Finished my rewatch of season 2 of The Wire.
Still can't really decide whether I like it more than the first season. Some of the episodes really dragged; overall it took me longer to finish it compared to season 1.
But I still admire how they effortlessly switched setting and characters while still keeping plotlines and people from the first season relevant. The new characters from the docks and the (pseudo-)Greek mob are very different. Some of them are pretty fun and interesting, while others are Ziggy.
Season 2 does have the more gut-wrenching scenes in my opinion. Like what happened to D'Angelo Barksdale. Or Frank Sobotka visiting his son in prison. I mean season 1 has the thing with Wallace, but that was long in coming while those I mentioned from season 2 often came kinda out of nowhere.
In the end they're both great seaons. Gonna wait a bit though, until I continue with season 3.
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Nicky Sobotka's girlfriend