We saw the sad demise of Omar, everybody’s favourite ‘stick-up boy’, in last night’s episode of The Wire. In true series-style his death was understated. One minute he was swaggering around the streets like a character from a Wild West movie, the next he was laying dead after being shot in the head by a juvenile in a grocery store. In the words of McNulty, ‘he caught one in a Korean joint’.
Omar’s death may have taken some of the heat off his nemesis, Marlo, but McNulty is still on his case, diverting funds from his fictional serial killer hunt to carry out more surveillance work.
You had to admire McNulty’s front as he answered questions from the police and Mayor on his serial killer, but I’m pretty sure his scam is close to being exposed. He’s told too many people what he’s up to, and too many of them disagree with what he’s doing. McNulty himself is beginning to get nervous.
This was my favourite episode of the run, with plenty of humour to go with the drama. After the FBI profiler gave a detailed breakdown on the character of the fictitious serial killer, McNulty laughably told Greggs that he was ‘in the ballpark’.
The newsroom scenes were great, too, with Gus Haynes finally tiring of Scott Templeton’s great but dodgy quotes from unnamed sources. Templeton has been asked to provide clarification; surely it will be McNulty’s turn next?
