McNulty

The episode starts off with McNulty on a drunken rampage. If nothing, all his actions led me to lose all my sympathy for him. Drunk driving just isn’t cool.

I thought this was an interesting shot, as I think it sort of prods at a “what have I done” …

The Florist

All the red and purple reminds me of the colors seen outside the funeral home where Avon’s business is being run now.

I love how it looks like this angel is spying on Bodie. I wonder if any trouble is going to rise from his purchase at the …

This was a really crazy episode. A lot of things happened that we’e been building up to, like Bird’s trial and D’Angelo’s fate.

“I got the shot gun. You got the briefcase.”–Omar

Omar was just terrific in this episode. I love the tie (his outfit is another example of  the …

 

 

White Drug Dealers

I find the white drug dealers to be really hilarious. They look like children, so I guess it’s only fitting that they know Ziggy.

I did think it was pretty great that it meant Herc was able to go out on the street instead of …

Avon and the Bad Drugs

“It ain’t about what happened. It’s about using what happened to our advantage. Play or get played.”–Avon

Avon is incredibly intelligent to know how to orchestrate such a thing so as to work to his advantage. It’s very frightening how much power he maintains and …

Random Thoughts About This Episode

Nick is definitely the new D’Angelo. He even has a baby mama and kid to worry about.
The scene with the terrier and the rat as well as how the terrier was in the bar felt slightly out of place to me. I assume it’s…

 

 

 

One of the main themes I noticed in this episode was the idea of using the power given to you by an institution, such as the police department, to carry out a personal vendetta. There were several plot lines in this episode that showed this. Valchek using …

 

 

The quote for this episode seems to be the going argument for why the second season of The Wire is still The Wire, when so much of what the audience was used to from the first season isn’t present. The season has changed to winter. The police officers …