Bailed on The Wire three times before someone forced me to watch episode 4

2 comments

2 Comments

Figured out the trick is to stop treating it like a regular cop show and start treating it like a slow burn novel... each episode is a chapter that builds on the last one, not a standalone case. Once you hit episode 4, that's where all the setup from the first three episodes starts paying off - the chess game on the corners, the phone taps, the courtroom stuff that seemed boring earlier suddenly has weight. It's like the show is testing you to see if you can handle the slow pace before it opens up and shows you how everything connects.

thompson.christopher5d ago

Is it just me or does it really take four whole episodes to get interesting though Evan? I mean I get the slow burn thing but that's like asking someone to read a whole chapter of a book before the plot kicks in. Seems like a lot of patience for a TV show especially when there's so much other stuff out there.