This was such a great shootout set-up with a twist ending. Very Omar.

I should have been more cognizant of the fact that it’s episode 11 and it was a quote from Stringer. These patterns matter.

I like how brightly lit the room is as well as how light colored almost everything is on the table.

Stringer is in shadows and Levi is in the light as Levi explains to Stringer that he’s been played.

As Stringer realizes what went down with Clay Davis, he moves into the light.

I like how the colors of the cars matches the colors on the building behind them.

Red, yellow, and blue.

Red & green stand out very prominently in this shot.

I like how this shot is set up. We’re looking at them down a narrow hallway and the light is coming through a green curtain hung over the window.

Johnny is wearing red and purple, which usually suggests royalty, but it seems like he’s nearing rock bottom and the drugs are just giving him the illusion that he’s on top of things.

This is a really interesting technological trick that Stringer does. In some ways it reminds me of Stringer of himself. Same exterior, but regularly switches with whom he appears to be connected.

Later we see a shadowy Stringer doing the same trick before making a call. It’s hard to tell who it is at first, but because we’ve seen Stringer do the switch earlier, we know that it is him in the car here.

This is a really nice wide shot that establishes where they are meeting up. The graveyard setting feels very ominous with all these plans for murder.

Red, yellow, and blue.

This shot is set up really well and intelligently plays with the rule of thirds. All the action occurs just above the top of the gravestones we see in the foreground.

Red & green. The shot also takes us back to a lot of the surveillance-style shots that were prominent in the first season.

The slow pan over the table and the contents spread across while the conversation occurred was a good set-up. There’s also red, yellow, and blue in these scene.

The staging shows how McNulty has beef with this guy and can’t get past it to maturely do business. There’s a clear divide between McNulty and the lawyers.

The setting down of their keys was a nice touch in these scene that laid out McNulty’s options and ultimately led to him picking up his keys and leaving. This was a different choice than we’re used to seeing McNulty making, although we’ve seen him leave Beadie’s place even though things seemed promising.

It was nice to see Stringer and Avon reminiscing about their time growing up together. The ample amount of bro hugging was also really nice to see, although the tension was still palpable.

There’s something ominous about the two glasses but Stringer not being there. Some nice foreshadowing.

Not only do we see a lot of red, yellow, and blue in this shot, but the shot is from above, which gives both a sense that we should be seeing these characters as weak or that we should feel like we are spying on them. I think it’s more of a surveillance vibe than weakness since they’ve just gotten what they’ve been after.

This duo is really frightening. I like how they both have their signature looks.

This chase scene was rather haunting to watch. We already knew their was only one entrance, but we had little idea of how big a space Stringer had to run around.

Omar’s power is exuded through him appearing in silhouette, which makes him look quite fearsome.

The birds flying past as Stringer ran around this empty building was also really interesting, as if everything was deserting him and he was on his own. This empty building has a The Dark Knight sense to it.

This is another great example of the rule of thirds, with the staircase an Omar on either side and Stringer in the center. The columns dividing up the windows also add interest to the background. The hardwood floors all seem to be moving toward Stringer.

This shot it well set-up so that we see the two shooters and Stringer. I like how the shooters are silhouetted and Stringer is well lit so they look like black and white chess pieces. Clearly the game is over for Stringer.