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The Wire: 5.02 Unconfirmed Reports

Bubbles has been clean 15 months but he still can’t face his deomns and hasn’t gotten over the death of Sharrad.

This ain’t Aruba, bitch. – Bunk Moreland

Foreshadowing on Lester? “I could die happy”
Lecturing Sydnor on the attributes of such a career case. It’ll either make you or break you.

Snoop has an itchy trigger finger and wants to get on with enforcing some discipline only what with all the surveillance they can’t.

Fucking games’ rigged! – McNulty

Carcetti is not even thinking of finishing his term. But is thinking of running for Governor 2 years in. Echo what I said last week how the hell does he think he can do that without getting a result in turning Baltimore around? Is he hoping he can continue on the surge that saw him win the mayoral election?

Mother of four always catching hell. No statuesque blondes anymore.

McNulty arrives on a bus to investigate the death of a mother of four.

Whitting wants to depict the Dickensian aspects of kid’s lives. Meta commentary on season 4 of the Wire. Doesn’t want an amorphous series depicting society’s ills.

Avon and Marlo – Westside!
Nothing but love in my heart for West side niggas

Templeton has a hard time getting the baseball opening day story he wants.

The MCU can’t shop Marlo’s murders to the FBI because of Carcetti pissing off the US attorney.

Monk – Go west coast.
Snoop – Fuck those west coast niggas in B-more we aim to hit a nigga.

Although it’s not shown it is implied that Templeton’s solution to finding he’s wasted a day at the ball game and has no story to show for it is to make shit up and the lack of corroboration only adds to the sense of veracity of his fictional creation. Or at least Klebanow believes it but Haynes is thinking there’s something hinky.

Having dropped out of school Michael is now being schooled by the likes of Chris and Snoop in the art of the hit. Arrive early no surprises. But Michael has a conscience about killing folk especially for the slightest of reasons such as rumours floating about on the street that Junebug may have dissed Marlo. Meanwhile Avon has hooked Marlo up with Ivan so that he can help him set up a meeting with Vondas.

Bubbles needs a reason to live. Hope helping out at the soup kitchen makes him feel worthwhile and gives him some way to justify his existence.

Has Jimmy gone too far with this serial killer preying on the homeless shit? I’m not sure how he thinks that doing this will allow them to get back up on Marlo, even if the bosses do open up the faucet how does Jimmy think he can get away with diverting money and resources away from the serial killer case.

By Matt Wharton

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