Treme (no really!  It's good, watch it!) has the investigative journalism subplot the Wire wanted for.

Raymond is becoming the new Clay Davis.  Hence all the public speaking.

Blithe people with "good intentions" but selfish motivations cause all kinds of problems without even knowing it.  Purposeful people are generally only causing as many problems as they want to.  At least to me, we are what we do, not what intentions we tell ourselves we have.  Alex keeps her head down and tries not to…

Here's the thing.  Girls is an uneven show, but it's the product of someone who is batting out of her league age and experience wise.  Running a show is harder than directing a single movie.  It requires being constantly aware of the forest and the trees, so I it's understandable that it shifts tone haphazardly and…