refugees

(S01E17) Well, it had to happen. No, I'm not talking about the refugee uprising. I'm talking about the below average episode that Jericho always delivers after two great ones.

I'll try not to dwell on the bad parts so I'll just say I have no interest in the criminal adventures of Dale & Skyler. The smug look on Dale's face was enough to make me want to stop watching.

I honestly don't know what to say about the use of the old hackneyed "wrestle for the gun until it goes off" device. What's next? An impromptu concert from a rock band who happens to be passing through town? I really thought Jericho was better than that.

(S04E04) "No one wins. One side just loses more slowly." -- Prez

Another strong episode, one that balances out the intensity of last week's ending. City hall and police bureaucracy wins, busting up the major case unit, shutting down the wiretaps on Marlo's crew. Now Kima and Lester both land in Homicide, in the same office the McNulty was in when he started all this four years ago. All that work down the drain, but that's the game.

Man, does Bunk (Wendell Pierce) miss McNulty. Seems Bunk's the only one who's not obsessed with his job, and he longs for the old days of drinking and whoring all night with his old partner. McNutly (Dominic West) looks so damn happy still. Maybe that's the only way for him to be happy -- stay away from the politics, and the desire to do good -- or even to make good.