The Wire, S03E05- Straight And True (Patreon)

Good morning to my wonderful Patrons! I hope that you all are aware how great you are, and that I'm always saying "bless these people" when I get my paycheck at the start of each month! <3 

Today we have the next episode of The Wire, and there is a TON going on in this one. First off, we have McNulty finally realizing that he can pursue Stringer all he wants, but this guy is too careful and there's not going to be anything to bring him up on. Then there's Bunny, who's moving all the "young hoppers" to the abandoned area of town, and even carting down the addicts to buy from them. And of course Avon gets out of prison and has his Welcome Home bash, which had me on tenterhooks waiting for the big fight that never came.

This was a great episode, and it had me asking myself whether Bunny actually intends to ever crack down on the dealers at all. I mean, he's claiming that this is the first step in a plan where he's going to eventually scoop them all up and bring them in, but he also said at one point that he would like to legalize drugs...this seems like a version of doing that. He's a realist, and I'm sure that in his mind this is the most sustainable long-term solution he could think of: keep it contained, keep it away from citizens, keep it on the Force's terms.

Anyway, I really hope that you're all enjoying the show, and I will see you this weekend with The Broad-Cast and the next chapter of Bearing Gifts! 

Thanks, guys!