The definitive 'The Wire' thread: Best season and best character
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We managed so far without them.
kyser_soze
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Narise setting Burrell up was a great scene...as was seeing Clay walk out of the Grand Jury after taking the 5th...actually that was fucking great, he looked like he'd had the shit kicked out of him...
mrsfran
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Thread title doesn't say "no spoilers" though, does it? If I hadn't seen the whole thing I'd stay the hell away from this thread. In fact, it almost killed me not reading Wire threads until I had finished them all. But I did, because I knew that otherwise it might get spoiled.
kyser_soze
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Hey, I don't give a shit, spoilers don't bother me, but y'know...
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innit, same here!
BigTom
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season 4 for me.. the narrative showing how the kids grow up into the game and the start of the new set of characters replacing the old ones - michael/omar and dukwon/bubs in particular.
s4 also was the start of a real examination of how fucked up the whole system and a move away from a focus on the drug war - which felt to me more like a backdrop and narrative drive in s4 and s5 than in the earlier ones.. a really good demonstration of how fucked up both systems of election and appointment are.
s4 affected me emotionally in a way that none of the others did, becuase it showed how the system isn't going to help anyone - the only characters who ended up in a better place did so becuase someone essentially came and saved them - caulfield and wee bays kid; bubs and himself plus wayne (?); mcnutty and brodie..
in terms of characters, fuck me.. the worst of the main characters in the wire is better than most characters in most tv things.. I voted for bubs becuase I definately got most emotionaly invovled with him.. omar is definately the coolest character though bunk, mcnulty, freamon, caulfield, michael and dukwon are well up there as well..
s4 also was the start of a real examination of how fucked up the whole system and a move away from a focus on the drug war - which felt to me more like a backdrop and narrative drive in s4 and s5 than in the earlier ones.. a really good demonstration of how fucked up both systems of election and appointment are.
s4 affected me emotionally in a way that none of the others did, becuase it showed how the system isn't going to help anyone - the only characters who ended up in a better place did so becuase someone essentially came and saved them - caulfield and wee bays kid; bubs and himself plus wayne (?); mcnutty and brodie..
in terms of characters, fuck me.. the worst of the main characters in the wire is better than most characters in most tv things.. I voted for bubs becuase I definately got most emotionaly invovled with him.. omar is definately the coolest character though bunk, mcnulty, freamon, caulfield, michael and dukwon are well up there as well..
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
There's been a few
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
We were here first
Why are people here if they haven't seen all the seasons? They are not elligible to vote yet!
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
whats wrong with using the spoiler code? are you people so spoiled and decadant that you cannot use a function unless it has a convenient clicky-button
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
whats wrong with using the spoiler code? are you people so spoiled and decadant that you cannot use a function unless it has a convenient clicky-button
Cos this should be a thread for us to talk about our favourite seasons and characters and free discussion of this is desirable.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
stop trying to impose your vision of what this thread should be on us maaan you is a fash.
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would be a bit boring if conversation had to be...
"umm, yeah, season 4 is my favourite, can't say why though, dont wanna spoil it"
"umm, yeah, season 4 is my favourite, can't say why though, dont wanna spoil it"
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Intresting to see daniels getting no love at all I thought he was good in season 1 and 2
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Hey maan you're the one who wants to censor us
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
but you can insertmid postsecrets
Too much faff
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don't wanna see a whole thread of spoiler tags. buttons scare me
I blame the completely uncalled for shot of his arse at the end of season 3.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
He walks like Robocop
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Well there wasn't any real reason to see Omars genitals but that hasn't lessened his popularity
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i put daniels in the poll because i wanted to put in all the characters who had some kind of emotional/personal development in the series. as much as i love characters like bunk, kima, herk etc, the way daniels goes from being lieutenant, to
to
to
to
to
is really interesting as well as the
and his subsequent
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outcast
major
colonel
commissioner
lawyer
breakup of his marriage
relationship with rhonda
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
spoiler=this
need equals and subject
need equals and subject
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i know!
