Sopranos, a week later
Ok, so my dad hated the finale.
I still like it, though I still haven’t entirely settled on what happened. But I’m pretty sure.
In a few weeks I’m gonna re-watch the last season (both parts).
I’m not going to post an interpretation or anything — thousands of other fans are doing that already, and I don’t have any insight that others don’t have. But here’s something kind of funny. Early on in the finale, for some reason, I started looking for imagery resembling “The Last Supper”. I don’t remember exactly why, but I think it was right after Bobby’s funeral, when everyone was grubbing that I started looking for it. Which is funny, because this image completely sailed past me until someone pointed it out elsewhere:
It was right there at the end, but in all the excitement, I completely missed it.
That was a weird moment anyway. Tony walks into the diner and looks for a place to sit. Then it cuts directly to this shot. It’s not exactly a jump cut, but it is weird. They were trying to call attention to this shot.
Another funny moment, which was likely identical to what happened in many people’s living rooms: When Phil said, “Say bye-bye to grandpa!” we all cracked up — several of us said, “Bye-bye Phil!” enthusiastically. Least surprising death ever. But very entertaining.
Like I said, I liked the entire finale, including the ending.
June 18th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/1406/1/
my favorite analysis so far…
June 18th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Yes, that’s where I got the screenshot.
It’s an interesting take on it. I think he’s spot-on at several points. I think he’s reaching at others, but it’s overall very good and interesting.
BTW, the onion-ring-communion-wafer thing? That was almost certainly intentional. I’m still not 100% as to the exact meaning, but its vague gist is apparent.
I’m not entirely convinced that he got killed. Just mostly. The lingering doubt revolves around “who” and “why”.
It’s still entirely possible that the final scene was a funeral for the show.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I thought that might be where you found the screenshot. Between the oranges and the description of death in another episode, I think Tony must have been whacked. I liked the episode, but only because I’ve only seen a few of them and didn’t have any investment. I think had I cared at all I would have been disappointed not to have it spelled out for me.