The Wire: All Prologue (2003)
Season 2, Episode 6
8/10
2x06
18 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This was a very good episode. Still a bit slow on the pacing but we are making some progress now with the case which seems to implicate Horse with the shady cargo movements. Despite my dislike for Ziggy, I like Nick as a character and I'm starting to like Frank. The Greeks are also, as I mentioned previously, intriguing antagonists and look like they could potentially cause a big stir on the show. An underrated factor of this show is its humour. When it tries to be funny, it hits the mark pretty much every single time, and this episode had several hilarious moments. The opening courtroom scene especially was very entertaining and it was great seeing Omar get his revenge like that. Of course what really made this episode was the final scene, the very unexpected murder of one of the main characters. It's a great shame that it had to be him because he was changing and was clearly done with the street life. Unfortunately, as he said himself during the episode, his previous actions defined him, as did his current ones, and that was his downfall. This show demonstrates at times that it can be very unforgiving, and this was one such moment. This is the level that season 1 was at and hopefully season 2 can continue it

Low 8
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