The Wire end of season 3

Hamsterdam and the aftermath leading up to and through season 4 is about as good as TV gets

Season 2 is my favorite. It gets better every watch. On my 5th or 6th watch now.

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This is my favorite season by a good margin.

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When I think how jarring it was the first time through - I never "hated" it like some Wire folks clearly do (or did, back in the day), I got why folks didn't care for Season 2. I can't say it is my "favorite", because Season 1 is SO good, but 2 is right there - 3 and 4 are still good in their own way. Sort of like the opposite of Season 2, Season 5 sort of gets worse every time (except for Clark Johnson's "Gus" character which is about the only redeeming thing about the season, except for the series finale episode, which Clark Johnson directed.)

(Nerd crossover note, Clark Johnson directed the Pilot AND Finale of both The Wire and The Shield. Since he also directed 3 of the first 5 episodes of both those series, his style set the tone for both series' runs - this alone puts him in the running for GOAT television director.

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newspaper storyline was such shite

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The red ribbon killer

I watched The Wire so long ago I can't remember what happened in Season 3.

I know I watched the entire series 3-4 times though, great show.

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newspaper storyline was such shite

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The weakest of the seasons but what Lester and Jimmy did was gold.

Also, sad to see the emergence of FAKE NEWS. And that motherfricker got the Pulitzer. Hard working newspaper guys like Gus and the Spanish female Alma were heart-felt. I hated it when the young black reporter told her "They're dead where it doesn't count" as to why her homicide story barely got a blurb on page 5. But when she found Scott's notepad? Priceless.


I rank the seasons this way. And I have ranked them probably 4 different ways.


4...the best acting. Kids steal the show.

2...underrated. 2 and perhaps even 3 major stories going on, appearing as separate, but all part of the same. Frank was amazing and so was Nick.

3...almost like rewatching season 1, but with a much more compelling storyline as opposed to just Avon and Omar gunning for each other. Mouzone's return changes the entire show.

1...it was good but also you can tell it was first and had less of a budget.

5...already said it was good. I do understand the pushback and it was the only season that felt outlandish. Lester cracking their code though? And the circumstances that kept EVERY major police and lawyer and city hall character from going to jail was just so frickin hilarious but spot on.