[s2e7] Backwash May 2026

: Frank confronts his lobbyist, Bruce DiBiago, demanding harder work on the canal dredging while delivering a box of cash to secure the union’s survival.

: Frank Sobotka attends a seminar on robotic dock technology and is appalled by the threat it poses to his union's future. [S2E7] Backwash

: Kima Greggs and Prez follow leads on a circuit of Russian prostitutes. They discover that while human trafficking doesn't allow for a wiretap, a drug connection might. : Frank confronts his lobbyist, Bruce DiBiago, demanding

: Stringer Bell manages the fallout of D'Angelo's "suicide." Bodie Broadus buys an floral arrangement shaped like the Franklin Terrace high-rises, ironically paying homage to the very life D'Angelo wanted to escape. They discover that while human trafficking doesn't allow

: A dockworker named New Charles loses his leg in a severe industrial accident. Frank provides the family with cash, refusing to explain its origin to union leader Nat Coxson. The Barksdale Empire

Reviewers from sites like Doux Reviews and Sepinwall’s blog highlight the following:

The title draws from a metaphor used by D'Angelo Barksdale in the previous episode, describing the lingering, negative aftermath that persists after a tragic event—in this case, his own death and the resulting fractures within the Barksdale empire. The Docks and the Union