The one weakness the Wire has against the Sopranos and Breaking Bad

[EBK String]

It doesn't have a legendary main character like Tony or Walter. The wire has a bunch of great memorable supporting characters who play the main character in various episodes. But it has no main character whose character arc we watch through the entire series.

I could have been that character but they killed me off in the third season

 

[WesCrook]

I wouldn't necessarily look at it as a weakness

The Wire creator, David Simon is on record for stating that the main character is "Baltimore".

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

It doesn't have a legendary main character like Tony or Walter. The wire has a bunch of great memorable supporting characters who play the main character in various episodes. But it has no main character whose character arc we watch through the entire series.

I could have been that character but they killed me off in the third season

That was the point

 

[EBK String]

I wouldn't necessarily look at it as a weakness

The Wire creator, David Simon is on record for stating that the main character is "Baltimore".

But there was no character arc of Baltimore. It remained the same throughout the series, which was the point of the series but it is not as interesting as the arc of Walter or Tony.

 

[King]

I wouldn't necessarily look at it as a weakness

The Wire creator, David Simon is on record for stating that the main character is "Baltimore".

Second. It’s moreso an expose of the criminal underworld and poverty in Baltimore.

There really isn’t a winner or any take all characters. Because there was so much ground to cover from the perspectives of multiple protagonists, really investing in a particular character arc throughout the whole series wouldn’t work because the series isn’t actually about those specific characters. But rather the lives they lived and what they represented in the context of their environment.

As shown by how things turned out, no one ever really wins, nothing ever changes. Just various stages of grey.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

It doesn't have a legendary main character like Tony or Walter. The wire has a bunch of great memorable supporting characters who play the main character in various episodes. But it has no main character whose character arc we watch through the entire series.

I could have been that character but they killed me off in the third season

Foh Kenard and Muzone the greatest characters of all time

 

[WesCrook]

...

 

[blockburna420]

McNulty was a complete scumbag and great cop and the end result was merging the two .

 

[old pig]

I think that added to its strength and made the series more realistic imo…shows that are heavily based on a central character lose a large chunk of realism imo as they have to survive…it’s entertaining for a few seasons but after a while I get tired of suspending disbelief

 

[I Really Mean It]

McNulty was the main character in every season.

 

[Willie]

Baltimore is the main character.

McNulty if you’re looking for an actual person

on that note I believe it’s time for my yearly rewatch

 

[SwizzLake]

It doesn't have a legendary main character like Tony or Walter. The wire has a bunch of great memorable supporting characters who play the main character in various episodes. But it has no main character whose character arc we watch through the entire series.

I could have been that character but they killed me off in the third season

Maybe that is the Wire its strongest quality..

 

[El Bombi]

OP you wanted a Ghost type character?

 

[Supa]

This is like saying the weakness of Breaking Bad was they only dealt meth and didn't sell other drugs.

The Wire is supposed to be an ensemble.

I never understood people saying The Sopranos was better.

 

[Arcavian]

McNulty was the main character in every season.

Not season 4