Look, this series has just gone way downhill in terms of plot, character development, writing, and so on and so forth. To blindly praise the series just becaue it's "The Sopranos," in my eyes, is a little ridiculous and juvenile. This show used to be far better than it is now. If you disagree, fine. Enjoy the last few episodes. The rest of us will stick with our DVDs of the first few seasons.
The show has gone through several changes and transformations regarding how it's content, how its presented, interpreted, etc. We see similarities with music groups that have withstood the test of time. Bands like Metallica or Rush aren't anything like they used to be, but we still enjoy them, maybe moreso than before? I see the same with this show.
Possibly, I suppose, but there are still those of us who think bands like Metallica or Rush are but a shadow of their former selves. For those who are still impressed, I sincerely envy you.
boy, you really want to make this thread about you dontcha.we get it, you didn't like it. run along to the "kings of queens" thread now and discuss all the deep developments going on there.point is, the 2nd-3rd most major character died tonight, and with all the other stuff going on, that's far more interesting to me and most of us than your feelings on how the show has transpired since season 2.
I really don't understand the reasoning behind your semi-veiled personal attacks. I agree that Chris was one of the most important characters on the show. That much is obvious. What I am disappointed with is the (what I perceive to be) cheap way in which he died. You apparently loved this week's show - and good for you. I'm glad you were satisfied with it. Maybe it provided closure for you. But I didn't happen to like it. And why you seem to take my opinion personally, I don't know. Sorry if I've offended you by not giving this episode (and the past season or two) the high praise you have. I just don't think it has lived up to the high expectations it set for itself in the first few seasons. Maybe it's unfair that I hold it to that level - I don't know. I'm just happy that you love the show. No need to get upset with me just because you like the show more than I do.
the point is, a major development happened, and all you care to talk about is how much you hate the show. you've done it before, guess it strikes a nerve. was I totally happy about how chris died? not completely I guess, but I don't make the rules, and I thought the way they tied tony's complete disregard for it into the story was really well done. he's a monster, and chase is hammering that into our skulls now.I thought the whole series was amped up towards Chris killing T at the end, so yea, I was a little taken back by the way it went down, but the way they handled it was excellent, imo.edit: like chase has said countless times, everything is not cinematic. some people die in things as mundane as car accidents. not everything is a shootout.