I finished watching it yesterday. I have some thoughts about the politics of it but to be honest I don’t have a leg to stand on because I know nothing about how majority black cities in America work.
On the non-political side, I really enjoyed the first two seasons. Season 2 in particular was the best one for me. Post that there was too much focus on politicking for my taste and I just wanted to it be over with. That Carcetti guy reminded me of Buttigieg and I found him really annoying. I knew he was gonna be a rat faced turncoat the moment I saw him. But I appreciated the focus on school aged male children even though it was depressing.
The ending was a bit disappointing for me because it essentially said nothing ever changes. The sobriety of it makes sense to me but it feels reductionist because it denies anyone the chance to make a tiny improvement and disregards qualitative changes.
Interested in hearing what you all think about it.
Stringer bell and avon is such a perfect pair. One thinks there is method to the madness in this profit seeking system. Other sees through it.
One of funniest plot lines is stringer getting owned by clay davis.
Also best scene in the series is when avon and stringer fight when avon suggests he is not hard enough.
Only character post season 3 I liked was cutty, who tries to string together a community boxing thing. I like him better than bunny colvin.
Clay Davis makes my skin crawl. There is something really unsettling about the character.
He is funny tho and the actor rocks