THE WIRE | TV Reaction | Season 2 - Ep. 3 + 4 | First Time Watching | IT'S HAPPENING!!!

[@johnrichards4976]

The Wire is grounded in reality, but they do not always provide an explanation of what is shown, so let's look at what the problem is at the port of Baltimore. Since globalization means more import/export, you might think the port would be busier than ever. The problem is geography: Baltimore is 2/3 of the way up the Cheasapeake Bay, on the Patapsco River. That used to be an advantage - it put the port farther to the west, hundreds of miles closer to the major industrial cities in the "rust belt". The first commercial freight railroad in the US was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, founded in 1830, which carried freight to and from the port and the farms and factories in the Midwest (If you've ever played "Monopoly", you may have "owned" the B&O Railroad). With the decline and relocation of heavy industry, that location is now a disadvantage. To reach Baltimore, ships sail right past the port of Norfolk, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, and spend another day to reach Baltimore. Then when leaving, they have to spend a day backtracking down the bay, passing Norfolk again, to reach the ocean. For a lot of cargo, it is faster to just unload at Norfolk. To make access to Baltimore easier, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built, so ships could travel directly north from Baltimore to Philly, NY and NJ, but the canal is not deep enough to handle the larger container ships now in use. What Frank is lobbying for is to have the C&D Canal deepened, allowing larger ships a more direct path to Baltimore, instead of unloading at Norfolk. Frank is not pocketing any of the cash from the Greek, he's using it to support the union efforts and the workers.

[@gwenjackson8583]

Thanks for that explanation! I knew that Frank was working with the Greek to help his union but I wasn’t always sure exactly what he was lobbying the politicians for…and I’ve seen The Wire at least 5 times if not more.

[@CancerMage]

27:10 You're pretty much bang on Frank's motivation. He wants to get the canal dredged so that the newer, larger ships can dock in Baltimore. It's not deep enough for some of them to dock and offload cargo, and as bigger ships become the norm Baltimore's port got less and less traffic.

[@sergiogudino1763]

Bunk and Lester at the beginning 😂 comedy

[@freebirdallen]

One of the best scenes!

[@jh1618]

That leather jacket looks like the one Richie Aprile gave to Tony Soprano 😅 "It's THE JACKET!!"🤌

[@st.elmogeorge5403]

The prisoners buy drugs with money sent from home. People can send prisoners money to put on their “books” which can be used to buy many things in the prison like food, snacks, toilet supplies, even elections and clothes can be sent. The prisoners also have jobs where they get paid a little bit of money. The prisons have vendors set up where family members can buy items and send to the prisoners. They can only use certain vendor. It’s a big business. A guys like Avon, D, and wee bey probably has a few thousand dollars on his books Avon probably more.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

If stuff is coming from outside, they can also have their own people pay for it on the outside.

[@andrewcarlson7252]

Another way money moves around is by prepaid credit cards all you need is 16 digits no actual cards.

[@GustavSvard]

It is indeed a big business, but the bigger business remains the corporations running the prisons, and that there's no minimum wage for penal labor. Prisoners working all day for like 25 cents an hour means somebody higher up be raking in the big bucks.

[@ronbock8291]

There are mouse terriers. They're called cats.

[@prolifik5]

Daniels wasn't "demoted" per se. He has the same rank, just in a very shitty post.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Technically not demoted. But still effectively demoted.

[@prolifik5]

@@AngeloBarovierSD Agreed, but an important distinction in relation to the question that was asked about how they could justify demoting him.

[@CancerMage]

Lateral demotion

[@billiam8554]

Mrs is so happy the team is back together...let's send her some tuna casserole and grape Shasta to help her celebrate 😂

[@petersmith6513]

Omar wouldn't shoot Bubs. A man's gotta have a code, yo?

[@Sprayber]

A law enforcement officer can indeed arrest you on their day off if they are still in their jurisdiction.

[@russellward4624]

I think Mr Movies needs a refresher course on hid geography. West Virginia doesnt have a dock. Its land locked. Wilmington is in Deleware.

[@atredeez]

Avon had the bad drugs sent in to get that gaurd in trouble

[@kevinsieg2076]

The theme song over the opening credits is Way Down in the Hole written by Tom Waits. Season two is the only season that uses the original version--all four of the other seasons use covers of the song. I'm looking forward to more reactions of further episodes. Thank you.

[@johnrichards4976]

Only the cover by the Blind Boys of Alabama, used in season 1, and the Waits original recording were created as tracks on albums. The last 3 seasons used covers recorded specifically for the show.

[@musiclifelove]

I'm really struggling to find the right the words to express my disappointment for Ms. Movie's opinion of Tom Wait's version.

[@kevinsieg2076]

@@musiclifelove my experience is that Tom Waits is an acquired taste.

[@musiclifelove]

@@kevinsieg2076 Very true. But she was talking about how she didn't like the music, specifically "how the sax just plays one note". Wait's band on this song was amazing, regardless if you like his voice or not. And then she said she doesn't like "free-form jazz" which this most definitely is not. But I acknowledge this is just my opinion and I wouldn't have said anything else, but I had to open my big mouth.

[@manzell]

D'Angelo has a point: His Uncle just murdered D's best friend in prison and he's asking him to be happy about it because he could use it to reduce his sentence. I wouldn't be having that either!

[@Arcavian]

Meanwhile me and my uncle Avon would be getting out sentences reduced

[@samhainnc9416]

40:00 yes, police can arrest anyone if off duty. Not being on the clock doesn't remove the powers of law enforcement. It is expected that if they do see a crime being committed they step in. Now if you are not in your normal area of work. (different city or something like that.) You tend to just detain and let the locals take over. Former Law Enforcement.

[@Kaldurahm1]

It's expected but not required. Supreme Court rulings in 1987 and 2005 have affirmed that they don't have an obligation to protect you outside of a specific relationship like you being in custody. Uvalde is a recent example.

[@ploppill34]

If I had to go to prison I would definitely start doing drugs😂😂😂😂

[@ianlee5035]

A lot of times guards are paid with prepaid debit/gift cards that are loaded with money by someone outside of the jail doing it on behalf of the prisoner.

[@NeilLewis77]

"Apparently"

[@andrewcarlson7252]

Yep, the old green dots.

[@lifesajoke6965]

The level of sophistication in which the prison contraband market is run would blow your mind. There are people doing life that still control drug sales on the street from prison phones using an everchanging code language.

[@jameslabastille3988]

One of the best tv shows top 5

[@derred723]

My Dollar Tree has shasta. When i was a kid my parent's used to buy them by like the pallet. my i loved the grape and orange but my dad hella was trying to convince me the generic cola was just as good as Coke. I beg to differ lol. But i did like some Shasta.

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

45:20 Candlelights are perfect for Tuna casserole. 😜

[@26101976bdm]

More The Wire - waaaaay too long to get my fix. Have a heart.

[@freebirdallen]

Agreed! I've been waiting for these episodes!

[@normlee6566]

Idris Alba is 6'2" , so pretty tall. Season 3 for me is when this series really took off. One of the best villains in a tv series is introduced.

[@mo2k638]

6’3

[@normlee6566]

@@mo2k638 check again. It's 6'2" .

[@beedubree2550]

here's a fun fact about season 2: this is the only season to have montage sequences set to music like the one at 13:47

[@GatorScribe726]

“Mouse Terrier.” Love it! 😂

[@RobertMorgan]

The guys who put the surveillance van in the container did say "Around the world in ONLY 888 days!" lol.

[@JTD2001]

8:55 the closed captions😂

[@ryanhauck70]

I really hope after The Wire you continue on with the HBO excellency with shows like Boardwalk Empire or Oz

[@yourneighborhoodxenos]

I'm almost finished with my first watching of Oz-started it just after my first watching of The Wire. I would love to see it, as it and The Wire have become 2 favorites, but it would be almost impossible to put on YT, I suspect, as it would be a nightmare to edit for YT's rules. So maybe they could do a Patreon exclusive?

[@michaeljames6817]

Don't forget about Rome.

[@dre3k78]

Generation Kill. Which is another David Simon show.

[@petersmith6513]

I would love to see a reaction of Oz, but I don't see how that could happen without KZbin losing its collective shit over it.

[@Jbreeze3878]

S1 of True Detective

[@deputydog3137]

After seeing how McNulty is then seeing how his wife is around him I knew there was no way they both was trying to make it work she's just making him pay for what he did and that separation agreement is just another way to drag him along until she gets what she wants

[@prolifik5]

McNulty was the only person who didn't realise that. 😂

[@deputydog3137]

@@prolifik5 right lol if was him I would've asked for a divorce first😂

[@michaelhudson2912]

I don't know why he would have cheated on her. Hottest girl on the show.

[@deputydog3137]

@@michaelhudson2912 I know right!

[@gulumu]

the wire is great. you reactions are great !

[@fenianbastard6226]

Mouse Terrier? They’re called cats!! 😂😂

[@mintjulius275]

I love season 2, so glad you guys are sharing your journey with this. I think it's the best show I've ever seen, but I don't know anyone irl who has watched so I'm glad for reactors like you guys who do what you do

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

I love my sci-fi and my classic TV but The Wire is exactly my speed. Complex, dramatic, naturalistic, measured pace, humanist, funny, and at various times gripping. The shine of sparkly new shows eventually fades for me but I can rewatch any episode of The Wire and love it all over again.

[@Efilnikufesin76]

@@AngeloBarovierSD This season really shows off how far the rabbit hole goes. It's not one side or the other, it's people stuck in a bad situation and need money who may turn a blind eye to get themselves ahead or maybe a bit farther up the road. Money makes the world go round, and under the table money spits back a bit, yet not enough is spit back to make gov'ts or police forces concerned, in fact may influence them.

[@NaturallyGreasy]

Glad im not the only one who constantly rubbed my tounge around my mouth or touched my face when I had dental work, she couldnt quit feeling out her new hardware haha, i know the feeling.

[@T.Lee3]

The guard was buying his dope from Butchie (the bartender). Stringer found that out and had Butchie give the guard poison rather than his regular order.

[@PlacidDragon]

9:40 A mouse terrier ? Thats called a cat :D

[@tavarisp452]

FYI….in season 3 you guys will meet a character who is Bunny’s second in command. That character is the real life Jay

[@luciolamonica]

Omar back! Oh indeed!

[@John-ir4id]

For your edification, prison is a barter & favor system. Debts are typically paid in commissary (If I owe you $20, I buy you $20 worth of whatever you want from the prison commissary), an outside source putting money on your books, or with favors, up to and including sex and violence.

[@ButcherPeete]

8:41 Wilmington, DELEWARE port

[@MaineManDezzo]

2:26 I know you guys aren’t up on the “drug business” lol. The guard is purchasing drugs from Butchie. The inmates can have family send the guard money or anybody

[@philipturner9087]

They did say the van was going round the world.

[@Madbandit77]

I thought it was going to the South Pole at one point...🙂

[@brandoncollins1225]

29:08 Only those of us with Misophonia know just how badly that noise is messing with Mrs. Movies. It triggers fight or flight. That's why people see us Hulk out.

[@TheMerovingienne]

What about the sound of cracking knuckles!

[@brandoncollins1225]

@@TheMerovingienne Misophonia has more to do with repeating or overbearing noises. People's mouth noises are typically the one that all of us that suffer from it can agree on that is a huge trigger. Tapping, fidgeting, sniffling, faucets dripping, overly loud typing, mouse clicking, people breathing too heavily, whispering, ambient noises like when someone props open a door and you hear folks in a hallway while you're in a room, etc. It is all tremendously overstimulating and can cause a fight or flight response. I had a coworker years ago that would repeatedly slam her mouse down on her desk while she was using it. She never used a mouse pad. One day, while she was at lunch, I put a mouse pad on her desk. When she came back from lunch she very loudly started asking folks who put it there. She put it in her desk drawer and didn't use it. I had to then be direct with her. Once I told her what was going on with me and the noises her mouse made when she used it, she became very sympathetic and started using it. Some folks just think folks like us are weird and go out of their way to try and trigger us and laugh at the results. You'd be surprised by how many people don't realize how cruel that is and how shitty they're being when they do that.

[@brandoncollins1225]

@@TheMerovingienne Sorry for rambling with that last comment. Yes, I'm sure cracking knuckles can be just as bad. The good thing, though, is that it is over quickly!

[@Col_Fragg]

FYI: Inmates have a commissary account that friends and family can deposit money into. That money ends up being used to buy goods that can used in barter. There's a whole underground economy going on in prisons.

[@diptanshusingh1813]

I really like Nicky, he is smart and do it for his family and friends

[@KetchaWill]

NO! I’M BEHIND IN THE COMPETITION NOW!!!😩😩😩

[@J.Artan6]

I’m not seeing much about Frank sabotka?

[@GodlessScummer]

I see what you did there.😉

[@Arcavian]

Rat fuckers all of you!

[@fakecubed]

Fruit trees are a great thing to spend money on.

[@DexterTCN]

Hi from Scotland! I think a mouse terrier is called a cat

[@blackjack67576]

MCNUTTY!!!! That actor does a decent American accent. He's super English in real life. The same with Stringer Bell . I liked the scenes we they each said "well done" to each other last season as to compliment their fake accents

[@derred723]

In many cities cops are considered always on duty and thus are allowed to arrest people at all times.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

If you have mice, ferrets and minks are excellent at catching them. They're flexible and very determined animals. Very fun to watch them play too, they're very intelligent and mischievous, but they would enjoy playing with a dog and children. They do produce musk though, which is pretty smelly.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Ferrets also can have very assertive personalities, so not always great with kids. Also, they should be caged more often than not because they will get everywhere eventually, and cause more havoc than cats. Source: former ferret owner.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@AngeloBarovierSD Your ferrets sound very different than what I have experienced. My three were all great with children and never really destroyed anything. The three I had were siblings, so they had each other to play with, but I always made sure to give them plenty of exercise and things to play with.

[@Jbreeze3878]

You could also get a cat

[@MotoNomad350]

Citizens arrest is a real thing but it’s legally risky. The allowable circumstances and requirements differ by state and you open yourself to potential civil liability as well as potential criminal charges for assault, battery, false imprisonment or kidnapping.

[@michaelgartly3753]

Mouse terriers are called cats.

[@leonrobinson2475]

Menards has Shasta.. Black Cherry is the best!

[@lovelyjubbly8543]

You guys are great

[@RjjFerg]

Is there any way to request a specific movie for you guys to watch?

[@NeilLewis77]

Ye you wright it here or on another vid and if it gets hundreds of likes then they might watch it.

[@gwenjackson8583]

I’d imagine requesting it on Patreon might carry more weight… at least it does on other channels anyway!

[@thefilmeffect6089]

Deadwood or Succession reaction after The Wire please!

[@RicShrimpton]

WinCo does have Shasta. I get it there every week.

[@denroy3]

Carver was snitching on the team, remember? His buddy doesn't know that's why he asked about him.

[@brentp2306]

WV is landlocked, fyi.

[@bodyxcount22]

she just misses the imaginary gunshot from the Sopranos intro.

[@jagwolf8079]

Next: Omar at his finest.

[@treverschamber8303]

Those dealers where not worried about Omar, it's just code u in that life u don't rat.

[@rd30000]

Everyone shits on season 2 for some reason but it's my favorite

[@jamesbarels469]

You, Me, & the ASMR.

[@johnlocke9437]

32:41 can confirm. Boobs are magic. Just the sight of them can fix a lot of problems.

[@cardiac19]

"Sheeeeeeit."

[@CharlieSoze]

Btw, for anyone who hasn't seen them, HBO made a few very short "The Wire Prequels" which show brief character moments from before the show started. This one showing how Bunk and McNulty met is hilarious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqbdk6B5jKx7fJo

[@freebirdallen]

I saw something with a young Proposition Joe & another one with a young Omar.

[@zekestone]

What the heck? Not that i am complaining but today is Tuesday, is this the new schedule now?

[@bigwillie54]

Yes they moved Wire Wednesday to Tuesdays starting with the finale of the last season. I be forgetting too but then I get a little surprise when I check my notifications 😁

[@tiglath40]

You were commenting about viewers possible objecting to your braces lisp. Heck Emme always lisps and she seems to do ok.

[@maniac50ae14]

I hate the "hot shots" plot! Realistically, its too risky... he took a huge chance with Ds life trusting an addict when they say theyre going to lay off a drug

[@WT003]

Yeah it's a risk, but you got to think of like this too. On the off chance D doesn't listen to him and do the drugs, he no longer has to worry about him flipping on him. I mean he has to deal with his sister later, but in the grand scheme of things it's a win win for him.

[@gwenjackson8583]

Avon cares about D…even loves him, in a way. He still values himself more and figured it was worth the risk to D’s life. Besides, if D is such an addict that he can’t stop using for a few days then he has the potential to become a liability anyway.

[@AGD_27]

They didnt demote Daniels they just transfered him to a dead end department which would hurt his career in the long term

[@nicecolour]

❤❤❤

[@samgradyfilm]

Not a fan of unions, Mr. Movies ?

[@Madbandit77]

People get bad impressions of unions since they're not in one. You work less, but you get paid more. Though he's retired, my dad's in the Uniformed Firefighters Association in NYC. I'm in SAG-AFTRA as a background extra.

[@beethovenstrance5042]

@@Madbandit77 There are some unions that aren't good like police unions imo but unions have played an integral role in helping working class people have a level footing against the unfair conditions and pay and other things of many companies throughout American history. Child labor is another thing unions helped dismantle.

[@andrewtataj497]

omar goes to get his court attire soon.

[@TheMerovingienne]

Spoiler

[@susanfirehead6893]

“I don’t understand what’s going on” *talks over important dialogue* 🤣 🤣

[@martinbraun1211]

🖖

[@HackWilson14]

Yeah this clearly isn’t an all new story/show this season. Still don’t understand why everyone was telling her that the show is totally different every year. All the seasons still follow the stories from the previous seasons just with new characters and situations introduced while still continuing the story of all the characters introduced from season 1. That’s what TV shows do, it’s normal and the format for shows to introduce new characters and potential plots to add to the original story and chapters in new seasons. That doesn’t make it a whole new show. A whole new show would be an anthology series like American Horror story. Duh

[@MrTomlette]

Well, themes and setting are quite new. When it aired, a lot of people didn't like it, it's just that now you're used to the idea of the Wire enough that you see the connective tissue.

[@Jaspermarquette]

It’s crazy how much you guys don’t pay attention to certain conversations that you need to . Avon and the guard had beef so it was from that point also to kill two birds with one stone avons early release .

[@philipturner9087]

She should divorce him Nutty cheated take his money till he squeaks