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94% Avg. Tomatometer 146 Reviews 96% Avg. Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings This series looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and ...
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Jun 2, 2022 · Critic’s Notebook. ‘The Wire’ Stands Alone. After 20 years, the classic drama is much praised and rarely imitated. For a series based on the idea that institutions don’t change, that’s fitting....
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
Season one of The Wire introduces viewers to a talented (and huge) castfrom the get-go. Impressively, the size only grows as the seasons go on, but the increasing scope of the show is more incremental once you get past the first season. Things can feel overwhelming, at least initially, so if there's any reason why season one is considered by critics to be a little less great than other seasons, it's probably due to the confusion some may feel when they start the show. It's possible to experie...
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
The Wire is a show that's received a great deal of acclaim for its season finales, so it's fitting that it also has a great series finale. As mentioned before, by the fifth and final season of The Wire, the show was essentially painting a portrait of Baltimore as a whole. Just about every character who didn't die in the first four seasons makes some sort of appearance in the fifth and final season, even if for just a moment or two. The final episode itself runs for longer than some movies (at...
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95%
The Wire'ssecond season may alarm some viewers who've just gotten used to the season 1 status quo. Newcomers expecting the storyline from season 1 to remain the focus will be taken aback by the introduction of the Port of Baltimore storyline, which revolves around dockworkers and how they're impacted by another criminal organization, this one run by a man known only as "The Greek." Beyond importing drugs into the city of Baltimore, he also imports stolen goods and sex trade workers, the latte...
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
It's fitting that season three of The Wire has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, because it's honestly hard to fault. After a season spent licking their wounds, the Barksdale gang bounces back, getting the same sort of screen time they had in season one. The gang has to contend with a new street gang led by the ruthless Marlo Stanfield, which makes for an engaging (and tragic) turf war narrative. While battling the Stanfield crew for control of the corners of West Baltimore, infighti...
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
Season four of The Wire sees the show at its absolute peak, which is saying something, considering the other four seasons are all pretty close to perfect, if not themselves arguably flawless. The police continue to play a pivotal role, conflicts between street gangs keep playing out, and the political side of the show becomes more high stakes, with a season-long narrative about Baltimore's mayoral election taking up a major part of the season. Yet the most emotionally devastating and compelli...
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10/10. Incredible! Rob1331 30 September 2022. I don't even no where to begin to explain how much I love The Wire! It's a crime drama that takes place in Baltimore. It takes a gritty look into the lives of everyone from police officers to gang members to drug users to political figures, etc.
Apr 18, 2012 · Matt reviews the first season of HBO's crime drama The Wire for Collider's new recurring feature, Seasoned. Up until the past 15 years or so, television series were firmly episodic. Serialized...
