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Originally Posted by Uncle_Ted
I don't have a problem with the lack of a big "drastic" ending (something like Tony getting whacked, arrested, put into witness protection, other family members dying, whatever). The problem I have is that the episode flet like it was really building towards some kind of real "ending", but instead it built toward ... nothing. When the Journey music kicked in loud, and the scene kept jumping around, it really felt like something special was going to happen, something that forever would make you think of "that awesome final scene from the Sopranos" every time you heard "Don't Stop Believing". But instead of the final scene being a crowning, redeeming achievement for the series, it was the last, greatest disappointment in a string of recent underachievements.
To me it felt like Chase tried to get too cute with the ending, and instead it came off as him being a lazy, selfish jerk.
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The main part that pissed me off about the final episode is the viewers still had to put up with more psychiatrist shit. The shrink stuff was okay for the first couple seasons to set up Tony as a mob boss with real problems, but it didn't need to drag down every single episode.
I have a question for the Soprano experts out there. Who was the character that popped Phil? I know the actor is the guy that played Bill Guarnere on "Band of Brothers", but he seemed to come out of nowhere this season. I'm thinking maybe it was an actor replacement for a character that has been on the show for a while.