The flashback to the guys laughing at the joke scene ... initially I thought tony felt it was good feech wasn’t laughing because he was the only guy who kept it honest with tony and didn’t bow down.. now I realize it’s tony understanding he can’t control feech
Carmela gave Tony some great perspective when she told him “they only laugh at your stupid jokes cause you’re the boss” earlier. He used this to his advantage. Great way of showing Tony did listen to her
Feech probably wanted to whack Tony and Jackie when they robbed his game and is still bitter about the fact they lived and actually ended up taking over in the end instead of him.
Tony respected Feech enough to let him live out his days as a prison shot caller. The writing was on the wall, and Tony knew that soon this extremely bitter man who sacrificed the prime of his life for the family would hatch a plot against him. Feech had to go b/c he had nothing to lose and this made him too dangerous.
when Tony says "Jesus Christ, I'm trying to help your transition here..." that's when you know things have taken a fatal turn. When Tony is yelling and screaming you're actually probably ok. When he dials it down, you're not
So Feech robbed a guy Tony specifically pointed out as being a friend of his, and when confronted about it starts acting uppity? Tony was being quite merciful not liquidating Feech right then and there.