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

[FreshAIG]

Those are different people

 

[get these nets]

Those are different people

yes. only reason I knew this for sure was because the guy who robbed Bubbles was trying to be a rapper after the series ended...and I remember the article with photo of him looking normal.

He was probably the most hated man in America at some point so no way a rap career would pop.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

Those are different people

Looks like the same person to me... Wikipedia even says it was the same guy... even though it might not be credible

 

[get these nets]

Another one. The idea of Omar and his code of no profanity is a big myth.....it must have been in the director's commentary or something because several people have said this to me like it just popped into their heads.

I don't know when the writer's decided to add that element to his character BUT......the VERY FIRST WORDS he says on screen are "this is some raggedy shyt right here...very sloppy" as he and the crew are casing the pit to rob them later.

When we see him hugged up with Brandon later he's talking about "why do you use foul words" etc

come on.

 

[Devilinurear]

Another one. The idea of Omar and his code of no profanity is a big myth.....it must have been in the director's commentary or something because several people have said this to me like it just popped into their heads.

I don't know when the writer's decided to add that element to his character BUT......the VERY FIRST WORDS he says on screen are "this is some raggedy shyt right here...very sloppy" as he and the crew are casing the pit to rob them later.

When we see him hugged up with Brandon later he's talking about "why do you use foul words" etc

come on.

Shyt is a curse?

 

[Apollo Kid]

There was a kid outside of the boxing in gym who looked a lot like Michael when Lester was looking to get a photo of Avon.

Kenard emulating Omar in season 3 after the shootout with the Barksdale stash house.

 

[gluvnast]

Bunny Colvin and String meet at a graveyard at the end of Season 3, pretty much foreshadowing String's death and Bunny's career ending

That entire season their characters parallel. Both of them even said "Get on with it muthafukker" before their literal and metaphorical execution.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

yeah thanks

gonna look up to see if the fiend with the baby from season 1 was credited. if so, i can confirm that is or isn't mike's mom

i feel like if it was her theyd credit her

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

This thread should go in the rafters

 

[O.Red]

Food is featured a LOT in the series. But the only people you see eating home cooked meals/dinner table meals are law enforcement/lawyers/9-5 types. The drug dealers, fiends, and corner kids are shown eating a lot, but it's always takeout or junk food from the corner store. The exceptions are when they are invited to eat at a proper table by taxpayers, like Naymond when staying with Colvin or Bubbles when he is brought upstairs to have dinner with his sister or Stringer when he goes to have dinner with Donnette (which happens while he is trying to go legit.)

There is also the time Avon prepares ribs at a cookout type event, which makes sense because the Barksdales are a strong family, at least on the surface, so having dinner together and meeting the baby moms and children helps to reinforce their foundation and at least present the facade that they are united like a normal family.

Randy's foster mom makes home cooked meals and offers Carver some, which illustrates that Randy was living in a good home, but the one time we see Michael try to make a home cooked meal for his brother, you find out his mom sold the rice-a-roni for drugs. The one time we see Bubbles making hot dogs for dinner is when he is trying to make a home for Sherrod.

Home cooked meals at the dinner table are used in the series as a symbol of home stability and represents the American dream of living a normal, healthy, successful life. Herc finally feels like he has "made it" when he gets invited over for dinner by Levy to have his wife's brisket.

shyt like this

Rep

 

[O.Red]

Vondas season 2: “My name isn’t my name”
Marlo season 5: “My name is my name”

 

[ReasonableMatic]

another chess analogy for a character dying is Stringer Bell.

Much like a Queen, he moved all around that building until he was cornered by a Bishop (Mouzone) and a Knight (Omar)

AYYOOO!!!!!!

 

[Sunalmighty]

i think so......here is the first scene and then later season with mike bugs and their mom

@the look on that niccas face when Omar invited him over for the evening

 

[gluvnast]

AYYOOO!!!!!!

Since we're using The chess game analogy. Slim Charles was a pawn that kept moving straight until he reach the end of the board and became king.

 

[pickles]

The Greeks are in season one. Well at least the store they operate in and the guy that would be serving orders with Vondas and the Greek is there

That’s where Wallace and Poot spot Omar’s boyfriend Brandon.

They spot Brandon at a video game type place, where he was playing video games.
Are you saying the Greeks owned that too?