The Moment of Truth

THE WIRE in a moment, but first, my first big industry review is in... from Publishers Weekly:

Three Vancouver constables—son-of-a-sergeant Craig Nolan, bombshell in the boys’ club Ashlyn Hart, and stolidly antisocial cop Tain—are drawn together as the rapes, arsons and child abductions they’re working on respectively converge. The three, who have a beef over a prior case gone bad, must get over their personal differences and chase scant leads before another raped woman, burned building or missing girl turns up. Ruttan manages to keep the multiple leads and seconds on the same page admirably: she doesn’t drop too many clues in their laps or allow the tension to flag. The child abduction and sex crime aspects of the story are handled without exploitation or kid gloves; the straight proceduralism from Ruttan (Suspicious Circumstances) serves the story well through the rewarding climax.


Needless to say, I'm really happy with the review. I'm glad that they picked up on the delicate balance of dealing with rather serious crimes, and I'm certainly happy that they feel I maintain the tension throughout and that the climax is rewarding.

And now I can breathe a bit easier...


Yesterday was a significant day, as the last episode of THE WIRE aired. I've elaborated on some key points in the ongoing forum discussion but probably in the next few weeks I'll really digest the season as a whole.

I must say, Doquan broke my heart. And more than anything, that will stay with me. The real story to the show is that nothing will be fixed or improved. The truth is, that the institutions are as much responsible for the problems as anything else, and feed the cycle and sustain it.

What will I take away? The trio of replacements - Sydnor is McNulty, Michael is Omar and Doquan is Wallace.

I hope Michael has as compelling a future as Omar had.

A sad day for the show, though. And a strong finish, despite my feelings about the journalism thread.

What did you guys think?