There’s no doubt what Ep 54 will be remembered for, and it is hard to get past what Marlo did to Prop Joe, but we need to look at all the other switches that flipped as well.
It’s at these moments I hate On Demand, or at least not having On Demand, but I’ll stick my [...]
Everything is connected: the other stuff
And the horse you rode in on.
“I’ve been meaning to speak to you about your profanity.”
The scene between Klebanow and Hayes is getting a little buzz in the j-world. Salon’s Slate’s TV Club said it “defied belief;” Romenesko puts out the call for personal anecdotes and gets a few, while others chatter away on their own blogs. (And may I please [...]
Fashion plates
OK, I know that nobody will believe it, but as a young consultant, I used to subscribe to GQ. I wore double breasted Hugo Boss suits with Hermes ties and Bally shoes. Now, my wardrobe consists mainly of hockey jerseys, hoodies, and Hawai’ian shirts with high tops. I love tenure.
Anyway, I was reminiscing a bit [...]
The head shot.
Here’s what I’ll miss most about Proposition Joe: His glasses. “The Wire” runs on a shoestring budget — compared to “Deadwood,” anyway — but you have to take off your hat to a propmaster who pays attention to how a fat man wears his reading glasses, how he bends them at such a sharp angle [...]
… Sir… Sir…? Sir….?
Good shit.
Stone Stupid
…I kinda figured that anyway.
And for those of us playing the train game, yes, that was The Clash in McNulty’s bar playing Train in Vain.
Finally, I thought Marlo was smarter than that. RIP, Prop Joe.
#2 Weekend Lake Trout Special: Open Thread
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Namond’s world, by the numbers
There are some stark realities that kids growing up on the Baltimore streets must face. There are certain things that probably aren’t going to happen. And the probabilities are not glossed over on any level by the show writers. I also like seeing the numbers presented to me directly. Let’s start with [...]
Uncivilized thuggery
Marlo.
Motherfucker is evil.
Man not only has an old blind man tortured and killed but calls in not one, but two, favors from a man he’s in the process of fucking over, one of those favors actually facilitating the act of betrayal. Not that Prop Joe’s fancy footwork during last season’s heist, to say nothing of [...]
