* OFFICIAL * Sopranos thread

[Colonel Kataffy]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, my guess would be Paulie becoming a rat, too. He's always felt slighted by Tony, and almost joined up with Johnny Sack the last time he got out of prison. He also is the most like to have a huge prison sentence awaiting him if he gets busted again, as he's already been in prison numerous times before.

[/ QUOTE ]

I disagree, he is least likely to rat. Don't you remember Pie o'Mine? The portrait of Tony on his wall? Pauly is loyal only to himself, but ratting would break his loyalty to his own soul.

TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]

I agree that he is the least likely to rat. Unlike the other characters that have ratted, Paulie has no familly and has shown no desire to have a life outside of the world of crime. Being a gangster is entire identity. Without hit, not only would he have nothing, he'd be nothing. Would he betray tony to move up in a different mafia, maybe, but to go into witness protection, definitely not. According to his character, Paulie would rather be in jail with other criminals and maintain his identity, than outside with nothing.

I'd be very dissappointed with the writers if Paulie became a rat.