Remember that day, summer past?

[Clea Simon]

Last night, the incomparable crime drama "The Wire came to an end. Some people got lost in the flood, some people got out all right. But one in particular breaks my heart. If you saw it, you know what I mean. Thoughts? (The New York Times' take.)

On another note, is the new Benjamin Black as good as "Christine Falls"? I weigh in at the Boston Globe.

Question of the day: Whose "The Wire" story did you expect to end differently – and why?