This episode was pretty cold. If there was one episode that epitomises the fact that The Wire is closer to documentary than art, it's this one. Not to say that I didn't think this episode was good, but for me, this type of realism is best done in a feature film. It's clear that a lot of other people thought much more highly of this episode than I did, and I'm not denying it was amazingly written. But it just doesn't really have an emotional impact on me. The way Chris beat Bug's dad to a pulp was the type of unforgiving typical of this show, but it didn't have any kind of resounding effect on me. I think I was probably more moved by Bubs being let down once again by Herc. One thing that did annoy me was the scene between McNulty and Elena. Just as their conversation was getting interesting and we could've got more character insight, bam, cut. I feel like this show isn't really intimate with any of its characters. Instead, of being very close with a number of characters, it's instead somewhat close with a great number of characters. I'd much prefer the former. Still though, the show consistently produces an extreme range of characters, some of them profoundly hateful such as De'Londa and Officer Walker. Also, Michael finally might be falling down a rabbit hole after he got a taste of power by having Bug's dad got. I've long since accepted that this show simply isn't going to massively appeal to someone like me who is more partial to "artistic" shows, as incredibly pretentious as that sounds, though I can definitely still appreciate it
High 7
High 7