The BEST episodes of The Wire season 3
Every episode of The Wire season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Wire season 3!
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.
#1 - Mission Accomplished
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2004
A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo.
#2 - Middle Ground
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2004
The wire begins to yield info about the Barksdale organization, though links to the top are elusive.
#3 - Slapstick
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2004
Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unexpected results.
#4 - Moral Midgetry
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2004
With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves.
#5 - Back Burners
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2004
Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues.
#6 - Reformation
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2004
Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar.
#7 - Homecoming
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2004
Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar.
#8 - Hamsterdam
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2004
West Baltimore residents get some surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin.
#9 - Time After Time
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2004
A wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers.
#10 - Straight and True
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2004
Frustrated in his reform efforts, Colvin delivers a message to the next level of corner management.
#11 - Dead Soldiers
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2004
Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers.
#12 - All Due Respect
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2004
Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, which are now heavily guarded.