George Washington Carver

I totally agree with you. The scope moving from effect to cause allows Simon to touch on many of the issues regarding to the drug trade/justice departments. Do you think that "The War On Drugs" may have been the motif in deciding where to move the series?

Do you ever think of who might be polar-corresponding characters? Is there a term for that? The obvious match up is Herc & Carver with Bodie & Poot. Each pair looks at the game from the bottom up and don't put themselves to scheming or climbing. Both a pair of bald soldiers do the dirty work for the men above. Not always understanding the means, but tirelessly providing it.

Man, fucking McNulty. Cj told me that she didn't find McNulty entirely believable, nd I kind of see what she means. He is staggeringly self-absorbed to a point where it comes off as forced. Like in season 3 when can't tolerate them coming of Stringer Bell, even after more than a year of dead ends and dead wires. The character just seems too extreme to be real.

I think just a look a Daniels would tie in to the thought of effect to cause well.
I'm going to have come back at you with at why though.

Some key new terminology I am going to have to look in to:
Gash Hound. As in Tommy "The Gash Hound" Carcetti.
Dress to the Left. I heard Rhonda say that to Daniels while he was flirting with her in her office and I needed to find out what it meant.
Dress Left For Success


There is also a scene where Bunk get stuck worker the case to find Dozer's lost service weapon and he is in the office talking to..Jay I think. The only lead he has is that someone named peanut had bought it on the street. So he is looking through a list of Peanuts and Jay is jeering him about finding it and he's all "What do I look like George Washington Carver or some shit?"
I laughed out loud.

WTf Slam Piece?

That shit is right.

I love the scene's where Freeman blows everyone away with his case making discoveries when everyone sees him as a "cuddly house cat". He's Police.
In the last episode I watched Omar finds out his boy's been got, McNulty takes down Bird and finds out the Major is after his badge, and Avon is skulking around for fear of his life.
I am surprised they didn't go more in depth with Avon. They do have some heartfelt moments with him and D, but aside from having many mistresses, all we really know is he's the king and a man to his kin. Though maybe that is what defines it from The Sopranos, in that the story isn't about the hierarchy of organized crime, but a panoramic view of the drug war taking place in West Baltimore.

Steve 'fucking' Earle was also in my last episode, but I don't think that Method Man shows up until Season 2.

So I got my Iphone now, it's the polar opposite to what I am coming from. For it I registered on Mapmyride.com and synced it with my phone. Are you on that site? I've kind of been into fitness for the last while so I am going to see how long I maintain interest in it.

Plus long rides with a map is a better way of getting to know Halifax.

What did I do?

I started Ceej on her journey through Baltimore today. It wasn't as griping as I had hoped it would be for her; she almost groaned at the mention of 5 seasons. She claims to be commited though, and I can expect to be done the first season by next week I'll bet.

We have come close to settling in to Halifax. Aside from buying a new bed and a
dresser, all of Cj's old stuff is still here. Our new roomate doesn't come out of her room much while her exboyfriend is the only person I really know here, so I doubt he'll be over much. It's rained alot and my bikes are in a sort of disrepair, but in the coming days I plan to hit the roads, WITH A HELMET, cause it's the law here.

Also, my pirated dvds fall short of on the quality and by the end of the first episode it was skipping. WHAT! My Chinese knockoffs fail to emulate their legitimate cousins? Well, I won't feign surprise.

So what is McNulty's connection to that judge? It appears that he isn't looking to instigate the anything, but every time he see's that judge he stir's it up. He say's that he and him "go way back" but it isn't like they would have served in Western together. I can't think of any family background kind of stuff they give on McNulty, so maybe that's all we get: "way back"...