whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[reallyME]

Bean: 

But if you're in the family - she's the Ring Leader and holds all the love and pride.  So if you want any little bit, you better do what she wants.  Else, you're nobody

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Interesting thing to note here, Penelope...what other type of families do we see this sort of dynamic in operation?

MAFIA ring a bell?  There is always a MATRIARCH and/or PATRIARCH in mafia families, right?  Similarity I believe.