8.694 minSeason 5 • Episode 10
Latest"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie searches for an old mentor and a fallen officer is given a wake.
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Writing
David Simon's institutional autopsy—no heroes, just humans.
Acting
Michael K. Williams as Omar. That's it. That's the tweet.
Direction
Naturalistic to the point of discomfort. Feels stolen, not staged.
Creator
David Simon
Dominic West
Jimmy McNulty
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Sonja Sohn
Kima Greggs
Wendell Pierce
Bunk Moreland
Michael Kenneth Williams
Omar Little
Deirdre Lovejoy
Rhonda Pearlman
Andre Royo
Bubbles
John Doman
William Rawls
Clarke Peters
Lester Freamon
Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield
Aidan Gillen
Tommy Carcetti
Seth Gilliam
Ellis Carver
Domenick Lombardozzi
Herc Hauk
Corey Parker Robinson
Leander Sydnor
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Clay Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Many cast members were Baltimore locals with real criminal records; Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson was literally playing herself.
Season 2's dock storyline alienated viewers then, but it's the show's secret masterpiece—capitalism devouring the working class.
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