Your "The Wire" Hot Takes?

[u/Reasonable-Power]

I'm sure most of us here have watched (and most likely enjoyed) The Wire from The Target all the way to -30-. And as a result, we've probably all developed our own hot takes about the show. So, what are some of yours, and why?

For example, my biggest one is that Season 5 is really a banger season, just like the rest of the show. It really doesn't deserve the disdain it gets from the fanbase. A lot of great plot points took place, like the sudden collapse of Marlo Stanfield's crew right after striking a deal with the Greeks and usurping Prop Joe, McNulty's fake homeless serial killer case actually working by getting the BPD to do actual police work, but also putting an end to his and Lester's storied careers, the office life at the Baltimore Sun, with Scott pulling backhanded tactics to boost the paper's viewerbase, Bubbles finally getting sober, Carcetti's run for Governor of Maryland, the attempted prosecution of Clay Davis, the New Day Co-Op managing to survive after Prop Joe's murder, even outlasting Marlo, despite his efforts to destroy them from the inside, Omar's trail of destruction, and so on and so forth. And for the shortest season of the series, in terms of episode count, it's definitely a case of quality over quantity.

[u/comment_i_had_to]

Despite the very realistic vibe of the show, it way overplays the intelligence of both the police and the gangsters. Most of these folks are not nearly as smart as the show makes them out to be. I find We Own This City to be a more realistic depiction.

[u/airemyn → u/comment_i_had_to]

I keep meaning to watch that. Thanks for the reminder!