tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6464570128361483442..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Wire: BackwashBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30136205912275631902018-04-13T13:13:18.881-04:002018-04-13T13:13:18.881-04:00Not much to add to an excellent review, but I kept...Not much to add to an excellent review, but I kept thinking about the subtlety of Idris Elba's performance, probably because I'm such a fan of his. All through the funeral and grief scenes, as he is comforting the Barksdales and trying to act as if he is also feeling grief, I swear I can see Stringer Bell constantly aware of his own guilt while being careful not to let that guilt be seen. Maybe I'm projecting, but maybe Idris Elba really is that good.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76026972144794790962013-12-30T14:24:48.816-05:002013-12-30T14:24:48.816-05:00Great and insightful review, as always.
I tend to...Great and insightful review, as always.<br /><br />I tend to agree with Jess regarding Dee's murder. I think Stringer acted on his own and, with this one success under his belt, will now begin to step out on his own. His conversations with Avon have begun to feel much more perfunctory to me, more as though he is playing a role than actually consulting the man.<br /><br />I love the opening scene in the flower shop. The juxtaposition of the street kid and the working guy is brilliantly done. The flower shop owner is not naive; he knows who is customer is and he knows how to talk to him. Yet, his body language keeps him as removed as possible. Fantastic.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.com