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This was written by Reed Buterbaugh, who found a hotel with HBO and then kindly wrote this up for us. Enjoy.
Here in the Bahamas, I was told that my hotel would have HBO. Iwouldn't have gone if I knew I was going to have trouble watching this epic event of the series finale. But when I got here they said they didn't have it. I got a discount on the room, but what was that worth; I needed to see the show. I treked through the Nassau area, finally finding a hotel lobby that would have the show available. I proceeded to spend the entire day there. When In Treatment came on I was pumped: the countdown had begun.
The finale had its moments. First of all, I felt the entire season was rushed. The problem with season five was that they didn't develop the newspaper angle enough and made the characters one-dimensional. Gus is good, Scott is bad, and the bosses, well, Simon echoed McNulty's thoughts on the bosses. The finale gave us everything we could have really asked for. It echoed the theme of the entire season: just how far you can go on a lie. Carcetti is governor now because of a lie. Everyone got promoted. For now I'd like to just share a collection of thoughts on the finale since my Internet time is about to expire.
I felt the first half of the episode was really strong because it had that traditional conflict that the show is so well known for. Afterwards they just put a bow on everything for us. I think that ending a show may be the most challenging thing out there. How many times does a show's finale disappoint? Marlo showed his true colors when he asked Levy, "So I get to keep the crown?" He's all about power. It was funny seeing him in that suit. A great moment when he smacked that kid in the face.
The best momentof the season and possibly the series was when Slim Charles shot Cheese, and said that was for Joe. I've always loved Slim Charles, and seeing him do what was right was great. Also, I would pay anything to hear the meetings between him and the Greek.
The entire week I was worried about Michael. I wanted more Michael in this episode, but seeing that he's the new Omar will make things interesting. The McNulty fake wake was interesting, I saw it coming. It was like Simon knew that his cult following would expect a McNulty suicide so he teased us with it.
It's unfortunate that it ended but it had to. Simon has said that he had nothing more to say and I think that's about right. Michael is Omar, we've seen that. Dukie is Bubbles: we've been there. Daniels is a lawyer, we know how they work. And Sydnor is the new McNulty, everything is back where it started. Can't wait to rewatch it when I get back.
[Jenn's note: I just spent four hours struggling through a crappy Internet connection and poor resolution to watch the finale online. I'll have my thoughts soon. Thank you, Reed!]
Monday, March 10, 2008
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