I really wasn't sure what happened to Tony the first few times I watched the series. I assumed he died because the guy in the Members Only jacket looked like a hit man, but I was not completely convinced. After reading interviews with David Chase (in which he strongly hints that Tony was wacked) I was finally convinced that he was killed. How did you feel about Tony's death?

I was actually quite sad about Tony's death. I was surprised I felt this way considering that Tony is a completely fictitious person. However, the Sopranos is so well written and the character development is so strong, I think most viewers feel that they really know Tony personally. Even though Tony was a murderer and did terrible things I still missed the guy and his death was depressing. Tony's life was generally on a downward spiral during the whole series (even as his business was on an upswing), but I couldn't help but root for him.