React Quotes
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| The Wire episode | |
| "React Quotes" "Just 'cause they're in the street doesn't mean that they lack opinions." - Haynes |
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| Episode no. | 55 |
| Teleplay by | David Mills |
| Story by | David Simon and David Mills |
| Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
| Guest stars | see below |
| Prod. code | 505 |
| Original airdate | 3 February 2008 |
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"React Quotes" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Mills from a story by David Simon & David Mills and was directed by Agnieszka Holland.[1] It first aired on 3 February 2008.[2]
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[edit] Production
[edit] Epigraph
| “ | Just 'cause they're in the street doesn't mean that they lack opinions. - Haynes | ” |
[edit] Credits
[edit] Starring cast
Although credited, John Doman, Neal Huff, and Corey Parker Robinson do not appear in this episode.
[edit] Guest stars
- Paul Ben-Victor as Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
- Amy Ryan as Beatrice "Beadie" Russell
- Callie Thorne as Elena McNulty
- Chad L. Coleman as Dennis "Cutty" Wise
- Glynn Turman as Clarence Royce
- Steve Earle as Walon
- Felicia Pearson as Snoop
- Marlyne Afflack as Nerese Campbell
- Dion Graham as Rupert Bond
- Delaney Williams as Jay Landsman
- David Costabile as Thomas Klebanow
- Sam Freed as James Whiting
- Robert Poletick as Steven Luxenberg
- William F. Zorzi as Bill Zorzi
- Larry Andrews as Donnie
- Darrell Britt-Gibson as O-Dog
- Norris Davis as Vinson
- Kwame Patterson as Monk
- Tom McCarthy as Tim Phelps
- Scott Shane as Scott Shane
- Brian Anthony Wilson as Vernon Holley
- Brandon Young as Mike Fletcher
- Denise Boyd as AIDS clinic nurse
- Keenon Brice as Bug
- Thuliso Dingwall as Kenard
- Brendan Walsh as Brendan Walsh
- Larry Young as Larry Young
- Tony Cordova as Michael McNulty
- Arthur Laupus as Appointment Homeless Guy
- Eric Ryan as Sean McNulty
- Ptolemy Slocum as Business Card Homeless Guy
- Tony Small as Singer
- John E. Fairley as Unknown
- Joe Hansard as Nathan Levi Boston
- Theodore M. Snead as Sports Desk Editor
- Tony Tsendeas as Homeless Man #2
- Alexandra Tydings as Arts Desk Editor
Brendan Walsh's name is mis-spelled in the credits as Brandon Walsh. Tony Small is miscredited as Tony Smalls. Guest stars Denise Francine Boyd, known as Fran Boyd, and Larry Andrews, known as Donnie Andrews, married in August 2007.[3] Andrews is a convicted murderer who now works for a gang outreach program at the AME Bethel Church.[4] His criminal past is part of the inspiration for the Omar Little character and the two share several scenes in this episode.[4] Fran Boyd, a recovering drug addict who works for an AIDS prevention clinic, appears in the episode as a nurse taking blood from Bubbles for an AIDS test.[4] Boyd was one of the subjects of the non-fiction book The Corner written by series creator David Simon and writer Ed Burns.
[edit] Uncredited appearances
- Edward Green as Spider
[edit] Plot
[edit] Summary
Marlo Stanfield assumes Proposition Joe's position as The Greeks narcotics distributor in Baltimore. Stanfield is given a phone and is shown how to communicate with The Greeks without speaking by Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. Stanfield continues to use Maurice Levy to launder money and gives Levy his new cell phone number. Defense investigator Thomas "Herc" Hauk copies the number after hours and gives it to his friend and old partner in the police department Ellis Carver. Carver delivers the number to Lester Freamon, but Freamon is unsuccessful in convincing Cedric Daniels to approach the Mayor and request a new investigation into Stanfield. Chris Partlow tells his family he is going away and then prepares an ambush in "Monk" Metcalf's apartment for Omar Little.
Duquan "Dukie" Weems gets beaten up by Spider and Michael Lee takes him to Dennis "Cutty" Wise's gym to learn how to defend himself. Cutty tries to explain to Dukie that his intelligence gives him some prospects. Michael also tries to teach Dukie how to shoot but recommends that his friend avoid using guns. Rupert Bond holds a press conference to announce the Clay Davis corruption charges. Nerese Campbell convinces Davis to take the weight of the charges himself and Davis begins a publicity campaign trying to discredit the charges as being based on his race. Bubbles is concerned about serving food at Viva House and takes an AIDS test. He is disbelieving when he gets the all clear and Walon tells him to let go of his shame over Sherrod's death.
Jimmy McNulty invents more details about his fake serial killer and leaks the story to Alma Gutierrez who involves Scott Templeton. The resulting story draws some attention to the case and Daniels appeals to Mayor Tommy Carcetti for resources. Carcetti is reluctant to spend money on it and only Kima Greggs is assigned to assist McNulty. McNulty tells Greggs to keep working her own cases. Freamon approaches McNulty with Stanfield's cell phone number and the two decide to stage a phone call from the killer to give them probable cause for a wiretap. When Templeton fakes a call from the serial killer to his cell phone McNulty seizes on the opportunity to get the wiretap and the story takes the front page. Freamon sets up a disconnected wiretap in the homicide unit that they believe is monitoring the fake killers cell phone while Freamon uses the court paperwork to set up his own wiretap on Stanfield's phone. Templeton is assigned to canvass the homeless but has little success and invents a family of four using one man's name. Elena confronts McNulty about his failing realtionship with Beadie Russell while Russell seeks advice from Bunk Moreland as she is not quite ready to give up on McNulty.
Omar spends several nights watching Monk's home with Butchie's friend Donnie, both are unaware of the ambush. Omar finally breaks in to the apartment when he believes Monk is alone. Donnie is shot and killed and Omar shoots O-Dog in the leg. Omar is trapped by a hail of fire from Partlow, Snoop and Michael and Omar jumps from the balcony to escape.[5] He is presumed dead, but when Chris, Snoop and Michael look down from the balcony, Omar is gone.
[edit] Deceased
Donnie: shot in the head in a shootout by Chris Partlow
[edit] References
- ^ Season 5 crew. HBO (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
- ^ HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 55: REACT QUOTES. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Vincent M. Mallozzi and Sarah Abruzzese (2007). Vows - Donnie Andrews and Fran Boyd. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ a b c Ian Urbina (2007). From Two Broken Lives to One New Beginning. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "React Quotes". Agnieszka Holland, Writ. David Mills (story and teleplay), David Simon (story). The Wire. HBO. 2008-02-03. No. 5, season 5.
