'Sopranos' actor Dan Grimaldi gives his take on Tony Soprano's fate [SPOILERS]:

Originally posted with the Behind The Scenes Network.

The ‘Sopranos’ actor who played Patsy Parisi gives an idea of what could have happened in the series' final scene

This summer, we will have reached 15 whole years since The Sopranos cut to black in its iconic and controversial series finale.

Over the years, it has been widely debated amongst fans and even the series' cast and crew, just what happened to Tony Soprano at Holsten's Diner in the final scene of HBO's groundbreaking series. Was Tony killed? Did the cut to black whack the audience instead? Does it even matter?

In a conversation with Sool Radio; Dan Grimaldi—who portrayed Patsy Parisi (as well as his twin brother Philly in Season 2), a character that became a key player especially in The Sopranos' final set of episodes—gave his take on Tony Soprano's potential fate.

In the series, Patsy had unfinished business with Tony Soprano. Seemingly aware that Tony was behind the murder of Patsy's twin brother, Patsy was forced to move on for the sake of his own life and development. The wounds never fully healed, though. Dan Grimaldi, the actor who played Patsy himself was asked upfront if he thought his character could have turned against Tony Soprano.

"Absolutely", replied Grimaldi without missing a beat. "Tony killed [Patsy's] twin brother, but that's not something he ever forgot; nor did he ever give up revenge."

Grimaldi then recalled a pivotal scene from the series' Season 3 premiere, in which Patsy was strong-armed by Tony into letting the entire situation go.

"That's my favorite scene as Patsy", Grimaldi revealed. "I think the raw emotion that underlies that scene, and how quietly we both played it, both [James Gandolfini] and myself, and how he hammered me over and over, and how I finally... Not that I gave in; but I saw that if I wanted a future, giving up the grief is what I had to do. I love that scene and what we both did with it. It's my favorite scene."