The Wire: Unto Others Rewatch

March 23, 2025 9:55 PM - Season 4, Episode 7

"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.

posted by Saxon Kane (2 comments total)

That thing about the computers reminds me of my first professional library job, at the Brooklyn Public Library. I'd gone from having access to the internet through my previous job and library school to having none until I got my own home computer and dial-up access, and about six months in to the job, found out that they had a PC at the branch that was still in the box because nobody knew how to set one up or was really that interested. (I think that the killer app, at least in the beginning, was the ability to make our own signage for the branch that didn't look like ass.) Even without public internet access, it was an immediate hit with the patrons.
posted by Halloween Jack at 5:44 AM on March 24 [1 favorite]

God, I love this season. Explains so much about American politics.

I wish Dukie's actor had had more success. He's incredible.
posted by fetishizedarmadillo at 11:25 AM on March 29