The more times people see Season 2 the more times they realize it's actually a very very good season. And i'm one of those who wasn't thrilled with it cause we didnt' get the pit and alot of Bodie and all. But it's really good.

👍🇩🇪 Meine Empfehlung von Filmen aus Deutschland: "Das Boot" (1981/ - Cinema-Version - Anti-Kriegsfilm), "Die Brücke" (1959/Anti-Kriegsfilm), "Die Welle" (2008/Drama), "Der bewegte Mann" (1994/Komödie), "Wie die Karnickel" (2002/Komödie), "Der Wixxer" (2004/Teil1/Komödie). Watch and react. 😊

The tragedy of Zig is that his only economic option in life is a life of crime and he's bad at being a criminal, generally, then the one time he finally gets crime right, he's screwed by Double G anyway.

Idris Elba was 31 or 30 during this episode J.D Williams aka bodie is like 24/25 so not far off in age

I have we own the night on my hard drive but haven't gotten to it yet.

I think the characters through some people off because they were looking to watch a stereotypical cops and robbers, good guy and bad guy show. So when the characters arent' all good or bad or they sympathize with them on one then then don't on another they are completely confused as to what they are watching. They think they are susppoed to root for a good guy and against a bad guy. I think also some people would be like i don't want Gatsby, CSI, law and order or whatever, gives me a bad guy just show a bad drug dealer, and some killing. This is also the early stages of the modern american premium adult drama shows so people were also not ready for their favorite characters to just get offed in like episode 6 or for it to not wrap up in a nice bow all the time. Now people are ready for that stuff but then it was new.

Great cliffhanger reaction🫢, is he or is he not🤔

We own this city is great. Watch it after the wire if you’d like

The 'Killing Them Softly' reference was a damn good call!

By the way, I completely regret everything I said about Dee's death here...sort of. Basically. Atleast right now.

Alam Greenspan gave a speech once on the greatness of American free enterprise and innovation. He listed 10 great inventions that cane from our system. Failed to mention each one was developed in the public sector through the military or because of government ensured monopoly + subsidy (the transistor)

we as the audience already know Dee was snitching, and that Stringer's suspicions weren't unfounded, weren't just paranoia. so his decision for Dee felt most natural and believable to me, and the alternative narrative would feel more contrived with them following Dee's reformation story in prison after he's determined to cut ties with everyone else (Avon, Brianna, Donette).

Another great reaction. I like the touch of having the Greek music play out - the music fits perfectly when juxtaposed against the situation Frank finds himself in. Also, a rare example of the show using musical accompaniment.

Funny, a lot of Russian spoken by the Greeks.

10:35 watch that scene again, McNulty runs into the room and immediately trips and falls into the corner 😅😅

I think the music overlay during of the "Last Temptation of Frank Sobotka" is great. It really stands out because they basically never have music overlaid. Also, I think S2 was the season I liked the least on my first time through The Wire, but on re-watches it's by far my favorite.

Everything about Frank and his family breaks my heart. Season 2 was so good, it's crazy to think it's considered the least of the first 4.

This episode is so sad, and for some real life context, the bridge they are meeting under is gone now too

These are great videos. I’m pretty sure The Wire is all about institutions and how they trample agency.

D'Angelo already threatened to and was an inch away from selling out/bringing the entire operation down by snitching, and continued to hold a grudge against Avon after everything and refused to cooperate even when it benefitted him. Logically, Stringer was ultimately right to view him as an unreliable risk/liability. There's no way he could be confident of how much of a rock he would likely be after his mother convinced him.

Next episode please....

There's a funny story about Dom Lombardozi and Seth Gilliam in this season. They actually went to David Simon to complain about their roles, just sitting around, not doing anything interesting. He told them to channel how they're feeling into their performances... More to it but that's the jist

14:13 a wild David Simon appears!

"I mean he's gonna get..." 😂

"Why'd they make Beadie do this?" (following the greeks) - It's because she's white. Everyone else in that building was white. This show is pretty accurate about which cops can fit in to which environments. Kima is an all-around better detective, but a black woman would stand out a little more, and Kima kinda looks like a badass.

On your point about consumerism leading to innovation, I think that is exactly right. Where we fucked up is that we started valuing those that put their hand in the next man's pocket above those that create. On another note, I really enjoyed your struggle to separate The Wire from lesser shows. On a lesser show. Spiros would kill Beadie because it would be tragic and very motivating to the remaining characters. In The Wire/reality, why would Spiros kill a cop for simply following him? Presumably he has better lawyers than Levy that would protect him from any arrest.

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letss gooo! The wire for the win

jon daly was so great in this. what an impressive job making a very minor character so memorable

my favorite line in this movie will always be that last "Jaaarnathaaaan".

All Quiet on the Western Front is a beautiful work of art! The direction, the cinematography, the score, all of it is just amazing. Felix Kammerer also gives an absolutely devastating performance as Paul! The German war machine is shown to be an unfeeling meat-grinder that sends young men to die. As an American, I watch this film, and I can't help thinking, the US war machine isn't much different. The messaging in this story will never cease to be relevant, and that's a sad thing.

We own this city is fascinating and gut wrenching.

Betty didnt clean up vault 32 vault 31 did, obviously.

So I would like to note at the 10 min mark. Joe's story Is kinda hypocritical. If it's about the money and not the territory. Why does Joe want more territory. Personally I think stringer is book smart but not very street smart. Joe is being very manipulative. First he comes at stringer at a funeral. With a business proposal which is disrespectful dispite how polite and responsible he comes off. Now as fans we know stringer is responsible for his death but in character prop Joe doesn't. This could easily go left in thr real world and he would never do this with avon. As a matter of fact. Avon would know better then to even accept the idea of giving up territory to buy drugs. He would immediately call out the hypocrisy of Joe claiming he's just buying for a $1 and sell for $2. Because like I said. If that's the case why not charge me a for the dope. Why do you need territory when you making money off of supplying avon with the dope alone with selling your dope on your side of town. This doesn't even make sense from a business perspective. If you both are in the business of selling apples. Why would give up half of my locations(the towers) to a middle man(prop Joe) just to get a better quality of apples (dope)

Maui is a good guy. he could have beat ziggy up really bad but he just put him in timeout.

Brother, I hope you read this. Why do you call yourself “Buffoon”? You are one of the sharpest, most perceptive reactors I’ve ever seen watching The Wire! Please keep these up!!

Really enjoy these Wire reaction videos. You have incredible media literacy and it really comes in useful watching this show in particular.

Zig and Nick are the two sides of a coin. Zig is in the wrong place at the right time and Nick is in the right place at the wrong time. America changing from industry to service industry. (They used to make steel there, no?) Ziggy is curious - knows what a computer can do and so on, he can talk and researches (like the price of the camera) ... all perfect for the service industry. Nick is too late - the industry he is born into is dying - he belongs there but he is too late. Things like a searchbar are too much for him.... My favorite scene concerning the "too late" is that his aunt had a house they sold but he cant afford the same house any more. Thats what I love about Ziggy and Nicko... for me they are still one of the most interesting comments in the show.

You seem like an awesome guy. Sometimes you seem sad. Like in a Tony Soprano kinda way.

We Own This City is a great spiritual successor to The Wire. Its different in that it's telling a true story, and also in the way that story is told, but its still that nitty gritty Baltimore with David Simon's authentic touch, lots of Wire actors, and a great true story about a dirty drug unit. Definitely worth a watch after you finish The Wire!

Yes please watch “We Own This City” after you finish this show!!! A great mini series and companion to the wire like “The Corner”.

Charlie Solise is a fictional drug dealer Prop Joe made up to hustle Stringer out of Avon’s territory. Stringer is only Avon’s number 2 not his equal.

Dude you are just so naturally funny, and it feels like your not even trying. Its great. To top it all off your very insightful as well. Subscribed

Great breakdown of episode 10. You nailed it.

One of the things I'm most certain about when it comes to The Wire Season 2 is that a large amount of what the season is about is getting the viewer to come to the realization that Zig is a much better person than Nick.

Brother Mouzone is one of the few times The Wire lets itself create a character just to be entertaining. Even if he was inspired by certain real people, he's not meant to reflect reality (unlike most other characters), but to be a helpful plot device.

no Ziggy was genuinely remorseful. you probably picked it up during the editing re-watch. Gleikas was begging "please don't shoot" before Ziggy executed him. it was kind of muffled, and the scene is so shocking that i don't blame anyone for missing details like that on the first watch.

Top 10 episode was Storm Warnings🙌