Re: ***Official Sopranos Next To Last Episode Thread***
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They covered this. The NY crew asked about Paulie and was told no, only the captains. They don't need to off everybody in the whole crew.
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Paulie is a captain. The debate was over who was the #3 guy in the Soprano family after Tony and Sil.
There's easily a possibility that Phil is keeping Paulie alive to run New Jersey.
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I agree. I wouldn't be totally surprised if we find out in the final episode that Paulie's been in Phil's back pocket most, if not all of the final season. If someone was going to kill the top 3 guys in the Soprano family, why would -anyone- think that Bacala would take precedence over a captain who's been made for decades, and whose whole life is the crime family? Phil didn't -want- Paulie dead, and probably for the reasons you mentioned.
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