r/TheWire • u/Vivid_Look_4269 • 4d ago

Forgot about Rawls

I just did my second rewatch. I waited five years so I could forget a good bit and really enjoy it the second time. I forgot Rawls is closeted, and it never comes out. In a lesser show, they would have outed him. I think it's great that they showed how a person in power can hide in broad daylight

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u/JeanVicquemare 3d ago

such a great character. Great performance by John Doman. You feel like Rawls has a lot more depth than what he presents to our main characters. But we're left to wonder about it, rather than have it spelled out.

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u/ironmike2594 3d ago

He figures out the turned street sign thing immediately when he shows up on the scene of the botched deal

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u/releasetheshutter 3d ago

There are certainly glimpses where you can see he's a brilliant detective. And reasonable.

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u/gp2quest 3d ago

Very reasonable.