how did people react to this when it aired for the first time
Combination of irritated and perplexed, especially the dumber viewers. Personally I thought it was great, given Bobby's monologue in the previous episode.
Astute viewers were caught off guard but grew to appreciate it quickly. Normies hated it and screamed at their TV
>>216078646Everyone hated it and rightly so. Pseuds like >>216078668 >>216078706 existed but were on the back foot for years, but eventually won out through sheer midwit stubbornness.
I turned to my dad and explained to him that Tony didn't really die, the entire final scene is a potent metaphor illustrating how he will live the rest of his life in endless paranoia - a purgatorial twilight of his own making. He told me to stop being a faggot
>>216078646If Game of Throens had ended the same way, would redditors glaze it int he same way? All the same copes like >>216078763 would apply.
It was genius to just show him as a guy enjoying time with his family. Then the gut punch, the realization that one day there will be nothing, and it can happen as quick as that. Normies cannot comprehend death. They're hardwired to think about something else when it is brought up.
>>216078763attempts were made on his life all throughout the series though it's not anything new. Your father should have beat you.
>>216078646They went online and invented the theory about how Tony dies off screen. Then Chase took credit for that theory, cementing his status as genius writer. Even his utter failure of a prequel movie hasn't shaken the perception that he's some kind of Kubrick tier meticulous writer. Neither have all the sloppy moments, awkward dubs, and retcons throughout the show. That does make Chase a genius, just of marketing and self promotion rather than writing.
>>216078763He should have punched your mouth.
>>216078646most people thought their tv malfunctioned
>>216079053this 100% people assumed it was an HBO glitch because of how sudden it cut off
>>216079053and people say Zoomers are the stupid ones, kek
>>216078646O&A summed it up: https://youtu.be/WLFkEZ_43fk?si=210HlPwjOBDIm2TMI was watching it live and I thought my cable went out
>>216079098before humanity was wed to the rabbi in their pockets the average person didnt give a fuck about the technical minutia of how their television worked
>>216078754God forbid a show add some nuance to its ending instead of making a midwit blood fest that just tells you what happens…
>>216078646dimwits like seth macfarlane mocked it.
>>216078646Anger. Bemusement. Confusion. Arousal. Climax.
>>216078646At first, they wondered what's wrong with their TVThen, when the credits rolled, they were confusedFinally, the retards felt mad about it, and seasoned viewers loved it
>>216079287yes retard, endings are meant to tell you what happens, ambiguity is not inherently clever.>midwit blood festYou don't even know what midwit means. Midwits are genuinely smarter than you, you are a legitimate retard with delusions of triple digit IQ
>>216079657>>216079427>>216079098>peoples till think cutting to black and saying "choose your own ending!" is le heckin smart af
>>216078646People back then had not built high tolerance to SSRIs yet, so they didn't notice anything weird
tony was killed, the assassins were already in the restaurant. the "chimes" you hear are not from meadow entering, its from that stupid song
>>2160788191) Go back2) If season 7 ended with a black screen and there was no season 8 it would have been an improvement
I hadda take it easy
>>216079926>1) Go backr/Sopranos is literally the same as every fucking soipranos thread, take your own advice>2) If season 7 ended with a black screen and there was no season 8 it would have been an improvementSo yes, lazy muh ambiguity is brilliant storytelling no matter what the series
>>216079819The assassin was the guy in the “members only” jacket who goes into the bathroom behind Tony (like the scene in the Godfather that is explicitly referenced several times throughout the show)
>>216079098everyone thought Vince McMahon died when his limo blew up
>>216080211>everyone thought Vince McMahon died when his limo blew upgood
>>216078646The ancient romans had a word for that. asshole.
the real trvke is that the infamous cut to black is Chase giving 99% of viewers the middle finger. they were too stupid to pick up on the artistry throughout the show and just wanted violence and funny curse words, so they got the ending he felt they deserved
>>216080349the learned ones know that the fade to black was actually tony waking up from his indian food induced coma, and it was meant to lead into a new season but HBO did not want to work with david chase after he made some anti-semeric remarks directed at no one specific during a meeting
>>216080127I agree, it was the same dude who Tony said couldn't retire to Florida
>>216078646Appropriately. They were angry and thought their tvs cut off. Because no one in their right mind would view that as a proper ending.
A lot of filtered midwits ITTdavid chase is a genius
>>216080393Gene fucking hangs himself, retard. And they show the entire thing from the drop off till he pisses his pants and it's uncomfortable as shit to watch
>>216080463then it must have been his twin brother, fuck you want from me?
>>216078646My mom absolutely loved it
>>216080349lol no Chase thought it was really deep and profound, just like the endless coma episode and endless therapy scenes
>>216078763It's left ambiguous on purpose. You know tony won't receive a happy ending, if he wasn't going to be killed then he'd almost certainly be killed later or die in prison.
I always just assumed the last scene was about showing Tony's paranoia with a bunch of hints to previous threats to him (and just the way it was shot in general), and the cut to black with the journey song was more of a "it will happen eventually, but keep on rooting for him if you want," "keep on believing". Life goes on, but he's always going to be like this until the one time he doesn't get lucky, etc.It's fundamentally not decisive to do a cut to black, so I wouldn't assume it's supposed to be. Personally, I think it sucked
>>216078763if only these anons had dads: >>216080904>>216081091
>>216078646My dad said that everyone around that time thought the ending was bullshit after all the tense shit they had to sit through when it premiered. He really expected a dramatic and explosive ending. I got the ending spoiled for me many times (mostly thanks to family guy) before I got to watch the full series so my expectations were low. When I actually got to that episode, I was on the edge of my seat and realised that's how Tony was feeling 24/7. It was an absolutely brilliant ending and we're still going to be talking about it for the rest of time.
>>216081333you will be, but only because you are mentally incapable of moving on from the mindset of your teens
>>216080436How did /tv/ come full circle back to "um being spitefully vague and obtuse is based actually" consoomer logic
