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Brief comment on Sopranos finale

Okay, I saw the finale at 6PM, the east coast feed. Permanent link to this item in the archive.
I don't want to spoil it, but if you saw it too, you'll understand my one word commentPermanent link to this item in the archive.
Jeff Jarvis thought it was an appropriate end. Permanent link to this item in the archive.
Interesting theory. The blackout at the end was Tony's death. Remember the conversation with Bobby in episode 1. It is interesting, and tempting, but the show was never shot in the first person, not from Tony's point of view. It seems if Tony was killed, we'd see it, even if he didn't. Permanent link to this item in the archive.



     

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