Originally Posted By: SC
I think its a fit ending to his character (seeing him sitting with the cat on his lap).


You may be right, SC. Interesting point. We had his confinement, his loss of bodily control, finally - what we last saw.

The more I think about it, the more I wonder if this was a sly nod to GF1 (Vito and the cat). The contrast in the two "Godfathers" does give one paws....er, pause.

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