Pretty much everything gets resolved all throughout the show in one way or another. The only frustrating thing is the lack of season 6 and beyond.
The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made
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Well I'd say the two seasons hold themselves together pretty well. The major storyline(s) get their end. It's only getting frustrating because the show had so much potential at the end. But you can watch it safely without fear of having a LOST finale at the end.
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Disagree. I think the show had potential at the beginning, but somewhere in S2 it just went over the top ridiculous. Some of the S1 stuff was a bit much, but Grammar's acting carried the show. That and Kitty's smokin hot ass.
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I watched the first season almost entirely because of her. Something about that bitchy ice queen look with the glasses and the pencil skirts just really did it for me.
I'm currently on on the fourth season of the Wire (first time viewing), and I enjoy it immensely. So far I gotta go with 2314. But shiiiiiiiiiet is season 4 shaping up nicely ^^
Bondurant
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I'm curious about what did you find ridiculous in 2nd season ? I really liked the season finale, mostly because Tom-Meredith (no spoilers) so maybe my opinion about season finale shadows the whole season.
chaos
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The whole show started as a kind of political drama with a strong central character. Season 1 wrapped up pretty well I thought along those veins. Then Season 2 went full retard almost immediately. Grammar was transformed from a strong, corrupt king of the city to a super-villain bent on destruction of all that is good. Basically I felt the second season was almost a different show. There were hints of the old show, his whole dealings with the tenements for example. But the rest of it was just way over the top. At the end of the first season, we're shown how far he is willing to go to preserve his power and we're shocked. At the end of the second season it is just kind of a farce. He's killing people left and right, he's a crazy voyeur, his actions no longer make sense in context.
But dat ass.
Bondurant
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I watched like four episodes of the wire at my aunt's insistence but wasn't paying close enough attention and didnt enjoy it. Since she is senile she continued to push it for years thinking every time that it was a new suggestion. Her tastes are generally pretty bad so I ignored other people's suggestions to watch it as well. Finally just this year I decided to give it another shot and watched all five seasons in about a week. Amazing show, and I blame my aunt liking it for my delay in seeing it through.
Oh and 1=3=4>2>5. The Pollocks story was kinda meh
Oh and 1=3=4>2>5. The Pollocks story was kinda meh
Bondurant
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Season 2 got totally under my skin, so I'd say 2>1=3=4=5. I know it's not a popular opinion, since most people think season 5 was a bit botched, but to me the multi-layered ramifications shown in s2 show how above the show fared, quality wise. It's not anymore about cops and drug dealers, it's about society. Also, RE-ELECT FRANK SOBOTKA, because fuck Valchek.
Bondurant
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I certainly don't begrudge your opinion. Being a teenager in the early 90's I've just always been more interested in the ghetto/housing projects life (also at one point living across the street from housing projects) so I'm a bit biased. It just endlessly fascinates me.
Also, after the fucking amazing season 1 wrap up, the beginning of season 2 felt like a let down.
Alex
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Yeah, the street talk can be really hard to understand sometimes. Just wait until Snoop comes into play. I have subtitles in the later seasons for a reason.
I've been re-watching this show lately. Just finished season 4. I forgot how much of a bitch the Nerese Campbell is. She fucks everything up in that season.
ohkcrlho
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