The Sopranos final episodes (SPOILERS!!!)

[Cogswel_Cogs]

From Above
I certainly felt the paranoia, but I think it belonged to the viewing audience alone. Tony didn't seem all that paranoid to me, he seemed relatively comfortable that he had made his peace with NY and that the hit was no longer on, which makes me believe the "life goes on" train of thought.
I also don't agree that the guy went into the bathroom to get a gun. In The Godfather it had to be set up that way because they knew that Michael Corleone would be patted down for weapons before Solozzo and McCloskey would let him get into the car, so he couldn't have a piece on him. There would be no reason for this guy to have stashed a weapon in the bathroom. If he was going to shoot Tony, he would have just come in guns blazing. It was just a way to increase OUR sense of dread.

I think he went into the can to take out his gun. Not toretrieve one.

 

[SamRoc]

The Sopranos made the front page of the NY Post again today, people are still talking about the ending.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06122007/tv/sopranos_creator_cuts_to_the_chase_tv_.htm

 

[elizke]

I'm with the Chase as "jerk" camp.

 

[RUDisney]

I read or heard this morning that 70% of all viewers felt cheated by the outcome. 13% weren't sure and the rest liked the ending.

While all of us would not have been satisfied with a specific outcome, most of us are not satisfied with the non-outcome.

 

[Jennasis]

Forget the ending (which was blah...) I felt the whole final season was WEAK with a capitol "W". Just getting rid of Christopher like that...weak...Agh, I'm annoyed at the whole thing. AJ's whining, Meadow's constant shifting in career paths...Tony is the only interesting one. In my world though, of course they all lived miserably ever after at the end. I say that because I believe that he doesn't die, and that the four of them are forced to continue on their miserable disfunctional existence's with one another.

Personally I kinda wanted to see Christopher bump off Tony and become the new head. Nerts to this show. It was one of my favorites.

 

[Figment22]

I think he went into the can to take out his gun. Not toretrieve one.

Too contrived, in my opinion. Of course, your opinion is just as valid as mine is. That's what Chase left us all with.

Oh Pleeeeeese someone announce the movie production has been scheduled

I heard on the radio this morning that in an interview yesterday Chase said he had absolutely no plans to make a movie. Then he said, "But I never say never." I'm sure that at some point a few years down the line there will be a film.
Edited to add: I see that this quote actually appeared in the NY Post article linked above:

Some fans assumed that the ambiguous ending was a set up for the oft-rumored "Sopranos" movie, but Chase countered the speculation.

"I don't think about [a movie] much," he says. "I never say never. An idea could pop into my head where I would go, 'Wow, that would make a great movie,' but I doubt it."

 

[KristinBelle]

I've decided that Tony wasn't killed, it was us, the audience, who was offed. We never saw it coming and it just went black, just like Tony and Bobby talked about in the boat except we were the victims.

 

[RUDisney]

I've decided that Tony wasn't killed, it was us, the audience, who was offed. We never saw it coming and it just went black, just like Tony and Bobby talked about in the boat except we were the victims.

I feel victimized by the whole thing.

 

[MickeysMommy]

I've decided that Tony wasn't killed, it was us, the audience, who was offed. We never saw it coming and it just went black, just like Tony and Bobby talked about in the boat except we were the victims.

I agree.

 

[afcgirl]

IMO, the last episode proved what a genius David Chase really is. He created an instant classic that I think will be discussed for years and years.

A big shoot-out would have been so cliche, and would have reduced the series to the likes of a crappy action flick. We would not still be talking about it. To me, THAT would be victimizing. I am glad he stuck with the spirit of the series up to the very last genius second.

 

[dvcfamily41801]

IMO, the last episode proved what a genius David Chase really is. He created an instant classic that I think will be discussed for years and years.

A big shoot-out would have been so cliche, and would have reduced the series to the likes of a crappy action flick. We would not still be talking about it. To me, THAT would be victimizing. I am glad he stuck with the spirit of the series up to the very last genius second.

That is a very good point!

 

[Blondie]

IMO, the last episode proved what a genius David Chase really is. He created an instant classic that I think will be discussed for years and years.

I think you're right about that, but I also think people will be talking about how ripped off they felt as well.

 

[beattyfamily]

I think there should be a poll on how fans feel about the finale ending. I'll bet the majority are pretty disappointed.

 

[madge]

IMO, the last episode proved what a genius David Chase really is. He created an instant classic that I think will be discussed for years and years.

not only that, by killing off Tony ... people would be much less interested in reruns, or DVD sales, etc. knowing that the end of it all is that he's dead. Why invest in that? KWIM? For someone that's never seen the show - why start, if you've seen the end and he's been killed?

I'm still not happy with the black screen ending. But, I caught the last few minutes of the finale last night while I was waiting for Big Love to start - I want to go back and watch the restaurant scene again, and pick through the symbolism.

 

[beattyfamily]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of this.

I don't know how old it is but it is hilarious in case any of you missed it.

It's David Letterman's Top 10. Top 10 things never said on the Sopranos. He had all the stars to do the countdown.

Go HERE and then look under 'Dave TV' and it's the last clip on the bottom, left.

I couldn't figure out how to just give the video address.

It's really funny and it was great to see them all together.

 

[DISUNC]

I've decided that Tony wasn't killed, it was us, the audience, who was offed. We never saw it coming and it just went black, just like Tony and Bobby talked about in the boat except we were the victims.

 

[dvcfamily41801]

I thought you guys might get a kick out of this.

I don't know how old it is but it is hilarious in case any of you missed it.

It's David Letterman's Top 10. Top 10 things never said on the Sopranos. He had all the stars to do the countdown.

Go HERE and then look under 'Dave TV' and it's the last clip on the bottom, left.

I couldn't figure out how to just give the video address.

It's really funny and it was great to see them all together.

Thanks so much for that! It was great to see it again!

 

[Blondie]

That was great! I can't believe I've seen that one before! Notice how the crowd cheers louder for certain characters!

 

[Cass]

'Sopranos' creator: What did fans expect?

Just when we had made our peace with "The Sopranos" finale and moved on with our lives, David Chase has stirred things up again.

Breaking his silence months after the HBO mob drama ended its run, he is offering a belated explanation for that blackout at the restaurant. He strongly suggests that, no, Tony Soprano didn't get whacked moments later as he munched onion rings with his family at Holsten's. And mostly Chase wonders why so many viewers got so worked up over the series' non-finish.

"There WAS a war going on that week, and attempted terror attacks in London," says Chase. "But these people were talking about onion rings."

The interview, included in "'The Sopranos': The Complete Book," published this week, finds Chase exasperated by viewers who were upset that Tony didn't meet explicit doom.

Chase says the New Jersey mob boss "had been people's alter ego. They had gleefully watched him rob, kill, pillage, lie and cheat. They had cheered him on. And then, all of a sudden, they wanted to see him punished for all that. They wanted 'justice' ...

The pathetic thing -- to me -- was how much they wanted HIS blood, after cheering him on for eight years."

n the days, and even weeks, after the finale aired June 10, "Sopranos" wonks combed that episode for buried clues, concocting wild theories. (Was this some sort of "Last Supper" reimagined with Tony, wife Carmela, son A.J. and daughter Meadow?)

Chase insists that what you saw (and didn't see) is what you get.

"There are no esoteric clues in there. No 'Da Vinci Code,' " he declares.

He says it's "just great" if fans tried to find a deeper meaning, but "most of them, most of us, should have done this kind of thing in high school English class and didn't."

He defends the bleak, seemingly inconclusive ending as appropriate -- and even a little hopeful.

A.J. will "probably be a low-level movie producer. But he's not going to be a killer like his father, is he? Meadow may not become a pediatrician or even a lawyer ... but she'll learn to operate in the world in ways that Carmela never did.

"It's not ideal. It's not what the parents dreamed of. But it's better than it was," Chase says.

And as for that notorious blackout in the middle of the Journey power ballad, "Don't Stop Believin"'?

And as for that notorious blackout in the middle of the Journey power ballad, "Don't Stop Believin"'?

"Originally, I didn't want any credits at all," says Chase. "I just wanted the black screen to go the length of the credits -- all the way to the HBO 'whoosh' sound. But the Directors Guild wouldn't give us a waiver."

And while this unexpected finish left lots of viewers thinking their cable service was on the fritz, Chase insists it wasn't meant as a prank.

"Why would we want to do that?" he asks. "Why would we entertain people for eight years only to give them the finger?

 

[disneyfan67]

This new interview by David Chase just proves what I originally thought after the series finale aired. He's a jerk and cares nothing for his fans who supported him through all the long pauses in production of this show. To read some of the comments in that article makes me wish I never gotten hooked on his show.