Junior Testified Against Mob Wives Star Big Ang's Cousin
"Renee thinks we're gangsters, we're girls... "
Big Ang
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| "Big Ang" Raiola. |
Big Ang is back!
We were concerned last year. As we noted in our end-of-season wrap up, it seemed like all Angela "Big Ang" Raiola did was react...
Well, Big Ang was back last night, deftly complicating the plot of the show and offering us a shot of bourbon to wash down all the frothy milk we've been getting from Renee Graziano and Karen Gravano.
Thanks to Big Ang reminding us, we actually do see a legit reason for those two to have bonded. They certainly have something in common. It's not only "fathers," as they both wished. Now it suddenly makes sense why Victoria Gotti decided to do the show as well... it wasn't to say what she said in the last episode in December; it was to say what she said last night.
Jennifer Graziano, or whoever runs this show, is quite brilliant, actually. But you need to be able to read between the lines to appreciate this.
"Poor, poor Big Ang. We really like her a lot, we respect her. She was the rasping voice of reason on the show. She was practically clipped this season. All she got to do was react--react to Renee and react to Natalie and react to Alicia... "
Well, Big Ang was back last night, deftly complicating the plot of the show and offering us a shot of bourbon to wash down all the frothy milk we've been getting from Renee Graziano and Karen Gravano.
Thanks to Big Ang reminding us, we actually do see a legit reason for those two to have bonded. They certainly have something in common. It's not only "fathers," as they both wished. Now it suddenly makes sense why Victoria Gotti decided to do the show as well... it wasn't to say what she said in the last episode in December; it was to say what she said last night.
Jennifer Graziano, or whoever runs this show, is quite brilliant, actually. But you need to be able to read between the lines to appreciate this.
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| "Ronnie Petrino" |
The big news from last night's episode of "Mob Wives" is that Big Ang is the cousin of "Ronnie," aka Ronnie Petrino, aka Luigi Grasso.
We know there's a time lag between filming and airing, but last night Big Ang was saying she'd just found out that "Junior" was the informant in the James Donovan murder case.
Hector "Junior" Pagan, a well-known gangland character who appeared on "Mob Wives" during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, was in fact the star witness against Grasso and Richard Riccardi. Both were convicted for the murder of James Donovan, whom Pagan himself had shot.
We know there's a time lag between filming and airing, but last night Big Ang was saying she'd just found out that "Junior" was the informant in the James Donovan murder case.
Hector "Junior" Pagan, a well-known gangland character who appeared on "Mob Wives" during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, was in fact the star witness against Grasso and Richard Riccardi. Both were convicted for the murder of James Donovan, whom Pagan himself had shot.
Riccardi and Grasso were sentenced to more than 35 years in prison each.
Pagan basically helped put away his cohorts for murder, when the original plan was for a heist. It only became a murder case because of a decision Pagan made during the Gravesend heist, which netted the trio $50,000 apiece.
Big Ang adroitly kept details to a minimum.She described the heist/murder as a "robbery that went wrong. An innocent bystander was killed."
Pagan basically helped put away his cohorts for murder, when the original plan was for a heist. It only became a murder case because of a decision Pagan made during the Gravesend heist, which netted the trio $50,000 apiece.
Big Ang adroitly kept details to a minimum.She described the heist/murder as a "robbery that went wrong. An innocent bystander was killed."
While Donovan is not, strictly speaking, an innocent bystander, Big And was correct to describe him as such. She certainly summed the situation up correctly when she said: "Junior was the shooter and my cousin is facing life."
Only she doesn't yet know: he got life -- or close to it, 36 years.
Then, she added: "Renee medicates herself to forget what Junior did."
Renee certainly sees and hears things selectively.
Our favorite line goes to Drita D'Avanzo: "The only thing I have seen [of Natalie] is her ability to verbally wreck you."
London's comment about "playdates" was a close second....
This show suddenly got even more interesting...
Renee certainly sees and hears things selectively.
Our favorite line goes to Drita D'Avanzo: "The only thing I have seen [of Natalie] is her ability to verbally wreck you."
London's comment about "playdates" was a close second....
This show suddenly got even more interesting...