S1, E9 Namaste Muthaf**ka

"The episode’s best arc is with Ronnie... His radical physical transformation over the past few episodes represents the progress he’s made. "

"Coogie’s mother Laverne actually attends the same grief-counseling session as Tracy. It’s a nice bit of realism, a testament to the smallness and nearness of gun crime in the city...This is a tender, intimate moment between the two women, and both of their helpless sorrow punctuates the scene."