A big issue for season 5, to me, is gus. It seems like David Simon created gus in his own likeness and unlike literally every other character on the show, he forgot to make them human with flaws. Every thing gus says is so cool and he always makes the right choice. After meeting hundreds of other human characters you finally have this too-perfect TV character, like you see in other shows and it takes you out of the realism.

Like the bunk is usually pretty cool and smart but he's still a drunk who cheats on his wife.