*Do I really need to warn about spoilers at this point???*
Yes, I too thought the cable had gone wacky at the end of the Sopranos. After contemplation I think the open ended finale is brilliant, though unecessary to chop it off abruptly so that people spend more time rewinding Tivo than trying to 'figure out' the end.
Anyway, there's nothing to figure out. Back in season one, an episode was titled "Nobody Knows Anything", and that applies here. Maybe a more appropriate Journey song would be "Any Way You Want It". The truth is, we don't know. The brilliance of David Chase is, just like life, he doesn't tie things up in a neat little bow. And, let's face it, people are angry. People are talking. And that's what a great ending does.
But in the end this show has always been about the ironic dichotomy of Tony's two lives: the edge of your seat gangster and the everyday trivialities (with its associated annoyances) of family life. And we assume this uneasy coexistence continues long after the camera cuts, and the 'family' goes on. Tony Soprano is forever trapped in between worlds. Turns out LOST hasn't cornered the market on Purgatory. In the words of Tony Soprano:
"Cause, once you're into this family, there's no getting out."
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Well I'm glad it ended the way it did. It would have been too typical to end it with some kind of bloodbath. It was great watching every single person in the restaurant, thinking any second one of them was going to pull a gun, got the heart going for sure.
My sense is that it just goes on and on, real life, eh.
the ending was sensational - the ultimate active viewer ending. the sopranos have changed the way people watch tv - chase wasn't letting anyone off the hook, he's making us figure it out for ourselves.
I agree. You are left with the sense it goes on and on. Too bad we didn't see Adrianna in the diner background! That would have made your year, right?!
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