I'm just catching up. Y'all so consistent with content that I fell behind, so definitely appreciative of that.
It's crazy as a Wire superfan and a Baltimorean, but this my first time actually sitting down and watching this, so it's really cool to do so with your added commentary, lol. I feel what Formal was saying about this hitting harder than the Wire in some ways. I like the Wire, a lot more, it's more entertaining, has more interesting characters and memorable. The Corner just feels REAL, though. There's not a single character in this that I couldn't meet if I strolled around the westside for an hour today. I'm not gonna run into Avon, Omar, String, even the cops on the Wire are cooler than normal cops. Corner just has regular niggas you see everyday and shows what the streets do to them.
mbds
2023-08-24 17:32:06 +0000 UTC
In that silent scene Gary is looking at the barrel full of crabs and references the famous metaphor about none making it out, because they allegedly keep pulling each other back. We can see that behaviour later with Fran's friend (Marla Daniels) on the stoop, but it also fits the quote of the episode about making themselves less human and therefore less compassionate.
Also, reaction to the music did not dissapoint!
BBF
2023-08-22 07:21:25 +0000 UTC
I'll tell yall what was said bt Gary & his brother when you read my comments. See...we CT peeps supposed to stick together smh. It doesnt seem like u seen my comments bc yall havent watched the pics in the rolling credits to see the real ppl nor said anything about the real ppl being portrayed when they appear in scenes. The real Fran has been in every rehab scene and the real Blue checked actor Blue in this ep. The real Dre was Bro Muzzones associate. The crab manager lady is the principal on The Wire. A real person from The Corner married a real person from The Wire. I'm holding that hostage too LOL. Keep in mind the series is bootlegged. Someone loaded it from their DVD and ppl reshare it. HBO removed this from their stream svc. They were forced to recycle shows due to the loss they took taking so long joining the stream world.