"When he ain't lyin', Al's the most honorable man you'll meet."
Pretty much sums it up, doesn't it?
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
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Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 4:28:07 am PDT #66 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
-t - Aug 29, 2006 7:51:32 am PDT #67 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that was an excellent line.
erikaj - Aug 29, 2006 8:29:23 am PDT #68 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
yeah.
erikaj - Aug 29, 2006 11:52:36 am PDT #69 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!
I love Charlie Utter. He was so awesome in the last one. Want one, not for fucking, to be my...lieutenant and stuff.
lisah - Aug 30, 2006 5:05:19 am PDT #70 of 7329
Punishingly Intricate
The Wire is the cover story of b'more's City Paper this week. There's also a story about the music on the show. I don't know how spoilery exactly (it does talk about this season's themes and says where some of the old characters are and introduces new characters).
As for Deadwood, poor Trixie. Poor little Jen. And poor Johnny.
-t - Aug 30, 2006 6:15:39 am PDT #71 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm thinking I will just go ahead and watch the Wire specials this Sunday and go ahead and jump in with the new season (taking advantage of this crazy "see it first On Demand" thing they're doing"), rather than trying to get caught up with what's gone before. Madness?
-t - Aug 30, 2006 6:17:19 am PDT #72 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, also, loved that Al remembered where Jen's sister was working from when Morgan Earp was trying to scam a free lay. Strangely touching.
lisah - Aug 30, 2006 6:38:36 am PDT #73 of 7329
Punishingly Intricate
loved that Al remembered where Jen's sister was working from when Morgan Earp was trying to scam a free lay. Strangely touching.
Oh it was indeed. I wonder why Al picked Jen as the sacrifice? I can't remember Johnny's quote exactly (except that she hadn't burned her bedding) but she clearly was not a troublesome employee and killing her could have also lost him Johnny's loyalty. She looked vaguely enough like Trixie (slender, blond) but I can't get over the feeling that Jen was killed for the sake of the drama rather than for a logical reason.
-t - Aug 30, 2006 8:23:33 am PDT #74 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I assumed it was the resemblance. A lot of the girls were rounder and darker, or so it seems from my mental image of the various gatherings of whores.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 30, 2006 9:12:47 am PDT #75 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
She looked vaguely enough like Trixie (slender, blond) but I can't get over the feeling that Jen was killed for the sake of the drama rather than for a logical reason.
Nah, I think it was entirely due to being closest resemblence at hand. I will say I was glad we didn't have to witness the act itself. Part of me was wondering if that's where the theater troupe might have made themselves useful (e.g. faking Jen's death) but I'm not sure they could have come up with something that would have withstood the close examination that Hearst gave her.
I'm hard pressed to come up with a villain I've despised more than George Fucking Hearst (even with those few moments where some humanity trickled out) which is a goddamn testament to Milch and especially McRaney. Who'da thought Rick Simon had it in him (let alone Major Dad).