tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7457370416393876159..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Wire: The BuysBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48904739363149472482013-07-19T08:47:53.303-04:002013-07-19T08:47:53.303-04:00In lesser hands, the chess metaphor would have bee...In lesser hands, the chess metaphor would have been far too much on the nose. Here, it works. And, it is another wonderful insight into D'Angelo's character. He is a good teacher. He takes something that is relatively complex (the game of chess) and puts it in terms that the people who are learning will understand. There are so many levels at play in that scene -- one of the great ones in the first season. Indeed, in all five.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22228473853367214122013-07-01T13:22:52.028-04:002013-07-01T13:22:52.028-04:00A recurrent theme we see with D and McNulty is tha...A recurrent theme we see with D and McNulty is that they seem to think to much about what they are doing. It is not something that generally helps them either personally or professionally but it makes things a lot more interesting for us.<br /><br />Bodie does not have this problem (at least at this point), he never gets out of himself and ponders the big picture. This lets him play his role without reservation, which can take one far in any organization.Ben P. Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761225532136987245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89178284863444659822013-07-01T11:45:39.756-04:002013-07-01T11:45:39.756-04:00I love that chess scene. And the scene where Bubb...I love that chess scene. And the scene where Bubbs assesses Sydnor's undercover duds.<br /><br />D'Angelo is evolving (or revealing himself) in interesting ways. His distress at what happened to Mr. Gant, his reaction to the beating the Pit crew put on Johnny, and the way he really took McNulty's line about the way they do business to heart seems in stark contrast to the young man who beat a murder rap. He likes the perks of the game, but his heart and his head certainly aren't in it the way Bodie's are. Bodie seems to understand the way the game works a good bit better than D, even if he doesn't know how to play chess.<br />Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9144337308412937052013-07-01T11:38:40.102-04:002013-07-01T11:38:40.102-04:00Ah, the episode with the chess metaphors..really w...Ah, the episode with the chess metaphors..really well done. Omar merits an essay or two on his own as well. This was when the show really hooked me. Great review.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com