It was really interesting to see these shots of the mayoral candidates going to church and how that was such a big deal. The cameras outside seemed really crazy to me, and made going to church seem like just another thing a candidate has to do to look favorable and isn’t a personal choice or something that’s okay for them to go without. This makes an interesting point regarding how America’s idea of separation of church and state doesn’t really work as someone who isn’t religious or isn’t the right kind of religious won’t be as likely to be elected.

I like how Royce isn’t very well lit in this shot, while the other people have been. It’s as if to say that he is not as righteous as he seems.

Another glimpse of technology and spying on Marlo.

Great use of photoshop, a technology we haven’t really touched on or seen yet.

Red, yellow, and blue.

I like the wintry colors in this shot.

The lip reader was really interesting, although I’m not sure how accurate she could be in real life.

I like how this shot is staged. Carcetti looks ready to pounce.

D’Angelo’s mother looks really villainous in this shot, like a spider in some ways.

Great staging in this shot. Also, red (well, pink) and green.

I really love seeing how much closer Carcetti has gotten with his wife and how they’re in this together.

Similar colors here to the ones with the scene with Carcetti and his wife. It’s also very low lit.

Wee-Bey has a cell phone in prison. I am not surprised.

Red and green tones here. The wood makes it vary masculine and manly.

I love the staging of this shot so that we see Cutty in-between the flags. I also thought it was interesting later on when he raised that point that he has lost his ability to vote. This election doesn’t matter to so many of our characters, because they aren’t able to vote. I hadn’t thought about that before.

The shots of them voting was really interesting as there was a difference in how they acted toward the camera crews. Royce really enjoyed the attention, while Carcetti headed out of there quickly and moved on to the next thing.

I like how this shot is set up.

This is a great use of the rule of thirds.

This shot is really well staged.

Partly masked in shade to suggest they aren’t doing the most honest or good things.

Cutty getting close with the moms is finally coming back around to bite him. I think he’s finally starting to realize that he needs to decide if he’s there for the women or the children.

This was a great mirror shot.

I love how dark everything is in this shot.

Red and green.

The room looks really full, which suggests that Royce still has a lot of people supporting him.

The room looks so empty and dead, it seems to say that he’s already lost.

This was such an insane shot that really showed how ill-equipped Omar is for prison. He seemed very helpless and too gentle for the rough and tumble and noise of that place.

A part of me feels like we are coming to the end of Omar.

I loved their little victory hug out by the harbor at night.

I loved the shots of the party. It really felt like a real party.

I love Carcetti’s expression here.

Shot through the window. We’ve seen similar shots of McNulty and Stringer in this way.

I was very worried that Carcetti would return to his old ways. I really don’t like D’Agostino, so I was happy to see that he had changed and said no to her.