I watched season 5 again a few weeks ago. You're right - The Press is beautifully handled but I think the whole team had peaked in the previous season. If only they had handled McNulty and the police funding issue a bit more sensibly they could have had an equal to, say, season 3.
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"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how the Tatty 100 is done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves." - Brendan Behan
"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how the Tatty 100 is done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves." - Brendan Behan