Wire can safely be described as a modern classic in the history of television. It has run five successful seasons and though each season touches separate aspect of society yet it remains joined to the main premise. Wire was widely appreciated for its realistic depiction of crime, drugs and the struggle of police to keep these gangs off the streets in Baltimore. The series and the actors portraying various characters have been critically acclaimed and much loved by the people. Now its demons have come back to haunt the actor Felecia Peterson who played a killer in The Wire.

She was arrested in Baltimore on drug charges. How stranger can it get for her folks? Police wanted her in the murder trial of Steven Lashley. Police claims that Pearson is a witness of the brawl that ended in Steven Lashley stabbing three men, one of them later died. So when police went to her home to get her for not cooperating with them they discovered two cigars allegedly filled with marijuana. Lucky for her that she has just been charged with one count of drug possession. Things could have been worse.

Last June The Wire won four nominations including Program of the year, and the annual Heritage Award which is granted to a show who has positive impact on society. All five seasons of Wire dealt with different sociological themes yet they were woven together so deftly that they appeared to be part of a larger whole. The fifth and final season of The Wire ended this year.

The Wire is not one of the very popular TV shows in TV history. It comes under good rated and series finale of this good rated series was also good rated. Okay, don’t you think what do I mean by good-rated (it’s my way to evaluate any episode). Good rated means 8 out of 10. Well rated means 9 out of 10 and best rated means yeah 10 out 10 and sometimes 11 out of 10, but very rarely. Ha ha

Let’s back to our main point from where we started. On this episode, Carcetti reacts to a damaging report presented by Pearlman and Daniels. Their choices are either to clean up or hide the dirt. McNulty asks Landsman to pull police off the hopeless case as he wants to put the case to an end.

Haynes finds little support for his concerns about reporters work from the bosses. Dukie is looking for an old mentor to take a loan. A cat and mouse game is going on between Levy and Pearlman. So, this was the story on series finale. Now, tell me was not it a depressing end? No, it was not. In fact, series finale ended just as it was planned for and I am satisfied with the way series finished. My pick from this finale episode:-

Bunk: How are you not in jail!
McNulty: I don’t know. The lies so big people can’t live with it I guess.

The wire, really an extraordinary series and the characters, plots and themes and everything was so strong and hard hitting. It’s impossible not to be shaken out of the complacency of living in the best society after watching this show.