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A great series ended with a great episode. Hats off to the writer especially for writing this amazing series. It's called a TV novel for this reason. The way it dwells upon the viewers is fantabulous. The series was moving, gripping, cunning in it's own way. The slowness is its greatness. The finale is really really good. This is the best season of all times along with the sopranos, hats off. The pillars of TV

Greetings from Lithuania.

-30- - was the last episode of Season 5 and "The Wire". It was excellent, yet felt a bit to rushed. The story here was superb and i liked how it all turned out, yet this season needed for 2 more episodes to flesh out the story more. It felt like there was to much content and not enough time - especially in the last episode which at running time 1 h 30 min was constantly running at breakneck speed. Therefore few more episodes like they did in previous 4 seasons would made this season better, but even despite this flaw it was superb.

Overall, great episode of a great season.

The top brass are aware the serial killer is a fake, whilst Pearlman and Levy discuss Marlo's crew.

The writers explore the fallout of McNulty's scheme in typical The Wire fashion by showing all the human flaws in various institutions. Lots of personal interests are prioritised over everything and as much as certain moments should frustrate and anger the viewer, they feel ultimately plausible. Thankfully, some rays of light involving certain characters shine through all the darkness and are enjoyable moments to behold.

It is impossible to reveal much plot detail without spoiling, but it's safe to say that all characters have the opportunity to shine and no matter how much the players change, the game stays the same.

All actors are on great form, signing off in style.

The visuals are spectacularly good, as is the choice of music. Certain street scenes and cityscapes are used perfectly to conclude what is probably my favourite television show of all time.

My only negative about the episode is that it is the last one.

The Wire is a series on the American City understood as a concept or as the Absolute Whole. It is also a series that tries to confront us with the problems posed by the police, politics, the press or the school. Four different backgrounds of course but similar because they are interconnected. In this way, it is also the contemporary family - or at least a certain form of it - which is exposed with its ups and downs. The Wire is thought out and lived as a coherent whole: if you are shown season 3 when you have not seen the second or the first, do not start! If you can watch "The Big Bang Theory" each episode individually by varying the seasons, nothing like it in The Wire. The scriptwriters have not minced the work of the viewer: a fact mentioned, a line of dialogue, a seemingly innocuous gesture, etc., can each anticipate and/or recall another sequence from the series. In addition, these anticipations and reminders are created between the characters in order to signify that the different environments shown on the screen form a single whole. The Wire is therefore a series with a reinforced concrete scenario even if it is not free from bias. The Wire must therefore be considered as a novel whose episodes are so many chapters that must bring us to the end.

Paradoxically, his immense qualities did not allow the series to be a success with the public at the time of the broadcast. The cast, made up of 85%-90% African-Americans, is probably not for nothing, but does not explain everything. If I tell you that season 2 was the most followed when it is the one where the cast is mainly white, does that surprise you? The racial question is, as we unfortunately saw again during the summer of 2014, very present in the United States. Perhaps what really kept The Wire from becoming an Emmy regular like The Sopranos were was his very constructed side. Certain sequences or lines of dialogue can only make sense after several viewings of the same episode. At this rate, the show's writers and cast didn't expect to take home many accolades. It wouldn't be surprising if they even took some pride in it...

The wire entered my top 10 after season 1 and now that ive finished it its my top 3. With breaking bad and the sopranos that should be enough to show how much of a masterpiece this show is. Season 1 when Wallace died thats when I knew this would be a special show a show that isnt afraid to end characters just like that.. Season 2 a bit slow but d angelos fate was sad and the near end of s2 made up for the slow start. Season 3 with stringer bell and avon falling off was beautifully done so many references to stringers death. He always made sure to lock the door and when he wanted to get out he was locked in. Season 4 my favorite with the kids and everything showing how the life affects other people. Now season 5 ends the wire off in an amazing way. I see people hating on season 5 but. I loved this season and this show. The start was a bit slow and the journalism stuff not that good but still kept me hooked. Then the last 3 eps were insanely perfectly executed. Omars death was played right showing how this life is unexpected and i know we would all want him to go out guns blazing but that was more realistic. This ending was great it showed how after everything the game still continued... Absolutely beautiful I loved this show so much.