UP AGAINST ITThe Wire upsets the idea of the cop-show dynamic by removing the implied moral imperatives behind it - though there are criminals whose actions have consequences for the lives they affect. THE LANGUAGEAs a social and economic analysis, The Wire shines in reflecting on the languages of interaction in which the show's events and characters unfold. OMAR COMINGIn these delineations and subversions of expectation, unforgettable characters emerge, few more so than Omar Little, portrayed by the late Michael K Williams. Collected and considered, Little is a chess player, and approaches his jobs with a similar degree of tact and thought. Little surprise, then, that he's gone down as the show's defining anti-hero.

Source: Irish Examiner September 07, 2021 07:41 UTC