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51 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant End to Television's Finest Hour, September 22, 2007
So much of what's said abut the final season of The Sopranos refers to the last five minutes, as people unfortunately overlook the best nine episode string of the entire series. David Chase's last season of television's finest program is full of all the qualities that attracted viewers and critics for the past decade. Characters live in a world where death is a possibility each day, but aren't shown to be gods or royalty. Rather, viewers see in them all of the emotions experienced in every family, as Tony, Carmela, Christopher and the rest of the cast share their memorable loves, hates, dreams, failures...and meals.
Season 6.2 has three distinct parts. The first four episodes are "last moments in the sun" for some of the more important characters. Bobby and Janice retreat for a weekend on a lake with Tony and Carm; Johnny Sack battles a new enemy in prison; institutionalized Uncle Junior spends his last moments of sanity running a card game and mentoring a young killer; and Hesh fears for his safety when Tony owes him money and seems reluctant to pay.
Next, the season moves to the difficulties of AJ and Christopher and how both problems affect Tony. Tony takes a backseat to other characters in the opening episodes of the season, but he's never been more laid bare than in how he deals with his literal and figurative sons. As with the ambiguous nature of the show, Tony at times appears to be a heroic, thoughtful and brave, while other times, he's a monster.
Finally, the last two episodes end in the much anticipated war with New York, as successful and unsuccessful hits are targeted at the show's biggest players. A sense of closure is reached with Tony's relationships with his rivals, his crew, his family and the FBI, but as everyone in America knows, nothing concrete is declared about his future. Does he live? Does he go to prison? Will his crew survive? Those questions aren't answered, Chase`s last gift to his viewers, as people can continue turning this show over in their heads for years.
I wasn't there when The Tempest first played at the Globe, and I didn't see The Beatles at Candlestick Park. But Sunday Nights at 9pm on HBO, I saw my generation's finest contribution to pop culture and to literature, with the final season providing a closing act worthy of such a masterpiece.
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22 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant show comes to an end, July 30, 2007
This season was filled with some of the darkest hours these characters have ever faced and from the openning episode you could tell that things were coming to an end. I can't wait to complete my collection to what is probably the greatest television show of all time with Tony Soprano being the reason to watch tv. This is one of the first ever shows I got into enough to buy on DVD and the final 9 finished up with probably the best stretch of episodes to end a season ever. Starting with "Walk Like A Man","Kennedy And Heidi","The Second Coming", "Blue Comet" and the finale "Made In America" all simply amazing I don't think there will be a show like this for a long time R.I.P. The Sopranos but at least it lives on in the DVD's. The cast of this show is like an all star team of actors James Gandolfini,Edie Falco, Loraine Braco, Michael Imperioli the list goes on hope they all win there deserved Emmy's once again.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Chase took the brakes off!, October 22, 2007
In previous seasons, violence has always been apparent. It has never been over done, it has always occurred but then things calmed down again. In season six part two, the violence finally explodes. The brakes come off. The very worst of each character, their essence, is portrayed. This is not as subtly as previous seasons, but it works.
It is a closing season,and it offers closure. Paulie is a nostalgic motor mouth loner. Bobby is a nice guy who finally kills, and by return karma, gets killed. We are left in no doubt that Tony Sr is a selfish and nasty piece of work, who's "bonhomie" manner is no cover for his violent inner self. Tony Jr is his father's son in that he gets depression and thinks deeply, but pampered by his family's wealth, lacks his father's steely inner core.
Season three was the most enjoyable, but this runs it a close second. The ending is fine...we have been shown a window into The Sopranos' world, and now it has closed.
The one quirk which has been noted by another reviewer is the odd storyline of Tony borrowing money off Hesh. It is only 200k, the sort of amount one has seen him stash in a flower pot at home before. Tony suffers gambling losses, but one feels his character shows more restraint than to gamble to the extent to be so badly in need of a relatively small amount of money.
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