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Think It Was Just a Fade to Black? Tony’s Original Death Was Written… They Just Never Dared to Air It
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For nearly two decades, fans of The Sopranos have debated what happened to Tony Soprano in the series’ final moments. The show’s creator, David Chase, famously left it ambiguous. But buried beneath fan forums and script drafts lies a blueprint of a very different ending—one that almost made it to screen.


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A Carefully Conceived Alternate Ending

In a 2021 interview with , Chase revealed that his original vision for the finale was not the fade-to-black diner scene viewers saw. Instead, he described a sequence in which Tony drives from New Jersey into New York for a meeting—reversing the series’ signature opening tunnel exit.

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