Did Tony Soprano get whacked.

Elbaston

(Leaving J.Gandolfini out of this to r.i.p)

So to those who watched the series, is it a yea or a nae.

Killed or left to return to his life as a varsity athlete?

God if I ever meet the writer t'will be him gettin whacked ... with my wooden spoon.

kneemos

Got whacked over the head with a torch from Pepersons.

lkionm

Depends where he went in Ireland

Sir Humphrey Appleby

I know for certain he was not whacked, he went into witness protection and is working in our local chipper, he works the same shifts as Elvis, it was Elvis he told me.:D

TPD

Of course not. The final scene showed that his life continued but with a heavy air of paranoia over it.

Tornaxx

I've never watched The Sopranos but just bought the box-set. I don't think I want to watch it now...

Frank Black

yes

Toby Take a Bow

TPD wrote: »

Of course not. The final scene showed that his life continued but with a heavy air of paranoia over it.

That's what I used to think, but I remember reading somewhere that the director came out and suggested the opposite.

--Kaiser--

He's taking over the esplanade project.

TPD wrote: »

Of course not. The final scene showed that his life continued but with a heavy air of paranoia over it.

No, the final scene hinted that he was killed, it just didn't show it.

Allusion to The Godfather murder scene in the restaurant
Meadow makes 3 attempts before successfully parking - 2 unsuccessful attempts made on Tony's life thus far
Eating onion rings like communion wafers - last supper
etc..

claypigeon777

It doesn't matter.
The point is Tony is going to be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life.
Anyone who looks out of place could be a potential assassin.
This is the life he chose.

Dolbert

He's taking over the esplanade project.

He's hit by the guy in the Members Only jacket at the bar. They make a point to show him repeatedly glancing over at Tony, and then walking to the bathroom behind.

"At the end, you probably don't hear anything, everything just goes black" - Bobby

kneemos

Dolbert wrote: »

He's hit by the guy in the Members Only jacket at the bar. They make a point to show him repeatedly glancing over at Tony, and then walking to the bathroom behind.

"At the end, you probably don't hear anything, everything just goes black" - Bobby

Ahh.

--Kaiser--

He's taking over the esplanade project.

He was killed.
In depth analysis

anncoates

He's taking over the esplanade project.

For me, the ending (and other clues in that episode and the conversation between himself and Bobby) suggested he was whacked but they just wanted to keep it open for a future film or series and also to mess with people's heads.

It was a brilliant and subversive ending. I was one of the idiots that was getting up to check the Sky box thinking it was on the blink when

the screen went black.

Fr_Dougal

I ain't sayin'...

BraziliaNZ

He's taking over the esplanade project.

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

No, the final scene hinted that he was killed, it just didn't show it.

Allusion to The Godfather murder scene in the restaurant
Meadow makes 3 attempts before successfully parking - 2 unsuccessful attempts made on Tony's life thus far
Eating onion rings like communion wafers - last supper
etc..

That's a really clever post! More please!

banquo

He's taking over the esplanade project.

David Chase pretty much confirmed that he dies.

--Kaiser--

He's taking over the esplanade project.

banquo wrote: »

David Chase pretty much confirmed that he dies.

Yeah, I love when someone interprets a piece of work and then sticks blindly to their interpretation even after the author comes out and says something different. What does he know, he only wrote it?

ceadaoin.

He's taking over the esplanade project.

He died. This was pretty much confirmed by the writer

In the final scene, everytime we hear the bell on the door, we see Tony look at the door and then we see from his point of view who is coming in. The last time, we hear the door and where we would expect to once again see from Tony's point of view is just blackness. The suspicious guy that went into the bathroom shot him on the way out and he is dead.

cena

My cousins wife parents got there mob to wack him.

I've said too much.

--Kaiser--

He's taking over the esplanade project.

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

That's a really clever post! More please!

I posted a link above, here's another one. The hints are legion
http://thechaselounge.net/showthread.php?t=2204

The Backwards Man

It was only a TV show, it's not real.

Dead I reckon.. The Bobby quote on page1 is pretty good and I hadn't thought about it.
Just finished it last week. The best of many great shows.

BraziliaNZ

He's taking over the esplanade project.

having through about it, he must have been whacked yes. I never wanted to admit it to myself

kneemos

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It was only a TV show, it's not real.

So is Tony Soprano still alive.

fruvai

The Backwards Man

kneemos wrote: »

So is Tony Soprano still alive.

As alive as Bugs Bunny.

JP85

Did i accidentally walk into a time machine again and end up in 2007?

Micky Dolenz

spoilers FFS.

danniemcq

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

spoilers FFS.

I remember when someone told me the boat sank in Titanic, ffs like I was gonna watch it that night

philstar

He's taking over the esplanade project.

anncoates wrote: »

It was a brilliant and subversive ending. I was one of the idiots that was getting up to check the Sky box thinking it was on the blink when

the screen went black.

totally agree, genius

brilliant ending to a brilliant series

entropi

[Johnny Tightlips]I ain't saying nothing![/Johnny Tightlips]

Corvo

The ginger cat has significance.

When Christopher dies a ginger cat is seen staring at a picture of him in Tony's office / store. This is meant to symbolise Adriana who was obviously earlier "whacked" herself.

Above Tony's head in the restaurant is a picture of a tiger (or a big ginger cat!) and represents Adriana's almost karmic influence over Tony's death

jebus84

He's taking over the esplanade project.

banquo wrote: »

David Chase pretty much confirmed that he dies.

is there a quote some where?

Elbaston

Can you even sympathise with the character though ?

He was a scumbag, and in the end he could have got his comeuppance.