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'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole

"The Target"

'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Jemele Hill and Van Lathan look at the pilot episode of ‘The Wire’ and discuss the episode’s theme of “chain of command” (03:00), the fall of the Barksdale empire (08:00), a character deep-dive on D’Angelo Barksdale (30:30), their favorite scenes from the episode (44:00), the greatest snitch in history (51:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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