The Wire Clip: Omar and Mouzone take out Stringer Bell 

Also, having just watched this episode with a friend who was watching for the first time, I was floored to realize the train air horn noise is in the very first cold open scene with these two and is also in the scene with Avon and Stringer having their last, emotional talk. David Simon doesn’t do that by accident, but I’m still trying to think about the symbolism…

Ironically, the ending theme of this season was named Fast Train by Solomon Burke

Still don't getting do you?

The show is rife with symbolisms and details that foreshadows important events. Every scene is intentional. This what makes The Wire rewatchable and ages like fine wine. I love going to RU-vid to read comments on The Wire scenes. Sometimes people dig really deep, even more than what the director intended and that is also intentional. Its a technique used by many directors, I forgot what its called but its meant for the viewer's interpretations, like the train in this scene running in the background, this is intentional but could be no actual meaning other than the director leaving it to the viewers to think about and ponder.)

Stringers death meant everything. It was the fall of one of the cornerstones of the Barksdale crew; orchestrated by Avon himself. The Barksdale boys were no more after this

didnt have to "coach" his ass none neither

@@damonmcdougal2567 he says torture, not coach lol

Yeah that line is a good one.

@@damonmcdougal2567 definitely said torture

@@damonmcdougal2567 In season 1, Avon's pit crew in the projects keeps getting jacked by Omar's stick up crew, whom Brandon was apart of and was Omar's boyfriend. Stringer gets the drop on Brandon one day and sends his muscle to kidnap and torture Brandon about Omar's whereabouts. When he doesn't give Omar up, they kill him and mutilate him for display. That's why Omar says "didn't have to torture his ass neither" not "coach."

That guy was a crook, so shooting him doesn't violate the code. Omar just spared him because Omar didn't know that guy was a thief and that guy wasn't an immediate threat like the bodyguard.

The Super Star Yeah he def contemplated it, but the guy was so pathetic he just was like screw it. I wished he had lit his ass up though...

Marian Liviu Right. He could've shot him in the behind just for kicks

Jon Kline Yeah. The cops should've waited until Stringer got Clay Davis killed before intending to arrest Stringer. Stringer was living on borrowed time, so he should've just dropped Clay Davis himself.

I don't think Stringer himself did torturedhim, maybe he just finished him or something.

Lol I actually could imagine them down the diner discussing the finer points of literature over a cup of coffee.

no bacon for Brother Mouzone, of course.

and probably some hard butt sex.

shatterjack-No I actually went to the local mosque and he went his own way.

WhoGivesAPhuck, You'd like to watch that wouldn't you? Your laptop must have the aids virus.

Lmao FACTS Same Shit I was thinking fuck that !! I'm jumping straight through that shit

that is because you now know there will be a guy at the stairs going up lol

2003MARSSKILLS Should of been the first move as soon as he saw Omar. Went right thru one of those windows.

This here talk is some Spiderman type shit.

Ditto

Yep. Even the police "died" symbolically like Daniels, Colvin, McNulty, Lester

Out of all the deaths this one made u realize that ?

Nah Deangelo's death showed nobody is safe. Felt like his character was being built and boom he dead

The sign of a great show is the willingness to kill off anyone.

@@Deadlygangsta D’s death hurt me for real. He was the one voice of reason amongst the cold blooded.

Hey, Bow-Tie!

Nigga you should've taken on Omar man. Sure Stringer set you up but Omar but a cap in you and you just let him get away with that? Damn nigga you weak.

***** Nigga that's not understanding the game that's being weak. You after both whoever wanted you dead and whoever pulled the trigger. Now not only is Brother's image ruined as the guy that got owned by Omar, thus increasing the amount of people that go after him and decreasing the amount of people that fear and respect him, if that kid hadn't whacked Omar, who was to say that Omar wouldn't go after Brother again? Even worse, Brother got owned by the guy that got owned by a kid. Nice image.

***** Sorry you can't accept the truth, bitch.

***** Guess that's why I feel so much pity for you. A try-hard keyboard warrior that can only resort to throw the same insults that apply to him after getting owned! Don't bother replying, you're not worth my time anymore so you're now bloooooooooooooooocked!

supacrazy55 not entirely accurate but cool thoughts.

Alpha Blaq no he ordered the hit on stringer because brother mozune didn't give him a choice Avon had to either give up stinger's life or lose everything Avon worked for

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In avon defense he tried to pay for stringers life...he didnt flat out say go do it...he was willing to pay for it...that says a lot knowing he the reason deangelo got killed

So why is Avon giving up Stringer not snitching? Does it depend on who you snitch too? If you give up somebody to save your ass , did you snitch?

Yeah, I would have been pretty pissed if the writers had made him beg for his life or something like that. Stringer is a legend.

I would have asked to make my peace with God though.

MuffMuff36 well ... he offered them money. That sounded so gay. Your life on the line, you'll try/do anything

Wouldn't you?

Capcoor lol that's if your able to think of Allah. Your thoughts are to survive

Ive watched the wire at least ten times straight through and ive heard that line but i always took it literally. wow...the way they wrote mouzoune's dry humor and the way he played it are unreal. he's a scene stealer for sure. good catch.

t3rr3nc388 OMG!!! I just finished watching season 3 literally about an hour ago and I didn't get what that meant when Brother Mouzone said that. Good job & Thanks!

Jazzi Hill lol Same here. Thought he just meant it literally.

Found it /watch?v=Fxq9I5wffw8

No pause needed

That and how he seemed to be in control of almost every situation

Worst The Wire character ever. I know hes based on a real life person. But still. He felt like a Deus ex Machina.

@@PRubin-rh4sr guy who's ever only seen one specific anime: "this is a lot like that one anime i've seen"

He's from New York though

😂😂😂😂

EdmanXERO But first, he went to London and became Luther.

Deb 7 that was a good show tho

Then Wallace went to Wakanda as Killmonger... LO!!

The wire and Marvel in same cinematic universe lol

"Well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions" tied along with heartbreak at the betrayal

@@joseurena3640 Exactly, you nailed it 😅

He went through the five stages of death.

That look in his eyes. He remembered what a Avon asked him yesterday. What time you will be there? Midday. So that was why Avon asked me the question!

Why did Avon give him up?

yep he knew he was fucked. was always one of my favorite characters. he might've fucked up but he went out like a boss.

It's the sadness in his tone, and how he tries to find his voice before saying it.

I ain't involved... After him being thoroughly involved in having people killed. He was definitely involved, but thought he was somehow above it all. He got what was coming to him.

It looks a bit like Omar respects him saying that too from his facial expressions. Realised he'd lost the game and was accepting the outcome with some shred of dignity left.

@@joefriedman9843 yea I always liked him even tho he did a lot of fucked up things

Taqwan Brown This isn't really the case Mouzone and Omar were bosses. Not merely men that got lucky

Jay-Rock true

Taqwan Brown You already know 👌🏿💯

Taqwan Brown You know what a Hassa is, String?

You too mel, you fkd up

Me too just now you said it

Damn

It was actually Blundetto and Baccalieri

@@octaviobumble5245 blundetto? i think you mean beaver or bear, that fucking animal.

@@kanyewest132 People, people. It's 'Butter & Biscuits'

mvembathegriot Actually if you look at where Mouzone was stood just before he shot, that suggests to me he was a Knight.

mvembathegriot damn never caught that. great insight. makes me respect the writing even more- if possible.

That's some clever shit bro, Prez clever kind of stuff.

The Wire has a lot of subtle symbolism that is genius, I'm sure this was done on accident though

mvembathegriot never looked at that. That’s a good analyzation

"...remind me of Stringer." - Wallace on the queen

Damn I never thought of it that way.

NatPickett357 There's also that similar moment between Bodie, Snoop, O-Dog, and Chris in the fourth season.

NatPickett357 spot on

Omar is always more like a Knight to me. Wildcard, unorthodox, unpredictable - his method, actions and gender all yield those same attributes. Even his hairstyle looks like a Knight. Mouzone is the Bishop literally with his religious outlook, clean cut appearance and manner.

that was for brandon...

Classic

The man dug his grave, or at least, built the house he died in.

@@RBAWintrow Karma is the end result.

like rappers today....damn shame

Brother Mouzone told Omar that his boy didn't give him up easily. Here Omar tells Stringer that his boy gave him up, and they didn't have to torture his ass either. Love the details this show has.

Ghost wanted out and go legit and positive - gets murdered. Stringer wants out the game and to go legit... gets taken out. The streets are cruel. No one is allowed to shed the evil coat of the game without blood... thing is... its always yours.

@@jirensentry7609 Thats why you shouldn't sell drugs and hang with gang bangers. The only way out from them is death or prison.

@@jirensentry7609 I wonder what will happen to Tariq he probably will get out the game

Love breaking bad. But BB ain't shit compared to the wire. That being said, hank was my favourite character. I was extremely pissed when they killed him off.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero there too thinking the same thing.

@@marcelor818 Breaking Bad, Sopranos and The Wire are my favorite tv shows and I can’t really decide which one is the best. They are slightly different and I love them equally

Breaking Bad, The Wire, Sopranos... The Holy Trinity of A Tier Television Shows

@@marcelor818 Hank was a bitch

I suspect Omar would have co tracked rather than worked directly. the Nation is far too political for someone like Omar.

I actually think it's kinda sad that he had Omar AND Mouzone come after him directly... lol man had NO CHANCE of survival lmao.. idc if he did have a gun on him. Like trying to 2 v 1 master chief and solid snake.

@@hypeman1825 He could of dropped Omar. But Mouzone would of got him guaranteed.

@@TheSecondAdamnigga stringer aint even touching omar fuck you talkin bout? theres a reason he needed to pit them against each other.

Mkc N It's better to end your life then it is to live with a fucked up leg/back? Yeah, that's why so many people in the streets die so young.. dumbasses don't know what your losing.

It's the second story he would've lied & also that district they had to be cops out there no way they'll gun him down in the open

Malachi Coleman Maybe you don't have shit to live for, but I do. I'll take my chances on a hard landing anyday over shotgun pellets to the chest.

Mkc N being in a wheelchair alive is much better then being dead

Mouzone had a gun pointed at him. If he tried to turn tail and jump he probably would have been shot in the back, and coupled with the injuries he''d suffer from the fall, the chances of him surviving would be vanishingly small. Plus he didn't know at that point for certain that he couldn't reason with his aggressors.

Neither of them were "horrible scumbags", but you are though.

Malachi Coleman Lol, how am I a scumbag? Stringer ordered the torture of Brandon, and snitched on Avon, after putting a hit on D'Angelo for doing the same thing. Walt murdered Mike in cold blood just because Mike insulted him. Not to mention poisoning a kid, trying to frame his brother-in-law for just doing his job, and handed his partner over to be tortured. Great characters, but horrible human beings.

Kevin Kibble because you are. Uhm you realize Brandon robbed them, was he supposed to let him live? You clearly don't know what you're talking about either, he "snitched" on Avon because dude was bad for business, killing for some corners they don't even need, you fucking serious? Even he realized this in the very next episode after Stringer was killed, was it really that hard for him to realize String was before he died? He didn't snitch on him out of malicious or anything, it was just fucking business, and they both turned on each other, Avon is the one who got Stringer killed in the first place!!! And you can't use the excuse that Stringer snitched on him because Avon didn't even know until after. I'm really tired of idiots acting like him having D'angelo killed wasn't necessary. It was obvious that the dude wasn't reliable and was very close to turning on them, he started doing heroin too. You think String would want to sit there and have that shit on his mind about whether or not he would rat all that time, 20 years is a long fucking time. Killing D was necessary, so stop with that bullshit. Mike, you mean the same guy who almost killed Walt at least 3 times, assaulted him, berated and condescended him all the time? You mean that Mike? Yeah, Mike had the shit coming for a long time, it's only so much a man can take. If you were Walt you would've done the same thing. Also, you act as if Mike was some innocent guy. I'm not even gonna go over the rest, but have you ever heard of the phrase "do what you gotta do", yeah, that's what String and Walt did, scumbag.

Malachi Coleman Yes, they needed to deal with Brandon, I'm not disputing that. But torturing him to death rather than just giving him a quick gunshot to the head was horrible. Killing for corners was part of the game, Stringer had been with Avon for so long that surely he knew that was how shit went down. Avon had his reasons for getting String killed, Stringer fucked with Avon's family, even if D'Angelo was a snitch. Mike was on his way out, about to go on the run and Walt killed him, not over Mike trying to kill him, but over petty ego shit. What a nice guy. I notice you keep calling me a scumbag, but haven't answered my question, of how not liking two fictional characters makes me one? Get a grip, son.

Kevin Kibble you just said you liked them but said they were "horrible", so do you like them or not? They tortured him trying to get him to tell them where Omar was, and eventually he died from his injuries. Yes, he knew that's how the game was, but he was trying to change it, what don't you get? Yes, it may have been a futile attempt, but he tried. And no, that's not why he he got Stringer killed, he was willing to try and work something out with Mouzone and Omar for them not to kill Stringer. But he realized that it wasn't negotiable, so he just told them. Avon accepted D's death, he wasn't even stuck on that, he knew the game was the game, regardless if Stringer did it. Stringer and Avon were practically family, they knew each other from when they were kids, they were brothers. He knew him way longer than D too. Like I said, it's only so much a man can take. All of that shit Mike put Walt through was building up, and up, and he just snapped in the moment while Mike was just berating the fuck outta him. If you were Walt, you would've done the same, anyone would. They were badasses, especially Walt, and the fact you're trying to deny that makes you a scumbag. It doesn't matter if he wasn't a "nice" guy, fuck being "nice", that doesn't equate to being a scumbag. But yeah, you are though.

I would put Chris and Snoop first on this list. Lol

sergei lol.. season 2 is a joke.

“Did he have hands? Did he have a head? Then it wasn’t us.” Sergei

@@DEBBAH1907 season 2 is better than most tv shows out there bitc*

@@DEBBAH1907 Hard disagreement.

Wermhats Wormhat I'm not an expert on Islam, and I also realize that different religions have different views on things (I'm not one of those idiots that thinks "all religions just teach "be good" as if it is obvious what good is). But never the less it seems like, murder for money, particularly for the sake of drug deals, is not what most religions, would teach. Plus Omar is an infidel, but Mouzone lets him live - sure he needs him for a while, but it's clear he respects him. I suspect Mouzone is a bit of an infidel himself, and good for him for that. If he totally believed, he'd still be part of NOI. Mouzone has his own morality and THAT is what he's at peace with.

+Wermhats Wormhat You're completely and utterly ignorant on Islam, to say the least.

Wermhats Womhat is a classic bigot, no need to request further explanation because he's obviously here just to spread his pathetic-muslim-hating spiel, The Quran doesn't say you should go on killing whoever you want because they're infidel, in fact what Mouzone does as a job has no relation to the Islamic religion whatsoever.

now hold up the hit on wallace was justified due to wallace snitching to the police and d sold out bay to the police before stringer ordered the hit on him

There are plenty of gangsters who if asked would identify as Christian on the show, what's so weird about having a Muslim one too?

yungac3 damn good observation on the door theory, didn't think bout that...and yea amazing how that hospital scene sealed bells fate

Ha, nice catch man. I saw a compilation video, a couple of minutes of Stringer telling different people to close the door.

plus mouzone shot first

Yeah but Mouzone would have killed Stringer anyway, you really think Mouzone would have went back to New York and just let it slide and forget about it lol, I mean of course I do think Stringers slip up played a role in his demise, but his comments only confirmed what Brother Mouzone most likely suspected. Brother Mouzone and Omar we’re just to smart, even down to Brother Mouzone entering the barbershop where Avon was, how did he know Avon was there ? You can tell like Omar he did his homework and was very strategic in his approach.

Six years later this comment is definitely eye-opening.

Yeah, but Omar claimed he "never turned a gun on anyone not in the game" when he was about to testify in court. Doesn't sound right....he turned a gun on this guy.

@@jmr1068204 The difference is he didn’t shoot or rob him ,he just pointed to make sure he didn’t have a weapon or was with Stringer Bell. Notice he just walked away and didn’t shoot him.

@@sippiboy3024 Who was the guy he shot?

@@hank1519 Stringer Bell’s bodyguard

@@sippiboy3024 Thank you very much!

Wow

A yo shut da door.

You should probably keep that to yourself lol. Not sure if you missed the memo but Stringer was an embarrassment to the game on every level. Hence why he was chopped the way he was.

@@Alex-jv5cs lol i was hella young when i wrote that comment. ive rewatched the wire 1-2 times since then and my perspective about a lotta things changed. stringer was a fool for thinkin he was bigger than the game and got got for it salute for the comment lol, it made me laugh reading something i posted 9 years ago

It's a fine line being a businessman and a gangsta. They both have their respective weapons, but they're in two different lanes.

Stringer was def not the best at business. Clay Davis was playin him like a fool

@@10jiku that wasn't business, that was politics

Drew Kelsey yea u right

no stringer lost his life because he kept breaking the rules of the game for example ordering a hit on someone who wasn't in the game that cost them bird then even though orlando was snitching and was cleared to get taken out by avon a cop got hit in the crossfire that cost the crew d bay and little man then stringer ordered a hit on mozune and finally he sold avon out to the cops before he was taken out now the entire crew except for cutty who retired bodie kevin and slim got locked up and most of the crew are serving long sentences avon got life thanks to the rico

Mkc N Omar?

Audrey Baker Even though Wee- Bey didn't die, I think he's a badass

***** Very true. And this scenario is real to many who ended up in "the game".

***** He was a snitch. He snitched on Avon to get him out the way. You answered your own question. After killing D for being a snitch, he contradictorily snitched on Avon for a purpose. Everybody with a right man know one can't convert a corrupt system into a legal one; only a fool would. Fuck Stringer

Master Yodai Stringer rightfully met his fate. This is a true classic example of when a mr "know it all" gets ahead of himself, tries to fit a pair of shoes too big for him.

Nah, breaking bad is better. The Wire is top 5 tho

Sons of anarchy. Then those two shows.

@@tariqwallace3853jesus you gotta be a neckbeard loser

Breaking Bad, the Wire and Everybody Loves Raymond were the best!

The Shield The Sopranos Breaking Bad The Wire All of them are so good they are interchangeable for the style and writing. Every one of them is a must and fans would love the ones they haven’t seen.

'torture his ass' he's refering to what stringer did to Brandon

richard knox I couldn't be 100% sure whether it was torture or torch, but it either way it's appropriate given what Stringer did to Brandon.

true all though i would consider what McNulty said 'it was a goddamn tortureparty' and 'thats what the giggerrette burns, broken fingeers craked forearms where about, he was trying to find you' cracked forarms broken fingers and an eye gouged out is more like torture, they didnt burn him they displayed him like a deer(thats what he said when they were talkin durin the basketball game when the fat he was gay was brought up. remeber thats what freaked that kid out his one eye staring, but it was great to see that hypocrite Bell get blown away. Thats why he dumped the boy wwho gave Omar up to Boe Tie, cos he saw what Brandon had done to him without squealing

+JimmySteller maybe he said touch ''his ass''

+richard knox Yes they did burn him. You said it yourself, the cigarette bursn

He's phenomenal for any race lol

+Rugga Regg I like both of these comments, he is one of the best actor and best black actor we have.

He’s a great actor regardless of being black lol

He actually survived that shooting and got a temp managerial position in Scranton, PA.

Great pull

@Buenas Intenciones Do you really believe all muslims are homophobic? Because that is simply ridiculous and needlessly offensive.

@Buenas Intenciones if you dont care so why it burns you that bad if you dont care just shut up and dont mention it

@Buenas Intenciones u seen like u sexually frustrated nigga shut yo bald ass up

@Buenas Intenciones he calls out Lamar for his "rampant homophobia" and smirks. A professional like Mouzone probably doesn't care.

@Buenas Intenciones Damn man the problem with all you non-religious types is that the shit lives in your head rent free all the time. Its pathetic. You pretend you don’t care but you spam comment sections all the time insulting whatever religion of choice. You’re like a christian spazzing out because somebody doesn’t believe in christ. Instead, you spaz out because someone believes in something while you don’t, and that frustrates you that not everybody carries the same beliefs you do.

To me it was surprising just because they took out such a pivotal character. I don't know why I'm surprised because they already showed that no one was safe with Dee, but I still couldn't believe they would kill String

@@oliviaslusser I didn't expect him to die either

Marlo did a lot more than come close.

+Sloth from The Goonies Not if Michael Fassbender has anything to say about it.

Ahsan Ali Elba is Sony's #1 man. This was confirmed in a leaked Email.

+Sloth from The Goonies they turned him down the creator said he was too "gangster" aka we don't want a black man playing James Bond smh he would of been great

Rodolfo Sial No. Leaked Sony Emails have confirmed that Elba is their #1 choice. The guy who created James Bond died 50 years ago.

+Sloth from The Goonies Come on, Omar is a better actor but poor fella does n't have as good of looks as Stringer. No wonder our Stringer would become Mr. 007 himself.

Fuck that shit show and fuck the 'company'

Saracen LDN lmao chill

The first two seasons of Prison Break were absolutely phenomenal. The show went completely downhill when it went from escaping prison to escaping multiple prisons and saving the world.

Offended Badly then Subscribed troll game 0/10, would not subscribe.

+Jonathan Halloran No, he was pissed, not amused.

+Jonathan Halloran whats hilarious as that you can make yourself laugh at something you just pulled out of your ass

+Jonathan Halloran gangstas never think 'OMG' #justsayin

lul

Every game has offense and defense and a draw.

DarthUchiha17 it’s not bad luck when you pit two murderers against each other for crimes you committed. Stringer wasn’t as smart as he thought he was.

lol I remember the next day after this episode LMAO If you didn't know what female watched the Wire before this episode you definitely found out by the next episode. Women were mad as hell lol cussing out Omar left and right.

im just saying....i had my wife half convinced that if we ever had a boy we could name it Idris

damn,.. women really love idris like that?

we always think we are smarter than we are until boom! stringer thought he had taken care of avon but....if only omar killed mouzone that time/if only those mofos got omar that sunday morning. loose ends everywhere

they saw yo ghetto ass comin from MIIIIIIILES away nigga

Me too. Sort of tuned out after this, plus he was so handsome. I like good looking men in my shows.

@@EChai900 You missed out then because season 4 was easily the best. Had everything.

Then you missed the point of his character. 1) He wouldn't have ever been able to go legit. He didn't have the business killer instinct to go against sharks like Clay Davis or others. The moment he got played like a chump, he wanted to go back to his street roots and have Clay killed, which if that happened, the resulting heat would've wrecked the Barksdale organization. And this is despite Avon pulling rank and telling him not to go through with it. If he's that dumb on such a basic concept, he wouldn't have made it far either way. 2) He was caught on the wiretap anyways, and there was a case being built against him for years. He was on borrowed time.

True.....but Snoop's was sweet though. Peace.

I take Slim taking out Cheese

This was expected and well written! Mouzone return, Roof tope scene and graveyard meeting with COlving, many scenes were clues to Stringer fate! Omar death that was totally unexpected brother

*SPOILER* Yeah, I'm not a man though, I'm a woman. I was so shocked to see Omar die too, especially like that. Michael followed in his footsteps, and DuQuon in Bubs' footsteps. I like how they showed the history of all of the grown-up characters through the "Boys of Summer" characters. This also shows the the vicious circle that the people at the bottom of the face each generations because the higher ups want "juke stats."

Marie B *SPOILER* Yeah seeing Dukie like that at the end of the show was similar to a death of a main character. Even worse perhaps because you just know all the suffering he's gonna go through

Wallace wus literally snitching to the police and doing dope Lol ofcoarse they killed wut shud they have done let him give er1 up and go to prison with a smile Lol smh

ah ah ah, good one

Thx :)

Wallace's body was found by Bunk.

McNulty trash

😂😂

lmaooooooo🤣🤣

Sting wusnt even in the top 5 Lmaooo give me weebay and Chris easily smh