DOOKIE IS BACK! Great scene with three former Wire cast members, fun to see the all "grown up". Solid episode, a bit more focused than the previous. As with most series, when the story tightens up the episodes improve. However, some of the dialog gets a bit, a lot really, expository and preachy, especially during the fraternal police and FBI scene.
3 Reviews
Very strong with key moments of individual history.
snoozejonc2 June 2023
The case against the GTTF develops and we see more backstory involving Jenkins and Suiter.
The writers continue to tell the story in different time periods, from various perspectives and focussing on several people. For me this all flows very well, particularly the connection between Suiter and Jenkins that leads to what feels like an important moment.
As you would expect from Simon and Pelecanos, there is a strong focus on the environmental factors leading to the events depicted. Police officers are shown to be alienated in a dangerous job that they perceive does not pay enough or give little thanks for the risks involved. In the same breath they show the contrasting attitudes between individuals who are in the same boat so it strikes a good balance between social constructions and individual choice.
Also commendable is the impact portrayed on victims such as the example used of the Davon Robinson case which indirectly led to tragic circumstances.
Visually it is superb with lots of great Baltimore street scenes and moments of police procedural drama. I'm not sure if it's deliberate or not, but there are some good contrasting visuals as the editor cuts from one location to the next, which could be a beautifully tranquil restaurant. It reminds me of those "thin line between heaven and here" moments shown in The Wire.
Speaking of The Wire look out for Jermaine Crawford, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Maria Broom.
The writers continue to tell the story in different time periods, from various perspectives and focussing on several people. For me this all flows very well, particularly the connection between Suiter and Jenkins that leads to what feels like an important moment.
As you would expect from Simon and Pelecanos, there is a strong focus on the environmental factors leading to the events depicted. Police officers are shown to be alienated in a dangerous job that they perceive does not pay enough or give little thanks for the risks involved. In the same breath they show the contrasting attitudes between individuals who are in the same boat so it strikes a good balance between social constructions and individual choice.
Also commendable is the impact portrayed on victims such as the example used of the Davon Robinson case which indirectly led to tragic circumstances.
Visually it is superb with lots of great Baltimore street scenes and moments of police procedural drama. I'm not sure if it's deliberate or not, but there are some good contrasting visuals as the editor cuts from one location to the next, which could be a beautifully tranquil restaurant. It reminds me of those "thin line between heaven and here" moments shown in The Wire.
Speaking of The Wire look out for Jermaine Crawford, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Maria Broom.
Cops And Robbers
douglasmcbroom10 May 2022
We're back to Freddie Gray, Freddie Gray, Freddie Gray. So, it must be stressed that of the 6 cops indicted by States Attorney Marilyn Mosby, 2 were acquitted and the other 4 had the charges dropped. It is Mosby who is currently under 4 Federal indictments. The DOJ has unlimited resources to go after cops, but is seemingly uninterested in tackling perps and actual crime.
Jon Bernthal and Josh Charles have particularly strong outings. Jaime Hector, who played the very bad guy, Marlo Stanfield, in 'The Wire,' was I thought, one of the weaker actors in the series; not capturing Marlo's evil menace. Herein, as a murder detective, he is much better. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green, moves the action like a lightening storm.
Jon Bernthal and Josh Charles have particularly strong outings. Jaime Hector, who played the very bad guy, Marlo Stanfield, in 'The Wire,' was I thought, one of the weaker actors in the series; not capturing Marlo's evil menace. Herein, as a murder detective, he is much better. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green, moves the action like a lightening storm.
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