Tony Soprano's Fluent Italian in S1 Creates a Plot Hole In S2 (Or Does It?)
It's too easy to create an accidental plot hole without even noticing it.
The Sopranos is a classic mob show that has already earned its place in the hearts of true fans.
Not only do mafia story lovers adore the show, but also those who enjoy the great character development storylines, complex personalities and never ending drama that the series can hold.
Add to that the Italian fleur, and you have a unique show full of everything. And of course, there are characters that get more attention from the fans than others.
That being said, everything that Tony Soprano does in the series causes so much affection, even if it's not legal (well, better say especially if it's something wrong for a moral character to do).
In episode 8 of the first season, Tony's house is raided by the FBI.
The episode also features the first appearance of Matt Servitto as Agent Harris, who would be both a help and a hindrance to Tony throughout all six seasons of The Sopranos.
But Harris didn't come alone that day, he brought Agent Grasso with him. And that was why something went wrong in that scene.
This Grasso guy broke Tony's wife, Carmela Soprano's plate. And that pissed Tony off so much that he got into a fight with the agent.
And then he cursed him in absolutely fluent Italian, saying "Ti faccio il culo cosi!" and giving him the finger.
Well, we are not going to translate the phrase for you, but we think you will still get the meaning of it. What we want to highlight instead is the brilliance of Tony's Italian while using the phrase.
In fact, this may have created a plot hole in season 2, in the scene in episode 4 where Tony is shown not to know any Italian while visiting Italy.
So we have an interesting situation here.
While Tony is fluent in Italian insults, he doesn't know any other phrases in that language. But there are some thoughts that this might not be a plot hole after all.
Well, knowing the insults in his own language actually fits Tony's toxic character. So why bother learning more when you have enough to communicate with your rivals?