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FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Just finished my first watch of the entire series...and it definitely lives up to its reputation. It's hard to believe they were able to get so many different characters to weave in and out of the narrative like that. This show's extended cast has to have like 40 different characters.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2024 07:12

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 18:05

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

deoju posted:

https://twitter.com/githii/status/1757500612143407501

The Spirit of Prez lives on.

Prez wishes he could do that many barrel rolls

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 13:58

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Re:Sydnor, without spoiling anything, a lot of the cops from Season 1 go in and out of the show a lot until the end

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 22:13

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

roomtone posted:

sydnor is an odd character in the sense he's mentioned a lot and just sort of hangs around but he never does anything to distinguish himself

everybody else has a bunch of personality traits, sydnor just has 'pretty competent at his job'

No, and he's also in Season 1 more than any other season. He doesn't really have a huge arc but they try to give him one at the very end for some reason.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 23:42

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

After watching the final episode over the weekend, I can say that they somehow managed to give all of the characters endings, which considering there are like 25 of them by the end, is an accomplishment on its own

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 23:53

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Xiahou Dun posted:

Colvin�s dude with the giant mustache is the real cop that Jay Landsman is based on.

Also I bet you Bernard�s girlfriend�s actor had a very fun time. �Be as annoying as possible� is a very fun acting demand.

If I�m the real Jay Landsman, am I annoyed with how they portray �Jay Landsman�, the character?

# ¿ Feb 15, 2024 17:06

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

surf rock posted:

Closing out season 3:

Was it when he talked with Brother Mouzone and realized Stringer had sent Omar after him? Or did he just have the feeling that Stringer was coming after him too?

Pretty sure it's implied to be the former

Once he knew that Stringer had played him that way, he basically had to either off Stringer to save his connections, or let him off the hook and then lose his status as one of the biggest power players in the city.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2024 05:55

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Marlo is actually pretty similar to Avon in how they think about power

# ¿ Feb 17, 2024 01:27

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Although the interesting difference between the two comes up at the end of the series.

Season 5 spoilers Marlo essentially gets away with everything, and gets to keep his money. But the last thing we see of him is him picking a fight with some street dealers because they were talking about Omar. It's pretty clear that unlike Avon, Marlo is not going to go quietly and is almost certainly going to either get himself killed or go back to jail.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2024 13:06

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

For me either 3 or 4 is the best

# ¿ Feb 22, 2024 03:17

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I like the scene where Cutty goes to him to try and get money for his gym, he spends like 2 minutes trying to avoid giving him a number, and when he finally does, Avon just laughs and says to give Cutty like an extra $5K on top of the ask

# ¿ Feb 22, 2024 17:33

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

De�Londa is the show�s greatest villain

# ¿ Feb 23, 2024 12:40

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

surf rock posted:

- Interesting that it's unclear why exactly Michael wants his dad (or maybe just Bug's dad, not certain on that one) dead. Chris's assumption is that he's a child abuser, but I don't think Michael ever says that directly. I guess you can infer that his discomfort with any level of physical touch between him or Bug and the guy stems from that, but it could also be abandonment issues.

It's Bug's dad, and it's pretty heavily implied that it's some kind of sexual abuse but they don't outright tell you.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 04:36

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

surf rock posted:

- It's been a relief to have only a scene or two of McNulty each episode this season. That's the right amount.

Does....anyone want to tell them about Season 5

# ¿ Feb 29, 2024 03:15

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

There's a ton of poo poo in S4 because on top of the other ongoing plots, they add Cutty and his sideplot, along with all of those kid characters

I have no idea how they managed to balance all of that into something cohesive.

# ¿ Feb 29, 2024 03:17

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I enjoyed season 2 as someone who just recently watched the series for the first time. It�s just not quite as good as the strongest seasons.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2024 14:00

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

You will have your question answered about Freamon�s love life but not until later

# ¿ Mar 1, 2024 17:58

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

It's really hard to rank the seasons, to be honest

# ¿ Mar 2, 2024 03:52

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

https://twitter.com/krangtnelson/status/1765057792899957213?s=46&t=BHs6Pl38GJXGN2Y4xeriNA

# ¿ Mar 5, 2024 17:59

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Re: Dukie�s ending, he is basically the new Bubbles like how Michael is the new Omar

# ¿ Mar 6, 2024 06:00

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Where are we ranking Jay Landsman�s endless stack of porno mags

# ¿ Mar 6, 2024 12:17

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Like I clearly felt that Dukie�s ending was not a good place for him. Maybe he makes it off the street, but we saw other addicts throughout the series that didn�t.

At least with Michael it was pretty clear he was going to end up in some kind of position of violence, but Dukie had the best chance to get off the streets with the help from Prez and still got dragged down.

Randy is the most tragic because a lot of what happens to him is completely out of his hands, and all indication is that he is just going to end up bouncing in and out of the system most of his life.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2024 16:36

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

surf rock posted:

Oh, this would be fun to do. Let's see, my top five overall:

1.) Bubbles
2.) Lester Freamon
3.) Frank Sobotka
4.) Omar Little
5.) Stringer Bell

So where would Bodie land? If I keep it going...

6.) Prop Joe
7.) Clay Davis
8.) Cedric Daniels
9.) Bunk Moreland
10.) Avon Barksdale
11.) Rhonda Pearlman
12.) Maurice Levy
13.) Snoop
14.) Bodie
15.) Norman

Top 15 isn't bad!

How is Bunk that low, and no McNulty at all?

# ¿ Mar 6, 2024 19:30

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

No you have it right, De'Londa is the worst one

# ¿ Mar 18, 2024 05:06

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

V-Men posted:

When she invites McNulty in, he's not in Homicide or Major Crimes, but mental health wise he's better than normal McNulty is how I recall it.

Yes I think at that point he's just in Western patrol

# ¿ Mar 18, 2024 14:21

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Yes I think by the end of the series he could do it

# ¿ Mar 18, 2024 14:28

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Better Call Saul never won a single Emmy, I believe, which is even more egregious

# ¿ Mar 27, 2024 03:52

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

BiggerBoat posted:

Rhea Seehorn specifically

Oh for sure, she was the best part of that show and they just wouldn�t even give her one in the final season

# ¿ Mar 27, 2024 16:57

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I don't know if we ever get a definitive answer to that. With Cutty specifically, he respected him from his time when he was an enforcer years prior, so I think it's mainly a respect deal.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 00:31

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

My favorite thing is Stringer constantly trying to explain macroeconomics 101 stuff to his dealers and them just extremely confused

# ¿ Mar 31, 2024 02:29

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

BiggerBoat posted:

Does FBI profiler describing McNulty count as a monologue?

That scene loving rules

# ¿ Mar 31, 2024 20:54

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I do find it funny how much Obama took from the Carcetti playbook, in terms of making big sweeping promises in speeches and then just governing like any other politician

Even if you think he was a good guy early on, I don't know how you keep that view after he decides to gently caress over the schools rather than take money from the Republican governor, because he wants to run for Governor and get out of Baltimore.

# ¿ Apr 2, 2024 19:26

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 18:05

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I did not expect at the beginning of Season 2 that he would end up as a tragic character, but you're right

# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 04:19

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