re: In your opinion what happened at the end of the end of the sopranos?

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By the guy in the members only jacket?
Yes.

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This.

That (I believe) was the loudest use of music in the series. Every other time I can think of them using music, somebody is getting whacked.

Everything about that scene leads you to ONLY conclude that he gets killed. For me it was the music. I thought "oh shite" every time a family member walked into the diner. Worst being the drawn out Meadow. They let your mind wander as she parks her car and walks in. So many tight shots are used that in every other movie or TV show you know someone is dead. Then "who the frick is that a-hole" as the guy walks into the bathroom.

The cut to black was OK the longer I think about it. The audience would have been horrified and mad to see a shot of Tonys entire family covered suddenly in blood and brains as Tony gets whacked. Meadow's face covered with red spray like Silvio when the guy I don't remember got whacked. The audience is just left to fill in the blanks.