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Sopranos holy crap moment.

Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:28 am
Posted by HuskyPanda
Philly
Member since Feb 2018
1750 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:28 am
So I was watching old clips this morning and came across this clip of Tony between life and death
Life and death.

Brilliant scene of Tony at the crossroads wanting to enter the house, which represents the afterlife and Tony hearing his daughter calling out his name from the beyond. Then it happens. White screen for a few seconds before he is shocked back to life.
This is a stark contrast from the last scene in the series where it just cuts to black, leaving us wondering if he is dead.

I think this is a hint that yes, he is dead. There are many hints in the show that he died, especially with Bobby saying that you probably never even see it coming. This scene just may be another clue of his death.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
15032 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:34 am to
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I think this is a hint that yes, he is dead.



I'm pretty sure one of the writers or creators of the show let it slip out in an interview that the final scene was indeed Tony getting killed. I don't think he meant to but it slipped out on him
Posted by HuskyPanda
Philly
Member since Feb 2018
1750 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:54 am to
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I'm pretty sure one of the writers or creators of the show let it slip out in an interview that the final scene was indeed Tony getting killed. I don't think he meant to but it slipped out on him


Yes it was show created David Chase during a radio interview. My thing was that The Sopranos was big on imagery and dream sequences to give subtle hints throughout the show. This scene was a major visual clue to Tony’s demise.
I’ve watched every breakdown video on the last scene and I know now that the guy in the member’s only jacket shot him.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86548 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:56 am to
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This scene just may be another clue of his death.



I've watched the show once and read about the finale as well, but I'm very much a casual and not nearly as invested or into the show as many other folks. With that said I still can't even fathom how anyone could think that he didn't die. Like we have mountains of evidence that he did, yet the only evidence that he didn't is "well it wasn't shown".
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89595 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 8:57 am to
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leaving us wondering if he is dead.


Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15820 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:04 am to
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Like we have mountains of evidence that he did, yet the only evidence that he didn't is "well it wasn't shown".


Do we even know if Tony was ever alive? He could have been a ghost. His birth was never shown, so…
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
48841 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:07 am to
He’s dead, baw.
Posted by pevetohead
lurking behind sonic
Member since Apr 2017
2614 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:09 am to
The last 4 episodes (Kennedy & Heidi thru Made in America) of the final season is one holy shite moment after another. I know at the time people were disappointed but I think the final season is as strong of a final season as you can get. Basically one big victory lap for the show.
Posted by pevetohead
lurking behind sonic
Member since Apr 2017
2614 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 9:24 am to
Also another interesting theory I have heard is that Tony is living in the moment he was killed over and over again in his own personal hell. The way the scene with Junior and the Holsten’s scene is shot is very akin to the final scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Like David Bowman seeing his older self at a distance, Tony walk is into the front of the diner and as he is staring straight into the camera it cuts to what looks like his POV, but in actuality is Tony sitting down at the booth. Either it’s just a clever camera technique or it means something more.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
79817 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:40 am to
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Sopranos holy crap moment.


Murmur clocking Lauren Bacall with one punch.
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37603 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:47 am to
Great, great show. That is a great scene as well.

I wish I could have watched and experienced it live
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Arkansas
Member since Jun 2009
13309 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 11:54 am to
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Do we even know if Tony was ever alive? He could have been a ghost. His birth was never shown, so…
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Arkansas
Member since Jun 2009
13309 posts
Posted on 5/26/22 at 12:09 pm to
Does anyone ever do a rewatch on The Sopranos and as you get to the last season you start to get sad because you know it's coming to an end? I do. Fortunately, shortly after, I'll start another watch through and get happy again.

Maybe I'm fricked up, but I really do get sad during the last season knowing that it's coming to the end.
Posted by TigerBornTigerBred
Member since Mar 2014
1342 posts
Posted on 6/1/22 at 11:57 am to
And it cut to black because without Tony there is no show.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
49722 posts
Posted on 6/1/22 at 1:23 pm to
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Does anyone ever do a rewatch on The Sopranos and as you get to the last season you start to get sad because you know it's coming to an end?


On rewatches I get more and more annoyed with Christophah's stupidity and Adriana's accent.


Never get annoyed with Adriana arse shots.


Actually, all the Jersey accents start getting fricking annoying.
Posted by V Bainbridge
Member since Jul 2020
7795 posts
Posted on 6/1/22 at 1:37 pm to
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Tony at the crossroads wanting to enter the house, which represents the afterlife and Tony hearing his daughter calling out his name from the beyond.

Only good part of probably the worst episode in the series IMO. The other life storyline dragged bad.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21206 posts
Posted on 6/1/22 at 3:21 pm to
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Do we even know if Tony was ever alive? He could have been a ghost. His birth was never shown, so…



It was Purgatory. They were all in Purgatory the whole time. Fade to black means it didn't work and he's head for Hell.
Posted by OnlySopranosQuotes
Wess Carwell, Wess Carwell
Member since Sep 2021
12 posts
Posted on 6/2/22 at 5:32 am to
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This scene just may be another clue of his death.
You must’ve been at the top of your frickin’ class.
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