Out of interest, did you follow The Sopranos on tv or watch it on boxsets? All of my favourite shows I've watched in short intense periods on dvd. I can only imagine what it would have been like watching the final episode of The Sopranos / The Wire after watching it all from the start over 6/5 years. As for the killing of people like Bodie, I really don't think the show could have been done any other way. It seemed to be one of the main messages that almost everyone who gets in the game will end up dead or in prison. Bodie's death was one of the saddest moments though, his whole character arc is so great.