re: What do you think happened at end of Sopranos (spoiler alert)

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it isnt a fade, it is instant black screen,

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Sorry - you're correct. It isn't a traditional "fade" - but I was groping for the film term and that was closest.

It echoes the, "You never hear the bullet with your name on it." It also strongly implies:

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a bullet in the dome for Tony

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Because it was tied in with the bell motif during the scene - we see the table in third person, bell rings - cut to Tony's POV. The scene repeated that until the end. Bell rings - black screen. Roll credits, "Don't stop....believin'".