Personally, I thought this was the single most effective use of the anti-climax I have ever seen in film and video. This was absolute brilliance on Chase's part. He set up the final scene to make you get on the edge of your seat (and I was, even thought I knew how the show would end) and then he left you with nothing. Brilliant!!! This episode has been the buzz all over the country since it ended. There is not a single radio station talking about it. The outrage being displayed is incredible! The Sopranos hit the airwaves with controversy and they leave the airwaves in the same fashion. David Chase and company are freaking geniuses. All they did was guarantee themselves hundreds of millions of dollars (I said to my wife after the show that this will lead to James Cameron type money) when they movie series is shot. The old adage in entertainment is "leave them wanting more" and Chase left a continent begging, no pleading, for more of these characters. Brilliant I say, just f'n brilliant!!!
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