The Sopranos: Season 6, Part 2

On the first run-through of Season 6B, I thought it was really good, but a bit underwhelming at times, especially early on, but after watching the season a second and then a third time, I can safely say that The Sopranos went out on top. Was it their best season? I cannot say that, as it is hard to anything to top Season 2, which is arguably the best season of any television show ever, but Season 6B was outstanding, nonetheless. It was definitely a darker season than we were used to, but the high quality was still there, in spades.For me, one of the highlights of the season was the continuing buildup and the eventual resolution to the Tony/Christopher arc. Animosity between the two had been building for several seasons, and it finally came to head. At the end of "Stage 5," when they hugged following the baptism of Christopher's daugher, you could see it in both of their eyes...there was nothing left. Both were empty inside towards the other, and I thought, this is not going to end well. And it didn't, as we all saw in "Kennedy and Heidi." Without going into too much detail, I can honestly say that no episode of the show shocked me as much as this one, not even "Long Term Parking," which I still regard as the best 60 minutes of television ever. In fact, no matter how times I see "Kennedy and Heidi," I am still shocked and amazed at how everything transpired. The feel of the episode is unlike any other in the series, and it was at that point where you knew that there would be no redemption or salvation for Tony Soprano.Which brings me to "Made in America." What happened? We will never know for sure, thanks to the creative mind of David Chase, who left it up to us to decide what Tony Soprano's fate was. Personally, when I watched the ending live as it happened, like so many other fans, I was not happy with it. I was like, "that is it?" But after watching it again, and after taking everything into consideration, there was enough there for me to draw my own conclusion as to what Tony's fate was. Sure, David Chase could have made it nice and easy, but most fans of The Sopranos know that he was never about wrapping everything up in a nice and neat little package. Chase always liked to make his viewers think, and he ended the show by making us all think. Kudos to him for not doing the "typical" ending. He took a chance, and the finale is now one of the most talked about television shows in history, and will probably remain so for a long time.Ultimately, while I would have loved for The Sopranos to go on and on, the show went out on top. Very few shows can say that, but to me, it is only fitting that what I consider the best dramatic television show ever did in fact go out on top.

Even though the theme of the last nine episodes was sadness, boredom, and unfulfillment, I felt none of these things after the final credits rolled. The last nine episodes of the Sopranos are monuments to the superlative abilities of everyone involved in this groundbreaking series. The writing and acting have never been better. When Robert Iler as AJ finally puts together a good performance, you know the series is running at a high pace.For myself, the Sopranos has always been about moments that you're thinking about long after the episode ends. I've never gotten chills watching the Sopranos until the final episodes, and this season was full of chill-inducing moments. Carm asking "Is this it?" in the opening scene. Paulie's Big Pussy dream. The huge fight Tony and Carm have over her housing profits. Chris stumbling into his house and then his heartbreaking confession in "Kennedy and Heidi." Tony and the Nevada desert. Tony saving AJ from himself. Bobby talking about his son while buying a toy train. Too many heartfelt looks and hilarious lines to remember.And of course, the final episode. To those that always complain about the open-endedness with which the Sopranos is written, the final episode did a lot of bow-tying. Every character was shown, and given some closure. As for the final scene, who knows what happened? Tony existed in the story before we started watching and he and his family will exist after the series ends. Maybe Tony died in that diner. Maybe his whole family died with him. Maybe Tony died twenty years later of a heart attack after eating too many greasy onion rings. That pop culture moment attained its immortality by allowing every viewer to have their own ideas. I'd imagine the Sopranos fans that hated it were hoping the Members Only Jacket man was paid to kill Tony by the vengeful triumvarate of Furio, Ade, and the Russian, but that's just absurd. The final season is about so much more than the last minutes anyways, so enjoy it for the other 8 hours and fifty-five minutes.Lastly, I've got to mention the music. Bobby hugging his daughter at the end of the first episode to "This Magic Moment." "Evidently Chickentown" playing over the baptism of Chris's daughter. "The Valley" by Los Lobos playing at the end of the fifth episode. Journey having the honor of backing the final scene. All perfect mood-setting choices by writers at the top of their game. If the Sopranos doesn't sweep the Emmys, it'll be one of the greatest crimes in TV history.

Très bonne qualité mais ce dvd me déçois beaucoup. Je croyais voirla fin de la série mais ce dvd est une récapitulation de tous les personnages.Mauvais achat.

Sad that none of the discs would play on my new Sony Multi-Region BuRay/dvd Player.They have been returned.Have reordered and hope the new order dvds will play.

Excelente serie y fue una suerte encontrar las temporadas a super precio. A complete toda la series. Super recomendable, verla o tenerla.

Theres a defect with DISC 1 of this Sopronos Season 6, part 2, most of episode 2 cannot be played and the disc looks new, and I notice another buyer reported theres a defect on Disc 1 as well. Its a shame.

The first disc in this skips. We didn’t watch it right away because we were still watching season 6 part one. I’m very upset that the window to exchange this has lapsed.