Ralphie the Cat and other feline tidbits
1I’m going through season 4 and watching the Christopher episode when I was hit by a couple of things. 1st, I’m noticing several tiger references. Furio bringing over the strufoli that he shares with Carmela as he waits for Tony is wearing a pretty loud shirt that upon closer look has several images of a tiger on it. I haven't checked yet but the image seems pretty reminiscent of the tiger image on Holstein’s wall. And is it just a coincidence that Carmela is wearing a leopard print? Then when Ralphie breaks ties with Rosalie and comes for Janice she is wearing a tiger strip print shirt. That’s when it hit me, Ralph is wearing a tan/orange colored suit that I’m pretty sure is the same color as the cat in MIA. He also wears the tan/overcoat throughout the series. Right up to the rug he’s wearing, that color does seem to be associated with him. Who does Ralphie piss off the most in the Soprano family more than anyone else? Who does that cat seem to irritate more than anyone else? Paulie. Not sure if the connection has been brought up before as I know we went quite deep into the cat symbolism at one point