“Sopranos” rub-out theory gains credence
 
The biggest hint, according to a consensus taking shape on the Web, is a scene from an earlier episode in which Tony and his brother-in-law, Bobby Bacala, muse about what it feels like to die.
 
“At the end, you probably don’t hear anything, everything just goes black,” Bobby says while they sit fishing in a small boat on a lake.

One rather large problem: Bacala never says anything about it all going to black. The exchange is: Bobby: “You probably don’t ever hear it when it happens, right?” Tony:” Ask your friend back there. On the wall.”

Honestly I would expect more fact-checking from an esteemed organization such as Reuters, and for the author to have actually checked for himself in the quotes he was providing were accurate. It would be nice to see some kind of retraction or follow-up article to this error, as it takes away from a proper analysis of what was one of the greatest scenes in television history.

Paul P.

You misquote Bobby Bacala. He never says anything about “everything going black” Enough urban legends are circulating without the “real” media pitching in more confusion. Come on.
 

A.F.

That “everything just goes black” bit has taken on a life of its own. HBO even confirmed the quote for us, despite the fact that, as quite a few readers pointed out, it was not accurate. We corrected it, of course: GBU Editor

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