A week to go before the final ep of the season. I didn’t get to see the previews… what did they hint at?
Has Chase commented on his reason why he decided to do 8 “bonus” episodes? Do you think that this last episode of the season will have alot of the elements of what he once intended to be the very last one?
I saw Carmella on Conan a week ago and she seemed to indicate that they had not been shot yet… although I could have misunderstood.
The last eposode is going to be the final set-up for the NJ/NY war that will be the final eight episodes.
How are they going to end the whole series? My guess is that AJ enters the life and the cycle continues.
I would like to see that, actually. And Tony pretty much has to die. I can’t imagine another ending that would be satisfactory, though I guess that’s what writers are for. 
Bumped thinking that there may be some added level of interest today…
Whatever happens, I hope Paulie gets it painfully. He’s really irritated me this season.
I have to say I wouldn’t be surprised if Tony dies in the end.
Forgive me, I am operating off of stuff I get in the Arab News (yes, I could Google, but you know …)
Is there is or is there ain’t going to be more episodes?
(I still think AJ will be killed.)
There will be one more season of eight episodes to be aired in early 2007.
Tony should not die of anything but old age. That would be such a cheap cop-out - he wouldn’t have to make any decisions about anything the writers have spent eight years building up - his life, morality, his family, the Feds, whatever. No way they’re going to do that, I’m sure they have something much better in store.
Also, I doubt AJ or Meadow will die. That would be too obvious - Godfather III already played that angle.
Yeah, but it would be interesting to see it with an actual, y’know…actor…
I don’t have any real speculation to add, but I do have to say that I love the title of this thread with the OP’s username…
T minus 3 hours now.
If you believe the rumors of a Sopranos movie, then Tony can’t die.
The Sopranos can’t exist without Tony. It would be like All in the Family without Archie.
Now, AJ is too dim a bulb to run the family, so if the cycle continues it will have to be Meadow. I don’t think fans of the show would miss AJ. Janice even less. Carmella could die, but not Tony.
As far as henchmen, Paulie, Sil, Christopher, Bobby… I say Chrissy bites it in this supposed “war”. Which I don’t see as much of one, based on size of families.
If Chase doesn’t take the movie deal, then Tony might die. There are only two ways out for Tony. Death or jail. Jail keeps him alive for a movie.
I wouldn’t be suprised to see Uncle Junior finally fade to oblivion tonight. He’s become completely marginalized and irrelavant to the story. And maybe Pauli or Sil. But they have to keep some of these around for the last 8 “bonus” (i.e. screw the public out of another season of HBO dvd’s) episodes.
Too much like The Godfather. IMHO the only realistic option is for Chris to take over.
End of series:
I think Tony winds up in jail on something possibly not even family related.
I’m pretty sure Chris has to die.
I could see Meadow staying in Cali and becoming completely disconnected to the family.