This season finale, for my favorite season of The Wire, ties up enough to be satisfying and leaves enough hanging to hook the viewer for another season. Houck and Carver throw off the leash and stand up for themselves, abandoning Daniels' new unit. The 14 murders of the Jane Does go into the black and McNulty gets a home away from the vindictive Rawls.
The union local tells the Feds to FOAD, dooming their local, but honoring Frank. Nick hangs WitSec up, deciding to die on his feet, if necessary, to avoid living on his knees.
The somewhat likable, somewhat smarmy FBI agent,Fitz, partly redeems himself by admitting to Daniels that he mistook Agent Khoutros for an ordinary agent in San Diego instead of a headquarters player on the Counter-Terrorism squad, thus compromising the unit's security. Still, Fitz, failed to admit that he got Frank Sobotka killed by faxing a document detailing Frank's proffer session with the BPD/FBI investigators.
Valchek even gives Frank a respectful word unwitnessed by anyone else, but still remains Valchek, a thoroughly unlikable character.
There were other items of closure, but those stuck me as important. I liked this finale.
The union local tells the Feds to FOAD, dooming their local, but honoring Frank. Nick hangs WitSec up, deciding to die on his feet, if necessary, to avoid living on his knees.
The somewhat likable, somewhat smarmy FBI agent,Fitz, partly redeems himself by admitting to Daniels that he mistook Agent Khoutros for an ordinary agent in San Diego instead of a headquarters player on the Counter-Terrorism squad, thus compromising the unit's security. Still, Fitz, failed to admit that he got Frank Sobotka killed by faxing a document detailing Frank's proffer session with the BPD/FBI investigators.
Valchek even gives Frank a respectful word unwitnessed by anyone else, but still remains Valchek, a thoroughly unlikable character.
There were other items of closure, but those stuck me as important. I liked this finale.