“The Sopranos'” Lorraine Bracco Recalls James Gandolfini's 4-Word Reaction to the Show's Shocking Finale

A new HBO documentary discusses Gandolfini and other cast members’ responses to the HBO drama’s puzzling final scene Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic can clearly remember ’s response upon learning how would end after six eventful seasons. In the new HBO documentary, Bracco, 69, shared the actor’s take on the final scene of the network's drama, in which Tony (Gandolfini), Carmela ( ), Meadow ( ) and A.J.

(Robert Iler) all meet up for a meal at Holsten’s diner. A hit man in a Member’s Only jacket sits nearby and makes for the restroom; as Meadow runs from her parked car to the restaurant, the scene cuts to black. The abrupt ending left several cast members puzzled, including Gandolfini.



“I was with Jim. Jim said, ‘That’s it? ?’” recalled Bracco, 69, who played Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the hit series.

“He couldn’t believe it. ..

. I think he was in shock like everybody else.” Related: , who played Adriana La Cerva, remembered calling people afterwards.

“Yo, did my TV just go out?” she wondered. “And I’m thinking to myself, This is David. This is f---ing David.

This is how he wanted to end the show. He doesn’t want anyone to know what’s going on right now.” hbo Chase, for his part, explained his reasoning for the way he ended the show, including the use of Journey's rock anthem “Don’t Stop Believin’” — a song choice that had the crew “up in arms.

” “It wasn’t just to be contrary. The more I was working with it, I started to hear one of the lyrics in that song: 'The movie never ends. It goes on and on and on,'” he said.

“I think what I was thinking about was the universe goes on and on. may not go on and on, but the universe is going to go on and on. The movie is going to keep going.

” Elsewhere in the documentary, Chase also discussed how he once envisioned Tony driving through Manhattan’s Lincoln Tunnel for a meeting and could potentially have died there. "It didn't look good," he noted. But Chase has since left the mobster’s fate up to interpretation.

Alamy Related: Former HBO CEO Chris Albrecht admitted in that “countless” people have approached him about ending. "'All right. I know you know.

’ What happened?” he mused. "The ending is whatever want it to be. He died an old man.

Somebody came out of the bathroom and shot him in the head.” During an interview with PEOPLE in January for 25 anniversary, Chase remained cryptic as ever about the show’s ending. “I really hate spoon-feeding the audience,” he acknowledged.

“I really don’t like it.” is available to stream on Max, where all six season of can also be streamed. For more People news, make sure to Read the original article on .

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