Some character depth in the wire

Stringer taking college courses and reading Adam Smith

Omar being outwardly gay in a very homophobic environment

All of the kids in S4 are not evil but have their personal issues that lead them down their own path

Mcnulty’s struggle with alcohol

Bubbles’ entire story

Sobatka flipping to protect the Union

No killing on sundays

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.