The Wire Season 5

Over at Freakonomics, ethnographer and sociologist, Sudhir Venkatesh, recounts his experiences from watching episode 1 of season 5's The Wire, with several retired drug dealers whom he has gotten to know through his own field work. Their predictions and interpretations are interesting - I didn't suspect any of the things that these men did, and if their predictions come true, I'll be very impressed. We watched episode 1 last night. It is available for free download off of iTunes, amazingly. It was very good, and at several points, I was reminded of what a fantastic show this is. How many bodies has Chris put in the ground? Yet he was so polite to the woman in the courthouse. That's a small touch, but very effective and showing the kind of person he is. I am heartbroken to see McNulty deteriorating and destroying the good thing he has going, though. Honestly, I'd have preferred he not even be in this season, despite how much I love him, because I would've known he was settling down with a good woman were he not present.