From: Mega Mana | #016
I think the problem with 5 is less serial killer and more less build-up. Because it's a shorter season, it jumped in so much quicker to the meat and potatoes than the previous four seasons. It felt too... televised, I guess. We need to see more of how **** the budgeting was and put the neck bruising info in a separate episode from McNulty doing the deed.
yeah, i'm inclined to agree
McNulty being pushed to do something as drastic as that made sense with the history of the higher-ups f***ing up GOOD POLICE WORK (and him) but it happened a bit too fast
and the whole Sun arc which relied on Scott's LIES also felt like it was a wee bit forced since i wasn't convinced enough with Scott's motivation for doing the whole thing so i did not have even the smallest drop of sympathy for the guy unlike all the other flawed side characters in all the other seasons
and it was only really him and Gus who had much of fleshed out personalities out of the whole journalist crew so it was a bit of a drag
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