The Sopranos’ finale

the genius of an ending that set up every one of the signs of Mafia doom without pulling the trigger. Nondescript Baseball Cap Guy will forever be drinking coffee in that booth. Gray-Jacket Mook's permanently in the bathroom. The hip-hop gangstas will always be standing at the jukebox... And our loving family - because you had to see last night, that that's what they are - will forever order the All-American burger special with homemade ice cream for dessert. TV critic, Philadelphia Inquirer

It's almost as if Chase couldn't bring himself to write the final 60 seconds of the show. We clearly saw at least one man in the diner taking too much of an interest in the Sopranos, and he headed off to the bathroom, a la The Godfather. Meadow's parallel-parking problems