One of the best shows I've seen on television. From season 5, it does become a bit of a bummer. Season seven, you see plot holes, but they can be explained away by saying it's Vic's karmic debt being repaid.
In my opinion, he could have played the game differently, won without hurting too many people (you know who I'm talking about), and aggravated the shit out of everyone doing it.
Also, I hated his wife.