The Sopranos Conspiracy: 10 Hidden Clues That Prove Tony Died After All

And here are 10 hidden clues that prove it:

The "Members Only" Jacket

It was the man in the jacket who shot Tony. But if you go back to episode 1 of season 6, Vito Spatafone mocked Eugene for wearing a "Members Only" jacket. Eugene just stared at Vito and gave no reply.

Then Tony stopped Eugene from moving to Florida – prompting his suicide. Were the two connected? We don't know. But this clue could mean Tony's death was revenge for Eugene's.

The walk to the bathroom

After clearly eyeing Tony, the man in the "Members Only" jacket walks to the bathroom in a way that is reminiscent of what Michael Corleone does just before whacking Virgil Sollozzo (The Turk) and Police Capt. McCluskey at a diner in The Godfather.

Silvio is shot by a man wearing a "Members Only" jacket

Coincidence? Surely not. Especially as we know the Lupertazzis are trying to bring down the DiMeo crime family.

Oranges

Earlier in the episode, Tony is seen holding a carton of orange juice. Previously in the series, just before another attempt on his life, Tony had just bought orange juice.

Oranges frequently spelled disaster throughout the Godfather trilogy too.

Tony And Bobby's Discussion

The penultimate episode includes a flashback to Tony and Bobby agreeing their biggest fear is getting whacked. Bobby remarks you "probably don't even hear it when it happens". The cut to black in the finale is the fulfilment of that prophecy.

Tony regularly says there are only two ways out for a boss

Throughout the series, Tony says death and prison are his only options. And he doesn't go to prison.

Plenty of people wanted Tony out of the picture

Even Pat Parisi had thought about killing Tony. By this point, so many people had their motives, it was becoming obvious which of the two ways things were going to end.

Phil Leotardo's murder was carried out in such a way that revenge was inevitable

In season 6 episode 21, Walden Belfiore, acting for the DiMeo crime family shot Phil twice in broad daylight – and in front of his family. Then Phil's head was crushed. Surely revenge would follow.

The Pussy Malanga incident

When Junior wants to kill "Little Pussy" Malanga at Artie Bucco's Vesuvio restaurant, Tony is against the idea because it will ruin his friends' business.

Killing Tony at the diner would have made headlines and been a real statement that the balance of power had changed.

The ending

The finale was the only episode that cut rather than faded to black. Coupled with the way we were frequently seeing things from Tony's POV throughout the famous last scene, this can only mean one thing.