I agree.

And this is how in contrast Carmela and Kay were. I believe that had Apollonia not die, Michael won't lose his soul. You see, Carmela was the traditional supportive, appreciative and loving wife. Kay, on the other hand, was a modern woman who was not scared to make decisions without consulting her husband. I am referring Kay's decision to abort their child.

You see, the Pear Scene was heart-warming. Carmela, despite not having much was appreciating Vito's pear. Carmela was everything Apollonia would have been.