OMG I can't believe everyone is making such a big fuss about the finale and Tony "not dying". i think it was perfect, i think he did die. The man that came in right before AJ in the diner, kept looking at the family. and then he went into the bathroom. came out and shot Tony. ***Come out of the bathroom withgun cockedjust like The Godfather*** is this too far of a stretch, i mean it makes perfect sense to me. the guy had just enough time to go in and get it, and then we hear the bells ring from Meadow entering the diner, and then black screen. could the bells and Meadow entering be the diner be the last thing Tony saw before his death. again, i can't believe everyone is b*tch*ng about the finale, if my theory is right then it quickly becomes the best writing in a TV series. PERIOD. the allusion to the godfather is priceless. And the Ford Excursion rolling over Phil's head was a great added touch by the writers. He got what he deserved.
So AJ turned out to be a big cry baby, eh? He was "so depressed" until his parents bought him a BMW M3, found a piece of high school a**, and blew up a vehicle. His character didn't develope during the course of the entire series, IMHO. He started out as an immature kid who had the world at his finger tips and ended the same way, that isn't character developement.