Am I loosing my mind or did I actually see an idyllic shot on The Wire of a beach paradise? At first I was confused: was that Marlo taking in the sun after checking on his off-shore account? Why was such a beautiful scene appearing on one of the most dark and drab shows on TV? It threw me for a loop but once I realized who it was, well, damn, what I have been writing in the past few posts looks to be finally coming true: Omar comin!
McNulty is still up to fixing the stats his own way: by playing in dirt. Does anyone think that McNulty's infamous line, "you play in dirty you gonna get dirty" might come back to haunt him? I know The Bunk certainly wants nothing to do with it and was utterly shocked when Smooth Lester not only didn't talk McNulty out of it, but actually started giving him advice on how to better the fix. It should be humorous to hear what sick, demented fantasy they come up with for this "serial killer."
Prop Joe trying to civilize Marlo. It has me thinking really: why is Prop Joe doing this? Is it really for the coop? Or does Joe have a plan? It was interesting seeing Cheese move around Joe to get Marlo's people the line on Butchie. I still think Cheese is going to try and make some bold move this season and get taken down. As well, I truly believe that the second Chris fired that shot into Butchies head, he essentially shot himself in the head. My prediction: Omar comes back, gets to both Chris and Snoop, but then gets taken down himself (maybe Michael Lee?). Speaking of Michael Lee, we still his continuation of questioning the game in his own manner. Whether it was asking Chris and Snoop why they had to kill someone for talking shit, or why Monk cared that he took the day off from the corner, I think we are starting to see that no matter how good Michael is at the game and no matter how far into it he is now, he will always question why its played the way it is. I wonder if this is Michael getting out, or perhaps starting to make his own rules for the game. We know he is Chris's "pup" so he probably has more immunity that others in Marlo's crew. Also, how much do you love Dukie? Does any character--besides Bubs--garner more empathy? "Nice dolphin, n***a" Monk tells him. We then see Dukie walk away, head down in shame, as if enjoying a "child-like" affair to Six Flags is something to be ashamed of. I love Dukie and would be devastated if he went down.
McNulty screwing that girl on the car, and then flashing his badge, might be the funniest scene in The Wire's history. Not necessarily a show known for its humor, when it does present itself, it's usually in this type of off-key manner.
No shows: Bubs, Colvin (starting to think we might not be seeing him at all this season), Prez, Randy, Namond, Carver, Herc, and whats up with Kima getting so little air time this season? She is one of the strongest characters on the show. Come on!
I don't really want to address the newspaper room because I simply don't think it's that strong of a story line. While we can stay invested in the plights of Marlo, Bubs, McNulty, and even Carcetti, I find it hard to really "care" much about the newspaper people. Does a story being chopped and moved below the fold measure up to a child being forced back into foster care? I really hope they find a way to get the press more involved in the investigations. And perhaps we are starting to see that with Norman planting the commissioner shake-up to Gus. Regardless, just knowing that Omar is on his way back to Bmore is enough to keep me excited all week. I just hope he finally takes Chris and Snoop down because I have never wanted to see two characters on a TV show die more than these two.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Season 5 Episode 53: Not for Attribution
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Marlo getting ready to pop Frenchie for not understanding English...now that was priceless. Doesn't she know who he is... During that scene, I kept thinking back to last season and Bunny with the kids at Ruth Chris. All these people know is the ghetto game and have no chance of meshing well with main-stream society.
I think you made the perfect connection for Dukie to Bubs. I think we're not that far from seeing Dukie follow the path of his parents and start using or go off the deep end. Something about the empathetic characters on this show always letting us down.
And where is Herc...they set him up nicely in the first episode and now he disappears.
Keep up the jadedness...
The theme of this episode seems to be what it's like to be a "fish out of water" mixed with "no matter how hard I try...they keep pulling me back in." First we have Michael and Dukie "taking a day off" to Six Flags only to find that when they returned the game was still there and waiting for them (as well as Monk and his bitch ass ways).
Then we see Marlo making a fool of himself with his lack of culture in the islands when that hot-ass bank teller didn't speak english. Marlo looked insulted she didn't know who he was. The ego on that asshole...
We also have McNulty playing the dirt (and to some degree, Lester). We're used to McNulty rocking the proverbial boat, but usually within the context of fax machines and good research. Now he has crossed over.
And finally, we have Omar in the islands. Nothing even needs to be said there. As much as he wanted it to be over (as did Prop Joe, wisely) we now see that men like Omar dont get to simply leave the life. It follows them everywhere.
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