The Sopranos "Made in America"

Discussion of the Sopranos Season Finale

"The Sopranos" series finale aired on Cable Television Channel HBO, leaving fans with more questions than answers.

I watched the finale twice now, and read some of the show's community boards and blogs. I have some ideas about the ending of the show that I haven't seen on the blogs, so I am publishing them here. This is not intended as a summary of the finale, but as a discussion of the meaning of the finale.

If you haven't seen the series finale, this article may not interest you. Moreover, if you still intend to see the series on reruns on cable TV channel A&E, or DD, when it comes out, you may not wish to read this spoiler.

There is a comment section at the bottom of this article. Please feel free to reply with thoughts and ideas about the show.

The finale of the long running HBO Cable Television show has been long anticipated. Fans of "The Sopranos" stepped into the life of a criminal and that of his family. In many ways the Soprano family resembled an average middle class family, with family issues and conflicts going on at home. Tony Soprano went into the family business, which was the New Jersey Mafia.

The series finale begins with Tony laying in bed, looking like a corpse in a casket. He snorts and wakes up. He is in hiding at the mob safe house, with what is left of his main crew downstairs.

The title of the series finale was "Made in America". The title to the show. For example, in the episode that Christopher Moltisanti was killed in was named "Kennedy and Heidi". The names of the girls that hit Christopher's car were Kennedy and Heidi. In the episode named "The Blue Comet", Bobby Bacala was shot and killed while purchasing a vintage model train called The Blue Comet.

There were references to America made throughout "Made in America". The Feds talked about terrorism in America. AJ talked about the shallowness of the American way of life and terrorism. In the ending scene, there was a man sitting at the counter with a U.S.A. cap. "Made in America" could also have been a reference to the Soprano children, Meadow and AJ.