Also, Michael was a hyper-controller. He had to have things his way. Sonny chose Tom as his brother, Michael didn't. Vito chose Tom as his consigliere, Michael didn't. After the Tahoe shooting, when Michael tells Tom, "You're my brother," Tom almost gets tearful and says, "I always wanted to be thought of as a brother by you, Mikie." That tells me Tom didn't believe Michael thought of him as a brother.
Great point TB. Do you think even at the moment Tom utteed those words he knew Michael didn't think of him as a real brother, but instead knew in his heart that Tom's was Michael's choice of last resort under the circumstances?
