The Wire Season 5 Discussion (BEWARE - FINALE SPOILERS!)

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:29 am

how are you watching eps 4-7? all i've got is a really shit copy of 4 which is unwatchable because of the audio dropping out of sync

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:38 am

pk- wrote:how are you watching eps 4-7? all i've got is a really shit copy of 4 which is unwatchable because of the audio dropping out of sync

Yeah my copy of 4 was just about watchable - i've got 5-7 too, they were leaked from the review disc but got taken down as the numpty didn't remove the watermark on them.

A good copy of 4 should be in the torrents pretty soon i hope.

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:31 pm

pk- wrote:how are you watching eps 4-7? all i've got is a really shit copy of 4 which is unwatchable because of the audio dropping out of sync

you try installing the 'ac3 filter' ? i was having the same issues and dl'd that and the file worked fine.

that said... omar as spiderman!

picture messages?!

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:35 pm

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:41 pm

showguns wrote:prop joe!

I was going to say the same thing!!

:buggery:

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:43 pm

unklefesta wrote:
showguns wrote:prop joe!
I was going to say the same thing!!

should have seen it coming really, and i kinda guessed that cheese might turn..

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:48 pm

cheese... need to get the russians back on his ass.

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:50 pm

It will be interesting to see what Slim Charles does..assuming marlo takes over the co-op, does he align himself with him?

nmezee · Post by **nmezee** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:05 pm

i dunno. but i sure was curious about that myself.....oooh4 more days

david_m · Post by **david_m** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:04 pm

Just finished the 4-7 marathon...

datura wrote:
unklefesta wrote:
showguns wrote:prop joe!
I was going to say the same thing!!

should have seen it coming really, and i kinda guessed that cheese might turn..

Damn, the look on Marlo's eyes after dropping him was the coldest thing I ever seen on tv... the guy who plays him is getting on a next level

That and McNulty sayin with obsessive eyes "We gotta kill again!", the best of the season so far

And Omar, as incohesive as he is with the rest of the show, is pure adrenaline everytime he appears on screen.

"Some Spiderman shit right here"

RubiconMan · Post by **RubiconMan** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:21 pm

so anyone know when 8 is gonna be aired? i feel empty.......

tmu · Post by **tmu** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:36 am

Are-K142 wrote:so anyone know when 8 is gonna be aired? i feel empty.......

hehe...

mee too

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:31 am

8 wont be shown for a month

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:37 pm

Ahh goddamn, I'm watching season 3 now...

Someone send me season 5 and I will blow them

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:12 pm

Okay, finally seen the first three episodes. I need to watch them again to make an assessment really, but I've been mostly impressed so far. Someone told me that the network are only giving them ten episodes this season so they have to pack everything it a bit more, is that true? It does seem like things are being given less time to develop now, although that could be a consequence of them having so many storylines going on at once. That's probably the only thing I've been disappointed with, its lent the narrative an air of surreality because things are happening without any explanation i.e. Herc working for Levy, Carver suddenly being such an authority, Sergei now being mates with Barksdale... and other characters have so far dissappeared (although I'm only 3 episodes in lol). I'm not really sold on the credibility of Lester going along with McNultys serial killer idea either...

However, plenty to love also. There's been some great comic scenes such as McNulty being the designated driver in the planned robbery. The newspaper storyline is interesting and obviously ties in with the representations of other corrupt hierarchies within the show. Also ties in with those other structures within the narrative- i.e. the selfishness of a single journalist can influence politics adversely. I'm not sure what the general stance towards power structures is in The Wire- simply rejecting them as inevitably restrictive and controlled by corrupt egotism of individuals within them? It's definitely not a blithely optimistic view of human nature/relations is it, although not simplistically negative either. The strength of the show for me has always resided in its refusal to oversimplify things on an artistic/moral level.

Seems like the darkest of the seasons so far to me, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it all ends horribly for most of the principal characters. Like others have said I'd like to see Marlow falling by the end of it, I just wonder if the writers will insist on pushing home the true horror and waste of that society and situation by letting him propser?

I'd also like to see Marlow's character being developed a little (of course this might already have happened for all I know)- he's one of the few characters in the show of that importance who seem really quite two dimensional.

Episode 4 has downloaded... anyone got a link for 5,6,7?

datura · Post by **datura** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:17 pm

have a look here

http://www.philaflava.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85615

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:29 pm

^ cheers again man ^

RubiconMan · Post by **RubiconMan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:40 pm

RubiconMan · Post by **RubiconMan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:02 pm

showguns wrote:8 wont be shown for a month

any excuse to use these badboy .gif

schamotnik · Post by **schamotnik** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:16 pm

I have watched all the episodes up to ep. seven.. I just couldn't resist..

does any one else have the urge to say 'motherfucker' a lot after watching the wire..?

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