The Wire 2x12 Full Reaction
i’m also on a vacation and i didn’t have time to edit this episode i’ll try ti edit it as soon as i can
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I play the US version at 1.04 speed. I still have to do a tiny tap of LM's video to sync now and then, but not too bad
I use 1.0440048 and I barely have to resync
Does anyone know what they watch this on? The recording is faster than HBO's version on my end only for the Wire. Weird.
European version of HBO, which runs at 25 FPS instead of 24. There are some ways to make it sync better, check the comments on other episodes of The Wire.
Man S2 ends on the most depressing note. Now onto my two favorite seasons of The Wire. S4 is my all time favorite season but S3 is a close second. The Wire has always been fantastic, but S3 and S4 reach levels of storytelling I still to this day haven't seen any other show pull off. It's truly The Wire at its peak, I can't wait to see your end discussions for these two seasons being hour long discussions for each episode, lol.
Season 3 is my absolute favourite so I can't wait for that.
Very much been enjoying your reactions to this brilliant show! Such a beautifully put together piece of television with a great deal of insight into the way all levels of society function (or don't) Next few seasons in particular are absolute peak tv and I can't wait to hear your thoughts, The way you pick up on the minor details and themes of The Wire impressive considering it's a very understated show and major things can sometimes almost be swept over
And now we’re on to imo the two best seasons of the show and tv history. Season 3 is fantastic and season 4 is a masterpiece.
I keep thinking if they've been this emotionally invested in these first two, I can't imagine what they're going to go through in the next 3 seasons lol.
Not too sure if intentional, but that comment Beadie makes to Lester about how they keep going to the next one without looking back to then show Nicky looking back at the docks after no work and then walking away with the pi symbol on his neck maybe signaling that things just keep on going to the next. Also, I remember hearing how some on the cast felt like they had this truly great black show being brought away from the hood to showcase the dockworkers and David Simon said something along the lines that they need to do this or it would show that their world is too small. Then that final montage just clicked for me where they show this white neighborhood/area that was stripped of opportunities by gentrification and union busting mirror what the west side is like by cutting both sides dealing and resorting to drug use (alcohol and heroin). If the neighborhood Wallace grew up in had work opportunities and safety, who’s to say his mom couldn’t be like Mcnulty’s ex and not be a drunk, have a job/home while Wallace goes to school and soccer practice. I feel like it sends a message to apathetic surbabanites/blue collars, that tend to be predominantly white, that you to can end up in their situation by the sheer grip of the invisible hand.
Great insight on the pi tattoo, I was wondering about that. It was clearly purposeful but I couldn't think of what it meant. It representing the cyclical nature of the game makes so much sense. "same as it ever was" is one of the phrases they say a lot.
what a great episode and season. gets better on each rewatch
This episode reminded me of what Carv said in the first episode of the show: "You cant even call this a war. Wars end."
I was talking to The Wire earlier today and they said that they're going to make a season 6 where Wallace comes back to life but only if LM Reactions cancel their vacation and release the edited video. Not to put pressure on you but they did seem really serious when they said it 🙂
can you re upload your last two videos on attack on titan they don't play.
Everyone, calm down. Lol
All good ladies. Take a break and enjoy whatever part of the world you are right now!
enjoy your vacations :) love your reactions!
Lot of futility in The Wire, but one of the lesser sad ironies is that ultimately even the things that Frank achieved in death were all for nothing - he spent his life working for the union and gaining their respect, and they stay loyal with a FU to the feds and the union gets closed down, he gets Nick witness protection but it wasn't necessary as the Greeks already called off the hit, so if anything his family is even more trapped and miserable living in a shitty motel, and finally Zig gets moved to a nicer cell but the real cell is his guilt and nothing will ever get him out of it. At the very least he saved Nick's life by not letting him come to the meet. Love the way they set up season 3 in this episode.
It's all good, enjoy your vacation!
the wire fans always getting f'ed over :(
We can take it