The Wire: Unto Others Rewatch
March 23, 2025 9:55 PM - Season 4, Episode 7 - Subscribe
"Aw yeah. That golden rule." -The Bunk
IMDB Summary:
Omar calls in a favor to Bunk. The election over, Royce and Carcetti make peace and contemplate their futures. At school, Prez tricks his students into learning math. Finally, Greggs uses 'soft eyes' at a crime scene.
Wikipedia Summary:
Omar learns that Marlo has put a bounty on him and reminds Bunk that he is owed a favor, and he is moved to a safer facility. Carver has Herc watch Randy while he calls Bunk, but the detective working Omar's case spitefully hangs up. Herc presses Randy to lie when he can only name Kevin as part of Lex's murder, forgetting to pass him to Bunk when he refuses. Greggs returns to the scene of Braddock's shooting and finds a nearby backyard full of gunfire, learning that the resident accidentally hit Braddock during target practice. Carcetti's aide Norman Wilson warns him about the optics of a white mayor firing Burrell. He observes a murder scene and is impressed with how Daniels handles it. Marlo steals the camera. Cutty quits his job. Spider refuses to accept his apology, and he promises his students he will do better. Prez teaches his students probability after noticing them gambling and discovers untouched computers in the school's storeroom. Namond puts together a crew of friends and fights Sherrod over territory. He fails to get himself suspended to avoid Colvin's class. As Bubbles is again attacked, he finds Sherrod using drugs and begs him to come home.
IMDB Summary:
Omar calls in a favor to Bunk. The election over, Royce and Carcetti make peace and contemplate their futures. At school, Prez tricks his students into learning math. Finally, Greggs uses 'soft eyes' at a crime scene.
Wikipedia Summary:
Omar learns that Marlo has put a bounty on him and reminds Bunk that he is owed a favor, and he is moved to a safer facility. Carver has Herc watch Randy while he calls Bunk, but the detective working Omar's case spitefully hangs up. Herc presses Randy to lie when he can only name Kevin as part of Lex's murder, forgetting to pass him to Bunk when he refuses. Greggs returns to the scene of Braddock's shooting and finds a nearby backyard full of gunfire, learning that the resident accidentally hit Braddock during target practice. Carcetti's aide Norman Wilson warns him about the optics of a white mayor firing Burrell. He observes a murder scene and is impressed with how Daniels handles it. Marlo steals the camera. Cutty quits his job. Spider refuses to accept his apology, and he promises his students he will do better. Prez teaches his students probability after noticing them gambling and discovers untouched computers in the school's storeroom. Namond puts together a crew of friends and fights Sherrod over territory. He fails to get himself suspended to avoid Colvin's class. As Bubbles is again attacked, he finds Sherrod using drugs and begs him to come home.
Fucking Herc! Fucking Crutchfield! Those 2 assholes totally fucked over poor Randy.
Two things about this episode struck me as unrealistic: 1) That Kima doesn't know that lie detectors are bullshit and the results can be massaged. Seems like that's something she would have encountered long before in her cop career. And 2) That Bunk (or any cop) would care enough about "the truth" or "right and wrong" to try to get Omar free of the bogus murder charge.
posted by Saxon Kane at 2:42 PM on April 7
Two things about this episode struck me as unrealistic: 1) That Kima doesn't know that lie detectors are bullshit and the results can be massaged. Seems like that's something she would have encountered long before in her cop career. And 2) That Bunk (or any cop) would care enough about "the truth" or "right and wrong" to try to get Omar free of the bogus murder charge.
posted by Saxon Kane at 2:42 PM on April 7
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