The Wire - Marlo Dismantles the Co-Op

[@Jay-rh9rg]

"Meaning no disrespect, but I ain't cut out to be no CEO." Slim Charles knew better than to stand too close to a snake. Just played possum and stayed off of Marlo's radar in this moment, but still became Boss in the end. Slim is easily one of the smartest characters on the show.

[@Capcoor]

Truth brother, truth.

[@uchihasendo1041]

i wish Bodie did the same and played his position too !

[@barrybryant5113]

Marlo was the smartest.

[@hameed]

Uchiha Gilberto Bodie got tired. After kev's death and the shit marlo was pulling he was ready to talk to the police, something he never considered.

[@MrLilfee]

he never became boss.....

[@idkmybffjv]

I like saying "price of the brick goin' up" whenever I leave a room

[@bayonne85]

😂😂😂

[@ajbahus]

"Alright enough of this shit..."

[@PatchedThePipe]

Haha yeh there’s zero fucking negotiations.. the price going up and I’m out lol

[@heroedeleyenda05]

I founded a brick factory just so i could use that phrase

[@oneandonlyjaybee]

I like going in sandwich shops, then when they ask if i want anything else on it i deliberately ask for something i know they dont have. When they say they don't have it but if i would like something else i look a bit disappointed and say "cheese then".

[@rebharath]

"In fact, I ain't really one for meets no how. If anyone got a problem from here on out, bring it to me or sit on that shit." - gonna use this for my out-of-office message

[@DavidLee-vp3nr]

Murada when keepin it real goes wrong

[@merritboibeaux1320]

+John cage hahaha

[@tonysoprano218]

+Roger Bharath MegaLOL

[@advance9343]

Made me laugh

[@jasbb2]

hahahahahha

[@Eaoleolo]

Sometimes I feel like a Slim Charles in a world full of Cheeses.

[@mastermo141]

I know the feeling, bror

[@mackinshizzaveli4202]

Emil Osorio Llanos Cheese run the world right now.

[@itswednesdaymydudes8631]

Emil Osorio Llanos wrwp

[@christopherjohnson979]

Emil Osorio Llanos WORD!

[@toonice06]

I felt that statement

[@jjmarr7130]

The irony about this is that as soon as Marlo is in jail, the co-op comes right back. And instead of having one guy in charge of the connect, they show Vondas meeting with three people from the co-op in the last episode because it's best not to have one guy monopolize it. The co-op is the only example of real lasting institutional change on The Wire and I believe a lot of people overlook that because the message that "the game is the game" gets drilled into you over the whole show. But change can happen.

[@TheMrTrainor]

Like the committee formed at the end of Game of Thrones. Too much to have one person on the throne

[@chubbs9340]

@@TheMrTrainor except that made no sense at all

[@williamwallace7651]

yes like commission formed in nyc early 1930s after the mafia wars. boardwalk empire covers it ad others

[@Spanner249]

Slim Charles did it when he killed Cheese. Got the last snake 🐍 out the grass and went into conducting business like the Greeks.

[@JC-ox8yl]

It's not all that realistic though mate, yes the idea of it is good and defintely shows that change can happen outside of usual systematic institutions. Similar to bunny's idea haha. But in real life high level drug dealers meeting in a public building discussing a criminal f****** conspiracy 😂😂just isn't authentic haha. In my humble opinion that iz

[@Peter-Bear]

I love the way Slim Charles looks at Cheese after Marlo picks him to be in charge. He basically connected all the dots at that moment.

[@fredricksmith-something.2125]

XionMarco. yep... Lol

[@Blazimirus]

For real he connected the dots in that moment? Nope, he was warning Joe about Cheese before this scene

[@devzeppalin]

As soon as Butchie was killed, Slim knew Cheese was the reason but Joe told him not to jump to conclusions (the scene where Prop Joe & Slim buy flowers to be sent to Butchie's funeral). Then after Joe got popped, Slim knew only one person could have given him up: bitch ass Cheese.

[@sayhello2heaven_]

Bruh once he found out prop joe got killed he knew who done it. Slim is a realist and he knows immediately who could benefit the most from his death.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

RunningToast257 yup. And cheese offering up the 9 for the connect is what sealed the deal.

[@laphonz]

Slim looking at Cheese like he's crazy after he accepted the role Marlo offered him. Slim knew Marlo did Joe in, and to further see Joe's own nephew side with Marlo disgusted him.

[@seanlamar29]

I was glad when slim popped cheese disloyal ass

[@tabbypappy]

+Taylor Giavasis Slim recognized Cheese as his polar opposite:a man with no principles or loyalty.

[@InoSense85]

+Taylor Giavasis Not only that, he knew getting into bed with Marlo would be bad business. He truly was a snake in the grass, and guys like that don't last long. He just waited him out in the cut.

[@leecro83]

+Taylor Giavasis Because that's when he rrealized that Cheese helped give up prop Joe to Marlo to get got. That's a cold scene by the way...how Joe reacted in that scene...you could see what he was feeling before he was shot. Best Show Ever!!!!!!

[@araynova]

"Boy was always a disappointment."

[@wendyslittleprogram3984]

After watching the whole series for the 4th time, I have concluded that Slim Charles is by far the coolest character

[@jfontanez1838]

Took you 4 times too realize that

[@wendyslittleprogram3984]

@@jfontanez1838 😂 stiff competition tbf. Everyone always talks about Omar, lester, bubbles etc on the first viewing.

[@stantoncochran536]

@@wendyslittleprogram3984 all those guys are the best

[@itzbensolo]

Same, I went back and forth but it's definitely slim too. You can see the hurt / disgust on his face when the nephew accepted. ​@@wendyslittleprogram3984

[@daviddimbleby6725]

All the characters are on point , slim is cool though lol

[@Taporeee]

1:45 Monks acting is just too hilarious. Like he's deep in philosophy

[@ibobeko4309]

He has a huge finger. It looks like an old school long barrel pistol.

[@pensdrawblood]

Over-acting When You Have Zero Lines 101.

[@kijungpaik8515]

That’s why his nickname is “Monk”

[@mariod1547]

🤔 To be or not to be

[@cpeacenlove]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lw3554]

gotta respect how slim plays his role

[@michaeltolbert2536]

I know they missed Stringer at the moment "the price of the brick" went up.

[@quietstormkel2509]

Michael Tolbert 😩😩😩😩😂😂😂😂

[@AceDotCosta]

Man I know people hated Marlo's guts, but this scene was powerful. He single handily took over what all the old heads worked so hard and long for.

[@tonygotbars8835]

Big facts

[@JC-ox8yl]

Nah misinterpretation, old heads were wiser talking legit stuff. They were happy not playing boss man dealing with it directly as rick said. It was cool when Joe had it. Defintely hated the man but nothing to do with the connect, or at least that wasn't their main source of anger ygm

[@LogoLamont]

Easily top 5 most gangsta moments on TV.

[@Alan.livingston]

But he lacked the game to be able to keep what he took.

[@six-six3617]

@@Alan.livingston I mean it really had nothing to do with his game, it was Lesters obsession nad illegal hunt as well as the text system the greeks had him using. At the end of the day he was given a choice , albeit a one-sided one, he gave it up voluntarily however.

[@skullguy8504]

Marlo on the Sopranos "One more thing: price of the gabagool goin' up."

[@vensonj]

Gabagoo? Over here👇🏿👇🏿

[@BigKahunaShake]

lemme tell ya a couple of three things, the price of shining shoes goin up

[@NyQuilable]

You come at the shah of iran you best not miss

[@scotts148]

Ohhhhhhh!

[@ereiou]

Hoooohhhh!

[@christianschneider6538]

The word for Slim Charles is SAVVY. He wasn't too smart; Stringer was too smart and that's what got him killed, because he thought he could outsmart everyone and got stung because of it. Slim knew what he was and, equally importantly, knew what he wasn't. He had savvy. So he played it perfectly and survived all the backstabbing and infighting. That's why he was still standing at the end.

[@RONJAE212003]

Christian Schneider Standing long enough to eventually end up dead or prison, it's just that we don't know bcse the show ended but every person in Slims position ended up where🤷🏽‍♀️ except for Marlo . If y’all ask me, Marlo was the smartest. Marlo ended up ALIVE, FREE(From Prison), LEGAL employment, AND kept all his money from the game. If that ain’t considered a WIN than I don’t know what is🤷🏽‍♀️ Its just he didn't appreciate it but he won in the end.

[@HiddenWen]

I would say Slim Charles is wise.

[@dyingearth]

@WORDto BIGbird In the scene between Wee Bey and Bunny, they're able to raddle out the name of kingpins that holds particular corners, years after those guys are dead and gone. Marlo wasn't even out of the game for days and the corner boys already forgot about him.

[@ddave7026]

@@HiddenWen when your top in this game...aint no where else to go but down..he knew that

[@dre8463]

He was never a little slow, or a little late. He was always on time.

[@JaSamsimplythebest]

Avon was the only one who recognized that realized Marlo wasn't trying to be apart of a co-op and that he wanted to be the king.

[@mikem591]

Avon knew you could never do business with Marlo and he had to be moved out of the way. It was beyond then 'corners', it was about getting Marlo out of there. Avon, read Marlo like a book and discerned his motives and tendencies. Prop Joe, Stringer, the Co-op didn't see it. That's why Avon was Avon. All of them should have lined up behind Avon.

[@MrRoyHutchins]

mikem987 Avon was the best.

[@Bigdiego74]

JaSamsimplythebest right

[@makerarchive6502]

slim warned joe about marlo too.

[@KtotheG]

@@mikem591 They thought because Marlo was younger than them that he could be molded and led. Marlo was like Allen Iverson coming into the league in '96. Respect MJ? Nah, he gotta respect me. That's what he said after crossing him up. Marlo wanted everyone to bow down to him. No OG tutelage for the kid.

[@chi9060]

"oh yea btw.. the price of the brick going up" 😂 hardest line in the series

[@Baggythebeast]

Nah gotta be Avon to Stringer: "What'd I tell you about playing them away games?"

[@aidanpaulin5143]

Chi Marz lol

[@samu-eljackson4211]

@E Double was trying to figure out those last two words. Good catch.

[@InfiniteSpaceRanger]

E Double no he definitely says price “OF “ the brick AT doesn’t even make sense id be saying like “price at a cookies going up “ no one talks like that

[@anons000]

@E Double he says the

[@reallyfe8045]

The way Cheese gets up and leaves with Marlo & his crew 🤣🤣🤣such a flunkie

[@htruth1785]

Mario, “I’m responsible” to test the reaction , sees the room doesn’t approve, quickly continues that Omar targeted those “closest to him because he couldn’t get him directly”

[@deathrager2404]

who the fuck is mario?

[@ihaddox1199]

re-watching the series now and I just caught this. I originally thought Marlo was saying he killed Joe, but he wasn't. He was saying he's responsible. Because later when Omar hits up Fat Faced Rick, afterwards Rick goes "You killed Joe? Hungry? ....didn't think so."

[@yonisgure7348]

@@ihaddox1199 I didn't catch it either when I watched that scene. I caught it in the end, when Cheese he holds a gun to Fat Faced Rick, he says "Joe had his time, and Omar put an end to that". Then I put it together

[@pcoronado190]

O robbed him wat u mean. Took his $ & his 💍

[@cantbanme8971]

I don't think he was testing the reaction, he was letting them know he was responsible without outright saying it, plausible deniability.

[@lam3422]

1:58 - under his breath: "Man, that's a brand new Lex." 😂😂😂

[@Paul-ty1bv]

I really think he's saying "Man, and I just bought a brand new Lex."

[@andrewmartin7697]

Good catch 😂

[@iBluairJgR]

1:42 This shit NEVER fails to make me laugh. Monk look like he was never going to stop rotating that finger 😂

[@freddiebrock6740]

Monk was my favorite character. "Nice Dolphin nigga"

[@ramalellison9205]

Lmao

[@gecman21]

"Price of the brick going up" best line ever. No hesitation.

[@dksoulstice6040]

Look at Cheese looking all smug at the end of this scene. He truly deserved what happened to him in the final episode

[@mankytoes]

+Dk Soulstice It's so funny how he's all cocky, when Marlo only gave him the promotion because Slim turned it down.

[@dksoulstice6040]

mankytoes Exactly. Even after he flipped on his uncle and he was still just a second choice.

[@samuelmuiruri4704]

what about human rights and due process?

[@samueljohnson5226]

Nah see Marlo knew slim wouldn't do it he wanted it to look like cheese wasn't in on it but slim too smart for mind games

[@KingoftheSouth78]

@@samueljohnson5226 Exactly! And they knew Slim would decline the promotion

[@laphonz]

As twisted as Marlo is, I have always admired his confidence and assertiveness.

[@tmat2024]

Yep. But he lacked just enough compassion. Too ruthless.

[@ротатоаск]

Nothing to admire here. A well known trait for pure sociopaths is not reading other people's emotions and thoughts well. Easy to be confident and assertive in anything when you you neither care for nor know your own people's and partners emotions and thoughts about you.

[@Joker200084]

i think he read people just fine.... he just didn't care.

[@KofiYamato]

+Potato Sack why easy?

[@ротатоаск]

Daniel Appiah I thought I made myself clear. Marlo, being a sociopath, would find it impossible to care (and thus know) about others feelings or what people think of him, thus finding it easy to be confident in asserting himself and his policies.

[@FNNickJamesTV]

Business 101: Marlo's Hostile Takeover and Liquidation of The Co-Op

[@TheDiegoo17]

Liquidation you know 🤣

[@2025-e4n]

Yeah, it was VERY hostile!

[@theycallmecity]

If you listen closely when he walks up to the corner, the boys were talking about how Omar died, one said it was a shootout with the police, the other said it was a shootout with some gangsters, when in reality, an 11 year old boy shot him behind his back. Omar was what Marlo wanted to be, a legend, never forgotten and forever respected. Funny thing is, the dream Marlo had, was the dream Stringer wanted, but he threw away for rep. In essence, Marlo was the best of Stringer and the worst of Avon.

[@Bigdiego74]

Well put

[@ironmike5812]

“Is this what we got in this game for, so our names can ring out on some ghetto street corner? Nah man there’s games beyond the fking game” -Stringer I think about this quote when Omar gets killed he’s a legend but then ‘African American male gets killed at corner store. Juvenile suspect is wanted’ doesn’t even make the newspaper and the coroner puts his name tag on some old white dude

[@MrDcrawfod]

That have absolutely nothing to do with this scene

[@HeatyFrog]

@@MrDcrawfod This is a scene where we hate Marlo and it's a story about how Marlo lost in the end really. That's why it's relevant

[@brandonbates9587]

Im not trying to be funny or maybe I am lol but you don't really have to listen closely to that scene, you can here them say Omar loud and clear

[@mikem591]

It was short lived. He was on top for a few minutes, then the police caught up with him. That’s why those og’s and Avon understood the value of keep under the radar. Keep the beer in the bag. Marlo took the beer out of the bag and it caught up with him. Though he didn’t end up in jail or dead, his precious ‘name’ ended up in one of those vacants.

[@YungGalaxy]

If you see Slim's face when Cheese agreed to take Marlo's offer, he knew Chesse had something to do with Joe's death. Slim is a smart ass dude, because he knew he had to dodge that bullet.

[@Adam-qf2ub]

Imahn Bates

[@IndependentGeorge76]

As a viewer, Cheese was always a disappointment to me...

[@anim3z4u]

Also to his uncle.

[@larryknwles]

slim wanted joe to take him out, but he wanted to have full proof before doing so. He knew that marlo knew he had something to do with the robbery. Cheese pissed me off in the scene where joe tries to flee but gets ratted out by his own blood.

[@cameronalterne3107]

,boy was always a disappointment, prop joe

[@reggiethehammeringassassin9985]

IndependentGeorge76 I totally agree, cheese was stupid, prop Joe never really had any good muscle and he was a little to sentimental

[@pshomeboy2191]

IndependentGeorge76 😞🔫 see that.. see now.. that's just the wrong way to look at it

[@tonyreyes3780]

Fat face rick was my favorite guy in the co-op. The way my dude dresses, you’d think he owned a discount furniture warehouse in Atlanta

[@jameswhite6384]

Lol

[@key8354]

Yes! 🤣🤣🤣

[@chloeratchford4854]

Love the way Marlo talked, his choice of words, his sawg and that walk. He was my favorite character, simply RUTHLESS.

[@uptowndanram6753]

"Price of tha brick goin' up. 30 more" 1:50 Dude next to Marlo: WTF nigga are you serious? LMAO

[@jackbauer555]

@E Double i heard it too, what are other people saying?

[@TBlake]

what a wide variety of drinks

[@mikedawolf95]

Yoohoo canned drink lol

[@KTKZon58]

@@mikedawolf95 Boy that takes me back😂

[@Capcoor]

No grape soda?

[@nickcavallo1453]

They all had soft drinks of choice

[@JAHamilton77]

@@nickcavallo1453 beat me to it...... Well done 👍

[@JT9K]

Marlo understood CLEARLY that no man in that room is his friend

[@coolyungdru]

Yes! But that is not a good reason to act unfriendly. It's good to practice some diplomacy especially in the midst of other capable or dangerous men. Marlo would never hold the crown for long, there is no nuance to his approach. Just straight, cold thuggery.

[@KtotheG]

​Machiavelli said it was better to be feared than loved, because fear lasts longer.

[@thecafcl8409]

Bullshit. Marlo would get assassinated real quick with that behavior. Fear will get you assassinated

[@BigA678]

@@coolyungdru Sir this is a business practice called “hostile takeover” made popular in the 80’s with corporate raiders. “Thuggery” is insane and not surprising coming from someone like you

[@BigA678]

@@coolyungdruSir this is a business practice called “hostile takeover” made popular in the 70’s with corporate raiders. “Thuggery” exposes your ingrained prejudice

[@jdaswell]

The nonverbals between Rick and his boy are phenomenal when Marlo is talking. Knowing what would happen all along yet still surprised Marlo was so brazen about it. Love it.

[@twocents6951]

“Price of the brick going up.....30 more” Marlo is the grimiest dude ever. 😂😂😂😂

[@jackbollingeredits]

more wicked and evil than grimy

[@thiagomacedo9126]

Sometimes it’s surreal how much of a psychopath Marlo is it’s pure evil. I don’t think Avon and prop Joe were ready for Marlo He ruined all of them

[@twocents6951]

@@thiagomacedo9126 Avon was. Prop Joe wasn’t. In fact Prop Joe was more of a businessman.

[@SonYaban]

@@thiagomacedo9126 Avon was ready, he wanted all the smoke....Stringer was on some nut shit trying to hold him back. 💯

[@twocents6951]

@@SonYaban and ultimately snitching on him 😞

[@ronnieking4080]

One more thing price of the brick going up.... Enough of this shit.

[@ao7985]

& Thats how its done loool

[@silent8126]

Ronnie King lol

[@FNNickJamesTV]

30 more.

[@TANKDABOSS]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT CUZ I KNEW SOMEBODY BEAT ME 2 IT LOL

[@MrOadeniyi]

💯💯

[@tyslims2805]

“I’m responsible” lol he told the truth and gave just enough of alibi to keep things cool all in the same breath.

[@positivevibesandmorelife7307]

Master Manipulator and it hurt me to say this but is very well spoken they fear him but dont respect him.

[@willia3r]

⁠@@positivevibesandmorelife7307some people would say that it is better to be feared than respected.

[@jeffrey1261]

The Wire had the best background voices 😁😁😁🤙🏾 Marlo: ...imma take it upon myself to conduct this meet background voice : I KNEW IT! freaking hilarious

[@speedking7224]

Marlo is the most cold blooded character ive ever seen in entertainment media.....im really not exaggerating they really did a good job with his character, both the writing and and the acting

[@laphonz]

Slim knew what Marlo had just did and he sniffed it perfectly. He was totally dismayed at the fact that Cheese would accept Marlo's offer after what happened to his Uncle, which substantiated in Slim's mind that Cheese was partially responsible for Joe's death.

[@devzeppalin]

Taylor Giavasis Slim knew from the beginning. He was under Joe though and Joe was too naive.

[@HTTC4life1981]

So u think Marlo was going to turned down twice be would have shot cheese right then and tbere read between the lines

[@KtotheG]

@@HTTC4life1981 Nah dude, Marlo and Cheese already cut the deal before the meet. That's why Cheese gave up his uncle. Marlo only propositioned Slim because he knew that he was going to turn it down and he wanted to make it seem as if selecting Cheese was random. It was a not so clever attempt at misdirection.

[@absshire7984]

@@KtotheG I dont think so I think he genuinely wanted Slim to run Hungry man's territory because he knew he was competent enough to do so but the wise and wily Slim knows never to take free hand outs especially from a monster like Marlo , Cheese on the other hand was always a disappointment

[@ukkfayooyay]

That boy was always a disappointment.

[@SithLordNefaar022]

"Aight, enough of this shit....." Grimey 🤣🤣😤😡

[@tonygotbars8835]

“ one more thing price of the brick going up. “ Them old heads was sick & he took there connect. 😂😂

[@zealousjay1993]

"I had enough of this shit" Marlo is a interesting character

[@salvadordali6290]

A cold hearted bully.

[@geordiejones5618]

You know he went through some terrible shit growing up... cold creates cold

[@bhbest]

Yup he was and he was also a phenomenal actor!

[@Zuckerberg3831]

Suspend the meets?? But I always looked forward to the free sodas and crudite platters!

[@Broderline]

0:08 Fat Face Rick tosses a cigarette while saying whoever's got the connect is the one who did Joe. Later he tosses a cigarette on Cheese's body for giving up Joe.

[@minusdagreez7911]

Slims face when he elects Cheese lol

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

MINUS DA GREEZ his face even before that when Marlo said I made a move on Omar with Joe’s permission. He knew that nigga was lying through his teeth

[@aidanpaulin5143]

MINUS DA GREEZ fuck u

[@suledrake]

Plain and simple Marlo is logical ENDGAME of the game itself. This is what it will ultimately produce. The Wire was all about institutions and how they dominated people and influenced people to become what they are in order to succeed within them. And this is what it has to come to in order for a man to beat everyone else in the game. He's always gonna have to go harder than the person he's trying to take down, and the cycle repeats itself until you have a inhuman machine like Marlo.

[@tochiRTA]

fax

[@FAMUAN1997]

IMHO, Marlo is the 🐐 of The Wire!

[@KhalilAbdullah88]

Which leads to implosion/self annihilation then reset. Like the matrix

[@DavidLoveOfficial]

Yes. This is why sociopaths run the world, they are not limited by emotions or conscience.

[@willia3r]

They say civilization runs in cycles.

[@blackmachine0058]

1:48 Netflix every other year

[@tomzadvydas1758]

😂😂😂

[@CrypticAudemar]

I love how he says “enough of this shit” when it didn’t even seem like a 5 minute meeting

[@Datruthshines]

I'm reading people saying Marlo had the whole city. Something Avon didn't do but at the end of the day..... Marlo had 15 minutes of fame and got caught on his first big shipment. Dude wasn't smart but rather a thug. Marlo was muscle with ambition to build up his ego but pushing his name as the next king. All the other dealers wanted to do was to get paid and stay out of drama, jail and that's why they formed the Co-op. Lke Stringer, all of them been through the wars and didn't care about the fame and name but Marlo did because he was young and hard headed. Avon had the West side sown up AND if it wasn't for him then Marlo would have NEVER got the connect with the Greeks in the first place. Marlo ended up exactly where he was supposed to. He had everything but felt like he had nothing because he lost his street cred. Great show but in my opinion the story should have been about Avon a little longer because his oranization and ways were more interesting than Marlo's.

[@RONJAE212003]

Datruthshines That wasn't Marlos first shipment, dude did you even watch the actual series🤦🏽‍♀️ . Anyway, If y’all ask me Marlo was the smartest. Marlo ended up alive, free as a bird, legal employment, AND kept all his money from the game. If that ain’t considered a WIN than I don’t know what is🤷🏽‍♀️ Its just he didn't appreciate it but he won in the end. Marlo was young and will grow out of what he thinks he doesn't have which is street cred. That'll come with age & maturity and now that he's out the game he just may live long enough to actually appreciate it all. Meanwhile Prop-Joe is dead, Stringer is dead, Avon is never getting out of prison yet has all the street cred in the world😩. So you tell me, who would you rather be?🤷🏽‍♀️

[@eternalyfeful]

@@RONJAE212003....totally agree! Marlo won! And he was definitely a smart dude, anyone who watched The Wire, can see he was extremely smart, extremely cunning, extremely ruthless.

[@KtotheG]

Avon: "There's always gonna be a Marlo." That's what the writers wanted to illustrate with his character. Avon couldn't exist with no challenges to his throne. That's not the reality of the streets.

[@mauriciotye]

@@ThePeoplesChamp Marlo won but as far as how he wanted it to ring like Barksdale he lost. Remember at the end when those youngstas tried to rob him?

[@chardin2440]

Datruthshines Marlo represents the new generation and how they think compared to the old. More violent and ambitious. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@KingslayerSrb]

"Alright enough of this shit..." - Me at the end of every fking zoom call

[@tomzadvydas1758]

😂😂😂

[@lion-orichie398]

Honestly , when I was watching all of THE WIRE seasons on DVD, I was expecting Marlo to die... And although the vast majority of people on the comments praise him, in real life, someone as brash & treacherous would have been killed pretty quick

[@paulozhan]

Not a bad word can be said about Slim. New school but respects the old school, ready to step in and take the blame when Cutty screws up, accepted to muscle for Avon when no one would and stayed until the end - escaping jail because he was keeping tabs on Marlo. Didn't beg for his life to Omar, accepting he was going to die, but still told him the truth. Sympathized and checked upon Body after hearing about Lil Kevin and tried to counsel him. Shot Cheese in the head. Even his enemies respected him. He killed many of Marlo's soldiers, and was about to kill Marlo himself, yet Marlo still wanted to give him a seat. Omar held him at gun point, but realized he wouldn't rat on Butch. No one is genuinely good nor genuinely bad in the show, but Slim is the closest that we'll find to a genuine good character.

[@JahmilBlair]

Bruh once Marlo started talking .. they knew Marlo did killed joe cuz he who's ever leading the connect he's the one who did Joe.. look at all they faces when Marlo got up

[@GiLLMATIC21]

“One more thing, price of the brick goin up” one of the coldest exits...

[@pattypaan]

keep an eye on Slim eyeing off Cheese from about 1:30 in, you just know what's going through his mind

[@jsmith1854]

Cheese told on him self...the man just said he killed your family and u walk out with him smh

[@wagooairlines]

he gave him up as well you see in the episdoe joe gets killed..

[@KeyserSoze3602]

cheese was in on it.

[@jackbauer555]

Keyser Soze yes and what he is saying is cheese let everyone in the room know he was in on it by smiling and walking out with marlo

[@drebates666]

J Smith cheese talk too much

[@HTTC4life1981]

Proc was a snake tho look wat he did to old face Andre that man needef him and he betrayed him for money and Marlos friendship

[@PewPewDave]

Such a short meeting. Seems like a waste of a perfectly good conference room.

[@kingsosa8671]

shit i wish all work meeting were like this. they covered so much in 2mins takes about 3 meetings at work to get all that done

[@dave-yp7tw]

Marlo is not one for meets.

[@parhhesia]

@@kingsosa8671 You want to end those meetings? You know what you gotta do.

[@willianhernandez1675]

@@dave-yp7tw He wants the other way.

[@mariano1196]

The whole Co-op plotline in a nutshell

[@kewltony]

one more thing, price of the brick goin up

[@Mondonomy]

So that's what he says! Cheers man, was bugging me.

[@Capdirtbag]

A dozen mo!

[@tracypanavia4634]

Capdirtbag thirty more

[@tedof87]

Love that line. It's Marlo's final "fuck you" to the Co-Op.

[@Capdirtbag]

Tracy Panavia I stand corrected, thanks dude!

[@proudtobedesi]

Daaamn as much as you hate Marlo the guy was a serious badass! This scene easily has some of the best dialogue from the entire show!

[@berlinocelot]

I like how everyone in the co-op had soft drinks of choice.

[@GenerationExcrement]

To be frank, these gatherings aren't my cup of tea. From this point forth, if there are any conflicts that arise, kindly reach out to me, or develop coping strategies to mitigate the effects. For folks in the western realms, contact Lord Monk, he will be in charge of distribution henceforth. If you happen to reside in the eastern regions, Master Cheese will be handling distribution. Also, as an addendum, the cost of the brick will be increasing, thirty more ducats. Alright then, I've reached my point, I end this meeting at this juncture.

[@jeremyboykin5151]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yusef21595]

“The price of the brick going up” The entire room: 🤭🥴😟😕🙁😐😧 😭😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@elephantseal4585]

I like the guy in the background that keeps on saying “what?!” in response to Marlo’s bullshit

[@antoniobaugh707]

looks like marlo is wal mart coming to town

[@hadoukenyourface]

slim charles' look at 0:50 - he sees right through marlo's lies and knows exactly what happened to joe, hence why he respectfully turns down the offer

[@tonythehitman1]

At 1:53 the dude face in the middle says how everyone feels inside 😂😂😂

[@Unclejack328]

oh yea. Price of the brick goin up...30

[@mistasofly]

@E Double I think he meant 30 percent more, not 30000 more. Assuming they were paying like 18-20 a brick, 30,000 more would mean they would be paying upwards of 50,000 per. No self respecting drug dealer would EVER pay THAT much for a brick. I dont care how good the dope is. For that price they'd have all said fuck that and went back to running to cheap new york dope, and Marlo would have been ass out with no one to sell to unless he dropped that ridiculous price.

[@Rolexenforcer]

@@mistasofly he meant $30,000 more. Someone in the background then said "that's a brand new lex" as in a lexus.

[@payton2297]

Slim Saying He Didn’t Want To Be A CEO Was How He Pretty Much Ended Up Being One As He Said: Well Life’s Strange

[@loveNsuccessfollowsme]

The way Cheese got up so confident 😂😂

[@jayoneokc]

Wasn't that confident when he got killed

[@Mattraction513]

When everyone finally realized Avon was right

[@SuperImmunologist]

Elaborate?

[@Mattraction513]

@@SuperImmunologist He told Stringer when he found out about Marlo that he needed to be killed but everyone and there mama (The co-op) wanted to makes deals with Marlo hoping they could reach terms without going to war. But Avon was right there was reasoning with Marlo

[@lylegibbs912]

@@Mattraction513 huh… he never said that lol. He didn’t attend no co-op. Matter of speaking he only wanted his corners…

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Avon wanted Marlo’s corners and didn’t want to be in the coop

[@catchasmurf762]

Avon def gonna come out the can and find a really nice spot on that council

[@robertg305]

This show is a timeless classic

[@aharris82]

Marlo is a more cunning, ruthless, and vicious version of Avon. Unlike Avon, he was more open minded to suggestions from Prop Joe and Levy. He even humbled himself to bigger authority figures like The Greeks in order to get the superior product. He played the game to the fullest; which in that world you have to. And like Simkim said, he had enough sense to cash out and walk away from the game, something Avon probably could not do. Also...Marlo NEVER indulged in vices; alcohol and cigarettes. A lot of the big players in Baltimore...Avon, Omar, Prop Joe, and Stringer either smoked, drank, or both. Marlo was straight edged and definitely kept a clear head throughout his time in the game. He had sex once, but he was wary enough to sense it was a trap when the girl wanted to meet again and had Chris take care of the problem. He also kept a team of reliable dealers and hitters who shielded him away from the many dangers of being in the game. I don't condone his actions though, he was truly an evil person, on the same level as a lot of dictators in real life and King Joffrey from Game of Thrones.

[@lockardthegoat5157]

He "walked away" from the game because he was forced to, and that lasted only a very short time as we saw at the end. And to what does it matter that he had no vices? It doesn't make him any better or worse of a leader.

[@GTheGenius]

aharris82 has Chris take care of the problem? Marlo shot girl twice in the tits & once in the mouth.

[@knightsonofjack]

Marlo is like a combo of Avon and Stringer.

[@claudiuflorea4931]

@@lockardthegoat5157 smoking and drinking shadows one s thinking capacity

[@richp.1234]

@@lockardthegoat5157 Smoking and drinking makes you a sloppy, less effective version of oneself compared to someone straight edge.

[@jamesnovotny2991]

I need to look into my inner Slim Charles when I'm in my next board meeting

[@ajitkirpekar4251]

Even though he had the connect - I can't imagine the rest of the co-op was willing to keep doing business with Marlo long term. Eventually, whenever you have a crazy maverick, you end up killing him to save yourself from being devoured. In a way, Marlo is like Hitler and Joe and co-op kept appeasing him, not realizing till it was too late that all he wanted was to be the ultimate kingpin.

[@walzybby]

Prop Joe = Neville Chamberlain of the hood

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

Look at the way Phil Boy side-eyes Fat Face Rick when Marlo reveals he has the connect. Earlier in the scene they'd already had a discussion about how whoever had the connect was likely Joe's killer. They'd already worked out at this point that Marlo was the killer and the Omar story was bullshit, and if Joe could't trust or control him none of them would be able to either. People talk about Slim's humility in this scene but I don't think it's that, I think he too has worked out Marlo can't be trusted and doesn't want to be seen to be too close to him. Basically in this scene Marlo thinks he's taken control of the drug trade in Baltimore but what he's actually done is alienated everyone else, if the cops hadn't shortly taken him down I think the co-op would have moved against him.

[@tyslims2805]

Slick how Marlo confesses to killing joe and passes the buck at the same time.

[@nn4mz]

Right! It was so quick! So many people miss it. Said he was “responsible” then went STRAIGHT to talking about getting Omar. Cold 🥶

[@dominiquepettway9164]

He actually doesn’t confess to kill Omar he’s basically saying he’s responsible because he went at Omar and Omar retaliated by killing Joe. This is why later on when Omar robs fat face Rick Rick asked him “did you kill Joe?”

[@realest92]

No matter how you look at it Avon stayed king. Once he got out he was gone be right back on top because of slim becoming the boss in the end. Marlow was out the way, Stringer was out the way, Chris and Snoop was out the way so it was no competition left.

[@deb7457]

Jason Voorheese He was getting out in about 5 years. But he ran the prison too.

[@redhawk44109]

Deb 7 no didn't you hear what the cop said during the raid? He said conspiracy to commit murder take it to federal see if we can't get you 10 to life no parole

[@salvadordali6290]

Not necessarily on top but he helped Marlo meet the connect so he could take out Joe who he always hated. WEST SIDE!!!

[@zero1188]

now he doing 20 years in a cell. he didnt win nothing

[@millionairesdreamassociation]

Avon was right, prop Joe was a east side bitch

[@imnotapsychobut5315]

What an honest, straightforward young man.

[@Broderline]

This entire scene is a metaphor for Julius Caesar dismantling the Roman Republic. "Aight, enough of this sh*t."

[@asavelakuse6865]

Unlike the Senate they had no muscle to stab him

[@stevenjalkson667]

Please everyone remember this, the look of disgust in Slim Charles face. He's pissed that Marlo got over on Avon and won that war which he was Avon's soldier, and then he's Prop Joe's soldier and he sees Prop Joe lose to him and get taken down. Slim resorts only to the basics, just play the game and be yourself while avoiding serious enemies, then he slowly takes over the thrown. Beautiful example of how a pawn can become a king.

[@Nxva900]

i like how slim humble enough to know his role and comfortabilty

[@knucklez92]

funny thing is I just noticed then all knew marlo killed joe or at least suspected it. because they said it who ever got the connect killed joe.

[@davidjamisonnmmeto603]

He said he killed them in the beginning of the meeting

[@payton2297]

That’s Why Marlo Said I Know What You Thinking

[@MarkARebuck]

@@davidjamisonnmmeto603 No, he didn't. He said he was "responsible". Then he said "...good people. Especially Joe. We made a move on Omar, with Joe's approval. [Omar] didn't have heart enough to come at me, so he came at those close to me.". In other words: Marlo tried to pin Joe (and Hungry Man) on Omar. Of course, as the other fellas discussed on their way in to the meeting, "The guy who has the connect is the one who did Joe.". And of course Slim knew Cheese was in on it because he was perfectly happy to buddy up with Marlo even though his uncle was just killed.

[@dakidfromhaiti]

David Jamison n m me to no he didn’t, he tried to say Omar did it. A scene or two after this when Omar runs up on Fat Face, before Omar lets him go, Fat Face asks Omar if he killed Joe, when Omar denies it, Fat Face chuckles and goes “Didn’t think so.”

[@5065ca]

@@MarkARebuck I was wondering why the hell marlo mentioned Omar, but his words were in audible to me

[@tefweebz]

That’s a wild “one more thing.”😂😂

[@tochiRTA]

😂ruthless demonic Marlo as usual. Saying devasting cold-blooded ass shit so casually.

[@Duneek]

Man raised the price of the brick by 30k. Was like fuck a co-op, I own all of you now, lol.

[@_Simkim]

The irony is of course that Joe was trying to temper Marlo by showing him all about the game that wasn't pure force and by doing that he was getting closer and closer to become expendable. At the same time, Marlo showed more senses than expected when he took the deal and walked away from the game. I can't imagine Avon doing that, for example.

[@lockardthegoat5157]

He didn't walk away from the game, though.

[@brandonbates9259]

Wtf lol did yall not see him go back to the corners leaving a business meeting..That was telling us he not going to be able to leave the game alone

[@Tvirus12]

Right! If I was Joe, I would say.. don't worry about it, Ill take care of it for you. Act like the middle man. Also, with the Greeks, no way they wouldn't warn Joe that Marlo was creeping behind his back.

[@empireofzaire4279]

@@brandonbates9259 Nah, he went back because he's used to the streets. But with time, he will leave it alone. It's a reflex.

[@brandonbates9259]

@@empireofzaire4279Marlo's whole motivation was to be king on the streets and for his name to ring out,him leaving it alone is an opinion nobody knows if he'll leave it alone for good .but we did see the look on his face when he had to give up the crown.Marlo got what Stringer wanted,and thats not what he wanted

[@tommieclay4584]

"one more thing..the price of the brick going up" 😂

[@izdatsumcp]

Marlo a force of nature.

[@MRIDDLE72]

izdatsumcp he was a psychopath. Serial killer. That’s it. No different from Dahmer and the rest

[@HTTC4life1981]

In real life Marlo would be dead

[@lucaslebinon4658]

LMFAOOO "prices of bricks going up"

[@ponder2006]

+flukes777 Different bricks...loll

[@ArtietheArchon]

+Lucas Lebinon damn man legos is hard to keep these days

[@JesseLD3]

Prices of bricks go up everyday B!

[@tavonburns3905]

That city council meeting was over fast as hell 🤣

[@PeterEhik]

Marlo just dont give a fuck, he aint about business, he's about power, he wanted to be king and he was for a short time but he wasnt smart enough to hold on to the crown

[@DavidLee-vp3nr]

nothing to do with smarts he got caught up with a illegal wiretap

[@clairestark9024]

John cage he wasnt cut out for the game-played too agressive. Always overplaying his hands, picking fights he need not pick. Never built any loyalty in his men outside his circle. You got to bring the velvet glove and the iron fist-Marlos velvet glove was down someone throat.

[@DavidLee-vp3nr]

***** well i agree, he was too aggressive. But the game was changing... shit he never let anyone get close to him beside chris and snoop. But he did take unnecessary risk but at the end of the day, only the illegal wiretap caught up to him. He had the drug game on lock

[@anthonyanderson9303]

***** I agree and disagree. The truth is all these other guys were too soft to really mess with him. The only kingpin in the whole series who really knew what Marlo was all about was Avon, and he got locked up before he could do anything about it. Marlo played Stringer, he played Joe, and he played all these fools. He got caught up by the cops (on some illegal shit by the way). Aggression is necessary to rule in this line of work. On top of that he had all the muscle so it wasn't like any of these fools were going to step to him.

[@izdatsumcp]

Marlo was awesome. He was like Alexander, just taking on every single one. And I don't think he was too aggressive. You may not like it but it worked and would have kept working. No-one would have stopped Marlo.

[@Antrizzle2009]

Marlo represented the new generation of the drug game. No honor, no code. As ruthless as Avon was for example, he still had a code. Take for example him letting Cutty walk out the game and even later on giving him money to fund the boxing gym. Marlo would have never done anything like that cuz for him it was all about the crown and fear, nothing else mattered. He's a microcosm for the evolution of the new generation. Also, everyone from Stringer to Joe underestimated him and his ambition.

[@elipav484]

marlo would never had his people in a losing war like avon.

[@budwyzer77]

@@elipav484 Avon only lost the war because Stringer snitched on him. The Barksdales were literally right about to annihilate Marlo with heavy weaponry. Even with this stroke of luck Marlo would have been lucky to last another three years.

[@elipav484]

@@budwyzer77 he lost the war because he had stinger as his right hand man and that was his own choosing. you avon groupies are just as bad as the mike tyson groupies...ohh if dont king didnt do that to him...oh if stringer didnt do that to him....get a grip.......

[@lylegibbs912]

@@budwyzer77 coulda of should of. Avon snitched to get out… dry-killed his lil nephew and gave his right hand up for “ a line”. Marlo would’ve never gave up Chris. Chris was just as skilled as them all….

[@budwyzer77]

@@lylegibbs912 Marlo would have lasted maybe two weeks on his own with Michael hunting him down. Dead man walking.

[@duro845]

Marlo fucked up such a good thing. The old heads came together as one and had the game sewn up. Information was shared beefs were squashed and that meant no bodies. Slim had the makings of the old heads and he knew being in charge under Marlo's reign would bring disaster. The others had no choice in the matter

[@3star2nr]

geoff prop Joe never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@GenerationExcrement]

"If anybody got any problems with anybody else here, we bring it to the group. We ain't gotta take it to the streets" -- Stringer Bell. "If anybody got a problem from here on out, bring it to me, or sit on that shit" Marlo Stanfield.

[@NikhilKumar-bb1hf]

whenever the camera pans to monk i just die laughing like whats with that awkward ass pose

[@htruth1785]

Slim is like the “cooperate” man joins a company at a low level, slowly rises, doesn’t shine too bright to catch attention , but at the end he gets to the top, I think slim represents the American dream.

[@yin8079]

no

[@jameswhite6384]

True indeed

[@bbryant9455]

Lol I like how Marlo said to hell with speculation. "Yeah it was me" 😂😂 lmao

[@makhibarber7213]

Interestingly I actually couldn’t understand what he said after that and thought he was telling them the truth about killing joe

[@VincentWhite-zp4xn]

Wrong he took responsibility, but said Omar did it because he couldn't get to him.

[@Rayman77792]

This is the funniest scene in the entire series. A room full of so called grown gangsta's mumbling under their breathes about Marlo. I didn't personally like Marlo but he was the man.

[@JoeyVSupreme]

If I remember correctly, Stringer said it best: Marlo would get on top, and then ruin it for himself. The co-op was the best thing for everyone there, and killing prop Joe did nothing to help himself really. Especially since Marlo wasn’t in charge for long at all. Meeting and cooperating after series would be smartest move they could all make

[@Blue_ocean66]

" I know what you thinking so I'm going to put it out there. I'M RESPONSIBLE". - Marlo

[@sodaholic228]

So Marlo wasn’t actually claiming responsibility for killing joe, he was saying that Omar killed Joe while trying to get at him?

[@laza6141]

Yes.