What a nothing episode. Face it, nobody cares about Vito. He's a nothing character, played by a non-actor. If Vito had simply run away and never be seen again, the story overall would have been greatly improved. Vito was once a small time contractor who happened to be the cousin of Richie Aprille. Suddenly, he's a made man who is getting bumped to captain when Ralph is killed.
That's a plot hole in the story line, and I doubt that many viewers ever even swallowed it. Vito and his silly love story makes no sense in the plot. I was so impatient for the whole thing to be dropped, that I came to appreciate watching this on a streaming platform rather than on DVD, because I can preview the scenes in advance and jump past all things Vito.
The scene with poor old Sal, having to ask Tony if he can drop Johnny Sac's yard from his list is a reminder of what a predatory slug Tony is. Tony is getting his yard work done free and he resents having to release Sal from doing Johnny's 3+ acres free. That kind of thing made me stop seeing Tony with any kind of sympathy. He deserves way more than what has befallen him thus far.
That's a plot hole in the story line, and I doubt that many viewers ever even swallowed it. Vito and his silly love story makes no sense in the plot. I was so impatient for the whole thing to be dropped, that I came to appreciate watching this on a streaming platform rather than on DVD, because I can preview the scenes in advance and jump past all things Vito.
The scene with poor old Sal, having to ask Tony if he can drop Johnny Sac's yard from his list is a reminder of what a predatory slug Tony is. Tony is getting his yard work done free and he resents having to release Sal from doing Johnny's 3+ acres free. That kind of thing made me stop seeing Tony with any kind of sympathy. He deserves way more than what has befallen him thus far.