To faithful reader Mehaf, know this: the final episode of The Wire was great. No onion rings, no parallel parking, no Journey song. It was satisfying. And you should stop reading now cuz I'm doing the run down.
Cover up! There was a great scene where the Mayor was told about the whole fake serial killer thing, and they decided to cover it up. Which I was OK with because otherwise Daniels and Rhonda would have been taking the fall and they were actually innocent. Lester and McNulty had to either retire or do B.S. police work. They retired. I hope the scene at the cop bar where they were all celebrating their retirement was the last scene they filmed. Because it would have been a nice send-off for the cast and crew. And that brings me joy.
Prez! Dukie went to the school to see Mr. Prezbo and shook him down for a couple hundred. Damn you, Prez, believing in this kid! Dukie ends up taking the money to his new buddy the junkman and they’re gonna go get high.
McNulty and Daniels had a great silent elevator ride that ended with Daniels saying, "To be continued." LOLZ!
A copycat homeless killer pops up for 2 murders. I totally called that. McNulty employs actual police work to catch the guy, a homeless dude he had met with before. So they can pin the copycat murders on the mentally-unstable dude, and just kind of insinuate that he could have been responsible for them all along.
Meanwhile, at The Sun.... Scott the Lying Liar Who Lies faked a story about an attempted homeless kidnapping he claimed he witnessed. Everyone know it's B.S. – except the stupid Sun boss who lets him run with the story despite the cops' denials and Gus's protests. Gus has all kinds of proof of Scott's fake stories and lies (including Alma retrieving an empty notebook Scott claimed had all his notes in it. Yay Alma!). But, because they're in the running for a Pulitzer, the stupid-ass Sun bosses don't care. They ship Alma off to Carroll County and shut Gus up. Glad I don't live in Baltimore anymore – I would totally be boycotting The Sun due to this show. The one good thing to come out of all this: the scene where McNulty is supposed to take Scott's witness statement about the "attempted kidnapping." McNulty tells Scott that he faked the serial killer and so he knows that Scott has been lying about it too, never received a phone call from the killer, etc. – "You're as full of shit as I am." The look on Scott's face was priceless! Of course, he can't say anything about McNulty lying because it would expose him as a liar.
Lester identified the courthouse leak and all of the drug attorneys (including Levy) that the leak had been tipping off for cash. This leads to a great scene where Rhonda takes this information and blackmails Levy with it. Levy knows the cops had to have been running an illegal wiretap on Marlo, and that the wiretap would never stand up in court. Rhonda says she won't pursue a case against Levy if his clients make the following plea: Chris Partlow gets life without parole for all the murders, Marlo walks and "retires" from the drug trade. Maurice Levy has been the dirtiest of all the characters on this show and gets off scot-free. I'm convinced he's the real villain here. He even gloats to Herc later about how this case will be a big boost to his career since every drug dealer in the city will want to be represented by the guy who got Marlo Stanfield off. HATE!
The final rundown, wherein they actually wrap up the storylines, for better or worse:
Marlo put his drug business on sale for $10 million. He gets in a suit and goes to a party where he is introduced to reputable businessmen by Levy. He bails on the party, heads to the street, almost gets shot, and... well, actually I guess his story is left open a little. You see other people running his drug business, so I'm going to assume in my little world that almost getting shot made Marlo realize he wasn't immortal after all and made him decide to turn legit. Or he just went off into obscurity.
Daniels quit as Commissioner because he refused to juke the stats in the Mayor's favor. He ends up finally using that law degree.
Rhonda is a Judge. Carcetti is elected Governor.
Bunk and Kima are still doing real police work.
Michael has kind of become Omar, robbing money from dealers.
Dukie has kind of become Bubbs, shooting up in the alley with his buddy. Nooooo! Clearly the most heartbreaking part of the show.
Scott wins a Pulitzer. I throw things at my screen.
Kenard gets arrested. I don't care what he was arrested for, I yelled at the screen "Eat that, bitch!" It felt good to see that punk hauled off.
And, in the happiest moment of the show, Bubbs is allowed upstairs to eat with his sister and niece. YAY Bubbs!!! Beautiful scene. Just joyous.
I don't think I left anything out. They sure showed a lot in that final montage. Was it corny how things were all tied up nicely? I personally find that more satisfying than stopping the show in the middle of a Journey song, maybe that's just me.
Can't believe this show is over. *sob*
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