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by Elliotte Rusty Harold.
Original Post: The Sopranos Jumps the Shark
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Did you see the final episode of the Sopranos last night? Are you as confused and disappointed as I am? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before: a great series waits to the very last episode, and almost to the last minute of the last episode, to conclusively, utterly, and completely jump the shark.1.
I kept thinking this has got to be a two hour episode because nothing important has really happened to any of the main characters yet. But nothing did. This was one of the single most boring episodes of the entire series. Despite the huge tension–you kept thinking someone had to get whacked sometime, especially after last week’s shooting gallery–the episode left us with a colossal case of television blue balls.
I suppose you could argue the “It’s all been a dream” finales of shows like the Newhart or St. Elsewhere pulled this off. However I always sort of liked those endings. After all, television is really just a dream when you get down to it.
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