The Wire Episode 8: Lessons(Explanation)
What’s this about, here?–Sarah Episode 8, “Lessons,” is one of The Wire’s most conceptually-focused episodes. As its title suggests, it’s all about learning. This makes it a sort of early…
Category: Season 1
Omar in the Dell
Rats always run for holes in times of danger”–Omar For his second heist, Omar and his crew take their act to the Eastside, partly because they want to lay low…
Date Night at the Harbor
Acting like we belong down here, know what I’m saying?–D’Angelo F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is one of the clearest literary influences for The Wire. I teach literature, so I will grant…