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Tell me honestly that your heart wasn't beating like a hummingbirds in that final 6 minute diner scene. David Chase knew everyone was expecting a violent conclusion in some manner, so instead of exciting some and angering others by writing his own ending, he left it to the viewer. This is not a cliffhanger as some are suggesting. There will be no movie. Gangster films historically make little at the box office. (The Departed won the Academy Award and barely broke even).
This was it and anything was possible. David Chase is such a master storyteller with subtle references throughout every episode, that my dad and i had probably guessed half a dozen possibilities by the time the screen went dark. As most know, the episode titles are clever references to key plot sequences. Last week The Blue Comet referred to the train Bobby was holding when he was killed in the model train store. My dad and I were guessing all episode where Made in America would come in. Then we noticed the suspicious man in the diner wearing the USA cap. Could this be the hitman? Then the other lone suspicious man, possibly middle eastern, who entered the bathroom and made us think that this could be some random bombing. (The last two episodes really upped the terrorist talk, and in real life, NJ has been the scene of some actual plots). It didn't help that they kept cutting to Meadow struggling to park, as if her inadequite parking skills would somehow save her live. (Bravo to the wide view of the front of the restaurant before she ran across the street. It was reminiscent of the restaurant firebomb scene in Goodfellas). To further add to the tension, they slowly played a classic late seventies rock song to a crescendo while the anticipated/suspected drama was about to unfold, ala 'Sister Christian' in Boggie Nights. Then they perked the stereotypes in all us Caucasians by having two urban African American youths enter at the end to suggest a possible take over robbery and a random killing. Anything was possible, including nothing at all. The Soprano's clan could have simply enjoyed their meal together as a family once again, and then continued on with their endless trials and tribulations like the rest of us. Well done.

The ending portrayed what the series was really about all along -- Tony as a regular guy with a regular family and all the good and bad things that come along with that. His son is still a mess, his daughter is just now starting to find her way, his wife is trying to make a name for herself apart from her husband, his uncle's mind is gone with Alzheimer's, and his sister is still out for what's best for her.

The fact that Tony was a crime family boss made the whole thing far more interesting, but it wasn't ever the main focus of the series. And once Phil was gone, you could almost feel things settling back down to business as usual, to the extent that's possible for someone like Tony.

Overall, the ending left a lot of things still open, just like in real life, and that's what made The Sopranos what it was.

Seriously? The people who disliked this episode cannot possibly have the intelligence to understand it. I am sorry that you didnt get it, but it was perfection. I actually laughed at the end...us true fans should have predicted it. Loved it.

And I would like to second the comments made by another true fan.....if you dislike it so much, continue to watch American idol and Flavor of Love:)

i cant believe after all these season's this is how it ends.does anyone know a good psych dr. i need one now..thanks tony for all the sunday nights i stayed home and out of the bar...leonard