A lot of people didn't think it was as good but I loved it, the new setting was entirely believable and the new characters were well introduced- just like the dock workers of season 2, and nobody complained about new characters back then!
I really did love it, actually, despite my feeling extremely frustrated and anxietal about McNulty's story line. I think it actually contributed to my feeling any sort of closure with the characters. It really felt like a desperate but realistic last-ditch effort for a detective to stay relevant within his department and it brilliantly mirrors Scott Templeton's ambitions with the Baltimore Sun, instantly providing a surrogate back story for a newly-introduced character as well as providing grounds for a debate whether or not the falsification of data could be tolerated for the greater good in a subversion of the strictest definition of justice.
It is still nice to see that great writing can, in fact, offset the most rampant of fanboyish protest against the introduction of new characters while tying up the loose ends of older ones in a satisfying way. Although...
I WOULD TAKE IT ALL OF SEASON FIVE BACK IF I KNEW OMAR WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!!! I DON'T CARE IF CHRIS IS HIS SURROGATE, HE'S NOT FUCKING OMAR!!! THE CHEESE DOES INDEED STAND ALONE!!!
...but I can live with it, despite my innermost loyalties.
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