Noen som fremdeles husker sluttscenen i The Sopranos?En ikke spesielt revolusjonær påstand er at foruten konspirasjonsteoretikere er det nerdene som ruler nettet. Av alle sære utlegninger jeg har funnet på nettet i alle årene jeg har beveget meg rundt der, er det imidlertid lite som slår denne bloggen om Sopranos.

Vi snakker om et essay som må tilsvare mange hundre sider i bokform. Utgangspunktet er: Tony Soprano ble drept. Bloggeren skriver:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I: How David Chase killed Tony Soprano: A look at the directing and editing in the final scene and the “Never hear it Happen” concept laid out by David Chase. Plus a closer look at why the other theories about the end just don’t hold up.

Part II: What does Tony’s death mean? How the themes of the final season and all 86 hours of the show lead to a family dinner in a small diner in New Jersey.

This section also includes:
Part II epilogue: “It’s all a big nothing”: Death and David Chase.
Part II subsection A: “Two endings for a guy like me”
Part II subsection B: “Holsten’s is the consensus”: Carmela in the final season.

Part III: The Symbolism of Holsten’s.

Part IV: The final season and The Godfather.

Part V: How 9/11, terrorism and the U.S. war in Iraq unlock the keys to the final scene in Holsten’s.

Part VI: Miscellaneous “Fun Stuff” that could only be created by David Chase.

Part VII: The Public Enemy and Goodfellas influence on the end of The Sopranos.

This section also includes Part VII addition: The real life inspiration for the ending.

Part VIII: Who Killed Tony?

Part IX: Kubrick’s 2001 influence on the POV pattern and the final scene.

Puh. Jeg kom halvveis i Part 1 før jeg falt av. Men jeg lot meg overbevise. Tony er død. Hva tror dere? Her er forresten sluttscenen, med The Journey´s Don´t Stop Believin´ i bakgrunnen. RIP!