http://urbanfervor.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/the-wire-season-5-episode-4/ Critic At Large Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:26:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://urbanfervor.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/the-wire-season-5-episode-4/#comment-28 jumpinin Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:26:26 +0000 http://urbanfervor.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/the-wire-season-5-episode-4/#comment-28 Did anyone else notice Johnny Fifty, the checker from season 2 was one of the homeless guys? He was the guy with the dog. Did anyone else notice Johnny Fifty, the checker from season 2 was one of the homeless guys? He was the guy with the dog.

]]> http://urbanfervor.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/the-wire-season-5-episode-4/#comment-26 erin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:44:17 +0000 http://urbanfervor.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/the-wire-season-5-episode-4/#comment-26 how can you say that marlo isn't trying to change the game? his attitude and modus operandi are completely different from what has come before. according to your argument, he is, as levy says in episode 5, "just in time" for a comeuppance. marlo has completely transformed the game by making it, ironically much like omar, the triumph of the individual over all. in effect, omar is not fighting against many, he's fighting against one. both marlo and omar are essentially individuals--but they are individuals with very different codes. how can you say that marlo isn’t trying to change the game? his attitude and modus operandi are completely different from what has come before. according to your argument, he is, as levy says in episode 5, “just in time” for a comeuppance. marlo has completely transformed the game by making it, ironically much like omar, the triumph of the individual over all. in effect, omar is not fighting against many, he’s fighting against one. both marlo and omar are essentially individuals–but they are individuals with very different codes.

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