I think those Baltimore scenes were my favorites, although according to a number of critics online today, I am apparently a sucker for something called "fan service," which, in their view, seems to involve any sort of satisfactory resolution to a storyline. Based on the wikipedia definition, I can buy it for Michael's resolution, but anyone else's? Nah.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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Hayden - Mar 10, 2008 6:55:41 am PDT #1450 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Tom Scola - Mar 10, 2008 7:04:48 am PDT #1451 of 7329
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
You don't watch much anime, do you? In that world fanservice has a whole different meaning.
lisah - Mar 10, 2008 7:14:03 am PDT #1452 of 7329
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I am apparently a sucker for something called "fan service," which, in their view, seems to involve any sort of satisfactory resolution to a storyline
Fuck 'em. Maybe it was a little pat but all the resolutions made sense to me. Especially Michael's.
-t - Mar 10, 2008 7:15:28 am PDT #1453 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
the cop bar is actually a little punk rock bar where we've played a million times.
Neat!
I'm a little surprised, but what choked me up the most was the pictures of people we didn't know, just ordinary Baltimoreans going about their business,
The thing about those storyline resolutions - they aren't endings, they're just what happens next, and they're the natural things to happen next. No unbelievable plot twist had to come out of nowhere to make a point or give someone a happy ending or whatever.
lisah - Mar 10, 2008 7:17:32 am PDT #1454 of 7329
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I'm a little surprised, but what choked me up the most was the pictures of people we didn't know, just ordinary Baltimoreans going about their business
oh me too. I loved that so much.
Also, the David Simon cameo!
Hayden - Mar 10, 2008 7:18:21 am PDT #1455 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
You don't watch much anime, do you?
Unless it's from Studio Ghibli, my default attitude is avoid.
Hayden - Mar 10, 2008 7:19:26 am PDT #1456 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I dug the David Simon cameo, too.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2008 7:22:37 am PDT #1457 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
what did people want? a blood bath? I thought the ending wrapped up just enough for me to feel satisfied. Most of the characters I "cared" about, I kind of know what happens in the next year or two. We got the obligatory cycle of life stuff.
I'm satisfied. I wasn't one who hated the "Sopranos" finale, but I liked "The Wire's" better.
Hayden - Mar 10, 2008 7:29:56 am PDT #1458 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I didn't like Michael's final scene. I could buy that kind of change in his life, but the echoes of the guy he was emulating (I'm being purposefully vague here) were a little too broad. I am ambivalent about McNulty's scene with Templeton, too.
But those are minor complaints at best.
lisah - Mar 10, 2008 7:34:09 am PDT #1459 of 7329
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I am ambivalent about McNulty's scene with Templeton, too.
I LOVED that. Maybe it was contrived, I don't care. LOVED IT and bought it 100%.