Short Circuiting the Power Grid: The Wire as Critique of Institutional Power
by Sophie Fuggle • 29 May 09Journal: Issues | The Wire Files [4]
At the beginning of each episode of The Wire, we are presented with a quotation, a statement which will be made by one of the characters at some point in the episode. Detached from its context, these quotations seem to offer some philosophical insight into the show, its story and characters.