The Final Sopranos - "Made in America" - 06/10/07 Part II (merged)
06-11-07, 07:55 AM
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I figured out the Sopranos ending!
Okay, here's my theory:
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
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06-11-07, 08:01 AM
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Mr. JTH182, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
06-11-07, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mittman
Mr. JTH182, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
06-11-07, 10:15 AM
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If they were wacking us, that would have been a very nice way to go out. But that was certainly not the way to illustrate it. they could have had a shooter come in the door and point the gun towards the viewer, from the sapranos table point of view, shoot, and fade to black. Then you wouldn't know who got shot... that would have made some sense and still had that mistery to it.
But it's pretty obvious the view didn't get whacked, just jacked on a decent ending.
But it's pretty obvious the view didn't get whacked, just jacked on a decent ending.
06-11-07, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by JTH182
Okay, here's my theory:
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
06-11-07, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
what's interesting was that my SO's cousin who lives in Montclair new that they were filming at that restaurant (the name escapes me) for the final episode.
06-11-07, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JTH182
Okay, here's my theory:
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
06-11-07, 09:31 PM
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Actually, the idea of the viewer getting whacked, sadly, makes a lot of sense. Quite honestly this ending was a horrible, and cheap way to end a great show. I hate it when directors try to keep things open and vague because they think they are being clever. Since the ending is open to interpretation, here is my interpretation, Toney's Arab buddies successfully smuggled and set off a Nuke, which they got from the Russian mob who wanted pay back for Paulie and Chris's botched killing of that Russian guy, who survive and was the mastermind of this diabolical plot. And somewhere in Italy, Furio simultaneously shed a tear and a sigh of relief.
06-11-07, 11:29 PM
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People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
06-12-07, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by JTH182
Okay, here's my theory:
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
Many of us believe the ending signified Tony getting whacked. The quote by Bobby on the boat was "You probably don't hear anything when it happens." So it makes sense that when someone gets killed everything just goes black and silent.
What if the cut to black wasn't Tony getting whacked, but was actually the VIEWER getting whacked? Sort of a little tip of the hat by David Chase to all the loyal fans.
People were always complaining that there weren't enough characters getting whacked in certain episodes, so think about it... what if the last person to get whacked in the Sopranos was US??
The Soprano family lives on, but we can't watch anymore of them because we all got whacked.
It's gimmicky, but kinda cool when you think of it that way.
06-12-07, 07:13 AM
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Actually, the idea of the viewer getting whacked, sadly, makes a lot of sense. Quite honestly this ending was a horrible, and cheap way to end a great show. I hate it when directors try to keep things open and vague because they think they are being clever. Since the ending is open to interpretation, here is my interpretation, Toney's Arab buddies successfully smuggled and set off a Nuke, which they got from the Russian mob who wanted pay back for Paulie and Chris's botched killing of that Russian guy, who survive and was the mastermind of this diabolical plot. And somewhere in Italy, Furio simultaneously shed a tear and a sigh of relief.
06-12-07, 07:23 AM
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The middle-eastern guys that the FBI were after managed to release a new virus in north Jersey. However, something went wrong and it doesn't affect living people, it only reanimates dead ones. Now Tony and crew have to again deal with Richie Aprile, Christopher, Tony B., Vito, Livia, Eugene, etc., all returned as zombies.
06-12-07, 10:54 AM
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The Final Sopranos - "Made in America" - 06/10/07 Part II
06-12-07, 11:00 AM
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I for one liked the episode a lot - and I'm sure it's been mentioned in the previous thread, but I think David Chase basically "whacked" US (the viewer) - just like when Melfie shut the door - you knew it was over. We were able to view the Sopranos family and how it operated and in the end we got whacked - hence the closing shot. Basically - it's over.....
