r/TheWire • u/Desperate-Cream-6723 • 4d ago

Thoughts on We Own This City

Going through a little The Wire withdrawal after watching the entire series. I've heard We Own This City is the same vibe and somewhat of a sequel of sorts to the Wire... just curious what you all think of this series and if it holds a candle to the Wire?

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u/irate_alien 3d ago

my criticism is that it spent too much time telling/explaining instead of showing. i thought the wire trusted the audience to figure things out. we own this city was a lot more direct. it's why i didn't like the characters of the DOJ attorney and the poet (played by the actor who was Donut in the Wire). the DOJ attorney existed in the show mainly to ask other people to give detailed explanations of the problems in the city and BPD. and instead of just letting the poet perform, he explained his poems. sometimes i thought it was a little condescending.

I thought Jaimie Hector was outstanding. amazingly subtle. Bernthal was really good too. not subtle at all.