season 6 , Clay Davis wearing the ring as he's sworn in as vice president

@maniac50ae14

Жыл бұрын

He'll wear anybody's ring if theyre giving it away

@SofaKingShit

Жыл бұрын

@@maniac50ae14 He'll take your ring and make you pay money for it. Not so you get it back, just so he gets some more cash.

@gaiterat6187

Жыл бұрын

Season 7, Orlando wearing the ring as he replaces The Greek as the top drug kingpin.

@homielander5924

Жыл бұрын

Save that silver ring BS for the jury

@Brandonscoots85

Жыл бұрын

This thread is gold 😂

Marlo launching himself at Michael screaming “My precious!” is in a deleted scene.

"Rings ain't got no owners! Just wearers!" 😂

The Andre scene is one of my favs." Omar ain't no terrorist, just a nibba with gun. And you ain't no delta airlines, just a nibba got his shit took. " Classic

@MOB_JD

Жыл бұрын

A nibba? Is that like a nibbler? Like the corn nibbler? Corn 🌽 😬

@Nolimitjosh___

10 ай бұрын

@@MOB_JDbro nigga* obviously he not trying to say the word

It's interesting to note that the opening for this season places heavy emphasis on circular imagery with the kid playing with the tyre, the merry go round, the tyre with drugs, marlo spinning the chrome wheel, Andre's spinning the circular screen behind his counter.... Even the ring itself is featured in the opening. Might be symbolic of the cyclical nature of the game, especially as the season focussed on the youth and how they end up becoming the adult characters we get to know

@theyakkoman

Ай бұрын

Rewatching the Wire right now, and the opening of season 4 is the best it's been so far due to all those details. I also love how, in the beginning, we cut from either a lawyer outside a courthouse or a politician outside some government building carrying a briefcase (power) to Snoop putting the nailgun (that is in an orange briefcase) in the back of the car, to two policemen carrying their caps to the little hopper carrying a backpack of drugs. They are all carrying symbols of power, and most of them are in bags like briefcases and backpacks. It's just so nicely done. I did also notice the circular/spinning theme but didn't think it could be a symbol of the circular nature of the game until I read your comment. That's a great observation. Kudos.

This channel is phenomenal. There’s so much content out there on the shows you usually cover, and they’ve been off the air for several years. Somehow, you’re able to come up with fresh & interesting takes from this content that’s been discussed, dissected, & analyzed ad nauseum. That’s true talent.

@CineRanter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

I never thought to find "Lord of the Rings" references on this channel, especially in reference to "The Wire." Nicely done!

I have watched this show from start to finish 6 times. Yet every time you put out a video I want to watch it again. So much depth to this and I am glad you point out a lot of the little things I missed. Keep it up.

@MOB_JD

Жыл бұрын

Lol only 6?

That opening audio from Goodfellas still makes me smile every time your videos start

Great spotting! Thank you for shedding light on the ring. You're the one to rule them all.

The ring was always one of my favorite parts of the wire. Happy you made a video on it.

Thanks for putting together and uploading such great contents!

I hope the next series you watch is Oz

@CineRanter

Жыл бұрын

Oz is coming soon

@LR316

Жыл бұрын

@@CineRanter my man

Marlo found out that Mike the real deal when one his top killas never came home ( Snoop )

@MajPickles

Жыл бұрын

RIP Snoop

I like how you are smart enough to let Michael explain how he got the ring 😉

My favorite subplot of any season… ‘and all the pieces matter’…everyone in the game is connected even the cops

This was a PERFECT analysis and great insight. How could anyone add more?! Great job.

I followed you for Sopranos content, never having scene The Wire. Now i’m up on The Wire, going through your Wire videos are like discovering your channel all over again, double whamey!

The Wire season 6 should revolve around McNulty and Bunk journeying to Mount Doom to destroy the travelling ring

I love The Wire. I tell ppl to watch it every chance I get. You got yourself a new sub.

i never looked too much into this - good vid

Damn you are good!!! I love your vidoes. This analysis was AMAZING!!!! Holds water and all. You guys make my work life awesome. I learn so much from these videos that I can apply to actual life....

I never noticed this before, but all of Marlo's nails are long and sharp like claws... almost as if to emphasize his inate animalistic nature.

@TheGr8-1

Жыл бұрын

That or he’s just highly unhygienic. 😂

First class work as ever!

Marlo doesn’t need the ring. He needs a rotary grinder for those fingernails.

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I think the least explored but most interesting and despicable group in The Wire are the politicians. For the most part, the political leaders of Baltimore essentially allow (if not promote) the street-level violence as a way to enhance their careers, building bonifieds with the electorate by talking tough and acting tough. The consequences are limited only to the drug dealers and their gangs while the politicians retain their power and increase the scope of their power on the backs of the rival, feuding drug gangs. Clay Davis and his ilk are likely the most successful players in "the game" but never fear ultimate retribution of death.

@Governing368

Жыл бұрын

It does seem like that in democratic controlled cities.

@travisramirez7143

Жыл бұрын

It’s by design to reflect our reality

Hilarious hearing a British guy talk about the grimey award winning the wire.

Michael will keep carrying good health. He had as a necklace. Everybody wore it but him, it doesnt fit him yet and he will still have time to fit the role.

Another great analysis. I would also add that the journey of that ring represents the passing of the baton to the next generation.

WOW!!! That was a Great analogy. I ALWAYS wondered; what was up with that RING?

Had to rewimd thought he said Rolls Royce, but he said Rahls, Royce 😂

FUCK!!! I was literally making a video about this exact subject, I came to youtube to find clips.

Ironic how Michael the new Omar,gets the ring,and nothing ever happens to him for it like the others

@mbryson2899

Жыл бұрын

Omar isn't a single individual; he is an _ideal,_ a _boogeyman,_ like the Dread Pirate Roberts. "The farmer in the dell..."

@RockySamson

Жыл бұрын

Some people have suggested that it’s because he’s the only one that doesn’t actually wear the ring on his finger but instead hangs it around his neck, like Frodo with the one ring.

@mbryson2899

Жыл бұрын

@@RockySamson Good point!

@Fuckthis0341

Жыл бұрын

It’s supposed to foreshadow ill fortune that will continue for him after the show ends

@RockySamson

Жыл бұрын

Another way to look at it is if the ring represents power, then Michael is the only one who isn’t tempted by the allure of power, even willing to pass it up to someone else without much thought.

Marlo takes the ring from Andre as payment for the package that was robbed from the store by Omar. It''s Marlo's way of saying that Andre is responsible for paying for the package regardless of whether or the package was stolen. Contrast that to how Cutty handles things when Fruit says that his package was robbed or how Naymond and then Michael handle things when Kennard says that his package was robbed. Contrast it also to how many times Omar robbed Barksdale stash houses - presumably Avon did not hold the stash house guards personally liable for the cost of the stolen drugs and maybe that's why it happend so often. Marlo's attitude is a combination of "fuck you, pay me anywaty and if you don't have cash, I'll take your jewelry instead" and "I've heard this excuse before;, I'm going to tax you for trying that shit with me"

@memphis6694

Жыл бұрын

Fruit and Kennard, they don’t say their package was robbed like the way Omar robbed Fat Face Andre. They say the Police came through and took it. I think that’s the difference, Marlo don’t care about Omar “He just another ninja with a gun” so he expects Andre to pay back what he owe. However if it was a raid, it might have been different, Marlo might have let it slide, lol maybe 😅.

@roomservicetaco

Жыл бұрын

@@memphis6694 Ah yes, you're right. They both blamed it on police. Thanks. Regardless, I think the message from Marlo is the same "fuck you, pay me my money, excuses or not", whereas others handled the situation differently. When I saw this scene, it reminded me of the Bamboo Lounge bust-out in Goodfellas where, once Paulie becomes a partner, his attitude is also "Fuck you, pay me my money"

@memphis6694

Жыл бұрын

@@roomservicetaco I agree, that is just how Marlo would have been. Man Goodfellas, on if my all time favorites. You better have Paulie Money no matter what. Then, once the joint is all busted out, nothing left to do but light a match lol 😆.

If walker finds micheal with the ring it can be a storyline... especially if micheal becomes the new omar it can be his trademark...nd only walker knows about the ring because it was stolen.

@SupportGamin2024

4 ай бұрын

There's no if he did become new omar,unless you mean if we had a season 6

@esekay3648

4 ай бұрын

@@SupportGamin2024 yea if we had season 6 , how do you think that premise would work?

Id argue that Michaels smarter in that he doesn't bring attention to the ring, he wears it as a necklace which marlo only notices because Michael was getting dressed at the time

3:38 My precious. Lol

Michael is a hopper moving up the ladder

Watched this show three times and I never noticed this. I am a complete idiot

Marlo probably thought omar sold the ring because it is to recognizable and omar is not seen to be a flashy guy and that micheal took it from the guy who bought it.

Frodo wears the ring around his neck just like michael. Neither michael nor frodo wants the power or to be in the situation they are in. The sequences of events surrounding the ring and the power it wields eventually change frodo, same as the game will eventually change michael.

And if you think about the order in watch it was took and who took it that makes sense too. I can go into detail if anyone wants me to.

CineRanter....... The JHonny Red of youtubers.... always up for a glass...

@RogueBoyScout

Жыл бұрын

my precoius ... i wants utit.......

Michael got to keep the ring because he's the only person who deserved to keep it, having taken it as compensation from someone who did wrong to him via action against his friend.

' One Ring to rule them all ' 😅

It's not a comment about the ring, but the dynamic here between Marlo and Michael makes me question whether the character of Marlo 'works.' Marlo is okay mentoring Michael to an extent but cannot trust him and puts a hit on his protege. Gotta wonder how Marlo can trust, or at a minimum show professional respect for Chris, who is 100X more deadly. If there's a scene anywhere in the show that hints on how Marlo got a soldier like Chris I can't remember it.

The two are for you. Rwals keeps his power and plays the game he doesnt get played.

Baltimore's version of Lord of the Rings.

Man they should’ve started this ring shit in season 1 and just let it float around

Makes sense way your saying but you think Johnny 50 for example being in later episodes as a homeless man is symbolism or jus a small role that needed to be filled hoping no 1 would notice it was Johnny 50?

@Christopher-xe2ts

Жыл бұрын

I’m in west Baltimore on a weekly basis in certain hot spots in the city west side the cops literally watch these kids sell drugs all day long I mean 30 years away is so obvious but what’s crazy is it’s the best place to buy narcotics in the city safest there’s no shootouts no robberies no stabbing snot even fist fights it’s a wild time

Didn't see anyone try the Greeks finger... His powers where left in tact

one ring to RULE them all.

Still can't believe Marlo let somebody give him the old buck 50, turn him from baby face to Scarface

A MINI LORD OF THE RING

Power is a shadow on the wall

I think he was starting to suspect Micheal when he saw the ring

@berserk4souls

Жыл бұрын

I think that was respect he was showing Michael. He honestly believes Michael robbed Omar for it.

Rawls Royce

mic dont fit the code "if he deseruved it" the last of bodie died and onwards he challenged "why is he deserve it?"

One ring to rule them all

Early bird get that worm

Micheal couldnt wear the ring, his fingers too small. Little thing to remind you that he and all his friends are atill actually kids.

The ring has no owners just wearers..

That ring was bad luck lol

Everyone who loses the ring was set up prior to the loss.

For me the ring is the representation of how dumb the so called streets are that a ring, whose worth is unknown can cause so much chaos, beef and even potentially death. It shows to me how misguided all these so called gangsters are. They put worth and purpose on symbolic stuff and nothing is ever worthwhile at all. It’s like a game of fools where real lives are being lost on the dumb game. It’d be interesting to find out how much it’s really worth. Just to underscore the stupidity. These guys make all this money and instead of investing it they then put their lives on the line for a ring whose worth is unknown. Just because it looks nice.

@donfontaine12

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's probably the best explanation of the ring that I've read so far. Thanks.

Marlo shoulda known da cop took it, therefore knows what happened 2 da cop

@m.e.5482

Жыл бұрын

Now, knowing da cop took da ring, he'd have 2 decide whether Michael robbed da cop, or got paid off 2 snitch. Asking if wants it. Marlo already knows it, like power, doesn't last, n if Michael is snitxhin he'd get it back, or in an eventual powerplay, Michael would still get it back.

It's pronounced " MairLand"

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