- first things first, I'll get right to the GOAT stuff. I think it is way to early for me to say it, and even right now I don't believe it. With that being said, I have never put any show up as the GOAT, or even on a level higher then another except for M*A*S*H*. But needless to say, it was very well done, kept everything in the loop, and had some things left undone that needed to be left undone.
- I am a big fan of not catching the Greeks, simply because that is life. You don't always catch the guys. It is nice for one that not everything is done up in a nice little package.
- How could they do my nigga Omar like that? He was the best character on the show IMO, and they had him offed like nothing. I really wanted a Marlo/Omar standoff, or at least a conversation like Omar/Brother, but instead there was nothing. All the "tell Marlo I'm in the street" stuff seemed like a waste, and even him having his leg messed up seemed empty now, because no matter if he could walk good or not, it wouldn't have mattered in how he died. He was the perfect anti-hero, and you just wanted him to go out in a hero's way, not like that. I just felt empty after it.
- I also am like "wtf?" with Marlo at the end. After he leaves the party, goes to the corner, fights off two guys, that is it. I get the symbolic, "getting his name in the street back", but I just again felt a little empty by it. You invest so much into the character, you just feel like something was missing to the end.
- Jimmy's wake was the only way he could have gone out.
- What happened to Cutty? I think you see him once in the 5th season? Didn't even get a mention at the end. I know I may be harping on things I think they missed, but this is another guy they spent a lot of time on, and they gave him no proper ending. Same with Bunny, and Prezbo. They had their stint in the school system, but after that, they were just filler characters used when needed. Was also hoping to see Nick Sobotka a little more over the course of the seasons.
- The ending seemed to fit perfectly though with the show. All the major guys in high figure roles got the glory and the big jobs, and played the political game, Bunk is still the Bunk, and he just keeps going on, and Jimmy is just as lost as ever, and rather then his trademark "What the fuck did I do?", at the end it is more of a "what the fuck do I do?".
- I will say this, this show has inspired me in my own writing. I am noticing a lot of HBO shows are doing that for me. The main thing coming from this is, you don't need to have blowing up shit, and fast action to get the person interested. I've been working on a small series of short stories, and the first part is a very slow opening. Just two guys on a corner talking. You don't get much detail, but it all becomes clear later on. It is shows like this that make me really want to focus on my character and story building, because that is what will keep people interested. Good writing is always good, but the characters make people turn the page.
