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The Sopranos Series Finale
Enough pussy-footing around; Tony died at the end. Sure, you can say it’s open to interpretation, but all signs point solidly to his violent death.
There’s the obvious (but somehow unmentioned elsewhere) reference to the Godfather: the guy at the counter goes to the bathroom—to get the gun that’s hidden there.
There’s the conversion with Bobby at the beginning of the 2nd part of season 6 where Tony says something to the extent of, “You probably don’t even hear it,” referring to being shot. With just enough time for the guy to emerge from the bathroom, the screen goes black and the sound goes out. You don’t even hear it. Don’t stop? Hardly.
Is there room for alternate interpretations? I suppose, but I don’t believe it. We saw Tony’s life going on in the last few scenes before the very end. Pauly tans his face with the reflector at Satriale’s; Tony rakes the leaves—you can see he wishes that the ducks would return;
Onion rings, circular, the circle of life…
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