If The Sopranos has a main theme it's that people never change. They technically could, but hardly anyone ever does because change is very hard.
Ralph was a disturbed individual even for the mob, and killing that girl and her unborn child is probably the worst atrocity we see on the show. He is the last person you would think has a shot at changing.
But many people say suffering is perhaps the only thing that can change a person for the better, and Ralph had plenty of that in his last days.
It seemed like the shock of his son's accident really made Ralph take a good look at himself, possibly for the first time in his life. He realized how badly he treated Rosalie and how he never empathized with her over her son's death. He realized the heinous things he did in his mob life. He realized what a bad father he'd been and agonized over his son's 7th birthday, when he forgot to call him because he was high on coke. He donated that $20k scholarship. He even humbled himself enough to go and talk to the priest.
So, do you think if Justin pulled through Ralphie would have eventually become a better man? What about if Justin took a turn for the worse?
Or do you think that, just like Tony's resolution after his shooting, eventually the high would have worn off and regular mob life would have made him become worse than ever?
What is everyone's opinion?
Bonus question: did Ralph set the fire?
Ralph was a disturbed individual even for the mob, and killing that girl and her unborn child is probably the worst atrocity we see on the show. He is the last person you would think has a shot at changing.
But many people say suffering is perhaps the only thing that can change a person for the better, and Ralph had plenty of that in his last days.
It seemed like the shock of his son's accident really made Ralph take a good look at himself, possibly for the first time in his life. He realized how badly he treated Rosalie and how he never empathized with her over her son's death. He realized the heinous things he did in his mob life. He realized what a bad father he'd been and agonized over his son's 7th birthday, when he forgot to call him because he was high on coke. He donated that $20k scholarship. He even humbled himself enough to go and talk to the priest.
So, do you think if Justin pulled through Ralphie would have eventually become a better man? What about if Justin took a turn for the worse?
Or do you think that, just like Tony's resolution after his shooting, eventually the high would have worn off and regular mob life would have made him become worse than ever?
What is everyone's opinion?
Bonus question: did Ralph set the fire?
