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No one locks in harder than an autistic person when they understand the logic behind something

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Kurumi cat shadow trend

Kurumi cat shadow trend

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HOLY FUCK

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home

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Everybody do the Duck King.

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I finally finished The Sopranos

So this won't be my thoughts on the ending itself, but my other thoughts on different aspects of the series as a whole, since I didn't get to document everything. (I sort of regret not doing that, but oh well.)

Knowing what I know about the ending, I can see how people were in arms at the sudden cut to black. I was born in 2001, so not only would I have been not allowed to watch a show like this, I would've been five turning 6 years old at the time of the ending airing, and therefore I would have little to no recollection of the series ending. But from what I've heard from people much older than me about the series finale, people were genuinely up in arms about the sudden cut to black. You have news channels documenting the ending, blog posts predicting a sequel or continuation, and your neighbors in denial. They believed that their cable blew out at the right time lol. I once read a comment under a clip of Richie getting killed that said everyone cheered in the condo they were in when he died.

But it makes more sense that the show ended the way it did. All the hints that were littered out in the last season ("You probably don't even hear it when it happens"), (Silvio not hearing the gunshot that killed the man in the restaurant), (Kevin Finnerty joining the "reunion") and Tony's reactions in the last couple of minutes prove that he died. I mean, Tony DID say to Melfi that the only way a mob boss quits is if they go to jail or die, and it's funny that these are the two likely outcomes Tony finds himself facing by the end of the series. Every time the door opens, he looks up, and we see what he sees. This happens a couple of times, but the last time he hears the door open, he looks up, and it cuts to black. I think the fact that it employs a "show, don't tell" method of displaying what happens makes speculating on Tony's fate more interesting, such that almost 18 years AFTER the ending, people are still talking about it.

Also, I'm glad The Sopranos discusses how outdated the mob is/would be in modern day. That scene where Patsy and (idfk I forgot his name) try to shake down a legally distinct Starbucks, the barista calmly tells him that corporate will have his ass if they notice something is awry. It makes me think of mob movies and how efficiently they operated back in the day before the advent of technology; back when local businesses were independently owned, thus making it easier to do racketeering.

I think the most interesting thing about the ending isn't Tony's fate—it's everyone else's. Silvio is in a deep coma, and it doesn't look like he'll pull through. Meadow is engaged and on her way to becoming a criminal defense lawyer. Paulie is alone with no kids, no mother, and no fellow crew members. AJ is networking with movie execs. Janice is still scamming people. Even if Tony survives the diner, things have irrevocably changed for the worse.

If I had to compare the ending to another well-known show like Breaking Bad, Walt's fate is more defined. Everything works out for Walt in the finale. He ties up loose ends, saves Jesse and he dies from his gunshot wound in a meth lab doing what he loved. Tony? Nothing turns up for him. His mob and blood family are broken; he could face a potential prison sentence since Carlo is testifying in court, his men distrust him, and overall, things look bleak. The only solace he has from his stress is eating dinner with his family. And even that gets cut short because...you know.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the show shook up pop culture. Tons of other shows have spoofed its intro. Tony Sirico was the voice of Vinny in Family Guy, and James Gandolfini even appeared on Sesame Street. The series did a lot to bring Italian-American stereotypes into the spotlight. While other shows have taken cues from antihero characters like Tony Soprano, none have had the same impact as guys like Don Draper, Walter White, or Tony himself.

Ending was awful.

10/10.

Loved it.

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and baldtana…

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I'm sorry but Fat Dom's death is comical to me. From Carlo's one-liner before Sil attacks him ("What'd they find up your mother's cunt?"), Sil jumping on Dom's back like a koala while screaming "Carlo!", Carlo saying "Sil hit him first" to Tony when he comes in and Tony being like "nope, not gonna deal with this" is just perfect.

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Medusa

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"Viewers at home, I promise you—Vito Jr. shitting in the shower is integral to the story." –David Chase, probably

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i love getting party wiped by six turn long supernova attack

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Season 6 is off to a mixed bag. You get moments like Junior shooting Tony, AJ wanting revenge, Silvio taking over as acting boss and it's all great. However, while you get the best part of the season, Tony's coma dream, you also get Vito's gay subplot. It didn't come out of nowhere, but the focus on HIM specifically, came out of nowhere. Why did Vito, a background character who had nothing to do aside from being gay and intimidating Finn get a whole section of a season dedicated to him?

This is something I noticed last season: the main plot is meandering. It's not going anywhere. Once Tony wakes up from his coma, everything just slows down after it and it's bugging me.

The season (I'm on Episode 9) is like a line graph where it starts off incredibly high and starts to dip, but picks back up and remains steady with small dips here and there.''