Two days after David Chase stunned the nation by ending The Sopranos in boring, everybody's still alive fashion, he's finally ready to talk about it.
"I have no interest in explaining, defending, reinterpreting, or adding to what is there," Chase says of the final scene. "No one was trying to be audacious … We did what we thought we had to do. No one was trying to blow people's minds, or thinking, 'Wow, this'll [tick] them off.' People get the impression that you're trying to [mess] with them and it's not true. You're trying to entertain them.
And while we're momentarily stuck on the conveniently placed brackets (good thing Chase wasn't trying to "[tick] off" the fans or really [mess] with them!) we're also struck by another thought.
Chase's "apology" for The Sopranos finale is even more disappointing than the finale itself.
Impressive, as it's—by no means—an easy task. Seriously, even Meadow Soprano makes it until the end. Meadow [frickin'] Soprano! Geez, can't this guy get anything right?
Survey says…Fuhgettaboudit.
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