It was an interesting process. They have six characters. “What’s the theme this year? What institution are we going to focus on?” In Season Three it was Hamsterdam. “Okay, so, what’s the overall arc for Omar? What’s the overall arc for the Barksdales? What’s the overall arc for the mayor’s office? McNulty, etcetera, etcetera.” For an overarching meeting in Tarrytown, you can’t get too intimate. You can’t ever get to a point in an overarching meeting to say, “Well, in Episode Six this is what happens exactly.” Because even right before you write Episode Six, you’re still gonna be off, because
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