In the final season of , fans loathe and love the notion that the show isn’t merely about Tony Soprano surviving, but about which version of Tony dies. The richness comes from how multiple characters act as metaphoric reflections of Tony’s possible fates — each one a cautionary parallel, each one a mirror of a “Tony who dies differently”.
Carmine Lupertazzi Sr.: As older generation mafioso, Carmine represents the fate of natural decay — a powerful man who fades. Tony meets him (via dream sequences) and one interpretation is that Carmine’s slow terminal decline is one possible death path for Tony.
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