the upcoming episode. Another way in which Simon disorientates the viewer in the opening is by juxtaposing events that have nothing to do with one another. Potter points out that “the amount of recapping the show does is insufficient to bring the casual viewer up to speed” (195).
The Wire is therefore not meant for the casual viewer, and Simon actively attempts to avoid them with vague openings and “lack of explicit storytelling “signposts” or elements of narrative redundancy” (Potter 192). A final aspect in which The Wire fits as a complex narrative is the number of interwoven plots. Mittell writes that often complex narratives have “interweaving stories that often collide and coincide” (34), and this is found in The Wire. One obvious way
The Wire is therefore not meant for the casual viewer, and Simon actively attempts to avoid them with vague openings and “lack of explicit storytelling “signposts” or elements of narrative redundancy” (Potter 192). A final aspect in which The Wire fits as a complex narrative is the number of interwoven plots. Mittell writes that often complex narratives have “interweaving stories that often collide and coincide” (34), and this is found in The Wire. One obvious way