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).

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As for Deadwood, poor Trixie. Poor little Jen. And poor Johnny.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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).

Yeah, t, on the Wire, it's much like starting a new show every year. Even though I felt like Fay, seeing Pres in his new role and thinking "Oh! Bless!" because I have a soft spot for him and he'd had such bad luck.

Because I've seen Better Off Dead and I can picture that Simon might just act out season five, I'm picturing BALMER RESIDENT: Shame to waste a perfectly good white boy that way. as DS mumbles all the voices and etc.

Still haven't seen the Deadwood finale, so I'm not reading any posts that appear to be about it.

rather than trying to get caught up with what's gone before. Madness?

I think you'll be ok this season. They seem to be starting mostly fresh.

mos def. Still excited, though. Most shows that would piss me off, especially with one hottie dead and the other one going off to be a Big Movie Star Guest Appearance Guy(Although, DW, love ya I do, but looking at your filmic ouevre, what have you played but McNutty the Roguish Horndog With Self-Deprecating Super-secrit Heart Of Gold? Ok, sometimes you use your real voice. Don't get me wrong; I love the RH, etc. But you're not exactly stretching, are you, petal? Although if I were you, I'd count picking Julia over Maggie Gyllenhall as "Science fiction experience") But these characters are all so strong, I expect not to think about that too much. (OK, yes, my oost made me watch a Julia Roberts movie. I'm a total Pearlman. Happy now?) But something felt wrong about him PG-13. McNulty gets aphasia. Because not a "Fuck *me*" to be had.