The Strong, Silent Type
| "The Strong, Silent Type" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Alan Taylor |
| Story by | David Chase |
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| Cinematography by | Alik Sakharov |
| Production code | 410 |
| Original air date | November 17, 2002 |
| Running time | 53 minutes |
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"The Strong, Silent Type" is the forty-ninth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and is the tenth of the show's fourth season. Its teleplay was written by Terence Winter, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess from a story by David Chase. It was directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on November 17, 2002.
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At the Bada Bing!, now a week after Tony killed Ralph, the crew is hanging about, playing pool. Christopher Moltisanti walks in with a large parcel in one hand as the rest of them are discussing Ralph's disappearance. Tony decides to call Ralph in front of his crew, feigning ignorance about Ralph's fate. The parcel Christopher brought in turns out to be the painting of Tony and Pie-O-My that Tony had ordered previously. Distraught, Tony leaves the Bing. Almost in tears as he drives down the highway, he calls back to the strip club and orders the painting destroyed. Later, Paulie sees Benny Fazio and Little Paulie trying to burn the painting and rescues it from destruction, saying it would be an honor to have a painting of Tony hanging in his house. Paulie hangs it in his living room but later takes it down to have it modified to garb Tony in the uniform of a "Napoleon-like" 18th century general.
Ralph's disappearance is starting to become an issue. At a dinner with Silvio Dante and Patsy Parisi, Ally Boy Barese, speaking off the record, verbalizes what some are thinking: Tony killed Ralph because of a horse. After Silvio leaves the table, Ally Boy states that any boss who kills a member of his crew over a horse should be eliminated, and that if it were the case that Tony committed such an act, Silvio would be the "first in line to pull his plug."
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