To argue about whether Whiting is more venal or one-dimensional than Valchek? In response to a few specific complaints Ive come across rather frequently in regards to the season: How is it remotely plausible that Marlo walked free? Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. Particularly toward the finale, you created a meta-mirror for us that Im still working out. Season 5 is tremendous, you have such great payoffs for characters, building on all that came before. She sends him to chase down Keith and kill him. If I had to wager a guess, something I noticed was that, in the first four seasons, there was always at least one or two characters who were, either struggling or chafing against the numerous failings in the institutions that were highlighted in each season, (I.e. It was a great work of art. Plot Summary. If you like Touching Evil or Monk, this series may be for you. 1 The Office. I sincerely believe S4 is the best season of any show in existence and overall, The Wire is the best-told story Ive ever experienced in television. But inflated ego, ultimate smugness, etc? But if I dont play how can I and everyone else fix the rules? Thank you for such an amazing show. Even recently I remember watching CNN and they were covering the Treyvon Martin case seemingly 24/7 and in the news ticker at the bottom of the screen there was the briefest mention of some protest in Egypt. Jumped that shark in high-topped Nikes, we did. -And Herc? But he was sincere in his grief. ITV has axed Robson Green drama Wire in the Blood after six years in what is seen as the latest cost cutting move by the network. Im not. WowIm emotionally drained. Either of the two excellent actors would have been able to perform equally well for the entire six season run, and many viewers believe that's the way it should have been (Green is tops in all episodes). This show, its impact, the things its talked about directly and indirectly (as shown above) has along with all that impacted me, and I feel like Ive got enough influence from this show alone to myself sit down and write like Ive been wanting to do, but not just any writing, but writing thats thoughtful as well as entertaining, and also writing that matters. In one of the best scenes of the series, Gruesome scenes, Very dark and depressing at times. I may be the only one who remembers how he blew two critical moments in the Port case during season 2 all due to his general stupidity and self-centeredness- along with being responsible for Randys torment due Herc selling him out to find the camera he lost AND poor Bubbles getting brutalized on the street over and over for the exact same reason. This show leaves me completely speechless. And being a refuge from a newsroom, I thought I was over my grief at the death of real journalism. Nice piece written here but my only real issues with season 5 It was pretty much written on the wall for us when that one kid didnt run away from Omar. Love your comment. Just depressing the way it wallows in the depravity of the serial killers and hits you over the head with it. TheSunbegan doing so in the 1990s before the internet, before the Tribune Company did its worst when beat reporting and any serious, systemic examination of issues was eschewed in favor of impact journalism, special projects and Pulitzer sniffing. Well, okay. I thought this was a really interesting article, especially in the context of the current pandemic which is hitting local papers the hardest. Also what I find tedious is that in every episode it try's to make you believe that a number of people are guilty but aren't. Ps. Every time I sit down to watch it again, more and more of the depth reveals itself. To me, the climactic conclusion of the show happened in S5E9 and E10 was more of the epilogue, allowing us to digest what happened and gain some insight on where things are headed for the city. Uncensored. Tell me you didnt laugh at the burnt-doll harem in the photogs trunk. OK so Rawls put him on a boat for while. 7.2 (359) Rate. My friend letting me borrow season one was the tester, and I kept going back for the yellow tops or that WMD (the rest of the seasons). A few months ago I decided to give it a go and, as you can imagine, I fell in love. Just the slow motion walk through of him seeing his operation in action, and the perfect timing of Polk (or Mahone?) If season five didnt work for you, then it didnt work for you. I was lucky enough to have a copy taped from BBC America (cheers, Mom!) The game is rigged and Im not sure if I wanna play. Although its one of my favorites, the only things in common with "Wire" are forensic psychologists profiling murderous sickos, and helping the police catch 'em. Polygon Court hears the case for James Camerons alternate ending. No story is subject to referendum, at least not in my shop. Other than Breaking Bad. It is for this reason that I think Season 5 is so brilliant. While she tries her best to support her parents, Puleng also hates how theyre not willing to give up on the past. the Los Angeles Police Department? Rawls and Valchek were just as bad- and the reason they all irked me so much is because its way closer to the truth than people want to admit. I just wish more Americans were still capable of thinking. When I say Im an addict to this show I honestly feel like the fiends depicted in the show that dont creep out of their addiction like Bubs happened to do. The Lester wed come to know was indeed a maverick, but not a moron. What's going on in Val McDermott's head. A moment for one The major American cities are in woeful shape and for various reasons we can not or will not stop this slow-moving train. Can you give any specific insight into why Marlo was let to walk away unscathed. For example, for my first watch through, I was bored with Season two. I know this criticism in no way helps, the show is long done with, but I loved everything about the 5th season except for the newspaper guys. I learned more from two weeks of practical work, than an entire year of overpaid theory, and eventually switched to English, because I couldnt stand a style that, to me, was tantamount to lying. WebRobson Green (Grantchester, Touching Evil) plays a clinical psychologist called in by the police to help investigate serial killers in this acclaimed mystery series based on the books by Val McDermid. Wire in the Blood, is first of all a showcase for the excellent acting skills of the charismatic Robson Green. This show mattered and it still does. I recently watched The Wire for the first time this year, and since have done my best to find critical analyses and articles that could help meaningfully fill the void left after the show. But the fifth-season story arc began with a wonderful bit of adversarial reporting on deadline good, clean newspapering it was. Ill rant a bit about journalism, or the drug war or any other issue that I rub up against. Note: This article contains spoilers for the entire first series of Blood. If I didnt know the show was set in Baltimore it just as easily could have been set in Lanham, Capitol Heights, District Heights, Temple Hills, Forestville. Each season building toward a singular, connected argument. Liz (Michelle Randolph) suffered a miscarriage in the finale, and it now seems she may be unable to have children again. Circling back to the journalism angle in season 5 and your above article, it is sad that so many people missed the real commentary about the total lack of journalistic integrity- not just in Bmore but in the whole country. To debate whether Gus Haynes is more of a hero than Bunny Colvin? But no, show dont tell is the rule. Maybe an education magazine writes a column on inncr-city curricula, or a libertarian website revisits the idea of drug decriminalization. No. but what the hell happened with the last season? All in all, the last season ofThe Wirewasnt that cruel a portrayal, was it? It is time-consuming, expensive, deliberate and demanding. If I was forced, I think Id go with 4-2-1-3-5, with 1 and 3 tied. Now, the fifth season was a bit of a problem. I guess I understood it was there in some sense but initially the theme I was focused on were the institutional problems in the newsroom that are so similar to the problems in other institutions featured in the series. Some shameful shit right there. One thing I forgot to mention is that I absolutely LOVED the continuity of the whole show. Production took a huge risk deciding to change setting and characters after only 1 season. On my third or fourth watch through season two became my second favorite season, after season 4 of course. The ending was perfect, the way Omar died was perfect, the serial killer thing was perfect, but then whenever it cut back to that newsroom it dragged. Also the deal they made with Marlo at the end where he would be free was just nonsensical, unless you want to believe that the DAs office is incredibly pure and moral and would never want to go to court and bust a guy they know is a major killer just because there is a little dirt in their investigation. So it makes you wonder what actually gets reported and what we all miss day in and day out. . Ive re-watched this entire series again recently with the HD release (probably my 4th or 5th time watching the entire series) and in many ways it gets better the more I watch it. The apartment complex we lived in was actually the subject of a widely publicized reformation project (in 96) after having the highest rates of violent crime in the district for 12 years. The Wire is my favorite show of all time, but Season 5 was definitely the weakest. And they covered more ground, and they knew the terrain in a way that they no longer do. I started watching this show in series 1. Has the city cleaned up. Otherwise this character seemed to constantly walk between the raindrops rarely suffering real consequences for his selfishness. Actually, I dont even think of it as a show its literature. But what can you do? His entire life he had nothing and no one then ends up back on the street with a needle in his arm. Ive just completed my third viewing of the entire series. Thrilled at the fact that you made him irredeemable, because the reporters who do that shit truly are that way. Every cut back to that newsroom made me almost fast-forward save for not wanting to miss something that is important to the rest of the story. The story the music the acting is just so damn beautiful. I didnt get hooked by Treme or the mini serie with a mayor though. Wire in the Blood vol 2 Sharp Compassion. Many found it hard to relate to or invest in. I'm a big fan of good,clever mystery. For me, its all of a piece. Anyway, Im straying from my point: thank you for defining this additional layer to the theme of S5. Robson Green in Wire in the Blood. Photograph: ITV ITV has axed Robson Green drama Wire in the Blood after six years in what is seen as the latest cost cutting move by the network. I dunno. Jack and Liz. Having grown up on the southeast side of PG County inside the Beltway, I can tell you that The Wire was a hit right between the eyes. Over the past five seasons it has consistently presented detailed I love game of thrones (but its too quick imo), but The Wire is the best. No expose published. A few funny lines, too. Another topic for another time, but dont wait on our news media to report it. S6, Ep0. the biggest feeling that I was left with was that of Newtons Third Law of Physics, the action-reaction law. He mixes in just enough idiosyncrasies to make Hill human, endearing and sometimes down right aggravating. watch again the final 5-6 minutes of season 3; episode 4). Gus pointing at the screen when Clay Davis is doing his interview outside the grand jury and wondering why the paper missed it. To have the city editor saying such things would have been, well, arch. All in all, this series is great fun. 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