[kadoban]

> I’m biased since it’s the most boring season by far

That season has really grown on me over time and rewatches. It has a lot of great character work on Omar, Avon, Stringer, McNulty, Prezbo, Freeman, etc.; Ziggy, Nick, Sobotka is peak tragedy with a lot of fun along the way.

You may be right that it's not as exciting as other seasons, but I personally would call it boring and it sets up and deepens _so_ much of what comes after.

[AtlasBarfed]

Well, the kicker about how boring the season is so they kept redirecting to the drug gangs rather than the purported focus of the season

[kadoban]

Every season in The Wire is a mix of new and old groups of characters (except the first of course). Is s2 really notably extra focused on s1 characters? If it is I didn't notice, though I can't say I've counted either.

[dylan604]

Season 2 helps explain how the drugs come into the city. It shows how the cops get reassigned to hammer on which ever nail is currently sticking its head up once they've hammered the current one back down. It shows how nails can work their way free and pop their heads back up requiring the attention of the hammer again. If only the cops could figure out how to use screws instead.