David Chase has shed definitive light on the divisive conclusion
"At the beginning of every show, he came from New York into New Jersey, and the last scene could be him coming from New Jersey back into New York for a meeting at which he was going to be killed.""I was driving on Ocean Park Boulevard near the airport and I saw a little restaurant. It was kind of like a shack that served breakfast. And for some reason I thought, 'Tony should get it in a place like that.' Why? I don’t know. That was, like, two years before.
"And I just thought, God, you watched this guy for seven years and I know he’s a criminal. But don’t tell me you don’t love him in some way, don’t tell me you’re not on his side in some way. "And now you want to see him killed? You want justice done? You’re a criminal after watching this shit for seven years.”For more Sopranos content, check out JOE's recent interviews with the cast and crew of The Many Saints of Newark, including Chase himself, over on our