Things you didn't notice on The Wire until multiple watches

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Chris feared Marlo. The jail scene where Marlo batted up everyone in the cell for mot telling him about Omar proved that. Marlo was a killer as well. He put one in each breast of Avon's chick before he popped her in the mouth. Took on those kids in the last episode. They made Chris out like he was ex military, but he feared Marlo.

I agree but the fear and respect came from a place of weakness.

Chris had his family ducked off the grid in the woods. That one quick partlow family scene and michael confession tells alot about chris.

Conservative, traditional father & family at home and stone killer on the streets. Marlo prolly knew of his family, location and could've easily taken that away from CP.
 

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Just finished the show and damn, I got a few comments y'all and I would like to discuss it here.

First off it hurt my heart to see dukie become the new Bubbles and Michael become the new Omar :mjcry:

Secondly is it me or did it seem unlike Mcnulty to make the decisions he made in Season 5 when it came to the fake serial killer thing. I mean I get he wanted proper pay so the detective can investigate real murders but he always seemed like a police who fought to solve the cases against all bullshyt. He did bend the rules a little but the fake serial killer thing was pushing it, I just knew he would pay for that shyt lol.

Then again he did disobey Daniels and Daniels got him off the boat in season 2 so I guess he always had that trait and the serial killer thing was just a new low for him :jbhmm: I can't believe Lester would join him either.

Also last but not least, why did Slim Charles shoot Cheese? Did he know Cheese set up Prop Joe's murder? Did he just want the connect for himself?
 

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Was Power's Tariq based off of Michael from the Wire? Also is Power trying to do what The Wire attempted by setting it up for the next generation of things but not capitalizing?
 

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Just finished the show and damn, I got a few comments y'all and I would like to discuss it here.

First off it hurt my heart to see dukie become the new Bubbles and Michael become the new Omar :mjcry:

Secondly is it me or did it seem unlike Mcnulty to make the decisions he made in Season 5 when it came to the fake serial killer thing. I mean I get he wanted proper pay so the detective can investigate real murders but he always seemed like a police who fought to solve the cases against all bullshyt. He did bend the rules a little but the fake serial killer thing was pushing it, I just knew he would pay for that shyt lol.

Then again he did disobey Daniels and Daniels got him off the boat in season 2 so I guess he always had that trait and the serial killer thing was just a new low for him :jbhmm: I can't believe Lester would join him either.

Also last but not least, why did Slim Charles shoot Cheese? Did he know Cheese set up Prop Joe's murder? Did he just want the connect for himself?
Omar didn't kill Slim when he had the drop on him. Slim knew that Omar didn't believe that Prop Joe set up Butchie. Cheese said "my uncle had the juice, until Omar killed him".
Slim knew that was a lie and hit him.
 

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Omar didn't kill Slim when he had the drop on him. Slim knew that Omar didn't believe that Prop Joe set up Butchie. Cheese said "my uncle had the juice, until Omar killed him".
Slim knew that was a lie and hit him.

How though, that's what I wanna know. How did he know that part was a lie.

I get that he didn't come after Slim because he knew Prop Joe didn't have anything to do with Butchie's death and he knew Slim didn't have anything to do with it but still. How did he know for certain that Cheese was lying or that Omar wasn't Props killer.

Edit: I meant killed Slim
 
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How though, that's what I wanna know. How did he know that part was a lie.

I get that he didn't come after Slim because he knew Prop Joe didn't have anything to do with Butchie's death and he knew Slim didn't have anything to do with it but still. How did he know for certain that Cheese was lying or that Omar wasn't Props killer.
If he didn't believe slim he woulda killed him too. Why have him on the ropes and let him go, but then not let prop joe go too? :patrice:
 

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How though, that's what I wanna know. How did he know that part was a lie.

I get that he didn't come after Slim because he knew Prop Joe didn't have anything to do with Butchie's death and he knew Slim didn't have anything to do with it but still. How did he know for certain that Cheese was lying or that Omar wasn't Props killer.
He already suspected Cheese after Cheese took over Hungry Man and Joe's territory after Joe and Hungry died. Marlo offered the spot to Slim and Slim turned it down but Cheese jumped on it. Plus the only way Cheese would've had that much bread to cover the cost for the connect was due to betraying Joe

Plus he also knew that Cheese was lying when he said Omar took out Joe
 

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How though, that's what I wanna know. How did he know that part was a lie.

I get that he didn't come after Slim because he knew Prop Joe didn't have anything to do with Butchie's death and he knew Slim didn't have anything to do with it but still. How did he know for certain that Cheese was lying or that Omar wasn't Props killer.

Edit: I meant killed Slim
Slim is an assassin/killer. Omar got the drop on him and pressed him about Prop Joe....and let him live after Slim had already resolved himself to dying.
Omar also let Fat Face Rick live after getting the drop on him. The guy Cheese was pointing his gun at. Omar let FFR know that he didn't kill Joe or Hungry Man.

Slim and FFR knew that Omar didn't kill Prop Joe. And that Cheese was lying.
 

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If he didn't believe slim he woulda killed him too. Why have him on the ropes and let him go, but then not let prop joe go too? :patrice:
He already suspected Cheese after Cheese took over Hungry Man and Joe's territory after Joe and Hungry died. Marlo offered the spot to Slim and Slim turned it down but Cheese jumped on it. Plus the only way Cheese would've had that much bread to cover the cost for the connect was due to betraying Joe

Plus he also knew that Cheese was lying when he said Omar took out Joe
Good point, guess he was just street smart enough to know the truth on some Omar didn't kill me so why would he kill Prop Joe over Butchie's death. Omar would know Prop Joe wasn't behind it and thus he had no reason to kill him and I guess he figured Cheese had to have something to do with it based on how he was acting. Though wasn't the word out in the street on the show that Omar was behind Joe's death?

Also I wonder how did Slim Charles knew the connect and was able to set up a meeting with him :jbhmm: Was he able to pay Marlo for the connect on his own? In the end you only see Slim talking to the connect.
 
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