I'm very surprised at people who are complaining/whining about the ending. I would have thought fans of The Sopranos would be a little more insightful. Yes, Tony and Bobby theorized about whether you hear it when it happens, or does everything just go black, but I mean - That's just ONE Scenario. If we had seen the restaurant get blown up, or Tony had been "whacked" - would that really have solved anything? Do people really need to be hit over the head like that? Apparently some do....
The thing with Meadow not being able to park? - It did lead to the "drama", but - probably more a reminder that through all the turmoil/tragedy that they go through - they are still like us - "real" people, who still try and muddle through the daily grind/problems that each of us do. The onion rings? - The fact that life keeps going around? Is there really any "ending"? All the suspicious looking characters in the diner? Well - duh - That's how Tony has to live - Constantly looking over his shoulder, knowing that his life could end around any street corner..... FBI Agent Harris - helping Tony find Phil, and then get "excited" when he learns of it?! - Priceless! Were WE "Whacked" - at the ending, like so many other people who have come in contact with Tony, as his life continues? Even the theory that Adriana re-incarnated as a cat? (One of my fave "speculations" ;) Or - is the Cat some type of Grim-Reaper? ;) Those are just some of the things that are Supposed to make us THINK.....some people should try it sometime... :p
They probably did spend a little too much time on A.J., and a "Dream" sequence with Christopher and/or Big Pussy perhaps might have been a little more compelling. And yes, you can say they certainly left the door open for a Sequel/Movie - but, who can blame them - let's face it - like the Seinfeld characters, Are we really going to buy into them in other roles that they will try and play in the future? No....Gandolfini will Always be Tony, as well as pretty much the rest of the clan....
So - just "think" a little bit more....What made the show SO Great, was the constant underlying Imagery/Symbolism. A simple, "All Tied up in a Pretty Little Bow" ending would not have done a show like this justice at all. As the Journey song played in the background - "Life goes on, and on, and on, and on....... ;)
The thing with Meadow not being able to park? - It did lead to the "drama", but - probably more a reminder that through all the turmoil/tragedy that they go through - they are still like us - "real" people, who still try and muddle through the daily grind/problems that each of us do. The onion rings? - The fact that life keeps going around? Is there really any "ending"? All the suspicious looking characters in the diner? Well - duh - That's how Tony has to live - Constantly looking over his shoulder, knowing that his life could end around any street corner..... FBI Agent Harris - helping Tony find Phil, and then get "excited" when he learns of it?! - Priceless! Were WE "Whacked" - at the ending, like so many other people who have come in contact with Tony, as his life continues? Even the theory that Adriana re-incarnated as a cat? (One of my fave "speculations" ;) Or - is the Cat some type of Grim-Reaper? ;) Those are just some of the things that are Supposed to make us THINK.....some people should try it sometime... :p
They probably did spend a little too much time on A.J., and a "Dream" sequence with Christopher and/or Big Pussy perhaps might have been a little more compelling. And yes, you can say they certainly left the door open for a Sequel/Movie - but, who can blame them - let's face it - like the Seinfeld characters, Are we really going to buy into them in other roles that they will try and play in the future? No....Gandolfini will Always be Tony, as well as pretty much the rest of the clan....
So - just "think" a little bit more....What made the show SO Great, was the constant underlying Imagery/Symbolism. A simple, "All Tied up in a Pretty Little Bow" ending would not have done a show like this justice at all. As the Journey song played in the background - "Life goes on, and on, and on, and on....... ;)