Hi Gigglechick,
This was in paper here in Toronto on what happened in those last momments.
Think back to the final few moments of the second-last episode, just before Tony (James Gandolfini) lies down with a gun in his "safe house."
There was a brief flashback to the first episode of Season 6B, as Tony and his brother-in-law Bobby (Steve Schirripa) were conversing in a boat on a calm, serene lake.
The talk turns to the biggest and most obvious drawback of working in organized crime -- namely, the danger of getting whacked.
Bobby says, "You probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?"
Tony replies, "Ask your friend in there on the wall," referring to an unfortunate deer who has been stuffed and mounted.
Which brings us to the final moments on Sunday.
Tony, Carmela and A.J. have gathered in a diner and they are surrounded by several suspicious-looking characters. Just as Meadow comes rushing in to join her family, Tony looks up ... and then the screen suddenly goes black.
Could the ending have been a direct reference to Bobby's words?
After all, series creator David Chase went out of his way to have that line inserted as a flashback in the penultimate episode.
So the theory goes like this: Tony is, in fact, dead.
The series ended at the exact, precise moment of his death.
Through his eyes, the world went black. And he never heard it when it happened.
As one observer put it yesterday, "Had David Chase produced the classic Beatles song A Day In The Life, there still would have been the dramatic, rising, whirlwind finish, but no majestic E chord at the end."
The beauty of this is The Sopranos now can play both sides of the street.
If people want to conclude Tony is dead, fine. It's a pretty cool and artistic way to end it.
Whatchoosayin'?? (2 yapped)
i kept waiting for a bomb to go off, but I was relieved. It was refreshing to have an unexpected ending.
Thank goodness, Meadow eventually parked the car, eh?
Posted by Rachel | June 13, 2007 2:24 PM
Hi Gigglechick,
This was in paper here in Toronto on what happened in those last momments.
Think back to the final few moments of the second-last episode, just before Tony (James Gandolfini) lies down with a gun in his "safe house."
There was a brief flashback to the first episode of Season 6B, as Tony and his brother-in-law Bobby (Steve Schirripa) were conversing in a boat on a calm, serene lake.
The talk turns to the biggest and most obvious drawback of working in organized crime -- namely, the danger of getting whacked.
Bobby says, "You probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?"
Tony replies, "Ask your friend in there on the wall," referring to an unfortunate deer who has been stuffed and mounted.
Which brings us to the final moments on Sunday.
Tony, Carmela and A.J. have gathered in a diner and they are surrounded by several suspicious-looking characters. Just as Meadow comes rushing in to join her family, Tony looks up ... and then the screen suddenly goes black.
Could the ending have been a direct reference to Bobby's words?
After all, series creator David Chase went out of his way to have that line inserted as a flashback in the penultimate episode.
So the theory goes like this: Tony is, in fact, dead.
The series ended at the exact, precise moment of his death.
Through his eyes, the world went black. And he never heard it when it happened.
As one observer put it yesterday, "Had David Chase produced the classic Beatles song A Day In The Life, there still would have been the dramatic, rising, whirlwind finish, but no majestic E chord at the end."
The beauty of this is The Sopranos now can play both sides of the street.
If people want to conclude Tony is dead, fine. It's a pretty cool and artistic way to end it.
Posted by Jim Magrath | June 13, 2007 10:41 AM