In this episode, we have a little bit of silver lining before the cloud opens up and pours destruction and disappointment on our favorite characters. Marlo and crew are behind bars; as Daniels told Alma, it was a good day for the good guys. But I am predicting that the next episode (the series finale!) will depict a very, very bad day.
McNulty and Lester are trapped in their tangle of lies, and it doesn’t look like either of them will be climbing back out. Similarly, both Michael and Dukie seem doomed to tragic fates. The most heartbreaking part of this episode for me was when Michael left Dukie in the alley, practically sealing his fate as a vagrant a drug user.
I recently wrote a paper about happy endings for a class Jenn and I are taking on “The Wire” – yes, Syracuse University offers an entire class devoted to “The Wire.” In the paper, I argued that “The Wire” cannot and should not have a happy ending. I theorized that our most beloved characters will all meet some form of a tragic end. As the series finale approaches, my academic musings are starting to look like reality.
As Jenn said in her last post, we will be devoting a lot of this week’s coverage to the countdown to “The Wire” series finale. Look out for a Q&A with Todd Sodano, our professor for “The Wire” class and a scholar on all things HBO.
Tragically, both Jenn and I will be on Spring Break during the airing of the series finale. I know, how horrible must it be to visit a tropical location, sit on a beach, and sip cocktails. We should stop complaining, really we should, but we’re devastated about missing the show and currently strategizing about how to order HBO to our remote locations. However, we will have all you guys covered; we’re bringing in a guest blogger to pick up the slack.
Stay tuned for a week full of “Wire.”
McNulty and Lester are trapped in their tangle of lies, and it doesn’t look like either of them will be climbing back out. Similarly, both Michael and Dukie seem doomed to tragic fates. The most heartbreaking part of this episode for me was when Michael left Dukie in the alley, practically sealing his fate as a vagrant a drug user.
I recently wrote a paper about happy endings for a class Jenn and I are taking on “The Wire” – yes, Syracuse University offers an entire class devoted to “The Wire.” In the paper, I argued that “The Wire” cannot and should not have a happy ending. I theorized that our most beloved characters will all meet some form of a tragic end. As the series finale approaches, my academic musings are starting to look like reality.
As Jenn said in her last post, we will be devoting a lot of this week’s coverage to the countdown to “The Wire” series finale. Look out for a Q&A with Todd Sodano, our professor for “The Wire” class and a scholar on all things HBO.
Tragically, both Jenn and I will be on Spring Break during the airing of the series finale. I know, how horrible must it be to visit a tropical location, sit on a beach, and sip cocktails. We should stop complaining, really we should, but we’re devastated about missing the show and currently strategizing about how to order HBO to our remote locations. However, we will have all you guys covered; we’re bringing in a guest blogger to pick up the slack.
Stay tuned for a week full of “Wire.”
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