Vote for Your Favorite Season of The Wire
By Crime HQ
May 9, 2017Let us know what you chose and why in the comments below!
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The Night Of Series Finale: “The Call of the Wild” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
August 29, 2016My neighbors Shannon and Natanya agreed with me: what we saw of The Night Of was Naz’s interpretation of events. The show lingered on surveillance footage to remind us to only trust what we see with our own eyes. But, in the end, it didn’t matter. That was not the story. The story was, once…
The Night Of: “Ordinary Death” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
August 22, 2016I’ll take evidence over a confession, every time. Seven episodes, and we have no idea who stabbed Andrea to death in the bedroom. It’s to the show’s credit that we keep tuning in. The story is strong, but the beams are built entirely of character: Chandra, the strong but unsure lawyer who gives it her…
Who Do You Think Killed Andrea in HBO’s The Night Of
By Crime HQ
August 16, 2016HBO's The Night Of—the eight-part miniseries written by Richard Price (The Wire)—is a fantastic look at the full spectrum of a crime committed in NYC. From the crime to the investigation to the trial and the effects it has on the city and all those involved, The Night Of is a realistic portrayal of a…
The Night Of: “Samson and Delilah” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
August 15, 2016Judges 16. That’s all a man needs to know. The long-awaited trial begins midway through the episode, and it is oddly anticlimactic. We’ve seen hints of strife and trial by media—a Nancy Grace lookalike eviscerates Naz whenever there’s a TV in the shot; his brother vandalizes the school because he’s getting bullied with no recourse;…
The Night Of: “Season of the Witch” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
August 8, 2016You got some secrets in you. And some rage. I like it. The defense attorney has been pilloried since the dawn of the court system. The advocate of the Devil. And today, we still disrespect them as if their job is to keep criminals free instead of providing citizens accused of a crime with their…
The Night Of: “The Art of War” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
August 1, 2016How do you look a man in the eye without looking him in the eye? That’s the conundrum for Naz at Rikers. This episode felt a little muddled, as he loses one nameless black mentor for another, all the while Freddy watches him from the tier. Stone is back to representing low-end clients who plea…
The Night Of: “The Dark Crate” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
July 25, 2016He looks like a normal college kid, and we need to fight that. The Dark Crate is Riker’s Island, which is Naz’s new home. He’s not a gang member, so he doesn’t get protective custody, he goes into general population and sleeps on a bunk in a dorm. Shortly after, we see the institutional squalor…
The Night Of: “Subtle Beast” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
July 18, 2016The truth can go to hell. Because it can’t help you. The Night Of wastes very little time but never feels rushed. Another short miniseries in the vein of Show Me a Hero, this time HBO gave them a little more room to breathe—and it helps immeasurably. Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice, it…
The Night Of Series Premiere: “The Beach” Episode Review
By Thomas Pluck
July 11, 2016Richard Price is probably more famous for his writing on The Wire than his sprawling crime novels, but they both deliver the same incredibly detailed vision of how crimes occur and how a city deals with them from every angle. The eight-episode miniseries The Night Of, which airs officially on HBO beginning July 10th, is…