Soprano's Series Finale

It has been more than four years since Tony, Carmella, Paulie and Silvio said goodbye to American audiences and HBO, but the debate still rages on....

Did Tony live or did Tony die?

Two camps have been set up based on your opinion; either you're a LIFER or you're a DEATHER.  And just like Israel and Palestein, this war shows no signs of ending.

For the uninformed, the series ended with Tony looking up from his table and the screen cutting to black for 30 seconds before the credits started.  DEATHERS contend that the diner was filled with potential murderer's whereas the LIFERS contend that the diner just featured people eating.

Both camps agree that one man, MEMBERS ONLY JACKET GUY, could have posed a threat. The Deathers believe he is the murderer of Tony Soprano, while Lifers, like myself, see this guy as serving no purpose other than to add tension to the final scene.

Now David Chase, the writer and creator of The Soprano's will never give the loyal viewers the apology they deserve; not just because the ending was so vague, but because he constantly kept us waiting more than a year between seasons, and the last season done in two parts was utter shit.

What neither side of the argument seems to be capable of seeing or admitting is that the DEATHERS are given credible evidence to argue that Tony is dead, while the LIFERS are also given credible evidence that Tony is alive.

But what neither camp seems to be able to say is, "we're are both right and we are both wrong because there is no definite ending."

The ending was left open to interpretation, but the viewers denounced interpretation and that is what makes me the most curious.  What makes us need concrete answers to a fantasy television show?  Why can't we accept that we don't know, or why can't we come to our own conclusion without have to tell others there conclusion is wrong?

I have never witnessed a more heated and lengthy debate about the ending of a tv show, and in a way Chase deserves credit for the way he ended his show.

I on the other hand think it was a clever way to get us fans not to notice who shitty the last 16 episodes really were.

Go to Imdb right now in the message board section and I guarantee you another debate has started about whether Tony lived or Died.

The show is over.  Who cares what happened to Tony.  He was a prick.