The ending couldn't have been any better.
Absolutely brilliant.
Tony's won. Phil's own crew set him up. That battle is over.
Carmela has her "spec" house.
AJ's got a good job "making contacts" in the film business.
Meadow's got her career on track.
The two black men, the man occasionally looking toward Tony, then going into the bathroom, Meadow rushing to get her car parked; it was all just just to show us how much we've made the characters and what happens to them important to us.
Nothing was going to happen and nothing did happen.
And maybe Tony will forever be looking over his shoulder (as we do for him, and as he should). But his biggest battle yet to come will be the FBI indictments and trial afterward. His lawyer flat out told him (and us) it was coming.
Those who haven't kept up on the show (and seen every episode), will in no way understand any of the tension that was rising at the end. Because there won't be any for them. It won't make any sense to them.
No, this episode was for us: the true fans who've stuck it out since Day 1.
It was for those of us who know the Sopranos inside and out, and have made them a part of our lives.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think any other ending would have been as satisfying.
Absolutely brilliant.
Tony's won. Phil's own crew set him up. That battle is over.
Carmela has her "spec" house.
AJ's got a good job "making contacts" in the film business.
Meadow's got her career on track.
The two black men, the man occasionally looking toward Tony, then going into the bathroom, Meadow rushing to get her car parked; it was all just just to show us how much we've made the characters and what happens to them important to us.
Nothing was going to happen and nothing did happen.
And maybe Tony will forever be looking over his shoulder (as we do for him, and as he should). But his biggest battle yet to come will be the FBI indictments and trial afterward. His lawyer flat out told him (and us) it was coming.
Those who haven't kept up on the show (and seen every episode), will in no way understand any of the tension that was rising at the end. Because there won't be any for them. It won't make any sense to them.
No, this episode was for us: the true fans who've stuck it out since Day 1.
It was for those of us who know the Sopranos inside and out, and have made them a part of our lives.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think any other ending would have been as satisfying.
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