re: Who was the best Sopranos villain?

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Phil because it is the first time in the series that the imminent threat to Tony and his family was from someone that was higher up on the food chain than himself.

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There is one episode though that Tony is trying to collect money from Phil. Gets into a car chase, Phil’s car gets wrecked, and Tony grabs Phil and threatens him for the money as if Phil is some random low level street guy. I know Tony was entitled to the money after Carmine’s ruling, but in that one episode Phil was not treated with any respect at all.