Unsolicited Opinion: How The Sopranos Will End

There’s a ton of guesses over at Vulture from marginally to well- informed folks in the entertainment industry on how the Sopranos finale will conclude.

Without having read them, here how we think it will end:

Tony DOESN’T die, however many of those around him including his family members (likely AJ) do. His crew is essentially demolished, his family is decimated by tragedy and what’s left of it leaves him.

He is left alone, the last man standing, either on the run, or at a moral crossroads of what he should do next.
And then it ends. And that’s all the closure we’re allowed.

Ok, that’s pretty damn vague, obviously, but I’m not Nostradamus and about to guess wildly at plot details. But I really don’t think the Feds are going to have much to do with the conclusion or any straws that break anyone’s back. Tony is selfish as fuck and many are speculating that he’ll rat out to the federalos to save his skin, but we think that’s too weak and thin.

Whatever happens, don’t expect Paulie Walnuts to EVER end up a snitch or bitch informant. There is apparently a clause in actor Tony Sirico’s contract that stipulates he will NEVER play a rat on the show (the Brooklyn born actor who plays Walnuts, apparently lived a shady and real life of crime back in the 1960’s).

Here’s the Cliff Notes on the entire saga in seven minutes if you want a nice, albeit fast, recap.
*Updates*: Whoa, Will Leitch’s theory at Vulture is fantastic and very probable.
“It’s been so much fun watching people guess how this show is going to end. And that’s been going on for years,” Stevie Van Zandt aka Silvio Dante told MTV News in a piece where both he and Bobby stay mum. “And this week, it’s even more crazy. When Silvio got shot this week, Bruce and [the rest of the E. Street Band] were watching it. I got a lot of sympathy calls this week. I gotta get shot more often.”

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