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  • Fresh Tendrils
    Strike Hard and Fade Away
    • Jul 2002
    • 36131

    #1126
    Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

    Yeah - season 5 always seemed a bit more "out there" to me considering what McNulty, Templeton, and eventually Lester get involved with. Still a lot of classic scenes (particularly the FBI profilers lol) and continuing to follow the kids ("new class") from season 4 was great.



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    • LowerWolf
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jun 2006
      • 12282

      #1127
      Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

      The whole Marlo/Prop Joe scenario, one thing I haven't been able to figure out. How did Marlo know to look for the Russian to get to the Greek? I know he sent Chris to the courthouse to get records, but how did he know anything about the Russian to begin with?

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      • ProfessaPackMan
        Bamma
        • Mar 2008
        • 63852

        #1128
        Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

        I could be wrong but I THINK it was Avon who introduced them when he went to the Prison to see him.
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        • LowerWolf
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jun 2006
          • 12282

          #1129
          Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

          Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
          I could be wrong but I THINK it was Avon who introduced them when he went to the Prison to see him.
          Marlo goes to the prison to see Sergei but Avon comes out instead. Avon tells Marlo he'll grant access to Sergei for $100K. Later, when Marlo goes back to the prison, Sergei is waiting with Avon in the background.

          Prior to that, Chris goes to the courthouse with McNulty following him. McNulty sees that Chris was looking at Sergei's file. I was just curious how Marlo knew to look for Sergei. I'm sure it was explained somewhere and I just missed it.

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          • slickdtc
            Grayscale
            • Aug 2004
            • 17125

            #1130
            Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

            Prop Joe puts Marlo on to checking court records when they become public. I don’t think it’s explicitly shown or stated, but they likely did their research from the dead girls at the dock case and found a lead worth following up on in Sergei.
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            Originally posted by Money99
            And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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            • LowerWolf
              Hall Of Fame
              • Jun 2006
              • 12282

              #1131
              Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

              Finished it up tonight. Definitely going to rewatch the whole series again.

              Season 5 to me is like that album that has a lot of great tracks on it, but the flow just isn't quite right. The other four seasons seem to flow better to me, although 1 and 2 lack some of the moments that 5 has.

              The first four seasons were more grounded in reality, whereas Season 5 felt more like network TV to me with some of the liberties it takes. Everything from the serial killer storyline to Templeton to Omar's escape just felt too over-the-top. But there were also a lot of great moments too - McNulty with the profilers, Lester joining up with McNulty, watching Marlo set the pieces up for his takeover. And of course there was that one "Oh ****!" moment (like Omar, I never saw it coming).

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              • ProfessaPackMan
                Bamma
                • Mar 2008
                • 63852

                #1132
                Ok im late I know, The Wire

                Just bumping this to remind folks that Season 3 is probably the best television you’ll ever see from a series, with Season 4 a real close second, although I go back and forth on this everyday.

                Started this up over the weekend but skipped to 3 and it’s amazing how much better each episode gets over the course of the season.
                Last edited by ProfessaPackMan; 04-26-2021, 06:14 PM.
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                • ProfessaPackMan
                  Bamma
                  • Mar 2008
                  • 63852

                  #1133
                  Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                  RIP Michael K. Williams [emoji22]

                  Died from a possible overdose today.
                  #RespectTheCulture

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                  • slickdtc
                    Grayscale
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 17125

                    #1134
                    Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                    What?! No! This ****ing sucks man. He was the man, an icon of the show and culture. That’s how real it is though. Sad.
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                    Originally posted by Money99
                    And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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                    • Jeffx
                      MVP
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 3045

                      #1135
                      Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                      Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                      RIP Michael K. Williams [emoji22]

                      Died from a possible overdose today.
                      Aw sh.......damn. A great talent gone too soon. R.I.P.

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                      • TheShizNo1
                        Asst 2 the Comm Manager
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 26341

                        #1136
                        Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                        Smh, damn, man

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                        • LambertandHam
                          All Star
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 8008

                          #1137
                          Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                          Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                          RIP Michael K. Williams [emoji22]

                          Died from a possible overdose today.

                          ****. RIP, amazing actor.
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                          • JayBee74
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 22989

                            #1138
                            Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                            What????!!!!!
                            RIP…

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                            • RockinDaMike
                              All Star
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 9092

                              #1139
                              Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                              **** man! This hurts man, played one of the greatest characters ever on the greatest show. He was fantastic too in Boardwalk Empire.

                              RIP Michael


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                              • NYJets
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 18637

                                #1140
                                Re: Ok im late I know, The Wire

                                RIP

                                Omar was obviously one of the best characters of all time, and he was also great in everything else I've seen him in
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