Best Episode: "Bad Dreams"
Worst Episode: "Duck and Cover"
Favorite Characters: Jimmy McNulty, Bunk Moreland, Lester Freamon, Omar Little, Brother Mouzone, Frank Sobotka, Ziggy Sobotka, Avon Barksdale, Sergie Malatov, Cheese
Least Favorite Characters: Stringer Bell, The Greek, Spiros Vondas, William Rawls, Major Valcheck
Overall Grade: 8 out of 10. I didn't have a lot of high hopes for season two of "The Wire". My first go-round with The Wire (2-3 years ago), I remember thinking season two was absolutely awful and it pretty much killed my relationship with this show. This time though? I loved it. I don't know why and I wish I could explain it, but season two and all the action that transpired at the docks had me much more interested and invested than I was before. I still think it's stupid that the Major Valcheck/Frank Sobotka feud starts over a church window, but it is what it is. One of the biggest kicks I'm getting out of this show is watching everything get put into motion and than watching it all unravel in an explosive fashion. I've read time and time again how "The Wire" is basically a novel. It starts out kind of slow, gets all the pieces in motion, and than BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE! Much like season one, season two ends with a little disappointment (especially for fans who love seeing bad guys get theirs in the end....), but you couldn't help but snicker at "The Greek" actually not even being greek and walking away scot-free. Still though. I give season two a thumbs up and it's starting to look like this show could jump into my all-time top 10 (maybe even top 5) depending on how the other three seasons pan out.
