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Originally Posted by mojopinuk
I've been assured that the more of The Wire you watch, the better and more addictive it becomes. I only managed to make it through the very first episode, which nearly sent me to sleep.
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Originally Posted by mojopinuk
It just seems to progress at a very, very slow pace. I guess if you keep watching and familiarise yourself with the story and the characters then it would make it easier. I didn't.
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The first episode is just a pilot episode so it's not the best way to judge the entire series. It sets the stage for everything but they hadn't quite figured out the tone of the show at that point (like most pilot episodes). You need to watch a few episodes to get into it. You also need to understand that the show isn't so much about solving cases as it is a critique of institutional corruption.