The BEST episodes of The Wire season 2

Every episode of The Wire season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Wire season 2!

Follows one single drug and homicide investigation throughout the length of an entire season. Centered on the drug culture of inner-city Baltimore, the series' storyline unfolds from the points of view of both the criminals lording the streets and the police officers determined to bring them down.

Last Updated: 11/28/2024Network: HBOStatus: Ended
Port in a Storm
star
8.13
3132 votes

#1 - Port in a Storm

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/24/2003

The Detail suffers a setback, while Russell and Bunk revisit Philly to look for evidence.

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Bad Dreams
star
8.12
3150 votes

#2 - Bad Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/17/2003

With the clock ticking, the Detail makes a desperate move. Daniels reams out Landsman for dropping the ball.

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Stray Rounds
star
7.91
3205 votes

#3 - Stray Rounds

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2003

Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously, forcing Bell to rethink his strategy.

Writer: David Simon
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Storm Warnings
star
7.90
3330 votes

#4 - Storm Warnings

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2003

Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are slinging on his turf.

Directors: Rob Bailey
Writer: Ed Burns
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All Prologue
star
7.88
3362 votes

#5 - All Prologue

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/6/2003

Trying to let go of police work and return to his marriage, McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe.

Directors: Steve Shill
Writer: David Simon
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Backwash
star
7.84
3317 votes

#6 - Backwash

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/13/2003

Russell tells Sobotka the investigation is over, but a computer is cloned, and when a container goes missing, the cops follow.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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Duck and Cover
star
7.81
3351 votes

#7 - Duck and Cover

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2003

McNulty is back to his old self, on a drunken binge of legendary proportions.

Directors: Daniel Attias
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Undertow
star
7.75
3669 votes

#8 - Undertow

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2003

Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers who aren't buying his alibis about not paying up.

Directors: Steve Shill
Writer: Ed Burns
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Hot Shots
star
7.72
3553 votes

#9 - Hot Shots

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2003

Bunk and Freamon chase their crime scene, a container ship, to Philly.

Directors: Elodie Keene
Writer: David Simon
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Collateral Damage
star
7.71
3535 votes

#10 - Collateral Damage

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2003

Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco and a feud begins.

Directors: Ed Bianchi
Writer: David Simon
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Hard Cases
star
7.70
3549 votes

#11 - Hard Cases

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2003

Sobotka reprimands his nephew Nick for stealing the cameras and orders him to bring the cargo back.

Directors: Elodie Keene
Writer: Joy Lusco
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Ebb Tide
star
7.59
3612 votes

#12 - Ebb Tide

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2003

Det. McNulty—exiled to police-boat duty—makes a shocking discovery in the Baltimore harbor.

Directors: Ed Bianchi
Writer: David Simon
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