Hailed as one of the greatest TV endings of all time, The Sopranos ended with Tony (James Gandolfini

) eating with his family at Holsten's diner in the wake of a turf war between the New Jersey and New York Mafia families.

Did Tony Soprano die at end?

Chase responded “Yes, I think I had that death scene around two years before the end … But we didn't do that.” “You realize, of course, that you just referred to that as a death scene,” co-author Matt Zoller Seitz then said. It didn't take the accidental admission to put the pieces together, though.

What did the Ducks mean to Tony?

Tony is suffering from anxiety about death. Tony's capacity in the mafia means that his life is under a constant threat, and losing his life would mean losing his family. So the ducks represent Tony's love for his family and they are also a trigger for his anxiety.