Red, Yellow, & Blue

Carver is wearing a red shirt and there’s blue and yellow on the badges on the uniformed police’s shoulders that we see at either edge of the shot.

The drug dealers are wearing shirts in the colors.

Stringer is wearing a red shirt, there’s guy wearing …

The idea of the inability to cause significant change or make progress with the problems that fill the streets has been one the show has discussed since the first season. Here we see that the drug gangs are perfectly happy with how things work already and don’t want to change, …

I really enjoyed this episode. There were a lot of cool shots and plenty happened that definitely suggests that big things are on the rise.

This was a great shot near the beginning of the episode. It seemed to suggest a solidarity amongst the police force. We definitely see the …

The Dogfighting

Of all the terrible things I’ve witnessed on this show, the dog fight, for me, was the worst. I’m a huge dog lover and am really into animal rights activism, problems related to and involving animal abuse, and matters related to US’s homeless pets problem. I’ve done some …

This is how the episode, and seasons, begins. It seems like we are back on the street again. I really love the green trees contrasting with the red brick. The junk strewn about the street also makes for a great shot.

There’s blue, yellow, and red on the sign in …

I really enjoy listening to episode commentaries on shows that I enjoy as they often provide a lot of details about the production and post-production that wouldn’t be known otherwise. This commentary emphasized the importance of what people are saying with their eyes throughout the episode. There’s a lot that …

The season 2 finale reminded me both of the season 2 premiere and the season 1 finale.

The episode opened with this shot of the water, much like the season started with McNulty out on the water.

The beginning of this episode also began with finding a body in …

This episode reminded me a lot of episode 11 from season 1, as we also saw the raids and press coverage in that episode.

Valchek waited until there was press coverage to bring Frank out, which really speaks volumes to his motives as well as a lot of the …

This episode seemed to do a lot with power relations and how those characters who’ve been consistently undermined, controlled, and laughed at fight back. There was a lot of sudden, unexpected violence.

Bodie & the Streets

While Bodie was not the one who acted, I did notice how the camera …

Key Moments from the Episode

This opening scene was a killer. For the first time, it wasn’t about the disputing crews as much as it was about the innocent people around them whose lives they affect. I thought this was a very important move to make.

I really liked the …