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Slim Charles.

Slim
Bunk
Frank Sobotka
Bodie
Lester

bunk #1

i think "thin line 'tween heaven and here" was said by bubbles several SEASONS later, actually

and i agree with some dude that it's one of the times i actually agree is an overwritten line

― fruit of the goon (k3vin k.), Monday, January 17, 2011 4:34 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

nah it was in episode 4 of the first season, 3 episodes after Snot Boogie

hm yeah you're right, think i'm conflating a couple scenes

lol my problem w/ the opening scene isn't the corner kid - it's mcnulty's line, like "mother went through the trouble of christenin him omar isiah betts" & also tryin to imagine how he got the name "snot boogie"

& also the setup of white police detective gets surprised by how they ~do things~ in the slums

im w/ you on his delivery on the 1st line but its just sorta awkward delivery -- imo it could have been sold
def dont understand the 2nd part though, thats sorta the context of the quote in the book too -- the white cops are all sorta like ~mind blown~ by the 'thats the american way'-ness of it .... like you can live outside the law but still feel like you're still playing by parallel rules (sorta one major subtheme of the entire series)

well yeah, I mean it's exactly the type of story that a cop would tell over a drink to a reporter in a bar, as an example of some kind of "this was the point when I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore" dividing line. like narratively you can see very clearly exactly what point it's trying to make and how it sets that point up, which is sort of what I meant by writerly - idk how it went down in real life but in the retelling it seems like the experience was made to fit this neat narrative package.

"Thin line 'tween" etc. actually gets said twice, once in Season 1 where McNutty takes Bubs to his kids' soccer practice/game, then another time in season 3 re: Hamsterdam.

ha ok that explains why i was having trouble pinning that down

ahhh yeah forgot about the 2nd once

Also, the idea that Bubbles shouldn't be capable of profundity kind of ignores all his characterization, i.e. an imminently resourceful guy who is clearly intelligent and knowledgeable and perceptive and capable, and who also happens to be a homeless junkie. I think it helps to know or keep in mind that he's the Wire analogue of Gary McCullough, who was a middle class professional before he became an addict.

Like, Bubble schooling McNutty on how to properly tie up boats ("it's a Balmer knot") kind of suggests that he's not yer average fiend.

Anyway, my 5, no partic order:

Carver (really ♥ him after second viewing)
Bunny
Slim Charles
McNutty
Bunk

Chris has this weird equanimity about him, too, that makes him very compelling to watch.

Love Rawls as the inflamed hemorrhoid of an a-hole, and his sentimental foil in Landsman.

Also, the idea that Bubbles shouldn't be capable of profundity kind of ignores all his characterization, i.e. an imminently resourceful guy who is clearly intelligent and knowledgeable and perceptive and capable, and who also happens to be a homeless junkie. I think it helps to know or keep in mind that he's the Wire analogue of Gary McCullough, who was a middle class professional before he became an addict.

― Fairport Dinkum Convention (Leee), Monday, January 17, 2011 11:15 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

fwiw my problem with the line is with the line and not with how plausible it is coming from the character saying it

the scenes with rawls chewing out mcnulty in those early seasons were some of my faves

and i remember getting a goofy rush as s2 got rolling and the crew started reassembling like a long drawn out act 1 of a heist movie where they 'assemble the old gang' and it was like awwwwwwww yeah

Yeah that was awes

fwiw my problem with the line is with the line and not with how plausible it is coming from the character saying it

― some dude, Monday, January 17, 2011 10:29 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

whats the problem, tho

it is, how you say, teh corny

lol

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& hoos your back on your otm shit, kinda annoying

thx for your valuable input on my posting style

i will try to otm you more often in the future instead of anyone else

otm.

lol what happened to deejs vacation

i took a couple day break

is it a 'posting style' if you just post 'lol' after weak zings? idgi

i took a couple day hours break

nah it was 2 days but sadly the confluence of goon poll results & extremely boring office job worked against me
also ppl saying dumb shit like calling that bubbles line 'corny'

deej, be less of a cunt

seriously dude say what you like about me loling at posts you think are stupid at least i don't ride hobbyhorses so hard they get swallowed up my ass

take shit less serious home slice

In other words, you want it be one way, but it's etc.

i didnt realize i was being a dick. i would just like to know why al didnt like that line of dialogue. thank you

al knows for a fact heaven is actually far away

all in the game yo

FINALLY somebody mentions brianna (i.e. sarahel).. the nexus of her, avon and stringer in, what S3? was like nothing else

the actress who plays her is named michael hyatt and... she's british o_O

Although Hyatt is commonly considered an African-American, she has an international background and considers herself an African-British-Jamaican-American, and believes that to exclude any part of that reality would be an incorrect representation of who she truly is.[citation needed]

ah well sorry michael hyatt

i didnt realize i was being a dick. i would just like to know why al didnt like that line of dialogue. thank you

― *gets the power* (deej), Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:08 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it's mainly that he says "'tween" instead of "between" that makes it overly precious for me. also lol @ hoos having to lay down the law with you.

What is everyone' take on Chris? His sexuality is possibly the most ambigious in the show. Is he a bit W Smithers? He seems to just want to please Marlo and make sure Snoop is learning and seems to only care about his people. Everything that has to happen to keep them good (as opposed to making money or helping out the community or etc.) and he's chill? Murdering seems as normal as running to the store.

Anyway my five: Bunk, Chris, Slim Charles, Herc and Prez

its a fine line http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Imported/Editorial/T-Z/TweenStars/TweenStars-SelenaGomez15.jpg heaven and here

Didn't Chris have a wife and kids? Seem to remember them being taken care of (not like that) when he got picked up in s5.

he has people

chris is great. so is slim charles. I can't pick 5 for this show, I really can't.

lol yeah chris was married sam

really? did i miss an episode or something? i mean sure there was vague talk of 'taking care of my people' but thats it iirc

The actor who plays Rawls was in Blue Valentine, playing an embittered, oxygen-tube dependent variation on his asshole cop.

i never questioned Chris's sexuality. the impression i always got from him was that all the killing and gang related violence and horseshit was not a very big deal compared to some other shit he just wasn't going to mention.