You could be right, anyone could be.
Personally, it's my belief that Chase had no good ending so he just pulled the plug and let his fans twist in the wind. I never spent a second trying to figure out a meaning because if it wasn't filmed, literally anything could have happened or not happened when the scene went to black.
Here's what seems sure: had James Gandolfini lived, there almost certainly would have been a movie by now. Years later, the show is still intriguing and I'd bet there would be a big demand for a sequel movie and plenty of money to pay them all.
If a sequel film was planned, I don't think anyone would try to make the argument that a sequel with Tony would be a plot hole because Tony was definitely killed in the last scene of the HBO series. He wasn't. If it wasn't filmed, it doesn't happen in fiction.
Personally, I wouldn't spend any time trying to figure out what happened. Anything not filmed could be changed instantly.
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BourbonKing (5788)
4 years ago
Chase left too many clues suggesting it was a hit, HOWEVER, he also had key scenes between Tony and his defense attorney who snooped out D.A. inside information that they had an informant who could deliver the coup de grace charges that would put Tony away for life, so even if he wasn't whacked and if James never died tragically, the story of Tony Soprano in modern times would most likely be behind his prison cell, rotting away.
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strntz (12773)
4 years ago
In fiction, there's always an out. We saw Michael Corleone's goose all but cooked by gov witness Frankie Five Angels until they flew Frankie's brother in from Sicily to show up at Frankie's testimony. Just like that Michael is free.
Even so, they could have written Tony as convicted or not. Since any potential sequel film would have taken place years after the HBO series ended anyway, Tony could have spent 10-20 years in prison and the sequel could have taken place starting from his release.
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BourbonKing (5788)
4 years ago
How would you write in a conviction that only gives him 10 - 20 years and not a life sentence or combination of sentences due to the multitude of RICO violations he would have faced, as well as all of those 1st Degree murders?
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strntz (12773)
4 years ago
I suppose that would depend on what evidence the writers choose to make available to the feds .. *We* certainly saw all the crimes he committed, but the Feds still had to have the evidence to prove it in court.
Also, we can't overlook an overturned conviction (if they chose to go that way) for some bullshit procedural error or rights violation.
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