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The Wire: Season 1, Episode 3The Buys (16 Jun. 2002)After early morning "field interviews" conducted by Herc, Carver, and Prez lead to a minor riot and bad publicity for the police, the Deputy Commissioner calls in Daniels. McNulty sends ... See full summary » Director:Peter Medak |
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| Dominic West | ... | ||
| John Doman | ... | ||
| Idris Elba | ... | ||
| Frankie Faison | ... |
Dep. Comm. for Operations Ervin H. Burrell
(as Frankie R. Faison)
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| Lawrence Gilliard Jr. | ... |
D'Angelo Barksdale
(as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
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| Wood Harris | ... |
Avon Barksdale
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| Deirdre Lovejoy | ... | ||
| Wendell Pierce | ... | ||
| Lance Reddick | ... | ||
| Andre Royo | ... | ||
| Sonja Sohn | ... | ||
| Michael Kenneth Williams | ... |
Omar Little
(as Michael K. Williams)
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| J.D. Williams | ... |
Preston 'Bodie' Broadus
(as JD Williams)
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| Seth Gilliam | ... | ||
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Domenick Lombardozzi | ... | |
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After early morning "field interviews" conducted by Herc, Carver, and Prez lead to a minor riot and bad publicity for the police, the Deputy Commissioner calls in Daniels. McNulty sends Mahone and Polk to the terrace to get a photo of Avon Barksdale. They come up short, but soft-spoken Freamon comes through with an old photo from Barksdale's boxing days. McNulty and Greggs get surveillance equipment from McNulty's FBI contact. Written by WyattJones
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Preston 'Bodie' Broadus: Like your uncle.
D'Angelo Barksdale: Yeah, ...
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The one and only time you hear Omar utter a curse word is the very first time his character is introduced. He says the word "shit". See more »Quotes
D'Angelo Barksdale: Now look, check it, it's simple, it's simple. See this? This the kingpin, a'ight? And he the man. You get the other dude's king, you got the game. But he trying to get your king too, so you gotta protect it. Now, the king, he move one space any direction he damn choose, 'cause he's the king. Like this, this, this, a'ight? But he ain't got no hustle. But the rest of these motherfuckers on the team, they got his back. And they run so deep, he really ain't gotta do shit.Preston 'Bodie' Broadus: Like your uncle.
D'Angelo Barksdale: Yeah, ...
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The third episode of HBO's slow-burn cop show is a fundamental one, in that it starts throwing some extra dirt into already murky waters and introduces one of American television's essential characters: Omar Little, played with astounding conviction by Michael K. Williams.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves: Omar doesn't appear until the third act of the episode, and it's only a small (but very memorable) participation. The bunk of the first season's third hour is spent on the detail's attempts to get a picture of Avon Barksdale, an operation that seems to be doomed to failure until Det. Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters) remembers Avon used to be a boxer and manages to get visual identification through one of his contacts.
Minor story lines include Herc, Carver and Prez (Jim True-Frost) getting a verbal kicking for a "field interview" that went bad, Bubbles continuing with his snitch activity and McNulty learning some potentially damaging information from an FBI informant.
Once again, the details are crucial: as said before, Omar's appearance is very brief, but what he says and does in those minutes is enough to give us a pretty good idea of who he is and what drives him. Even more surprising is how David Simon allows us glimpses of McNulty's personal life: we've already seen in previous episodes that he's quite a drinker, and now we learn that his marriage failed because he cheated on the missus. Lengthy monologue about his repressed guilt? No, just a quick remark made by his bedmate, Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy).
And the teaser? Just amazing: D'Angelo explaining the rules of chess to his friends by comparing the various pieces to Avon, Stringer and the rest of the gang.