To be this late to the Sopranos? SPOILERS

It is the best...Toooonnnneeee!!!!!

There's an interviewer with the writer/producer who confirms the ending. It is so tense,,,

I've just started rewatching it for the third time. My gosh it's good. I have a big problem with Lorraine Bracco's stilted wooden acting but even she kind of works in it. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco are both perfect

He wasn't whacked. We were because we saw too much.

Came across this thread, massive sopranos fan since the original run. Tony is dead in my opinion, could have been anyone. I've been in holstens walked through the same door as the guy that goes to bathroom it's actually the ladies lol .

Best tv series ever made

No…it was an erotic transference and she knew it wa happening

the psychologist in the show, did she really fall in love with tony ? the one that made the sound once and tried to over analysis

Gosh I’m so glad it’s not just me. I desperately try to watch west wing and just can’t keep up

I’m in shame! 😂

https://sopranosautopsy.com
Website analysing each episode.
The last episode can be seen as Tony's last supper, there are also a number of camera shots lingering on the Exit sign. It's so clever.

There’s a breakdown of the final scene somewhere online.
if memory serves me correctly the actual hitman is the man who goes into the restroom?

'I know sometime people describe tv shows as a slow burn whenever they are really just mediocre but Mad Men remains in my top tv shows.'

I absolutely love Mad Men too. Jon Hamm as Don Draper is one of the most gorgeous men to ever appear on screen. Wonderful script and performances all round. I love how steadily it's paced and how very melancholy the whole thing is

The writers did say a couple of years ago that yes, the ending was death for Tony.
Such a good series, we’ve watched many times.

One of my favourites TV series for sure. Excellent, excellent, excellent!

Infact, reading all your comments is tempting me to watch it all over again.

I hated the ending though, even if I do believe he was killed, I just like a definite ending in everything I watch.

Paulie had some great one-liners, he had me in stitches.

i was late to this and watched it for the first time about six years ago, initially reluctant to view as didn’t think it was my kind of thing. But after two episodes I was hooked .. I binged watch it, in fact I actually had to call in sick after the last episode as I’d cried so much .. actually looking back maybe that wasn’t healthy lol
You’ve now made me want to watch it again!

@FinnJuhl I know sometime people describe tv shows as a slow burn whenever they are really just mediocre but Mad Men remains in my top tv shows. Maybe stick with it a bit longer? Is a big time commitment I know. But again character development and story arcs are excellent.

I watched it when it first came out. A friend and I used to share a vhs recording of weekly episodes that’s how long ago it was!
ive watched many of the other tv series listed as the greatest of all time but The Sopranos has always stayed top for me. So last year, I rewatched it all the way through again with 17 year old DS with some trepidation in case it wasn’t as good as I remembered. Wow!

It has definitely aged and I think things like the degradation of women and the casual racism of the characters would still be there but shown differently if made today. That’s a good thing imo. But the writing and story arcs remain sublime.

Plus I’d forgotten that one of my favourite characters was responsible for the death of my absolute favourite- Adrianna.

And my conclusion second time around is that Tony was whacked.

Is that when they are lost in the woods? Made me cry laughing.

Yes, he definitely died. I didn't know what was going to happen before I watched the last episode, but I'd heard there were people confused about the ending. The series was from Tony's pov for the most part so when he's gone - that's it. Made perfect sense to me.

I also "got" the thing that they did with the bear and I never normally see those sorts of things. Looked it up and there's stuff about other animals like the ducks and things.

The creation of the characters are soooooo good. I've watched it through twice. Interesting how they make people who do awful things likeable in parts...epic plot twists.

You should watch "Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos" if you have a chance. I thought it was fascinating as David Chase grew up with the Mafia as a backdrop to his life.
I thought the last Sopranos episode Made in America was excellent. Obviously there is the double meaning of the word Made, but Tony is surrounded in the diner by all the references to the American Dream as well as Don't Stop Believing being played on the jukebox - also about the American Dream. There's so much going on in the background of each episode of the Sopranos, you could watch it on repeat and still see new clever details.
I'd recommend Breaking Bad if you've not watched it before and you like the Sopranos. Also about the moral decline of an interesting character and terrific acting.

I watched it during lockdown, but it's a hard watch it you are sensitive to racism and homophobia - slurs galore.
But the Pine Barrons episode gave me a ab workout like nothing has before, for how funny it was.

@CarmellaSopranosKitchen your username 😄