pantherclub
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You are all idiotsCompletely agree.
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packersfan
Footballguy
That was my first reaction. I was like "Unf.....believable."Then I realized that was the actual ending.And then I realized Chase decided like many other shows he wanted to end his show without actually ending it. Some might call that creative; others might call it a cop out.
Bowbiejuke
Footballguy
That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...... who will it be? It's only a matter of time. Tony's time wasn't tonight, but it will be sometime soon...I think.
Agreed.Chase did sell out. Thus the ending we got.You are all idiots
mr. furley
Footballguy
sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
Kiddnets
Footballguy
I freaked out and screamed - cursing and checking my Tivo!!! My wife just laughed and said thats the ending you idiot - told you that show sucks!!!
How is that any different then the way he has lived since he became boss?That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...
T
The Bad CEO
Guest
This is what I thoughtI'd read that cut to black as being Tony's instantaneous departure. He was shot by the guy coming back from the John. Without Tony there is no show so upon his death we end.What the hell.
The show was about Tony, and I guess we all ended like him... HOW IN THE F ARE YOU GOING TO END THE LAST EPISODE WITH TONY HOLDING THE BADDEST GUN THAT HAS EVER BEEN ON THE SHOW, AND NOT LET US SEE HIM USE IT!!!!!! 
(Capella was right) 
Way to blow it Chase 
pinda
Footballguy
GiantsRule
Footballguy
*SIGH* There's always one...
mr. furley
Footballguy
Nipsey
Footballguy
I wasn't expecting bloodshed, just a solid finish to one of TV's great series.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
T
The Bad CEO
Guest
The whole show I said: "Why start new plots?"
Silver & Black
Footballguy
Say what you want about creativity, leaving it to the viewer to decide what happens...whatever.
The bottom line is the audience and the fans were cheated. I didn't need the big bloody ending or money shot or whatever....I simply wanted an ending.
Freaking Chase took years in between seasons at times, made us suffer through dream sequence, week after week. Hundreds of story lines left swinging in the breeze.....
I don't think it is too much to ask to make the finale worthwhile and give the fans satisfaction in the ending, one way or another. He took the cheap way out and dissapointed the very people who made the show great.
What a tool.
The bottom line is the audience and the fans were cheated. I didn't need the big bloody ending or money shot or whatever....I simply wanted an ending.
Freaking Chase took years in between seasons at times, made us suffer through dream sequence, week after week. Hundreds of story lines left swinging in the breeze.....
I don't think it is too much to ask to make the finale worthwhile and give the fans satisfaction in the ending, one way or another. He took the cheap way out and dissapointed the very people who made the show great.
What a tool.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Look, Chase hasn't answered any major questions in how many years? Why would anyone think he would start now ?
***I am still pissy I about the Russian in the woods***
***I am still pissy I about the Russian in the woods***
fsufan
Footballguy
i has all the lights off watching, so I thought the electricity went out
Kiddnets
Footballguy
Didn't mind an "alls well" final - but the way it happened was just a cluster F. Only characterization is the post before about him living his life looking over his shoulder - but the other angle - did he get shot - leaves it too open for a finale IMO. Just fade out - don't make the quick cut!sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
gump
Footballguy
6 Feet Under
Or that AJ is a typical 19 yo #### up who changes his mind every other week.
CRay
Footballguy
It feels like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book:
Choice A) the guy comes out of the john with guns blazing taking out the whole family
Choice B) Tony gets taken down by Carlo and the Feds
I think either way you want to read it Chase implies that Tony was going down...he just wasn't going to tell us which way. At first I was , but then I thought, genius.
Choice A) the guy comes out of the john with guns blazing taking out the whole family
Choice B) Tony gets taken down by Carlo and the Feds
I think either way you want to read it Chase implies that Tony was going down...he just wasn't going to tell us which way. At first I was
, but then I thought, genius.
mr. furley
Footballguy
just curious what you were hoping for from it? what ending woulda satisfied you? and for that matter anyone else?serious questionI wasn't expecting bloodshed, just a solid finish to one of TV's great series.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
packersfan
Footballguy
I'm not disappointed there wasn't a lot of bloodshed and as I posted earlier today Tony's family has always been the most prominent theme of the show, so I'm not surprised Chase ended it with all of them together (or attempting to be together). I just think it was a very unoriginal ending. Other shows have done the "it's not really an ending ending" so I don't see a lot of creativity here. Given how Tony was looking up from his seat and not behind, there's no reason to believe the guy from the bathroom had come out to shoot him. He looked up and saw Meadow and that's how the series ended. I suppose going silent could be a way of referencing his death (like "24" does with its silent clock) but I'm not sure I buy that either. I wasn't expecting a grand shootout and "Scarface" type of ending but I was expecting more. Maybe in time I'll reflect and think more of the ending but my initial response is one of disappointment.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
shake zula
Footballguy
That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...
Its different because Tony doesn't feel invincable for the 1st time in his life... GiantsRule
Footballguy
Seinfeld was actually brilliant in its own way. Same with Roseanne. People still rave about the end of Newhart to this day (even though it was a boring POS.) NYPD Blue had a satisfying ending. St. Elsewhere is one of the most talked about finales in TV history.And that's just off the top of my head. No excuse for Chase's latest BS.
mr. furley
Footballguy
yeah, well, he got what he wanted.. millions of people talking about the show right now.Didn't mind an "alls well" final - but the way it happened was just a cluster F. Only characterization is the post before about him living his life looking over his shoulder - but the other angle - did he get shot - leaves it too open for a finale IMO. Just fade out - don't make the quick cut!sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
pinda
Footballguy
I kept looking at the clock thinking how are they gonna do this in 3 minutes. Lol, I guess they weren't.
The cut to black instead of fade to black makes me think that he is dead, but yeah who knows. Lots of questions still which is messed up. Didn't pay off for the fans who have been loyal to this show throughout it's messed up scheduling.
The cut to black instead of fade to black makes me think that he is dead, but yeah who knows. Lots of questions still which is messed up. Didn't pay off for the fans who have been loyal to this show throughout it's messed up scheduling.
packersfan
Footballguy
Or the series ended with the family eating onion fries.
corpcow
Footballguy
I need to rewatch it. There were times I thought it was going to be interesting, but perhaps I'm most upset that there was too much closure on certain things. A lot of it felt cheesy to me. Complex loose ends were tied up with amazing ease, especially the whole Butchie thing.The whole thing at the end with her driving a Lexus and getting married and getting a job offer for 170k was incredibly lame. (By the way, there's no ####### thing as "pre-law", and talking about a 170k a year job at a law firm when you HAVEN'T GONE TO LAW SCHOOL? Give me a break. Paralegals, which is what she would be, make under $100k in NYC, and that's the 45 yr old career paralegals, not the hot 23 yr olds). And AJ driving the BMW and having everything go right?I don't know. It felt like the cheesy ending to a movie like Mean Girls to me, regardless of what that guy was going to do when he came out of the bathroom, and regardless of what Carlo was going to testify about. Maybe the hype was too much and it can never live up to our expectations - and I would have been fine with things being left open, but the cheesiness got to me a little.
You mean like the time he reached out to Phil when he was in the hospital to convey the life lessons he learned from his near-death experience.That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...Its different because Tony doesn't feel invincable for the 1st time in his life...
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Nipsey
Footballguy
What ending would have been satisfying? Any ending.just curious what you were hoping for from it? what ending woulda satisfied you? and for that matter anyone else?serious questionI wasn't expecting bloodshed, just a solid finish to one of TV's great series.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
mr. furley
Footballguy
RAIDERNATION on suicide-watch?
jamny
Footballguy
What ending would have been satisfying? Any ending.just curious what you were hoping for from it? what ending woulda satisfied you? and for that matter anyone else?serious questionI wasn't expecting bloodshed, just a solid finish to one of TV's great series.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
packersfan
Footballguy
Newhart's was freaking classic. Hill St. Blues did well with its "life goes on as always" ending. I hated St. Elsewhere's ending with the fire of a thousand suns. Seinfeld's was disappointing as well. NYPD Blue's was OK.
mr. furley
Footballguy
What ending would have been satisfying? Any ending.just curious what you were hoping for from it? what ending woulda satisfied you? and for that matter anyone else?serious questionI wasn't expecting bloodshed, just a solid finish to one of TV's great series.sorta what i expected from the finale.all the people expecting a bloody shootout must not have been paying attention for the past few years.
that was an ending. 
ThisGuy
Ignored by Nipsey
The difference is YOU have never lived it. Tonight is as close as it going to get for a lot of us. Tell me you didn't get more tense everytime that door opened.How is that any different then the way he has lived since he became boss?That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...
shake zula
Footballguy
I guess...You mean like the time he reached out to Phil when he was in the hospital to convey the life lessons he learned from he near-death experience.That's not bad.You're missing the point. Tony is going to have to live the rest of his life wondering if the next guy through the door will be "that guy". We all know Meadow was coming through the door there. But the bell ringing, the hunter looking dude, the slimy looking guy, the ...um...black guys...
good point though
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Yo, people, Cheers had a really good last episode.
As for tonight, I will have to rewatch it again, but the whole thing was pretty underwhelming, and the ending, which I sort of get, just wasn't satisfying.
As for tonight, I will have to rewatch it again, but the whole thing was pretty underwhelming, and the ending, which I sort of get, just wasn't satisfying.
_4_
Footballguy
Here is something that is kinda cool - Tivo has the capability of logging immediate replays of scenes, stopping of recording and the like.
Count me amongst the people that, when it went black, immediately checked to see that it was still recording - hitting record and then confirming that I wanted it to continue recording. I'll be interested to see the number of people similarly "fooled".
And for what it's worth, despite the ending being "unsatisfying" for the viewer, it was edge of the seat tense - but really ended sort of as I predicted, with onion rings as opposed to vanilla ice cream.
Count me amongst the people that, when it went black, immediately checked to see that it was still recording - hitting record and then confirming that I wanted it to continue recording. I'll be interested to see the number of people similarly "fooled".
And for what it's worth, despite the ending being "unsatisfying" for the viewer, it was edge of the seat tense - but really ended sort of as I predicted, with onion rings as opposed to vanilla ice cream.
