End of Days: Sopranos Finale

HBO’s hottest show ended tonight in a sort of anti-climatic way. The Sopranos. Family show or fantastical killing spree? Whichever way you saw it, it’s sad to see it go.

I have mixed feelings about the finale. On the one hand, I didn’t see a few key plot points being wrapped up at all. Silvio was still in the hospital, and although they alluded to the fact that he’d never wake up, I was left a little unsatisfied.

But I did feel the show went out in a very Sopranos-like fashion: with family. I think it was oddly symbolic that Journey’s song “Don’t Stop Believin” was playing in the background and started just as Carmela walked in. Tony’s way of saying “I’m still here. Don’t give up just yet” to Carmela, his family and the audience.