Sopranos

[halik]

Originally posted by: RKS
Initially I thought my cable went out, then I said WTF aloud.

same here.... fvckin a. Too much suspense, i nearly shat myself

 

[RU482]

I both loved and absolutely hated the ending

not many things these days make my heart race, but that sequence in the diner, with that song playing, getting louder andmore tension building...simply a wonderful feeling. Too bad it's how they closed the series, but hey, waddaya do?

 

[fustercluck]

Fitting ending for the series. I don't see why people are so angry about it, if you've been watching the whole series, it shouldn't of been surprising/disappointing how it ended.

 

[xXped0thugXx]

Originally posted by: iRONic
Worst.Finale.Ever.

QFT

 

[FiddleDD]

I agree adam..the ending may have ticked people off...but it was an appropriate ending for the people who watched it for more than the drama.

 

[FiddleDD]

so lets talk about the gilmore girls season finale now That didn't have an "ending" ending either really...

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: RKS
Initially I thought my cable went out, then I said WTF aloud.

LOL
Everyone looked at me like I did something because I had the DVR remote in my hands....

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: OrByte
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I'm glad I didnt waste 5-6-7 whatever many seasons watching that show. What a JOKE!!!

was thinking the same thing. comcast had a special for HBO $5 a month so I finally decided to try it out. looks like it's worth exactly that. Glad I didn't waste my time watching the rest of this junk series.

Showtime's "The Tudors" looks interesting though.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: FiddleDD
so lets talk about the gilmore girls season finale now That didn't have an "ending" ending either really...

They filmed that before they canceled the show.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: OrByte
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I'm glad I didnt waste 5-6-7 whatever many seasons watching that show. What a JOKE!!!

was thinking the same thing. comcast had a special for HBO $5 a month so I finally decided to try it out. looks like it's worth exactly that. Glad I didn't waste my time watching the rest of this junk series.

You're both insane. While the series finale was a huge letdown, the series itself is incredible and one of the best shows ever made.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Adaman
Fitting ending for the series. I don't see why people are so angry about it, if you've been watching the whole series, it shouldn't of been surprising/disappointing how it ended.

I've seen every single episode and I can still see why people would think it was mildy disappointing, I fail to see what you mean by your comment.

I liked how the ending was just a typical American family sitting around eating onion rings and going about their business, not being able to parallel park, showing up late for dinner, being completely normal and average; which was kind of Chase's idea for the show anyway.. I liked the suspense of keeping you on your toes making you think that Tony was going to be killed.. I just think Chase knew that no matter what he did people would be upset so he left it up to the viewer to roll their own.

The show really started to decline after the 4th season anyway, it's kind of a good thing they ended it in my opinion.

On a completely unrelated note, John From Cinncinatti was awesome, can't wait to see more of this show.

 

[ZeroEffect]

i was just thinking maybe the cut to black was a bomb taking out the entire diner.


John from Cincinatti was great - like a time shifted whacked out Deadwood.

...Rebecca De Mornay is still sizzling hot!

 

[BoomerD]

I didn't see it as Chase leaving you to decide your own ending, instead, I saw it as leaving you with "it's the same old stuff...just a family going out to dinner...with all the usual family crap going on...yes, he led up to it with lots of implied suspense, the guy going to the can, the "trucker-looking" dude, the 2 black guys hanging around the front in one scene...Meadow having trouble parking, so you'd think she might miss getting whacked...but in the end, he left you with just another family out to dinner...

 

[Regs]

I saw it as it was.

Tony and his family will be in danger and on the run for the rest of their lives. Same ol...same ol..

Just like how the head doctor gave up on Tony because Tony was never going to quit.

 

[snowdogg187]

What a waste, just another cliffhanger. now they will just try to sell us soem crap with a movie or the dvd.

 

[Regs]

I can't see this a movie at all. How can you top GoodFellas and Godfather?

 

[HomeAppraiser]

"Cut to black" ok fine, I'll write my own ending. Tony is dead and he didn't see it comming. Hitman, Terrorist Bomb or embolism. He doesn't know and neither will we.

 

[elmro]

Search the internet. The rumors are already flying. There is a Sopranos movie coming out (that has allegedly already been filmed!) that will tie EVERYTHING UP, including the last scene we all watched tonite.

 

[preslove]

I posted this in the first finalé thread:

Originally posted by: preslove
I contend that the ending is brilliant. in short, the ending spoke to the core family drama (the Sopanos is the best family drama tv show ever produced) theme that David Chase built. Essentially, there are two families that run Tony's life, one with Carmela and the kids, and the other with a bunch of murderous italian men. The latter provides the former with a lavish income and enviable opportunities, but also unsettles it with the violence and destructions that accompanies mob life. We do not know if that guy who walked into the bathroom killed Tony (of course, that is a reference to the Godfather when Michael kills Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey), but we do know that he lives in constant fear that some altercation might end up taking his life and his family's lifestyle. That is, in essence, Tony Soprano's life, not to mention the impending indictments.

 

[dr150]

If anyone remembers back this season when Tony and Bobby where on the boat and and he asks "what do you think happens when you die?" and Tony replies, "nothing, it just goes black."

Tony is dead.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

From what I've read on other boards it appears that the guy sitting at the bar is Nikki Leotardo, Phil's cousin. The black guys were also involved in the past, I believe they tried to shoot at Tony. I forget the rest, but the 3 people that the camera focuses on in the diner all apparently had reasons to kill Tony.

 

[elmro]

Yes - everyone who walked in the diner are characters from the past who want to kill Tony. Also, from other conversations about 'darkness', Tony is DEAD.

 

[whistleclient]

it's actually kinda brilliant.

there's no ending that would've been satisfactory.
Tony dead? Too melodramatic. Tony in jail? Realistic but depressing.
Tony conquers the entire NY family? Optimistic but not realistic.

It's an ending that isn't an ending. The characters get to live on as if they're real people.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: elmro
Yes - everyone who walked in the diner are characters from the past who want to kill Tony. Also, from other conversations about 'darkness', Tony is DEAD.

It must be hell then. Because not even in hell can people parellel park a Lexus that parellel parks itself.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: tangent1138


it's actually kinda brilliant.

there's no ending that would've been satisfactory.
Tony dead? Too melodramatic. Tony in jail? Realistic but depressing.
Tony conquers the entire NY family? Optimistic but not realistic.

It's an ending that isn't an ending. The characters get to live on as if they're real people.

I agree. Maybe people were expecting a Braveheart ending. Where they stick Tony's head on the Brooklyn bridge and his son voles to seek vengeance.