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On July 20 2013 21:36 hooahah wrote:
just finished the second season, I know it's a huge risk spoiler-wise for me to be here but I just gotta vent somehwere
goddamn
Frank Sabotka has got to be one of the most tragic characters of all time
I sat staring at the screen while he drove to meet the Greeks. I knew that he was going to die, the episode was building it up, but ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffucking hell. GOD.
Everything he did, he did for his people. and it ultimately led to his death, his son's breakdown and the Union's destruction.
I am truly jealous of everyone here who is doing their first run through the show. I've watched basically every show worth watching (including the Sopranos)
And nothing compares to how good/real/gritty The Wire is. Gonna have to start my like 7th run through now.
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I just keep rolling on videos on youtube over and over again. It's been like 2 years i have watched the whole series but every week i open some scenes to watch over and over again.
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4 > 3 > 1 > 5 > 2
Season 4 is perfect.
Season 2, I just don't really love the dockyard characters like I do the dealers.
Season 5 gets more hate than it deserves imo. Yes the serial killer storyline is a bit stupid, but the ending to most of the characters stories are beautiful.
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just went through 4-5 again. still amazing
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First time going through this series Finishing up the last episode of season 4 OMG I am getting sad its about to come ot an end such a great show. I love the Little shorty on Marlos crew specially when she picks up the nail gun from the home repair place so great!
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It's amazing how this show makes you sympathize with characters you used to hate. I hated Stringer Bell for ordering the hit on poor innocent Wallace, but I rooted for him because he was trying to get rid of the corner hustling bullshit (which gets way too many people killed) in favor of legitimizing his drug trade profits.
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just finished season 3. Goddamn, I love this fucking show.
Loved seeing Avon and Stringer falling apart. Bunny is the man, as is Cutty. Depressing how secretly everyone thought that Bunny's solution was for the better, but they had to publically condemn him.
All in all, I actually liked season 2 better, but that's purely because of Frank Sabotka.
I hope the Greek makes a reappearence sometime soon, that fucker has hell to pay
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On July 20 2013 22:01 Arkless wrote:Show nested quote +On July 20 2013 21:36 hooahah wrote:
just finished the second season, I know it's a huge risk spoiler-wise for me to be here but I just gotta vent somehwere
goddamn
Frank Sabotka has got to be one of the most tragic characters of all time
I sat staring at the screen while he drove to meet the Greeks. I knew that he was going to die, the episode was building it up, but ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffucking hell. GOD.
Everything he did, he did for his people. and it ultimately led to his death, his son's breakdown and the Union's destruction. I am truly jealous of everyone here who is doing their first run through the show. I've watched basically every show worth watching (including the Sopranos) And nothing compares to how good/real/gritty The Wire is. Gonna have to start my like 7th run through now.
7 times? I remember way too much of the episodes to run through them again. Wish I could wipe my brain after a left myself a note about what to watch then re-watch.
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Yes, sometime in the future people will keep resetting their brains for 1)the wire and 2)lord of the rings books.
You know it.
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On July 20 2013 23:07 Aeroplaneoverthesea wrote:
4 > 3 > 1 > 5 > 2
Season 4 is perfect.
Season 2, I just don't really love the dockyard characters like I do the dealers.
Season 5 gets more hate than it deserves imo. Yes the serial killer storyline is a bit stupid, but the ending to most of the characters stories are beautiful.
Can't agree with this more. Spot on.
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On August 27 2013 22:52 Steveling wrote:
Yes, sometime in the future people will keep resetting their brains for 1)the wire and 2)lord of the rings books.
You know it.
By the time it is invented I feel like the youth will be resetting it for things that are worth much less than those two options. Probably pokemon orange, Jersey shore, and Harry Potter lol.
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God holy sugar that is some good shit. Two of the most off beat and orthodox characters you'll see having a good ol' fashion standoff. I would say they don't make em like they used to but this is recent enough to be able to say that when 'they' care enough, they can make em like they used to.
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welp, finished season 4. What a fucking masterpiece.
The thing that really impresses me is that this season had very little 'action'. Yeah it had murders, plotting and all that but it was mostly about politics and the school system (and it's lackings). Hell, Prez (the 'braindead tool' that blinded a kid back at the very beginning of season 1) got legit screentime. Way more screentime than McNulty, pretty much the Hollywood face of the series. yet this season is considered THE season of the series, and honestly it probably deserves that title.
man, fucking Bodie...dropped just like that. He sort of deserves it for what he's done to Wallace, yet...shit.
Bubbles...what a wreck of a man.
Herc - fucking idiot. Knew he was an idiot from the start, but he tried to go big without anything to base it on and ended up screwing himself and Carver in the process. Just goes to show that there are no shortcuts in life.
Bunny always tries to change the world up for the better, and every time he gets stomped back by it. But at least this time he managed to save Namond. Namond...thought he was the biggest fucking idiot in the series. Moreso than even that one guy in season 2 whose name I've forgotten, but as the season went on, Namond got likeable. Sort of. When he finally managed to break loose of his mother, I was legit happy for him. Some people in the series do get a good ending, appearently.
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On June 08 2013 05:20 Tilorn91 wrote:I just lost all interest once + Show Spoiler +Stringer got shot and Avon went to jail... They were a reason more or less for me to watch, so far S4 is just more of the same, phone taps, corners, McNulty being an ass etc etc...
I know this post is 3 months too late but season 4 couldn't be less about this things. Not even sure why it's called "The Wire" anymore, since that stopped at episode 2 of the season. McNulty appeared for like 5 minutes total.
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Finished season 5.
Great show. Season 5 wasn't up to par with the rest, but overall absolutely amazing series.
My favorite season is a toss up between 4 and 2 - 4 for the brilliant school storyline, 2 for the Sabotka family. Which makes it + Show Spoiler +all the more harder to know that the Greek got off scott free, that fucking asshole fffffffffffFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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I prefer this show over Breaking Bad. I love the politics, the bullshit and the social commentary.
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On November 09 2013 19:19 hooahah wrote:Finished season 5. Great show. Season 5 wasn't up to par with the rest, but overall absolutely amazing series. My favorite season is a toss up between 4 and 2 - 4 for the brilliant school storyline, 2 for the Sabotka family. Which makes it + Show Spoiler +all the more harder to know that the Greek got off scott free, that fucking asshole fffffffffffFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
glad you enjoyed the series so much. like everyone else in this thread, i get extremely jealous when i see people digesting the whole series for the first time, definitely wish i could wipe my brain haha.
my personal season tier list is
S+ tier: 2,3,4 no order
A+ tier: 1
A tier: 5
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^ pretty much everything he said, except 1 is S+ tier 2 and 5 are A+ tier
there is no A tier :D
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What's with all the hate on Season 5 I see?
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