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Editorial Review:
It’s borderline tragic that one of American television’s finest shows of recent times comes to an end with season five of The Wire. Long-praised for its astonishing mix of character, grit and outstandingly scripted drama, the upside is that the show sure goes out with some style.
As with every season of The Wire, there’s an underlying theme running alongside the exploration of both sides of Baltimore’s drug problem, and this time it’s the media. Fighting cutbacks, yet trying to maintain quality, the staff of The Baltimore Sun prove to be a compelling addition to the mix. On top of that, there’s also Mayor Carcetti’s battles at City Hall with the budget, a stretched police force looking for easy statistics, and fractions among the city’s main drug dealers. Desperate times, ultimately, call for desperate measures, and it turns to McNulty to come up with a plan that threads through each of the city’s factions.
That The Wire has maintained its standards for five straight seasons is surely something to be celebrated all by itself. Yet what’s even more remarkable is the way that it leaves our screens, seemingly forever. No character is safe and nothing is black and white, right up to the quite wonderful final episode. And what a way to go that last instalment proves to be. Giving nothing away, it’s a superb fanfare to a genuinely stunning--and unequalled--piece of television drama. If you’ve not already, you really should find out what all the fuss about. --Simon Brew
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Nothing else on TV has come close! Quite simply the best TV series ever made. Blows every other American and British TV dramas out of the water. Watch from season 1 through to 5 and be astounded and amazed at what heights TV drama can reach. From street corners to the corridors of power in Baltimore, stories are told in staggering detail. Excellent cast, fantastic characters. The Wire season 5 is just as good as seasons 1 - 4. The story ends, good guys don't always win, bad guys get away, so authentic in it's depiction is what makes it so... more info
What a way to bow out!! If you love the novel like structure and subtlety of The Wire, this last series will blow you away. A great series and a great ending. I just can't believe it's over. The game's not the same anymore!!
Brilliant, Outsanding and Over. *Contains general plot spoilers* For the last four weeks I have been watching episodes of The Wire back to back right from the beginning of season one to the end of season four to prepare myself for this fifth and final season. Now, having just finished watching the feature length finale I feel a strange sense of grief knowing I will never again have excitement and pleasure of watching a new episode. Season five is all about tying up loose ends and this time the focus is on the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Carcetti's city hall has no... more info
A classic - the best television drama ever made A magnificent and very appropriate finale to what has been the best TV series I have ever watched. The best by a very, very long way. Beautifully concluded, without ever trying to have all the answers, the final scenes in particular are deeply affecting. For some favourite characters, the end is inevitable, and it is an incredibly poignant, human drama, in spite of the makers' ongoing insistence that the story is plot driven. As in real life though, throughout the gloom, there are a few... more info
