The quartet of eighth-grade boys at the center of The Wire have their own way of dealing with bad police.
“Change the course” often means more of the same, only more of it.
Carcetti is keen to meddle, but knows what to leave be.
Allying with rivals to thwart a third party is the cold calculus of the city’s politicians as well.
The dealers know the kids, and the kids know the cops.
A hugely ambitious and hugely successful crime epic whose plot tentacles just keep on spreading, wonderfully so.
The best crime show out there, deserving of any and all hype.