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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Completely disagree. Each season had it's own theme and explored different elements of why big city problems existed in Baltimore. Season 1-the streets. Season 2-the docks or international crime. Season 3-Politics, not just mayoral politics. Season 4-the schools/the youth. Season 5-the media.
All of the elements were explored thoroughly while following key characters throughout the season and following the overarching problems with the war on drugs. Brilliantly executed show that is only for those willing to stick through it for the reward of each season. In fact, I basically consider each season to be inidividual miniseries related to each other. One of my favourite shows ever...but I'm not sure that it ended too soon. I thought it ran as long as it should have.
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Even though I didn't like it, my comment was mostly a joke as it seems to be a very popular series. Season 4 sits behind only Season 5 of Breaking Bad in terms of all-time Metacritic score. I just can't figure out how, as the series is so incredibly slow and plodding that it probably lost half of its potential audience 6-7 episodes into the first season (just like me). I'm definitely not willing to sacrifice 9-10 hours of my life for a 1 hour payoff, especially when I didn't enjoy the 9-10 I had to sacrifice.
Was waiting for, and was glad I didn't see, the common "the show doesn't hold your hand" comment. A lot of shows don't, and I still seem to enjoy them just fine.