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Line 33: ** For whatever reason Leander Sydnor is not included in the Major Crimes unit in Season 2, but returns for 3-5, the only original member still on the unit at the end of the show. His absence from the Second Season is mentioned in universe, but never explained. * [[Abusive Parents]]: Unfortunately numerous, particularly in season four. De'Londa Brice is emotionally and borderline physically abusive to her son Namond, Michael and Bug's mother Raelene and Dukie's caregivers are neglectful and Michael's stepfather is {{spoiler\|strongly implied to have sexually abused Michael}}. * [[Actor Allusion]]: Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich playing a security guard at the governor's office. Donnie Andrews, the real-life inspiration for Omar Little, who appears as his sidekick a few times and is {{spoiler\|ultimately killed when Omar makes his [[Super Window Jump]]}}. That scene was based on an incident in Andrews' real life. Guess which character is played by [[Retired Badass\|notorious former crimelord]] Little Melvin, the inspiration for Barksdale? Give up? [[Beware the Nice Ones\|The Deacon.]] Felicia Pearson basically plays a fictionalized version of herself. {{spoiler\|Somewhat.}} The woman playing the principal of the local school? Actually the principal of the real high school. No wonder you sat up straight when she yelled. Lt. Dennis Mello was played by the actual Jay Landsman, a long-time homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department. Not to be confused with the fictional homicide detective Jay Landsman (see Celebrity Paradox below) ** When he goes undercover in the Greek's brothel, McNulty's alias is "James Cromwell", in reference to "the English fuck who stole my ancestors' land". Dominic West played Oliver Cromwell in the Channel 4 miniseries ''The Devil's Whore''. * [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Inverted with Jay Landsman. See for yourself--the real Jay Landsman (Lieutenant Mello's actor) and the fictional Jay Landsman both appear in the show. Conspicuously, the fictional character is at least 50 pounds heavier than his [[Real Life]] counterpart. * [[Aesop Amnesia]]: At the end of Season 1, Herc is seen giving a couple of rookie Narcotics detectives a speech about the importance of being a [[Guile Hero]] in their work. He immediately forgets all about that lesson in subsequent seasons.

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