Treme Series Finale Preview: Will Mardi Gras End in Tragedy?

Mardi Gras has always been the time that residents of New Orleans can put their cares away and enjoy what makes their city the cultural mecca that it s always, even after Katrina, been. It s both a time of energy and of peace, where the city gets the shot in the arm it needs to make it through the remaining weeks of winter and where whatever woes they re facing get drowned out by second lines and magnanimous camaraderie. Full of color, music, and merriment, Mardi Gras has also been the time where Treme weaves its many disparate threads into one tapestry, a way to bring characters who wouldn t otherwise be around one another into the same universe. On the series finale of Treme, the darker side of Mardi Gras comes out when shots are fired during a celebration. While the event makes for dramatically interesting character combinations and has been a commonality shared by everyone in the city, even if they don t go to anything related to the event itself, it can sometimes get the mix wron

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