Does Silvio die in The Sopranos? All about the character’s fate in the HBO crime drama

HBO's The Sopranos remains a fan-favorite when it comes to crime dramas. The series premiered in 1999 and ran for six seasons, wrapping up in 2007. It follows the story of Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, who tries to balance his personal life with his role as a mobster and the boss of the DiMeo Crime family.

Tony suffers from mental health struggles and often is marred with the feeling of being killed by his enemies due to his criminal activities. With the relatable struggles of Tony, the crime drama also depicted several deaths and clashes, and is still known for its ambiguous 'cut-to-black' ending, which remains divisive among fans. However, that was not the only ambiguous storyline of the show. In the finale of The Sopranos, Silvio Dante, Tony's right-hand man, was also shown to be in a coma.

He was shot multiple times in the penultimate episode, leaving him in a coma. The finale also did not show Silvio's death but hinted at his grim fate, that he might not wake up from his condition.

More on this in our story.

Does Silvio die in The Sopranos? Character's fate explored

Silvio Dante, played by Steven Van Zandt, in The Sopranos was one of the important characters of the show, and also in Tony's life, as they were childhood friends. Silvio was a constant source of support for Tony after he became the boss of the DiMeo Crime family, and was also one of the people who were thoughtful. He became consiliegre after Tony became the acting boss of the organization.

While he was the support system for Tony, he also sometimes carried out various mob hits in The Sopranos, such as killing Drea de Matteo's Adriana La Cerva. Like Tony, Silvio was also on the radar of the Lupertazzi crime family, the DiMeo family's biggest enemy. In the penultimate episode of the finale season of HBO's crime drama, Silvio became the target of Lupertazzi's hitmen, who shot at him in the parking lot of the Bada Bing nightclub that he ran.

While Patsy Parisi, played by Dan Grimaldi, managed to run away and save himself, Silvio was shot at multiple times while he was trying to get his gun from the backseat of the car, leaving his fate hanging at the end of the episode. In the finale episode, Tony is seen visiting Silvio in the hospital and is revealed to be in a coma.

The Sopranos does not explicitly reveal Silvio's fate but hints that his condition at the end was grim. He is not the only one whose fate is left hanging at the end of the crime drama, as Tony is also seen on edge while spending time with his family, waiting for a tragedy to happen due to his criminal activities that he was linked to throughout his life.

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The Sopranos stars Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Edie Falco, Dominic Chianese, and Robert Iler, along with Steven Van Zandt and James Gandolfini.

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