Like the other dude said, Season Five isn't that bad, it's just the worse of the series and The Wire is one of the greatest television shows ever made (greatest IMO) so it's worst season is going to be overblown. It is good though, and the main plot is very, very far fetched but it's still a good season of television. You have to watch it because it kind of ends everything, so don't listen to that "it should of ended at season four shyt". Remember though, season three was supposed to be the last, and that in the middle of filming season five they were notified that there budget was cut from 16 episodes to 10, so that also plays into the "rushed" feeling of season five.