The Sopranos finale?

Question

did u guys watched the series finale of the sopranos,
to me it sucked completely
i m still wondering why the director chose to end the such a great show on tv like that

Answer 1

My initial thought, like most of America's, was that my DVR quit or cable went out. I was let down when I realized that the broadcast was exactly as planned. Then I started to really think about that ending. And I have decided that it was a truly brilliant ending. Not a sell-out, not a punishment, not leaving it open for movies or for spin-offs. Just giving American's credit of having the intelligence to chew on it for a while and come to their conclusions. What I have come to is, to me, the obvious intent of the writer and creator, David Chase. Tony is whacked at the end. Here are the reasons: in a very early episode, maybe season 3, Tony and Bobby discuss that when the end comes, you don't see it coming and you don't hear anything, it all just goes black. Then that scene is brought back again in the episode prior to the finale. Why? Because it would be so important to the finale. The ending didn't "fade" to black, it went abruptly black. It was also the only Sopranos ending with no music to accompany the final credits, so nothing is heard. It is from Tony's perspective. You have to think that just a little while earlier, Phil was whacked in full view of his own family. It only follows that the same will happen to Tony. Nothing happens until Meadow shows up, which completes the family gathering around Tony. The episode shows Tony going through mundane errands and scenes throughout...why show them except that they are important in light of the fact that they will be among Tony's last actions on earth. I also feel that they highlighted the fact that the Cosa Nostra way of life in America is coming to an end...Little Italy which was at one time 40 square blocks is now so small that you can walk right out of it within minutes and end up in Chinatown..because everything changes. The whole show was about everything changing, but life going on anyway with or without big players. Like Paulie said at Bobbie's funeral. Among death, there is still life. It goes on and on and on and on. The cycle of life...as Tony observed watching the ducks migrate yet again as they do year after year. Same pattern, different ducks. Didn't the actors actually look old and worn out? I think this was done deliberately to show that the old wind down and don't last forever. Isn't Paulie shown sitting all alone outside Satriale's? He is the sole relic of a way of life. And he knows he's not long for the world either because of the "Jinx". He even says "I'm not no spring chicken anymore". The gas stations don't have pay phones anymore; only a couple are left. Everything has changed. Tony visits with Junior and realizes that Junior has no recollection of even being involved in "this thing of ours", and it brings a tear to Tony's eye because he knows that soon nobody will remember that way of life. Even his own kids will have a different way of life. Everyone is set to move on: Carm will have her real estate transactions, Meadow will be a lawyer (ironic), AJ won't be a mafioso, he'll be in some cushy position instead. He made a major change too, left his extremist thoughts behind and compromised on the BMW stating that it gets 23 mph city and that's not so bad. Quite a difference in his thinking prior to the SUV blowing up, which he said was "cleansing". In reality, life does end abruptly. Nobody, especially me, wanted to see Tony whacked. But we all knew it was likely, just like Mink said "we always envisioned this day".

Answer 2

I agree but when I worked for Mediacom the local cable company, they said the reason the show is ending on HBO is because it is going to a regular network. Something like NBC or something. Not sure how it will fair in that arena but they could've made the ending a lot better. After all it didn't measure up to the rest of the series. It just kind of went out with a whimper if you ask me. Not Sapranos style. Not for Tony.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes I agree. I think they are going to make a movie and that is the reason they ended it that way. I have spent two day thinking about the ending....

Answer 5

I heard the reason they ended it that way is because Tony died, and the whole series is from Tony's point of view, so when he dies, there is nothing.

Interesting idea, but still I didn't like it either.

Answer 6

I think he is leaving it open-ended so that he can come back later, when he has better ideas, and end it then.

Answer 7

i am pissed that the scene just cut off like that...that should only be done if theres a next season and it can pick up and continue the story....bs