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There’s plenty of screen time given to the rising Stanfield Organization as they take over territory from the shattered fragments of the Barksdales. There’s plenty of time spent with Avon ( Wood Harris) and company, including a plot line serving as a crucial catalyst to the intense drama between Avon and Stringer ( Idris Elba) that would carry through to the next season. Stevedores aside, it’s not like the Barksdale organization is suddenly neglected. The only problem is much of it feels a bit loosely connected to the rest of the series. Yeah, even Ziggy! Once the surprise of the change wears off, it’s clear that the story told is as gripping as anything else in The Wire. It’s true: season two establishes a number of characters that never return, including one of the least likable in the entire series-here's looking at you, Ziggy ( James Ransone)-but it’s a testament to the show’s unparalleled writing and consistently inspiring performances that viewers are drawn into the plot and invested emotionally in these new faces.

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It’s not uncommon for a series to utilize a new season to introduce new characters, but the complete shift to an entirely different territory such as this was unusual, to say the least. After establishing a fantastic cast of characters in the first season, the show decided to take a drastic shift in attention towards the docks of Baltimore, where an entirely new group of faces is met.

This curveball of a season is frequently considered amongst fans to be the series’ worst, but really it’s just as frequently misunderstood. The infamous “serial-killer” plot is practically the only instance in which the show flirted with becoming difficult to believe, and the concepts of journalistic integrity, while linked thematically with the dishonesty prevalent throughout the show, feel a bit contrived. The inclusion of the Baltimore Sun plot line, which would serve as the season’s backbone, failed to be as emotionally or thematically rich as any of the other narrative tangents the series had taken earlier in its run. Sill, Season 5 struggles under the massive weight of the preceding four seasons, misstepping far more frequently than any of the show’s other years. Actions that were set into motion throughout the prior four years saw their inevitable consequences, and it’s fulfilling to watch them carry out. Cheese is wounded by Brother Mouzone, further complicating relations between Stringer and Proposition Joe.There’s also something to be said for the final season’s ability to sum up the themes and philosophies the show had presented while sketching satisfying - even if sometimes tragic - endings to the stories of each of its characters. The detail uses GPS technology to its advantage but meets a setback as Valchek turns over control of the investigation to the FBI.īodie is pleased with the new supply of drugs, but unhappy that Proposition Joe’s nephew Cheese is on his turf. Nick is the first to learn of his cousin’s arrest and after facing the wrath of his uncle, drowns his sorrows in a local park with an old flame. He remains outside the warehouse to turn himself in. Ziggy, in a rage shoots a young Greek employee and kills Double G. Ziggy steals four new cars from the docks and fences three to Glekas who double-crosses Ziggy by halving his original cut. Frank Sobotka still plans to run contrary to a long-standing gentlemen’s agreement. Tension between the white and the black stevedores continues to build over the next union secretary. If you want to leave us a 60 seconds or less burner message, record using your favourite voice recorder app and email it to or Whatsapp voice memo on our burner phone 📞+447534 831 658

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James Dyer (Empire Magazine and Pilot TV Podcast) on Ziggy’s Breakdown Kelly and Bailey (Rewired podcast) on Ziggy’s confession Jesse Thorn (Maximum Fun Podcast Network) on Ziggy not being a complete idiot Melanie Nicholls King (Cheryl) on being pregnant during the showĪl Brown (Major Valchek) on being punched by Prez Chris Bauer (Frank Sobotka) on acting opposite James Ransone and Pablo Schreiber