There are four episodes to go. "The Dickensian Aspect" was the sixth of the season, leaving four more in the 10-episode season.

Just a minor correction: McNulty was talking to Lord Calvert, not George Washington.

Didn't Marlo tell the co-op that he killed Prop Joe? Did I miss something?

Actually, McNulty was talking to Major General Samuel Smith's statute at Federal Hill Park.

Per Wikipedia, "Smith served as a major general of Maryland militia during the War of 1812, and commanded the defenses of Baltimore during the Battle of Baltimore and Fort McHenry in 1814. The American victory there can largely be attributed to Smith's preparation for the British invasion." He served as a member of Congress for 40 successive years, and also served as President of the US Senate, Secretary of the Navy & Mayor of Baltimore. He's buried in the same cemetery as Edgar Allan Poe (about 6 blocks from my office).

Here are multiple pics of Smith's statue:

http://tinyurl.com/yvdds5

"Didn't Marlo tell the co-op that he killed Prop Joe? Did I miss something?"

No, he said he was "responsible" - &, after a pause while the camera panned the reaction shots from the other Co-op members, Marlo explained he's the one who lured Omar back & that it was Omar who killed Joe. Then he upped the bounty he was offering for the head of Omar.

But they all know Marlo, not Omar, is in fact behind Joe's killing, especially when Marlo let it be known that he had "the connect" and the price of a brick was going up. When Omar robbed Fat- Faced Rick of his gun, FFR asked Omar if he killed Joe. Omar denied it & FFR responded, "I didn't think so."

There are two, if not more, factual errors in Teresa Wiltz's column today.

Maybe folk's at the Post should pay more attention to The Wire's Sun subplot, because somebody sure needs a real editor.

Oops. I meant "folks." Guess I need an editor too.

And that error count is at three, minimum.

What are the errors MRK33?

MRK33, you need to relax. This is not a news article! It's a blog!There's no editing. If Teresa has errors, correct them, like above regarding the statue and let it go.

some of you guys are posting way more errors than you're pointing out.

Actually, according to the folks at HBO, said statue is General Lewis A. Armistead, the so-called "savior of Baltimore." We also missed the call on the episodes. There are four left, not 3, and the title of the show, which is, "The Dickensian Aspect." (Thanks to "Matt" for keeping an eye out.)

Do any of get Wire details right the first time we see an episode?

sadly, the wire has jumped the shark...omar has become superman and mcnulty is running a con that wouldn't even pass muster on 'law & order'... i won't even talk about my shock @ seeing nancy grace's cameo...

...it was a terrific show while it lasted

I miss Homocide: Life on the Street

The Sun Metro editor played one of the detectives in Homicide...

Omar's jump is believable -- twice people fell off the apartment building roof next to me in Charles Village and lived with no serious injuries. Omar was jumping, not falling, and it looked like he hit a bush.

I'm with MDS--this season is a big fat bust. Soooo disappointing. To stick with the Dickensian theme, I feel like we're being served very thin porridge (and such small portions).

There is now a second Homicide veteran on the show, btw. The judge last night was a detective in the last couple of seasons.

The kids and their cop-turned-schoolteacher were the glue that held last season together. You felt THEIR pain. You wanted something better for them so much it made you sick. What is the equivalent this season? Nothing. Bleh.

Read the citypaper last week and they were very harsh on this season...especially with the McNulty story line with the homless folks. I thought it was way out of line, anyone has any thoughts I think at the end of the day it will come back and haunt McNulty and Freeman. I did think the jump was a bit extra. Hitting teh ground from 4-5 stories and out of sight before Chris and Snoop made it 10 ft to the balcony. Get serious.

McNulty's homeless murder thing is getting way past the realm of the believeable. It looks like Bunk will end up solving the vacants murders through regular "PO-lice" work anyway. Also don't see how Omar did his jump either. Still a great show, but hope the keep it a little more real over the last 4.

Omar's jump is actually believable. After the shootout, he runs to the balcony and jumps. Then Chris, Snoop and Michael follow him. When the camera pans out, you can barely see Omar hanging on one of the balconies below.

I have no explanation of the craziness that is McNulty. That storyline is a bit much. I'm enjoying seeing Beadie again and the occasional cameo of other season two characters. I wonder will they do a "follow up" on Namond to see if he's still on the straight and narrow.

Caught next week's episode On Demand last night/early am. It gets worse. What made The Wire great was how it captured reality as best a TV drama could. Now it has turned into "Lost." Speaking of Homicide: Life of the Street...

"[A]ccording to the folks at HBO, said statue is General Lewis A. Armistead, the so-called "savior of Baltimore.""

No way. It's Smith. Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead was a Civil War Confederate General who was killed during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. His uncle, however, Maj. George Armistead, was the commander of Ft. McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 (he's also the one who commissioned the huge flag that caught Francis Scott Key's eye & led to a song we all know).

This is the monument in Federal Hill Park in honor of G. Armistead:

http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=7208

Here's Smith's: http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=7361

Are some of you people actually using the term "jump the shark". The term itself "jumped the shark" YEARS AGO!!

The Wire has not jumped the shark. Some of you people are so uptite and because of it you missing some of the best FICTIONAL dramatic television ever made. Is it has great as S4, probably not, but I will manage to reserve judgment at least until I have seen every episode of this season.

I feel so sorry for some of you. The Wire, even if you think S5 is the weakest of their seasons, is still better than anyting else that has ever been produced for American television, and you are missing it so you can allow yourselves to feel smarter than all the people who have been praising it for all these years.

It's sad.

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