as a person who hadn't watched
the sopranos regularly for the last few seasons, even i was anticipating the much hyped (and very secretive)
series finale.
then after watching the episode, it made me wish i had just watched a rerun of desperate housewives.
*SPOILER ALERT* if you didn't watch last night's episode, you might want to stop reading.
after a violent second to the last episode (with the new york mob killing bobby and shooting silvio), it looked like the series finale would be a bloodbath and end with a bang so to speak. not to mention the surprise twist of dr. melfi dumping tony as a patient. but last night's biggest scene was new york mob boss phil leotardo getting shot in the back of the head in front of his wife and infant grandchildren. and on top of that, his head getting RUN OVER.
i will say that i chuckled at the scenes between paulie and tony and the stray cat. they provided some sort of comic relief (aj's scenes also provided a good chuckle--the army, trump, afghanistan) but in the end, paulie didn't sell tony out and continued working for him. but all the other scenes were the epitome of anti-climactic. tony's visit with his uncle junior was uneventful. but of course the scene everyone was talking about this morning...the final sequence with the family meeting at a restaurant for dinner. and between meadow having trouble parallel parking her car and people walking into the diner while tony's family is eating onion rings at the table, i was sure something would happen. all that tension! all the suspense! and in the end, NOTHING. cut to black. nothing for about 10 seconds. end credits. the end.
critics and audiences finally agreed on something...the finale left A LOT to be desired.
so it's been half a week now since the sopranos series finale, which means we've had time to reflect on the episode for a few days now. and although some interesting theories have manifested (i.e. that tony died), and others have debunked said theories.
