When Carcetti appeared in season three, no one seemed to associate him with then-Mayor Royce. The dashing low-ranking congressman looks ambitious, and at least in the power field, his ability and determination are worthy of his willingness to reform. The city, or we who are sitting in front of the screen, seem to have seen a bunch of dawn above the city. On the night of his election, when he pushed away the female staffer who had been thinking about it with extreme restraint, what he showed. The supreme control is truly awe-inspiring.
Looking back now, the Carcetti that came to my mind at that moment was the superposition of two figures, a politician with ambition and a holy victim who was about to bear the burden of suffering for the city of Ba. Although I hope it is the latter, it is a pity that there will never be such a pure and simple answer in the world, just like a prince and a princess living happily together is just the beginning of the story.
After taking office, Carcetti encountered a complex situation he had never imagined before. He has to fulfill his promises to voters, to think about strategies for confronting rivals on the road to power, and to balance the interests of all parties with his own interests to find the best solution. This middle-aged man, who was as sharp as an arrow from the string, suddenly fell into the quagmire of reality and was in a constant anxiety. He went all out and tried his best not to leave any of them behind, but the limits of human ability and energy kept him in check.
He went so far and hastily that he even forgot why he set off.
In order to further run for governor, facing the huge deficit in the education system left over from the Royce era, he gave up the aid from the state government to protect his votes at the expense of the educational resources of Bacheng children, and this choice also led to The pay rise he once promised to BPD has come to nothing, and his speech on the topic of fighting crime has turned into nothing. When the police department's tightened budget was reflected in crime rates, he also played the game of tampering with data, which directly led to the departure of Daniels and the appointment of another puppet chief.
Just a thought. He had drifted away from the old Carcetti, and the way his wife looked at him was unfamiliar. Everything that happened before was like a stone that fell into the sea and disappeared in a moment.
So Bacheng is still Bacheng.
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