The school stuff gives the season a really strong thruline & grounds everything else around it well. The political stuff was a bit underwhelming, since you get half the rise & half the fall without real payoff at the end of the season. The drug politics is kinda the same way, giving you a bit of resolution & then the start of conflict, but mostly leaving things to pop off in Season 5. But, all the stuff with Prez's students, where they end up, how they interact with Colvin & Carver, etc. is really well done & has a lot of really strong emotional beats. (tho, for my money, not quite up there with that equivalent story in Season 1)
Near flawless television:
When someone says "The Wire" is Not the greatest TV show of all time. ...Sheeeeeeeeeeit
Greatest season of TV ever. Whether I can get people to watch the entire show or not, I tell them that season 4 is a Must.
this is one of the most perfectly written seasons in TV shows ever.
Shout by Andrea MadernaBlockedParent2021-06-03T08:07:11Z
I'm not sure who needs someone else saying that this is the best season of The Wire and one of the best seasons of television ever but fuck yeah it is. The school theme is amazingly added to the show, it merges perfectly with everything else going on and it's excruciatingly perfect drama. By the end of the season you are literally scared to see what's gonna happen.