The fifth and final season of HBO's The Wire premiered this past Sunday night. In case you missed it, chronologically the show picks up about a year down the road from where Season Four left off. During that time, Carver has been promoted, Herc has been jilted from the force, Carcetti began severe city-wide budget cut-backs, and McNulty relapsed into some old habits. Political and social conflict will no doubt ensue. One other thing that's new, as always, is the show's theme song "Down in the Hole," this time performed by Steve Earle (posted below courtesy of The Leather Canary), who also has a recurring role on the show.
If you don't have HBO, I suggest you subscribe for at least the next nine weeks or so. Otherwise you'll risk missing out on the last season of the best show on TV, a statement that possesses a lot of added value considering the crap networks have been rolling out since the writers' strike set in. For an interesting discussion of the philosophical rhetoric of the series and its creator David Simon, check out this piece by Matthew Yglesias of The Atlantic.
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