12 Most Fan-Pleasing TV Moments Ever

7. Bubbles Remains Sober - The Wire

The Wire Bubbles
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Given its commitment to authenticity and often all-too-real portrayal of life in Baltimore, moments of outright, uplifting joy were few and far between. Something like Stringer being killed by Omar and Brother Mouzone was a thrill, but Stringer was far too complex a character for it to be completely fan-pleasing.

The end of the series, however, did offer a few happier moments, and none more so than seeing Bubbles make it to one year of sobriety and find the confidence to go to his sister's house, who welcomes him with open arms and lets him stay with her.

Bubs wasn't the biggest character on the show, but he was the one that best exemplified the world David Simon was trying to depict. A genuinely good person who has suffered from the system and society around him, his struggle isn't over yet, but seeing him achieve this goal and find acceptance with his family is a beautiful endpoint for the character.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.