By ending it this way, Chase gives EVERYONE what they want.

If you want to imagine Tony and his family murdered at the table, you can.

If you want to imagine Tony getting indicted and Carlo's testimony sending him away, you can.

If you want to imagine Tony completely victorious in his battles with depression AND against his mob cohorts, you can.

If you want to imagine AJ as the next Spielberg, ok that's just stupid.

The only thing I had any problem at all with was Melfi's dismissal. The character AND Lorraine Bracco deserved better.

Bottom line, it's only a tv show. I think that's what we all get out of this.