The Wire - 2x3 Hot Shots - Group Reaction
Added 2020-12-22 18:30:00 +0000 UTCZiggy and Nick pull a crate to make some extra cash while Avon is looking out for Dee in prison...
Yet still, Sobotha meeting Clay Davis was top tier! lol
uncut: https://vimeo.com/491755324/5ac6e78952
Comments
11:00 Do liberals ever consider where the money has to come from?
Morgan Nicolas
2021-01-07 00:47:51 +0000 UTCholidays got me busy. my segment will be back 2x5 and onward -micky-
The Normies
2020-12-28 20:04:55 +0000 UTCWhere is Mickey s reaction?
Enver Doran
2020-12-24 09:15:13 +0000 UTCOne of the best examples of the frame-within-a-frame shot this episode was D'Angelo in the library. The shot mirrors the shot of the door closing on McNulty in a really cool way. McNulty and D'Angelo are both out in the cold, so to speak.
outdoorcats
2020-12-23 02:28:45 +0000 UTCTo add to your point about how Frank is using the money he makes from the Greek. The Union doesn’t really have any money, Like what Valcheck says in the beginning, their Local doesn’t have 100 guys paying dues currently. Which is what clues him in to the idea that Frank is doing the dirt. Normally a Union would use the dues they collect for Lobbyists, helping out Stevedores who aren’t getting hours, and buying stained glass windows. But since they’re not getting enough dues Frank has to supplement the Unions income to keep the Union from collapsing.
Ryan
2020-12-23 02:23:46 +0000 UTCLove how y’all keep being disappointed by all the characters in turn. Stay optimistic guys, I’m sure a hero will turn up eventually.
Ryan
2020-12-23 01:55:08 +0000 UTCI don't know if you guys noticed but Mr Pornstache is actually The leprechaun in American Gods lmao
Gaïa New Gate
2020-12-22 23:55:36 +0000 UTCDamn, Ziggy is already getting on you guys nerves so much 😆
Kamina 1
2020-12-22 23:30:47 +0000 UTCWelcome aboard bud!
Kamina 1
2020-12-22 23:28:44 +0000 UTCThis season is really underrated imo
Zee
2020-12-22 21:43:25 +0000 UTCGreat episode! A couple of things jumped out to me from the discussion: 1) You were talking about how Nick/Ziggy could get other jobs instead of sticking with the dockwork and the union and stealing to get by, and it made me think of D'angelo. He had that monologue at the end of last season where he talked about being brought up in the game, how it's a family legacy and that's all you know. Unions are all about group solidarity... a lot like the game, actually. This show is all about how our institutions effect people's lives and it really felt like that was a parallel. Blue collar union work started getting rough in the 70s and selling drugs became more violent in the 80s but despite the challenges you still have these people brought up in those institutions struggling and doing whatever they have to to get by because it's how they were brought up, it's all they know, and breaking free of that is really really hard. 2) A slight correction - it isn't the union money Frank is handing out on lobbying, windows, to struggling union guys etc. It's the money the Greeks pay him to help them smuggle shit off the docks. Frank is all about the union and helping it survive. He wants to repair the grain pier so they get grain ships and dredge the harbor so they get bigger ships so that there is more work for all these union guys struggling to get hours, and to accomplish that he's doing dirt with the Greeks in exchange for cash to try and save his/their way of life. Like you say, it's similar to coal - probably futile, but he's committed to trying. Just like the other guys the union is all he knows. Loving the reactions all. :)
Nerd Going Outside
2020-12-22 21:26:16 +0000 UTCall of y'all was feeling that kiss, folks was turned on lmaoo, same.
Kiana B.
2020-12-22 21:15:15 +0000 UTChahahaa the hot shot predictions lol.
Kiana B.
2020-12-22 20:44:48 +0000 UTCWhen you're talking about how Nick and Ziggy could get another job, remember the conversation between D'Angelo and Shardene in season 1: "Do something else." It's different circumstances and there's some truth in what you're saying, but everyone in this show is trapped to some extent. For the Sobotkas and people like them, the docks aren't just a job. They're a culture and a family.
Laura
2020-12-22 20:05:32 +0000 UTCJust became a premium patron again to watch more of these Wire reactions! S2 has always been one of my favorites despite it being known as a slower one. Also I just overheard an NPC talking about Frank Sobotka in Cyberpunk.
Kenneth thomas
2020-12-22 19:05:48 +0000 UTCAlways look forward to these reactions.
Ruben Lopez
2020-12-22 18:43:44 +0000 UTC
