The conclusion to the Sopranos was amazing. I don't care what any of the TV critics or numbskulls on the sports radio say, Director David Chase ended it the way he wanted to, giving the bloodthirsty fans the finger. My theory... Tony is definitely dead. I will explain now.
Reason #1: Go back to the "Blue Comet" episode right before the finale. The flashback Tony has with Bobby is key. "You won't even hear the gun go off when you die" or something to that effect. Well, Tony looks up and ... Whats that? ... Oh yea, silence. Did you hear the gun go off?
Reason #2: Homage to the Godfather. In the Godfather, Michael Corleone gets up to go to the restroom right before he kills Virgil. He gets his gun ready in the bathroom, comes out, pauses for a second, bada bing bada boom, Virgil takes a few in the head. Not to mention the fact that earlier in the episode right before we see Phil's head burst like a watermelon, we see Tony holding an orange. Every time you see an orange in the Godfather, someone is about to die.
Reason #3: The two guys in the restaurant who were looking all sketchy weren't just nobodies. Of course they weren't! Would The Sopranos ever do that?! Hell no! The guy at the counter was the father of a guy that was involved with Tony's family a few seasons back. Tony had him whacked when things got a little out of hand. Revenge is at hand there. The guy who walked in was the buddy of another soldier who was working with Christopher a couple seasons ago. Christopher eventually ended up whacking the guys buddy. Yet another revenge scenario.
Reason #4: Tony has screwed alot of people. A ton of people in his run on the show. He has never truly suffered for any of it, always avoiding the law and maintaining power. Plus, even if they were to make a film, Phil is gone, Bobby is gone, Christopher is gone, Sil is probably not coming out of that coma, and the feds are waiting to move in any second.
The series is over. No film. Just the best ending possible. Classy and thought-provoking. I loved it.
So Roger Clemens beat the Pirates, big deal, who's next? The Kansas City Royals? These are merely an extension of Roger's minor league tour de force, preparing him for when the big AL bats come to town and put a shellacking on him. He's amazing for what he's doing at this age, but I still don't think he can single-handedly save the Yankees. Even if they go out and grab another big hitter - say a Mark Teixera or even Todd Helton - pitching is their achilles heel this season and it will not be improving no matter who gets healthy. Philip Hughes is NOT Francisco Liriano. Period
Seeing the Spurs manhandle LeBron and company is making me wish I was not a witness like Nike would prefer me to be. It's painful, Ginobili, Duncan and Parker are all better players than LeBron on the court right now, if only because they have one another to depend on. There will be no comeback in this series. The only reason the Cavs are even in this position is because Chicago tanked on the last day of the regular season, opening the door for Cleveland. LeBron will be seen again plenty in the Finals though...lest we forget that Jordan did not reach the Finals until he was 28. LeBron is 22. By the time he retires, he may hold the most rings of all.
The conclusion to the Sopranos was amazing. I don't care what any of the TV critics or numbskulls on the sports radio say, Director David Chase ended it the way he wanted to, giving the bloodthirsty fans the finger. My theory... Tony is definitely dead. I will explain now.
