Grid Effect

As hungover as we currently are, we really loathe having to write this thing. Or rather, feeling obligated to write it, since no one is holding a firearm to our head. But skipping a recap of a Wire episode is grounds for banishment from my editor. I’m just kidding, we don’t have editors. Anyhow, The themes of the episode are firmly entrenched in the title, but we’ll try to extrapolate. This will be a little more disjointed then my other posts, so if its actually written left to right I’d be surprised.

Obviously the title is referencing the changing of the guard in the police department and in the drug game, and everything in one instance was mirrored in the other. Prop Joe’s schpiel to Cheese right before Cheese had him executed was reminiscent of Burrell’s explanation of the job to Rawls, who looked happier than a pig in shit to get a job he was only going to hold temporarily. Marlo’s orgasmic face with the murder of Prop Joe mirrored Daniels sitting behind the commissioner’s desk, albeit one was a lot more wholesome than the other, but hey, we all have our ways of celebrating.

Prop Joe’s absence on this series will be felt, few people have moments like the one he had at and outside of the florist, a truly remorseful character who recognizes the hazards of his industry an didn’t even fight his own demise, but rather accepted it begrudgingly. It was refreshing to hear him offer one last proposition, even though it was rejected. Marlo wearing a shirt that said, “Royal addiction” was all too appropriate, because this guy is a complete and total narcissistic sociopath. I’ve never rooted for a character meet his maker, given the complexities of most of these guys (outside of the newsroom), but that ban has been lifted. We are now actively hoping to see Marlo’s head roll.

Best of luck Big man, consider us ardent supporters of your future endeavors, acting and otherwise.

We’re going to keep this short because the game is coming on in less than an hour and since no one is going to read this, we might as well wrap it up and get ready to watch our prop bets fail to come through:

-Kima also in a transitional phase, recognizing her parental obligations at the site of a traumatized boy. We never thought they would devote this much time to her characterization, but there you go.

-Speaking trauma, I think Omar really shook Slim Charles to the core. That scene in the hallway was vintage Wire. In fact, this entire fucking episode was. God it’s great to have Omar back in the fold, and we’re also wondering what’s in store with Slim Charles, a man without a country and no cause, hopefully he teams up with our favorite stick up artist.

-The serial killer thread really came together, and helped develop the Sun characters past their one-dimensional status as of now. For some reason, Templeton actually had us rooting for him at one point. If he got that job in DC, we wouldn’t have to see him anymore. McNulty and Lester are on the brink of insanity it seems.

-Loved the cold open, methinks Colochio is the most detestable character sans Marlo.

Were probably missing tons of detail but we’re in a hurry. RIP Joe, and probably Robert Chew’s acting career. We hope not, but were not optimistic, that was a fantastic five season performance.

Enjoy the episode tonight, it’s a fucking doozy.