I liked it, and I think season 2 is better looking back at it than in the moment. I still think season 2 was better than 5. For me it goes 4,1,3,2,5. Every one being good television.
This. Season 5 was the weakest to me overall. Season 2 was actually quite good imo. Some important events occur in season 2 that will dictate how key scenes play out later in the series. Not to mention it actually explores how the blue collar working class is rapid declining in urban areas due to automation. Which draws a striking similarity to the issues coal miners are facing in rural America and Appalachia today
I liked it, and I think season 2 is better looking back at it than in the moment. I still think season 2 was better than 5. For me it goes 4,1,3,2,5. Every one being good television.
This. Season 5 was the weakest to me overall. Season 2 was actually quite good imo. Some important events occur in season 2 that will dictate how key scenes play out later in the series. Not to mention it actually explores how the blue collar working class is rapid declining in urban areas due to automation. Which draws a striking similarity to the issues coal miners are facing in rural America and Appalachia today
Season 2 is great because of the contrast it shows between how the Barksdale org/Prop Joe does business and how big time organized criminals like The Greek handle theirs. Avon, Stringer, Prop Joe, basically every top street dudes except for Marlo (who is basically out the game by the end) are all dead or in jail and for the Greeks org it's still business as usual and they basically supply the streets. Without Season 2 you get none of that.
