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I know I’m 15 years late finishing The Wire, but... (Omar discussion)
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:47 pm
His character development was amazing. The acting was incredible (as was the entire show, just finished it and it was great). But it feels like they knew the show was winding down and they had to find an ending for him.
Why, after he jumped from the 5th floor balcony, did he completely abandon his entire character they built up for so long? He was principled and meticulous, and then just completely changed. I mean he obviously knew he wasn’t going to take out all of Marlo’s crew on a broken leg and just running up to people.
And then, I’m just not understanding how they have a kid shoot him in the head to end it all. I understand the kid was one idolizing Omar from an earlier season, playing him in the street. It just doesn’t seem to fit for me.
I do like how, at the very end, Michael is kind of taking the reins as the new Omar, but it just doesn’t seem like the right ending for one of the best characters I’ve ever seen on TV.
Why, after he jumped from the 5th floor balcony, did he completely abandon his entire character they built up for so long? He was principled and meticulous, and then just completely changed. I mean he obviously knew he wasn’t going to take out all of Marlo’s crew on a broken leg and just running up to people.
And then, I’m just not understanding how they have a kid shoot him in the head to end it all. I understand the kid was one idolizing Omar from an earlier season, playing him in the street. It just doesn’t seem to fit for me.
I do like how, at the very end, Michael is kind of taking the reins as the new Omar, but it just doesn’t seem like the right ending for one of the best characters I’ve ever seen on TV.
This post was edited on 8/30/22 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:49 pm to nugget
Posted on 8/29/22 at 9:54 pm to VermilionTiger
All in the game, yo.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:01 pm to nugget
In the first season, Avon takes D’Angelo to see a family member (an uncle, I think), who is in a long term care facility, in a vegetative state from an old gunshot wound to the head. He tells D’Angelo something like “how are you never going to be slow, or never be late”, basically saying in that life, an early death— or worse— is the inevitable outcome. That was the time Omar was slow/late. I think it was a very fitting end for him.
This post was edited on 8/29/22 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:34 pm to GeauxldMember
The end was really cool where they showed all the kids becoming a main character. I just realized they made Dookie the new bubbles 
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:43 pm to nugget
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but it just doesn’t seem like the right ending for one of the best characters I’ve ever seen on TV.
Within the context of his character arc it wasn't just right it was the perfect ending for Omar.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:50 pm to Obtuse1
Explain it to me like I’m 5 because I’m just not getting it. Why chase down Marlo on the streets like he did? Why have a meaningless character kill him?
This post was edited on 8/29/22 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:51 pm to nugget
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Why, after he jumped from the 5th floor balcony,
Fun fact, that was based off a real Baltimore street event.
Slate Article about the "real" Omar
This post was edited on 8/29/22 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 8/29/22 at 10:53 pm to nugget
It fit. It shows the randomness of the streets and how quickly and easily things turn. Death is at any moment and anyone can pull a trigger. There's no reason for the violence. There's just the cycle. Omar was never getting a peaceful end. RIP, Michael K. Williams.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 11:01 pm to Peazey
I didn’t expect it want him to ride off into the sunset like when he was on the island. I just don’t understand why he abandoned his entire way at the end
Posted on 8/29/22 at 11:08 pm to nugget
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Why chase down Marlo on the streets like he did? Why have a meaningless character kill him?
Omar lived by the code and believed everyone else should too. He’s very much the guy that grows old, says “back in my day,” and tells kids to get off his lawn.
He was flabbergasted and disgusted that Marlo didn’t honor Sunday as the day off. Once he was injured, he tried to play Marlo’s game and the limp showed how Omar was hindered, diminished without the code.
The random kid killing Omar solidified that there was no code. It was a tragic death. Omar was just another nobody and they were involved in unbridled crime. His death was part of no code, no honor. Everything he stood for was fantasized by him.
Posted on 8/29/22 at 11:12 pm to nugget
I mean, what else did you want them to do with him?
Posted on 8/29/22 at 11:32 pm to StringedInstruments
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Omar lived by the code and believed everyone else should too. He’s very much the guy that grows old, says “back in my day,” and tells kids to get off his lawn. He was flabbergasted and disgusted that Marlo didn’t honor Sunday as the day off. Once he was injured, he tried to play Marlo’s game and the limp showed how Omar was hindered, diminished without the code. The random kid killing Omar solidified that there was no code. It was a tragic death. Omar was just another nobody and they were involved in unbridled crime. His death was part of no code, no honor. Everything he stood for was fantasized by him.
Well put, and what I was looking for in this thread
Posted on 8/30/22 at 1:45 am to nugget
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Why have a meaningless character kill him?
That's exactly how it goes down in the hood , Souljah Slim, Nipsey Hustle plus many other examples of hood superheroes being taken out by relative nobodies.
Posted on 8/30/22 at 5:16 am to StringedInstruments
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He was flabbergasted and disgusted that Marlo didn’t honor Sunday as the day off.
It was Stringer that violated the Sunday truce.
Omar went after Marlo and broke his promise to Bunk because Marlo tortured and killed Butchie. In an earlier season he also hunted down Barksdale stash houses because of what they had done to his boy. His obsession with hurting/sending a message to the Barksdale crew caused him to miss an obvious set up that lead to the shoot out in the street that killed Kimmy. His code was “all in the game” he would not turn his gun on a civilian but he was emotional and hot headed not some cold calculated mastermind that could just let things go. Stringer manipulated him into going after Brother Mazone by saying it was brother that killed the stickup boy. Him going after Marlo was definitely consistent with his character. Being killed by Kenard also fits. He doesn’t see him as a threat. Even though we see Kenard is one that’s not really afraid of Omar.
This post was edited on 8/30/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/30/22 at 5:27 am to IIxxBREADxxII
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Why have a meaningless character kill him?
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That's exactly how it goes down in the hood , Souljah Slim, Nipsey Hustle plus many other examples of hood superheroes being taken out by relative nobodies.
Kenard is not a meaningless character or a “ nobody”. He’s a kid, younger than Namond/Michael/Duke etc that’s just getting started. He’s just small so not seen as a threat. He rips off Namonds stash because he sees what a pussy Namond is. Michael beats his arse but he winds up working Michael’s corner. When Omar robs them he doesn’t seem scared or impressed.
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 11:26 am
Posted on 8/30/22 at 6:17 am to Obtuse1
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Within the context of his character arc it wasn't just right it was the perfect ending for Omar.
This. On top of that, they show how insignificant it was in the grand scheme of things. On the streets, Omar was this legendary character, but in the end, his death didn’t even make the city newspaper.
Posted on 8/30/22 at 7:34 am to JakeFromStateFarm
My favorite part of Omar's death was how McNaulty barely batted an eye over it.
Posted on 8/30/22 at 8:36 am to nugget
Man... Michael K Williams met a sad fate in real life.
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