The more I think about how Chase ended this show, the more I like it. Chase did this superbly!

With the happiness of his favorite football team scoring a touchdown, he said: "damn, we're going to win this thing!"

Don Cardi i agree an amzing ending just keeps you guessing so which do you guys think is worse in the Aprile crew? Carlo stand up guy one day then FBI rat fuck the next or Vito being gay?

That's two records broken today. I think I broke a record in the salary cap game with a -43 for my ps.

All i know is that i will be revisiting the first season tonight. I sort of miss seeing all the boys on the sopranos together. Big Pussy, Jackie Aprile, Mikey Palmice.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Maybe some should put a little thought and imagination into the finale... My VERY FIRST reaction (for like a few seconds) was like WTF?? (First, WTF happened to my cable, then, WTF happened to the ending). After a few seconds, I was like, "wow.... how powerful, and open-ended - we can take what we want from it, life goes on..."

And if the DVD set comes out with Clue endings - all the better! Cuz we'll have like 6 months to mull over it, and then see what could've happened in different ways.

The more I think about it, the more BRILLIANT I think it was!

And you have to admit - people are talking about it, for sure!


I thought the same thing!

I bet HBO will be the big loser here. Now that it is over the rest of the HBO lineup is very weak.

A few episodes ago Phil Leotardo was carrying on about the spelling of his (last) name.... now you spell it "SPLAT!".

To those of you not in the New York area.... all the local tv stations are airing the late news and they're all carrying stories about the finale. Many of them are reporting from "The Bada Bing" where they aired the show to a tremendous audience.

It seems about 50/50 (as to who liked it and who didn't).

So when the final DVD comes out will Chase leave the ending as is, or will he do everyone justice and have the last couple of minutes of the show on it?

I have a question.
So if Paulie wasnt working for New York, why didnt Phil Leotardo put bounty on his head with all the other New Jersey crew?

because new york only wanted to kill off "management" and obviously Paulie isn't management. He's just become a capo now.

My initial reaction? WTF???? I am so disappointed and confused. The ending was in no way, shape or form anything like I had visualized. I really was left thinking what the hell happened. I wasn't sure if Chase expected us to "assume" that something happened by such an abrupt ending or what.

Some good scenes; Tony realized Junior totally lost it; AJ still has a couple screws loose; I love the cat staring at the picture of Chris and how it bugged Paulie. Janice joking about getting in shape to find another husband.

I found myself wondering/worrying that in the end scene, when Meadow was trying to find a parking space, that either she was gonna be saved because of the time it took to park, or be killed. The two guys in the restaurant, I thought, were gonna do the "hit", but that didn't happen. Then the freakin' screen went dark, and I'm thinking my tv went out, but no, it was over.

I did notice the songs Tony was looking at, and I don't recall that if in the very first episode of the show, if it involved the family at the table, thus ending with the family together. However, all and all, that still doesn't cut it. I was very disappointed in the finale.

Yet, I guess I'm very protective over our little crime family, because I didn't want anyone in the family to get killed, especially the kids, so I'm glad that didn't happen. However, it would have made for one great (if not very sad) ending. I think it could have been much better.

I'm rambling because everything's popping in my head at once.

TIS

But this brings up another question, if Paulie is only becoming a Capo now, then what sort of bump did he get in season 2?

No he has been a capo not of the biggest money making crew tho

The hit was ordered on the "executives" only.... Tony (boss), Silvio (consigliere) and Bobby Bacala (underboss).

but paulie was underboss. bobby was just a capo.

I couldn't believe that Bobby was ranked higher than Paulie.

Paulie just became the consigliere now... he had been a capo before.

Thanks, yeah now i remember. Chris took over his crew while he was in jail during the fourth season.

I think Paulie was ranked higher but he didnt have the brains he was an enforcer more than a thinker

So the rumors of Tony leaving and giving the family to Paulie are untrue.

well while tony is in trial Paulie will prob. be running the family

I think I'm with TIS on this one...I mean, TV is ENTERTAINMENT! In my opinion (and I absolutely hated the show personally), but the finale of SIX FEET UNDER was a lot better of an ending for a series...as a viewer, you want to get a little closure and say goodbye, not jump out of your chair and check the satellite receiver! I was all but positive I'd see the "721--searching for satellite signal" message there at the end!

No knocks on Chase, he gave us what he wanted us to see, and set up the posibility of some continuation, down the road, but...

I expected a little more in the area of catharsis, or conclusion, or...something.

Okay,
Bobbo

What, there's a probelm with me thinking the episode was good? I thought the ending was odd but not awful, it could have been better.

The restaraunt scene was a microcosm of Tony's life. At any point, anyone could kill him.

Uncle Junior was just on Channel 2 right now (NY), and coming back up -- the newscaster who-or was "reporting" that "most fans were disappointed" after checking out AOL forums - please - AOL users?

If Paulie was never a thinker, then why would Tony have him be consigliere. And another thing, consigliere to what crew. Who's left?

People still have/use dial up? Someone should inform them that it isn't 1998.

i still think Paulie may have been working for Phil Leotardo. it' s a possibility.

Chase was channeling el hombre Andy Kaufman those last few seconds methinks.

I kid, but still.

Paulie was a capo for awhile. None of their titles were "official" but since the birthday fight between Tony and Bobby we see Bobby sitting in on all the Family decisions (making him an underboss).