the Sopranos the other day, and this question still lingers in my mind... Did Ralph Cifaretto really set the fire that killed Pie-O-My? He denied it up and down to Tony, but there seemed to be a subtle possibility that he did due to certain things he said in that final conversation with Tony. The Sopranos, as awesome a show as it is, left the audience hanging on several occasions, and this was one of them. We never found out for sure if Ralph set the fire or not, so Tony killing him in anger over the perceived murder of Pie-O-My never reached full closure.

What do you guys think?
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
39732 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:42 pm to
Of course he did it. Never a doubt in my mind.

Shitty sick horse. $200,000 insurance.

Ralphie being Ralphie.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 2:45 pm
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36060 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:44 pm to
"She was a hoo-ah!"
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
22814 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:46 pm to
He definitely set the fire. I didn't think it was that unclear either.
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
39732 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 2:55 pm to
He did tell Tony he didn't do it but the $200,000 insurance policy and his willingness to let the horse die in an earlier episode, tells a different story.
Posted by DallasTiger11
Los Angeles
Member since Mar 2004
11809 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 3:10 pm to
That final Ralph and Tony scene is one of the greatest TV scenes ever.
Posted by Sevendust912
Member since Jun 2013
11366 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 3:31 pm to
Tony's love for animals is a funny part of the show., like when he threatens to suffocate Chris for killing the dog and when he smokes the cigar with the horse.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8066 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 4:34 pm to
And those damn ducks. Haha
Posted by TiGeRTeRRoR
Member since Nov 2003
19883 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 4:36 pm to
He did it. Said something like "frick it! It was just a horse! My son is dying in a hospital."

Hilarious that Tony was more emotional about Ralphie hurting a horse than leaving his vegetable son fatherless.
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:02 pm to
Tony wanted to kill Ralphie anyway, and probably didn't give a frick either way. The horse was just his justification.
Posted by Minnesota Tiger
Member since Oct 2005
4414 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:21 pm to
No doubt in my mind Ralph did it.

The only thing I cannot recall being followed up on in the whole series was the fate of the group that attacked Christopher when he was all messed up.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42568 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:26 pm to
The scene were Janice is fricking him in the arse with a dildo is one I will never forget. I was like, "wtf is going on here?"
Posted by KCTigerFan212
Kansas City
Member since May 2014
243 posts
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:30 pm to
Though I feel that Ralphie did do it, I think there's an interesting case it could have been Paulie.

1. Paulie HATED Ralphie and he knew Tony was attached to that horse. Thus, he sets Ralphie up and he'd figure Tony would overreact and kill him.

2. Ever since the Pine Barrens episode in Season 3, Tony and Paulie weren't exactly on good terms.

3. In a later season, there's a discussion about Ralphie's death and it seemed the crew knew Tony did it as a result of the horse being killed. How did they know? Tony wouldn't say anything and Chrissy wouldn't since he was involved in the cover-up.

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