[jdoe]

Last night's finale was disappointing. I liked how the final scene supplanted us into Tony's role (the constant tension that he just accepts, his need to "don't stop believing" in his self destructive lifestyle, and his role as an American), but the abrupt cut was such an obnoxious gimmick that was there just to rile up fans. The lasting meaning of the scene changes from summarizing the three major themes of the series to some sort of "choose your own adventure" bullshit. Most people are going to remember the finale as whether Tony died or lived, which isn't the point.

It's also too bad the ending didn't come 3 years earlier. Sorry, but the past 2 or 3 seasons were too repetitious and silly to give the ending the sort of impact it deserved.