The Spanky subplot was somewhat trite, but I like the point they were making. For those not aware, there is a real-life person with the nom de guerre Banksy. HBO just did a documentary about it, available on HBO Go. The whole sub-plot was about the dilemma faced by the real NYPD. It could have been done better, but I did not find it boring.
But this and the bank robbery sub-plot only further my stance on the show being absolute schlock, but engaging schlock. Like I posted earlier in this thread, there are so many reasons for me to hate this show, but I love it.