It was ballsy, gutsy, and controversial. Why end the series with the biggest mystery and unanswered question of all: what happened next?
LOST's creators always said they were quite impressed by the Sopranos ending. A few even teased that they wished they could make a move like that ending.
The controversial end of the Sopranos left die-hard fans wondering, debating, creating their own theories, yelling, screaming, crying foul and pondering what that hole was going to to be filled with just bitterness. If it sounds familiar, this is the same carnival ride from die hard LOST fans after its finale.
LOST answered some questions, but skirted or refused to address the Big Ones.
The Sopranos left everyone literally in the dark.
Until now.
Chase tells Vox that Tony Soprano did not die in the restaurant scene.
One mystery solved, but more questions arose. Why not? Who were those men? What happened?
It was telling a young child she can have a cookie, but then just give her a picture on one.
The revelation left die-hard fans wondering, debating, creating their own theories, yelling, screaming, crying foul and pondering what that hole was going to to be filled with just confusion.
There really was no reason for the Sopranos creator to make such a statement. It does not help explain the ending at all. It does not give closure to the series that many fans wanted from their show. It sort of rekindles the negative emotions of many fans, who may have moved on after struggling with their own personal resolutions.
Lesson: at times it is better to leave things be, for good or ill.
