(Season 5, Episode 10, Series Finale)

I knew that the end was coming, and I had myself prepared for it, but I have to admit that I miss The Wire. After having experienced the full run of the series, I understand completely why every fan I talked to about the show said it was the best series to ever be on TV. I don’t know that I would heap that particular praise on the series, but it was definitely as good as anything I’ve seen, and better than just about anything on the tube these days.

There was a lot to wrap up going into the series finale, and the show really did an excellent job tying together all the loose ends. This really was one of the best, most satisfying, conclusions to any show that I’ve been a fan of.

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(Season 5, Episodes 7-9)

Well, just one episode of The Wire left. I was a little nervous at first, figuring that there was too much to wrap up, but then I saw that episode ten is an hour and a half long. Thank goodness. I was a little upset that this season was only ten episodes, but in terms of running time, it’s the same as the previous seasons.

The action really heated up in these three episodes, setting us up for the end of the series. There were more deaths, a nasty conclusion to Clay Davis’s case, and more Machiavellian tactics by Freamon and McNulty.

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