Who Killed Tony Soprano?
Patsy's loyalties have never been obvious, despite her being one of the best supporting performers in The Sopranos. Since he promoted Christopher over Tony for a promotion, he and Tony have always had issues. He considers beating Tony at one point while intoxicated in retaliation for his authorizing the murder of his twin brother Phillip "Philly Soons" Parisi. He decides against doing it and instead urinates in Tony's pool. Additionally, it has been suggested that he was a member of the team that shot Silvio. Thus, he may employ an assassin to kill Tony so that he can stage a coup and become the boss.
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What Happened To Tony Soprano?
David Chase, the show's creator, publicly confirmed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that Tony did indeed pass away at the end of the 2007 series finale, ending 14 years of doubt. Although the seven-time Emmy Award-winning author had intended to murder Tony, things didn't turn out the way he had initially intended.
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Chase had anticipated Tony's death but had not anticipated the internet chaos that followed. "I had no idea it would cause that much…of an uproar," the series creator said of the abrupt ending. "What was annoying was how many people wanted to see Tony killed. They wanted to see him go face-down in linguini, you know? That bothered me." Chase may have killed him off the show, but he still doesn't want the mob boss to be killed. Respect.
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Tony and Christopher are cousins, not uncle and nephew. Additionally, despite Tony's repeated assertions to the contrary, Christopher is not only not his nephew but also not his blood. Christopher's father, Dickie Moltisanti, is first cousins with Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco), whose last name was DeAngelis before marriage. Therefore, Christopher is merely a cousin through Tony's marriage and is Carmela's first cousin once removed. However, Tony refers to Dickie as his uncle because they were close and because he had raised Christopher for most of his life in a fatherly manner.
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Tony's uncle Dickie, played by Alessandro Nivola, is referenced to in the movie. This is due to Tony's idolization of Dickie, who he refers to as his uncle despite not being Dickie's nephew. Even if two people are not blood relatives, calling them aunt or uncle can still be a sign of affection. Similar to how Tony refers to Christopher as his "nephew" despite the fact that he is a first-degree relative of Tony's wife Carmela. But near the end of the movie, Dickie is killed on the assassin's orders of Junior Soprano, played by Corey Stoll.
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Sally urges Dickie to give Tony some space and privacy in the last scene. Dickie is shot in the head by an assassin before Silvio can convince him to settle matters with Tony.
The Sopranos theme plays when Tony looks into the coffin at the wake, and then the titles roll.
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