agreed.Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
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agreed.Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
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Actually, I like that Bunk was there. It adds a new wrinkle to a relationship that has been pretty consistent for 4 seasons.Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
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Sure it's an interesting angle, but I can't see him doing that for the first time in front of him. They could have brought it up later when he's done it a time or two. Would have made it a tad more believable.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
I think McNulty is so sure of his "cause" that he expects everyone else to fall into line, no matter what crazy shit he gets up to. Being drunk wouldn't help either.
I think the success or not of this little stunt for the show relies heavily on what happens in the next couple of episodes. Could go either way.
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One thing I need to have cleared up: []
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Earlier in the episode we saw McNulty called to the scene of the old woman in bed because the cop at the scene had suspicions about it. I suspect it was a similar situation. If in doubt, bring homicide out.
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typically if a body turns up homicide is called, unless there is absolutely no doubt it was natural causes. like a sick person dying in their home with family around. a junkie found in a vacant? no question homicide is the first person called.
Episode Three...great episode, the pieces are slowly falling into place. Some great acting by West, even if his character's subplot seems somewhat contrived. It's great to see threads from earlier seasons weaving their way into season 5.
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The third episode was fantastic. I think some of the acting by Jamie Hector (Marlo) is not that good though. Maybe because he gets more screentime, it's more noticable than in previous episodes.
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Is it just me or do the stories with McNulty and Omar this season seem "too movielike?" It doesn't feel like The Wire we've seen before. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but when compared to what we've seen before, it's just a little odd.
With that said, the newsroom scenes are the best thing this show has got right now. I'm absolutely loving it.
I hope Cutty isn't completely gone either.
McNulty's seems movie-like, but Omar's is too early to tell. I'm enjoying it, because it's part of Marlo's birthing pains towards trying to become a kingpin - he's still not smart enough to leave the bad shit alone. (And, in a more functional sense, it makes sense that it's conventiently happening now in the time line because he was under surveiilance up until recently)
Can't wait to see how it plays out. Can see Prop Joe getting whacked.
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Yeah, the Prop Joe story is one where I have no idea where it'll go. I can see where Vondis will bring it up to Prop Joe that Marlo is trying to move in simply because he knows he can trust Joe more.
Cheese doesn't seem to like Marlo, and I can see him becoming buds with Snoop and Chris, and taking over the Westside.
No idea.
Oh man, best episode.
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Awesome episode.
shit. i said in jest i thought the show might jump the shark in the fifth season. i had no such fears, but it is dangerously close. the thing i've always liked about the wire is it's realism. for the first time in over 50 episodes, i'm asked to suspend my disbelief. this might not seem like a big deal, but in the context of the wire, it could be termed jumping the shark.
simply put, there is absolutely no way freamon goes in with mcnulty on this. the idea that mcnulty would go that far in the first place, drunk or not, is questionable.
also, the newsroom stuff is the first time i've felt the wire was explaining itself to me. characters telling each other things they more or less know for the benefit of the audience.
i hope i'm wrong, but i sense this season is a few steps away from going off the deep end.
that said, the street level stuff with prop joe, marlo, avon et al is as good as ever. the political stuff is top notch as well.
Yeah, agreed about Freamon. The setup for that was pure Entourage-writing. Set up as something obvious, only for it to turn around with comedic relief. Kinda blegh.
I don't know, we saw in episode 2 Freamon sitting in his car off-duty, still checking out Marlo. He's just as obsessed.Quoting ledfloyd (view post)
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I totally buy it.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
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I cannot wait for Sunday.Quoting Saya (view post)
Don't say a word. Come on, Sunday, get your arse over here.Quoting Saya (view post)
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I've now seen Episodes 4, 5 and 6.
:P
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Hehe, couldn't wait for sunday?Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
I'm gonna watch 5,6,7 tonight! Can't wait!
Well I've seen Season 6, so fuck you all!Quoting Saya (view post)