Well...I felt this episode came too late into the season just because Vito is killed not by the Soprano family but by the Lupertazzi/Sacrimoni/Leotardo family. It seemed that everybody was happy with the fact that Vito had ran away and nobody was making much of an effort to hunt him down. However, the climax hits when Phil tries to give Tony an ultimatum but just before Phil can finish his sentence Tony screams 'F. this' an walks away. I felt as if Tony knew what was coming and couldn't bare the thought of killing Vito or facing war with New York. What really got on my nerves throughout this Season is the amount of influence Phil has generated in New Jersey and his constant meddling of the Soprano family. It seems as if he had been embedding his status as the future boss of New York whilst Tony was in a coma and Johnny Sack incarcerated. As Carmine and Johnny Sack had realised, Tony Soprano is not an easy friend or foe. His cleverness and ability to decipher situations scares all the bosses.
The killing of Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello obviously shows a foreshadowing beef with New York which Silvio Dante is more than happy to be engaged with. However, like the whole season has portrayed Tony is reluctant to go to the 'mattresses' because it would mean that 'nobody would be out there earning'. In other words, Tony has lost his mojo.
The killing of Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello obviously shows a foreshadowing beef with New York which Silvio Dante is more than happy to be engaged with. However, like the whole season has portrayed Tony is reluctant to go to the 'mattresses' because it would mean that 'nobody would be out there earning'. In other words, Tony has lost his mojo.