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>I kind of felt like they only kept certain characters around
>because they were fan favorites. And when they just couldn't
>justify keeping them around anymore, they gave them death
>scenes with the least glory.
Uh. That actually made it much hotter, because that death
actually ADDED to his mystique -- no one in any drug camp could
ever lay claim to killing Omar, hence all the street tales about
him being surrounded by AK-47s. No one got the satisfaction of
killing him, which is why Chris wasn't even happy when Omar
was killed. Not to mention Omar destroyed Marlow's street cred
to the point where people on his old corners don't even know
who he is after he got out(at the end of episode 10).
>In fact the deaths have so little
>glory that each time part of me was like "Naw he can't be
>dead..." even though whoever it was just got shot in the
>head.
Who else are you referring to?
>I was hoping that Omar's gay Latino lover would show up all of
>a sudden to get revenge on Marlow.
Why? The Latino nigga is chillin back home. He don't know
happened to Omar or why. He wasn't even into murkin cats like
Omar was. Lots of people get killed. Not everyone seeks revenge
like Omar does.
> Or that they would bring
>back Avon for the last ep.
Avon doing serious time. And he's already gotten out once.
>Or something would happen to Chris.
Something other than taking the 22 bodies off of the books
on Carcetti's watch and propelling him to the statehouse?
Not to mention Chris's doing time freed Marlow.
>In terms of a 'show' that would have all been cool or at least
>made for a proper ending. But for the reality that the show
>was trying to bring, I guess not.
The way it ended was perfectly appropriate.
>Honestly the best part to me was Michael becoming the next
>Omar.
It wasn't just that:
Michael is the next Omar
Dukie is the next Bubbles(dealt a bad hand, headed
for a hard life despite being a smart, good guy).
Carver is the next Daniels(Carver ends a Lieutenant, same
way as Daniels was, and Daniels is the one who gives him
the promotion at his last function as commissioner. Also,
Carver is principled and has integrity because he was raised
by Colvin. Daniels, of course, has integrity to a fault, just
like Colvin)
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