I think it’s undoubtedly one of the most fantastic TV shows made.
Spoilers abound, I think. I’m not thinking about that right now.
Progressions
- the theme song, each season it changes. same song, covered differently. thematically, reading into the genres chosen lots of thoughts.
- It speaks to levels really well. When you hear about them on the street level, cop v dealer and socials, its a people story. this person, did that. One level up, rawls and the chain of command? it’s just numbers, just votes, just a body. Damnning stuff.
- I love how they show stuff progressing. Valchek is a beauty of a character. Chess game foreshadowing back in season 1, to only bodie being the victor many seasons on,.
- Some of the “fun scenes” are simply iconic. Herc and Carver meeting Bodie and Poot at the Theatre with their dates, or the basketball game, or Watching them play pool.
- Stringer Bell is a great character to think about. He plays the 2IC to Avon, but if you look at it a different way, he got Avon doing the dirty work for him, and gets away scot free, while it’s avon doing the time.