Manufactured Dissent

I must say I was enjoying reading about/watching my predictions come to light regarding the infighting among Republicans. They did a good job, as usual, of keeping a good public face and appeared as if they were about to marshal in the herd and have them all chewing the same cud.
Then, President Obama tweaked Rush [...]

The Wire Episode 60: Series Finale (few spoilers)

The last 90 minutes of the 2nd greatest cop show ever seemed rushed, packing it all in with one quick glance backwards before it goes, which could describe the final montage with McNulty looking out over the Potomac and seeing the near future of many of the characters from the series. This episode could have [...]

The Wire Episode 59 Review: Lies – They Get Things Done

“Late Editions” (my AKA “the real final episode of season 4″)
McNulty and Lester’s plan finally bears fruit. The boys catch Monk “jersey rolling” a stop sign and he panics-evading the police which allows them to search his vehicle just after a huge re-up of the yay-yo. Lester, smiling smugly, gets Daniels to hook up warrants [...]

The Wire Backlash from . . . Teh Gawker

“The bigger the lie, the more they believe.”
Bunk
The OP at The Gawker believes the “serial killer” plotline is embarrassingly improbable. No, really, is it? I think that’s the point, innit. I mean, who woulda thunk that realistic. I’d more easily believe that an executive government could find an opportunity in a tragedy, make false connections [...]

The Wire Episode 58 Review: Omar Bagged Up

I did have a hard time keeping this one to myself for the last few weeks, Omar’s death. Though I probably should have gone ahead and mentioned it last week considering the number of spoilers that have been floating about this since the second week of this season (some of them have been comically wrong, [...]

The Wire 5.7 short cap and preview of 5.8: They Talk Too Much Homeboy They Never Shut Up

This week’s episode is setting up the final stretch, so there’s not much to talk about other than Clay Davis’ great scene in the court room.
So:
Doesn’t it seem that Omar is making WAY too much noise?
Is McNulty spreading himself too thin? He’s obviously enjoying playing God with all his handouts. Is he making too much [...]

The Wire 5.6

I actually thought I lost this recap in the ether. This will be short b/c I’ve got a lot on my plate. I’ll say that you can probably miss this episode and be okay, the next one, too even though you’ll miss a great scene involving Clay Davis and the set up for what is to [...]

The Wire – Season 5, Ep 5 review– This is your city. The Wire is your city on drugs.

Joe’s passing leaves Marlo as the coalition leader and sole contact with the Greeks supplying the product. This is what he’s wanted all along, and he’s likely to start knocking off the old heads in the coalition. Bodies will pile up as the investigation gets closer and closer.
Carver gets a tip from his old partner [...]

The Wire Season 5 EP 4 review: Let us make a deal for your life

Spoilers for those who don’t want to know the big news
Let’s get to the big one. Chris, Marlo’s main man, put a slug in the back of Prop Joe’s head. Looks like Marlo’s long term plan is coming to fruition. He saw the coalition as something standing in the way of him taking over all [...]

The Wire: Season 5 Ep 3 review: Your Blood Lust Soon Satiated

“Not For Attribution”
(Yes, this is late but today was a rough one. It’s getting harder to get things straight as the season progresses since I’m seeing several episodes at a time. Sorry, it’s hard to wait!)
Well, for those who missed Omar and his amoral code of the streets, you’ll be happy. He’s coming back to [...]