The Wire 5x10 Full Reaction

What I love about this show I that it was made during a time when Hollywood wasn't afraid to criticize Democrats. There's no way this show would be made today with how bad it made the Democratic Party look. It's not just Baltimore either, just take a look at all these run down cities and you'll see that so many of them are run by Democrats. Don't get me wrong, Republicans are no better, but Democrats pitching themselves as the party that cares about minorities and poor people is complete bullshit.

dam, last ep...i'm going to miss this...ok run it back s1e1

I’m sad.

I don't think it's that Marlo isn't smart enough to become a business man, the suit and tie type I mean. If he really wanted it. It's more of him not wanting it. He loves the streets too much. If he did become terrible at business it would be because of the fact he can't let go of the streets. Also people know Marlo's reputation enough unless they live under a rock. He's not gonna have that many bodies and not strike fear. And people know. Yeah Chris and Snoop did most of the killing, but they know he gives the order. He's just having a crisis where even though he's known he's not actually talked about like Omar for instance. He wants to hear those stories about him. Out loud. That scene when he fearlessly confronts those armed corner boys is one of my favorite scenes from the episde. The fact that he got cut and almost (thanks to that block) shot in the process I appreciate even more. It wasn't a clean confrontation.

Loved this so much. Thank you. Maybe consider Station Eleven next?

STANFIELD WALKS!! Marlo wins! Unlike Stringer who went out on his own ( unrealistic and silly according to the previous plot lines ), Marlo starts out with Levy making the introductions to the business class. This will protect him from being screwed. Marlo sells the connect for 10 million where as Avon sold it to Marlo for 100K. Moronic!! It's only wishful thinking influenced by inconsistent story writing that has the reactors or anyone else believing Marlo's name doesn't ring out in Baltimore. Bubbles and Michael's mother ( drug users) knew Marlo and his crew. The East Baltimore co-op kingpins knew Marlo which means their crews in East Baltimore knew him. Marlo had west Baltimore locked down and scared. The row house murders were state wide news and the streets knew Marlo was responsible for that and on and on. By the end of his reign, everyone in the Baltimore underworld knew the name Marlo. Maybe not by face but definitely by name and reputation Marlo was well known. To think otherwise is silly based on the story as written and presented to us.

Like I said on YT, the best reaction to the best show. It's been a pleasure! Sad it's over.

Thank you for letting us watch The Wire with you guys. An amazing show.

Just finished the full reaction and i am DYING for the review!!!!

so first just one fact i found surprising in this violent show involving cops and criminals. and thats the police only fire their weapons 3 times in the whole show. and its all the same officer... Prezbo. which just seems crazy right??... and especially where you seem him last at the end.. the montage alone is emotional but such a great choice to end the series by the showing the main character. and its not jimmy.. the main character is the city of baltimore. and in the end the city/the game is living happily ever after. with all the departments still filled with corruption, dukie and michael on their paths, and jimmy lester daniels ronnie and everyone who wants to make a difference getting pushed out.. Glad we got the bubbles win though... being from a similar city i might be a little bias towards my love for this show, but i truly believe its the closest thing to basically just showing you whats actually going on in real life...and i thoroughly enjoyed going on the journey with ya and seeing your perspective on things..

I have watched this whole series 3x. It's holds up well. Mike turned into Omar Dukie into Bubbles Sydnor into McNulty Kema into Bunk Happy endings for Daniel's and the red head Naymond and Bunny and Carver and Lester and Bunk and Kima. Poor randy turned Hard. Wasted potential. Rip Omar and Bodie

Thx for letting me share the ride with y’all. Here’s a nice clip of Dee Dee’s story (who we saw start and end her addiction journey in The Wire — https://youtu.be/jHYAAR1fl58?si=pqSaFs5S6mFTxbn1

Seeing Marlo in a suit all civilized and shit felt so weird. Also, I wish we had another season to explore Marlo's potential legal business acumen.

Gonna wait for the reaction/discussion to post a longer comment, but I'm glad I watched this show with you guys! Watching your reactions alongside my first time watch was really great, and while I'm *really really really* hoping Black Sails will be next, if it isn't I'm still open to checking out whatever show fills this slot.

Honestly, time moves so fast sometimes, I can't believe we are at the end of this show already.

Well, I’ve waited for this last episode to leave this comment. Excuse me if my english is not very good, but I wanted to show my appreciation for the great experience that this journey has been. I’ve been following your YT channel for some time, but just with The Wire I joined the Patreon and I’m really happy I did. This is my favorite show and I’ve been looking for empathetic and thoughtful reactions, but sadly all I’ve been finding (before you) is very disappointing attitudes: people mocking the suffering of characters like Bubbles or Ziggy, or reducing everything to a fight between the good guys vs. the bad guys, or even laughing at the situations that the kids go through. I think many here will agree that your content it’s great not just because of the reactions and the empathetic perspective that you have, but also for the analysis you make of each episode (and let’s be honest, you’re not just commenting the show, you’re making in-depth reviews that many “professional” critics would dream of doing). Truly, you have allowed me to see and understand things I didn’t, so that’s something I am very thankful for. Since I joined the Patreon, I’ve started watching Fullmetal Alchemist and I plan to watch Vinland Saga and Band of Brothers with you, so I’m staying around. Ok, I guess that’s all I wanted to express. Greetings from Perú :)

Pouring one out for the finale. I'm gonna miss this series and your discussions

Back in season one when Bubs was teaching the undercover cop how to look like an addict, he said his shoes are too clean because addicts' shoes are always dirty. When Bubs sits at the table in the montage, his shoes are bright white.

Some curated content for those like myself wanting more Wire... 2021 BBC article - Why The Wire is the greatest TV series of the 21st Century: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20211015-why-the-wire-is-the-greatest-tv-series-of-the-21st-century Three 2-minute long extra scenes produced by HBO not a lot of people are aware of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7gg8zQvEY A Conversation With President Obama and The Wire Creator David Simon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWY79JCfhjw The Wire at 20 Podcast Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xljB94DkS88 David Simon: The Audacity of Despair. Presentation at UC Berkley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRt46W3k-qw

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I almost don't want to watch it because then this amazing reaction series will be over 😔 The first time I ever watched this show, over a decade ago, I credited it with making me a more empathetic person. I grew up in a conservative American household, so I'm ashamed to say I carried some prejudices and presumptions going in that deprived me of fully engaging with characters like Dee and Avon at first. It's humbling seeing two bright young people immediately empathize with these characters on a level it took me several rewatches to achieve. Thank you for doing this series, ladies. It's been an absolute pleasure rewatching one of my favorite shows through your eyes.

In this week leading up to the finale I had a big post planned, having gone through various analysis and trivia videos, to point out as many tidits on the last episode as I could. But The Wire is not just a TV Show, it's one of the greatest modern examples we have of art acting as a mirror to reflect civilisation itself, and the issues addressed there within are too important and prevalent today to reduce the overall discourse to the familiar "one of the greatest series ever made..." sentiment. So, instead, I would ask everyone to watch this. It's the video John Oliver brought out about the Police in the wake of the George Floyd murder. In relation to the systemic racism of both law enforcement and America itself, so much of what was covered specifically in The Wire shows up here that it necessitates viewing. It's not dissimilar to the credits sequence of a 'based on true events' movie, where you see footage of the real-life counterparts of the characters portrayed in the story you've just watched, so that the audience have no choice to accept that this is, in fact, real. Please, do watch it. https://youtu.be/Wf4cea5oObY?si=i36FI7OOv0W-Cayq

It was a pleasure going on this journey with you.