Entertainment Weekly unpacks that infamous cut to black in the show’s final moments.
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Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Sopranos' finale, “Made in America.”
Throughout its 86-episode run,The Sopranoswas a true TV phenomenon.
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BothRolling StoneandTV Guidedeclared it the greatest TV series of all time.
Does Tonys decision to give information to the FBI pay off?
Harris intends to trade any info for future goodwill in a potential trial.
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Tony meets with Harris and provides some new details hejust happenedto remember.
Or, as A.J.
(Robert Iler) puts it, at Def-Con 4.
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Does Tony end the war with Phil Leotardo?
It certainly isnt looking good in the episodes early minutes.
But calls like this one inadvertently help the FBI figure out his whereabouts.
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Just as unfortunately for Phil, Butchie has become disenchanted with him.
The war is over.
How does A.J.s relationship with Rhiannon turn out?
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A.J.s gradual coming-of-age arc is on full display in the series finale.
And it wouldve worked, too, if it hadnt been for that darned catalytic converter catching fire.
The car quickly goes up in flames, though the two lovebirds safely escape.
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Tony and Carmela (Edie Falco) are, quite understandably, pissed about the car.
Mom and Dad dont approve, and they tell him so, although A.J.
immediately reminds them that Tony tried to send him to military school years earlier.
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In an effort to steer him in a different direction, Tony tells A.J.
Tony tells his son to initiate the idea by Rhiannon and see what she thinks.
Where does Meadows future path seem to be taking her?
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(After all, you dont snap at the boss of New Jersey and call him Mr.
Fat Mouth unless youre truly on your last nerve.)
The next time we see her, shes waiting for her now-fiance, Patrick Parisi.
How does Tonys relationship with Uncle Junior conclude?
Junior (Dominic Chianese) is not in great shape when the finale rolls around.
Junior doesnt even blink.
He quickly realizes, however, that Junior doesnt have the slightest idea who he is.
All Junior can say in response is, Thats nice.
Tony storms out, shaken at the deteriorated state of his one-time rival (and one-time hero).
What happens in the final scene ofThe Sopranos?
The Soprano family plans to meet for a bite at a local diner.
shows up, and as the drinks arrive, we see Meadow struggling to park her car outside.
how his job is going.
As Tony, Carmela, and A.J.
dive into onion rings, Meadow finally parks and hurries across the street, heading for the door.
Does Tony die at the end of The Sopranos?
David Chase said it best: Whether Tony Soprano is alive or dead is not the point.
Then again, Chase has said a lot of things over the years.
No one was trying to be audacious.
We did what we thought we had to do.
People get the impression that you’re trying to f— with them and it’s not true.
What was annoying was how many people wanted toseeTony killed.
They wanted toknowthat Tony was killed.
They wanted to see him go face-down in linguini, you know?
So theres your answer… maybe.
Thats the great and terrible thing about an open-ended finale: It can mean anything.
If you think Tony survived, dont stop believing…
