Oh, and speaking of favorite things: that scene with Wallace and the kid trying to do a math problem said so many things. So sad and interesting.
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Polter-Cow - May 22, 2008 7:20:43 am PDT #1731 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
erikaj - May 22, 2008 9:35:30 am PDT #1732 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
"You don't have the fucking floor." Sometimes they have to make arrests that are...fairly symbolic so that it looks like investigations are working('dope on the damn table"
Polter-Cow - May 22, 2008 10:14:49 pm PDT #1733 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Holy fuck, Omar is one crazy motherfucker. I initially thought he might actually care somewhat about the ongoing investigation, but apparently not so much. His personal vendetta trumps everything.
I don't know whether I buy one of the Pit boys dropping Avon's name right in front of two fucking cops, but I guess he wasn't thinking. Also, he probably doesn't know that the cops know who Avon is since this whole plot started with "Who the fuck is Avon Barksdale?" They must assume the police don't know who the head of operations is. Still, geez. Some discretion!
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Hayden - May 23, 2008 8:11:20 am PDT #1734 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
he probably doesn't know that the cops know who Avon is since this whole plot started with "Who the fuck is Avon Barksdale?"
Avon's pretty much the center of the Pit boys' world. It's unthinkable to them that someone wouldn't know who Avon is.
Polter-Cow - May 23, 2008 8:18:23 am PDT #1735 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So it's more the opposite line of reasoning: they assume the cops know who he is already.
erikaj - May 23, 2008 9:30:21 am PDT #1736 of 7329
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Avon is like...Bill Gates to those guys.
Polter-Cow - May 23, 2008 9:35:19 am PDT #1737 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The thing is, if Avon is trying to keep himself hidden, you'd think he would mention to his crew that his being kingpin is not public knowledge (off the streets, that is). I mean, this goes all the way back to the pilot: why the hell didn't the police know who he was and that he was the head of the drug trade until then?
erikaj - May 23, 2008 9:46:42 am PDT #1738 of 7329
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There are always things the neighborhood people know about West Baltimore they don't tell law enforcement.The War on the Underclass, uh, Drugs, has made it so people don't tell the police things. Not unless a kid dies or something.
DavidS - May 23, 2008 9:46:55 am PDT #1739 of 7329
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I mean, this goes all the way back to the pilot: why the hell didn't the police know who he was and that he was the head of the drug trade until then?
One of the things the series will emphasize over the seasons is how completely isolated, cut-off and insulated the Ghetto world is from the rest of the world. There are no bridges off that island.
erikaj - May 23, 2008 9:51:40 am PDT #1740 of 7329
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Good point, Hecubus. One of my favorite Wire moments is when Bodie goes somewhere(New York?) and wants his favorite radio station. But in NY, it's Prairie Home Companion. Bodie doesn't know that when you leave town, the radio changes. Bodie's never been anyplace. It was funny, but also sad.