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Tony Soprano is undoubtedly whacked in Holsten's diner in the concluding scene of the series finale. This analysis has... [MORE] |
John Frascella |
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You are assuming that Meadow walks in as Tony is looking up. Because David Chase uses different time laspe elements... [MORE] |
Johnny |
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Late follow up.... My son died in his bedroom several years ago. A couple of years later, near his birthday, a... [MORE] |
Ricotta Nerds |
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So here is my theory...and it gave me chills as it was concluded... The whole season the show has brought the... [MORE] |
Ashlee |
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Yes, I think you are right. We are looking at the world as if we were in the banal miasma... [MORE] |
Bill |
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The real ending is this. Previously we heard on another episode that when you die it goes black. That is... [MORE] |
Denis del Cesare |
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At the end of the episode before the final episode, Tony is seen entering a dark room with a bare... [MORE] |
Ainsley |
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as the fnal episode started,i immediatley thought it was a dream{as u suggest}it leaves it open for a proper finale.the... [MORE] |
marc |
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as the fnal episode started,i immediatley thought it was a dream{as u suggest}it leaves it open for a proper finale.the... [MORE] |
marc |
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Did anyone else notice that the end of the final episode matched the ending of the 2001 episode called "Army... [MORE] |
robert hernandez |
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The only Soprano episode I ever watched was the last one, so I can't cite all the references to past... [MORE] |
OutsiderSV |
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every week during the last season I was disappointed. There was no drama, no suspense. I kept waiting for something... [MORE] |
tom |
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Think about it, we have been watching the show as outsiders. Everytime someone was shot, we heard the shots. Everytime... [MORE] |
Mojo Jojo |
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I loved the ending! How many times, in real life do you get a glimpse into someone's life for a... [MORE] |
smd |
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wow!i never thought that could be it.initially i was pisst at the ending,but to think of it like u say,changes... [MORE] |
marc |
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An unbroken ring symbolizes community and common fate (example: a wedding ring). By having each family member eat an onion... [MORE] |
RJ |
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Paulie's hatred of the cat obviously symbolized his guilt towards snitching to the feds. In the safe house, Tony boasts... [MORE] |
matt |
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There is overwhelming evidence that AJ has made a transformation to be exactly like his father, or more rather a... [MORE] |
Dave C |
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The man at the counter entered the cafe from the left. After Meadow finally parked her car and approached the doorway,... [MORE] |
Cliff Reynolds |
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My ending goes like this: Right as Tony looks up, and the screen faded to black, he was shot dead.... [MORE] |
Ann M. |
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something complex cannot be tied up neatly. we want more seasons of the show. we want a movie. we want... [MORE] |
jipraios |
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In the last scene, Tony walks into the diner, wearing a dark colored jacket, and a shirt. The camera is... [MORE] |
Jonathan Kleier |
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What was the image of the man driving an older lincoln towncar when it showed the front only while being... [MORE] |
dan |
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I never would have noticed that. Now I'm really confused. I was definitely subscribing to the theory that Tony is... [MORE] |
Josh |
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It's not that I don't think they would do a movie. It's that I think they couldn't do a movie.... [MORE] |
Nick |
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during the begining of the season Bobby and Tony talk on the boat at Bobby's house. Tony says i wonder... [MORE] |
Missy |
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I enjoyed the ending. Symbolic from prior episodes. The trucker at the table was from the past, regarding Chris. The... [MORE] |
Jan |
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I believe the cat represented Adrianna.... [MORE] |
Shawn |
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If the cat represented Adriana, it should have been stalking Silvio, not Paulie. [MORE] |
Dean |
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Ok, I know that at first glance it seemed that the show ended abruptly. But I think the blank or... [MORE] |
phenixx |
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exactly!! everyone is complaining about the abrupt ending but for anyone who actually paid attention to the damn show would... [MORE] |
BROOKSY |
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This was the only Soprano show that began directly where it left off - Tony sleeping. He awakes. Grabs the gun... [MORE] |
Sean |
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Could be a dream. But look at the guy in the hunting jacket and cap more closely. He is the... [MORE] |
dd |
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WHAT A BIG LETDOWN! I've followed the Sopranons since last year when I started buying the series on DVD (luckily, they... [MORE] |
Tony |
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It very obvious that the entire episode is about tony getting pinched in the diner at the end. It was... [MORE] |
Zyzzybalubah |
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I do admit that when the final episode concluded I was a little confused and letdown. Obviously I would have... [MORE] |
Chloe |
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TONY IS DEAD Body: Tony Soprano was killed.... In fact, the ending was genius if you've paid attention to the show or... [MORE] |
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Zyzzybalubah, You make some good points. It does make sense that the Feds set them both up. However I don't think... [MORE] |
Hassan |
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Listen mate, Chase ended it this way in order for his audience to draw their own conclusions. don't tell people... [MORE] |
hugh |
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HBO released a statement in which they say that the rumored sopranos ending that involved the guy at the counter... [MORE] |
Gary |
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Someone said there were no chimes when Meadow walked through the door.... That person is DEAF-- the door chimed as... [MORE] |
C. Trap |
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If your wondering what happened to Tony you will never know because what really happened was..... You were all so involved... [MORE] |
rnrmusic |
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I thought the ending was great. I think Chase would be laughing at how much everybody reads into it. I... [MORE] |
john Sorgenfrei |
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This was exactly it...We got whacked....every week we wait to see who gets it....this episode..there we were..all glued to the... [MORE] |
Claudia |
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Tony and his family will enter the witness protection program and be located next to G. W. Bush 's Texa... [MORE] |
Gloria |
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I guess no one else watched the credits closely, because they explain that the shifty-eyed guy at the counter in... [MORE] |
Junior |
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That sounds really good, i mean i really dont want Tony dieng.. but that would make for a really good... [MORE] |
Jared |
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It is an arty way of ending but it's obvious he was killed due to the nod to the Godfather... [MORE] |
John |
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he was credited as the guy with the members only jacket.if he was phils nephew from a past show they... [MORE] |
frank |
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This was no Hitchock ending...it was lazy. Writer couldn't come up with a good ending so he took the coward's... [MORE] |
Linda |
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Although ultimately anit-climactic... that was one of the most tension filled... endings to any show I have ever seen! It... [MORE] |
Neigel Creese |
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Every single Sopranos episode had ended with a song. This time the song stopped and there was silence. Tony is... [MORE] |
Laura |
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My husband and I were so disappointed...being AVID fans for the entire history of the show we ecpected so much... [MORE] |
Wendy R |
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What the heck was that?! Are we really sapposed to be satisfied with an ending like this? It really was a... [MORE] |
Pat |
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I keep reading and hearing all the negative remarks about the series end ... Point Blank ... the basic premise... [MORE] |
Rob |
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I was at first a bit surprised by the ending but after watching the show again, I came to better... [MORE] |
budo |
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exactly as you pointed out, Phil got whacked. and if the boss gets whacked the original plan to kill somebody... [MORE] |
Andy Russia |
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The Sopranos go on living as they always do, no one dies, no one gets shot. The hitman theory is ridiculous.... [MORE] |
Ryan |
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Why plant a gun in the bathroom? Go watch the original godfather and then ask that question! [MORE] |
Scotty |
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As Tony wakes up, it looks like he is in a coffin and the alarm clock music is clearly a... [MORE] |
Chris |
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That's a new one. Not seen that before. Would David Chase seriously return for the last episode of the Sopranos... [MORE] |
Silvio Dante |
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Cool! I'm glad someone else noticed this. Did you also pick up on the song playing as Tony was entering... [MORE] |
Meri |
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While there is an implication that they met their demise in that restaurant (in classic mob hit style) but they... [MORE] |
Stugots |
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Here's the dream sequence theory (maybe Tony isn't Tony at all). Everyone that wanted to kill Tony or associates Tony... [MORE] |
crys |
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Here is the a-typical American family trying vainly to "fit in" to a normal life-style - as Meadow struggles to... [MORE] |
R Graffagnino |
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Allowing us to 'finish' this series is not art. It's lazy. The Sopranos have gone to one of the best... [MORE] |
Stefan |
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The show ended just as was stated in prior dialogue. I don't remember the exact phrase but it goes something... [MORE] |
A.J. |
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so the ending did leave many question marks. obviously, tony gets whacked by the guy coming out of the bathroom,... [MORE] |
austin |
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Last thing to say but your all upset because it is finally over but for chase it was brilliant. he... [MORE] |
Trev Corleone |
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honestly I threw a soprano party for nothing. that was horrible we waited unitl all the credits rolled to see... [MORE] |
Gloria |
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Earlier in the season, Bobby had said to Tony, "when you die, all you hear is silence." Another part earlier in... [MORE] |
Conor |
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The VIEWER was whacked, not Tony. Tony had a discussion w/ Bobby about dying, and supposedly all you see is... [MORE] |
j. foster |
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This can be the case as is what I was sorta thinking but they should have said more to that... [MORE] |
Chizops |
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Absolutely Looooved the Ending! Suddenly I was an active participant in the show, looking over Tony's shoulder, as a fly... [MORE] |
Cheri |
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Didn't you see the scene with Tony and Bobby 5 min before the show ended where they were on the... [MORE] |
Zack |
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First of all its not all about you and your party, thats what the ending of friends was for. And... [MORE] |
Miguel |
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That was so unbelievably AWFUL. David Chase, all the writers, producers, cast members, even the damn camera men should be... [MORE] |
Chris O'Hara |
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I turned to my wife thinking she accidently powered off the tv but in reality it was just how the... [MORE] |
T |
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Let me be the first to say.....what a disappointment. Even the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie had better closure.... [MORE] |
Robert |
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The finale has an abrupt ending that may make you think you it got cut off at the end. Don't... [MORE] |
sandra |
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Or so I thought. Just as Meadow goes into the diner...I was like what?? My cable went out. Has to... [MORE] |
Scott |
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Wow...well, I guess a movie finale is on the way... [MORE] |
Nick |
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I guess we all just want to SEE the results instead of just inference...... though I suppose a sequel... [MORE] |
pk |
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They said he filmed 3 alternate endings. I guess now we can buy the DVD to see all three. I... [MORE] |
Don |
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I thought the end was odd..until I thought about it for a few minutes. It leaves the 'end' to the viewers... [MORE] |
Steve |
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it was all set up like something was going to happen and bam nothing, That was an endign I could... [MORE] |
Beatrice Davis |
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I am not sure what the ending was designed to do, but for me, it gave me the feeling that... [MORE] |
Susan in PA |
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It was beautiful.....David Chase wacked us all....talk about thinking out of the box..the tv box....... [MORE] |
jf |
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David Chase left it up to our imagination to decide what happened at the end. It all comes down to... [MORE] |
paul |
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I'd like to think that maybe this was an artistic way but always come back to earth when someone's digging... [MORE] |
Caroline |
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The show will end with Tony walking down a driveway to get his paper in some cookie cutter neighborhood while... [MORE] |
mike k |
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I still like Tony and Paulie vs. the NY Mob... a shootout begins, everybody but Phil and Tony are dead,... [MORE] |
Ted R. |
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The ending of the sopranos is going to go like this... Phil is going to kill Paulie and Silvio is... [MORE] |
Marc Goldberg |
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What a rotten ending . Worse than any bad movie I have ever watched. The show was so slow tonite... [MORE] |
peter philbin |
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Tony and Melfi run off together and live in Italy, welcomed by the female boss. Furio is over Carmela and... [MORE] |
Manny V |
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Considering Tony's most recent infringement against the New York crew [after they harrassed his daughter], it seems quite plausible that... [MORE] |
eddie |
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The Smart thing here would be to not write yourself into a corner. If a movie is in the future... [MORE] |
George |
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AJ Kills someone, and Tony takes the fall for him. [MORE] |
Mike E Z |
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Tony cuts a deal with the FBI that if he reveals some terroist information they will overlook something he did;... [MORE] |
Charles Six |
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Tony by his pool, attacked by bear, dies face down in pool and ducks return with scene slowly fading out. [MORE] |
Skip Purnell |
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Tony dies from the black bear. It would be the only way i think he could go. it would be... [MORE] |
cory |
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Tony "got it" the last time we all saw him standing in the desert and watching the sun rise... It's either... [MORE] |
Mary D. |
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here it is, Tony is really the businessman from last year's episode and wakes up. It was all a dream and... [MORE] |
big daddy |
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i know the real ending--everyone invloved with ton'ys mob family dies, the only survivor is tony soprano,who leaves a charmed... [MORE] |
louie |
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Holy Cow Louie, guess you got some bad inside information. [MORE] |
Wes |
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That was the weakest and corniest ending. What happened did they run out of money? They should have hired writers... [MORE] |
kelly |
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Some of the best writers in television, and they cop the ending of a 1999 John Sayles movie. Rent "Limbo"... [MORE] |
Peter |
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Was the ending a cop-out? Not really. More like a metaphor of the entire series. Did we really expect Tony... [MORE] |
cao black |
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Like most of us sucked into another hour in front of the idiot box, I was ready for anything. Considering the... [MORE] |
MS |
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I, as well as everyone else it seems, hoped for a whole lot more at the end. In fact, when... [MORE] |
Mike Stewart |
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I thought that either the cable company went out or my uncles big cat stepped on the remote. That was... [MORE] |
Roy Schramm |
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I don't think that "The Sopranos" has ever catered to what fans expected. That's what made it so unpredictable and... [MORE] |
Cynthia |
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David gave us exactly what he wanted us to have. Tony and the family are having a normal dinner -... [MORE] |
melissa |
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A friend and i were talking and he told me that in the first episode of the season, where Tony... [MORE] |
Jessica |
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All aside about what people think happened to Tony... At the end Carmela said Medow will be late because she... [MORE] |
Renee |
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I'm thinking more and more that The Sopranos' ending is a masterpiece of ambiguity. All of us are closure-junkies, and... [MORE] |
Paul Levinson |
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Theories that Meadow will take over aren't even worth reading. Tony's idea of semi-retirement was quite interesting but now with... [MORE] |
Jake |
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furio needs to be wacked. nobody messes with t's women. [MORE] |
jerry |
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Hey Louie... I hope you don't use your insider's info for stock picks too!!!!! [MORE] |
Terry |
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I think Jimmy Fratiano is going to appear in the final episodes. They'll forgive him and he'll be appointed boss [MORE] |
Jake |
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Christoper OD's and Dies. Furio Comes Back for Carmella and clips Tony Phil wacks paulie Uncle jr dies in the nut house AJ marrys... [MORE] |
John |
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tony:jail , chris: od , paulie whacked, sylvio becomes boss because he out foxes phil leotardo aj married, medow, killed in... [MORE] |
walter moreland |
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I think that tony gets sent to jail for life and he forms a sexual relatilonship with his cellmate. Every... [MORE] |
bigtheoryfortony |
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I said it from day 1, he gets pinched, no bail,decides to rat with Christohper, take faimly to neverland.....but....Christopher changes... [MORE] |
suites |
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everybody knows nadda....... [MORE] |
vito salami |
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the tony we know is out alone...riding high on his hits. yet his favorites are gone..noone around to protect the... [MORE] |
lopes |
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Like the guy tony sorpranos character is shadowed from in real life {v o p } who turned rat and... [MORE] |
stickiefingers from new jersey |
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CHRISTOPHER WACKS TONY......HE STILL CANT GET OVER THE FACT HE WAS IN THAT ACCIDENT WITH ADRIANA SO LATE AT NIGHT... [MORE] |
WISE-GUY ANALYST |
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Tony, having been under tremendous stress and doctor's care, decides to retire. He and other members of his Jersey outfit decide... [MORE] |
Frank |
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I have thought about this many times over the years, on how the Sopranos may end. Here it is: Paulie's cancer spreads... [MORE] |
Joe |
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they must not have " men of Honor " in your town.. are you really serious...read some Mob books, watch... [MORE] |
anthony morris |
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I like you theory however lets not forget about Patsy ( whos twin was killed and he knows by Tony... [MORE] |
anthony morris |
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My ending goes like this. When Tony was in a Coma he was a decent citizen living a normal (non-mob... [MORE] |
Joe Baron |
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I thought the ending was not open ending but was meant for the viewer to think for a second. If... [MORE] |
yama j |
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You have to be able to recognize the brilliance in this ending. We were left hanging at the peak of... [MORE] |
Sam |
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The audience was executed in the end--That would be us! [MORE] |
Mike |
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Now that we all know how The Sopranos ended - and there is so much outrage and disappointment, I must... [MORE] |
JM Corr |
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Tony was killed.... in fact, the ending was genius if you've paid attention to the show or are just a fan... [MORE] |
Byron Faison |
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Right from the start of the last episode the music was the clue as to what was going to happen.... [MORE] |
Travis Bickel |
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Did anyone notice that the flip side of "Don't Stop Believin" was "Anyway You Want It"? This was not the... [MORE] |
Scott Fisher |
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My grandfather Known as MR GRIBBS ( not Carmine Tramunti) on the internet was the only one in the last... [MORE] |
Last Friend Of Jimmy Burke |
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I've heard Hill is a big time liar and am not surprised he fabricated much about Burke's "hits". Curious if... [MORE] |
Boston |
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boston ,jb was close to tommy , tommys wife ( cookie) was godmother to jb boy jesse james burke.hh had... [MORE] |
last friend of jimmy burke |
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Boston you are so right, HH is a liar. He was never in on the JFK heist' ,HH said that... [MORE] |
my grandfather's frienf |
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was a friend of his in queens many years ago .he was a great pool player. [MORE] |
mikeforgold |
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If jb did not do any of the hits or anything, why was he in jail? I would like to... [MORE] |
alex o |
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alex o JB was sent to jail for HH saying JB told him he hit richie eaton ( he was... [MORE] |
the grandson |
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Frank was shot in 1987 2 yrs after JB was sent to prison [MORE] |
the grandson |
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I agree some one important will get whacked, possibly at the funeral of Junior. (They can't reverse Junior's dementia, so... [MORE] |
Mike |
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I think that johnny sack will turn on tony soprano and cut a deal with the feds. Remember, he knew of... [MORE] |
A C |
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Paulie gets whacked by Phil, Phil moves to Hollywood and becomes an actor playing only Mafia wiseguys, Christopher runs to... [MORE] |
Hawk |
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lets be real, forget all the history and lets talk now. 2 situations but one real ending tony is to... [MORE] |
toll booths now thats organized time |
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chris turns on tony tony goes to jail just like what happend to nicky sarfo [MORE] |
sally beans |
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As in real life, the russian mob is stronger then ever and thus you can't count out a return of... |
JAMES LANDEN |
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I liked hat Russian gangster...thet makes sense. [MORE] |
Hawk |
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Ahh.. exactly how do you prove that? On what insurmountable evidence do you conclude that "As in real life, the... [MORE] |
Steve A. |
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I remember when Lilo Galante got whacked in the summer of 79. I had just met him a few months... [MORE] |
Nick |
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I think Tony is feeling the still burning anger of Phil. The whole Billy situation along with the fanook deal... [MORE] |
Steve Luca |
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Gene, I think the last graph of your aritle is great, especially with the visions of ducks flying overhead. Nick Nelson [MORE] |
Nick Nelson |
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Jerry, I remember Nardo Coppolla died on the patio with Galante and that Joe Turano was shot, but not killed immediately... [MORE] |
Thom L. Jones |
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i think , because of the way Anthony jr.acting these day's , there is still a possibillity he's gonna freak... [MORE] |
frits bos |
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Thom L. is correct. I should have written that the restaurant owner and another man were killed. The owner's son... [MORE] |
Jerry Capeci |
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I know Cesar Bonventre a Bonnano, but really a member of the all powerful sixth family in Montreal, was one... [MORE] |
Hawk |
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Tony goes to take the Crime Family from Johnny in New York City and gets kill in a shootout. A spin... [MORE] |
G.F |
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Patsy sets up Tony for revenge for his twin brother and goes w/ Phil. Tony goes to jail from the... [MORE] |
anthony Morris |
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The true is that there is not one true ending to the show. Davis Chase sent mixed signals during the... [MORE] |
tharmes |
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