But, Simon, tough Newsguy still talks about Wallace's death as the toughest thing he ever produced. Ever.

OK, good. Because I think I'm going to be sad about this for a couple of days, and you know that feels ridiculous.

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Well, he's still sad about it and he knew how it was gonna turn out. And the crew were wrecks and they are Teamsters. Honestly, I don't want to meet the person that could watch that and be like "Anything else on?" Although the end of Season Four made me howl like an animal...George can bring the pain when he wants. It was great, but like(sniff) You bastard! And of course, I thought all the people blogging 'It was great, but really deeply sad.Really really." were writing for punk-assed bitches, not people used to the 'verse like me. So *I* wasn't gonna need any of the Man's damn Kleenex, not me.So, cut to the end of the hour, me crying for the pain of the world, tears running everywhere, blowing my nose on a deposit slip(which still seems appropriate, if chafing) while my mother is looking at me like 'This is why we pay $20 extra a month and can't go to dinner on Sundays...Okay. Why not just pay somebody to kick you in the guts, too." and I'm still mumbling "Fuckin' Pelecanos, man. Did it to me AGAIN." and wondering if I can get my fake mystery-writing boyfriend on charges of domestic abuse. But it was brilliant and I wouldn't trade it...those feelings are my *humanity*, and thank God I still have them.(I'm still looking for a place to use the insights I got from that, actually.) So, to make a short story long, I don't think you have anything to apologize for...there are real "Wallaces" you know.

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Cheerios(Hey, they're Omar's favorites): I'm still glad, however, that most shows do not try for that level of visceral response, as it would take years off my life.

• Fuckin'* George. Making me cry like a bitch.

Why come he got to punk me that way? After I'm out there buying his books and shit, when you know everybody on *this* coast got their panties wet for that Hillerman bitch.

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Because I think I'm going to be sad about this for a couple of days, and you know that feels ridiculous.

Like Erika said, that hurt doesn't really go away. Should say a lot about a show that years later, I still feel sad for a fictional teenage drug runner.

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Somehow that kind of reminds me of a hoax we studied in journalism school. Some woman named Janet Something wrote this story about "Jimmy" the preteen drug fiend in The Washington Post, about how he shared works with his parents and etc. Except Janet made it up, or at least it wasn't able to be corroborated, and when somebody talked to her editor at the Post later, he said the worst part was that there could be real Jimmys out there, and nobody would believe it.ETA: Yeah, Corwood, I'm fine *now* but the end of Season Four did apparently bring up things or something...I'm usually not the type to cry at television.

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So I think this episode of Rome should be subtitled "Portrait of Mark Antony as a Rent Boy."

I have no idea how I'm going to deal with only one more episode of this. I just desperately wish they would film a third season.

Also? Watch Pullo's eyes through the whole scene with Gaia. He went from love to confusion to horror to hatred to fierce, unyielding resolution in mere seconds, and then followed it with self-loathing and then hatred again. I cannot believe how much he conveyed with his eyes and the set of his mouth without saying a word. Incredible.

And poor Vorenus. That is the look of a man who misses his boyfriend.

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Also, Vorenus telling Caesarion about his father. Beautiful.

There really should be more.

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Should say a lot about a show that years later, I still feel sad for a fictional teenage drug runner.

After erika's comment about the commentary I was going to say that I really need to rewatch the Wire from the beginning but I really don't know that I can live through some of it, like Wallace's death, again.

Also, Vorenus telling Caesarion about his father. Beautiful.

loved that so much. I am so sad there is just the one episode left. And I'm really worried about what's going to happen! Although I was sure that Antony was going to go through with killing Atia & Octavia in this week's ep.

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I really don't know that I can live through some of it, like Wallace's death, again.

I rewatched the whole damn thing right before S4 started and regret it not a bit. In fact, I'll probably rewatch it again later this year, just because I miss it.

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I think I will rewatch before season 5. They're starting filming this month! Weeee!

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