When one talks about some of the greatest shows ever made, then it's only a matter of time before The Wire is mentioned in this discussion. Any fan of brilliantly-written TV shows can attest to why this is the case — the fact of the matter is that The Wire is easily one of the smartest and most riveting shows ever made, with the focus on Baltimore and its various trials and tribulations being an absolute treat to watch due to the sheer amount of effort put into each and every scene.

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However, that's not to say that The Wire is a perfect show — in fact, no series ever made is. The Wire might ooze quality from every pore, but there are still some strange things about the show that become all the more glaring given just how tightly knit everything else in the series is.

Prez Getting A Job At A School After Shooting A Police Officer Is Rather Odd

Prez from The Wire

After getting departing from the police force in one of the most unceremonious dismissals on the show, it's rather surprising that Prez managed to smooth things over with the school board to the point where they actually took him on board as a teacher.

After all, he did shoot a police officer, regardless of the accidental nature of this encounter. Given the racial tension surrounding this shooting and the precariousness of teaching, it's odd that the school didn't even bother to do a background check while hiring Prez!

Prez Should Tried To Reform Duquan Instead Of Enabling Him With Money

Duquan from The Wire

However, one has to admit that Prez did an admirable job as a teacher and actually tried his hardest to support the students from the projects.

That being said, all of it is for naught when Dukie — one of the children who had formed a pretty close bond with Prez — ended up entering the depressing life of crime and even asked Prez for money in order to fuel his drug habits.

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After finding out about Dukie, Prez should've ideally tried to step in and improve the kid's life as opposed to ignoring the idea that one of his brightest prospects was wasting away his opportunity.

McNulty Fabricating The Existence Of A Serial Killer In Order To Get More Funding Is Ridiculous, Even For Him

Dominic West As McNulty in The Wire, Standing Outside

Jimmy McNulty is an enigma who is definitely one of the more interesting characters on the show. However, he's not really mentally unh even though the fifth season might try its hardest to prove otherwise.

The idea of McNulty going so far as to fake the existence of a serial killer in order to secure funding for the police department is positively ridiculous, even for someone as eccentric as McNulty.

Bunny Colvin's Creation Of Hamsterdam Was Ridiculous From The Get-Go

Hamsterdam in The Wire

The concept of Hamsterdam might sound like a rather interesting one at first glance, but the fact of the matter is that the execution of said concept should've failed from the get-go.

Instead, what ends up happening is that Hamsterdam manages to stay active for a lengthy period of time before the situation implodes and the truth of what happened was uncovered. Regardless of how morally correct the concept of Hamsterdam might've been, Bunny should've realized just how foolish this idea was in reality.

Bubbles Leaving A Poisonous Drug Near An Addicted Child Felt Somewhat Contrived

Bubbles and Sherrod in The Wire

Bubbles is one of the best characters on The Wire, and watching him overcome his demons and become a stand-up citizen is easily one of the best and most satisfying moments on a show that generally doesn't have moments of redemption for the likable characters on the show.

However, the trigger that caused him to turn over a new leaf seems way too convenient, with Bubbles leaving a tainted supply of drugs next to an addicted youth he was taking care of, who ended up dying after getting high on this poisonous supply.

Letting Bubbles Go For Sherrod's Death Seems Too Good To Be True

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The heartbreaking moment when Bubbles tries to report himself for Sherrod's death is genuinely heartbreaking, showing the drugged-up character with a heart of gold at his lowest point.

However, regardless of the emotional weight of this scene, it's rather odd that Landsman decides to let him go as opposed to taking him in as he should've. Given everything that is known about Landsman's character up to this point, he's the last person that anyone would expect compassion from.

Stringer Bell's Treatment Of D'Angelo Was Quite Horrific

D'Angelo Barksdale in The Wire

Stringer Bell is one of the best characters on the entire show, although the unanimous opinion is that he ended up being way too paranoid and sneaky for his good — something than Avon Barksdale had also considered, given the fact that he okayed the hit on his second-in-command and his closest friend.

However, given how Stringer Bell went out of his way to mistreat D'Angelo — culminating in the needless act of killing him off due to his own paranoia — one can say that karma was finally served.

Kima's Girlfriend Bringing Another Girl Home Without Asking

The Wire Kima Greggs At Desk Wearing Lanyard

Kima's girlfriend was generally shown to be a rather stand-up individual who was a decent person; which is what made the idea of her bringing home another girl without Kima's consent rather odd.

This comes out of nowhere and ends up blindsiding Kima. Although it's true that she was also going down a self-destructive path of her own; which could've triggered this questionable behavior from her girlfriend.

Omar Should've Broken Both His Legs After That Iconic Drop

Omar Little cocks his gun in The Wire.

One of the most memorable scenes in The Wire comes when Omar jumps from the fourth floor of a building in order to escape his assailants.

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It's a move that should've ideally broken some bones, but instead leaves Omar with nothing more than a painful limp instead.

The Shock Value Attached To Omar's Death Felt Somewhat Disingenuous

Omar came back (The Wire)

Given the manner in which Omar was hyped throughout the show as one of the most dangerous gangsters around, the manner in which he died was certainly anticlimatic.

While his death could fall under the show's intention of showing the massive amount of violence in Baltimore, one can argue that Omar dying came out of nowhere for the purposes of pure shock value, and nothing else.

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