From season 3 onwards it becomes a different show, and it lacks the realism and the emotional and social range that it had in the begining. One of the main cast leaving the show was inevitable due to the circumstances that no one really saw coming. My review is biased because as much as the show has changed and some of the plotlines that open don't always seem to come to a satisfying close, for me it doesn't matter how drama driven the show has become, I have grown to care so much about these characters and what they are going through. I might need to suspend certain elements of realism to follow the show and some its questionable writing choices, but I love these characters. I like seeing Shaad try and put his life together after being in prison, and seeing him try to have that same positive impact on other young men in the area like Bakari. I care so much about the kids and they have from the begining been one of the most high points of this show. I am looking forward to watching the sixth and final season. I really want to see if the writers allow space to see these kids get help with processing the traumas that they have had to endure in a way that is effective, we've seen Kevin go to therapy only a few times in the first season and so much has happened since then. I want to see the show end on an overall positive note.
