"Let them know Marlo step to any motherfucker - Omar, Barksdale, whoever. My name is my name!"
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 2nd March 2008
EPISODE NUMBER: Season 5, Episode 9
WRITTEN BY: David Simon & George Pelecanos
The final season of The Wire was undoubtedly the most exciting season of the show, and it really didn't take very long to get going at all. In the show's penultimate episode, all the storylines start coming to a head: the police start making moves on Marlo's empire, McNulty's fake serial killer lies start getting unravelled, and so do Journalist Scott Templeton's.
The episode starts off with a bang, as Marlo's crew are tailed to their latest shipment and raided by the Police. There's a great Marlo moment where he is in jail and realizes Omar has been slandering him, and loses his cool for basically the first time. Omar may be dead, but the damage he's done lives on.
Snoop's death scene is among the best in the show, as Michael outsmarts her and manages to take her out before she does the same to him. It's Michael that really makes this episode, although it was nice to see his old buddy Namond and Bunny Colvin reappear briefly one last time.
The final scene between Dukie and Michael, where they reminisce about simpler times, is the part that really brings a tear to my eye. It's amazing to think of how far they've come. And as Michael drives off, we're hoping beyond hope that he can stay safe.
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