A body is found on public display and Daniels fights for future of his detail.
This is a brilliant episode that has everything that makes The Wire so good.
The tone is set by a very impactful opening sequence that is incredibly well filmed and contains quite shocking subject matter.
A particularly gruesome murder drives most of the plot and character development through a number of compelling scenes. A strong theme is characters either facing the cost of their actions or going down paths that are likely to have consequences. This is superbly written into several character arcs such as Omar, Wallace, Daniels and McNulty, who take centre stage in some very memorable scenes. All the actors to excellent work in these roles.
Bill Rawls is more involved in this episode and his character rings very true to what I have experienced in the politics of large organisations, particularly those in the public eye. Aside from this he is very entertainingly portrayed with his contemptuous and combative attitude towards everyone who gets in the way of his clearance rate. John Doman is so good in these scenes you would believe he really is this person. His screen chemistry with Delaney Williams and Dominic West is poetry in motion at times. It helps though that they have fantastic material to work with.
Other humorous moments come from Herc, Carver and Bodie who lament the juvenile system whilst bantering well with each other. Bubs and Johnny are also on good form.
This is one of the best episodes of the show for me as it shocks, informs, frustrates, and entertains with some quite awesome filmmaking.
This is a brilliant episode that has everything that makes The Wire so good.
The tone is set by a very impactful opening sequence that is incredibly well filmed and contains quite shocking subject matter.
A particularly gruesome murder drives most of the plot and character development through a number of compelling scenes. A strong theme is characters either facing the cost of their actions or going down paths that are likely to have consequences. This is superbly written into several character arcs such as Omar, Wallace, Daniels and McNulty, who take centre stage in some very memorable scenes. All the actors to excellent work in these roles.
Bill Rawls is more involved in this episode and his character rings very true to what I have experienced in the politics of large organisations, particularly those in the public eye. Aside from this he is very entertainingly portrayed with his contemptuous and combative attitude towards everyone who gets in the way of his clearance rate. John Doman is so good in these scenes you would believe he really is this person. His screen chemistry with Delaney Williams and Dominic West is poetry in motion at times. It helps though that they have fantastic material to work with.
Other humorous moments come from Herc, Carver and Bodie who lament the juvenile system whilst bantering well with each other. Bubs and Johnny are also on good form.
This is one of the best episodes of the show for me as it shocks, informs, frustrates, and entertains with some quite awesome filmmaking.