When I got the first dvd of the wire in the mail I was surprised that it only had three episodes on it total, but I thought that was probably just so that the other discs could have four or more and it would work out. I knew my second disc was scheduled to arrive on Friday and I was very excited about getting to savor each episode this weekend, with a small hope that there might even be more than four episodes on the disc. Imagine my shock and dismay when I opened the package and discovered not three, not four episodes, but two. TWO little episodes. Needless to say I was slightly disappointed, but I will just accept this as part of the process. (Footnote: I've decided I will not google anything about this show because I'm afraid I might catch too much information, even in the search returns. HOWEVER, Mary Beth couldn't place the title song so I looked it up. I found an answer from 2002 about the theme song for this new show, "The Wire" and turned out to be safe. The song is "Way down in the Hole," written by Tom Waits and performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama, just to let you know.)
Episode 4
The beginning scene start with the over the top cops who were part of blinding the boy trying to move a desk. They try and try and try while the silent cop who found the poster and makes doll furniture watches silently smiling. Eventually we discover that One cop was pushing while the others were pulling making it impossible to make any progress.
"Thin line 'tween heaven and here." --Bubbles
This is bubbles description after going to a soccer game with McNulty and seeing what his family life is like.
One of the old useless cops was injured in the bust and is happy to be able to retire on disability. His plan is to supplement his income with the booming video rental business his brother runs. He tries to convince his lazy partner to fall down the steps to the dark basement and sue the city and get retirement. It is interesting to note that the retirement for disability is mentioned as being 66 1/3 % but that seems to be good enough for the old cop. I'm feeling like that could be a metaphor for his life... 66 1/3% is good enough. The Captain urges him to think it over. (Note: the special task force office was set up in a basement of another building with minimal to no supplies.
One of the small time guys from the courtyard gets beaten up in juvy, escapes as two dumb cops drive by.
"Word in town says it was Omar and his crew.... No last name. Just Omar. HE don't need no last name." -Bubbles
"4000 on sweet lips, 6000 if I get to holla at him before he gets did."-Avon Barksdale
Mcnulty and his wife are so busy fighting they don't see their son score a goal.
"I got some creep to me.. My uncle knows that." -D'Angelo, tells the story of killing a girl for his uncle.
Lesbian cop studying for class, gives a look to girlfriend's cell phone records. Theme of trust in relationships.
"Yo, who dis." -D'Angelo, Furniture guy finds which pager is D'Angelo's.
"I'm exhausted just listening to this."
Eff word investigation scene.
"Why did you ask out of homicide?" "Didn't ask out." "What did you do to piss them off?" "Police Work." "I think I need to buy you a drink." "Just one?"
Episode 5
"A little slow, A little late." -Avon Barksdale
"By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife." -Judge, They get the power to clone the pager and clone D'Angelo's pager.
"The cheese stands alone." -Omar, singing the farmer and the dell while stalking a gang member
"Don't nobody care about your story.. You got money, you are who you say you are." -D'Angelo's Baby Mama
Preston is the courtyard kid who got beat up by the cops.
Bubbles goes to see the guy he was hanging with who got beat up in the first episode. His friend is now wearing a colostomy bag and has "the bug." I am assuming that the bug is slang for Aids as they were discussing it in the courtyard earlier and saying you can't get the bug orally or touching.
McNulty and his partner talk to a witness that tells them D is Avon's Nephew and that he owns Orlando's strip club.
The guy who blinded the kid, Perez, breaks the code for the pagers.
Omar and Mcnulty meet. Omar's older brother may have been McNulty's CI at one point. Omar knows that bubbles is the ci for Griggs.
Wallace is the name of the smart kid from the courtyard that knew Hamilton wasn't a president in the first episode. he Id's Omar's "friend." and now of the three guys that hit the barksdales, only Omar is left alive.
I should have finished up this blog before I watched the third disc but I didn't so I felt bad about going back and adding after the fact. I will say that following the plot is becoming easier and that the planning and genius become more evident with each episode. I will also say that I considered going online to stream this show to make it even faster. I cannot imagine having to wait week to week and year to year to watch this show. As a matter of fact, I don't think i will ever start a show again until it is over. (Except Dexter, which I'm addicted to already.) There are so many shows out there to watch I can't think of a reason to start a show until it is finished. This also reminds me of an article Chuck Klosterman wrote on Grantland this week: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6581741/are-spoilers-flipping-script . So, Watcha Thinkin?
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