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Jerusalem posted:Writeup Nice work, Jerusalem! I actually watched this one last night as well, and found one nice little detail, which you hinted at. D'Angelo's comments about the Great Gatsby, in not being able to leave behind 'who you were,' specifically his comment about owning books that haven't been read or even opened is a bit of neat foreshadowing to the array of books and the Samurai sword found in Stringer's apartment by McNulty in Season 3.
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pigdog posted:I just finished rewatching all 5 seasons and only just now noticed that McNulty is an rear end in a top hat. A gaping rear end in a top hat, even. 
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Loving 'Difficult Men,' thanks to whoever recommended it earlier in the thread! Just finished the section on the Wire, and it was really great- though pretty hilarious to hear that John C. Reilly was an favorite to play McNulty at one point 
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In Difficult Men, they dig a bit deeper into some of the reasons Season 5 doesn't quite live up to the rest of the show. Ed Burns left production of the show after Season 4 to work on Generation Kill, and wasn't around to 'bounce' against Simon, who did the same for Burns during Season 4's School Arc (given Burns' closeness to the material in that particular area). There also seemed to be a lack of willingness on the part of the Writer's Room to challenge Simon on the Newspaper arc (Pelecanos even admits he felt that they couldn't touch season 4 from a quality perspective), and a ton of controversy/disagreement over the Serial Killer plotline. Apparently, Simon adapted that bit from an unpublished novel of his. And there's the whole 10 instead of 12 episodes to tell the story due to HBO.
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Jerusalem posted:Final links for the OP: Bravo Jerusalem. Great analysis to close out a fantastic series and a great thread that should be goldmined or something. Kudos to you and the rest for investing time into crafting these excellent recaps. For me, the Bubbles/Dukie stories concluding is probably the biggest emotional moment in the series- both a punch to the gut and a triumph. Also, "to be continued" is easily top 3 funniest moments in the series.
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