Why Omar Little Is the Greatest TV Character Ever Written — A Case That Closes Itself
2026/06/10
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Why Omar Little Is the Greatest TV Character Ever Written — A Case That Closes Itself
There have been great television characters. Don Draper. Walter White. Tony Soprano. They were compelling, complex, brilliantly performed. None of them were Omar Little.
What made Omar different was the code.
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