This is a brilliant episode with great character moments and a compelling plot.
The fallout from the final scene of the previous episode is the main focus and it has contains everything that makes 'The Wire' a great show.
We see another very realistic portrayal of the senior leadership, as the top brass of the police showboat their way through a crisis. This is all very recognisable to me and I feel the frustration portrayed in the faces of the characters involved.
The character Bill Rawls has a positive episode, with memorable contributions to the plot and character interactions. One speech he gives to another character is one of the most memorable of the entire show. John Dorman is fantastic as always.
This is my first viewing of this episode since reading 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets' and some of the themes covered in the book, such as the importance of the first 24 hours in a murder investigation and the potential for the crime scene to be 'murdered' by police cluttering up the location, are nicely acknowledged. I love Cool Lester Smooth's epic moment to shine.
It is a classic Jimmy McNulty episode and Dominic West brilliantly takes the character through a range of emotions relating to events unfolding. Likewise Andre Royo has a great showing with some excellent and ironic material for the character Bubs.
Visually it is a cracker, with the camera telling the story superbly well and the editor putting it all together seamlessly. The transition between the final two scenes is fantastic.
The fallout from the final scene of the previous episode is the main focus and it has contains everything that makes 'The Wire' a great show.
We see another very realistic portrayal of the senior leadership, as the top brass of the police showboat their way through a crisis. This is all very recognisable to me and I feel the frustration portrayed in the faces of the characters involved.
The character Bill Rawls has a positive episode, with memorable contributions to the plot and character interactions. One speech he gives to another character is one of the most memorable of the entire show. John Dorman is fantastic as always.
This is my first viewing of this episode since reading 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets' and some of the themes covered in the book, such as the importance of the first 24 hours in a murder investigation and the potential for the crime scene to be 'murdered' by police cluttering up the location, are nicely acknowledged. I love Cool Lester Smooth's epic moment to shine.
It is a classic Jimmy McNulty episode and Dominic West brilliantly takes the character through a range of emotions relating to events unfolding. Likewise Andre Royo has a great showing with some excellent and ironic material for the character Bubs.
Visually it is a cracker, with the camera telling the story superbly well and the editor putting it all together seamlessly. The transition between the final two scenes is fantastic.