Posted on 06/11/2007 4:33:46 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
It’s Bush’s fault!
People would be moaning no matter what the ending was. Kudos to Chase for ending it without some gimmicky finale.
The "total blackness signifying Tony's death" angle is not particularly convincing, since the show is not shot solely from Tony's POV.
I liked the ending as well, but the author of this piece makes a number of narrative assumptions that he fails to prove.
Women and children were impacted the hardest.
Yeah right, Todd. They left the door open for any possible future for the Sopranos.
The other could also be the ultimate blackout caused by those suppossed terrorists Tony did business with, the
danger need not be confined to the establishment he was sitting in, but all around.
At least it’s over. That’s a plus.
One could say that your just saying so “fails to prove” anything, too! But, you could be right. After all, the ending was entirely vague. Maybe it was just a trick ending leaving it open for a sequel?
Awful. Just awful. ANY ending would have been better than no ending at all. Heck even the god awful ending of the Matrix trilogy was better than that cheap stunt Chase pulled last night.
You could be right.
I hated the ending at first, but like it now for its ambiguity. Life doesn't always end wrapped up neatly wrapped in a box with a pretty bow.
I am proud to say that I have never seen one episode of that show. With that said I think the creator ended it the way he did in order to make a huge motion picture to be released in theaters and make millions of dollars
So if you’ve never seen one episode, why bother posting on a thread about the finale? I’m guessing that if a movie comes out you aren’t going to see it either.
Well, there has been talk of a Sopranos movie....
Bush lied, Tony died!
Big Oil and Haliburton strike again!
I tend to agree. I thought it was a great way to end, and leave some hope for the future. We will see The Sopranos again...
I never watched an episode of the show but I read an analysis that points out the other patrons in the diner were each characters from past seasons who had a score to settle with Soprano, and apparently did since Tony’s lights go out:
The guy at the bar is also credited as Nikki Leotardo. The same actor played him in the first part of season 6 during a brief sit down concerning the future of Vito. That wasn’t that long ago. Apparently, he is the nephew of Phil. Phil’s brother Nikki Senior was killed in 1976 in a car accident. David Chase is truly rewarding the true fans who pay attention to detail.
The trucker was the brother of the guy who was robbed by Christopher in Season 2. Remember the DVD players? The trucker had to identify the body. The boy scouts were in the train store and the brothas at the end were the ones who tried to kill Tony and only clipped him in the ear (was that season 2 or 3?).
There were three people in the restaurant who had reason to kill Tony and then it just ends.”
fwiw
That's why I could never get into the show, it was nothing but fantasy.
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