The police are far too sanatized in the show imo, in reality they are the instruments of oppression through the drug war which are utilized by the state to opress and imprison black working class and white unemployed, it is inherently political but the show never even tries to show that side of reality; its just cops versus the ‘bad’ (walter, jesse) guys, and the more violent ‘other’ bad guys from shudders south of the border.
The wire understood this better and had a far more critical and nuanced take on americas drug war than BB/BCS, and I say that as someone who likes the latter in terms of entertainment more; the wire is better written and more sociological and closer to the truth of what the drug war in america represents; Id almost see BCS/BB as a regression slightly on that narrative which seems to emphasize the evil drug dealer and the white knight cop more.
Great entertainment, ok class analysis.
As a story its great, but it could be better.
The police are far too sanatized in the show imo, in reality they are the instruments of oppression through the drug war which are utilized by the state to opress and imprison black working class and white unemployed, it is inherently political but the show never even tries to show that side of reality; its just cops versus the ‘bad’ (walter, jesse) guys, and the more violent ‘other’ bad guys from shudders south of the border.
The wire understood this better and had a far more critical and nuanced take on americas drug war than BB/BCS, and I say that as someone who likes the latter in terms of entertainment more; the wire is better written and more sociological and closer to the truth of what the drug war in america represents; Id almost see BCS/BB as a regression slightly on that narrative which seems to emphasize the evil drug dealer and the white knight cop more.