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Artistic-Toe-8803 t1_j5i0ou4 wrote

Reply to comment by Bushgjl in I like The Wire but it's seriously flawed by Bushgjl

What made the side characters in the Sopranos more compelling to you? Apart from Paulie, Silvio, Chris, Bobby, Junior, Janice, Patsy, Phil (who was only introduced in the 5th season), and Adriana, most of them are not very distinct or memorable imo. Even out of those characters, several don't show that much growth throughout the series or have all that potent of character arcs.

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Bushgjl OP t1_j5ig0rd wrote

All those you listed are the main side characters though....

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addwood5 t1_j5l3wkp wrote

You seemed to have failed to notice the main character of The Wire… Baltimore Itself. How is an environment so terrible going to create these great humans? It doesn’t. They are all flawed and that’s what makes them interesting.

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