The Sopranos final episodes (SPOILERS!!!)

[phorsenuf]

While it was supposed to be in the Adirondacks, I have heard that it was filmed in Greenwood Lake, NJ.

I think it was. I went back and looked at the credits because I wanted to see where it was filmed and it said Greenwood Lake. Beautiful place!

 

[elizke]

Some random Soprano ramblings from a fan....

I finally watched it last night. I thought it was good. Better than most any of last year's shows anyway. And there sure is a dreadful sense of the beginning of the end. And water is a big part somehow. The lake, the pool, jacuzzi, drowning story...Even the old home movies showed Janice spraying little Tony with the hose. Either the end will involve water, or Tony is drowning figuratively in his growing sense of weakness.

Did anyone watch the "sit down" show? My favorite quote is from VanZandt (sp?), about how his hair is the one thing that has never changed and is really the crux of the whole show. And I loved seing Livia again. She was a classic.

I got the Soprano's cookbook for someone once. Some decent recipes, but I mostly got it for the humor, like having a picture of Livia's cooking fire inside the front cover.

Carmella is my favorite character and Edie is my favorite actor on the show. I just love the way she spits out a line.

 

[Blondie]

I finally watched it last night. I thought it was good. Better than most any of last year's shows anyway. And there sure is a dreadful sense of the beginning of the end. And water is a big part somehow. The lake, the pool, jacuzzi, drowning story...Even the old home movies showed Janice spraying little Tony with the hose. Either the end will involve water, or Tony is drowning figuratively in his growing sense of weakness.

I think you might be on to something there, involving water and drowning, whether it's Tony that's drowning in his emotions or otherwise.

 

[Figment22]

I think you might be on to something there, involving water and drowning, whether it's Tony that's drowning in his emotions or otherwise.

Well, if nothing else, I'm sure that the ducks will be back, probably in the very last scene of the series.

I'm really going to miss this show; one of the very best in the history of television IMO.

 

[Jimbo]

As to Bobby's dropping the gun at the scene of the crime: To me that was one of two homages to The Godfather. Remember when Michael Corleone kills Solozzo and McCloskey (the cop) in the Italian restaurant. He's gotten instructions to drop the gun from Clemenza. There's no problem as long as the gun's clean. The second homage, IMO, was when Tony was sitting in the chair looking at the lake. Janice even says, "I've seen this before." Yeah, in Godfather II, when Michael Corleone is sitting looking out at the lake thinking of his brother Fredo that he had killed.

When Bobby dropped the gun, I also flashed back to Michael's hit on Solozzo. At the time, it was one of the most shocking things I'd seen in in a movie. It was just before intermission, and the theater was buzzing.

And of course, later in the movie after Clemenza's man kills Paulie, he says "Leave the gun. Take the cannolis."

 

[Figment22]

And of course, later in the movie after Clemenza's man kills Paulie, he says "Leave the gun. Take the cannolis."

My favorite quote in the history of cinema.

 

[Blondie]

Kind of a bit off topic in regards to Sunday's episodes, but has anyone ever noticed how many actors who were in Goodfellas are/were in the Sopranos:

Lorraine Bracco – Karen Hill/Jennifer Melfi Tony's shrink

Michael Imperioli – Spider/Christopher

Tony Sirico – Tony Sacks/Paulie Walnuts

Suzanne Shephard – Karen’s Mother/now Carmella's mother

Vincent Pastore – Man with coat rack of fur coats/the dearly departed big Uncle P.

There could be more that I'm missing....

 

[SamRoc]

I think it was. I went back and looked at the credits because I wanted to see where it was filmed and it said Greenwood Lake. Beautiful place!

Ok then well i feel like a dummy! I grew up on Greenwood lake! The scenes looked so familiar, but i didnt recognize that part of the lake, mostly because there are so many houses now on the lake and so many people living there year round. When I was a kid, alot of the lake was just summer houses, in my neighborhood of 25 homes, only 2 were year rounders. There were no lights across the lake from our beach, now there are 3 and 4 rows of houses built. I am thinking maybe it was filmed in the south end of the lake in the New Jersey end in the West Milford area(Greenwood lake is 1/2 in New York and 1/2 in New Jersey) We sold our home up there 6 years ago and still have family there, it is a beautiful place!

 

[Jimbo]

Kind of a bit off topic in regards to Sunday's episodes, but has anyone ever noticed how many actors who were in Goodfellas are/were in the Sopranos:

You missed Frank Vincent. He's Phil Leotardo on the Sopranos, and he played Billy Batts in Goodfellas. His famous last words were "now go home and get your ****ing shine box." That was definitely one of my all-time favorite movie lines. In fact, www.frankvincent.com sells t-shirts with the G-rated version on them.

Goodfellas was really a great movie. For a while my friends would call me "Jimmy Two Times" and I'd say "I'm gonna go get the papers. Get the papers."

 

[Jimbo]

Here's the Frank / Billy / Phil t-shirt:

 

[Blondie]

That's right! I completely forgot about him!

I don't think it's a coincidence that all those Goodfellas actors are now in the Sopranos too!

 

[ilovepooh]

Can someone explain what Carmella meant (when the cops were banging on Tony's door to arrest him) by "Is this it?" What was she talking about?

 

[hellokitty86]

Can someone explain what Carmella meant (when the cops were banging on Tony's door to arrest him) by "Is this it?" What was she talking about?

I think what she meant was,"Is this it?" meaning, is he busted, is this the day that he is going to be arrested and go to jail for a long time because of his mofia ties and illegal actions. I think she thinks its only a matter of time before he is caught and when she heard that banging on the door she assumed this was the day it would all go down. She was obviously relieved he was only being arrested because of a gun charge!

 

[Cindy's Mom]

I think what she meant was,"Is this it?" meaning, is he busted, is this the day that he is going to be arrested and go to jail for a long time because of his mofia ties and illegal actions. I think she thinks its only a matter of time before he is caught and when she heard that banging on the door she assumed this was the day it would all go down. She was obviously relieved he was only being arrested because of a gun charge!

 

[ilovepooh]

Thanks hellokitty86. I thought that's what she meant, but I wanted to make sure.

I love how Carmella told Tony he went too far(after the fight), and then told Janice that Bobby blindsided Tony. I love how she does that!

 

[Figment22]

Less than five hours until tonight's episode.

Here's hoping we have lots to discuss tomorrow!

 

[SamRoc]

I watched the repeat last night of the opening episode from last week. I cant believe everything that I missed, especially the conversation between Tony and Bobby in the boat. Cant wait to see what happens next.

 

[PrincessPatty]

R.I.P Johnny Sac!

 

[Lorix2]

tonight was boooring But I know everything was relevant for scenes to come...

Hope next week has more exciting drama...

 

[Blondie]

I had no idea Johnny Sac was going to bite the bullet so soon.

I wonder who's body they found! I'd love it to be Adrianna's, but I don't think it'll be her.