It was sad to hear that James Gandolfi suddenly passed away yesterday. Tony Soprano is an iconic role and he was absolutely perfect in it. The final episode of the series left a bitter taste in a lot of viewers’ mouth pipes, though. Count me in the large group of rubes who thought their cable cut out. Regardless of whether you thought it was clever or disappointing, it left the lingering question, “So what the hell happened??” Was Tony murdered? Was AJ murdered? (unfortunately, probably not) Was the whole show all in a child’s head? Sopranos creator David Chase has always been ambiguous about the whole thing, which has just kind of further infuriated fans who want closure. Fortunately, the website below explains the circumstances of the ending in outstanding detail and is one of the best written and researched articles of its kind I’ve ever read. It’s longer than Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America, but it’s a must-read for any invested viewer of The Sopranos who has wanted a bit of clarity for the past 6 years. Granted, it may or may not be 100% correct, and really the ending is open to the viewer’s interpretation, but it does give you a lot to think about. There obviously won’t be a Sopranos movie or special follow-up episode now with Gandolfini’s death, so the end is now definitively the end.
http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/
In short (SPOILER, highlight to see): The guy in the Members Only jacket killed Tony.
Hard Ticket to Home Video 
Of course, I never saw a single episode of this and now, I have read the spoiler so it is ruined. Some friend!!
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I WARNED YOU YOU CAN’T SUE
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It won’t ruin it for you at all. It means nothing really and Brian is only speculating and spreading lies.
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Typical!!!!
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Turns out, Tony was on Earth the whole time!
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Turns out Tony was dead the whole time.
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I always thought it was weird that the dude sitting at the counter in the MO jacket looked like Steve Perry, all while Journey was playing in the background.
I’m also in the “WHATTHEHELLJUSTHAP{PENEDTOHBO?!?” club. When I realized how they got me, I couldn’t help but laugh like a maniac. I used to think Tony was alive and well, just because the show was all about this family striving for some semblance of normalcy, so it finally ends that way. Then I read that same essay one day.
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Well maybe with him dead his family can be semi-normal.
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“There obviously won’t be a Sopranos movie or special follow-up episode now with Gandolfini’s death, so the end is now definitively the end.” — although very sad, I think this is quite a good, nostalgic send-off for the big man. It’s terribly sad man. I freaking hate yesterday. 51 is far too young.
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Yeah it’s a damn shame. I’d hoped he’d latch on to another drama series and show more of his range other than tough guy with a soft spot.
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I’m saddened by the loss of Gandolfini. He was a great character actor with one iconic TV role that will never be forgotten….
That said, I’m one of those people who were pissed off by the end of the Sopranos. I know what he was “implying”, but that end is literally the biggest freaking cop out ever. I still get angry thinking about it. Honest to God, if he just uses a fade out there to the credits and keeps the music running, I’m completely content with the end. But the ambiguous sudden cut away was BS, Brian. 😦 (LOL, as if YOU did it) ha!
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