Lorraine Bracco Says She Was 'Not Very Happy' with HowThe SopranosEnded for Her Character: 'It Was Bad and Wrong’

Mar. 15, 2025

Lorraine Bracco.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage;HBO

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage;HBO

Lorraine Braccois just like manySopranosfans who couldn’t get behind how the series ended.

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’sThe Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, the actress — who played Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the hit series — admitted that she was unsatisfied with how the show ended things between her character andJames Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano.

InThe Sopranos, Dr. Melfi served as Tony’s therapist. Despite teasing a will-they-won’t-they storyline throughout the series, the two never pursued a romantic relationship. Out of fear she may be aiding his criminal activity through therapy, she informed him she can no longer treat him without telling him the true reason behind her decision.

While she couldn’t really say if the two characters crossed paths again, Braccos said, “I think they bumped into each other in restaurants and stuff like that. I don’t know. I think part of me wants to believe that she took a moment away from him and and they got back together [and] back in therapy.”

TheGoodfellasalum, 69, recalled feeling “heartbroken” upon finishing her final take on the show. She added that she felt equally as unresolved with the series finale.

“I was also not very happy the way [creator David Chase] ended it,” she explained. “I thought it was bad and wrong. I was annoyed. I told him, ‘How do you invest five years into someone’s life and just walk away?’ I said that is not cool.”

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Bracco isn’t the only castmember who had similar feelings about the show’s end.

“I was with Jim. Jim said, ‘That’s it?That’s it?’” she recalled. “He couldn’t believe it. … I think he was in shock like everybody else.”

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Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranosis available to stream on Max. Seasons 1 to 6 ofThe Sopranosare also available on the streaming platform.

source: people.com