I'd say yes it is. I had some annoyance with the characters around season 2, but you do come to see this is intentional and not, what I first feared, was lazy

I'd say yes it is. I had some annoyance with the characters around season 2, but you do come to see this is intentional and not, what I first feared, was lazy writing. It gets better, and quite good. EDIT: I agree, The Wire is better.