The Wire: React Quotes
(S05E05) “Just ’cause they’re in the street doesn’t mean that they lack opinions.” - Haynes
I hate Scott Templeton. Or should I say M. Scott Templeton? Did you see that on the newspaper article he co-wrote with Alma? He added a pointless first initial to his name! Nowhere in his bio on The Wire website does it say anything about a first name that starts with M. This very well could be a pointless detail, but on this show those types of things rarely occur. It’s just another reason that Templeton is a giant ass. He’s really no better a man than McNulty when you consider what he’s doing. The difference is that Scott has this air of arrogance about him, as if he feels as though he’s meant for great things. Yeah right. He’s lazy and has no work ethic whatsoever. And he wonders why Gus continually passes him over and gives him tons of grunt work. Imagine how Gus will look at him when the truth does come out. That being said, I loved how this episode played out. One bullshitter versus another. That always leads to a good story.
It’s probably one of the best scenes in the five season run of this show. Scott lies. McNulty’s eyes bulge. Then McNulty lies. Scott’s eyes bulge. They both know (or at least think) the other guy is full of it (sort of… I’ll get to that) but can’t say a thing about it. It was brilliant watching the two of them react, realizing that their lies are growing into something far bigger than imagined. Obviously, neither of them got a call from the “serial killer” but only they know that individually.
Here’s where it gets interesting though. McNulty knows without a doubt that Scott is lying. On the other hand, Scott doesn’t know for sure that McNulty is lying. Everyone except Bunk, McNulty, and Lester think this “serial killer” is real. When McNulty said he got a call too, Scott was worried that the “real killer” would discredit his “fake killer.” (Honestly, typing this up right now is comical. I feel the need to put parentheses around everything I write because nothing is “real” here.)
So Scott spins his story, McNulty confirms all of it and voila - Jimmy spins it into the wire-tap that he and Lester need. You didn’t think the final season of The Wire would go without one of those, did you? Anyway, I’ll come back to this. More to talk about first.
Let’s start with Dukie. He’s got smarts, just not street smarts. Remember how addicted he was to the computer in Prez’s classroom? While I took great pleasure in seeing Dukie beat tiny Kenard into the sidewalk, seeing Spider take out Dukie was hard to watch. He’s a nice kid and clearly has a bright future if he plays his cards right. I’m not sure what to think though. First he makes the effort to train a little with Cutty and get some life advice (Sidebar: The moment when Cutty and Michael locked eyes was great. Michael could never trust Cutty personally, but by bringing Dukie to him, it was definitely a sign of respect and Cutty recognized that.) and the next day he was getting gun lessons from Michael. I really don’t know what sort of outcome is in store for Dukie yet. I’d like to think that he’ll actually get out, but I’m not sure he’s strong enough to make such a commitment.
My one worry for Dukie? Omar knows who Michael is now. He knows he rolls with Chris and Snoop and I hope he doesn’t go after Michael’s corner when Dukie is around. That’d be a shame. Speaking of Omar…umm, what the hell?!? He jumped off a third or fourth floor balcony during that ambush/shoot-out. This show is about as real as it gets, but c’mon…Omar probably should have been plastered on the sidewalk after a jump like that. Unless his black duster turns into wings or something, I don’t see how he lands that and walks away. He better have some broken bones in next week’s episode.
Moving on to Clay Davis. Maybe it’s a stupid question to ask, but is there anyone he wasn’t in bed with? Those two scenes where first Nerese and then Royce each told Clay to buck up and take the hit were great because it just shows you how connected he is in Baltimore’s political scene. He opens his mouth and plenty of others will go down with him. I think the one thing I found troubling was Clay’s radio appearance and the subsequent rally. I suppose it’s unavoidable, but I hated the way all the people at the rally were depicted as being so naïve. Read the papers, watch the news–Clay is not a good guy. But politics can be just like a religion and supporters can quickly become rabid in their beliefs to the point that even the most blatant evidence won’t sway their opinions. Honestly, I think it would have been just as realistic to see only two or three people show up at the rally as Royce says the same things to Clay: take the hit, or you’re done in this city…and everyone knows it.
I also wanted to mention the appearances by Elena and Beadie. Two really great moments. Elena tried to set Jimmy straight, telling him to not screw things up with Beadie. How often do you actually hear a woman tell her ex-husband that she likes his girlfriend? That’s got to count for something. At the same time, you have Beadie going to Bunk asking if Jimmy will ever change. It put Bunk in an odd position and you could tell he hated himself for using Jimmy’s “serial killer” as an excuse, but at least Beadie saw through it. I’d like that think that if she does go through with kicking Jimmy out, it will make a difference. But now that he and Lester have their wire-tap, I don’t think anything is going to slow him down. Even if it means the end of Jimmy and Beadie.
So, about that wire-tap. How exactly does it work this time? Jimmy filed it based on the pay-phone call that Scott “received.” However, he made sure The Sun didn’t report where the call came from. Jimmy plans on keeping that secret. Why? Because he filed the tap clearance using Marlo’s cell phone number as the number that came in. (Herc has officially redeemed himself by snagging that # from Levy’s Rolodex.) So while homicide is monitoring a dead line leading to nowhere, Lester is actually up on a wire at the Major Crimes office.
So all of this warrants an obvious question that was born in the first few minutes of this episode: knowing what he knows, why the hell would Marlo ever use a cell phone? Vondas gave it it to him and there was obviously something about it that convinced Marlo it was safe. We found out at the end. After Lester flipped on the wire-tap, a call came through almost immediately. The problem? Static. Buzz. Sounded like a dial-up modem. So the phone has some kind of jamming device built into it. So now what? Coincidentally, this relates directly to what I wondered about last week. Lester is officially involved in this whole mess now since he’s maintaining an illegal wire-tap. He and Jimmy are screwed if they can’t fix this.
More thoughts…
- I loved when Zorzi gave Rhonda hell at the Bond press conference for not calling The Sun about Clay’s perp walk.
- Seeing Chris say good-bye to his girlfriend and then play with her daughter and some dolls was just weird. Who could ever love that guy?
- Bubbles isn’t HIV . That’s great! I’m looking forward to the moment when he stops punishing himself for Sherrod.
- I loved the scene when Lester went to Cedric for money to take down Marlo with the new phone number and a fresh wire-tap. Cedric had just returned from eating his first “bowl of shit” from Mayor Carcetti and when he said “no,” Lester gave him a look that said, “you’re part of the problem now.”
- Scott made up a homeless family of four! He’d kill his own mother if it got him on the front page.
- I think the funniest part of the episode was when Jay was looking at a lingerie ad instead of porn and Bunk asked what it was. Jay’s response? “Change of pace. They look good with clothes on too.”
- Saddest line of the episode definitely goes to Beadie: “I don’t like givin’ up.”
- Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, you know what was funnier than Jay’s line? When Scott asked where he was going to find homeless people. Gus: “Not at home I imagine.” Priceless.
- Now that the “serial killer” has turned into a true red ball, there’s going to be a lot more eyes on it and I really don’t think Jimmy considered that. The idea is for everything to go unnoticed until they have what they need for Marlo.
- Even though Lester plans to attribute anything he gets from the wire-tap to an informant in court, I still don’t see how he can’t get caught. Sooner or later, someone has to realize how he got from A to Z, right?
Well, we’re at the half-way point of the season and I will say this definitely felt like a peak because it’s all downhill from here. Jimmy and Lester have gotten what they wanted, so it can only unravel from here. Omar has presumably had enough since he went over the edge (literally) and I wonder if he’ll just start gunning for only Marlo. Dukie’s relations with the rest of the corner boys are only going to get worse unless he makes a change. And Clay Davis is getting ready for his day in court. In the meantime, one great thing to look forward to is the return of Randy next week. Looks like Bunk is back up on the Lex murder. In the words of Omar, “Indeed.”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie Trailer Description
The full-length theatrical movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is expected to hit theaters on March 23rd, attached to TMNT. We received an e-mail claiming to contain an indepth description of said trailer. We are unable to confirm the authenticity of the scooper’s claims. Check it out below, read at your own enjoyment, take it with a grain of salt, and beware of major spoilers.
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Shot of the houses of parliament
Shot of a train in Kings cross
Shot of the Ministry of Magic atrium filled with wizards
Shot of a closed door at the end of a dark coridoor
Panning shot of the veil, the ripped curtain blowing slowly in the wind
Shot of Harry walking through the station, the crowd parts and a man stands in pin stripe suite.
Fear shoots across Harrys face, the figure turns around, Voldemort stares back at harry,
shoot to black screen
Voiceover: Voldemort has gone into hiding, he’s biding his time, gathering his followers.
Fast cut aways of A groups of masked figures surrounded by candles,
Shot of bella opening her eyes looking crazed.
Harry sat at the table in Grimauld place.
Harry: Why will nobody believe me?
Shot of a newspaper article landing on a table.
Sirius: Fear is a dangerous thing Harry
Harry standing facing court officials
Hermione: the Minister is trying to discredit you
Shot Umbridge at the podium in front of the school.
Umbridge: Let us usher in a new era of innovation
Ron: Whose the old broard
Hermione: (voiceover) Dolores Umbridge, Shes the Ministers secretary.
Shot of a classroom door swinging open
Umbridge: good morning children
Shot of Ron looking to Harry in confusuion
Umbridge stands Smugly at the front of the classroom
Umbridge: i will be taking over as Defence against the dark arts teacher, Wands down, textbooks out.
Hermione looking frustrated
Shot of kids writing.
Hermione: How can copying from a book teach you to defend yourself
Voiceover: she’s taking over hogwarts
Shot of Filch Hammering new decree into the wall
Umbridge: this is my school now Mr Potter, i make the rules here.
Shot of kids looking miserable in the courtyard
Shot of Hermione bowing her head
Sirius: these are dangerous times, you must be prepared
Shot of hooded figures sweeping past a blown out wall
Shot of Bella laughing manically in the MoM
Shot of a tree being uprooted in the woods, Ron falls back to the floor
Hermione: You can teach us
Harry turns to Hermione dumbstruck
Shot of the DA practiscing, Ginny fires her Patronus, Luna pointing her wand
Shot of Ron approaching Hermione
Ron: dont worry i’ll go easy on you
Ron is blasted into a wall, Hermione smiles at him.
Harry waking from a sleep
Ron: is it that dream again?
Shot of Harry in Dumbledores office
Harry: somethings not right
Quick Shots of Harry sweaty looking scared, Mcgonegall looking upset, Luna looking solemn
(The music swells to a halt)
Three large bangs (knocks on a door) against a black screen
Shot of Umbridge looking up, she walks to the Doors of the great Hall. they Swing open.
Shot of the educational decrees exploding off the walls
Shot of Bella throwing a spell
Shot of Umbridge pointing her wand at Harrys neck
Harry: get Back
Shot of The RoR walls exploding
Shot of Umbridges head explodes into flames, Fireworks shooting everywere
Shot of kids running riot through hogwarts
Umbridge:(voiceover) Order, i will have Order
Shot of Lucius grabs the scruff of Harrys collar
Shot of Harry and the others stand in a blue room thats rotating
Shot of Azkaban walls exploding
Shot of Grawp scooping down to pick something up
Shot of Glass headin towards Harry
Voiceover: he’s seeking the knowedge to destroy you
Shot of Voldemort Pointing his wand in the minestry of Magic
Shot of Dumbledore bursting into flames
Shot of Sirius standing next to Harry firing a spell, he turns to harry with a solemn look
Harry: SIRIUS!!!
the screen goes black
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
JULY 13TH