"20 years old this girl." *Phil pops out from behind a bush* "That's how long I was in the can!"

"Tracee, she slipped.. we were arguing... I dunno. She fell." Iron clad story there Ralph. 😂 No jury would convict him.

Yet another great Paulie moment. He's way more concerned about Ralphie disrespecting Tony than he is about Tracee's death. At the end he acts like Tony punching Ralph was for disrespecting the bing and realises that Tony is actually feeling bad for the girl's death only after Tony mentions it.

4:06 “That too” Paulie wasn’t even thinking about the murder. These fucking guys are so unbelievably sociopathic

This was morally reprehensible and hard to watch. Can’t believe Tony hit a made guy.

The way Ralphie just walks in like he did nothing wrong is insane

No one ever said the word ‘houwah’ better than him😂

It’s wild to think that during this girls entire life, Phil Leotardo was spending 20 years in the can. And not a peep about it!

Ralph's biggest achievement in life was surviving the rest of that night.

Seeing the ''most replayed'' display over the exact moment Tony decides to make his fists do the talking....gives me some hope for humanity.

4:06 even Silvio Dante was beyond disturbed by this .... Outstanding acting by Steven Van Zandt

I love how Ralph’s plan was to go back inside and just play it off.

Paulie: he was way out of line Tony: 20 years old this girl Paulie: That too

The way Ralph says “you little howah” 1:05 😂

Can we take time to appreciate how much of a talented actor Joe Pantoliano is? The fact that he's able to make the persona of a character many fans seem to despise just speaks for itself.

He murdered a kid and his unborn baby but..... the most important thing is ...... RALPHIE DISRESPECTED THE BING!

Something that makes this scene especially chilling is how indignant Ralph is about Tony hitting him- like he genuinely can't understand why anyone would be so appalled that he'd just beaten a woman to death in a parking lot. His moral compass is so twisted that In his mind he was just exercising his rights and Tony is being unfair to him.

Tracee had a young son that she neglected and physically abused. I believe the show stated Ralph was also abused by his mom. I think when she said “do you feel like a man” it triggered something and he put all of his rage and anger towards his own mom on Tracee. We never saw this level of violence from Ralph or any other character from the show. That’s saying a lot! I think this reaction from Ralph is on par with Tony telling Gloria, “I didn’t just meet you, I’ve known you my whole life”

This scene made me teary, poor Tracee and all the Tracees out there.

They never caught the two black guys who were seen running away.

"Go get him." I love how Gandolfini says that.

I think Tony mourned for this girl deeply and could never adequately express it until his last confrontation with Ralph, although it was ostensibly about the horse. Even within a ruthless mob world, her murder stands out in his mind as a particularly senseless and vicious crime. Tony was very skilled at masking this grief and carrying on his callous Mob Boss image, seeming as though he was more upset about things like profit loss and "Disrespecting The Bing", but when he stood over her body...he knew he would eventually kill Ralph in the same way for what he's done, Made Man or not. If nobody else was around, he probably would have impulsively beaten him to death and cleaned up the mess, making like Ralph simply vanished that very same night. With that many eyes on him and considering the nature of Mafia politics, he handled this very carefully...only taking action after biding his time and waiting for the perfect opportunity. He knew exactly how to exploit and inflame Ralph's psychopathic narcissism, and continued doing business with him afterward while gradually needling and slighting him, fully intending for things to go sour and ultimately end in profit loss and conflict...The "Horse fire" served as Tony's "perfect mob reasoning" for killing a made man should anyone connect Ralph's sudden disappearance back to him, as well as the catalyst for a violent explosion of vengeful, pent-up grief over the death of an innocent woman, one that reminded him of his own daughter at times. Silvio, as flippant as he was, seemed to be the one associate that was most acutely aware of Tony's thoughts and feelings, as well as where the "Ralph situation" might be headed. Luckily, he hated him too. Seems like he subtly floated the idea to Tony over dinner, veiled as a suggestion to make peace. " *Either make him disappear...or make nice* ." Tracee also worked for Sil and she owed him three grand. That scene was one of his angriest moments...and he's never getting that money because of Ralph. who knows...maybe Ralph *didn't* actually start that fire? I remember Tony looking up at the broken lightbulb in the burnt stable...and glancing at a nearby goat...which, in Catholic symbology, represents Baphomet... as well as " *oppressive, wicked, and unrepentant men* " who will inevitably receive judgement. Curiously, only moments before Ralph's demise, Tony mentions "Corky Iannucci", who *Silvio* had previously hired to burn down Arthur's restaurant and *did excellent work* , an event that was *ruled as an accidental electrical fire* ...and something Tony had so vehemently denied any involvement with, that I almost believed him myself...even knowing the truth. Fucking great writing.

You know what the coldest and most disturbing thing about this was? When he said “look at you now” after brutally and horrifically beating her to death and then just walking off like it was nothing, leaving her corpse there to rot like it was a piece of trash.

Ralphie was the most dangerous person on that show, unpredictable, violent, and not afraid to go to extremes as shown in this scene

Tony: "20 years old this girl." Paulie: "What, was it barking?"

I liked how Tony responded so fast when he said “go get ‘em” lmao he was boiling

I laughed so hard when that random dude came to ask if it was open during such a tense situation lmao

“She fell?” “That’s my story” lol

"Get a sheet, Chrissy. Cover that up." He says "that", not 'her'. The violence is brutal, but the little details are chilling. Brilliant writing.

Truly horrific and horrible to watch. The yelps and cries that you hear her make as he relentlessly beats her, and the complete absence of emotion he feels. It’s monstrous, and it happens every single day somewhere in the world.

Deep, deep down, Tony had a heart. I remember hoping he'd kill Ralphie, and I think he would have if he hadn't been held back. Great writing and acting in this scene.

"She was a beautiful innocent creature. What'd she ever do to you!!!!"

Rewatching the scene, I noticed something new. When ralphie starts going crazy, he punches Tracy once in the face and then twice in the stomach before she falls down. So he intentionally was punching the unborn baby. That's chilling

Ralph at 3:08 walking out drink-in-hand not a care in the world at this point shows how insane he is lol

If some of you didn’t know after this episode the show lost a major amount of viewship, in my opinion this was not because of the violence being shown because other very successful films and tv shows would show this type of violence. the reason why this scene swayed people away from the show is because of the reactions of other characters about the incident being absolutely uncaring about the girl. This scene was a reminder that these people weren’t funny criminals with hearts of gold but bloodthirsty monsters with lost morals.

Tony was violent and hypocritical. But he wasn't the kind of evil Ralph was. When it came to animals, babies, and in this case a pregnant 20 year old, he does show some kind of humanity. Unlike the rest of his crew.

The title is wrong. It must be: „Ralph disrespects the Bing“

It's amazing how so many people still can't accept a person can be good and bad. Tony was evil by the end of the show but it would have taken a lot for him to murder a girl like Ralph did here. Good and bad qualities can live right beside each other in humans. The guys on the show weren't serial killers they had loved ones and family. They also were willing to murder for the right reason anytime they felt like it

She genuinely loved Ralphie. Her voice broke when she said "I love you " Then to see how he suddenly switched and turned on her .All the time just viciously messing with her mind. It was a heartbreaking scene .

This episode (and specially this scene) was definitely the one who left the biggest impression on me. This death was impactful. It helps that the whole episode spent most of its runtime emphasizing the contrast between Meadow and Tracee's life. This really was shocking, cold, graphic, brutal... I don't have the words. I think the worst part is when you realize how real this is. How some people are born with the world at their feet while others might spend their whole life scraping for nothing and still get decimated by life. Perhaps I'm reading too much into these. Regardless, this is the episode that impacted me the most.

I binge watched this show last weekend....first time watcher. This show had ALOT of senseless deaths. This one to me stuck out the most....it just showed how evil Ralphie really was

"20 years old this girl"...then cuts to a scene of Meadow in a school library...that is why Tony was pissed, it could have been his daughter in another life.

Crazy how Tony and Silvio were the only ones that stood and watched Tracee for a few seconds more. They both have daughters who were around the same age as her, which shook them to their core knowing it could’ve been theirs. Edit: There’s a scene where Tony is talking to Meadow in their house and when he looks at her, it pans to Tracee for a split second. Unsure which episode this takes place in.

The actress who played Tracee, Ariel Kiley, said that the scene was filmed at 2am on a cold nite.

"That too" Paulie has the best lines.

I love this scene! Its so raw. The punching is canned but I love how Ralphie goes medieval and the way he says whooore lol - Tony adds the icing on the cake when he says she was only 20! Man I miss JG! RIP

The girl was basically the same age as Tony's daughter. I think that's what really got to him.

"Tracee's death and limited minutes on the show left a huge impact on audiences too, some of whom cancelled their HBO subscriptions after seeing the episode. " From an article online. You gotta remember how ground breakingly gritty this show was for the time.

Pauline’s “that too” was so fucked up it was funny 😂

3:49 lol NPCs always show up at the worst possible time

Paulie: “he was way outta line” Tony: “she was 20 years old” Paulie: “that too” Just goes to show you the level of sociopathy you’re dealing with when punching another mobster is viewed worse as murdering an innocent young woman

Ralph was totally oblivious to the fact Tony had caught paternal feelings for Tracee. Tracee, unlike Meadow, respected Tony and cared about what he said. She brought him something, even as silly as a loaf of bread as opposed to taking constantly with little gratitude. Most importantly, she didn't judge him. Tony saw her as innocent, in spite of her mental health problems. Ralph signed his death warrant that night in the parking lot of the Bing, and good fucking riddance. He had no idea how badly he fucked up hurting that girl. When T boxes something into the 'innocent' category, you best not lay hands on it.

Can't believe he disrespected the Bing like that

She came out of a tree with a chainsaw; Ralphie had the right to defend himself

Ralph really was the most terrifying character for me. The fucked up sex, the gratuitous violence for people who didn't even deserve it, you could tell this dude had demons who got the better of him.

Of all the cruel, brutal scenes in this series, this was the worst IMO. Fans were just waiting for Ralph to die after this.

Tracey walked right into that hilarious joke Ralph made about their unborn child.😊

Shouting ‘I’m a made guy’ in the mafia is like the equivalent of what shouting ‘I’m a Roman citizen’ was in the empire

As horrible as the scene was, I burst out laughing at Ralph's lie, comes in looking disheveled, hand bleeding, immediately puts it on ice and just says 'she slipped.' Ralph's normally a great liar, not like him to pull such a terrible lie out of his ass.

This scene disturbed me more than any other in the series.

Lol the way he says whooah makes me crack up every single time

“She fell??” “Thats my story” 😂😂😂

The way Ralphie says the word “whore” is comical

There was nothing we could do about it. Ralph was a made guy and that month-old embryo wasn’t. It was real greaseball shit.

One of the few moments where Tony shows his compassionate side.

Its because Tony in his mind saw meadow lying there

"That, too" Paulie says, the 20 year-old being murdered being a secondary more minor offense compared to Ralph yelling at Tony

It’s hard to describe how shocking and hard this scene was to watch back when it first aired.

This was the point of no return for Ralph, when he disrespected the Bing like that.

Tracee definitely got under his skin when she said “do you feel like a man?” Ralf has issues with his manhood

Every scene of this series is so well acted and thought out . You can see Tony taking his time looking at the young girl thinking of his own daughter. And it gives us this feeling for Tony that he actually has a human side. Such a complicated portrayal of his character and I love that they give us these glimpses into different attributes of the characters. And Ralph wrote his own death sentence here. It was just a matter of time after this.

I swear once I start watching these Sopranos clips I can't stop for like 3 days.

3:30 he is soooo lucky the guys had some sense to pull Tony’s ass off him. If it wasn’t for them Tony most likely would have beaten him to death right then and there, and I wouldn’t have blamed him.

The way Ralphie just casually says “That’s my story” always cracks me up

This scene made me think in Tony as a human being and not just as a mobster. I think the whole show he struggled between his education of don't giving a fuck about people and just carrying on the business, and the part of him that actually felt something for other's people emotions. When this things happened, he always excuse himself with "You disrespect the business" or "You disrespect me", but in reality he is having an internal fight between his ego and his empathy with others. It's kinda sad, tragic, that he never could make a choice about the kind of person he wanted to be. Sorry for my english.

Just when i tought Richie was the most evil character Ralphie shows up

The guy who asked if the Bing was open was my favorite character. I wish they had done more with him

I think its this part: "He was way out of line" "Twenty years old this girl" ".......Yeah that too." Kind of sums up mafia scum for me.

While certainly being a disturbing, disgusting scene, you almost have to step back from the screen and acknowledge how good of an actor Joe Pantoliano is. He's always good and I've seen him in numerous movies.

In all honesty, this was Ralph's only on camera murder in the series.

Ralph beats Tracie to death and didn’t even bother to come up with a better story other than “ Idk she fell “ 😂

I'm 28 and just dated a 20-year-old woman. I know it's a large age gap, but she liked me and I went for it. She had recently come out of an abusive relationship, and I ended up genuinely falling for her. The thought of something like this happening to her is absolutely devastating.

There goes Silvio’s 3 grand for braces

I've seen lots of violence in movies and yet I find this scene incredibly powerful....I was horrified when I saw it.

Tony almost did to Ralph what Ralph just did to Tracee...that would have been poetic justice.

Ralphie: "I'M A MADE GUY!!!" Tony: gives zero fucks

Meadow and Tracy were the same age, but one was shattered and confused because she was being exploited and was about to have a son of a nefarious man, in the other hand, Meadow was mad because her boyfriend dumped her. It's amazing to see how much your life changes depending on where you're born.

1:28.....always found that punch to her stomach one of the worst, knowing she's pregnant. Hits her hard enough to actually lift her off her feet. The rest is self explanatory. Ralph was the worst POS. Gigi's assessment of him was spot on.

It’s the little details that make this scene brutal. The fact Ralphie uses the ice bucket for his hand indicates how hard he hit Tracee.

Most brutal scene in the whole series

You never saw anything this brutal on TV before this. This scene reminds us that, despite the fact that they're quick-witted and funny, they're cold blooded killers. Sociopathic monsters

Somebody once said at this point in the show it had started to become more of a comedy than a drama and was losing that dramatic element. This scene right here proves exactly why the Sopranos is truly such a dark and violent show. Like Silvio says quoting the godfather, "just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in". Just incredible acting by everyone in this scene

This scene is too brutal to watch. Tony hitting a made guy was sickening

@2:44 Paulie gets me every time.

Man, tony beating ralphie has to be one of the most satisfying things on the show

This scene and it’s setup was a masterful way to make you loath Ralphy’s character. It makes it even more conflicting when you actually begin to feel bad for Ralph at the end of his arc despite knowing the awful things he has done. Amazingly written television.

All jokes aside about how Ralph says "huawah", this scene sealed the absolute hatred thst I had for Ralph. Yeah, i know thst pretty much all of the main characters were psychopaths, but this scene was gut wrenching.

i remember seeing this scene and some others before watching the sopranos for myself, but this one has always stuck with me

There was poetic justice in this show because Ralph died the same way he killed Tracy. Beaten to death.

Man that was such a brutal scene. Even the other mobsters who were hardened killers were horrified. Can’t blame Tony for losing his shit. Ralph sure didn’t like someone twice his size on top of him beating him.