He was just too chicken-sh!t to actually write up an ending.
Not the ending I predicted or wanted, but it’ll do - it leaves it open for a movie or a spin off.
Chase got everyone, he went out on his terms, love it or hate it.
It follows a theme that has been there since the first show - life goes on.
Like AJ said, “Remember the good times.” With all of teh murder and death, Tony is still the family man, Carmella went right back to her houses, Meadow still can’t make up her mind, AJ is back to his old self, Paulie is a whack job but he’ll earn for Tony, as usual. Carmine and NY backed Tony, as usual. Janice lost another husband/boyfreind, and is enjoying being the victim again - and is ready to “hook another husband”.
Nothing has really changed, except for the cast. Tony is still a psychotic killer, running a crime syndicate. He still believes, and his life will go on until he dies or is killed. No big endings like in the movies, no plot twist, no hidden surprise, no machina ex deux, just another day in a mobster’s life. When you watch the rerun, look at the song titles Tony was looking at. “Magic Man”. “I gotta be me”. “Don’t stop believing”. He pulled it off, he got rid of Phil, and tomorrow is just another day.
I’m not that mad. It stands on it’s own. The final moment is sudden, but what a ride! That’s the point, the series as a whole.
I’d watch it all again.
He was just too chicken-sh!t to actually write up an ending.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner
I can't believe I followed this show since the beginning for that.