Fans of The Wire and its creator, David Simon, couldn’t help but think of the series when they saw the iconic bridge fall.
A cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, on the east coast of the United States, causing the structure to collapse early this Tuesday.
The fans of The Wire and its creator, David Simonthey couldn’t help but think about the series when they saw the iconic bridge collapse and the images of the port of Baltimore, the location on which the second season of what is considered by many to be the best police series in the history of television focuses. .
The importance of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in The Wire
Set and produced in the city of Baltimore (Maryland), The Wire Each season presents a different institution in the city and its relationship with law enforcement. After the illegal drug trafficking of the first installment, the port system was the protagonist in the second.
The usual protagonists are joined this season by the characters of Spiros “Vondas” Vondopoulos (Paul Ben-Victor), the deputy head of a global smuggling operation; and Beadie Russell (Amy Ryan), an inexperienced Port Authority agent and single mother who found herself immersed in a multiple homicide investigation.
Along with them, the great protagonist of this installment, Frank Sobotka (Chris Bauer), treasurer of the port dockers and union leader who dedicated himself to crime to raise funds to save his union.
In the iconic image that is being shared online by fans of the series, Frank Sobotka (Bauer) is seen alongside Nick Sobotka (Pablo Schreiber), his nephew, a longshoreman at the port of Baltimore, and the person who keeps Ziggy, his cousin and Frank’s son, out of trouble.
The key scene of the Francis Scott Keyen Bridge in The Wire, occurs in Bad Dreams, episode 11 of the second season, in which Frank Sobotka is seen walking under the bridge structure heading to his character’s tense and final meeting with the Greek mafia bosses. Without a doubt, this is one of the most memorable scenes of the series.
Where to watch The Wire
At the moment The Wire is available to watch on the Max streaming platform and on Claro Video.
Source: Ambito
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