After 8 years, The Sopranos sleeps with the fishes

THE much-awaited conclusion of The Sopranos arrived on US screens on Sunday night in a frenzy of audience speculation — but Irish audiences have to wait a few more weeks yet.

Will New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano live or be killed? Will his family die before his eyes? Will he go to jail? Be forced to enter witness protection? Will Brooklyn boss Phil Leotardo, who had ordered a hit on Tony, prevail?

In the end, the only ending that matters is the one masterminded by Sopranos creator David Chase.