Richie Aprile only appeared for two seasons Sopranos But with his impulsiveness, lack of remorse, and a penchant for violence, he left a lasting mark. Unlike Tony, Richie rarely smiles and thus always presents himself as a tough gangster. Some fans think he was killed too soon. Season 2 is the part Richie makes the most appearances and is often considered the best part of the show.
Sopranos There is usually a common way to introduce new mob members. It is often revealed on the show that they have just been released from prison. The same goes for Rich. Like many other thugs, life in prison made him stronger than it made him a better person. Some have faced his wrath.
Selling cocaine next to Tony’s legitimate business
In episode 2 “House Arrest”, Richie starts selling drugs on the garbage routes run by the DiMeo Crime Family Sanitation Company. He does this to earn extra income because he is not satisfied with what he gets. No wonder Tony was furious because he knew that Rich’s actions would attract the FBI and DEA.
Worse still, Junior joins Richie in the cocaine business just to piss Tony off. As a recent release from prison, Gia knows how dangerous drug trafficking can be. Fortunately for him, the drug trade didn’t have the same serious consequences as his other acts.
Sleeping with Janice in Livia’s house
A few days after being released from prison, Rich started flirting with Janice again. The two dated when they were young. Janice was reluctant to resume the relationship, but in the end she did.
Tony soon learns that Janice has borrowed Livia’s house to remodel. This angered him, and when he went there to reprimand his sister, he found Richie in a tank top and shorts. Tony thought that was rude. He even asked him to wear pants, but he refused. Rich’s actions only exacerbated the growing tension between the two.
High level mob member gets attacked and takes his coat
Richie got into a fight with Rocco DiMeo, a Rocco Essex gangster, when he was young. Despite Rocco’s notoriety, Richie beat him up and took his coat. This impressed Ercole DiMeo, who began giving Richie high-profile jobs before turning him into a lunatic.
Later in the episode, Richie gives Tony the brown coat he received from Rocco as a gift. Tony didn’t appreciate it. Then he gave the coat to the maid’s husband. When Richie found out about this, he was furious.
Using guns in intimate relationships
Richie and Janice have a pretty good sex life. In episode 2 “Bust-Out”, Richie is seen having sex with Janice. Interestingly, he put the gun to her head. Why anyone would do this is confusing. The scene is creepy enough to make any viewer nervous. Fortunately, nothing bad happened.
Janice seems to be amused by Rich’s odd behavior during sex. She then brags to Carmela about how she and Richie often do crazy things that no other mistress can match.
destroy tony’s card game
Rich offers a loan to Tony’s childhood friend David Scardino, who happens to be addicted to gambling. When Scardino started missing payments, Rich cut him off and banned him from playing poker.
Scardino desperately wants to play, but he still convinces Tony to let him play one of his executive games. Scardino was out of luck. Not only lost money, Richie showed up and found them there. He started hitting him, thus scaring off other players who weren’t rogues. They quickly made an excuse to leave, costing Tony a lot of money.
Take over Scatino .’s sole business
When Scardino couldn’t repay, Tony and Richie were forced to become partners in his company, Ramsey Sports and Outdoors. They accumulate business debt by taking goods and selling them on the black market.
Considering the amount of money he owes, there’s not much Scardino can do with this new development. He wants to commit suicide, but Tony and Rich have no mercy on him. Due to his declining financial and mental health, Scardino’s wife divorced him. Scardino ended up in a mental institution.
refuse to protect matt
Matt and Sean were originally Christopher’s soldiers. They don’t like him because he’s always tough on them. When they learn that Rich doesn’t like Christopher, they decide to plan to beat Christopher to impress him.
The two ambushed Christopher and shot him three times, but he returned fire and killed Sean. Matt escapes, then admits to Rich that they helped him in the attack. Instead of protecting Matt, Rich sends him away. After being abandoned, he is killed by the big cat.
plan to beat tony
Janice, who aspires to be his boss’s wife, begins to feed Rich with false ideas. She repeatedly tells him that Tony doesn’t appreciate him, and claims that the DiMeo family would be better off if he (Ricky) was Don.
At first, Rich ignored Janice’s words. Over time, the idea of punching Tony began to appeal to him. He approached Junior with the intention of getting rid of Tony, but Junior fired him. When Richie reminded Junior that he wanted to punch Tony in the past, he accepted the idea as well.
drive through the peas
Beansie was an associate of the DiMeo crime family, trafficked in heroin and worked for Richie before Capo went to prison. Fortunately, Bissie managed to avoid prosecution. Realizing how lucky she was, Bissie quit her crimes and used the money she earned to open several pizzerias. His relationship with Tony has always been good. The thugs even used his joints to launder money.
After Rich gets out of prison, he gets jealous of Bissy and tries to blackmail him. During a meeting at a pizzeria, Rich smashed a pot of hot coffee on Bissy’s head and hit him. He then confronted him with a gun before running over him with a car and killing him. So Bissi was paralyzed.
punch janice in the mouth
Richie angrily returns home one night after learning that her son, Richard Aprile Jr., is practicing dancing. He’s worried about Richard possibly being gay. Janice doesn’t understand why he’s angry and tells him she doesn’t care if little Ricky is gay.
Richie responded to Janice’s comment by punching her in the mouth. He hurt her even more by continuing to mock her. Just then, Janice walked out of the room and returned with a gun. In a shocking turn of events, she shot Rich in the chest. What was even more shocking was that the two were in the final stages of wedding planning at the time.