Comments on: breaking up is hard to do

By: JamilWiseGuy

JamilWiseGuy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:01:12 +0000

The junkman with a horse and cart was the only guy that would give Dukwon a job. I think that is the sad commentary meant by Dukie putting a needle in his arm and hustling an old friend out of some money. Makes one think extra hard about every guy asking for change and why they go and shoot it, drink it, or smoke it. Sad but true shit.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:44:00 +0000

“…friendships don’t necessarily die because friends do stuff that hurts you… That this show can brook disparate opinions about the decisions made speaks to how powerful and well done it is. Life is ambiguous, not pat, hard and sometimes wonderful. So’s The Wire.”

Joe Crawford? That was superb, man.

By: The Hypnotoad

The Hypnotoad — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:34:47 +0000

HonTea, also think of the inevitable situation where Michael robs the wrong crew and gets a huge bounty on him, you don’t think Dukie will snitch on Bugs location for some more dope money? “It’s either play, or get played”

By: kh

kh — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:06:17 +0000

Should we be outraged that McNulty and Freamon were allowed to happily walk away? They made up lies to deceive the city into fighting a war. They hurt numerous people’s lives to fight this war including parents of the victims. They ran illegal wiretaps and broke all the rules. It is an open secret that they did all this but it got to the point that too many people are too invested in it to stop it and admit that it’s all bullshit. Anyone wondering about what McNulty will do now? It’s easy, he’ll work at Haliburton.
Their lies destroyed Michael’s life. Their imaginary CI made Marlo’s crew hunt him down and thereby seperate him from Bug and drive Dukie to use. And we thought what Herc did to Randy was bad.

By: HonTea

HonTea — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:19:44 +0000

Oh my god notsobubbly, you’re killing me.

By: notsobubbly

notsobubbly — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:17:58 +0000

I don’t see Dukie ever recovering like Bubbles. His fate will more likely mirror Johnny or Sherod. He will either die of AIDS or overdose.

Bubbles was the exception. He had a support system. Dukie doesn’t. Bubbles grew up in a family. Dukie was spawned by crack fiends. Bubbles has a sister who allowed him to stay in her basement and bought him toiletries. Dukie has nobody. Bubbles was an adult who had a job before he became a junkie. Dukie is a homeless drop-out. Bubbles started smoking pot first and got hooked onto harder stuff. Dookie went straight to shooting H at 15. Bubbles has hustle and made money off his depot. Dukie is a follower with no initiative.

In sum, Dukie ain’t no Bubbles. He’s just another junkie. At the rate he’s going, this kid will be dead by 18.

By: Joe Crawford

Joe Crawford — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:17:06 +0000

@crushed

Dukie’s hooked on smack. He needs money. I think you are overthinking his motivation in going to Mr. Prezbo. His addiction is driving his behavior. I imagine the junkies sitting around asking him “who can you get some money from?” That shit will drive you to get money anywhere you might want be able to get. Beg, borrow or steal. Yes, heartbreaking, and as much as we’re seeing Bubbles’ recovery process, through Dukie maybe we get to see a little bit of how Bubbles might have gotten to become Bubbles from being Reginald. Just as we saw smart and spirited Duquan become Dukie.

By: Joe Crawford

Joe Crawford — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:12:01 +0000

Freamon and McNulty and Kima’s reconciliation makes perfect sense. They were aware from the /jump/ that they needed to take the heat for what they were up to. Why else to insulate everyone else as much as possible? They knew it could go south. Kima was just being Kima - stand up cop. She had her own internal code she had to live by, not unlike McNulty. Bottom line, things change, and Kima is good natural police just like F and McN. Speaking as a man in his late 1930s - friendships don’t necessarily die because friends do stuff that hurts you.

Dukie is lost because he has no assets, noone to steward him, save the junkie junk man. It’s incredibly sad, but it does happen. Is there hope for him? I think so, we see Bubbles got out, one day at a time.

Not in any way trying to tear you apart — I think your opinions are heartfelt and come from a place of fanhood. That this show can brook disparate opinions about the decisions made speaks to how powerful and well done it is. Life is ambiguous, not pat, hard and sometimes wonderful. So’s The Wire.

Thanks for sharing!

By: d'angelo

d'angelo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:15:39 +0000

D’Angelo was always the strongest character to me. He was the only one who had the courage to stand up to both Avon and Stringer. He wasn’t a snitch (like Stringer). D’Angelo swallowed all those years and he was prepared to do his time. He was even using that time to better himself by working in the library and studying literature.

I will always love D’Angelo for refusing to give up Wallace. He gave Wallace money and told him to go back to school. When Stringer came to him because he wanted to put a hit on Wallace, D;Angelo stood tall and protected his boy. He told Stringer that Wallace left the game and to leave him alone.

Bodie and Poot were always the weak ones. They were spineless and unquestioning. When Stringer ordered them to kill their homeboy Wallace, they carried through like brainless minions.

By: Russell

Russell — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:44:10 +0000

First, to Boston Nat - Namond’s ending also makes sense in that he was the biggest mama’s boy amongst the four kids. He was most open to getting a good strong father figure like Bunny.

Second, to Ben - Just a note about D’s murder back in Season 2. I always felt the irony of his death was that he had finally found his strength to reject Avon and Co. and was willing to rot in a cell w/o Avon’s protection. He was weak for the game but at the point of his murder he was showing no signs of snitching. This made it all the more frustarting to hear other characters talking about him after his supoosed suicide: i.e. “He always was weak.” etc.