Hot take: I gave up on slow burns after 3 episodes of The Wire, then one scene at 2am changed my mind

Gavin Miller · 2026-10-08T18:35:03.446643+00:00

I always skipped The Wire because everyone said it takes 5 episodes to get going, and I hate waiting around. Last Tuesday I was sick on the couch in Denver with a fever and nothing else to watch, so I let episode 4 play past midnight. When Wallace and D'Angelo are talking in the pit about why people sell, something clicked and I sat up straight for the first time all day. I finished season 1 in two days and now I'm on season 3. What show did you almost drop right before it finally grabbed you?

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