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Ideal_Rock
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From another forum:
"If you go with the audience got whacked theory, but want to know why, I guess I have a theory that may make sense.
For the run of the series you can figure we were allowed to be regarded as members of the Family, so to speak, by being allowed to see things from the inside.
Tony himself made clear (earlier in the series) that when your time is up, one of two things will happen: either death or jail.
Our time with the show (and the Family) was up and sending millions of viewers to jail wasn't an option so we got "death", instead."
I like that. And another similar explanation:
"I've thought, read, and listened to scores of opinions for 48 hours and the lightbulb has finally come on. At first I thought Tony was killed and now...not a chance. "WE, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE" were the Number #3 hit, after Bobby & Phil. Our time time was up-not Tony's. "WE THE AUDIENCE" were the one's who were done for as the hour drew nigh-not Tony. Who does the bell toll for? It tolls for thee...Meaning "WE THE AUDIENCE". It was "WE THE AUDIENCE" who never saw "it" coming, being Chase's ending. WE were the one's who got "hit". That's why the uproar. Lights out and the music stopped for us-all done. Tony is fine. The people in the diner, were just that-people. It's been proven that the Member's Only jacket guy was a new cast member totally dispelling the "Nikki" Leotardo theory which was what Chase intended. Same goes for the rest of the bunch. All the shots were just building the drama similar to an Alfred Hitchcock movie. There's not one shred of evidence to say Tony was killed. People have complained about there was no closure in the episode? WTF?Think hard now. There was closure everywhere. Jr. gone senile-Janice widowed and destined to become like her mother; AJ and Meadow sellin' out their ideals-AJ for an M3, some HS skirt, and a dip-shit job his father got him; Meadow for a $170k startin' lawyers salary. Carmela, with death and chaos all around her, scans real estate ads for a new beachhouse. Ya know where her head has been from the beginning-$$$ and lifestyle; Adriana is reincarnated as a cat; and Paulie (my favorite) is the survivor. While all the young studs get offed, the old and wise hangs tough. And it's all summed up with the title of the episode, "Made in America" and the titles of the Journey songs as they were listed on the jukebox.
The ending was so absolutely fookin' brilliant, it just blows me away. Thank you HBO."
"If you go with the audience got whacked theory, but want to know why, I guess I have a theory that may make sense.
For the run of the series you can figure we were allowed to be regarded as members of the Family, so to speak, by being allowed to see things from the inside.
Tony himself made clear (earlier in the series) that when your time is up, one of two things will happen: either death or jail.
Our time with the show (and the Family) was up and sending millions of viewers to jail wasn't an option so we got "death", instead."
I like that. And another similar explanation:
"I've thought, read, and listened to scores of opinions for 48 hours and the lightbulb has finally come on. At first I thought Tony was killed and now...not a chance. "WE, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE" were the Number #3 hit, after Bobby & Phil. Our time time was up-not Tony's. "WE THE AUDIENCE" were the one's who were done for as the hour drew nigh-not Tony. Who does the bell toll for? It tolls for thee...Meaning "WE THE AUDIENCE". It was "WE THE AUDIENCE" who never saw "it" coming, being Chase's ending. WE were the one's who got "hit". That's why the uproar. Lights out and the music stopped for us-all done. Tony is fine. The people in the diner, were just that-people. It's been proven that the Member's Only jacket guy was a new cast member totally dispelling the "Nikki" Leotardo theory which was what Chase intended. Same goes for the rest of the bunch. All the shots were just building the drama similar to an Alfred Hitchcock movie. There's not one shred of evidence to say Tony was killed. People have complained about there was no closure in the episode? WTF?Think hard now. There was closure everywhere. Jr. gone senile-Janice widowed and destined to become like her mother; AJ and Meadow sellin' out their ideals-AJ for an M3, some HS skirt, and a dip-shit job his father got him; Meadow for a $170k startin' lawyers salary. Carmela, with death and chaos all around her, scans real estate ads for a new beachhouse. Ya know where her head has been from the beginning-$$$ and lifestyle; Adriana is reincarnated as a cat; and Paulie (my favorite) is the survivor. While all the young studs get offed, the old and wise hangs tough. And it's all summed up with the title of the episode, "Made in America" and the titles of the Journey songs as they were listed on the jukebox.
The ending was so absolutely fookin' brilliant, it just blows me away. Thank you HBO."
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