This might be hard to sum up, but I wanted to offer a space for reflection as to what the “takeaways” are from this course and the series. Big thoughts, little thoughts, whatever – but what do you think is going to stick with you?

As a launching-off point, check out the editorial written by five Wire writers trying to answer the question, “what should we do?” on the eve of the series ending in 2008.

While The Wire can certainly be enjoyed even if you know what’s coming – after all, why else would we rewatch it? – we want to allow classmates who have not seen the series to experience the plot without spoilers. So please only reference events that have been seen in the episodes that we’ve watched together per the class schedule!