The Sopranos ending, they say explained. Well, I am not quite sure I agree.
He continues to add more fuel to the fire. Personally, it felt that it was all hinting towards finality, and as David Chase said a long time ago, if not tonight, then it would be another time, but the end was heading inevitably towards Tony getting killed.
You read any book on the Mafia where they list the cast of characters and what happened to them, the majority end up prematurely dead, dying of cancer in prison, disappeared, or witness protection. It is a short sharp life of high excitement, risk, dodging the law, treachery, and as Carmela once said to Tony, "it's like you have a piano suspended above your head", or something to that effect.
The wives see and know what is going to happen, because they will be the survivor, and have to suffer the consequences. Loss of husband, lifestyle, friends, support system, effect on their children, etc.
My own feeling, is that the clues were put in previous episodes.
Just a few subtle hints, but I obviously admit, that no one knows for sure.
But here are my "glimpse of the end" moments.
1. When AJ is recovering from his suicide attempt, (I think, this is from memory),
he walks down to the kitchen one morning, and Carmella and Meadow are getting ready for breakfast, Carmella makes a comment like "Happy to see you" (finally)", something to the effect of "Welcome back" to the real world.
AJ clicks on TV and there is some "on the ground" Iraq troop coverage, there is a loud explosion and both Carmella and Meadow's heads whip around startled.
"What was that???", Chase also turned up the volume a bit on the explosion to give it more impact. I felt intuitively that this was the family's reaction to Tony getting killed.
2. Again, sorry, this is from memory. But an episode or two back, I think it is Paulie talking to Patsy at a funeral, and Paulie says "It's all yours now".
Patsy acknowledges this comment. He was able to get away from the ambush at the Bing, by running down the small stream, when Sivio got shot, (the natural successor to Tony). It seemed his payback for his twin getting killed.
It seemed to be an indication and fullfillment of what Phil and his henchmen agreed, "We decapitate, and do business with what's left" = Patsi.
Against this: The Mafia code says you never kill a guy in front of his family.
If a hit, it echoed the murder that the guy in "members only" had to commit, when he received the inheritance, wanted to get out, and instead was given the job to kill the guy in the restaurant. Remember, he wiped the tear of blood from his eye and wiped his finger on the map. (Incidently, I think I read somewhere that mexican gangs have a tattoo code for their killers which is a teardrop tattooed by the eye, meaning something like you kill without shedding tears).
3. It could be the guy at the bar in the members only jacket did the murder, but, why sit at a bar and give everyone the chance to get a good look at you?
Unless, he was a zip from Italy, do the hit, out to the pickup car, and within a couple of hours, on your way back to Italy, and the guy looked Italian.He also did not seem to be a conversationalist, also could be a clue that he was Italian, out of town, and thereby protecting the family that has Tony whacked.
Three points, but after watching each episode many times, it makes sense to end things just as everyone's life is about to disintegrate. And one more thing, Tony's interest in JFK, theoretically killed by a bullet to the back of the head.
Although we know better of course.
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