"We ain't gotta dream no more." -- Stringer Bell
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
"We ain't gotta dream no more." -- Stringer Bell
"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken
"If animal trapped call 410-844-6286" - Baltimore, traditional
'Ain't never gonna be what it was.' -- Little Big Roy
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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