And again, with frightening accuracy, "The Wire" hits all its marks, satisfies on every level, succeeds more than you could imagine. The final episode of season 3, like every season finale, manages to conclude what has to be concluded and to leave open what needs to be left open.
It is another episode full of exhilirating moments, of amazing writing and acting, and at the same time, because all of the events we followed through so faithfully find an end, with such an emotional impact, that it's hard to hold back tears of both joy and sadness.
Dennis continues his ongoing fight with life, a fight he'll probably never give up, no matter how many blows he has to take.
Carcetti moves on to becoming the new mayor, a goal no one can be certain if it's possible.
Colvin takes all the hits he has to take and is still standing up, nevertheless convinced he has done the right thing.
Daniels and Pearlman are united for good, as Daniels gets unexpected promotion and becomes independent from his wife.
The gap between the partners Herc and Carver become more obvious than ever, as Herc welcomes the return of "traditional" police work of busting corners, while Carver seems to really have heard Colvin's speech about real policework and is trying to move on.
Avon is crushed by all the events and seems to loose some of his confidence that has kept him during all these years, as he now is not only alone, but even has to face his real defeat, when Marlo walks in on his trial.
Omar, like McNulty, seems to have found some kind of closure by killing Stringer, but one can only guess what he will be up to next.
And McNulty? Well, as usual, he surprises us, twice in fact, first by again changing his job to what he thinks is the right thing to do (being a real policeman like he used to be) and second by visiting Beatrice, which not only makes for one of the most surprising moments in the whole show but also for an unbelievably strong and emotional scene that only works because of the 36 episodes that preceded it.
There's even more, so much more that it seems strange, even in memory, that so much can happen in 60 minutes. Season 3 was a brilliant and genius as the previous two seasons and the only reason that I'm not really in tears right now, is the fact that I know that season 4 is starting this year, giving me hope that the best-written serial fiction I have ever experienced will go on.moreless
"We fight on that lie." - Slim Charles
A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell and the path he's chosen for himself. While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimize the fallout, even as Colvin's idea becomes public knowledge. Carcetti's ambition becomes obvious to his friend and fellow councilman Tony Gray, even as Gray has disclosed his own political plans. Cutty struggles to keep his young boxers off the corners, as he and Fruit cross paths once again. Bubbles offers his view of the world, both as it is and once was.moreless
A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell and the path he's chosen for himself. While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimize the fallout, even as Colvin's idea becomes public knowledge. Carcetti's ambition becomes obvious to his friend and fellow councilman Tony Gray, even as Gray has disclosed his own political plans. Cutty struggles to keep his young boxers off the corners, as he and Fruit cross paths once again. Bubbles offers his view of the world, both as it is and once was.moreless
 Wendell Pierce |
Bunk Moreland |
 Wood Harris |
Avon Barksdale |
John Doman |
Bill Rawls |
 Robert Wisdom |
Bunny Colvin (Episodes 26-, recurring previously) |
 Lance Reddick |
Cedric Daniels |
 Deirdre Lovejoy |
Ronnie Pearlman |
Paul Majors |
Off. MacGaul (uncredited) |
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Marty Lodge |
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Reid Sasser |
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Chad L. Coleman |
Cutty Wise |
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Richard DeAngelis |
Ray Foerster |
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Michael Potts |
Brother Mouzone |
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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TRIVIA (1)
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In the beginning of the episode, right after Bunk Moreland picks up a shotgun shell at the crime scene, Stringer Bell's chest can be clearly seen, moving up and down, although he should be dead.
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QUOTES (4)
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Slim Charles: It's what war is you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie but we got to fight.
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Witness: I saw only the one of them. He was black, big I thought. With a large weapon.
Bunk: BNBG.
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Squeek: You've got to be the stupidest motherfucker... I've ever dated.
Bernard: (to crony) I can't wait to get to prison.
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Music: "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner; "Fast Train" by Solomon Burke; "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell
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Apocalypse Now
The use of the composition "Ride of the Valkyries" by Col. Bill Rawls when the raids are made is a direct reference to the 1979 Vietnam war film Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppolla. Robert Duvall's character, who is also named Bill and a Colonel, blasts the song from air cavalry helicopters as they attack a Viet Cong village. -
One of the books that McNulty pulls down from Stringer Bell's book shelf is Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published on March 9, 1776. It is widely considered to be the first modern work in the field of economics. The work also being the first comprehensive defense of free market policies.
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