Clay Davis has his day in court, whilst McNulty's shenanigans are consuming almost everyone and everything.
This is a great episode with ironic storytelling and some definitive character moments.
With numerous organisations in Baltimore having their time and resources dominated by the fake serial killer, it is hard not to find amusement in it. The BPD and Baltimore Sun debriefings intercut by the editors is a great sequence that works hilariously, along with the numerous instances where McNulty finds himself exasperated by everything that has come of his scheme.
Importantly the writers acknowledge the serious impact of the situation in certain scenes, particularly how it affects family members of the victims and when other police officers work the case in good faith.
A big highlight of the episode is Clay Davis on trial. I will say little about what happens, except how plausible it portrays race politics and how organisations and systems can falter when senior figures place their own ambitions above the right tactical decisions. Isiah Whitelock Jr gives one of his best performances of the show run.
My favourite part is Greggs' "Goodnight Moon" scene, which is beautifully done and puts another perspective on everything you see on The Wire.
For me it's a 9.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is a great episode with ironic storytelling and some definitive character moments.
With numerous organisations in Baltimore having their time and resources dominated by the fake serial killer, it is hard not to find amusement in it. The BPD and Baltimore Sun debriefings intercut by the editors is a great sequence that works hilariously, along with the numerous instances where McNulty finds himself exasperated by everything that has come of his scheme.
Importantly the writers acknowledge the serious impact of the situation in certain scenes, particularly how it affects family members of the victims and when other police officers work the case in good faith.
A big highlight of the episode is Clay Davis on trial. I will say little about what happens, except how plausible it portrays race politics and how organisations and systems can falter when senior figures place their own ambitions above the right tactical decisions. Isiah Whitelock Jr gives one of his best performances of the show run.
My favourite part is Greggs' "Goodnight Moon" scene, which is beautifully done and puts another perspective on everything you see on The Wire.
For me it's a 9.5/10 but I round upwards.