the series ends with a fade to black it is not shown wether the people live or die. different executives have different contradictory views and the creator states that it is open ended. Schrodinger's cat is both alive and dead in a state of uncertainty, until you know for sure which state it is in. you do not know what it is before opening the box. there are several theories on what went own: A) tony lived and meadow just joined them and life coninued as usual. B) he suddenly died of natural causes right as she walked in(the fishing scene with bobby "you die suddenly and without sound") C)the shady guy, in an omage to the diner scene of the godfather, did his thing and tony died right then(it was tony's "favorite scene" of his "favorite movie") what do you think happened?