This article contains spoilers forThe Sopranos.
Chief among those revelations is that David Chase is secretly a certifiedyapper.
That is decidedly not the case here.
Im just talking my fucking head off.
I cant believe it.
Im talking too much, Chase tells Gibney early on in the proceedings.
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Thankfully Chase continues to talk his head off over the span ofWise Guys two-and-a-half-hour runtime.
Anyone who wants to figure outThe Sopranosending already has all the ammunition they need to do so.
Here is what David Chase has to say about TVs most infamous final episode.
Chase confirms that the throughline ofThe Sopranosis about a United States of America in decline.
The doc helpfully hones in on one of the first images of Tony to hammer home this point.
What to make of the discordant nature of this pop song playing over what is potentially a grim moment?
The movie never ends, it goes on and on and on, Chase points out.
Our minds cannot process infinity but they can process story.
To that end, Chase highlights the cyclical nature of the finale.
The engine in young A.J.s car explodes, just like the grill Tony left unattended in the pilot.
It all does go on and on and on and on, even if no one notices.
It made me think of time and, I guess, approaching death or approaching something.
Theres something mystical about it, Chase says, all but giving the game away on Tonys fate.
In season 3 episode 2 Proshai, Livushka, A.J.
So Meadow does her best to help him.
Whats covering the field?
Snow, he responds.
And what does snow represent?
I thought black meant death.
Based on the way that Chase lets the revelation linger, its clear that young A.J.
Soprano isnt the only one who believes black means death.
Both episodes of Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos are available to stream on Max now.
